Cining Palace.
The Queen Mother looked at the man kneeling down and said coldly, "Tell the Ai family truthfully, was that letter written by the prince?"
Kneeling on the ground was the closest chamberlain to the prince. Following the prince's signal, he took advantage of the gap between the emperor and Yu Liangzhi to enter the palace and asked the queen mother for help.
Since he came to ask for help, he couldn't hide it, and the Queen Mother always doted on his master, so she lowered her head and said, "Please save the prince."
This is tantamount to admitting that the letter was indeed written by the prince.
The Queen Mother's face darkened, "What Liu He said is true. It was the Queen who gave the order to Wu Yuchu, but the one who really wanted Wei Qingyan to die was not the Queen, but the Prince, right?"
The chamberlain knocked his forehead to the ground, "Mother, the prince does this all because of his filial piety towards you.
The prince knows that you don't like the prince and General Wei getting close, so he wants to get rid of him. The prince is also worried that things between the two of them will cause trouble. The prince's masculine style will ruin the face of the royal family.
My dear, the prince is thinking of you and the royal family. "
"Pa." A tea cup was brushed to the ground by the Queen Mother.
"What a clever tongue. The prince is so ridiculous and reckless. It's hard to say that it was you people who instigated it and got rid of the evil tongue for the Ai family."
The chamberlain did not expect that the Queen Mother would suddenly become angry and beg for mercy.
But the Queen Mother had already closed her eyes.
Seeing this, the palace people hurriedly pulled the servant out.
After a while, Grandma Wang Chun walked to the Queen Mother and said, "My queen, you have been punished."
The Queen Mother slowly opened her eyes, "The Ai family doesn't like Wei Qingyan, but the Ai family also knows that it's not time for Wei to abolish its generals.
As a prince, he couldn't even understand the current situation, and he still wanted to show his respect to the Ai family, which really disappointed the Ai family. "
Shi Yu had been hanging out with Wei Qingyan since he was a child. If he really wanted to do something outrageous, he would not hide in the fiefdom.
The prince was clearly worried that Wei Qingyan would get closer to Shi Yu and become Shi Yu's help.
He informed the queen of his concerns, and the queen, who was devoted to planning for her son, would definitely take action on his behalf.
When the Queen's incident happened, he didn't reveal any clues. This child who used to be considered filial was cold to his biological mother. How could he be so filial to his grandmother?
The Queen Mother felt bitter in her heart.
"Prince Rong has been outstanding since he was a child. You and the late emperor pampered Prince Rong, and the prince will inevitably feel jealous."
Aunt Wang Chun whispered, "Otherwise, there wouldn't have been an incident of robbing the prince's wife, which would have caused a lot of trouble today."
The Queen Mother's eyes were slightly surprised.
Wang Chun was never a talkative person, but today he actually talked about the prince's fault in front of her.
She lightly raised her eyelids, her eyes were cold, and Grandma Wang Chun hurriedly knelt down, "I only care about aggrieved the Queen, and for a moment I overstepped my bounds and lost my sense of proportion. Please punish me."
"That's all, get up." The Queen Mother put down the prayer beads in her hand and sighed, "Children and grandchildren are debts, as are parents. The Ai family has too many debts to repay in this life. Please change the clothes of the Ai family."
Seeing that the Queen Mother was about to get up, Grandma Wang Chun hurriedly raised her body to support her and asked tentatively, "Are you going to intercede for the Crown Prince?"
The Queen Mother spread her arms and looked at her, "No matter how wrong he is, he is still the eldest grandson of the Ai family. If he had not married into the Shi family, the Ai family would be just an ordinary grandmother today. All she cares about is the happiness of her descendants."
Grandma Wang Chun quickly lowered her head and turned her eyes slightly. Just when she was about to say something, she heard the Queen Mother say in shock, "No, go and ask if the Crown Prince sent someone out of the palace to assassinate Yu Liangzhi."
The prince would send someone to Cining Palace to ask for help. He must have known that he could not escape today, so he would impulsively kill Yu Liangzhi directly.
After all, he could kill the general who was protecting the country just because he was jealous of Shi Yu.
Grandma Wang Chun took the order and hurried out. The Queen Mother closed her eyes and took a deep breath.
Outside the palace.
Dong Zang, dressed in black, landed in front of Shi Yu, "Sir, the prince indeed sent someone to assassinate Mr. Yu. Senior Lan has personally escorted Mr. Yu into the palace."
"Have you noticed anyone else?" Shi Yu looked up from the desk.
Dongzang replied, "My subordinates were paying attention in the dark and found no other suspicious people. I thought about the person behind Princess Yu, but I didn't expect that the prince would resort to such a stupid trick as assassinating Mr. Yu."
It was only because his master knew the prince that he would make arrangements in advance.
Shi Yu shook his head, "Xu Zhan is a close confidant of the prince. He knows the prince no less than I do, and he will definitely tell the people behind him everything he knows."
I just don’t know why that person didn’t send anyone to stop the prince’s assassination.
At this time, a secret guard in black appeared and reported what happened in the palace truthfully.
Dongzang was puzzled, "The Queen Mother is obviously angry with the Prince when she insults the people around the Prince. In the past, the Queen Mother hurt the Prince so much that it hurt like eyeballs. How could she do this today?"
Shi Yu kept his eyes silent and said after a moment, "Continue to stare at Grandma Wang Chun. It's time for me to enter the palace to seek an explanation for the princess."
Shi Yu blocked the Queen Mother back to Cining Palace.
Yu Liangzhi and Wang Gangzheng successfully identified the letter, and both concluded that the handwriting was not forged.
Cold sweat broke out on the prince's forehead. He sent people to find the queen mother. Now everyone outside the palace has arrived, but the queen mother who is in the palace has not arrived.
Could it be that his grandmother didn't want to care about him anymore? Thinking of this possibility, he felt panicked.
But he still denied it, "Father, I am really wronged. I never wrote such a letter."
The emperor's eyes darkened as he looked at his son like this.
The late emperor had set a rule that the future heir apparent would be heir apparent. Previously, he thought that this would avoid the princes' dispute to a certain extent, but now, he had some doubts about whether the late emperor's decision was correct.
How will such a prince manage the Wei Dynasty well when he becomes a monarch in the future?
Moreover, just now Feng Ruobao whispered in his ear that Yu Liangzhi was assassinated on his way into the palace. He almost instantly thought that those assassins were sent by the prince.
Without the cover of the Queen and the Xie family, he became more and more aware of the Prince's stupidity.
"Your Majesty, this letter has been certified by Mr. Yu and Mr. Wang. It is from the hand of the prince."
Du Xueyi's words interrupted the emperor's thoughts, and he continued, "The letter stated that the prince sent secret guards to follow the National Protector Army, indicating that he was well aware that the National Protector Army was trapped in Huangshaling.
But he watched with cold eyes as Beiling entered the Wei Dynasty, watched with cold eyes as the Protector Army was imprisoned, did not report to the court, ignored the safety of the country, and regarded the lives of the Wei soldiers as nothing.
He sent a letter to the deposed queen and informed the deposed queen of the whereabouts of the general who protected the country, so that the deposed queen could stop Yan Qing from deploying troops and killed 20,000 national protector generals. He was really unworthy of being the crown prince of a country.
I sincerely request your Majesty to abolish the crown prince and pay for the lives of the 20,000 national defense troops according to the laws of the Wei Dynasty. "
As soon as these words came out, the whole hall was silent.
Then came the furious voice of the prince, "Du Xueyi, your sister fell into the water by herself and was rescued in time. She was not seriously injured. Why are you chasing me like this?"
Du Xueyi ignored him and took off his official hat, "Your Majesty, I have no personal grudge against the prince. I have been taught by the general who protects the country since I was a child, and General Wei saved my life several times.
The 20,000 National Guardsmen who died tragically were all my brothers. I cannot seek justice for them. I have no shame in living. Your Majesty, they are also His Majesty's subjects. Please give them justice. "
"I also implore your majesty to give justice to the 20,000 guardians and generals." Gong Mingcheng also knelt down next to Du Xueyi.
The emperor stared at the two men for a long time with his cold, dark eyes, and finally turned to the prince.
