Yuehua Palace.
Bei Hengyuan was lying on the bed dying of breath. At a glance, he was dying. A large group of palace attendants were guarding the door, all of them as silent as a cicada.
Outside, a lone wolf came in a hurry and whispered in Bei Hengyuan's ear: "Third prince, the empress is here!" The lone wolf's face was all gray.
After hearing this, Bei Hengyuan was so angry that he vomited out a mouthful of blood, "The time is up, carry me over!"
At the moment, he can only rely on the meager life-saving help to find a way out for Concubine Qin.
It has only been five days since it was speculated that the prince returned to Beijing secretly. It was impossible to rush back to the capital in five days. It could only be said that the prince left earlier than he expected.
During this period, he knew that something big had happened when he did not receive any news from Bai Ji, the secret guard, or Aunt Xu.
Even if the prince has no evidence, he still has speculation. Concubine Qin's move of sending dead soldiers to rob and kill her directly confirmed the prince's suspicion. Therefore, it is only a matter of time before Concubine Qin is defeated.
At this time, there was Concubine Xian, who was crying and howling in tears.
"Your Majesty, Concubine Qin is lying. I did not conspire with her about Jizhou. I have no idea about it at all, and Sheng'er has no idea about it."
The second prince knelt tremblingly.
Just now, Concubine Qin had done all the tricks, and the person she confessed was not the third prince Bei Hengyuan but the second prince Bei Hengsheng as the queen expected.
She said: "In order to gain the support of the Qin family, Concubine Xian promised to give up her position as Queen Mother in the future, so I came up with a way to make the second prince perform meritorious service. Only princes with extremely high reputation can gain the respect of the emperor."
She said: "I was deceived by the two elders of Yin and Yang. They only said that they would not cause harm to the people's health. How could they expect that people would die."
Concubine Qin regretted what she said next.
After hearing Concubine Qin’s confession, Lord Ji’s heart skipped a beat, and he suddenly had the illusion that Concubine Qin had also been plotted by the third prince.
But even if she knew it, Concubine Qin would be happy with it.
If he hadn't listened to Hua'er's voice, he would have been deceived by Concubine Qin like the queen and the prince. But at present, even if he knew that Concubine Qin deliberately dragged the second prince into trouble, there was nothing he could do because he had no evidence to prove that the matter was related to a sick third prince.
Furthermore, the third prince was indeed unaware of this incident earlier.
Emperor Yu was so angry that he was shaking all over.
Facing Emperor Yu's angry face, Concubine Xian's heart dropped. If she had known that Concubine Qin was a snake and scorpion person, she would definitely not have made friends with her. He thought he could pave the way for Sheng'er, but he actually took it upon himself to commit such a heinous crime.
"Finally, let me ask you, does Bachelor Qin know about this matter?" The look on Emperor Yu's face was terrifyingly gloomy.
Bachelor Qin and Father Qin knelt on the ground, not daring to breathe.
Concubine Qin knew that death was unforgivable, but it was a matter of life and death for the Qin family. She shook her head like crazy: "I don't know, my father and brother didn't know about it, and neither did Yuan'er. It was my concubine and the Jiang family who did it."
"I know that my crime is serious and I am willing to die. I just ask the emperor not to implicate the uninformed Qin family and Yuan'er."
Emperor Yu sneered again and again: "Haha, how could the kind-hearted Yuan'er have a vicious woman like you as a mother? You are simply unworthy. Even if the Qin family didn't know about it, given your heinous guilt, you still have a fault in your teaching."
Emperor Yu's guilt towards the third prince was too deep and could not be easily shaken.
Ji Houye sighed secretly. The opponent was too strong, and he said it was a bit difficult to handle.
"Come here, drag Concubine Qin down and behead her, and the others will wait for the day to be executed. Draw up the decree!" Emperor Yu slapped the case fiercely and stood up.
As the ruler of the Sheng Yu Kingdom, he must give an explanation to the people of Jizhou and not chill the people's hearts.
"No, please take back your life. The Jiang family is innocent. The Jiang family really didn't know anything about this matter. Please take back your life! I have said those treasonous words, but I never dare to harm the people." Ah, Your Majesty. The Jiang family's crime will not lead to death, please forgive me." Concubine Xian cried in agony. The second prince felt sorry for his mother's illness and held her tightly.
They knelt on the ground together and said sadly:
"Father, I beg you to investigate the matter in Jizhou again. Although I am not as good as the prince, I also know that the people are the foundation of Sheng Yu. I have always cared about the people, how could I collude with the villains in the world to harm the people." Yes. Ah, Your Majesty, Sheng'er has always loved the people like a son, how could he harm the people?"
"He can't possibly harm the people, but you let me be the scapegoat, Concubine Xian, you are so cruel." Concubine Qin was afraid that Emperor Yu would be persuaded by Concubine Xian's pity.
Take another hard bite.
Concubine Xian was so angry that she threw herself on Concubine Qin, biting, beating and pulling her hair, "Go to hell, go to hell, poisonous woman, you poisonous woman." The two of them were lost in front of the imperial concubine. Yi, a scuffle broke out in front of the emperor.
When Beihengyuan arrived, what he heard was the howling of ghosts, screams and roars all over the house.
He closed his eyes, and when he opened them again, his eyes were filled with the aura of death and death. Then he said weakly: "Father, father, my child, I want to see my father."
Eunuch De hurriedly came to open the door. When he saw the third prince being carried, covered in blood, he showed sympathy.
"Your Majesty, who is the third prince?" The door was ajar, and everyone in the room looked towards the third prince.
"Yuan'er, Yuan'er, it was your mother who harmed you. It was the inhumane that your mother believed in who harmed my Yuan'er!"
The prince and the queen knew why the third prince came, and there was a flash of worry in their eyes.
The emperor felt very sorry for the third prince's accidental drinking of poisonous tea. If the third prince begs the emperor for this, perhaps Concubine Qin's life can be saved.
Ji Houye lowered his head and suppressed the hatred in his eyes. It was true that the third prince vomited blood and that he was poisoned. No one could doubt such a dying man.
The Qin and Jiang families were beheaded, and he would not sympathize with them at all. Nor would he sympathize with the Jiang family. If the second prince had not plotted against the prince two years ago, Shuer's legs would not have been broken, and he would not have been unable to recover for two years.
Concubine Qin crawled towards Beihengyuan, her hair disheveled, and she was in a very embarrassed state. Concubine Xian just beat Concubine Qin so hard that a lot of her hair was torn out, and a piece of her scalp fell off, bleeding.
At first glance, it’s simply too horrible to look at.
Ji Houye thought: It’s a pity that his sweet daughter can’t see such beautiful scenery. I will definitely learn to be like a storyteller and tell my daughter vividly.
Sure enough, Emperor Yu felt pity for the third prince when he saw him in his current state. He hurriedly walked down the stage: "Yuan'er, what are you doing?"
Bei Hengyuan's face was as pale as a dead man who had been soaked in water for three days and three nights. His eyes were blue and purple.
I heard him extremely weak and said: "Father, I heard that my mother and concubine were taken away by the imperial army, and I was very anxious. I have been poisoned for six years and I am dying. I beg my father to take care of me. For the sake of no more, I will let my mother and concubine see me off for the last time. Afterwards, my father wants to kill me, but I will not stop him."
Hearing these words, Emperor Yu was really moved. With tears streaming down his face, he held Bei Hengyuan's pale hand and said, "Father, I agree with you."
If Yuan'er hadn't accidentally drank that cup of poisonous tea for him back then, he would be the one suffering now. Every time he thought of this, his heart felt like a knife twisting into unbearable pain. He owed it to Yuan'er. He couldn't just watch him feel sad. He just wanted to satisfy him as much as possible.
Emperor Yu agreed not to kill Concubine Qin for the time being. After calming down, he thought about it carefully. Although his second son sometimes did things without considering the consequences, he was also a person who cared about the people. This thing must be the work of two vicious women.
With this in mind, Emperor Yu spoke again: "The Qin family did not teach their daughter properly, which caused her to commit a heinous mistake. She deserves to be punished for her crime. All the men of the Qin family were pushed out of the Meridian Gate and beheaded, including the Jiang family. The rest were ransacked and exiled to the extreme cold. Land. As for the second prince, he will be temporarily detained in the Zongren Mansion until his death."
Concubine Xian wailed and fainted.
The men were all beheaded, and the women were exiled to the arctic cold land of the northwest. The sky is high and the roads are far away. What is the difference between this and killing them.
Hearing that the second prince was banned from the clan's residence, Prime Minister Lu secretly breathed a sigh of relief. During this period, the second prince repeatedly made excuses to come to the Lu Mansion, trying to meet his daughter by chance. He knew that the second prince's intentions were not pure. Fortunately, my daughter is very good and stays in the room obediently.
When the order to confiscate the family came down, the aristocratic circles in Beijing were in awe. The Qinjiang family, which was so prosperous yesterday, was ransacked in the blink of an eye. Who wouldn't sigh and say that luck has tricked people?
I don’t know what crime you committed?
There are rumors that the Ji family made a great contribution by returning to their hometown to worship their ancestors. Mrs. Ji controlled the spread of the epidemic with just one prescription. The Crown Prince and Dr. Mu even sacrificed themselves to save others. They spent all night preparing medicines and diagnosing diseases for the people.
Mrs. Ji became a well-deserved miracle doctor, and the prince won a round of applause.
Because the impact of the situation was extremely bad, Emperor Yu did not announce it to the public. Therefore, people only knew about the plague. (End of chapter)