Chapter 656: Cross-examination
When Emperor Jinghong arrived, he saw Chu Junlan being chased by the six princes with swords and dodging left and right, and Concubine Shu also took the accompanying palace maids to pounce on the guards, and the scene was chaotic.
"What for! Don't stop me yet! Emperor Jinghong was furious and stepped forward quickly.
The guards who followed Emperor Jinghong immediately turned into a human wall, separating Chu Junlan from the six princes.
Concubine Shu and the six princes were so red-eyed that they found out that it was Emperor Jinghong who came.
Emperor Jinghong stood with his hands in his hands, his face dark and calm: "Sixth, you still don't put down your blade?" Do you still want to kill the king? ”
The eyes of the six princes were abnormally red, his smile was twisted and excited, and a small piece of white mist had gasped out in front of him when he breathed violently.
Hearing Emperor Jinghong's words, he seemed to be half a beat slower to react, and threw the saber on the ground with a "dang long" sound, and said in a suppressed voice: "Erchen has no such intention, Erchen is looking for this slut to settle accounts!" ”
"If you are guilty or not, there will be national law, who will allow you to break into here? As a prince, but you are carrying a knife to kill people in the palace, can you still have my father in your eyes? Emperor Jinghong's voice was stern.
The sixth prince pursed his lips and knelt down to salute: "The retainers don't dare." ”
Emperor Jinghong looked at the lady concubine who was like a crazy woman with tears on her face, and frowned in disgust: "What about you?" The sixth child is young and ignorant, as a noble concubine, but you brought the sixth child here to do nonsense, do you still remember the royal rules and etiquette? ”
"Your Majesty," Concubine Shu squeezed, leaned over and sat on the ground, hiding her face and crying bitterly, "The concubine's father died unjustly, and the concubine's mother's family died unjustly!" It's all this slut, if it weren't for her, how could Xiao Xu's madman kill someone? It's all her! Your Majesty, you will cure this slut immediately! ”
Emperor Jinghong twisted his eyebrows, but he didn't answer Concubine Shu, he just said, "You all go back with me." ”
Without looking at Chu Junlan, he turned around and went out.
The guards were on standby, staring at Concubine Shu and the Six Princes, for fear that they would do something unexpected again.
The sixth prince and Concubine Shu also knew that nothing could be done at the moment, and seeing the emperor's back gradually moving away, they had to follow regretfully.
Chu Junlan covered his injured arm, looked at the backs of Concubine Shu and the mother and son of the six princes with a cold face, just in time for the two of them to look back.
The three of them looked at each other, and in each other's eyes was hatred that killed each other.
The guards of the Zhongcui Palace retreated.
The palace maids and attendants who were responsible for taking care of Chu Junlan were all busy, cleaning the mess, boiling hot water, and looking for the imperial doctor.
After returning to the room, Haitang immediately stuffed the warm hand stove into Chu Junlan's arms, put a thick cotton jacket on her, let her sit on the couch, and immediately went to find a clean handkerchief, and simply bandaged her first.
But Chu Junlan was stunned.
If at the beginning, she was still suspicious of Concubine Shugui's words, then after the six princes and Emperor Jinghong came one after another, the last bit of doubt was also dispelled.
So, did Xiao Xu really slaughter the Cai family?
Chu Junlan knew Xiao Xu, if she was from Xiao Xu's point of view, she would have guessed his thoughts.
He blamed himself for not being able to protect his wife, and after the incident, the reaction of Prince Gong's mansion can be imagined, for Xiao Xu, his family did not give any help when he needed it most, and it was even very likely to fall into the ground.
He begged the emperor with hope, but he knelt in the ice and snow without eating or drinking for five days, and the emperor refused to give him a chance to speak.
The most important thing is that her capital crime was flattened on her head because the emperor shielded the six princes and defended the Cai family. It was his biological father who wronged his wife for the sake of his other sons and for a large fortune.
He must have broken his heart.
If you can't kill the king, you can only find someone else to take this breath, and the root cause of the blame is on the six princes and the Cai family.
When Xiao Xu made up his mind, he was probably ready to die together.
Chu Junlan sat blankly, his eyes were red, but he never let himself cry.
The more times like this, the more she has to be calm, and if she only cares about letting go of her emotions and immersing herself in sadness and anxiety, she can't think about anything.
A princess Cai has already killed her.
Xiao Xu probably also wants to question the emperor, he has blatantly killed so many people in the Cai family now, and he is also the emperor's son, what is the emperor going to do?
Chu Junlan's heart twitched. Xiao Xu's situation really made her feel sad.
This idiot, who has pretended to be stupid and endured for so many years, has survived those days, how can he be so impulsive now, doesn't he want everything he has worked so hard to manage?
A royal doctor came to the Tai Hospital to check Chu Junlan's injuries, and when he saw that the wound was not deep, he bandaged her and left after taking medicine.
At this time, Concubine Shu and the six princes had changed their clothes and returned to Emperor Jinghong.
"Your Majesty," Concubine Shu knelt down and kowtowed, "Ask the emperor to be the master of the Cai family, scum like Xiao Xu must be killed quickly!" ”
"Yes, Father, Xiao Xu is so contemptuous of the royal law, he is clearly provoking you, Father!" The six princes also knelt down and said loudly.
Emperor Jinghong sat behind the bookcase, but his face was extremely heavy, and he still didn't say a word after listening to the words of Concubine Shu and the six princes, and they only knelt if they wanted to.
Seeing that the emperor did not express his position, Concubine Shu kowtowed again and said: "Your Majesty, for this matter, the old patriarch has already fallen ill, and I don't know if I can ...... Mrs. Hanmei has gone to serve the old patriarch, and if she doesn't give an explanation, I'm afraid even Mrs. Hanmei won't give up. ”
"Father, the mother is right. Xiao Xu did such a cruel thing, it was simply sensational and shocked the government and the opposition! If the father does not severely punish such evil deeds, won't everyone be in danger in the future? ‘
"Whoever is convicted can rush into people's homes and kill people, is there no royal law in this world? The emperor can't stop Youyou's mouth! Concubine Shu also said.
Emperor Jinghong remained silent, and only after letting the six princes and Concubine Shu finish their words did he slowly raise his head.
"Is it only Xiao Xu who is wrong about this matter?"
was looked at like this by Emperor Jinghong, and the faces of Concubine Shu and the Six Princes were a little stiff.
Emperor Jinghong stood up, paced in front of the six princes step by step, and looked down at the kneeling upright person: "Xiao Lu, do you really think that I don't know how Cai Yingqiu died?" ”
The Sixth Emperor's pupils shrank suddenly, "Father, what do you mean by this?" ”
"You don't understand?" Emperor Jinghong walked in front of Concubine Shu again and looked down at her, "He doesn't understand, what about you?" ”
Concubine Shugui's body trembled, suppressed the fear in her heart, raised her head and looked at Emperor Jinghong pitifully: "Your Majesty, the concubine doesn't understand......"