"Sister Huang, I was wrong." Princess Duanmin's body trembled, and she said timidly.

Princess Yichang barely squeezed out a smile, looked at her father, and showed a little cautious flattery in her eyes: "Father, the imperial sister has already made a mistake." ”

Wei Zhao's eyes paused slightly, and his sharp gaze fell on the second daughter who looked panicked, and then turned his gaze to the little daughter who was cowering, his dark eyes narrowed slightly, and the edge of his eyes flashed.

"Yichang, you step back first. I have a few words to ask Duanmin. ”

"Father...... Princess Yichang looked at her father blankly, and said, "Father, can't the sons stay?" ”

Wei Zhao didn't answer Princess Yichang's words, a pair of dark eyes like a cold pool looked at Feng Ying, and ordered, "Take Princess Yichang to the side hall to rest." ”

Her father's attitude was so tough, Princess Yichang didn't dare to disobey, so she could only bend her knees and retreat: "The son of the emperor retired." ”

Wei Zhao nodded.

The moment Princess Yichang was about to walk out of the main hall, she looked back: she saw her sister hanging her head slightly, standing silently in the main hall, as if shrouded in an invisible layer of shadow. As for his father, a majestic and handsome face appeared in the bright light and shadow, flickering and dimming, like a god from above, looking down on the common people.

Princess Yichang suddenly felt a sense of restlessness, and her footsteps stagnated and stopped at the door of the main hall. It was Feng Ying who reminded her that she reluctantly left the main hall.

"You bought the euonymus?" Sent away the second daughter who didn't know about it, Wei Zhao didn't give Princess Duanmin a chance to be lucky, and went straight to the tunnel with a single knife.

"Father, son-in-law is wronged. Euonymus is the eunuch in charge of the imperial sister-in-law, how can he be bought by his sons? ”

Princess Duanmin seemed to be frightened by what her father said, and her delicate and immature face instantly lost its blood.

She was angry and aggrieved and said: "Where does Erchen have such a ability!" Father Emperor Mingjian, someone must be trying to frame his son! ”

Princess Duanmin's tearful eyes did not stir up a trace of waves in Wei Zhao's heart, he raised his eyebrows, and looked at Jiang Liuqu's gaze as if he was smiling: "Jiang Liuqu, did you hear Princess Duanmin's words?" ”

"Back to Your Majesty, Weichen's personal and physical evidence are all there, and Wechen will never dare to wronged Princess Duanmin." After Jiang Liuqu finished speaking, he held a handful of rice paper in both hands and respectfully presented it to the emperor, and the top piece of rice paper was a confession from the euonymus.

Wei Zhao took the confession, swept it at a glance, and threw it in front of Princess Duanmin: "What else do you have to say?" ”

The fluttering rice paper did not have a trace of weight, swirled in mid-air, and finally fell leisurely at the feet of Princess Duanmin.

Princess Duanmin bent down and picked up the confession on the ground, her pupils shrank, and then she knelt on the ground with a "bang", with a look of loneliness and grievance: "Father, would you rather believe in a servant than a son?" Euonymus is a celebrity around the emperor's sister-in-law, how can he be a son-in-law, and he can have a relationship with Euonymus! ”

The more Princess Duanmin spoke, the more aggrieved she became, and she burst into tears for a while: "Who in the palace doesn't know that since the death of the mother concubine, our sisters have lost their future. Linhua Hall is like a cold palace, where are there palace people who dare to come here! ”

If it weren't for the fact that Wei Zhao had already seen some of the evidence before coming to the Huadian Palace, the youngest daughter's seamless performance might really be able to hide from him. For such a young girl, her mind was not used on the right path, and Wei Zhao felt an unconcealable disappointment in her heart.

Originally, for the sake of this daughter's young age, Wei Zhao also wanted to give this daughter a chance. Now it seems that there is no need for me to be soft-hearted.

"Bring the witnesses with you." Wei Zhao's expression was faint.

Princess Duanmin's heart "chuckled", although she was quite scheming, but after all, she was still young and did not have enough city government, and her face quickly showed her tracks.

Wei Zhao smacked his face, one arm rested on the arm of the chair, and his fingerbones rhythmically tapped the surface of the chair.

Princess Duanmin's heart was beating seven up and down, and she only felt that her days were like years.

In fact, it was less than half a pillar of incense, and the two guards dragged an old palace maid into the main hall, and a winding blood line suddenly flowed from the stone bricks paved in the hall.

Princess Duanmin's face was snow-white, looking at the figure in front of her like a blood gourd, her heart was like a knife in an instant, and she cried and pounced: "Nurse! Nurse! Don't scare me......"

The palace maid who was called the nurse by Princess Duanmin opened her eyes with difficulty, and after seeing the figure of Princess Duanmin, her out-of-focus pupils widened for a moment, and her lips trembled: "Your Royal Highness Princess, old slave...... I'm sorry for you......" The old palace maid said angrily.

"Lai, as the nurse of Princess Duanmin, when the princess made a mistake, not only did you not think about admonishing her, but you added fuel to the fire, seeing that the princess made a big mistake, what should you be guilty of!" Jiang Liuqu said sharply.

"It's all the slave's fault, and it has nothing to do with Her Royal Highness the Princess!" Lai's was already running out of oil, but after listening to Jiang Liuqu's words, she gave birth to a burst of strength in an instant, and she roared hoarsely.

"Nurse, you don't have to take the blame for me, I instructed you." Before Princess Duanmin did this, she didn't think that there would be a day when something would happen.

But Princess Duanmin thought that her arrangement was seamless, and now that she was suddenly exposed by her father, Princess Duanmin didn't have much fear in her heart, but at this moment, looking at the miserable situation of the nurse, regret and guilt swept through her heart like a tide, making her heart extremely sour.

"Why did you do that? Yonghe has never been in trouble with you, but you are so ruthless, you want to destroy her innocence! This is the point that Wei Zhao can't bear the most.

As a woman, you should know how important your name is to a woman. Duan Min's means are like this!

When Princess Duanmin heard this, she laughed miserably, her big watery eyes not only did not have the innocence and liveliness that a girl of this age should have, but were full of gloomy and resentful looks. She hissed and said, "Father, if it weren't for Xie Yanhe, the mother concubine would be fine now, how can you let me not hate!" ”

"Hui Guiren is to blame!" Wei Zhao glanced at Princess Duanmin deeply, a sneer appeared on his thin lips, and his bottomless ink eyes had a sharp insight into human nature!

"The one who decreed the death of your mother is me. What you should resent is also me, what do you have to do with the county lord of Yonghe? ”

"Then I'm going to ask my father!"

Now, Princess Duanmin has no luck mentality, she has a broken jar mentality, her face is sneering, and she said in a gloomy tone: "If it weren't for the fact that your father was disrespectful to the old and fell in love with the prince's brother's former fiancée, the mother would not be so desperate." Mother she ......"

When mentioning her mother, Princess Huiguiren, Princess Duanmin's mood was very complicated. It is true that the mother concubine does not love her sister and does not love her. But the mother concubine is the one who gave life to herself and her sister, how can she bear to watch her mother die without turning a blind eye!

"Mother, she hates because of love! If you can give your mother a little more care, how can your mother take risks! If you weren't so indifferent, Father......"

"Enough!" Wei Zhao couldn't bear to interrupt Princess Duanmin's words, his face was cold, looking at his little daughter with an unwilling and resentful face, crying out for his biological mother, his deep voice was like the ice that has not melted for years on a snowy mountain.

"If it weren't for me, how would you have the honor of being a princess? By your mother? Cui's person has always been submissive and unassertive, like an invisible person. You think it's her nature, you're wrong! When the Lin family lost a child, Fuqing always thought that it was the hand of the Chen family, and I thought so too. It wasn't until I entered Beijing that I discovered that the Cui clan was secretly dealing with the people left behind by the previous emperor. Lin's children back then were also Cui's hands and feet first! She is like a poisonous snake lurking in the shadows, waiting for an opportunity to move at any time. If it weren't for Yichang and you, do you think I would put up with her for so many years! ”

"I don't believe it! Father, I don't believe it! This must be your excuse! Wei Zhao's words were too subversive for Princess Duanmin, and Princess Duanmin only felt that the whole world had collapsed.

Since Princess Duanmin remembers, her mother has always been that timid and cowardly, from Princess Yong to the servants and maidservants in the palace, all of them can be at her mercy.

Later, Princess Yong died violently, and her mother entered the palace with her father. Princess Duanmin naively thought that her mother would finally be able to stand up. Unexpectedly, there was another old lady Cui.

The mother concubine is afraid of her grandmother like a tiger, and she obeys her grandmother's words, and even her aunt Cui Zisu, who is only one year older than her own sister, can call and drink in front of her mother. Princess Duanmin was so disappointed in her mother that she could only work with her sister to protect the cowardly and incompetent mother.

But none of their sisters thought that their mother would be bold enough to assassinate their father. The sisters didn't even see the last face of the concubine, and the concubine was hastily buried, and she was not even allowed to enter the concubine's mausoleum.

Princess Duanmin never believed that her mother would do such a thing for no reason, after all, her mother loved her father so much, although her mother never dared to show her heart in front of anyone. But a few times, Princess Duanmin met her mother and concubine secretly poured out the medicinal juice in the bowl, hoping that when she was seriously ill, her father would come to see her. The mother concubine is obviously such a timid person!

But now my father said that Lin Guifei's prince was killed by his mother! How could Princess Duanmin believe it.

"Father, can you slander your mother like this for the sake of your cousin? No, I don't allow it! Princess Duanmin's face was hideous, but a strong smile bloomed at the corner of her lips, like a highly poisonous hibiscus.

"I just want to ruin Xie Yanhe's reputation, who makes my father like her! Why can't my mother get it, Xie Yanhe can get it so easily! And the Prince! His biological mother has bullied my mother countless times, and my mother's debts have been repaid, what is wrong with me! ”

The more Princess Duanmin said, the more confident she was in her heart. She told herself that she was right! Only she is right!

"Euonymus has a counterpart in the palace, and he is a fellow villager, and the relationship between the two is very deep. I used the palace maid to threaten the guard spear, and asked him to help me hand a note to Chen Rong. Chen Rong's idiot really fell for it, haha! ”

Princess Duanmin laughed, obviously extremely proud of her arrangement.

"I told Chen Rong, father, you intend to let Xie Yanhe enter the East Palace, first wronged Xie Yanhe as a side concubine, and a year later, you will straighten her out. Chen Rong, a fool, actually believed it, racking his brains to think of a way to deal with Xie Yanhe. I asked someone to pass the word to Chen Rong again, Xie Yanhe had a personal affair with the eldest son of the auxiliary general Wei Tongjia, and chose to have a private meeting at the banquet in Chengenbo's Mansion, as long as Chen Rong arranged for someone to break it. Chen Rong, this idiot, actually believed it again! ”

Princess Duanmin's eyes were disdainful, and her delicate face was full of pride: "My strategy of killing two birds with one stone is really clever, not only ruining Xie Yanhe's innocence, but also framing Chen Rong." It's a pity, and I don't know where the flaws are exposed. ”

When it came to the end, Princess Duanmin had no remorse except for the initial guilt she expressed for her nurse Lai.

Rao is Wei Zhao, and he was also a little frightened by this daughter's viciousness and indifference.

"Do you want to know how you showed your flaws?" Wei Zhao looked at Princess Duanmin's eyes wide open, and gave the daughter who was about to be abandoned by him one last word of warning as a father.

"Like you said, the crown princess is an idiot. Fools are easy to control, but they are also more likely to do bad things. Instead of working with a fool, choose a smart guy. The premise is that you have the ability to play everyone in the palm of your hand. ”

Princess Duanmin was stunned, and the sneering smile on the corner of her lips slowly retracted. Her instincts told her that this would be the last thing her father would say to her.

"Take it down." Wei Zhao commanded.

"Wait!" Princess Duanmin knelt on the ground slowly, her face finally showed a little bit of the little girl's youth and immaturity, Princess Duanmin pleaded: "Father, one person does things and one person is responsible, and the sons beg you to spare Lai's life." ”

"Take it down." Wei Zhao's eyes were cold, and he said ruthlessly.

After Princess Duanmin left, the entire Linhua Hall became empty. Wei Zhao sat quietly in the main hall for a while, then slowly stood up.

"Father, father, what mistake did the emperor's sister make!" Princess Yichang has been standing at the window of the side hall, watching her royal sister being dragged away, she can't help but run to the main hall, because she ran too fast, Princess Yichang's shoes have run off, and the leaking white silk socks are full of stains.

"Yichang, Duan Min was angry with me because of the death of your mother, and arranged for the villains to destroy the innocence of the county lord of Yonghe, and blamed the prince. She is so young and her mind is so vicious, I will never tolerate it. ”

Whether it was the wrong thing done by Hui Guiren or the wrong thing done by Princess Duanmin, Wei Zhao never thought of hiding it.

Yichang and Duanmin are both old, and the one who teaches their sisters to read is a great Confucian in the court, so they should have the ability to distinguish between right and wrong. Even Yichang is black and white like Duan Min, that is the choice she made, and Wei Zhao can be regarded as having never given birth to these two daughters.

Princess Yichang looked sluggish, and it took a long time to straighten out her father's words. Although she hates her sister's confusion very much, Duanmin is her own sister of her mother! Where can the princess of Yichang bear it!

"Father, Duan Min is just confused for a while, please ask Father to spare Duan Min."

Princess Yichang fell to her knees, she took a few steps on her knees, hugged her father's legs and begged: "Father, Duan Min is still young, and the son begs his father to give Duan Min a chance to mend his ways." Father, I beg you! ”

"Don't worry, I won't take her life." Wei Zhaozong is hard-hearted, and he can't be indifferent in the face of his second daughter's crying.

Wei Zhao's lips straightened, and he said lightly: "I will have someone escort her to Jiangnan and let her live her life incognito." ”

Princess Yichang was stunned when she heard this, and with the wrong things that Duan Min did, she was also to blame for being demoted to a concubine by her father. But his father wants to send Duan Min to Jiangnan, and in his lifetime, he will never see this sister again!

"Father, Erchen is an older sister, but he didn't find out Duanmin's mistake in time, because Erchen didn't teach his sister well. Father, you can punish your sons, and you will also go to Jiangnan, and your sons are willing to accompany their sisters. ”

"Nonsense! I have already set up a marriage for you and the second son of the Du family. How can I break my trust with my courtiers? "The second daughter did not make a mistake, and Wei Zhao would not be angry with the second daughter because of the crimes of the Cui family and the youngest daughter.

"Father, the son has such a biological mother, who is not worthy of the second son of the Du family." Princess Yichang really likes Du Huiming, and now when she says this, she only feels that her mouth is full of bitterness. She and Du Huiming are destined to be lost.

"Hun said! You are my daughter, golden branches and jade leaves, there is no man in the world who you are not worthy! Wei Zhao was slightly annoyed, but seeing that the once pretty and flamboyant second daughter had become such a frightened bird, a sense of astringency welled up in his throat.

"The Du family has been a little ignorant recently, don't worry, I will beat them." Wei Zhao stretched out a pair of arms and helped the second daughter up from the floor tiles, and his low, indifferent voice was a little more gentle: "I didn't want to see you a few days ago, because I didn't think about how to face it. After all, the Cui clan was ordered to die. ”

Princess Yichang rarely saw such a warm and affectionate attitude in her father, her eyes were hot, tears flowed, she shook her head, and said with a hint of sobbing: "Erchen has never complained about his father. Mother ...... The mother concubine has never fulfilled her responsibilities as a mother. Erchen understands that everything about Erchen benefits from his father. It's just that Duanmin is different, she is still young, and she is still pinning her hopes on that poor mother-daughter relationship. Duan Min is just too stupid......"

Princess Yichang now hates her mother. She knew since she was a child how cold-blooded and crazy her mother was, and her eager heart had long been cold in the injuries of her mother again and again.

Princess Yichang has never forgotten that her mother let her soak in cold water in the winter in order to compete for favor in front of her father, just because her father would come to visit her after she was sick. But Princess Yichang never told her sister about these pasts, because she didn't want her sister to see the worst side of human nature. Unexpectedly, her well-intentioned concealment would harm her sister!

Princess Yichang's heart is like a knife.