If it was put aside, Xiang Ye's sarcasm about Chu Tiankuo would never be bearable. But, now, in the face of Chu Tiankuo's cynicism, he endured it.

He can only choose to forbear, what if he can't bear it? He is now the prince, although he is still a prisoner, but the identity of the prince is there.

Xiangye knew that the emperor had high hopes for Chu Tiankuo, and since the emperor knew that Chu Tiankuo was the crown prince, the situation began to get a little out of control. For example, the queen was punished for kneeling and beating, which must have something to do with Chu Tiankuo. The emperor ruthlessly dealt with the empress, clearly giving the empress a warning.

The emperor's move is paving the way for Chu Tiankuo to enter the palace, and if it is unfavorable to the prince, the emperor will investigate it, and those who want to harm the prince will not end well.

Xiang Ye secretly warned himself to calm down, this time is different from the past, he can no longer deal with Chu Tiankuo as he did before. If he creates a new incident and frames Chu Tiankuo, thus annoying the emperor, I am afraid that the emperor will settle the old hatred with the new hatred.

So, Xiang Ye just compromised and let Chu Tiankuo go? How can it be! If Chu Tiankuo successfully overturns the case and is acquitted, then once Chu Tiankuo enters the East Palace, he will be completely finished.

He can't admit defeat so easily, he can't give up, he has to take advantage of Chu Tiankuo's guilt and find ways to implement Chu Tiankuo's crime. Even if Chu Tiankuo can't be beheaded, if he can be imprisoned, it will be considered a great success.

He could only use the topic to play on Chu Tiankuo's robbery of prisoners, fan the flames, and let this fire burn more and more, and make Chu Tiankuo's reputation ruined. The matter of robbing prisoners is a fact, and Chu Tiankuo cannot deny it.

His son committed something and deserved to be punished, and the emperor couldn't say anything, even if he wanted to settle accounts with him, there was no legitimate reason.

If you can't bear it, you will make a big plan. Xiang Ye didn't care about Chu Tiankuo's cynicism, but followed Chu Tiankuo's meaning and said: "The old man lost his beloved daughter, and he was already sad, but he never thought that someone would fall into the well and make up lies to slander the old man. The old man's beloved daughter Xia He has been killed, and some people have malicious intentions to slander her so much. There's no way she's going to crawl out of the coffin to argue for herself......"

Xiang Ye was gushing on and on, but was interrupted again.

"What Xiang Ye said is extremely true!" Dongfang Hong smiled and interrupted Xiang Ye's words.

The speech was interrupted again, and Xiangye was very displeased, although Dongfanghong ostensibly agreed with his words.

Many people in the hall knew that Dongfanghong had no good words next.

Dongfang Hong ignored the angry look on Xiang Ye's face, and his tone changed: "It is true that someone has ill intentions and takes Xia He in the Prime Minister's Mansion, I don't know what the intention is." Later, someone took advantage of Xia He's death to blame Chu Tiankuo. Hou Ping'er was bribed and made a false confession, so he was also killed. ”

There are some things that Chu Tiankuo can't say clearly because of his identity, Dongfang Hong has nothing he doesn't dare to say.

Thinking about being killed, Xiang Ye's face sank, he almost couldn't control his emotions, and his face was very angry: "Dongfang Hong, what do you mean by this?" ”

"I just translated it according to the content of the blood book." Dongfang Hong's eyes turned and fell on the blood book in Duan Zisheng's hand.

Xiang Ye was shocked in his heart, stared at Dongfang Hongqi and said, "The old man is really curious, where did this blood book come from?" Who can confirm the authenticity of the blood book? ”

Dongfang Hong smiled and raised his voice and said: "This blood book was handed over to me by Hou Ping'er and her father, so you don't have to doubt the authenticity of the blood book." ”

Hearing the source of the blood book, Xiangye's expression tightened, and his nervous expression flashed, but then he relaxed.

Many people present looked at Xiangye's expression.

Daddy Hou? How can it be! He didn't believe it.

"Dongfang Hong, just with one mouth, how can you be convincing to say that the blood book was handed over to you by Father Hou? Unless Daddy Hou testifies in person. ”

Dongfang Hong chuckled disdainfully, and his voice was full of confidence: "Xiangye, don't worry, don't be impatient!" The witnesses are on the way, and it is believed that they are coming. ”

Xiangye's expression suddenly froze, how could this be? Daddy Hou came forward to testify against Xia He and expose the matter? He didn't believe that Father Hou would do this, but seeing Dongfang Hong's confident appearance, he had no bottom in his heart.

For a while, Xiangye didn't know what to say.

Xia Wenxuan's heart went up and down, and her face was like a cloudy sun, without brilliance.

Niu Kelian secretly snickered.

No one else in the hall spoke again. Since there are witnesses who will come, then everything will be easy, what is the point of just playing lip service.

"Then we will adjourn the court for the time being, wait for the witnesses to appear, and then make a decision." Duan Zisheng faced everyone, as well as the dense crowd of people outside the hall, picked up the startling wood and patted it, and spoke solemnly.

King Yong'an did not express his opinion, and the opposition of Xiangye was aroused, and he stopped loudly: "You don't have to retreat and rest, just wait." ”

He didn't want to discuss with them, but the situation was clear, and he was now in an isolated and helpless situation. One mouth has to deal with so many lips and tongues, and it's a little exhausting.

But his daughter remained silent, and never opened her mouth to say a word for him. That's it, his daughter is focused on Chu Tiankuo, how can she help him deal with Chu Tiankuo? He counted on her.

The most annoying thing is that even Niu Kelian is no longer his spokesperson.

Xiangye exhaled and calmed down his mood, he could still endure this. What he is worried about now is whether Daddy Hou will really be there? If Daddy Hou really let it go out and come to the scene to accuse Xia He of impersonating his daughter and exposing his conspiracy, it would be terrible.

He was so anxious that his face didn't show it much. There was a thought in his mind that the general trend had gone, and it came out for no reason, and the matter had come to this point, and he could only resign himself to fate.

Xiang Ye rejected Duan Zisheng's words on the spot and did not agree to suspend the hall temporarily.

The people in the hall didn't say anything, but they just waited, and everyone had time. What's more, waiting for the witness to arrive is something they are looking forward to, once the witness comes, Xiangye will have nothing to deny. What a joy it is.

King Yongan also didn't squeak, in front of Xia Wenxuan, he seemed a little restrained. On the one hand, it is because of his personality, he has always liked to be quiet, and he does not like to compete with others. On the one hand, he looked at Xia Wenxuan's face and did not embarrass Xiangye. Therefore, he did not contradict Xiangye.

Duan Zisheng agreed to Xiangye's request: "Then wait here for the witnesses to appear." ”

The people in the hall had no opinion, but the people outside the hall made a commotion. From early in the morning to this time, seeing that they had to wait for the arrival of witnesses before they could continue the trial, they were strongly dissatisfied in their hearts, but they were helpless.

'If you knew that the court was going to be held today, why didn't you bring the witnesses first?' ’

It's been so long since the court was opened, and the witnesses still don't know where they are. ’

'I don't know how long it will take......

Of course, these words are just the inner monologues of the people, who only complain in their hearts, and do not say them. It really doesn't hurt to stand and talk, on the one hand, I carry it dissatisfied, and on the other hand, I have to wait hard, unwilling to leave.

This case is so touching. It's just that it's so boring to wait, they talk in twos and threes, and for a while the people are full of voices, crowds, and boiling, in front of the solemn yamen on weekdays, but at this time it is noisy like the downtown when rushing to the market.

Duan Zisheng and King Yong'an were good-tempered, and they didn't stop the noise of the people outside the hall. This really made Yanxiang and Lu Caier feel miserable.

The onlookers made a lot of noise, and surrounded the yamen so much that it was impassable. The two of them shouted in the crowd to enter the courtroom, and no one paid any attention to them.

For those people who ignore it, the cigarette feels that even if they have hundreds of eyes, it is not enough.

The two of them tried hard to squeeze in, but they couldn't. After all the hard work and struggle, he still couldn't get through the crowd and enter the court. They had to give up this method, this way is not working, they might as well try another way. They had to find another solution.

Lu Caier is thinking about countermeasures, how can she get into this situation? But when he saw the cigarette incense, he ran to the mouth in front of the yamen in a hurry.

She only felt that her eyes were dark, what kind of trouble was the smoke and incense? Needless to say, she knew what she wanted to do, but she just wanted to beat the drum to attract attention.

She immediately ran over and opened her mouth to stop: "Smoke, don't make trouble, that drum can't be beaten!" ”

Who knows, Lu Caier's voice was drowned in the sound of drums. Finally, he took a step slowly, ignored the cigarette incense, picked up the drumstick and struck the drum hard.

"Smoke, stop!"

Dongfanghong appeared between Lu Caier and Yanxiang at the right time to stop Yanxiang's nonsense.

Sure enough, the male voice was even more sonorous and powerful, and Dongfang Hong shouted loudly, which made Yanxiang suddenly stop beating the drum in his hand. And Lu Cai'er's voice just now didn't work at all.

In the first year of Xingde, Hong Gaode proclaimed himself emperor, established the Great Western Kingdom, and set the capital of Fengcheng. In the early days of the establishment of the regime, the surrounding countries were eyeing the Great Western Kingdom and provoked wars for no reason. Before the expedition, Xu Guifei, the mother of Xigong, was 8 months pregnant. The emperor proposed an edict, if the prince was born, he would be named Hong Chengye, and the prince would be established, and if he was born a princess, he would be crowned Princess Changyu.

After Emperor Hong left the palace, Queen Xia made a plan to let Xu Guifei slip the fetus, who knows, the sky did not fulfill her wish, and the fetus in Xu Guifei's womb was born, and it actually survived.

"Your Majesty has already doted on Concubine Xu, and now, she has given birth to a prince again, and I see that our master and queen throne will not be able to be kept."

"Isn't it? Listening to the palace maid in the West Palace, the prince was born white and fat, very cute, his face resembled His Majesty, there was a righteousness between his eyebrows, and he must be a good emperor when he grows up. ”

This is the little palace maid in the queen's palace whispering in private.

Even if they don't talk about it, the Empress Xia knows that if she doesn't try to get rid of the prince, I'm afraid that life won't be better in the future.

She immediately summoned her elder brother Xiangye and Chu Xiang, the head of the imperial guard, to discuss countermeasures. They plotted to burn down the West Palace, which was carried out by General Chu.

At the critical moment, General Chu gave up the idea of harming the prince and exchanged his own son for the prince's exit from the palace.

Xu Guifei cried and cried, turned her heart sideways, picked up the hairpin, and used the tip of the hairpin to tattoo the word "heaven" on the prince's left shoulder. The stab is in the child's body, the pain is in the mother's heart, and after the stabbing is finished, Xu Guifei's painful liver and intestines are broken. She trembled and hung a jade pendant on the crown prince, which was given by the emperor himself, and there is only one in the world today.

Concubine Xu Guifei kowtowed to Chu Xiang, and said with tears in her eyes, "General Chu, please accept my three bows, your great kindness and great virtue, this palace will repay it in the next life." ”

"Niangniang, you can't help it, please get up ...... quickly" As he spoke, he heard footsteps outside, General Chu picked up the prince and hurriedly fled through the side door.

Xu Guifei fainted.

The person who came was the imperial doctor Feng Nanyang. Legend has it that this person was originally a man in the rivers and lakes, and his nickname was the fortune teller. He can pinch and calculate, not only has excellent medical skills, but also has extraordinary martial arts. He took away General Chu's son, performed light skills, shuttled freely in the palace, easily got rid of the pursuit of the palace guards, and left the city safely.

After Xia, he ordered people to burn down the West Palace, and Xu Guifei and a cadre were buried in the fire. During the inventory of the body, it was found that the body of a baby was missing. Plus General Chu Xiang's whereabouts are unknown. Empress Xia and Xiangye concluded that the prince was most likely taken away by Chu Xiang. So, Empress Xia secretly sent people to hunt down and kill General Chu Xiang.

In the fourth year of Xingde, the emperor returned triumphantly.

Xia Hou was shrewd and capable, and kept this matter a secret. Emperor Hong didn't believe that Xu Guifei really died in an accident. He often dreamed of the crown prince, and he has been sending people to investigate the matter secretly, but he has not been able to find out the truth, Chu Xiang disappeared, and Feng Nanyang also disappeared.

In the fifth year of Xingde, the queen gave birth to a son, and Emperor Hong named him Hong Cheng'an. The queen thought to herself, the emperor obviously did not have high hopes for this son. Empress Xia thought to herself, even if the emperor delayed issuing an edict and appointing a new crown prince, Emperor Rihong would die, and the throne would be her son's sooner or later. However, she still had some concerns, twenty-four years ago, she sent someone to hunt down and kill Chu Xiang, Chu Xiang was seriously injured and died, but the prince did not know who rescued him.

For more than 20 years, there has been no news of the prince. If the crown prince is still alive, then he will be the biggest threat to Hong Chengan's succession to the throne. Besides, once this matter is revealed, she and Xiangye will definitely be in trouble.

Emperor Hong Gaode reigned for 24 years, he worked hard, knew people well, the country was strong, and the people lived and worked in peace and contentment. Emperor Hong grew old and missed his lost prince more and more, and finally fell ill.

Knowing that Emperor Hong was ill, Feng Nanyang sneaked into the palace to see the emperor.

"Bold Feng Nanyang, you are guilty, you have been hiding for more than 20 years, and I have been sending people to look for you and General Chu for more than 20 years. Do you know about Concubine Xu? Emperor Hong cried with joy when he saw him.

"Your Majesty, the minister is guilty. When the queen wanted to burn down the West Palace, the minister arrived after learning about it, and the minister came one step late, and the prince had been taken away by General Chu. In a panic, Zhongchen rescued General Chu's son and handed him over to a foreign master to raise. For the past 24 years, I have been secretly searching for the whereabouts of the prince, but I have never found it. The ministers have the great trust of the emperor. Feng Nanyang was full of guilt.

"What a queen. Over the years, I have seen her keep to herself and teach the emperor carefully, but I never thought that she would be so vicious. I'm going to send her to the cold! Emperor Hong gritted his teeth angrily and slapped the imperial case.

"Your Majesty, you can't do it. There is no evidence, if the emperor does this, it will definitely cause turmoil in the court and panic among the people. Feng Nanyang persuaded.

"I can not pursue the queen's guilt first, but the prince can't be left behind, and I must find him back." The emperor was resolute, calmed down for a while and sat on the dragon chair.

"Your Majesty, look for the prince openly, and the prince will inevitably be framed. It's better to visit secretly. Feng Nanyang suggested.

Emperor Hong painted a portrait of a twenty-four-year-old man according to his own appearance, handed it over to Feng Nanyang, appointed Feng Nanyang as the minister of the Qin Mission, and gave Shang Fang a sword.

"Emperor, where are you?" Emperor Hong sighed.