Yuwen Cheng was just "invited" to Zhaoyang Palace, and coincidentally, Ling Fengchen also came back to restore his life.

Yu Wencheng was quite annoyed and stopped Ling Fengchen's way, and said in an unkind manner: "Ling Commander's actions are neat, I don't know what good things you led people to search for in this palace?" ”

For the Ling family, who was born in the first general of the Tianxi Dynasty, and Ling Fengchen, who was in the heart of the emperor, Yu Wencheng once had the heart to win over, but unfortunately the rejection made him lose face. Since then, he has no good impression of Ling Fengchen.

Ling Fengchen, who was quite angry, was not interested in the eldest son of the emperor who was greedy for money and lust in front of him, so he disdainfully said: "The lower official has the emperor's order, please give way to His Royal Highness." ”

Yu Wencheng is not afraid of what Ling Fengchen will find out with others, as a prince, as long as he can't find anything disrespectful in the mansion, no matter how extravagant he is, he will not be dealt with seriously. After all, the face of the prince also represents the majesty of the royal family, and in the past, at most he was verbally reprimanded by the emperor.

Thinking of this, Yuwen Cheng snorted coldly and strode into Zhaoyang Palace.

If Yu Wencheng, who was full of disdain, saw Concubine Lin who was kneeling and hiding her face and crying, she would inevitably feel a tense in her heart, and an ominous premonition struck again. When he touched Yuwen Hao's cloudy face on the high seat, as well as the grief and indignation that could not be concealed at the corners of Tong's eyes, Yuwen Cheng hesitated for a moment before asking for peace: "Erchen has seen his father, the queen mother. ”

Although Yu Wencheng is a concubine, according to the rules of the heavenly family, he must honestly call Tong his mother, and the queen is the mother of all princes and princesses.

The emperor's pair of dragon eyes were extremely gloomy, and he was obviously looking at him coldly, but his words were instructing Ling Fengchen, and his tone was majestic and fierce: "Ling Qing, the dirty things you copied today should be confiscated, and as for those concubines who were sacrificed, all of them were sold as slaves and sent out of Beijing." ”

Ling Fengchen respectfully responded.

"Father, this ......" Before Yu Wencheng's words fell, he had already received a loud slap, and the whole person was knocked to the ground. The skin and flesh that was usually well maintained suddenly had five more finger prints, which was shocking, which showed the ruthlessness of the emperor.

Seeing this, all the palace people standing in the hall hurriedly knelt on the ground, silent.

treats all the princes, Yuwen Haotian is an out-and-out strict father, and he teaches them very harshly. However, he seldom reprimanded adult princes in public, especially his eldest son. Fang Cai's slap went down, although he was relieved, but in the end, he also slapped the face of the royal family.

Yu Wencheng secretly screamed badly, knowing in his heart that if it weren't for Long Yan's anger, he would never have been slapped in public. It's becoming more and more certain that today's things are not easy! Ling Fengchen only entered the hall a few steps faster than him just now, and he couldn't provoke a big storm in a short period of time. Besides, it is reasonable for him to seek some personal gain from the appointment and dismissal of officials, or to deliberately promote a few cronies. The emperor has always turned a blind eye, as long as there is no mistake on the surface, and the anger like today can only be because of Yu Wenye's poisoning. Then I felt that this matter was extremely hidden, and it should not be suspected so quickly.

Before Yu Wencheng opened his mouth again, he heard the voice of his biological mother Concubine Lin trembling in his ears: "Please forgive your majesty, the concubine is to blame for all mistakes!" He didn't know about Cheng Er, and begged His Majesty not to implicate him, it was not a pity for the concubine to die! After saying that, he kowtowed continuously.

The sound of hitting the ground again and again made people shudder, and soon Concubine Lin was bloodied on her forehead.

Until he was interrupted by the emperor's words: "How can you, a woman in the deep palace, easily put your hand into the East Palace, and now your mother and son are still fools!" ”

Concubine Lin was extremely frightened, so she had to continue to kowtow and ask for guilt: "Your Majesty, the concubine is wrong, and the concubine is guilty." ”

Yuwen Haotian didn't want to look at her again at all, the corners of his mouth twitched angrily, and a dark flame of anger ignited in his eyes: "You taught such a good son, you really don't regret dying!" ”

If it weren't for the identity of the Son of Heaven, he really wanted to kick Concubine Lin in front of him, lest she behave here. When the Son of Heaven dislikes a person, no matter what he says or does, it will only provoke him to be angry.

"Father, the mother has served you for many years, please be sympathetic to the mother and concubine's love for her son, and if there is anything wrong with her words and deeds, I hope my father will forgive me." Yuwen Cheng answered the conversation uneasily, although it sounded like he was pleading for Concubine Lin, but in fact, he quietly blamed the fault on his mother.

Such a selfish son, Concubine Lin raised him for nothing! A sneering smile crossed Tong's lips, and he said slowly: "The prince was murdered and poisoned by the broken heart grass, and His Majesty sent someone to search for dirty things in Concubine Lin's Qixia Palace, and the stolen goods were all undeniable. It's just that before you came, your mother didn't admit it, but now that I see you, I should be 1510, is there nothing strange about this? ”

Yu Wencheng jumped out of the corner of his eyes when he heard this, he didn't dare to say more at the moment, and regretted it in his heart. He should have disposed of the rest of the Broken Heart Grass a long time ago! Originally, considering that the broken heart grass was not easy to obtain, he pondered that it might be useful again in the future, so he secretly ordered his henchmen to lock the remaining half of the box and bury it in the back garden of the palace, marked with a mark that only a few people knew. Could it be that someone under his command betrayed him? Also, no matter what, this half box of heartbroken grass shouldn't appear in Concubine Lin's bedroom! Yu Wencheng was in a complicated mood at the moment, angry and anxious, and he didn't know how to justify it.

"Father, the minister doesn't know about this! His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and his sons are siblings, how could his sons murder the prince? Fortunately, when he told a lie, Yuwencheng's face was not red and his heart was not beating.

"Shut up!" Yuwen Haotian glared at him impatiently, and the indifference in his eyes made people shiver in his back.

After a few incense sticks, Gao Zhan quickly talked back and forth, but he also brought a cook from the East Palace.

"Your Majesty, the slave was ordered to search the East Palace, and only found a bottle of juice extracted from the broken heart grass in this cook's room, and the dirt was here, so the slave took charge and brought the person here." After speaking, Gao Zhan glanced at it, and the cook who was brought did not dare to play tricks in front of the emperor and deny it, maybe he wanted to make meritorious contributions, or maybe he confessed because he knew that he couldn't deny it.

"Grass man Liu Ping to meet Your Majesty and the queen." This cook was about forty years old, not tall, slightly chubby, and very small in his eyes.

Hearing the name Liu Ping, Tong Shi frowned, his eyebrows moved, and he subconsciously recalled: "This palace remembers that Liu Shilang of the Ministry of Industry recommended you to the East Palace half a year ago, and I heard that the dishes you made are quite suitable for the prince's taste, and I ordered you to be in charge of the small kitchen of the East Palace in just over a month." Is there a mistake in this palace? ”

"Niangniang has an excellent memory, and she is a grass people." Liu Ping showed a touch of disbelief, obviously very surprised. He was a small cook, and he was actually known to the queen.

In fact, Yu Wenye, who is pampered and pampered, has been very picky about food since he was a child, and he is willing to reluctantly eat it only if he has all the color, flavor, and taste. Therefore, when he praised Liu Ping's cooking skills in front of Tong Shi many times, she naturally paid attention.

"The prince's appreciation of your cooking skills is a blessing that you have cultivated for several lifetimes, and you dare to secretly poison and murder the prince, your heart can be punished! Tell me, who is behind the scenes that instructs you to do such audacity and complicity? "The Tong clan has been in charge of the phoenix seal in the middle palace for many years, and the breathtaking power makes people fearful.

Liu Ping trembled in fright, the fat on his face trembled, and he expounded the facts while kowtowing: "The grass people know that they deserve death, but the grass people dare not deliberately murder His Royal Highness the Prince, it was Liu Shilang who ordered the grass people to mix the contents of this bottle into His Highness's diet." Liu Shilang is the cousin of the grass people, he is a high power and insists on persecuting the grass people, and the grass people dare not disobey! As for the contents of this bottle, the grass people really don't know that it is poison! Murdering the prince to punish the nine clans, although the grass people are ignorant, they also know this truth, the grass people are ignorant, please let Your Majesty and Niangniang spare their lives......"

Liu Ping told the truth in every word, and he quietly asked once about the things in the bottle, but unfortunately he was perfunctory by Liu Shilang. Although he was suspicious, he secretly asked a private doctor one or two, but where did the ordinary doctor know about the heart-breaking herb poison, so he didn't ask. And Liu Ping saw that the prince had eaten for many days without any major problems, so he gradually relaxed.

"Father, it's better to summon Liu Shilang to confront him face to face, and return the innocence of his sons and concubines!" Yu Wencheng knew that the emperor would doubt himself somewhat, after all, once the crown prince died, the biggest beneficiary must be him! But in the face of Liu Ping, he was not afraid. As the eldest son of the emperor, he would not come forward in person for this kind of thing, but Liu Shilang was willing to show favor and arrange it for him, so he naturally smiled happily. Except for the Heartbreaker Grass, which he painstakingly sent someone to get from Qiandi, he didn't worry too much about anything else.

It is said that the Liu family is Concubine Xian's mother's family, and this Liu Shilang Liu Jinzhong is Concubine Xian's father. The Liu family is really inconspicuous in the capital full of noble and wealthy families, if it were not for the favor of the virtuous concubine, the emperor intended to support the Liu family and let Liu Jinzhong be a squire of the Ministry of Works to support the façade, and the Liu family was not even a third-rate official eunuch in the capital. Yuwen Cheng knew that in order to take care of the virtuous concubines in the palace, and the emperor was also for the sake of his benevolent and righteous name, he would definitely not kill the Liu family.

Although Liu Jinzhong will definitely die, there is still a family behind him, even in order to protect the family, he does not dare to confess Yuwencheng! On the contrary, Liu Jinzhong will inevitably be willing to confess his guilt for Yu Wencheng. Moreover, although Liu Jinzhong is a henchman on Yu Wencheng's side, he usually knows how to avoid suspicion and hide people's eyes, and others don't know the depth of the water in their secrets. Concubine Xian is young, and she may not have children in the future, and the emperor is suspicious, and it is not known that the Liu family has a mind that should not be born and murders the prince.

Yuwen Haotian didn't think about it, and immediately opened Chrysostom: "Gao Zhan, immediately summon Liu Jinzhong to come to the audience." ”

Ling Fengchen realized that he should have avoided it a long time ago, so he couldn't get out, and now he had to take the opportunity to say: "Your Majesty, the minister will retire first." ”

Yuwen Haotian looked at Ling Fengchen, who was young but knew how to advance and retreat, and couldn't help but slow down his expression slightly, but he touched on another thing in his heart. Not long ago, Bai Zhanyi sent someone to send a compromise, bluntly saying that Ling Fengchen, the son of the Ling family, was his son-in-law, and sincerely hoped that the emperor would be fulfilled. Jiangmen is willing to match Jiangmen, although Bai Zhanyi has been fighting in Mobei for many years, his mind is worried about the capital, knowing that the emperor has the intention to leave Bai Muguan in the capital to contain him, but he opened his mouth to choose a son-in-law.

He could see that the prince liked Bai Muguan, otherwise he might as well decree the beauty of adults. Thinking of the prince who was highly poisonous and didn't know if he could survive this catastrophe, Yuwen Haotian hated the faces of Concubine Lin and others more and more.

On the other side, today's prince vomited blood and fainted in the court, Liu Jinzhong was already in a panic, and when he heard about the summons, he hurriedly forcibly calmed down his emotions, and rushed to Zhaoyang Palace in a panic to face the saint.

When he opened his eyes and saw Liu Ping, who had been kowtowing and begging for mercy, and Lin Guifei's mother and son, who had been kneeling for a long time, Liu Jinzhong understood that he was afraid that he would not be able to escape today.

"Liu Jinzhong, I ask you, you first deliberately recommended the cook to infiltrate the East Palace, and then ordered this person to poison the prince's rice, what crime should you be guilty of?" Yuwen Haotian had a straight face, and when he was so solemn that he was so solemn that the people below did not dare to look up.

Liu Jinzhong and Yu Wencheng secretly exchanged a look, and before they could think about it, they decided to confess: "Your Majesty, minister...... The minister was confused...... I beg Your Majesty to spare the minister's family for the sake of the face of the virtuous concubine in the palace! ”

Yuwen Haotian and Tong Shi snorted coldly at the same time, this Liu Jinzhong will really be loyal, but he will only be loyal to Yuwen Cheng.

No matter how Liu Jinzhong confesses today, Concubine Lin's mother and son will not be able to escape. Thinking of this, Tong's lips hooked up a touch of coldness: "Come on, go and report a message to Concubine Xian, so that she can know what good things her father has done." ”

The female official behind her hurriedly received the order.

Hearing this, Yuwen Haotian frowned without leaving a trace: "I don't want to see Concubine Xian, so she doesn't need to come over to intercede, if she dares to say more than half a word, she will be grounded directly." ”

Pin'er answered again.

Yu Wencheng was also busy at the moment and began to kowtow: "Father, the son really doesn't know, the father must believe the son!" Erchen has never coveted the position of the prince, and Erchen does not dare to kill his brother! ”

Falsehoods are said like the truth, and there is obviously a need for level, and Yu Wencheng has mastered this aspect.

Concubine Lin didn't care so much, crawled all the way to Yuwen Haotian's feet, stretched out her hand to grab his dragon robe, and cried breathlessly: "Your Majesty, it was the concubine who colluded with Liu Shilang, it was the concubine who couldn't tolerate the prince in her eyes, and Cheng'er was innocent...... Cheng Er is your eldest son, so he should inherit the throne! ”

Raising his eyes to see the indifference and indifference in Yuwen Haotian's eyes, it was only then that Yuwen Cheng shattered the last trace of illusion in his heart. Yuwen Haotian couldn't let go of their mother and son easily, even if Liu Jinzhong had the heart to confess, just by finding the box of heartbroken grass in Qixia Palace, Concubine Lin couldn't run away. It is absolutely impossible for Liu Jinzhong to say at this time that it is the virtuous concubine who is marrying the concubine Lin, and he will not be so selfless as to compensate his favored daughter!

After being silent for a long time, everyone present heard Yuwen Haotian's sentence by word: "Liu Jinzhong, the waiter of the Ministry of Works, instructed someone to poison and murder the prince, and the crime of great rebellion is unforgivable, and he will be beheaded immediately to show the public." All the women of the Liu family who have reached the age of 14 are sold into slavery, and the adult men are sent to the frontier to serve in the army. ”

Liu Jinzhong's face was sad, and he was quite calm: "The criminal minister obeys the order and is grateful." ”

Not connecting the nine clans and not involving the virtuous concubine is already the best result.

When the emperor opened his mouth to say the first sentence, Tong's expression changed, although the emperor had great doubts in his heart and even believed that it was Yu Wencheng's instructions, but he still would not completely execute the emperor's eldest son. The eldest son of the emperor is extraordinary, once there is a rumor that the eldest son of the emperor killed his own brother, the first person to lose face is the emperor Yuwen Haotian himself! Brothers kill each other in order to seize the heir, which is the most taboo thing that happens in all dynasties.

"Liu Ping poisoned the prince and gave him death." Yuwen Haotian paused and said, "You didn't know in advance, and I left your family alive." ”

Knowing that he was powerless to return to the sky, Liu Ping hated and regretted it in his heart, and he could only say one sentence at this moment: "The grass people thank Your Majesty!" ”

Although the Tong family was dissatisfied, his face did not show anything, but he said with a slight red eye: "Your Majesty, Concubine Lin is vicious, and the harem resolutely cannot keep such a person." ”

Yuwen Haotian knew that the execution of Yuwencheng on the face was tantamount to indirectly acquiescing in Liu Jinzhong's guilt, and it was inevitable that he couldn't stand the queen's mother and son, so he changed his mind at the beginning and asked Concubine Lin to change the way of death, and indifferently spit out two words: "Strangling." ”

When he heard the word strangulation, Yu Wencheng's tears almost gushed out, he clenched his silver teeth, looked at his biological mother who was about to die for him, and couldn't help but shout astringently: "Mother!" ”

There are also three words "I'm sorry", which he can't say and doesn't dare to say.

Needless to say, the colorless Concubine Lin had tears like rain, completely blurring her vision. Looking at her son at this time, her gaze was very complicated, if she could still say a few more words to her son in private, she must tell him not to act recklessly in the future, and even not to be disobedient to the prince again. It's a pity that I don't have a chance in this life.

Soon, Concubine Lin, Liu Jinzhong, and Liu Ping were all dragged down by the guards, and the holy decree would be announced to the world in a short time.

At this point, there is only one person left to deal with.

"Gao Zhan, you send the eldest prince back to the house, and from now on, you will not be allowed to take half a step unless you have an edict!" After that, Yuwen Haotian walked away angrily.