Above the court, hundreds of civil and military officials gathered together to discuss the second edict and the death of the concubine. The wind wrapped in the summer heat blew the fragrance of the hibiscus in the lotus pond into the temple, but the fragrance of the hibiscus went to the ice tent, but it was suddenly blocked by the smell of ambergris.

The woman sitting behind the curtain is the empress dowager of the current Dajing Dynasty.

She never spoke, but she was everywhere.

"The prince has always followed the rules, how could he do such a big rebellious act? If he really instructed Shen Hanxi to murder the emperor's heir, he naturally couldn't hand over the Dajing River to him! ”

Some people accuse the prince, but some people speak for the prince: "Even if the prince is really immoral and does this retrograde act in order to stabilize his throne, but at this extraordinary time of internal and external troubles, it is not wise to abolish the prince." The second prince and the third prince are not talented, which one can afford to govern the country? According to the minister's opinion, the top priority is to protect the prince. ”

These words immediately attracted the rebuttal of other ministers: "The edict of the prince is not known to be true or false, so does it go against the will of the saint?" ”

"Even if the edict in Commander Xie's hand is true, now that the concubine and the fetus in her womb are no longer in the world, there is no point in arguing about whether it is true or not. Taking a step back, even if the concubine is still alive, it is unknown whether she gave birth to a little princess. Do you want to put an empress on the throne of God? ”

"Now the discussion is whether the prince is immoral, sort this matter out first, and then talk about who will sit on this dragon chair!"

"The country can't be without a king for a day, you are putting the cart before the horse!"

Seeing that they were about to quarrel, Li Moting, the palm print of the celebrant supervisor, finally couldn't help but stand up.

His attitude was gentle, and his voice was light: "Don't make noise, my lords, everyone is gathered here today to come up with an idea, presumably the spirit of the emperor in the sky does not want to see the current scene." The murder of the concubine has not yet been clarified, and it is too hasty to determine that this matter was instigated by the prince based on the words of a imperial doctor. ”

Li Zhangyin said yes, but the poison in the concubine's body has been tested by dozens of medical officers in the Tai Hospital, and the name is Luoyansha, which is colorless and tasteless, and can kill people in an instant. However, this poison has been extinct in the rivers and lakes as early as ten years ago, according to Chen Gui's testimony when he was dying, there is only one pill in the world, which is stored in the Xiting of the Ting Wei Division, if the Ting Wei Division can tell the whereabouts of this poison, it can still clear up the relationship, but who dares to search in the Ting Wei Division? ”

After the ice silk tent, the Queen Mother finally spoke, the voice has gone through vicissitudes, but it is still clear and majestic: "Commander Xie has gone to 'please' Lord Shen at the behest of the mourning family, you adults should wait patiently." ”

Entering the gate of Taihe Palace, Xie Qi looked at the man beside him, only to see that he was wearing the official clothes of the commander-in-chief of the Imperial Health Division, with a dark crimson cloud brocade lining, the collar and cuffs were trimmed with red, and the python pattern on the coat turned with his steps.

During the period when the saint had not yet entered the emperor's mausoleum, it was inappropriate for him to dress like this.

In Xie Qi's impression, this person has always been sharp, even after years of carving and polishing, he is still like a sharp sword without a sheath.

No one in this world can unsheath this sword. No one knows where his truly deadly blade is heading.

In the sparkling lotus pond, reflecting the sky that has just disappeared and the rain has just dissipated, a few wisps of floating clouds float to the sky, and there is no trace.

As soon as the Queen Mother's words fell, a scarlet figure stepped into the hall, and Li Moting looked at him with the eyes of the officials.

It is really bold to dare to serve during the saint's funeral.

He narrowed his eyes to look at Shen Hanxi, and then moved to the man beside him.

It turned out that this was the leader of the Divine Governor Camp that he had only heard of and had never seen before.

Not only Li Moting, but also the faces of the civil and military officials showed surprise. Although Xie Qi's romantic reputation was widely spread in Ling'an City, no one would associate him with the Divine Governor Camp.

He was born with a gentlemanly appearance, even if he didn't smile, the corners of his lips were slightly raised, and he had a smile. This appearance can make people imagine how he drank with his friends and friends, and interceded with Youling prostitutes, but he couldn't imagine how he led the elite army of the Shendu Camp, and how he hibernated in the dark night of the empire for more than ten years, silently watching every move of the court.

Xie Qi crossed the officials, walked directly to the ice silk tent, and bowed his head and said, "Queen Mother, Lord Shen has been invited." Shi Caichen had already sent someone to search the Imperial Health Division, but he did not find the grain of falling goose sand that Imperial Doctor Chen said. ”

His words are tantamount to telling everyone that the one who poisoned the concubine and the dragon heir was the one that Ting Weisi did not see.

Some supporters of Shen Hanxi immediately said: "This poison of Ting Weisi is missing, it may have been used in other places, or it may be that Chen Gui's testimony is false." ”

After saying that, he immediately threw a stammering gaze at Shen Hanxi.

Shen Hanxi didn't look at him, his expression was still relaxed, and said: "My court guard did have a grain of falling goose sand missing, and it was indeed used on the body of the noble concubine. The official doesn't defend anything, and it was the official who killed the dragon heir. He hugged his arms, leaned against the pillar and smiled in the dumbfounded eyes of everyone, "Your Excellency and the Queen Mother, don't you just want this official to give such an explanation?" Now that the official has given an explanation, if you have any criticism, let's talk about it together. ”

He admitted it so readily, but everyone didn't know what to say, and for a while, the hall was silent.

It was Xie Qi who was the first to speak, and his voice seemed a little cold in the silence: "Lord Shen, do you know what your confession means?" ”

"Killing the concubine and murdering the dragon heir is a great crime, and this official naturally knows it. However, there is one person who should know best why this official would do this. He raised his eyes and called, "Lord Xiao." ”

With his words, all eyes fell on the Shangshu of the Criminal Department.

Xiao Yan was silent for a few breaths, and finally stepped forward, today's ministers gathered, he always had a kind of alienation from the matter, just listened blindly, and did not express his own opinions.

Hearing Shen Hanxi call himself, he said slowly: "Yi Guifei Su Long was once the adopted daughter of the traitor Gu Linsheng, and in her dormitory, Gu Linsheng's tablet was enshrined. ”

These words are like a boulder thrown into the lake, and a thousand waves are set off in an instant.

Xiao Yan naturally understood Shen Hanxi's intentions, and he had been hesitating whether to say this, this was the only way to keep the crown prince at present. However, as soon as these words came out, Shen Hanxi's suspicion of killing Su Long could not be cleared.

He raised his eyes to look at Shen Hanxi, and there was a faint feeling in his heart, perhaps, he didn't plan to wash it away.

I only heard him speak slowly: "The edict in Commander Xie's hand may indeed be written by the Holy Lord, but the official dared to make a guess, at that time, the Holy Lord did not know the identity of Concubine Yi, and knew that she was pregnant, so he intended to pass on the throne to the flesh and blood of this favorite concubine." It is possible that the saint felt that he would not be able to protect the safety of their mother and son because he would soon die, so he kept the matter a secret. ”

His voice was cold and beautiful, like the cold fragrance of lotus roots, which spread to everyone's ears: "As for the edict written in front of Li Zhangyin, it is just a maze array of the Holy Shangbu. He knew that once the edict of the prince was issued, all the attacks would be directed towards the crown prince, which might only be in exchange for a short period of peace for Concubine Yi's mother and son, but this might be the last protection that the saint could leave for their mother and son. ”

"However, the saint has calculated thousands of calculations, but he didn't count that Concubine Yi Niangniang was actually from the Gu Mansion, and when the official learned about this, how could he allow such a tainted person to give birth to a dragon heir and shake the status of the East Palace? Therefore, the official got rid of her. When she was removed, the official did not know the existence of this edict in Commander Xie's hand. ”

When he said this, a gloomy smile suddenly appeared on his face, and he said maliciously: "Commander Xie only took out this edict at this time, what kind of heart is it that you don't need to say it again, right?" ”

Almost all the civil and military officials have learned Shen Hanxi's clever tongue, but no one thought that until now, he could find another way in this sinister situation, not only found a reasonable reason for his behavior, but also blamed Xie Qi's intentions, black and white were reversed in an instant, and there was no other word to describe it except admiration.

However, Xie Qi's expression was only slightly paused, and he still responded calmly: "Lord Shen is really clever. The Holy One only told the Commander to produce this edict at the right time, and the Commander was also ordered to act. Even if things are really as Lord Shen said, Concubine Yi's background is stained, but the dragon heir in her womb is the flesh and blood of the saint. ”

The Queen Mother also said angrily: "The mourning family should have already passed the decree, Concubine Yi's case, no one can touch her until the truth is found out, Lord Shen killed the blood of the royal family without authorization, and he is so righteous and awe-inspiring, without the slightest repentance, where is the royal face and the majesty of the heavenly family?" In your heart, is this Dajing country surnamed Zhu or Shen? ”

As soon as the Queen Mother's words fell, a slender and long voice of the eunuch came: "The prince has arrived-"

The prince in filial piety clothes hurriedly went to the palace, and the civil and military officials made way for him, he stopped behind the curtain and called: "Imperial grandmother." His gaze turned to Shen Hanxi, paused for a moment before retracting it, and said slowly, "Father Emperor ordered Lord Shen to assist his ministers, if Lord Shen really murdered the concubine and killed the imperial heir for the sake of the stability of the East Palace, then the ministers should also be guilty of the same crime." ”

Xiao Yan stepped forward, stood side by side with the prince, and said loudly: "If the East Palace is not at fault, why should it be abolished?" This matter should be the responsibility of Lord Shen alone. ”

Some officials watched and immediately took the same action with him: "The Queen Mother is aware that the prince has been in charge of the East Palace so far, and there is no fault in the abolition of the establishment, so I implore the Queen Mother to think twice." ”

Shen Hanxi hooked his lips, finally put down the arm he was holding, and returned to his upright demeanor: "This matter was done by this official alone, who knew that this fire actually burned on the prince's head." As he spoke, he took off his clothes, "This python robe on the official's body is a gift from the saint, and now that the saint has returned to heaven, this python robe will be returned to the saint." ”