Looking at the letter in his hand, Emperor Southern Wei's face was gloomy.

Gu Yizhen, the secretary of the Criminal Department, said: "Your Majesty, this is the latest clue discovered by the minister, the imperial physician Zhang Yaoshun accepted a bribe of 10,000 taels of silver and stored it in the concubine, although the imperial physician Zhang has died, but the words of the concubine Li can be used as evidence, and the minister has found out that it is true." It's just that...... This person who bribed Imperial Doctor Zhang ......"

Speaking of this, Gu Yizhen also hesitated, not knowing whether to say it or not.

Although there is no direct evidence to prove who the person who bought Zhang Yaoshun is, Gu Yizhen has experienced so much, and has been investigating the case for decades, how can a pair of fiery eyes not see through? Although 10,000 taels of silver is a lot, it can make Taiyi Zhang, the holy hand of the Tai Hospital, risk killing his head to do this kind of thing, and the identity of the person behind it should definitely not be underestimated.

If you want to know who is the mastermind behind this, you just need to look at who benefits in the result, and it is basically clear.

Now that the princess of Chu has fled, her whereabouts are unknown, and His Royal Highness the crown prince is under house arrest in the palace, and it is useless for the queen to intercede. The Wuyang Mansion directly died a son, and the county lord of Qinghe was about to become the crown princess, but the matter was only afraid of hanging.

Only the second prince can see him from beginning to end, but he was not implicated, and he didn't even have anything to do with this case. is so clean, can it really prove that the second prince has nothing to do with this matter?

On the surface, this is indeed the case, but Gu Yizhen does not dare to imagine the facts.

If His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was implicated because of this matter, poisoned the prince of the royal palace, killed so many royal guards in order to conceal the evidence of the crime, and even killed many innocent people by mistake, such a big crime, let alone being stripped of the crown prince, it would be difficult to even save his life!

Then the next one to ascend the throne can only be the second prince!

The more I thought about it, the more terrifying I felt, the more frightened I felt, obviously the name had already reached my lips, but Gu Yizhen just couldn't say it. The implication was too great, and he didn't dare to talk nonsense at all.

Emperor Nanwei was silent, his hand holding the letter tighter and tighter, and finally crumpled the paper into a ball.

His face became more and more ugly, and he couldn't vent the anger in his heart, he didn't understand Gu Yizhen's words, it was because he understood and understood, so Emperor Southern Wei became more and more silent.

How to choose the two sons you value the most?

Although the evidence proves that everything was done by the boss Lin Yixuan, there is no reason for serious analysis. Why did the boss kill Zhao Shizi, was it just to make Princess Chu angry? How could a person as smart as the boss do such a thing for a woman?

Even if he wants to take revenge on Zhao Shizi, according to the boss's thoughts, he will definitely not do it so obviously, Emperor Southern Wei is convinced.

If it wasn't done by the boss, it could only be done by the second Lin Xiaochen, this kind of open and secret struggle between brothers, Emperor Southern Wei himself experienced it back then. Every prince, before he ascends the throne, can accept that he killed his father, but he can't accept himself as the emperor, and his son can do the same.

Emperor Southern Wei only hoped that the two sons would love each other, support each other, and develop the Southern Wei Dynasty stronger and stronger. But how did he not know what the second child had done? In the previous Four Nations Congress, the second child had secretly attacked the boss, so that the boss almost died in Xichu, and he didn't know about it.

He endured it, and knocked on the side to beat the second child, so that he understood his identity, and the position of the prince was the boss.

But the second child agreed on the surface, but as soon as he turned around, he made this kind of thing again, and this time he was implicated in many things, even the son of the prince was killed, did he still have to tolerate the adulterer? Do you want to continue to tolerate it for the sake of his own son?

If he asks it, I'm afraid that the second child won't admit it, right?

With a deep sigh, Emperor Southern Wei was like ten years old, and his whole person was listless.

"Your Majesty is unwell?" Gu Yizhen was waiting for Emperor Southern Wei to make a decision, and when he saw His Majesty like this, he knew that he was also embarrassed.

Emperor Nanwei raised his forehead and said after a long time: "Okay, this case is temporarily suspended, and I will talk about it when I think about it." Gu Aiqing, I'm a little tired, you let the people below continue to look for the whereabouts of Princess Chu, but don't say anything more, everything is as usual. ”

Gu Yizhen said respectfully: "Yes, Your Majesty." ”

Slowly returned to the warm pavilion, and after Emperor Nanwei sat down for a while, Empress Xiao came again.

As soon as he saw Empress Xiao's expression, Emperor Nanwei knew what she was going to say, before he was impatient with Empress Xiao's motherly heart, but now he has also tasted it, and he is in a dilemma, and he feels a headache.

"I've seen Your Majesty." Empress Xiao bowed with countless sorrows in her eyes.

"Don't use these false courtesies, Queen, come and sit here." Emperor Nanwei's face was lonely, and he didn't even smile when he was infinitely entangled. What he always thought about was that his two sons were competing for the throne and did not hesitate to frame each other, but he couldn't make a decision. Even if it's solved this time, what about after that?

Empress Xiao sat down, but after a while, she began to cry again.

"Your Majesty, last night the concubine dreamed again, and dreamed that the prince was imprisoned in the palace and was killed by assassins, he was covered in blood, and the concubine woke up at once. Your Majesty, the concubine begs you, can you let the concubine go to see the prince? Queen Xiao cried as she spoke, a mother's heart, tears rippling.

If it was before, Emperor Southern Wei would only think that Empress Xiao's loving mother was a loser, but now, knowing that the crown prince may have been wronged, and the person who did it was still his second son, as long as he wanted to find out about this case, he had to deal with one.

Could it be that Queen Xiao couldn't stand the fact that she had just released the eldest and the second was disposed of again?

The palms and backs of his hands were full of meat, and the Southern Wei Emperor finally tasted the embarrassment and pain of the emperor as a father. How exactly do you decide?

"Your Majesty, what kind of character has Yixuan had since he was a child, has Your Majesty forgotten? He would never do that kind of thing, please let Your Majesty know, okay if you let Yixuan go? Even if he wants to investigate the case, he will put the prince under house arrest without real evidence, and it will damage his reputation if it is rumored to be true, if it is verified that it was really the prince who did it, then it will be fine, but if it was not done by the prince, wouldn't he have wronged him? How can he compensate for his clarity? ”

In order to rescue Lin Yixuan, Empress Xiao was out of the way, even if she was punished by Emperor Southern Wei, she couldn't take care of it.

With a long sigh, Emperor Nanwei said: "I know in my heart, so the queen doesn't have to worry about it." I still have something to deal with, so the queen will step back first. ”

Seeing that Emperor Southern Wei seemed indifferent, and didn't listen to her much, Empress Xiao knelt down directly: "Your Majesty! ”

"Empress, ...... are you" Emperor Nanwei didn't expect the empress to be like this, and was a little displeased: "Hurry up, as a queen, how can you kneel at will?" If it is seen, will it not attract gossip? ”

Empress Xiao insisted on this: "No, Your Majesty, for the sake of Yixuan, what about the concubine kneeling once?" The concubine is willing to use her life as a guarantee, Yixuan is innocent, if His Majesty does not let Yixuan come out, the concubine will not be able to kneel for a long time. ”

"Nonsense, don't get up yet."

Emperor Nanwei went directly to pull Empress Xiao to get up, but she was usually supple and dignified, but she didn't get up at all, as if she was on the ground, but her eyes looked at him blankly: "Your Majesty, can't the concubine beg you?" As long as Yixuan is released, His Majesty can investigate as much as he wants, and the concubines only ask for this. ”

was originally irritable, but being forced by Empress Xiao like this, Emperor Southern Wei was also angry, and said directly: "Okay, I ask you, since the queen is willing to be a guarantee, what if it is found out that it is really the prince's doing?" ”

"No, it can't be, Yixuan won't ......"

"What if!"

Listening to Emperor Nanwei's gloomy words and expressionless face, Empress Xiao said without hesitation: "Since the concubine gives Yixuan as a guarantor, the concubine believes in her son, if Yixuan really does this kind of dehumanizing, vicious and cruel thing, it proves that I, the queen mother, did not raise him well." The concubine is willing to accept any punishment from His Majesty, and she will kill or chop her, without complaint. ”

With a cold smile, Emperor Nanwei said: "Then what if it is found out that the second child actually did it?" What about you? ”

"What, Xiao Chen?"

I didn't expect Emperor Southern Wei to turn so fast, and Empress Xiao was stunned on the spot.

Even though she is a woman and has never participated in court politics, as a queen, how could she not understand the overtones in the words of Emperor Nanwei? Lin Xiaochen, her second son...... How can it be? She absolutely didn't believe that Emperor Southern Wei casually talked about Lin Xiaochen.

There is only one possibility, Emperor Southern Wei has already found out about this case, it was not the crown prince Lin Yixuan, but the second prince Lin Xiaochen!

Everything is understood.

Empress Xiao was cold, her previous toughness and decisiveness melted like ice and snow, and her body sat on the ground softly. With such a strong blow, she couldn't believe it at all, Lin Xiaochen, the second son she also valued, how could he do it?

"Your Majesty, are you...... Got it wrong......"

Empress Xiao forced a few words out from between her teeth, her fists clenched, and her whole body stiffened.

Emperor Nanwei didn't want to hurt her, but there were some things that couldn't be said and some things that had to be solved: "I also like to make mistakes, but some things can be done if you don't want to?" Queen, I'm also embarrassed, do you understand? ”

"Really...... Is it really Xiao Chen? Emperor Nanwei's words couldn't be clearer, Empress Xiao was like five thunderbolts, her expression was sluggish, "Impossible, no, how could it be Xiao Chen, Yixuan is his eldest brother, how could he harm his eldest brother, how could it be!" ”

"What's impossible about this, the heavenly family is ruthless, has the queen forgotten?"

Emperor Southern Wei said sharply: "The queen still remembers, when you were the third princess, what did I do? How did I ascend to this throne, and how much did you pay to get to where you are today? ”

Like a basin of ice water poured on, Queen Xiao suddenly remembered.

Yes, didn't she and Your Majesty rise to the throne like this back then? Why was she so ruthless at the beginning, but now she can't accept it? Yes, because it was her two sons who killed each other, and she, as a mother, did not want to see any harm among them, but the truth was not something she could control at all.

"Could it be that Your Majesty wants to deal with Xiao Chen?" Empress Xiao couldn't bear it anymore, and tears rolled down.

"I haven't thought about it yet, but this kind of thing, the queen knows it, don't think about it, because it's useless to think about it." Emperor Nanwei said coldly: "I have said enough today, the queen should go back, don't leave the palace in the next few days." ”

Seeing Empress Xiao leave in despair, Emperor Nanwei's heart was like a snake.