"Enough, don't make any more noise." The emperor sat above and saw the quarrel below, and the originally angry mood was now irritable, and looked at Xuanyuan Hao, who had not spoken, "Nine Emperor Princes, I ordered you to investigate the cause of the death of the second prince, why did you delay replying, did you investigate it seriously, and did you not sue me if there was a result." ”

"Back to my father's words, the death of the second prince, the court was shocked, my father handed over this matter to my son, and my son did not dare to have any delay, although he found some clues, but he did not dare to speculate, and he wanted to investigate clearly before revealing his father." Xuanyuan Hao said euphemistically, seeing that the emperor's face was still a little unfavorable, he said calmly: "Since the third prince has found evidence, if it is verified, it can be regarded as comforting the second prince's spirit in the sky." ”

The emperor pursed his lips, he couldn't make up his mind for a while, looked at Xuanyuan Che kneeling there with a pleading expression, looked at the evidence in his hand, took a deep breath and finally made up his mind and said: "Come on, put the prince in prison, and wait for disposal." ”

"Father, the son is wronged, the father, the son is wronged!" Regulus's voice slowly weakened until he couldn't hear it. I only heard the ministers in the court sighing, and Xuanyuan Hao and Xuanyuan Mo watched this qiē happen with cold eyes.

"The queen, the queen, the eldest prince has been put in prison by the emperor." Mama hurriedly ran in from outside and told Empress Sù the news she had just heard: "The third prince took out the evidence that the eldest prince killed the second prince in the main hall, and the emperor was extremely angry and put the eldest prince in prison. ”

The queen thought thoughtfully, and asked leisurely, "Where is the emperor now?" ”

"The old slave fell ill when he heard that the emperor returned to the palace, and the imperial doctor had rushed over, but the emperor also called the third prince over." Mama replied cautiously.

"The third prince, this white-eyed wolf, was actually bitten by him." The queen said angrily, thinking that Xuanyuan Mo, who had always been harmless, was going to kill Xuanyuan Che this time, and there was an irrepressible anger in her heart.

"Queen, what now?" Mama asked worriedly: "The old slave heard that the prison is not a place where people can stay, and the eldest prince is delicate and expensive, how can he withstand the torture of that kind of place." ”

"He deserves it." The queen said angrily, but soon fell silent and did not speak again. After Xuanyuan Che came to find the queen yesterday, she had already made preparations, and she had all planned it.

"How? I heard that my father was very angry in the main hall today, and he put the eldest prince in prison. Murong Xuanji followed Xuanyuan Hao into the study and asked curiously, "Do you think my father will really punish the eldest prince severely?" ”

"Today's appearance of the eldest prince in the main hall is too calm, which is not in line with his character at all, and it is very abnormal." Xuanyuan Hao said thoughtfully: "I asked people to inquire about it for a few days, last night the eldest prince went to the palace to find the queen, no one knew what the two said, and it didn't take long for the eldest prince to leave quickly." ”

"Then you mean that the third prince miscalculated his plan this time?" Murong Xuanji looked at Xuanyuan Hao in some surprise, "But would the third prince be so light-hearted?" I think he should know in his heart that if he can't bring down the eldest prince this time, then the eldest prince will definitely deal with him after he escapes. ”

Xuanyuan Hao sneered, "He was too eager for quick success, thinking that he could bring down the eldest prince with such a lightheartedness, and he didn't want to think about how the queen could let his only bargaining chip be rude?" There is still a good show to watch later, the eldest prince should be in danger this time. ”

"Your Majesty, the queen is asking to see you outside." A servant who has been waiting for the emperor only came in to report.

"Nope." The emperor didn't want to think about it, so he opened his mouth to refuse. It may be that he was in a hurry, and a violent cough made the emperor almost out of breath.

"Your Majesty, take care of the dragon." The imperial concubine intimately helped the emperor to calm her breath on the side, and after the emperor stopped coughing violently, the imperial concubine said guiltily: "Mo'er, that kid doesn't know the severity, he actually said such a thing in the main hall, it is the concubine and the concubine who has no way to teach the child." ”

"Aifei, it has nothing to do with you, if it wasn't for Che'er who did something wrong, even if others wanted to frame him, there would be no evidence." As soon as the emperor thought of the evidence he saw, he felt a burst of anger in his heart, and said to the kneeling slave in front of him: "I said that I don't see the queen, you let the queen go back." ”

"However, the queen said that if the emperor refuses to see the queen, the queen will always kneel outside the door and wait for the emperor." The slave lowered his head and didn't dare to look at the emperor's angry look.

"No, I said no, get out!" The emperor shouted angrily.

"Wait a minute." The imperial concubine opened her mouth to stop it, and persuaded the emperor softly and weakly: "Your Majesty, the queen is the mother of a country, no matter whether the eldest prince really made a mistake or not, isn't it a joke to let the queen kneel there?" In this way, how will the queen manage the six palaces in the future, the emperor still meets the queen, if nothing else, just for her mother's heart. ”

The emperor saw that the imperial concubine had been saying good things for the queen, and after thinking for a while, he reluctantly said, "Let the queen come in." ”

The queen waited outside for a while, thinking that the emperor would not see her, and she was ready to wait, she didn't expect the emperor to agree with her so quickly, she was a little surprised, but she quickly sorted out her feelings and walked in.

"The concubine greets the queen!" When the imperial concubine saw the queen, she immediately stepped forward to greet the queen.

"It turns out that my sister is here with the emperor!" The queen smiled without smiling, and then walked over to greet the emperor.

"Your Majesty, the queen, the concubines have retired first." The imperial concubine retired and left.

"If the queen is here to intercede for the eldest prince, there is no need to speak, this son of evil dares to kill even his own siblings, I will never forgive him." The emperor glanced at the queen and spoke before the queen could speak.

"It's the concubines who have no way to teach their children, and the concubines are willing to be punished." The queen knelt on the ground all of a sudden, but her face looked very calm, "The concubine heard that the third prince found evidence that Che'er killed Yu'er, can the emperor show the concubine?" ”

The emperor glanced at the queen in some surprise and found that the queen was too calm, but he still asked people to take out the evidence and hand it to the queen, "This is the evidence of the crime of the eldest prince found by the third prince, the queen should have nothing to say." ”

After reading the evidence, the queen returned it intact, adjusted the situation for a while, and then said: "The concubine is not to exonerate Che'er, Che'er is the child of the concubine, Yu'er is also the child of the concubine, the two of them are both the concubine's body, Yu'er's death, the concubine is in pain, and she swore that she will not forgive the murderer of Yu'er, if these things alone, then the concubine can definitely sue the emperor that Che'er will definitely not be the murderer of Yu'er." ”

"Why does the queen have such confidence to prove that the murderer is not the eldest prince, and you are not exonerating the eldest prince like this?" The emperor glared at the queen angrily and asked.

The queen lowered her head and was silent for a while before she slowly spoke, her eyes were already full of moisture, "The concubine just knows that Che'er is innocent, because the concubine, the concubine knows who the real murderer is?" ”

"What? Do you know who the real murderer is? The emperor looked at the queen in shock, and looked at the queen as if she was lying, and asked with some doubts: "But the handwriting on these letters is obviously the handwriting of the eldest prince, and I will not admit it." ”

"Could it be that the emperor forgot that Che'er Yu'er and Qi'er's calligraphy were all taught by the concubines, and the handwriting of the three of them was very similar, and the emperor sometimes couldn't tell that the handwriting was written by one of them." The queen said as she looked directly at the faint opening.

When the queen said this, the emperor was a little confused, looked at the queen with some confusion and said: "Does the queen mean that the person who killed the second prince is not the eldest prince, but the fourth prince?" ”

The queen looked at the emperor and nodded heavily, and said sadly: "Yes, it is Qi'er." ”

"Impossible!" The emperor excitedly refused to believe it, "The fourth prince has a mediocre personality, and he usually only likes those flowers and plants, and he has no reason to kill the second prince." ”

"It's all the concubine's fault." The queen once again stopped the responsibility on herself, "Qi'er didn't like to deal with people when she was a child, and her feelings for Che'er and Yu'er's two brothers were also weak, on the contrary, the relationship between Che'er and Yu'er was very close, before the concubine's birthday last year, Qi'er prepared a few bonsai to congratulate the palace on her birthday, but Yu'er accused Qi'er of not being filial to the concubine, and the two had a dispute, Yu'er smashed those bonsai in a rage, and also taught Qi'er a lesson, the concubine was worried that the emperor would blame their brothers for not getting along, This matter is over, but I didn't expect this incident to become a wound in Qi'er's heart, and she buried resentment towards Yu'er. ”

"Impossible? How could such a simple person as the Four Princes do such a terrible thing? Although what the queen said was reasonable, the emperor still didn't believe it.

"The concubine didn't believe it at first, until Yu'er's death, the concubine felt that something was wrong, so she ordered someone to investigate secretly, but she found Qi'er, and the concubine never believed that it was Qi'er's doing, but today when she saw the evidence of the three princes, the concubine had to tell the truth, the concubine had lost a son, and she didn't want another son to die unjustly."

The emperor closed his eyes, and after a long time, he slowly opened them, looked at the queen coldly and said: "The prince broke the law and was guilty of the same crime as the common people, if it was really the fourth prince, I would never spare him." ”

"Your Majesty, please read that in our husband and wife, the concubine has lost a son, and she can't afford to lose another son, please open up and leave Qi'er alive." The queen knelt on the ground and begged the emperor bitterly.

"Spare him his life?" The emperor looked at the queen indifferently and asked the queen angrily, "Why didn't he think about sparing his life when he decided to kill the second prince?" Queen, they are not only your sons, but also my sons, and now that brothers are killing each other, I can't tolerate them so lightly. ”

"No, the emperor, please, don't hurt Qi'er, it's the concubine's fault, the concubine didn't educate them well, if the emperor wants to punish him, punish the concubine, the concubine is willing to be punished for them." The queen knelt on the ground and cried heartbroken.

The emperor saw the queen so sad and pleading, a little unbearable, thinking of the fourth prince Xuanyuan Qi, in his impression is a taciturn person, he has not much contact with this son, now think about it, he is not a good father, he has not cared about this son.

The emperor's heart couldn't help but soften, walked over to help the queen, looked at the tears on the queen's face, and gently helped him wipe them away, "In addition to being a father, I am also the king of a country, my son has made a mistake, and I can't show favoritism." ”

"Your Majesty, please, please, leave our son's life, the concubine really can't lose the pain of losing her son anymore." The queen leaned on the emperor's arms and wept bitterly.

"Queen!" The emperor looked at the queen for a long time before he spoke, "I promise you." ”

Hearing the emperor's promise, the queen finally breathed a sigh of relief, her body suddenly weakened, and she slowly slipped and fell to the ground, tears flowing down irrepressibly.

"Thank you, thank you, thank you." The queen pulled the corner of the emperor's clothes and kept thanking her. In her heart, she was secretly glad that she had won the bet, using one of her sons in exchange for the life of another son, and the queen was glad that she had won the bet. R638