Chapter 53
The ministers were panicked, and at this moment they quickly knelt down and said in unison, "The ministers are guilty."

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

This sound is especially obvious in the silent hall.

It seemed to be beating on the hearts of the officials, making them feel even more panicked.

"If you can do something to the prince, the next step is to murder me?"

Suddenly, the emperor said so, and looked over lightly.

Everyone was startled, the members of the First Prince's party quickly kowtowed, saying that the Prince is fine, and at the same time saying that the First Prince was just in a daze for a while and did not dare to have such a thought.

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

It's not because the eldest prince was merciful and let the prince go without incident. It was because of the bravery of the prince and concubine that she saved the prince from danger.

And Yun Zhao, who was looking for a book of ghost stories in Fanghua Palace and was about to learn how to drive ghosts out of Xiao Changyin temporarily, suddenly shuddered.

She looked around in a daze, thinking that the spirit was at work, so she anxiously looked around and started looking for a solution.

At this moment, she still doesn't know that the rumors outside have been completely crooked.

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

But it is impossible to be alone. The emperor looked at the people who suddenly became dumb, called their names, and asked, "What do you think?"

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

They looked at each other in twos, with worry and fear suppressed on their faces.

"The eldest prince has an evil heart. For the sake of the crown prince, he disregarded his brother's feelings and murdered the prince. I think he should be severely punished."

"People are not sages and sages can do nothing wrong. Although the prince is injured, it is not serious, but he will recover in a month or so. I think the eldest prince should be punished, but it should not be too severe."

"The Eldest Prince should be punished for murdering the Crown Prince, but after all, they are His Majesty's own sons and brothers. I think if His Highness the Crown Prince stands here, I am afraid that he will not bear to severely punish the Eldest Prince."

……

The more Shou An listened to these words, the more he felt that these words were not right. At first, the eldest prince was punished, but later on, it seemed that if the eldest prince was severely punished, it would be like the prince disregarding brotherhood.

But isn't the one who disregards brotherhood the most, the eldest prince who murdered the prince?

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

"Since we can't discuss it, let's talk about it another day and retreat."

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

Concubine Hui has always been the most gentle, considerate and flattering woman. Years of getting along with her has allowed her to distinguish the emperor's likes and dislikes, so she will never go to the emperor when he is not happy.

But this time was different, if she didn't go over against the emperor's displeasure, Chang Ling might lose her life.

Others don't know clearly, but she is very clear.

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

"His Majesty."

The emperor didn't stop, but slowed down.

Concubine Hui followed, and Shou An stepped back when she saw this, so as not to hear their voices.

"Your Majesty, my concubine is willing to exchange her life for the safety of Changling."

The emperor continued to walk forward, his face was cold, and his voice was also cold, "Are you threatening me?"

Concubine Hui was a little at a loss, but quickly regained her composure, "The concubine didn't dare, these concubines gave Changling wishful thinking all these years, and all the things were instigated by the concubine."

This is true and false.

It's true what you're saying, and it's not true... both.

It's normal for the prince to plot against the prince and the throne.

But while Xiao wanted that position, he didn't have the ability to match it. This was the reason why he was disgusted.

"It has nothing to do with him?" The emperor stopped, squinting at Concubine Hui.

For some reason, Concubine Hui felt that those eyes were piercingly cold.

She calmed down, pursed her lips and said, "When your majesty was the prince, before marrying the concubine, only the concubine gave birth to an heir in the backyard. The concubine always thought that your majesty would make the concubine's son the crown prince."

"But His Majesty doesn't, so the concubine is not reconciled."

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

She lowered her head, feeling a little regretful.

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

After speaking, he disappeared after a few steps.

Concubine Hui was stunned, even if she claimed to know the emperor, she didn't understand what he meant at this time.

She couldn't help but look at Shou'an who hadn't left yet. Shou'an showed hesitation, and just bowed, "There is no one around His Majesty, the slave will go here, please return to the palace by Concubine Hui."

Concubine Hui didn't bring anyone with her when she came, and there were palace people around who tried to help her up.

She shook her head, making everyone go away.

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

She didn't go to freshen up, but went directly to Yongning Palace, where the empress lived.

The queen was writing, and when she heard the indignant report from the palace people, thick ink was dripping on the rice paper with a thin Langhao pen.

The thick ink smudged away, blurring a small character.

"Let her in."

Concubine Hui stood at the door, waiting for the report from the palace servants.

She turned her head and looked around, she actually seldom comes here, the empress often closes the palace gates, no one sees, and the usual greetings are also avoided.

If she hadn't been desperate, she wouldn't have appeared here.

Nanny Feng brought tea and snacks up, and then she took everyone down, leaving only the queen and Concubine Hui here.

Concubine Hui's expression was complicated, and so was her mood.

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

Nanny Feng stood guard at the door, her eyes were not without worry, when she was walking around in a hurry, there was movement inside, Concubine Hui came out.

It only took more than a quarter of an hour to go in and out.

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

The emperor was sitting in Guangming Palace, looking at the memorials presented by the officials one by one.

Most of them mentioned how to deal with the First Prince.

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

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

"She's smart."

"It's just too smart, it won't live long."

Shou An wished he hadn't shown up here today on leave. He shrank obediently in the corner, even breathing lightly.

"Concubine Hui is very worried because the eldest prince is a jerk, causing her old illness and lingering on her bed."

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

Not long after, Shouan went to the imperial physician to get the medicine and fried it, and took it to the bedroom where Concubine Hui was staying.

(End of this chapter)

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