Xia Rui sighed, helped Yun Xiao up from the ground, let her sit on the chair next to him, and then said to Yun Xiao gently:

"Xiao'er, we are husband and wife, we are the closest people, and now here, there are only the two of us, you don't have to do this...... Whatever it is, I will believe you and listen to your explanations! You don't get on your knees......"

When Yun Xiao heard this, he smiled: "Thank you for the emperor's trust, concubines......"

After saying this, she put away her smile again, and said to Xia Rui in a serious tone,

"Your Majesty, the contents of this box are actually given to the concubines by the emperor, you can open it first and take a look, but I hope you don't be too surprised......"

That's right, what this box contains is the physical evidence that Prince Min colluded with the Tianshan Kingdom to privately donate the iron ore and gold mines on the northern border of the Great Xia Kingdom to the Tianshan Kingdom in exchange for the physical evidence of the defeat of the Tianshan Kingdom to the Great Xia Kingdom.

After Xia Rui opened the box, he couldn't help but widen his eyes:

"This ...... This...... The gold and iron mines of my Great Xia Kingdom...... How did it fall into the hands of the Tianshan Kingdom?! Prince Min...... Back then, Prince Min actually did such a thing for the sake of the so-called war exploits, leaving tens of thousands of soldiers and Li people at my border? ! ”

For a moment, he couldn't tell whether he was more angry or more shocked.

Seeing this, Yun Xiao couldn't help but feel a little sorry for him, she reached out and held Xia Rui's wrist tightly, as if trying her best to help him control his emotions:

"Your Majesty, the stakes are very high, even if it is just a little bit of leakage, it may cause an uproar in the court! Back then, the concubines were also shocked and frightened when they learned about this, and their father repeatedly instructed the concubines not to disclose the matter to anyone, including ...... Including the emperor, you ......"

Speaking of this, Yun Xiao couldn't help but pause, but seeing that Xia Rui's expression was not abnormal, he continued,

"But now, the envoys of the four countries have gathered in the imperial capital, and they really have to be cautious! The concubine never thought that this matter, which was originally concealed and impenetrable, would suddenly be shaken out in public by the envoys of the Tianshan Kingdom, which is really difficult not to suspect that the envoys of the Tianshan Kingdom are deliberately disturbing people's hearts! The concubines were worried that those uninformed courtiers would say something they shouldn't say at this time, causing the situation to get out of control and be unfavorable to our Great Xia Kingdom, so they had to go against the promise they made to their father back then, and hand over these things to the emperor, who would be the master, and the concubines, as concubines, would not dare to interfere in politics! ”

After listening to Yun Xiao's long words, Xia Rui gradually recovered from the shock, he turned his eyes to look at Yun Xiao fixedly, and said:

"Xiao'er, the contents of your box are very timely...... Yesterday, after I met with the envoys of the four countries, I have been wondering how the iron and gold mines on the northern border fell into the hands of the Tianshan Kingdom! Back then, my father left suddenly, and he didn't tell me the truth about this matter, I really didn't expect that these things were done by Prince Min...... Now, when I think about it carefully, it really sends chills down my spine...... Xiao'er, tell me the truth, back then, when did my father know the truth about Prince Min's betrayal? Was it before Prince Min died, or after Prince Min passed away? ”

Yun Xiao took a deep breath and replied truthfully:

"In the opinion of the concubine...... Father, Emperor, ...... It should have been before Prince Min's celebration banquet that he already knew the whole truth, and when he was dying, he said to his concubine that Prince Min had disappointed him too much...... "Everyone."

When Xia Rui heard this, he couldn't help but gasp:

"So...... So Prince Min is actually ......"

"Yes!"

Yun Xiao was afraid that he would tell the terrible truth, so he hurriedly interrupted him.

"Your Majesty, my father doesn't want to do this, he is also heartbroken, but for the sake of the stability of the entire Great Xia Kingdom, he can only endure the pain and cut his love! The disaster of the Gao family has threatened the foundation of the entire Great Xia Kingdom, back then, when the father handed over these things to the concubines, he hoped that these things would help the emperor to level the Gao family in the end, if Prince Min was still alive, the queen mother and the Gao family, I don't know what it would be like to run rampant......"

Yun Xiao was right, Xia Rui closed his eyes and suppressed his surging thoughts, sighed long, and then opened his eyes, and the bottom of his eyes was already a quiet place:

"Xiao'er, what you said is very right, back then, if it wasn't for my father's quick decision, I am afraid that the court of my Great Xia Kingdom would be in danger of changing the dynasty...... However, since Prince Min went, whether it was the Queen Mother or the Gao family, their arrogance has been hit to a certain extent, especially between King De and the Queen Mother, there are still many contradictions, which makes the Gao family unable to unite as one, in fact, it is also invisibly breaking the Gao family's original solid interest alliance. ”

Speaking of the current situation in the court, Xia Rui's gaze drifted to the light in the distance, and he tapped his fingers on the table beside him while analyzing,

"All these years...... Although the Gao family has not completely turned their faces, however, because the ambitions of the Queen Mother and King De are too great, King De is becoming more and more uneasy about being controlled by the Queen Mother, and the Queen Mother is increasingly dissatisfied with King De's actions. Of course, the situation of the Gao family has also made other families in the DPRK and China have more room for development! Now, I have the ironclad evidence that Prince Min collaborated with the enemy and betrayed the country, and the day of bulldozing the Gao family will not be too far away......"

Here, Yun Xiao listened quietly and felt that what he said was very reasonable, but he couldn't help but remind:

"Your Majesty, the concubines said a lot, although this evidence of the crime plays a vital role in the bulldozing of the Gao family, but the Gao family must know what Prince Min did, they just feel that Prince Min has hidden the matter of betraying the country from his father, therefore, he did not do anything to damage his father's reputation after his father drove to the west, although his father had to kill his relatives for the sake of the overall situation, but this matter, once it is made public, will still attract criticism to his father, therefore, Please also ask the emperor to think carefully before making this matter public! ”

Xia Rui nodded and said, "Xiao'er, it's hard for you......"

"As long as the emperor can forgive the concubine for the crime of concealing and not reporting, what the concubine does is what it should be!"

Xia Rui put the box away, and then, took a sip of tea.

Although he didn't care about it in his heart, his mouth didn't want to spare Yun Xiao, he deliberately grabbed Yun Xiao's hand and didn't let go, raised his eyebrows and said:

"Queen, what do you say...... This crime still has to be investigated! ”