One second to remember [Brushstroke Pavilion] [Free of charge, read the wonderful novel!]
When they saw Baili Qing coming over, everyone began to salute him. Many of them glanced at the crown prince who was following behind him. Their expressions were calm, but their hearts were filled with great waves.
Those who had supported the empress and the crown prince had been forced to their deaths by the emperor. Aside from a few neutral parties, the rest of them all supported the crown prince with all their might.
Many of the officials were feeling apprehensive. If the emperor had acted on impulse and didn't cripple the crown prince, would they have a good ending?
Shen Ninghua took in the performance of the officials and sighed inwardly, "Imperial Father sure is capable. With a simple move, he managed to force a large number of princes and sons to their deaths, and now he's even using this to force other parties. I'm afraid that after a while, the only party that can remain active in the imperial court will be the neutral parties."
At that time, even if some officials had other thoughts, they would keep it in their hearts that the court would become the emperor's topic!
When he thought of this result, Shen Ninghua's heart couldn't help but turn cold. Sometimes, being too arbitrary might not be a good thing.
The Crown Prince, Baili Jinyi, was dressed in a white mourning attire. There was no other decoration on his body, and his whole person was quiet, giving off a feeling of tranquility.
He did not cry out loud. Instead, he walked forward and respectfully kneeled on the ground as he kowtowed. There wasn't the slightest sound from his entire body, and even his tears quietly flowed down. There was clearly no sound, but everyone could feel the endless sadness. They couldn't help but think of that line:
Wordless love, silent sorrow …
Baili Qing Cang looked at him with a face full of love, "Crown Prince, the deceased is already dead. Even though you're sad, you still have to pay attention to your own body."
The crown prince turned around and bowed to Baili Qingfeng, "Imperial Father, before mother passed away, she also said that this son of hers has some grievances and is not qualified to continue holding the position of crown prince. I beg that you depose my position and allow me to guard the imperial tomb for my mother."
Bai Li Qing Cang frowned, "What are you saying! I have not deposed you, and you are the crown prince of the Great An Kingdom. Even if Madame Zhao is your birth mother, she has been crippled before, and thus does not have the qualifications for you to guard the Royal Tomb for her. "
"Father, this son has no face to face with Father, but is unwilling to leave Father's side. The best choice is to guard the Royal Tomb, I ask for your permission."
"Since I've said that I won't allow it, then I won't allow it. Don't talk about it again."
"Your Majesty," the Imperial Advisor stood up. "Today is Empress's funeral, this humble subject should not have spoken.
"As an official, this subject wants to speak about matters of justice and injustice. The Emperor only dealt with the Empress, but he doesn't care about the crown prince at all. Even if the Emperor dotes on the prince, can he easily wipe out such a major matter as plotting against him?"
Baili Qingfeng's face turned ugly. Baili Jinyi, who was standing beside him, turned around, "What Lord Qi said is reasonable. Imperial Father, there is nothing that can be done about this..."
"Why is it irreparable?" An elderly voice was heard, full of energy.
Madam Feng, dressed in the attire of a first-class servant, walked in step by step steadily with her back slightly carried as she looked at the coffin in the hall. Tears began to shine: "Daughter, my poor daughter …"
Shen Ninghua was shocked. The Feng family...
The Emperor had imprisoned the entire Zhao Family in the Sky Prison and had only let Madam Feng go. Because the Feng Family had once been his wet nurse and was already eighty years old, he didn't make a move due to this situation. Who would have thought that she would actually come?
Madam Feng's hair was full of white, her entire body was thin to the point where only bones were left. Her pair of slightly sunken eyes, however, were extremely bright, making her look somewhat terrifying, "Sinister woman pays her respects to the Emperor, Crown Prince Your Highness."
"Grandmother." Baili Jinyi stepped forward to support her, and she could not help but tremble as tears streamed down her face.
Madam Feng lifted her hand to wipe away his tears, her face was filled with determination: "Your Highness, don't worry. Today, this old one has come to seek justice, let's see if there is still fairness in this world!"
After she finished speaking, she walked forward and gently caressed the Golden Silk Sauna Wood's coffin. She could not help but shed tears. "Your Majesty, this sinful woman has come today to ask you a question."
Baili Qingfeng had a serious expression on his face as he replied, "Go ahead."
Madam Feng turned around, her gaze sweeping across everyone in the hall. With a sneer, she raised her voice and said, "Is killing still a matter of life and death?"
"According to the laws of the Great An Empire, if you kill someone, you naturally have to repay them with your life." Baili Qingqing's words were firm.
"Alright, then that sinful woman will ask another question, is the law of the Great An Empire not to be desecrated?"
"The Son of Heaven offends the law and is punished along with the commoners. The laws of the Great An Country naturally cannot be desecrated, and no one is an exception!"
"Alright!" "Good, good!" Madame Feng shouted, her face red with emotion. "Then this sinful woman doesn't understand. Imperial Concubine Xian poisoned my daughter, so why did the emperor let her get away with it? Is she going to be above the laws of the Great An? "
Shen Ninghua's heart skipped a beat. He turned to look at Baili Junyi, afraid that she wouldn't be able to hold it in.
Baili Qingfeng felt a chill run down his spine, "There's something else going on. We've already sent people to investigate. We'll deal with them when the investigation is done."
"There is another secret. What secret can cause greater suffering than that of my daughter?" Lady Feng spoke word by word, full of grief and indignation. She took out a stack of letters from her sleeve and tremblingly opened them one by one.
"Your Majesty, thousands of mistakes are all the fault of the sinner. My daughter Hui Ying was wrongly accused! She never thought of conspiring against him. It's because she was too greedy, she always wanted to let the Zhao Family rise to the next level. She did it for the people of the world, for you, Your Majesty … "
After she had laid down the last letter, she kneeled down heavily on the ground and looked at those letters as she cried her heart out:
Starting from last year, Hui Ying detected the evil woman's plan and kept trying to persuade her with letters. It was because the evil woman kept ignoring him, that's why she was forced to come up with this plan. She was a fool, a complete fool.
The officials burst into an uproar.
"How is this possible?"
"That's right, what benefits does the empress get by doing this?"
"He's being too unreasonable. Is it because the family has other intentions that they have to use a rebellious method to deal with him?"
"That's right, as an empress, it would be easy for her to suppress the Zhao Family. One must know that she has to exterminate the nine clans in order to rebel. It doesn't make sense for her to use such an intense method."
Hearing the clamoring voices of the crowd, the Feng Family's eyes suddenly turned red as they growled at the crowd:
"What do you know? Do you know what my Zhao Family has prepared? Hahaha, in the back garden of the Zhao residence, there is over a hundred catties of frozen meat. As long as you sprinkle it on the upper reaches of the river, it can poison half of the citizens of the capital to death.
"Moreover, the northern, northern, and southern camps have the nails of the Zhao Family. Their bodies are also covered in frost, enough to poison more than half of the soldiers to death. As long as the Zhao Family activates, the entire capital will become a dead city."
What … "What?"
Baili Qingfeng's face turned pale as he shouted at the Dragon Scale Army outside the door, "Men!"
More than a dozen of the Dragon Scale Army members quickly ran over and aimed their long swords at the Feng Clan. They were only waiting for a single order from Baili Qing Cang to capture her.
Feng Shi laughed out loud, his laughter was filled with joy:
This is the reason why Hui Ying doesn't dare to act rashly. This is because I warned her, if she dares to harm the Zhao Family, then she'll directly take action. Even if she doesn't succeed, she'll destroy more than half of the capital!
Because of his anger, the flesh on Baili Qingfeng's face trembled, "The Zhao Family, what a great Zhao Family!"
The Crown Prince's face was filled with pain. He stepped forward to support Baili Qingfeng, but he was pushed away. He could only beg Lady Feng:
"If I wanted to say it, why wouldn't I say it?" "If the emperor dealt with the matter fairly and killed Imperial Concubine Xian, then I would have taken this secret with me and entered the coffin. Unfortunately, that murderer is still living a carefree life, so why can't I redress the grievances of my daughter?"
Bu Yun Qing, who was dressed in imperial concubine robes, walked in. She was carefully dressed up and her scarred face looked much more gentle. I am here, so how do you want me to avenge you? "
Baili Junyi rose to her feet and quickly walked to Bu Yunqing's side. "Mufei."
Shen Ninghua followed behind Baili Junyi, silently expressing her support.
Bu Yun turned his head, "Mufei has nothing to do with all of you. The medicine that killed Zhao Huiying was given to her by me, but I did not know that it was a bowl of life-threatening poison. I only let her drink the medicine that weakened her body."
Madam Feng stared fixedly at Bu Yunqing, her eyes completely red. "Heh heh, that's funny. My daughter died in your hands, yet you still want to give me a dignified excuse?"
Bu Yun coldly laughed. "You can even call the crime of conspiring against the nation and the people. I am only being used by others. What's the big deal after I kill a cripple?"
"What this old one has said is the truth. All the evidence is here, yet you have no basis in your words. Who can testify for you?"
"Evidence?" Hehe, it's just some letters, and you dare to say it's evidence. Who knows if it was arranged by Zhao Hui Ying in advance to avoid being punished if he fails? If what you say is true, then alright. Hand over the names of the people from the Jade Cloud Pavilion and the Clear Sky Pavilion and allow the Emperor to execute them one by one.
Baili Qingfeng was about to shout to stop the two of them, but he did not open his mouth when he heard Bu Yunqing's words.
The powers of the Jade Cloud Pavilion and the Clear Sky Pavilion made him fearful. With the empress dead, who knew where the list would go. If the Feng Family really handed over the list, then there was still a small chance of her believing it.
Madam Feng laughed out loud:
"Hahaha, the Jade Cloud Pavilion has always been controlled by my old man. The Clear Sky Pavilion was initially in the hands of my deceased husband, but after his death, it was passed on to Zhao Kun. "Now that my daughter is dead and the Zhao Family has been annihilated overnight, what's the use of keeping these two forces alive …"
Baili Qingfeng's eyes turned cold. A light burst out from his eyes as he looked forward to what was going to happen in the future. "Huuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu."
Madam Feng stared hatefully at Bu Yunqing and said, "I can hand over the name list, but what about after that? What should you do?"
"Hand over the name list and prove that the people on it are correct and correct. I will die right in front of you!"