This sentence shocked everyone present. Except for Concubine Yuan Guifei and Grandma Wang, they all stared at Emperor Shunwu with big eyes and small eyes.
They even murmured in their hearts: Could it be that the Emperor's brain was damaged by someone?
He said this as soon as he showed up.
Could it be that he was talking about the unpopular fourth prince in his arms?
Nan Qi also had the same guess, but thinking about it, Fei Nanyu was his staff, and the credit for solving the palace crisis would not fall on a child of a few years old.
Thinking of this, he instantly gained confidence.
"Father, you have suffered a lot. I have been trying to find out more about you, and after going through a lot of hardships, I finally rescued you today.
Unexpectedly, he was tied up by Fei Nanyu, a scoundrel. Father, please save my son quickly. "
Emperor Shunwu now knew that Nan Qi was not his biological son, and he knew better that the resolution of this crisis was entirely due to the efforts of Nan Yu, his biological son.
Originally, he wanted to deal with the rebellion of the Queen's party first and then deal with Nan Qi. Unexpectedly, he came out to claim credit at this time without any shame.
"Come here, take Nan Qi to the prison and wait for him to be punished."
As soon as these words came out, everyone present was a little unresponsive.
Emperor Shunwu saw that those people had not taken any action after he gave the order. He scolded unhappily: "What? My words don't work with you?"
As he spoke, he had already raised the token in his hand.
The army that only recognizes the token doesn't care about this. It will obey the command of whoever sees the token in its hand.
While Emperor Shunwu raised his token, they quickly stepped forward to capture Nan Qi.
Nan Qi was already tied up and couldn't move. Even standing up was a bit difficult. Being grabbed by several soldiers like this made him feel even more unstable.
At the same time, he seemed to realize something, and his face was full of embarrassment and uneasiness.
"Father, what do you mean?
Is it wrong to ask your son to save you? "
While he was speaking, he also cast a look of help towards Concubine Yuan Gui.
Concubine Yuan Guifei looked away from him immediately after looking at him for a moment.
No matter how mediocre Emperor Shunwu was, he was the emperor of a country after all, and his aura of superiority was unmistakable.
"Take him to jail first and then release him."
Upon seeing this, the ministers who had originally supported King Qi's faction knelt down and begged for mercy.
"Your Majesty, Your Highness Prince Qi has done a great job in rescuing you. It is not appropriate to put him in prison. Your Majesty, please think again..."
"Your Majesty, please think twice..."
Emperor Shunwu was not very clear about the specific details of rescuing the palace from danger. He ordered Nan Qi to be imprisoned because of his identity. No matter whose fault it was, he had been a fake prince for more than 20 years.
Especially after Mo Jiuye and the others left Nanny Fei in Concubine Yuan's palace, Emperor Shunwu asked her many questions.
In front of the emperor, Nanny Fei naturally did not dare to hide anything. At the same time, in order to save Nan Qi's life, she tried her best to take the blame on herself.
Even so, Emperor Shunwu hated Nan Qi very much.
He doted on Concubine Yuan Guifei, and he could also say he loved Nan Qi as much as he loved his wife.
As a result, the son he had loved for more than 20 years turned out to be from someone else's family. This made Emperor Shunwu feel more and more uncomfortable the more he thought about it. Now that he saw Nan Qi, he felt more and more that he was a complete fool and was being played with.
Seeing these stupid ministers interceding for Nan Qi without knowing the reason, Emperor Shunwu was completely darkened.
"Hmph! Since you all want to plead for this evildoer, just accompany him to the prison."
When the ministers who begged for mercy saw this, they were frightened and sweated all over their foreheads. They looked at each other and didn't even dare to beg for mercy.
He Shangshu is the one who knows the inside story. He knows that the emperor has not yet reached the stage of cleaning up the court. Imprisoning Nan Qi's gang members now will not be of any benefit to the court.
So he bravely stood up and spoke.
"Your Majesty, just now Mr. Fei and His Royal Highness Prince Rui took the lead and led a team of troops to save you from the fire. Now that most of the remaining members of the Xue family have been arrested, how do you think this matter should be handled?"
Although Emperor Shunwu was a bit mediocre, he had been the emperor for so many years, and he knew the priorities of things in his heart. What's more, it was He Shangshu who spoke out.
He still trusted He Shangshu. No matter when, the other party never chose to join anyone's camp and always maintained a heart that was for the sake of the court.
He said this just now because he was so angry by the ministers who were interceding for Nan Qi.
Now that He Shangshu has come forward, he will follow this step.
"Hmph, I will let you go temporarily today. If you dare to plead for Nan Qi again, be careful with your heads."
Several people felt as if they were receiving an amnesty. Although they still didn't know the situation in their hearts, they didn't dare to say another word. They just stood aside and pretended to be quail.
Emperor Shunwu glanced around, and finally his eyes fell on the Queen and Prime Minister Xue.
At this time, Prime Minister Xue already knew that his situation was over, and there was nothing to argue with. Others did not know, but Emperor Shunwu knew best. He had even gone to the secret room to threaten the Queen Mother with her life to hand over the jade seal.
Now that the situation has been completely reversed, if he says anything more, he will definitely suffer physical pain.
The queen never thought that such a seamless plan between herself and her mother clan would fail like this.
She was still unable to accept the reality at this moment. When Emperor Shunwu looked at her, she completely realized that she and the Xue family were doomed.
However, she didn't want to die yet, and she was even more unwilling to do so.
"Your Majesty, I have no choice but to do this. It was Prime Minister Xue who instigated me, so I did this..."
When Xue Cheng saw his biological daughter blaming all the blame on himself, he suddenly said sternly: "If I hadn't wanted you to take the position of Queen Mother, how could I have done this?"
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In front of the Fengxi Palace, a dog-eat-dog drama suddenly unfolded. In the end, Emperor Shunwu got impatient and scolded the two of them, and the fight to shirk each other finally subsided.
If there is anyone whom Emperor Shunwu hates the most now, it must be the Queen.
If looks could kill, the queen would probably die several times.
"Vicious woman, you worked with my mother clan to put me under house arrest and killed my queen mother. Now you actually dare to speak out to justify yourself?"
When the ministers present heard that the Queen Mother had been killed, they all looked around in disbelief.
Sure enough, there was no trace of the Queen Mother in the crowd.
"Poisonous woman, tell me, where is the secret room where the Queen Mother's body is hidden?"
Emperor Shunwu was knocked unconscious and sent to the secret room. He was also unconscious when he left. He did not know the location of the secret room.
For two days after being taken away from the secret room by Mo Jiuye, he was thinking about the Queen Mother's death.
After all, she was his biological mother, and she was implicated in her death.
Thinking of this, Emperor Shunwu's heart was bleeding, and he wished he could immediately cut into pieces the culprit who killed the Queen Mother.
At this moment, the queen was frightened to the point of weakness by Emperor Shunwu's knife-like eyes. The reason for the fear was that she still wanted to live.
Perhaps, using the location of the secret room to negotiate terms with Emperor Shunwu was her last way to survive.
"Your Majesty, I just listened to Prime Minister Xue's words and did these things because I was confused. Please remember that we have been husband and wife for many years. As long as you are willing to spare my life, I will tell you the location of the secret room. "
The queen was really frightened at this moment, and she didn't want to think that she was not the only one who knew about the secret room.
