This back and forth for more than 20 days, but the results obtained are no different from those indicated in Qin Zhao's letters.

When the emperor got the news, he only felt a buzzing in his head, and he didn't believe that the prince would do such a thing for a while, and for a while he felt that he had mistaken this child, after all, he had already done it once!

In the end, the emperor's eyes were red with hatred, but his voice was exceptionally calm: "Someone, pass on the prince!"

The crown prince Gu Chengqian was soon brought in.

When the inner chamberlain went to invite him, his face was as usual, and the prince didn't inquire about anything, and he was still confused when he entered the imperial study.

"The son asks his father to say goodbye. ”

After the prince saluted, he asked with some doubts: "I don't know why my father summoned his sons to come?"

The inner eunuch's mouth was so strong that he didn't inquire about anything.

Hearing this, the emperor laughed angrily, and he stood behind the dragon case, looking at this son, who was very similar to himself, with a clear gaze.

He forgave this son again and again, but the things he did again and again made him more and more chilled.

The emperor thought that he had never been sorry for him, so why would this son repay him like this?

Collaborating with the enemy and treason, what a crime!

At first, the prince could still look as usual, but after a long time, he was a little weak and sweated slightly.

Because at this time, the emperor's gaze at himself was not unfamiliar.

This is the gaze of the emperor only when he did something big wrong in the past.

But today it's not the same, it's like ...... It was as if his sins were unforgivable.

The prince couldn't figure out the reason for it, but felt very uneasy. He forced a smile and asked, "Why does my father look at his sons like this?"

Hearing the prince's question, the emperor snorted and said in a deep voice: "Because I want to see clearly whether you are a human or a ghost, and why did you give birth to a black heart!"

The emperor was able to control his anger at first, but when he saw the crown prince's appearance of pretending to be innocent, he felt that he couldn't help it.

Seeing the emperor say this, the prince felt more and more bad in his heart, he suddenly remembered something, and his face was a little pale.

Could it be that the thing was discovered?

When he thought of this, he saw that the emperor had thrown the things on the table to him, and said in a deep voice: "Although the evidence is conclusive, I still want to hear an explanation from you." ”

He knew that the crown prince would most of them perfunctory again, but as the son he had loved in every way, the emperor still wanted to hear the prince come and tell him the truth.

Even if it's just one sentence.

However, he was still disappointed in the end.

When the prince saw those things, he knew that he had failed today, and he subconsciously wanted to explain, but found that everything he said was pale.

After all, it was indeed he who did the collusion with the Northern Desert.

Ever since the death of the empress, the crown prince knew that he was not so important in the emperor's heart.

He desperately grabbed all the channels he could use, just to make his position secure.

No, to be exact, the position of a prince can be replaced at any time. Only that dragon chair is the most solid and reliable.

The Emperor is in his prime, and in the current situation, his chances are not great.

So in the end, the prince chose the best path to take.

He colluded with the Northern Desert.

Initially, it was out of revenge.

The reason why the queen mother died was because the emperor suspected that he had colluded with the Northern Desert, so he would be able to sit on this charge.

Because he married Princess Qingluan, the correspondence between Beimo and him was very smooth.

Later, the prince had other plans.

He wanted the location, and the Northern Desert wanted the cities of the frontier.

But a few cities, why not?

So the prince did something he never bothered to do.

He ordered his henchmen in the army to make this deal with Beimo.

I just didn't want to, but it was revealed.

The crown prince has nothing to explain, but he doesn't want to admit defeat so quickly, and he wants to struggle.

So, in the end, all his words were left with only one sentence: "Father Emperor Mingjian." ”

The emperor looked at the paleness and disguise on his face, and felt that his heart sank.

He is naturally Mingjian, if it weren't for Mingjian, how could he find out that the prince is a human being in front of him and a ghost behind his back?

If it weren't for his Mingjian, how would he know that his good son did not hesitate to sell his military favor to Bei Mo in order to become the emperor, so that Bei Mo would cooperate with him and get rid of himself? !

The emperor was very angry, and this anger, after looking at the appearance of the prince who still wanted to quibble, could no longer hold back, and directly raised his foot and kicked over.

"The prince has no virtue, he took away his title and locked him up in the East Palace!"

It's not that he relented, it's just that there are too many things involved, and Qin Zhao and those soldiers on the frontier have paid a heavy price for it. He needs to wait for these people to come back, let them listen, and give them an explanation.

So the prince can't deal with it now, not because he wants to be light, but because he wants to give him a more tragic end.

Obviously, the prince is well aware of this matter.

So when he heard the emperor's fall, the prince instantly panicked.

No matter how many eyes he has in his heart now, when facing absolute life and death, he can no longer make such a calm appearance.

"Father, the son can explain it, the son is deceived!"

However, the emperor did not want to hear it anymore.

The crown prince was quickly dragged down, and the emperor's expression was even more gloomy.

This son is hopeless.

The crown prince was thrown back to the East Palace, and many guards looked at him.

Seeing that those people had sealed the East Palace into a cage-like existence, the prince felt more and more uneasy in his heart.

Originally, he did things with a lonely heart, but now that the matter has been revealed, he is afraid.

No, he can't just sit still!

He couldn't figure out what had gone wrong, and it was clear that the original perfect plan had evolved into what it was now.

But he knew that now he had to make amends.

For example...... Show loyalty.

Those guards looked at him and did not allow him to leave the East Palace, let alone anyone in the East Palace to go out for half a step, but they did not stop them from walking in the East Palace.

So the prince went directly to find someone.

"Your Highness, are you here?"

Seeing the prince coming, a shallow smile instantly appeared on Princess Qingluan's face.

These days, because the prince is close to Beimo, he is also a little more tolerant of Princess Qingluan.

Princess Qingluan was still being forced to be "sick" before, but she has been favored these days. Although the prince did not bring himself when he went hunting at that time, in this East Palace, Princess Qingluan still lived a few comfortable days.

Seeing the prince coming today, Princess Qingluan's first reaction was that the prince had come to visit her, and the joy in her eyes became more and more.

No, the prince raised his hand and slapped her.

The slap was extraordinarily heavy, causing Princess Qingluan's face to swell instantly.

She looked at the prince in disbelief and asked, "Why did Your Highness beat me?"

"Why, don't you have a count in your heart?"

The prince smiled coldly, and looked at Princess Qingluan with an extremely unkind gaze, as if he was looking at a dead person.

"If it weren't for you, this palace wouldn't have ended up like this. ”

Nowadays, there is only one way to stop losses in time.

For example, killing Princess Qingluan, and then putting all the fault on her.

A dead man is impossible to argue. And the prince got a scapegoat, maybe he could escape this fate.

He quickly thought of a solution, and when he looked at Princess Qingluan, his eyes became more and more cold.

Princess Qingluan was frightened by his gaze, subconsciously took a step back, and asked, "What does Your Highness mean by this?"

Hearing this, the prince walked up to her side, pinched her chin, and said, "The matter has been revealed, what role did you play in this?"

Princess Qingluan knows a little about the prince's plan.

Even for the prince's correspondence with the Northern Desert, she also participated.

After all, Princess Qingluan is the one who has to climb the pole when she has the opportunity, and now that she knows such a good opportunity, it is naturally impossible not to seize it.

It's just that how much grace she endured that day, how much she will have to pay for it today.

"Your Highness, what do you want to do?"

Princess Qingluan took a step back vigilantly, but was forced a little closer by the crown prince.

"You say, if the palace puts your body at the door of the imperial study, will my father believe that I was bewitched?"

If the prince wanted to show his loyalty, now he has a new idea.

It's just a pawn.

He could choose the Northern Desert at the beginning, and now he can betray the Northern Desert. Nothing is more important than his life, and as long as he lives, he has a chance.

The prince thought very clearly, so after he said this, he grabbed Princess Qingluan, and stabbed the dagger into her chest in her frightened gaze.

......

Princess Qingluan is dead.

and died by suicide.

The crown prince cried in the east palace for an afternoon, and finally waited for the emperor to see him again.

I just don't want to, the people who see him, in addition to the emperor, there are also civil and military officials.

The crown prince didn't expect the emperor to be so ruthless, and he knew in his heart that he would have to be responsible for the loss of these two cities, so he tried his best to stabilize his mind, kowtowed and apologized: "Qingluan colluded with the Northern Desert behind his son's back, which caused the leakage of my Western Chu's national defense map, and even caused Western Chu to lose two cities in a row. Now Qingluan has committed suicide to apologize, but Erchen is also to blame. Son, come and apologize!"

He ordered someone to send Princess Qingluan's body over, and he knelt on the marble floor, looking down at his own reflection.

For his words, the emperor naturally did not believe it.

As for the civil and military officials, they don't believe anyone who has brains. It's just that none of them spoke, only looked at their noses and noses, and wanted to see what the emperor would do.

The emperor glanced at the people below, and finally fixed his gaze on Gu Qingchi's body.

"What do you think?"

Hearing the emperor call himself, Gu Qingchi lowered his eyes and said lightly: "My emperor Shengming, the ministers listen respectfully." ”

In a word, he pushed the matter back.

The emperor had some itchy teeth, but he also knew that now was not the time to attack Gu Qingchi, so he said in a deep voice: "Rebel, what you said is not true, but I can't believe you." The blood of those frontier warriors has not dried yet, you are the culprit, come and escort the prince to Dali Temple!"

In any case, he can't give the prince this step today.

Not because of anything else, but because it was the second time that he had colluded with the Northern Desert, and in order to kill himself, the prince was desperate, and his heart could be punished.

The crown prince originally thought that he had given such a step today, and the emperor would at least let him go first, but he was still dragged down without thinking about it, and his face turned pale in an instant.

And after he was dragged down, the emperor didn't even give him a little more attention, but looked at the body of Princess Qingluan on the ground, and said in a deep voice: "Come on, send this Princess Qingluan back to the frontier, hang it on the city wall, and comfort the heroic souls of my Western Chu soldiers!"