As soon as the mother of the five princesses said this, everyone looked at the five princes in surprise.

Zhou Jingrong was also surprised, she was not surprised by the Fifth Princess, but she didn't expect the mother of the Fifth Princesses to know about it, and she thought that the Fifth Princesses had already told her family.

However, maybe this is the acting skills of the mother of the five princesses? That's pretty good.

Pei Deyin also breathed a sigh of relief, she listened to the terrible cry of the fifth princess, and thought that something had happened to her.

Zhou Jingrong didn't have time to pay attention to the reaction of the five princes, and hurriedly appeased Pei Deyin, afraid that she would be frightened and have a tire.

The five princes over there were slightly stunned, but they didn't expect the imperial doctor to find out that the five princesses had drunk the elixir, so he pretended to be surprised and said, "What? Hui'er was given a neuter? How so? I didn't do this, so there must be some misunderstanding in it! ”

The mother of the fifth princess laughed angrily and asked in a cold voice, "What is the misunderstanding?" The doctor has already checked it, but there is a problem with the prescription you gave her to condition her body, what are you still arguing about? Since Hui'er married you, she has been self-denying and working hard to keep her family, and she has always felt guilty for not being able to give you children, but it turns out that all this is your conspiracy! How can you do this to her? You're so ruthless! ”

The five princes had to defend again, and the brother of the five princesses was already furious, regardless of his status, and punched the five princes in the face.

The fifth prince staggered back a few steps and almost fell, he covered his face and shouted angrily: "You dare to do something to this palace? If you commit the following crimes, this palace will cut off your head! ”

The brother of the fifth princess was a fierce person, and he didn't care about the threat of the fifth prince at all, and scolded: "Cut off your mother's head!" If you dare to hurt my sister, give her a childless drug, and make her bear the infamy, all the men in the world are ashamed of you, and I can't be too much to beat you to death! ”

He had to do it again, but he was stopped by the guards and his father, although he couldn't beat the five princes anymore to vent his anger, but he was still scolding.

The fifth prince was furious, but he couldn't scold him with his identity, so he shook his sleeves fiercely with a blue face, and threw out a sentence stiffly: "If you want to add to the crime, there is no excuse!" ”

Although all the ministers were persuading, their eyes when they looked at the five princes again were a touch of strangeness.

After all, the Five Princes and the Five Princesses have always shown affection, and it stands to reason that he should not treat his wife like this.

Therefore, why did the five princes give the five princesses a child-saving medicine, the deep meaning of this is very intriguing.

After a short time, the emperor rushed to hear the news, and as soon as he saw the fifth prince, he threw a cup on his head and angrily reprimanded: "Rebel! ”

The fifth prince knelt on the ground and was honestly scolded, still defending himself: "Father, Hui'er has an accident, and the sons are also very sad. But this matter really has nothing to do with the sons, and I ask my father to investigate and give the sons justice! ”

At this time, Fu Yunshen and Dali Siqing entered together, knelt down and said: "Your Majesty, the minister has something to do." ”

The Emperor calmed down a little and nodded at the two.

Dali Siqing opened his mouth and said: "Your Majesty, the father of Cheng Fei, the former official of Honglu Temple, and the age of Cheng Cheng of Yanping County, arrived in Beijing today under the summons of Dali Temple because of Cheng Fei's suspected treason. The minister originally wanted to wait for the queen's birthday banquet to be arraigned again, and the heavens listened. Unexpectedly, when the minister saw the letter from the five princesses exposing the assassination of the five princes, the content of which coincided with what Cheng Fei said. The minister then urgently interrogated Cheng Zhiling and Cheng Fei's father and son, just now, Cheng Zhiling confessed some things, which can be used as a witness for the five princesses to report the assassination of the five princes! ”

Dali Siqing's words were sonorous and powerful, and they echoed in the quiet hall.

The officials were surprised, with the righteous killing of the five princes and concubines, and the human and physical evidence, it seems that the assassination was really committed by the five princes, and Concubine Ling, who was beaten into the cold palace, was just to take the blame for her son.

I didn't expect the five princes to dare to do such a rebellious thing, and dare to kill the king and kill his father!

The emperor's eyes were cold, and his eyes were already filled with murderous intent when he looked at the five princes.

The fifth prince suddenly felt a chill surging through his neck, and the two trembled, and shouted loudly: "Father, the son is wronged!" They are the ones who want to hurt me, they are the ones who have joined forces to frame me! Yes, it's the prince, it must be the prince! It was the prince who instructed them to frame me, and it was the prince who wanted to harm me! ”

The five princes did not hesitate to say anything, and they actually involved the crown prince, who had always stayed out of the matter.

The crown prince looked at the emperor with an innocent face: "Father, the emperor ......"

The emperor stretched out his hand to stop the crown prince, signaling that he didn't need to say more, and said coldly: "Xuancheng's age!" ”

Seeing that the emperor was determined to find out about this matter, the hearts of the five princes suddenly fell to the bottom.

Ling Xie's heart also sank, and he held the table tightly, and the green tendons on the back of his hand burst out.

He never imagined that things would suddenly develop to this point.

First, the five princesses went crazy inexplicably, and their real names exposed and reported the assassination of the five princes; Cheng Zhiling entered Beijing again, and he had to make a witness for the five princesses.

Everyone, everything, was out of his control and caught him off guard. He was defenseless, and he didn't know what he was going to face next.

Cheng Zhiling was soon brought to the palace.

This is the first time Zhou Jingrong has seen Cheng Zhiling, he is in the prime of life, and he should be high-spirited when he worships the official Sanpin. But at this time, his face was full of vicissitudes, and he looked tired, which couldn't help but be embarrassing.

Cheng Zhiling entered the hall, knelt on the ground and bowed, first confessed his guilt, and then said carefully: "Your Majesty, the ministers deserve death!" The minister had been appreciated and promoted by Ling Shoufu, and he was grateful to him, so he was summoned to come. In November last year, Ling Shoufu sent a letter to his ministers, asking them to help him find some people in the rivers and lakes who were strong in martial arts and had hidden whereabouts, and gave them to the five princes as guards. The minister didn't think much about it, so he found some people to send them to the capital according to what he said. Soon after, the minister heard that the emperor had been assassinated on the way to the palace, and the killer was an uncertain person.

The minister was terrified, suspecting that the assassination was done by Ling Shoufu and the five princes through the hands of the ministers. But Ling Shoufu took this as a threat, saying that the minister had already boarded a thief ship with them, and once the slightest rumor leaked, it would be a big crime to be beheaded! The minister was confused for a while, so he concealed the matter. But Ling Shoufu was still not at ease, and transferred the dog to Beijing as a hostage.

The dog is a piece of filial piety, and in order to save the life of the minister, he was threatened by Ling Shoufu and the five princes, and did the matter of replacing the envoy comics. Please ask the emperor to spare the dog's life if he is filial to the sky and has not caused any serious consequences! All the guilt is willing to be borne by the minister! ”

Zhou Jingrong listened to Cheng Zhiling's words, and felt emotion in her heart.

Cheng Fei regarded everyone in the Cheng family, including his father, as an enemy. Unexpectedly, in the end, it was his father who took all the blame for saving him.

Fu Yunshen added: "Your Majesty, the assassination that day was the mastermind of the five princes, and the Ling family was an accomplice, and it has nothing to do with the guards that Lord Cheng was looking for for the five princes. Ling Xie and the Five Princes just took advantage of this matter to pinch Lord Cheng and threatened Cheng Fei to do things for them. ”

In fact, Cheng Zhiling is not as innocent as he said, and he doesn't know anything about what Ling Xie did. He is Ling Xie's henchman, and he has done more than this for Ling Xie.

However, Cheng Zhiling is a very powerful witness, and he also has other incriminating evidence of Ling Xie in his hands. Since he is willing to fight against the water, Fu Yunshen is also willing to respond to his request and save the lives of Cheng Fei and his family.

Faced with Fu Yunshen's accusations, the fifth prince was shocked, staggered forward a few steps, and shouted in horror: "Father, the son-in-law doesn't know anything, the son-in-law is wronged!" ”

The emperor was silent, but in his heart he had already condemned the five princes.

First there is Cheng Fei's evidence, then there is the righteous killing of the five princesses, and then there is the evidence of Cheng Zhiling, the five princes instructed Cheng Fei to secretly change Zhou Jingrong's comics, so as to frame Zhou Jingrong and Fu Yunshen's sin It is impossible to escape.

As for the assassination, whether it was the idea of the five princes or the Ling family, whether their purpose was to marry the prince or to save the Sacred Heart, the mother and son complemented each other, and no one could get rid of it.

And the fact that the fifth prince gave the five princesses a medicine can also see his ambition, which is enough to arouse the emperor's suspicion and defense.

The emperor was no longer angry, only his eyes were full of slaughter, and the kind of eyes that seemed to look at a dead man made the five princes' hearts sink and their bodies were cold.

Ling Xie also lifted his robe and knelt on the ground, refusing to admit his guilt, but his expression and attitude were much calmer than those of the fifth prince: "Your Majesty, the assassination has been investigated clearly beforehand, but the sister was confused for a while, and the minister didn't know about it. The emperor was magnanimous, and he did not blame the ministers for not being strict, and the ministers felt five guilty. The minister is willing to take responsibility for this matter and accept any punishment without complaint. But Cheng Zhiling's words are all false, and they are infinitely false, but the minister cannot admit his guilt. ”

The emperor's face was cloudy, and his cold and majestic gaze turned to Cheng Zhiling again.

Cheng Zhiling bowed his head again and said: "Your Majesty, the minister has evidence." ”

The evidence presented by Cheng Zhiling was not only the correspondence with Ling Xie, but also an account book.

Cheng Zhiling explained: "Your Majesty, this account book records the courtesy exchanges between the minister and Ling Shoufu, as well as the details of the minister's expenses for Ling Shoufu. ”

Ling Xie's face remained unchanged, and he still flatly denied it: "Your Majesty, handwriting can be imitated, letters and ledgers can be forged, and ministers can die Mingzhi, but they will never admit their guilt." ”

Ling Xie's calm and calm attitude made the emperor mutter in his heart again, and he didn't know who to believe for a while.

Ling Xie was an important minister in the court, the head of a hundred officials, and he couldn't be convicted easily, so the emperor threw this problem back to Dali Temple.

"I believe in your loyalty. However, since someone has testified, in order to prove his innocence, he also asks Shoufu to cooperate with all the investigations of Dali Temple and not conceal it. ”

Ling Xie was silent for a moment, and together with Dali Siqing and Fu Yunshen, he received the order of thanks.

The emperor glanced at the five princes again, a touch of pain flashed in his eyes, and he said coldly: "The fifth prince Pei Yu, forming a party for personal gain, ignoring the interests of abandoning the country for his own selfish desires, and intending to assassinate and rebel, he is not worthy of the name of the prince, he is degraded to the common people, and he will never return!" ”

The five princes suddenly pierced their hearts like ten thousand arrows, and sat on the ground with their faces like white paper.