Chapter 20: Return to the palace to ask for guilt

Jing Muyu and Jing Muyu were slowly explaining the beginning and end of this matter along the way, Jing Muhui was silent all the time, Ouyang Yi occasionally interjected a few words, and Ma had a long "huh"

With a bang, the car stopped in the Imperial City!

It's autumn, the night light shines directly on the white marble stairs, reflecting the miserable white light, Jing Muhui and his party just walked outside the palace and met Jing Mujue, who also came, his face was a little tired, Jing Muyi also followed, several people looked at each other and walked towards the palace in unison!

The moonlight is boundless, setting off the silence of this night, and it is more of a frozen autumn cold!

In the Imperial Palace, the emperor sat on the dragon table, his eyes wandered to the ceiling, and when he saw them coming, he immediately sat up straight, his eyes looked at his son like eagles, as if he wanted to see them through.

"Erchen has seen his father!"

"The old minister has seen the emperor!"

"Get up!"

The emperor said a little tiredly, he looked at his sons, and when his eyes swept over Jing Muhui, he saw his obvious absent-mindedness and said, "Hui'er, are you okay?" ”

Jing Muhui glanced at him and then at Jing Mujue, and said coldly, "Didn't my father want to talk about last night?" Let's go! What do you want to know? ”

The emperor was stunned for a moment, then sighed and said, "Bring those two rebels to me!" ”

The guards escorted Jing Muyu and Jing Mukun in, the two of them were still dressed yesterday, but they stayed in prison for a night, their hair was a little messy, and they were disgraced, they had always been pampered princes, and they suddenly became prisoners of the stairs, which made the two of them a little frightened!

"Erchen has seen his father!"

The two of them asked An with some trembling and said, "Son? Minister? Do you two still know how to be a son of man and a servant? Bastard, how dare you do such a murderous thing to kill blood relatives! ”

The emperor stood up and slapped the dragon case angrily and shouted, "Father is not, please listen to Erchen's explanation, you can't just listen to other people's words and conclude that Erchen is heinous!" ”

Jing Muyu knelt on the ground and hurriedly explained, "Yes, Father! ”

Jing Mukun said.

"One-sided? If it weren't for the timely arrival of the captain, the two of you would probably be killing people in that formation, and what explanation is there for being caught red-handed? ”

The emperor said with a cold face, "Erchen...... Erchen was just angry, Seventh Brother treated Fifth Brother like that in the Garden of Ten Thousand Beasts that day, so he asked the servants to scare Seventh Brother together, who knew that there was an assassin who came to assassinate Seventh Brother that night, Erchen saw Guo Shi dressed in black and mistakenly thought that he was the assassin, so he tied him up. Later, when I learned that the seventh brother was in danger, I was anxious to see how the seventh brother was, and I was a little anxious about Zhao Cheng's attitude, so that the Taiwei would misunderstand, please ask my father to find out! ”

Jing Mukun lowered his head and looked at Jing Mujue from time to time, and explained in a low voice, Jing Muyu helped him and said, "Yes, father!" The eighth brother just wants to vent his anger for Erchen, how can Erchen and Eighth Brother have such a rebellious idea as killing relatives! ”

The emperor looked at the two kneeling on the ground and was silent, "Your Majesty, Concubine Zhaorong Li (the fifth princess's grandmother) and Zhaoyuan Yifei (the eighth prince's grandmother's concubine) are now kneeling outside the palace and begging to see you!" ”

The prince said cautiously, "Let them kneel outside first, I haven't asked them to settle the account of the godson, but I took the initiative to send it to the door!" ”

The emperor said impatiently, "Yi'er, is Guo Shi awake?" ”

, Jing Muyi glanced at the two people who were kneeling on the ground and looking at him, and took a step forward and said, "Back to my father, he is awake...... But he ...... It's dead! ”

As soon as he finished speaking, the rest of the people looked at him in shock, but Jing Muhui looked at Jing Muyi with a calm demeanor, as if he wanted to get to know him again.

"What's going on?"

The emperor's face was a little darker, and Jing Mujue glanced at Jing Muyu and Jing Mukun, and breathed a sigh of relief.

"The doctor said that he was beaten to his internal organs and died of heart and lung hemorrhage!"

Jing Muyi glanced at Jing Mukun and said, the emperor listened to his words and asked with a gloomy face: "Was he beaten to death alive?" ”

Jing Muyi was silent.

"Did he wake up before he died?"

The Emperor asked, "He said that the fifth brother had kidnapped him and imprisoned him for three days, and asked him why he had followed them, and finally what his sons knew about them!" ”

Jing Muyi said cautiously, "Rebel! ”

The emperor raised his hand and pointed at them tremblingly and said, "Please forgive your father, the son knows his mistake!" But Erchen really has nothing to do with the killer, and he just wants to find out why the third brother sent someone to follow us, but it is the Jun Wange in the Seventh Brother's Mansion, Guo Shi told us that he didn't follow us at all, he was listening to the third brother's order to follow Jun Wange! As far as Erchen knows, Jun Wange is just a medical girl, I don't know what the third brother is going to do by letting his henchmen follow her? ”

Jing Muyu looked at Jing Muyi coldly and said, the emperor looked at Jing Muyi suspiciously.

"Erchen really couldn't figure out why the seventh brother's temperament changed so much all of a sudden, so he sent Guo Shi to follow Doctor Jun, wanting to check it from the side!"

Jing Muyi's face turned pale and said, "What about Jun Wange?" And why is she following you? ”

The emperor's brows furrowed together, he didn't expect that things would be so complicated and involve so many people!

"She is now injured and unconscious, if there is any problem, let the sons explain, father!"

Jing Muhui glanced at Jing Muhui and suddenly spoke, Jing Muhui was just blindly silent, thinking about Wange worriedly.

"Hu'er? How did you get involved? What the hell is going on? ”

The emperor roared angrily, "Wan Ge is an orphan who was taken in and raised by a sect called Yuxiao Palace in the rivers and lakes since he was a child. She inadvertently saved the seventh brother on the way out of the palace to collect medicine, she didn't want to expose her identity and attract a lot of suspicion, so she always wanted to leave silently, but since the fall down the mountain, the pain of the seventh brother has flare-up from time to time, and Wan Ge's pure nature has stayed by the side of the seventh brother and has been healing him. A few days ago, Wan Ge saw Hua Ying, the killer of the same Yuxiao Palace, at the gate of Le Gui Fong, and Hua Ying told her that someone wanted to kill the seventh brother, so she secretly heard that it was the fifth brother who asked Hua Ying to kill the seventh brother, so she followed the fifth brother and them. Later, she was worried that the seventh brother would be angry and not believe her because of the concealment of her identity, so she came to ask Erchen, and happened to be bumped into by the sixth brother, and the son-chan and the sixth brother decided to stop the fifth brother and them, but we didn't have any evidence before they did it, so the sixth brother and I could only watch the fifth brother make a mistake, and ask my father to punish him! ”

Jing Muyu knelt on the ground and said, "How did Jun Wange get hurt?" ”

The Emperor asked suspiciously.

"Doctor Jun felt that he had deceived us, so we went back to the palace to be punished, and by the time the seventh and ninth brothers arrived, she was already seriously injured and unconscious!"

Jing Muchen helped, "Who sued the captain for this matter?" ”

The emperor continued to ask, "It's Erchen, Erchen feels that this matter involves too much and it is inconvenient to come forward, so he asked Ouyang Yelei to come forward to sue Taiwei SΓΉ, so that the father and emperor will have less doubts, and there is no need to worry about what is wrong with Erchen and Ninth Brother not stopping their behavior when they see their blood relatives making mistakes, but now the fifth brother has made mistakes but does not repent, so Erchen has to tell the truth and give justice to the seventh brother!" ”

Jing Muchen said, "Okay!! Well, you are all my sons, but none of you can tolerate your own brothers, and the second is like this, and so are the two of you! You think I've been living too long, are you? Yes? You guys one by one, ahem...... Ahem...... Unfilial son! Ahem!! ”

The emperor angrily pointed at several people in the hall, and coughed violently due to excitement.

"Father, the son knows that he is wrong!"

"That's right, my father and sons don't dare anymore, please let my father dissipate his anger!"

The two kneeling on the ground said in fear, looking at Jing Mujue from time to time, Jing Mujue closed his eyes in despair!

"Ahem, ahem, someone will tie up these two rebels for me!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the emperor sat on the dragon chair panting and tried his best to calm down!

There was a noisy sound outside the palace gate, and the emperor's mood was even worse and shouted: "Whoever is arguing outside, drag me down and behead!" ”

At this time, the princess came in with a pale face, and said tremblingly: "The emperor, the emperor, it's Concubine Liang Niangniang and Princess Hening, the eldest prince seems to have an accident!" ”

The Emperor "Teng"

He stood up from his chair and trembled and said, "Let them in!" ”

, He Ning walked in with Concubine Liang in his arms, their eyes were very red and swollen, Concubine Liang's clothes were a little messy, and the whole person looked decadent, like an eggplant beaten by frost.

"Your Majesty...... Your Majesty, woo woo woo...... How could this be, Bo'er, how could he be so ruthless and leave! Your Majesty, he didn't even have time to see you, Your Majesty, the concubine has no son! ”

Concubine Liang sat on her knees and cried, "What did you say? ”

The emperor sat down on the dragon chair all of a sudden, as if he had been drained of his mental strength!

The others looked at Concubine Liang in shock, "Brother Jiu, Ning'er doesn't have a big brother anymore!" ”

He Ning looked at Jing Muyu and said with a crying voice.

"Big brother, he...... How so? ”

Jing Muyu muttered, his eyes were also a little moist!

"Somehow this morning, the eldest brother found out about the fifth brother and the starling brother sending someone to kill the seventh brother, he was so angry that he vomited blood and fell in the study, and the servant panicked and found the doctor, but the doctor said that the eldest brother was ...... He's no longer good. After the servant informed me, I asked people to find my mother, but my mother was taking care of my father, and the servant couldn't inform me. Later, my father woke up to talk to you, and when my mother arrived, my eldest brother was speechless, and he ...... He...... Ning'er doesn't have a big brother anymore! ”

He Ning's cry resounded in the palace of the Imperial Cadres, and could not be dispersed for a long time, and it looked even more desolate under the gloomy moonlight, and ...... pathetic, "Death, death, death, death, you all give me to accompany your eldest brother, evil animal!" Come on, drag them both down and behead them! ”

The emperor's blood-red eyes were red, and he shouted angrily.

"Father's life! Erchen knows that he is wrong, fourth brother! ”

Jing Muyu shouted in horror...... "Father! Even though the fifth and eighth brothers are wrong, the seventh brother has not harmed them, and they will not die for their crimes! The sons dared to beg their father to spare them the death penalty! ”

Jing Mujue knelt on the ground and said, "Father, the two of them are indeed at fault, but just like the fourth brother said, sin is not death, beg my father to spare them death!" ”

Jing Muyi also knelt on the ground and said, "What the third brother and the fourth brother said is reasonable, father, you can still forgive the second brother for making mistakes back then, and now you will spare their capital crimes!" ”

Jing Muchen knelt on the ground with a stern face and said, "Yes, father, you have lost your eldest brother now, and you can't lose two more sons." Besides, if they are lost, how should Concubine Li and Concubine Yi live? ”

Jing Muyu also persuaded.

In the entire hall, only He Ning and Jing Muhui were still standing, He Ning looked at Jing Muhui with her head down and was silent, she hesitated for a moment and whispered: "Seventh brother, you ...... You...... Ning'er doesn't want to lose her brother again! ”

He Ning's voice was very soft, but the words hit the hearts of the emperor and several other people, and the emperor subconsciously lowered his head and secretly burst into tears!

Jing Muyu looked at it, turned around and prayed: "Seventh brother, it's the fifth brother who is sorry for you, the fifth brother was dizzy at that time, can you forgive the fifth brother!" ”

Jing Mukun also said: "Seventh brother, I'm sorry, it's not good to be a younger brother, don't you remember the villain and forgive us!" ”

Jing Muhui raised his head and turned to them, raised his eyebrows, and said with a cold expression: "Wan Ge is okay, she forgives you, and this king will forgive you!" ”

His words were still in the usual tone, but Jing Muyu and Jing Mukun felt a chill from the soles of their feet, the emperor was silent, and Concubine Liang was still just crying.

"Sister Wange is so good, she will definitely be fine, she still has to teach me to dance the crane dance!"

He Ning whispered, Jing Muhui's eyes were astringent, and he almost cried out with red eyes!

"Seventh Master!"

Zhao Cheng hurriedly ran in from outside the hall, Jing Muhui's eyes sank, and he asked in fear, "What's wrong?" Wan Ge she ......"

He didn't dare to ask the second half of the sentence, Zhao Cheng's face had doubts that he had never had before!

"Doctor Jun is fine!"

Zhao Cheng said happily, "How is it possible? ”

Jing Muchen and Jing Muchen looked at each other and said in surprise, "This is thanks to the Fourth Prince's dispatch of Mo Yunya Mo Dutong, he gave a pill to Dr. Jun to take, and then used Gong to detoxify her, Dr. Jun woke up after spitting out the poisonous blood, and she was able to speak!" ”

Zhao Cheng said, Jing Muhui looked at Jing Mujue, Jing Mujue frowned inexplicably, and then asked: "Since Doctor Jun is okay, can the seventh brother forgive the fifth brother?" ”

Jing Muhui's face softened a little, and he said to the emperor who owed a debt: "The eldest brother is gone, and the son feels very sorry, and he also asks his father to mourn!" As for them, let it be as He Ning wants! It's just that Erchen doesn't want to see them again, so Erchen takes the first step and says goodbye! ”

He said that he left in a hurry, and Concubine Li and Concubine Yi, who were kneeling outside the palace gate, saw Jing Muhui coming out, and immediately stepped forward and stopped him and said, "Seventh prince, what will the emperor do with the fifth master!" ”

Jing Muhui shook off their hands and went straight out of the palace...... Concubine Li and Concubine Yi couldn't hold back any longer, got up and ran to the palace.

"The Emperor's ......"

They ran in and knelt in the hall and shouted, and the emperor looked at them coldly and said, "Since you are here, call the queen and the other princes' mothers and concubines, I have something to announce!" ”

Jing Muyu and Jing Mukun trembled, Jing Mujue lowered his head decadently, Jing Muchen and Jing Mujun knelt together and looked at each other, Jing Muyi looked at them and motioned them to keep quiet!

After a while, the queen, Concubine Hongde Shufei (the fourth princess), Zhaoyi Hui Concubine (the third princess), Xiuyi Jin Concubine (the sixth princess), and Xiu Rong Rou (the ninth princess) are all here!

"The concubine sees the emperor!"

Several people saluted cautiously, each looking at his son.

"The fifth prince and the eighth prince intend to murder their brothers, they are ruthless and behave. I originally wanted to kill a hundred people, but for the sake of his brother and brother interceding, I would abolish his title of prince, demote him to a commoner, and send soldiers to the border passes. ”

The Emperor calmed down and said.

"Your Majesty! Don't! ”

Concubine Li cried and said, "I beg the emperor not to drive them away, the border is bitter cold, how can they stand it!" ”

Concubine Yi cried and said, "Bitter cold at the border? My soldiers are desperately trying to defend the world for me, why can't your sons bear the suffering they can bear? The two of you, who have no way to teach your children, connived at them to make such a big mistake, and now I have cut off your titles of Zhaorong and Zhaoyuan, and demoted them to contouring and cultivating. Chen'er and Yu'er care for their brothers, and their mothers are now named Zhaorong, Zhaoyuan, Zhaorong Jinfei, and Zhaoyuan Roufei. Concubine Shu was grounded for three months, and her salary was halved! The queen remembers, execute immediately! cough cough cough cough ...... The fourth prince's godbrother has no result, from now on, he will think about it behind closed doors for three months, and he will not be allowed to enter the palace without being summoned by me! Jue'er's position is temporarily replaced by Chen'er and Hui'er, and Yi'er assists from the side! Xu'er is still young, and she is not allowed to participate in political affairs, so she will cooperate with Concubine Liang to deal with Bo'er's funeral, and the funeral will be handled according to the prince's specifications, so if you have nothing to do, you can step down! ”

The emperor said weakly, "The concubines stay and take care of the emperor!" ”

The queen said worriedly, the emperor nodded, turned around and entered the inner hall, Jing Muyu looked at his back and his eyes were sour, he felt that his father seemed to be much older, and even the white hair on his temples was a lot more, I don't know if it was his own illusion, he felt that his father's figure was much more melancholy and desolate, and the whole person seemed to be old all of a sudden......