"What else is there to play?" The emperor's voice broke the silence in the courtroom and brought everyone back to reality from their shock.
Everyone had already done a good job of punishing Nan Xuanjin. Unexpectedly, the emperor would let Nan Xuanjin go to the border, which was unexpected.
"Since all the Aiqings have nothing to play, let's retreat." The emperor hadn't slept all night, and the blue and black glowing now showed his exhaustion.
Only then did Concubine De's party react, and Concubine De's father stood up first and said, "Your Majesty! It's not like Empress De Concubine has just passed away, His Royal Highness the Fourth Prince did not deliberately assassinate His Royal Highness."
The scene in Concubine De's mourning hall yesterday has long been rumored, and no one knows about the civil and military affairs of the whole dynasty. What's more, Concubine De's father witnessed the "assassination" of the fourth prince in Yongde Palace with his own eyes.
If you want to cure the crime of the fourth prince, it is better to push the queen out. Now that Concubine De is dead, the status of their family is definitely not as good as before.
"If it's really going to be a crime, doesn't the emperor intend to hold the queen responsible?" Concubine De's father stood up straight, rather like a general who was going to die, he regretted not refusing to die.
It's not that the emperor really didn't intend to deal with the death of Concubine De, but after all, it was his own family matter, even if it was Concubine De's father, he was not qualified to ask.
The emperor's heart was already a little unhappy, but Concubine De's father didn't seem to understand the emperor's face, and continued to say: "Does the emperor really ignore the feelings of the old ministers? Is this how he treats his ministers? The ministers sent their daughters to their families. When you go into the palace, is it that you let it die inexplicably?"
The emperor was really angry this time, he immediately slapped the table hard, and said angrily: "Presumptuous!"
The civil and military officials who had heard those words had already started to talk about it, but now the emperor was angry, but he really did not dare to speak.
Unexpectedly, he ignored the emperor's anger and continued: "The old minister implores the emperor to give the old minister an explanation, so that the old minister can be disarmed and return to his hometown."
Everyone sighed in their hearts that what he did this time seemed to be forcing the emperor, but it was better to find a better reason to let him go into seclusion.
He really thought so, the concubine De fell, and the fourth prince injured the prince, the queen would definitely not let them go. It would be better to make a stumbling block for the queen first, and take her family to hermitage. In this way, it can be regarded as avenging for An Ge and save the family.
It's not that the emperor didn't understand this truth. Nan Xuanjin was his own son anyway, and he wouldn't really kill him, so he was just going to the border just to give him a good experience.
But the emperor couldn't say these words, and at the same time he wanted to use this matter to beat the queen.
Liu Zongzheng naturally wouldn't let Concubine De's father succeed, so he immediately stood up and said: "Master Ji, I don't really understand what you said. Let's not mention the empress, the four princes' assassination of His Royal Highness is a certainty. , if you want to excuse His Highness the Fourth Prince, I'm afraid that all civil and military officials are fools, right?"
Without a pause, he continued: "What's more, after the Fourth Prince's Highness assassinated the Queen's Empress, if he did not listen to the emperor's dissuasion, he would continue to assassinate His Royal Highness. If he continued to indulge His Highness the Fourth Prince, I'm afraid..."
Everyone knows the meaning of Liu Zongzheng's words. If he can assassinate His Royal Highness this time, I am afraid it will be the emperor who will assassinate him next time.
The emperor couldn't hear Liu Zongzheng's implication, and his face changed immediately, and he said coldly: "Liu Zhiren, your words are too much."
Liu Zongzheng immediately knelt down, "Your Majesty, Wei Chen, this is for your own good! His Royal Highness the Fourth Prince should be punished no matter what, a small punishment and a big punishment."
Mr. Ji was even more annoyed when he looked at Liu Zhiren's hypocritical appearance.
"No need to say any more." The emperor suddenly said coldly.
"My mind has been decided, the two of you don't need to say any more. Let's retreat." After the emperor finished speaking, he left without looking back, leaving behind the civil and military ministers who were full of confusion.
Andrew sang aloud to retreat, and left with the emperor.
The courtiers saluted the empty dragon chair, and they all withdrew from the Golden Palace.
"Master Liu, what does the emperor mean?" Another minister from the queen's faction asked Liu Zhiren in confusion.
Liu Zhiren actually doesn't understand what the emperor is thinking, but since their goal has been achieved, they don't need to worry about what the emperor is thinking for the time being, as long as they make a good plan for what to do next.
"It's not clear for the time being, let's stay put and see what the Empress said." Liu Zhiren's voice was neither sad nor happy, but rather indifferent.
"Subordinates understand." The man respectfully said.
Liu Zhiren nodded and left the palace quickly.
Back at home, Liu Zhiren hurriedly arranged for someone to deliver a letter to the Empress. After all, the sooner the Empress knew about this, the better.
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In Fengxi Palace.
The emperor and the queen were sitting at the table in the main hall, drinking tea calmly.
According to the past, the emperor has never been so kind to the queen. Most of the time, he has a cold eyebrow, but today, after the emperor entered the Fengxi Palace, there was no displeased expression.
"What's wrong with Yu'er?" It was rare for the emperor to speak to the queen in such a warm voice, but the queen was at a loss for a while.
"Yu'er is not serious, but the wound is really deep, which makes the concubine feel distressed." After speaking, the queen squeezed two tears from her eyes.
The emperor hated the empress' appearance, but it didn't show it on the surface. Instead, he gave her a meaningful look and said, "Since Yu'er is all right, I'm relieved. But about Ange, the empress has nothing to do with me. said?"
"A person's death is like a lamp extinguishing. Even if An Ge was at odds with his ministers and concubines during his lifetime, but in the end, everyone is dead now, so it's not easy to care about that much." The queen sighed faintly and said, "It's really hard for Concubine Liang. , not to mention the loss of the child, and now even the sisters beside him have passed away."
The emperor sneered, "Why pretend to be stupid in front of me? Did you kill An Ge?"
The queen was stunned when she heard the emperor's words. Although the emperor never believed in herself, and she never had a good face for herself, her heart suddenly throbbed.
What kind of taste is that? Bitter, painful.
She forced a smile and said, "What if the concubine said it wasn't the concubine? Why didn't the emperor want to believe the concubine once?"
The emperor smiled mockingly, looked straight into the queen's eyes and said, "You should know in your heart why I doubt you. Why should you ask this meaningless question again?"
He paused and continued: "Since the Queen doesn't know either, I can only wait until I find out before making a conclusion."