Author: Qing Yunmo

The ministers were panic-stricken. At this time, they knelt down and said in unison, "I am guilty."

The emperor looked around, then flexed the fingers of his right hand and tapped the armrest of the dragon chair with his knuckles.

This sound was especially obvious in the silent hall.

It seemed to hit the hearts of the ministers, making them feel more and more frightened and uneasy.

"If you can take action against the prince, will your next step be to murder me?"

Suddenly, the emperor said this and looked over calmly.

Everyone was shocked, and the people in the eldest prince's party kowtowed quickly, saying that the prince was fine, and at the same time saying that the eldest prince was just temporarily dizzy and did not dare to have such an idea.

As soon as they said this, the people who supported the prince on the other side were not happy.

It was not the eldest prince's mercy that allowed him to let the prince go. It was the prince's concubine who had the courage to save the prince in danger.

Yun Zhao, who was looking for a book on ghost stories in Fanghua Hall and preparing to improvise on how to drive the ghosts out of Xiao Changyin, suddenly shuddered.

She looked around blankly, thinking that the spirit was causing trouble, so she looked anxiously for a solution.

At this moment, she didn't know it, but the rumors outside were already out of control.

People from other parties thought for a moment, then stopped talking, and waited for the two sides to fight, and in the end both sides would lose, and then they would go and profit.

But it was impossible to be alone. The emperor looked at the few people who were suddenly mute, called their names, and asked, "What do you think?"

All of a sudden, these people became the target of public criticism.

They all looked at each other, their worries and fears suppressed on their faces.

"The eldest prince has evil intentions. For the sake of his position as heir apparent, he disregarded his brotherly love and plotted to murder the prince. I think he should be severely punished."

"No one is a saint, and no one can make mistakes. Although the prince is injured, it is not serious, and he will recover in less than a month. I believe that the eldest prince should be punished, but it should not be too severe."

"The eldest prince deserves to be punished for murdering the prince, but after all, we are all your majesty's own sons, and we have brotherhood. I think if His Highness the prince were standing here, I might not be able to bear to punish the eldest prince severely."

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The more Shou'an listened, the more he felt that something was wrong with these words. At first, he punished the eldest prince, but later it seemed that if he punished the eldest prince severely, it would mean that the prince ignored his brotherly love.

But the one who has the most disregard for brotherhood is the eldest prince who plots to murder the prince?

When Shou'an was thinking about how long this morning court would last, the emperor spoke.

"Since we can't come to an agreement, let's choose another day and withdraw from the court."

After going down to court, before the emperor could change his clothes, he was stopped by Concubine Hui.

Concubine Hui has always been the most gentle, considerate and respectful. Years of getting to know each other allowed her to distinguish the emperor's likes and dislikes, so she would never get close to the emperor when he didn't like it.

But this time it was different. If she had not gone against the emperor's displeasure, Changling might have lost her life.

Others didn't know it clearly, but she knew it very well.

It was just some things that happened in the early years that she subconsciously forgot about.

"His Majesty."

The emperor did not stop, but still slowed down his pace.

Concubine Hui followed, and Shou'an stepped back when he saw this, so as not to hear their voices.

"Your Majesty, I am willing to sacrifice my life in exchange for the peace of Changling."

The emperor continued to walk forward, with a cold face and a cold voice, "Are you threatening me?"

Concubine Hui was a little at a loss, but she quickly regained her composure, "I don't dare, I have given Chang Ling all these years of wishful thinking, and I have encouraged him to do everything."

This is either true or false.

What I said is true, what I said is not true...

It is normal for a prince to plot against the prince and the throne.

But while Xiao wanted that position, he didn't have the ability to compete with it. This was what made him disgusted.

"It has nothing to do with him?" The emperor stopped and looked at Concubine Hui with squinted eyes.

For some reason, Concubine Hui felt that her eyes were as cold as her bones.

She calmed down, pursed her lips and said, "When Your Majesty was still a prince, before he married his wife, I only had children born to my concubine in the backyard. I always thought that your majesty would make my concubine's son the prince."

"But Your Majesty didn't, so I'm not willing to give in."

After saying this, Concubine Hui's body softened and she collapsed on the ground.

She lowered her head, feeling a little regretful.

The emperor didn't give her an answer, he just nodded and said meaningfully, "I understand."

After saying that, he disappeared after a few steps.

Concubine Hui was stunned. No matter how much she claimed to know the emperor, she still didn't understand what he meant.

She couldn't help but look at Shou'an who had not yet left. Shou'an looked hesitant and only saluted, "There is no one around your majesty. I will go over now. Please ask Concubine Hui to return to the palace."

Concubine Hui came without anyone, and there were palace servants around trying to help her up.

She shook her head and asked everyone to go away.

After sitting on the ground for a long time, Concubine Hui slowly got up from the ground.

She did not go to freshen up, but went directly to Yongning Palace, where the queen lived.

The queen was writing when she heard the indignant reports from the palace officials, and her thin wolf-brush pen dropped thick ink on the rice paper.

The thick ink spread out, blurring a small character.

"Let her in."

Concubine Hui stood at the door, waiting for the palace official's announcement.

She turned around and looked around. She rarely came here. The Queen often closed the palace door tightly and saw no one. She also skipped the usual greetings.

If she hadn't been desperate, she wouldn't be here.

Aunt Feng asked people to bring tea and snacks, and then took everyone down, leaving only the Queen and Concubine Hui here.

Concubine Hui looked complicated, and so did her mood.

For more than ten years, she never thought that there would be a day when she would need to bow to the queen.

Aunt Feng was guarding the door, with a worried look in her eyes. When she was looking around anxiously, there was movement inside, and Concubine Hui came out.

It only takes more than a quarter of an hour to get in and out.

She lowered her head when she came out and couldn't see her face clearly. She hurried out of Yongning Palace.

The emperor was sitting in Guangming Palace, reading the memorials presented by the ministers one after another.

Most of them mentioned how to deal with the eldest prince.

Shouan came over at this time and said that Concubine Hui had just left Yongning Palace.

The emperor slowly raised his head, his eyes were extremely cold and cold. Shou'an had served the emperor for many years and had rarely seen the emperor showing such a look.

"She's quite smart."

"If you are too smart, you will not live long."

Shou'an wished he had taken leave today and not shown up here. He huddled in the corner, even breathing lightly.

"Concubine Hui was worried because of the eldest prince's misbehavior, which caused old illnesses and lingered on her bed."

Shou'an waited for the emperor to finish speaking, then lowered his head, "I understand, Your Majesty, please rest assured."

Not long after, Shouan went to the imperial doctor to get some medicine, fried it, and took it to the palace where Concubine Hui was.
Chapter completed!