Zheng Kun's mouth was full of decisive words, and when he said it later, his face became even more ruthless.
Seeing something was wrong, He Cheng hurriedly shouted "Stop him", but unfortunately it was already too late.
When Zheng Kun was scolding Emperor An just now, he used his broken arm to support his body, and moved to the front of the steps little by little to cover up his fierce words. At this time, the broken porcelain pieces were in front of his eyes. He threw himself forward and directly On those broken pieces of porcelain.
"ah--"
People around him screamed in surprise.
Zheng Kun opened his mouth to hold a small piece of porcelain, and swallowed it hard. The sharp instrument slashed his throat and trachea.
"You're crazy!"
Yu Yanfeng strode forward in shock and grabbed Zheng Kun's jaw. Unfortunately, the small piece of broken porcelain had already been swallowed.
The trachea under his throat was cut from the inside and protruded outward. The sharp point was supported by a layer of human skin as thin as cicada wings, and the blood was clearly visible.
Zheng Kun fell to the ground, blood pouring out of his open mouth, and his whole body twitched in pain.
After just a moment, his eyes widened and he lost his breath.
"Dead...he is dead..."
Such a tragic death made even Yu Yanfeng, who was used to seeing life and death, couldn't help but change his expression. The courtiers in the palace who had never seen too many dead people all turned pale.
Some timid beauties and female relatives fainted after exclaiming, while others shivered in the dining room, their faces so pale that there was no trace of blood.
"Tang Ning!"
Rong Yue's heart was beating wildly, and she grabbed Tang Ning with a look of horror on her face.
Tang Ning also looked at the corpse and looked dazed for a moment, subconsciously looking at Xiao Yan.
Zheng Kun died like this, brother, he... is in trouble.
Yu Yanfeng checked Zheng Kun's breathing.
"Your Majesty, Zheng Kun is dead."
Emperor An was also shocked by what happened in the palace. Chamberlain Feng supported him hard so that he didn't fall. He held onto Chamberlain Feng's arm with anger in his eyes.
"Drag him out, drag this traitor out!!"
Yu Yanfeng quickly let people in and dragged Zheng Kun's body out. The blood on the ground made what was supposed to be a festive Mid-Autumn Festival night full of gloom.
Looking at the pool of blood, An Di felt dizzy. The good mood before had disappeared, and the irritability and anger in his body rose even more.
A muscle seemed to be beating in his head, and it hurt so much that he couldn't suppress the urge to see blood.
"Your Majesty." Cui Lin stepped forward and said, "Although the traitor named Zheng is dead, what he just said clearly pointed out that Xiao Yan and Empress Lu had colluded for a long time. Even she and Prince Cheng were living alone and the Lu family deceived the emperor. I have known this for a long time..."
"I know!"
Emperor An knew what Cui Lin wanted to say, so he interrupted him directly, his face even more ugly: "The palace banquet ends tonight, I will take care of Xiao Yan's matter, and you all should leave."
"Feng Lai, send all the court officials out of the palace..."
"His Majesty!"
How could Cui Lin let Emperor An drive the people in front of the palace out of the palace? He finally caught Xiao Yan's handle. Knowing that he had framed him to expose Empress Lu's scandal made him almost sick, and the Cui family even risked death because of it. How could he spare the culprit after following the Lu family's footsteps.
Emperor An relied heavily on Xiao Yan, and Xiao Yan was also very resourceful. If he couldn't be nailed to death on the spot, who knows if he would be able to talk the dead into living with his sharp tongue after the palace banquet is over? In the past, Emperor An had easily spared him.
Cui Lin risked two spies who were deeply buried in the palace, and gave up Zheng Kun, who was finally found, and directly pushed himself to the surface.
He was already torn apart, and there was no way he would give up at this time.
"As an internal eunuch in the palace, Xiao Yan was relied upon by His Majesty to run the Privy Council. He even set foot in the court as a eunuch to gain favor from the Tian family. However, he did not care about the divine grace. He hooked up with the queen, became close to the four princes, and concealed Prince Cheng's scandal. , let alone whether he has other deceptions."
"Your Majesty, we must not let him act like this lightly!"
As soon as Cui Lin finished speaking, Feng Qiuli stood up with a frown.
"Cui Shangshu is right. Xiao Yan is a person before the Holy Emperor, but he has private contacts with the concubine and the prince. Zheng Kun said that he has trusted the queen for a long time. Even before the queen broke up with the Lu family, the fourth prince at the time had not revealed it. My life experience was not as miserable as it was later."
"Xiao Yan, an internal eunuch who has a close relationship with the prince, is planning something?"
Grand Master Liang didn't expect Feng Qiuli to speak, and he understood Feng Qiuli's plan in an instant.
Now that the situation has reached this point, what happened tonight is obviously inseparable from Cui Lin. Even if he gives in, the family has a deadly feud with Xiao Yan, not to mention that Grand Master Liang does not hate Xiao Yan.
Ever since this person climbed up from the inner court and showed his talents in the palace, he has stepped on the family's reputation step by step until he is today.
Although he hated Lu Chongyuan for being ignorant, the Lu family was destroyed and the courtiers of the aristocratic families in the court were also dealt a huge blow. As a result, Cao Dejiang and others took advantage of him and lost many important positions.
Xiao Yan targeted the aristocratic family too much, and his extermination of the Lu family was also suspicious.
Grand Master Liang had already sensed something was wrong and sent people to investigate Xiao Yan's background. He originally thought he would attack him only when he was completely sure. But now that Cui Lin could catch Xiao Yan, he still betrayed the emperor and secretly communicated with the deposed queen's mother and son. He didn't mind helping Cui Lin for his grave crime.
Grand Master Liang stood up and did not question Xiao Yan like Feng Qiuli and Cui Lin did. Instead, he said:
"Although the Lu family's actions are worthy of death, as I know, Lu Chongyuan did not know about Queen Lu and King Cheng before the death of the Lu family's eldest brother Guan, and the break between the Lu family and the Queen should also be After that."
"Just now Zheng Kun said that Xiao Yan had been in contact with the queen before the two broke up, and even made a promise to the queen. I dare to ask, is this matter authorized by His Majesty?"
"Did His Majesty already realize that the Lu family had disloyal intentions, so he allowed Xiao Yan to deliberately approach the Queen and her son, using his status as a close official of the Emperor to win the trust of Queen Lu in exchange for evidence of the Lu family's crimes?"
"If it is His Majesty's order, then Governor Xiao is not guilty and I will leave immediately."
Grandmaster Liang's words were not as sharp as the previous two, but the meaning behind his words was far more cruel.
If Emperor An said that Xiao Yan had his instructions, then those sarcastic and contemptuous words Zheng Kun said just now would become true.
Everyone will know that Emperor An was ruthless and vicious, plotting against the old ministers who helped him rise to power, and even knowing that he had long known about Lu Qingfeng's affair with Prince Cheng, but was using Lu Qingfeng for the throne.
Cui Lin and Prince Xin were punished by him before because he deliberately vented his anger. The two of them were dedicated to serving the king, but they ended up with a bad reputation and were rejected by the palace.
Emperor An was mean, unkind, despicable and shameless.
But if Emperor An denies it and says that he does not know what Xiao Yan is doing, then what Xiao Yan has done is not only deceiving the emperor, but also being involved in the imperial power to seize the legitimate son and collude with the prince.
If Emperor An did not conduct a strict trial, it would not only be difficult to quell the heated discussion in the court, but he would also end up with the reputation of incompetence that Zheng Kun said was played by an eunuch and was applauded.
