The crime of killing the monarch should be punished by the nine clans.

The moment she saw Emperor Chen, when Zizhu crashed to death in front of her, and when Emperor Chen looked at her with eyes full of sadness and disappointment, Concubine Tang Hui realized that King Duan was finished, the Tang family was finished, and she was finished.

Emperor Chen didn't say a word, he just glanced at Concubine Tang Hui deeply, then closed his eyes and said, "Return to the Cultivation Temple......"

He didn't have to ask Concubine Tang Hui anything, in fact, after knowing that he was poisoned, he already had a guess in his heart.

If he dies at this time, King Duan and Concubine Tang Hui will be the ones who will benefit the most, one of them will become the emperor, the other will become the queen mother, as long as he gets rid of the biggest stumbling block, they can get everything they want.

He asked Tang Ning to investigate, just to confirm the guess in his heart.

However, even if he had already guessed, when he heard it with his own ears and saw with his own eyes that his favorite concubine wanted to let him die as soon as possible, a sad feeling inevitably rose in his heart.

Tang Ning was standing beside Emperor Chen, Concubine Tang Hui, who was once high and invincible, when she was paralyzed on the ground, the panicked and helpless expression on her face, he saw it clearly.

From the beginning of Emperor Chen asking him to thoroughly investigate the case, only an hour has passed now, an hour ago, she was still a high-ranking Concubine Tang Hui, and an hour later, what she is about to face is an ending with no second possibility.

The harem concubine killed the king, and his crime should be punished.

According to the blood relationship, Tang Ning should call her aunt, but the relationship between him and the Tang family had already been completely broken in that winter more than 20 years ago, on that rainy night four years ago.

He glanced at Concubine Tang Hui and left behind Emperor Chen.

There were already guards who ran forward to control Concubine Tang Hui, and when someone cleaned up Zizhu's body, they were shocked: "She's still angry!" ”

A leader of the Praetorian Guard stepped forward and said with a solemn face: "Escort her down first, and wait for Your Majesty to deal with it!" ”

Tang Ning hadn't gone far yet, so he naturally heard the movement behind him.

The palace maid was still alive, it was not his expectation, with a weak woman like her, it was not a simple matter to knock herself headlong on a wooden pillar, in fact, this is indeed something that only a master can do.

When she woke up and explained everything that Concubine Tang Hui had done, this farce of Concubine Tang killing the monarch would end here.

Tang Ning didn't sympathize with Concubine Tang Hui, but connecting this matter from beginning to end made him feel alarmed.

Whether it was Concubine Tang Hui's conspiracy exposed in advance, or the letter he received, or through this palace maid named Zizhu, it was easy and effortless to find Concubine Tang Hui......

Everything went so well.

smoothly made Tang Ning feel that there seemed to be a pair of invisible big hands, fiddling with all this behind his back......

This feeling that even he is a pawn in the opponent's hand makes him very uncomfortable.

But Tang Ning didn't know who the hand behind the curtain was, and he couldn't even be sure of the existence of this hand behind the scenes.

When Tang Ning came to the Yang Shen Temple with Emperor Chen, King Huai was already waiting outside the hall.

Emperor Chen just asked people to summon King Huai into the palace, and the matter of Concubine Tang Hui and King Duan, whether it is Dali Temple or the Criminal Department, is not easy to handle.

Even Tang Ning is not good at interfering in royal affairs.

"Father." When King Huai saw Emperor Chen, he hurriedly bowed and saluted.

Emperor Chen ignored him and walked straight towards the Yang Shen Temple.

Seeing this, King Huai looked at Tang Ning and asked suspiciously, "Lord Tang, what happened?" ”

Tang Ning glanced at King Huai deeply, and saw confusion and doubt in his eyes.

He lowered his head and said, "Your Majesty's illness is caused by Concubine Tang Hui's secret poisoning, just now in the Chuhui Palace, Concubine Tang Hui has already admitted all this personally......"

King Huai stood stunned, as if he was speechless by this incident.

Wei Jian walked out of it, looked at Tang Ning and King Huai, and said, "Your Highness, Lord Tang, Your Majesty let you in." ”

Tang Ning and King Huai walked in, and Emperor Chen stood in the hall with his back to them, his back was extremely lonely, and his originally tall backbone was bent down at this moment.

Tang Ning couldn't empathize with Emperor Chen's feelings, he only felt that Emperor Chen was pitiful.

The son wants to kill him, the wife wants to poison him, not to mention the fact that he is the emperor, as a father, as a husband, what is more chilling than these?

It's not just chilling, it's a knife that has been pulled out of his chest and inserted again......

When ordinary people encounter him in this situation, they are afraid that they are already questioning the meaning of life.

Emperor Chen is obviously not a person who will find short-sightedness, he stood with his back to Tang Ning and King Huai for a long time, and when he turned his head, his expression had recovered indifference, and he said in a voice without any emotion: "Concubine Tang Hui intends to kill the king, give her three feet of white silk, let her decide on her own, and King Duan will be punished according to the crime of conspiracy against the crown prince, except for the crown prince, and the rest of the participants, etc., will be punished according to the crime of conspiracy against ......."

He looked at King Huai and Tang Ning and said, "This case will be handed over to the two of you to handle, and no one will be spared if anyone is involved!" ”

"Obey the order!"

"Sons obey orders!"

……

When Tang Ning and King Huai walked outside the hall, they heard a violent cough from inside the hall, Emperor Chen's body was still too weak after all, and he had endured such a mental impact, what he needed was to recuperate and rest, and he himself seemed to be unwilling to hear about the case again, so he handed over the case to Tang Ning and King Huai to deal with.

"Poisoning Your Majesty, I really didn't expect it......" Tang Ning sighed and said, "Concubine Tang Hui is so bold......"

King Huai had already recovered from the shock, shook his head and said, "The most important thing at the moment is to investigate this case clearly and give an explanation to my father." ”

Tang Ning said: "This case is a royal matter, and it is not easy for a foreign minister to interfere, so it will all be handed over to His Royal Highness King Huai." ”

King Huai looked at him and asked, "This matter is inseparable from the Tang family, doesn't Lord Tang want to take revenge in person?" ”

Tang Ning smiled and said: "Concubine Tang Hui's murder of the monarch and rebellion is a major crime of the Nine Clans, if it is according to the law, this official will not escape death, how can he interfere?" ”

"Lord Tang laughed." King Huai looked at him and said, "There is a wrong, there is a debtor, the mistakes made by Concubine Tang Hui and the Tang family, don't affect others, what does Lord Tang think?" ”

Tang Ning laughed twice and said, "This official thinks that His Royal Highness King Huai is right. ”

Tang Ning did not interfere in this matter, first, his identity was sensitive and not suitable for participation, and second, Tang Jing and his wife should not know about this matter, and he handed over the matter to King Huai to deal with, hoping to sell him a face at the same time, he could also sell his own face.

After all, Concubine Tang Hui and the Tang family were also the real culprits of Concubine Yang's affair back then, Tang Ning didn't believe that King Huai didn't know anything about this matter, and it was obvious that King Huai had reached an agreement with him on this matter.

In order not to leak the news, the harem has been blocked, and King Huai still has to stay in the palace to interrogate the relevant personnel of the case, and Tang Ning left the harem and walked towards the palace gate.

When passing through Shangshu Province, Fang Zhe walked out of Shangshu Province and walked side by side with Tang Ning.

"Concubine Tang Hui killed the monarch and rebelled, and has been ordered to die by His Majesty, at the latest tomorrow, King Duan and the Tang family will also be arrested, the prince, you don't have to worry, tell the prime minister, all plans are canceled......"

Tang Ning whispered a word, and then floated away, leaving Fang Zhe in place, his face showing a look of shock.

Even if he has a strong heart, he was shocked by this sudden news for a long time.

At the same time, Chu Hui Palace.

The eunuchs and palace maids in Chu Hui Palace knelt on the ground in a row, their faces were pale, their bodies trembled, and some of them were timid, and they even cried.

Concubine Hui killed the monarch and rebelled, if the above were ruthless, everyone in Chuhui Palace would have their heads on the ground, how could they not be afraid in their hearts?

King Huai looked at them and said, "You don't have to be afraid, no one in the Chu Hui Palace who has nothing to do with Concubine Hui's rebellion will not be implicated......"

After appeasing these palace people, King Huai looked at the general of the Praetorian Guard and asked, "Where is the palace maid who was bribed by Concubine Hui and poisoned His Majesty?" ”

The general of the Praetorian Guard said: "She wanted to die just now, but the last general tied her up and locked her in the side hall." ”

King Huai said: "Take this king over." ”

A moment later, in a side hall somewhere in Chuhui Palace, King Huai walked to the door and said, "This case is very involved, and when this king interrogates her, no one is allowed to come in." ”

The general also knew that this matter involved the secrets of the royal family, and not everyone could inquire about it, so he immediately stood up straight and said, "Obey!" ”

King Huai went into the temple and closed the door of the temple from the inside.

In the corner of the main hall, a thin figure huddled there, her body tied with a rope and a rag stuffed in her mouth to prevent her from biting her tongue and killing herself.

King Huai walked over slowly, squatted down, took out the rags in her mouth, and gently wiped the blood on her forehead with his sleeve.

Zizhu didn't dodge or dodge, just looked at him with soft eyes, King Huai looked at the wound on her forehead, a trace of pity appeared in his eyes, and asked softly, "Does it hurt?" ”

Zizhu smiled on her face and shook her head, "It doesn't hurt." ”

King Huai smiled slightly, like the stubborn young man who lost his mother and concubine and was bullied by the royal brothers more than ten years ago, so he could only hide in the little palace maid who had just entered the palace and rubbed medicine.

It's just that at that time, he was often injured and was always taken care of.

There was a rush of footsteps outside the hall, the firelight shone outside the window, and Zizhu's body shrank back.

King Huai held her hand, looked at her with a smile, and said softly, "I'm here, don't be afraid." ”