The sun gradually rises from the east.
This is a sunny day, the early autumn season, this kind of weather is called autumn tiger.
Many people in the capital were talking about the Yanshan assassination, and there were far fewer vendors on the streets, showing people were panicked.
The Xie family were all in Xie Jingyu's study, and everyone looked solemn.
"Is King Anjing crazy? Why do you want to assassinate the current emperor?" Xie Zhongcheng gritted his teeth and said, "He is not the prince, he is ranked fourth. What is the benefit of killing the emperor? If he wants to die, he should die quickly. Why do you want to drag us with him? Thank you for supporting me!"
Yuanshi was so anxious that she said, "It has happened. Please think about how to solve the problem quickly."
Xie Jingyu slumped on the chair, his temples pounding.
As glorious as he became King Anjing's father-in-law, he felt so desperate at this moment.
As long as Prince Anjing is found guilty of treason, everyone who has anything to do with Prince Anjing's palace will be implicated.
Although he was not on King Anjing's ship, his identity was here, and no matter what he did, he could not change this fact.
"Dali Temple also depends on the evidence when handling cases." Yunchu said quietly, "As long as the Xie family does not collude with King Anjing, there is no need to worry too much."
Yuanshi's face was full of anxiety: "What about Sister Ping? She is Prince Anjing's pillow, will she be affected?"
There was silence in the study.
The Xie family may still be able to escape unscathed, but Xie Ping, as a dignified princess, is afraid...
At this time, a boy hurriedly ran in from outside, stood at the foot of the doorstep, and said loudly: "Sir, the copy of Prince Anjing's Mansion has been completed..."
Xie Jingyu stood up suddenly.
But I got up too hard, my head got dizzy, and I fell back again.
Xie Shian walked out quickly: "Did you find any evidence?"
"I heard that King Gongxi found a large number of letters in the palace and brought them all into the palace." The boy scratched the back of his head and continued, "I also heard that when King Gongxi led people to raid Prince Anjing's palace, More than a dozen concubines in the backyard of the palace knelt all over the courtyard, begging King Gongxi to save them... The people were talking about the fact that these concubines were all girls from good families who had been kidnapped by King Anjing over the years. The worst one was killed by Anjing. Wang Guan stayed in the palace for six full years."
"Prince Gongxi immediately acquitted those children of good families..." The young man paused and said, "The concubine Shi who was married into the palace with the eldest lady before, somehow became a concubine, and was also treated by Gongxi. The king let them go together."
Yun Chu breathed a sigh of relief.
Great, her behavior did not bring disaster to the eldest daughter of the Shi family.
Yuan asked anxiously: "What about Sister Ping? Where is she?"
The servant replied: "The eldest lady has entered the palace with King Gongxi."
Xie Ping was brought into the palace by King Gongxi.
When she arrived at the door of the imperial study, she saw Concubine De kneeling there with a pale face. Her knees softened and she knelt beside Concubine De.
King Gongxi took a box of letters with him, walked up the steps and entered the imperial study.
Soon, the emperor's roar was heard: "You traitor! Send more people and keep looking. I'll chop him up if he doesn't live!"
Xie Ping's heart trembled, and she couldn't help but lie on the ground.
The next moment, she felt her long hair being pulled up, and then, she was slapped hard on the face.
"It's all your fault!" Concubine De lost control and slapped her a few more times, "If you had come and told me when the fourth child left the camp last night, the fourth child would not have been framed for murder and rebellion. Well, as a royal concubine, but you don’t fulfill your duties, you deserve to die, you deserve to be cut to pieces!”
Xie Ping was beaten so dizzy that she instinctively explained: "No, it has nothing to do with me..."
Every time Concubine De gave her a look, how dare she go to Concubine De.
Concubine De vented all her grievances and anger on Xie Ping. Xie Ping felt like her face was going to be swollen.
It wasn't until the door of the imperial study room opened and King Gongxi walked out that Concubine De stopped her movements and cried loudly: "Your Majesty, the fourth child was wronged. Someone must have framed him. Please don't leave so early." Conclusion..."
King Gongxi signaled the eunuch at the door to close the door, looked down at Concubine De, and sighed: "There are a lot of letters exchanged with Jianghu masters in the fourth brother's study. He started planning this Yanshan assassination half a year ago." Well...Father is very sad right now and doesn’t see anyone. Concubine De is better to go back to her palace first.”
Xie Ping couldn't believe it.
King Anjing was planning a rebellion half a year ago, and she was engaged to King Anjing for four months and became Princess Anjing a month ago.
If I had known earlier...
But no one in this world knew it earlier.
This was the path she chose, and it was her own fault when she reached a dead end.
But she is unwilling to give in... She obviously doesn't know anything. She is only thirteen years old and she has no relationship with King Anjing. Why should she be implicated...
"Your Highness, the fourth child has always been close to you. Can you please help the fourth child to beg for mercy?"
Concubine De no longer cared about her dignity as a concubine. She reached out and grabbed the hem of King Gongxi's clothes, pleading in a hoarse voice.
King Gongxi bent down and gently supported Concubine De's arm: "When I find the fourth brother first, I will naturally intercede for him."
When he spoke, he was extremely gentle, but there was a hint of coldness in his eyes.
If Lao Si hadn't discovered the conspiracy between him and his subordinates, he wouldn't have attacked Lao Si so early...
"Thank you, Your Highness."
Concubine De continued to kneel on the ground.
No matter what, she will kneel here, hoping to make the emperor soften his heart and give him a lenient sentence.
Xie Ping could only kneel along with him.
Kneeling from dawn to dusk, and from dusk to dawn again.
People came in and out of the imperial study room from time to time, and the two of them seemed to have been forgotten.
Xie Ping felt very tired, hungry, and thirsty. She wanted to run away... But Concubine De was kneeling motionless. She did not dare to say or do anything...
Around afternoon, Chu Yi led a group of people into the imperial study.
Concubine De slowly raised her head and looked up. When she saw four guards carrying a person in from behind, her heart suddenly shrank.
She didn't dare to look anymore, opened her lips, and asked with difficulty: "Your Highness, Third Prince, have you found the fourth child?"
Chu Yi didn't say anything, walked up the steps and entered the imperial study.
After a while, the emperor walked out of the royal study, his sharp eyes looking at the man lying on the ground, covered with a gray cloth.
"Father, this is the fourth brother." Chu Yi's voice was a little deep, "I have checked with him. The fourth brother died around 10 o'clock today."
"No!!!"
De Fei screamed at the top of her lungs.
She stood up suddenly and rushed over, but after kneeling for too long, her legs and feet became stiff, and she immediately fell to the ground. With her feet together, she crawled towards the person on the ground.
She stretched out her hand, tremblingly, and peeled off the gray cloth, and then saw a face covered in blood.
"My son..."
Concubine De gave a heartbreaking cry, rushed forward, touched her son's face, and burst into tears.
