With that, he took out a confession from his sleeve and handed it to the prince.

The crown prince raised his head suddenly, and said in a hoarse voice: "It turns out that the father and the queen mother came to Xingshi to ask about the sin, right?" It's just that the sons don't understand, the sons are the princes of the father's emperor, whether they are established or abolished, but with a piece of edict, why bother to risk the wind and frost in person, and repeatedly reprimand the sons and daughters in front of many courtiers, so, where is the face of the court, and where is the face of the father? ”

The emperor did not expect the crown prince to say such a thing under such circumstances, and he glanced at the empress with some uneasiness.

The Empress Tie sat aside with a blushing face, not saying a word, obviously waiting for him to show her attitude. He wanted to cough twice to hide the anxiety in his heart, but unexpectedly, a mouthful of phlegm came up, causing a heart-rending cough, and he blushed and tried to spit out a few words that were indistinct: "Waste...... Scrapped his ......"

The queen came over, and while personally helping the emperor beat his back, she said softly: "Your Majesty, just based on the confession of Shang Jing's servant, the prince will be abolished, and there is something unreasonable in front of the hundred officials." ”

Pei Baiyao didn't know what was at the end, so he also knelt down and played: "What Niangniang said is that the abolition of the prince is related to the foundation of the imperial court, and now that Tokyo has not been restored, even if the prince's words and deeds are inappropriate, the minister thinks that it is not appropriate to talk about the abolition of the establishment now." ”

The emperor breathed a sigh of relief, took a sip of the ginseng soup handed by the palace maid, looked at Jing Yuncong and Li Jinzhong standing next to Pei Baiyao, and saw that both of them were silent.

He had received Jing Yuncong's report in advance, and knew that it was very inappropriate to investigate this matter in detail, and he intended to quickly understand the matter through Shang Jing's confession, so he pretended to be annoyed, threw the tea bowl in his hand at the prince, and scolded: "As the prince of a country, you did such a virtuous and shameless thing, and you didn't think about it, but accused me and the queen of not exposing your ugly deeds in person, which is really mad and unreasonable. Who's coming......"

"Your Majesty, slow down."

The queen finally persuaded the emperor to come to the East Palace, and she didn't want to withdraw her troops hastily.

"The prince has always been benevolent and filial, and will never instruct people to come out for no reason to take the blame for others, if you don't find it out, ask if you understand it, you will make an order to deal with it, and then say that the prince is not convinced, even the concubine body feels sorry for Concubine Wu Xian, my poor sister. Therefore, please let Your Majesty take a break from the wrath of the thunder and give the crown prince a chance to speak. ”

The emperor was helpless, and waved his hand at the prince: "The queen has spoken, what else do you say?" ”

The crown prince replied stubbornly: "The son has nothing to argue with, but it depends on the father's fate." ”

At this time, there was a sudden noise outside the hall, and Xie Liangchen, who was guarding the palace door, walked in and reported: "The East Palace officials outside the palace heard that the emperor was going to abolish the prince, and they all shouted to enter the palace to face the prince and defend the prince. ”

The emperor stood up angrily, and ordered Pei Baiyao and Jing Yuncong: "You go out, admonish and discipline this group of guys for me, and if you want to make noise again, you will immediately beat the stick." ”

The queen looked at the backs of Pei and Jing, and said to the prince in disappointment: "The prince is unwilling to say it, and the palace can only ask someone else to say it on behalf of the prince." Fleur, please bring Xia in. ”

As soon as her words fell, Furong walked in from outside the hall with Mama Xia.

Mama Xia walked to the crown prince and stood down, and saluted the emperor and queen: "The maidservant greets the emperor and the mother." ”

The queen smiled: "I haven't seen my grandmother for a few years, and I can't recognize it." The prince did something wrong for his grandmother, which made His Majesty angry, and the palace had to ask his grandmother to explain it in person, so as not to make trouble for no reason, right? ”

Mama Xia asked rhetorically: "I don't know what Niangniang wants the maid to explain, please make it clear." ”

The queen nodded to Furong, and Furong asked, "Madame Xia is a person with an order, why do you want to hide in the East Palace as a handyman?" This is one of them;

Mrs. Xia, in front of Lord Li and General Zhang in the flower shop that day, kept saying that Wang's rebellion was plotted by others, and took out the drug that can cause people mad as evidence, and it was later verified that Wang had indeed taken this drug before his death, so may I ask, where did Mrs. get the drug, this is the second;

Third, early this morning, why did Mrs. Xia leave the East Palace without permission, who did you meet in front of Yang's tomb and what did you talk about.

I think these three questions are probably not difficult for you to answer, Mrs. Xia. ”

The emperor didn't wait for Mama Xia to speak, and said to the queen: "The queen wants me to come to the East Palace tonight, does it mean that I want to sit here and listen to the trial?"

When you say that there are old people who meet, do you mean the Xia family?

In this case, you will judge slowly, and if I want to convene my ministers to discuss the war on the northern front, I will not accompany you. ”

As he spoke, he waved his hand to greet Li Jinzhong, and actually stood up to leave.

The queen hurriedly stretched out her hand and said, "Your Majesty is here, and it's not too late to leave after a while." The truth of the reverse case has been revealed, and the main culprit appears tonight, wouldn't it be a pity if Your Majesty missed this good show? ”

The emperor still stood and refused to turn around and sit down: "The affairs of the palace are the queen's cooking." The wicked son is not good, and he will be dealt with, and then he will tell me that I will not tolerate and connive. ”

Mama Xia suddenly knelt down in front of the emperor and pleaded loudly: "Your Majesty, please remember the love of the handmaid who has delivered eleven princes with her own hands, and let the handmaid finish speaking." ”

The emperor stared at Mama Xia for a long time and sat back silently.

"Actually, it doesn't matter how I answer the three questions that Miss Furong asked me just now, the queen has already decided in her heart that the maidservant is the one who drugged and induced the Wang family to rebel, isn't it?"

The queen sneered, noncommittal.

"I admit that I am the main culprit behind the scenes." Mama Xia's tone was unusually flat.

The prince, who was kneeling behind her, burst out with a wail: "Mama, what are you doing!" ”

At this time, Li Jinzhong, who was standing next to him, spoke: "Your Majesty, Niangniang, the old slave is responsible for inspecting the East Palace, can you allow the old slave to ask her?" ”

Seeing that the emperor was speechless, he deliberately avoided the queen's sharp gaze, approached Mama Xia, and asked, "Xia, you think you are the main culprit." What I am confused about is that after the reverse case, Wang's body has already been examined, and no abnormalities have been found, and you, as the main culprit, did not try your best to cover up the truth of the drugging, but publicly revealed the fact that Wang had been drugged and went crazy before his death, which is obviously unreasonable. ”

Furong immediately retorted: "The Xia family is proficient in medical skills, and she knows the Wang family, Lord Li, if it wasn't for her medicine, who would it be?" ”

Mama Xia said calmly: "Master Li, what you asked is not unreasonable, at that time, the news of He Shaozhong's arrest was well known in the palace, and I knew that there must be a reason for it, so as not to involve the innocent, so I said the drugging." I was once favored by the crown princess, and I couldn't repay it, so I wanted to settle this grievance for her, but now it has not come to pass, and it can be regarded as providence. ”

When the queen heard her understate the motive for plotting against the rebellion, she laughed angrily and said, "Between this palace and you, I'm afraid there is no such a big grudge."

At the beginning, your son's origin was mentioned to His Majesty by the palace, and His Majesty rewarded him. Have you forgotten all this?

You are now avoiding the important and light, delusional to take care of everything, and bear your own responsibility, but unfortunately it is a little late. As he spoke, he commanded Furong: "Call her in." ”

After a while, Liu Cairen staggered in.