After being dressed as Wu Zetian's daughter, she was favored by the group

Chapter 37

The prince went up to the palace with his sword, not to mention whether it was treason or not, just from the behavior, it was also an act of disobedience.

After reacting, Li Zhi pointed at the kneeling Eunuch Chen, and severely reprimanded him:
"I told you to invite the prince, how dare you fool me by saying, where did the prince go!"

Li Zhi didn't believe that Prince Li Hong would do such a thing at all. After all, he was the one who watched Li Hong grow up, and he knew his son's temperament better than anyone else.

Li Hong's character is too docile, even a little cowardly, and he is loyal, filial, courteous and corporal, does not fight or grab, and is humble and polite to everyone. He is Li Zhi's good boy, a big boy.

"Your Majesty, it is absolutely true, this servant has seen it with her own eyes..."

Eunuch Chen is still waiting to say more, the prince's roar has already been heard outside the palace:

"Dog thief! I'm going to kill you!"

Everyone looked out of the hall in unison, and it turned out that what Eunuch Chen said was not true. Prince Li Hong was walking into the hall with a shining sword, and those who followed him were already crying Yang Sijian.

When Li Zhi witnessed his weak son becoming like a madman clamoring to kill someone, he was so startled that his mouth opened and he didn't make a sound for a long time.

Li Hong entered the palace with his sword in hand, and the maids and eunuchs in the palace screamed in fright.

"Where is the Habayashi Army! Take down the prince quickly!"

Empress Wu yelled angrily, and several imperial guards in armor immediately went up to the mad Li Hong, quickly snatched the sword from his hand, and then firmly subdued him.

"Let go of me, I'm going to kill this dog thief!"

Li Hong, who was held down, showed no sign of calmness. His eyes were red, and while struggling desperately, he cursed at He Lanmin, who was sitting motionless in front of the desk.

Yang Sijian plopped down on his knees, weeping and said: "Woooo, Your Majesty, Your Majesty, please uphold justice for this humble official!" He pointed at He Lanminzhi angrily: "The little girl was taken into the house by this lewd thief, raped to death!"

Li Lingyue's heart skipped a beat, and she suddenly looked at He Lan Minzhi. She suddenly remembered that there seemed to be records in the history books that He Lan Minzhi openly committed the crime of raping the princess before the prince's wedding because he coveted the beauty of the princess. Yes, the princess committed suicide, and the prince was greatly stimulated. From then on, he became depressed and died of illness not long after.

Is it true what is recorded in the history books?Will history repeat itself?
Li Lingyue's face was pale, and she felt that her cognition had been slapped in the face, and she really couldn't convince herself.Even if the feelings He Lanminzhi gave her these years are all fake, even if he is really a womanizer, but he will not do such beastly things, unless he is out of his mind, or he thinks his own Life is too long.You know, coveting the princess is a serious crime in itself, not to mention rape and murder.

Taking ten thousand steps back, even if he survived by chance, his official career would be ruined, his reputation would be ruined, and he would be cast aside by future generations forever.

Therefore, no matter how you look at it, it is impossible for him to do such stupid things at the cost of self-destructive career, self-destructive reputation, and self-destructive life.

"Come on, take Wu Minzhi down quickly!" Li Zhi was furious and ordered immediately.

"Wait a minute!" Empress Wu waved back the imperial troops approaching He Lanminzhi.

"Meiniang! You..." Li Zhi looked at Empress Wu in confusion.

Empress Wu's face was uncertain, she took a deep breath, looked at He Lan Minzhi slowly, and asked in a stern tone:

"Changju, let me ask you, is what Yang Shaoqing said true?"

He Lanminzhi got up in a hurry, fell to his knees with a plop, and said very aggrieved:
"Auntie, my nephew was wronged. Even if my nephew had the guts to do such a rebellious thing, Yang Shaoqing is framing her. I ask my aunt to be the master for my nephew!"

After all, goodbye!
Huh?Not right!
Li Lingyue suddenly discovered that He Lanminzhi's attitude was completely opposite to before. Just now he called himself "princess" and said that etiquette should not be broken, but when he came to Empress Wu, he called "auntie" one by one, so that it was smooth. Such inconsistency, is it really because of fear of death?

Li Lingyue kept her eyes locked on He Lanmin, and the more she thought about it, the more she felt something was wrong. There must be something wrong with this cousin.

Yang Sijian, who was crying bitterly, heard He Lanmin's denial, so he couldn't bear it, rushed to his side, grabbed his skirt and roared:

"The prostitute, it was you who came to my house this morning, falsely claiming that the crown prince wanted to see my daughter, but after I rejected you, who would have thought that you would become angry from embarrassment, and directly lead someone to forcefully break into the mansion and take my daughter away, it is pitiful that my daughter was murdered by you, I...I...I killed you!!"

Yang Sijian exerted strength with his hands and grabbed He Lanminzhi's neck, threatening to kill him.

"Presumptuous!" Empress Wu shouted, and the two imperial guards quickly separated the two.

"Your Majesty!" Yang Sijian knelt on the ground again, weeping bitterly: "everything my minister said is true, if one sentence is false, my Yang family will have a full family, and I will die!"

"Uncle, aunt, I, Wu Minzhi, swear that I will never rape and kill Yang Shaoqing's daughter. If I break my oath, I will be struck by lightning!" He Lanminzhi also knelt down and swore.

"Father, queen mother! Don't listen to what this bastard says. The body of Yang Shaoqing's daughter was found from his house. Please father, queen mother and queen are the masters for your son!" Prince Li Hong's face was extremely painful, and he couldn't stop pleading.

The reason why Li Hong was in such pain was not because of how deep his relationship with Yang Xiuxiu was, but because he couldn't bear the great sense of humiliation He Lanminzhi brought him.

Think about it, my fiancée was defiled by my cousin before she even got married. Today, it would be a great shame and shame to grow grass on her head, not to mention the ancient times with strong feudal ideology.

No matter how pedantic and cowardly Li Hong was, he couldn't accept such a blow. In addition, he was influenced by feudal ethics since he was a child, and he took this aspect very seriously. That's why he was furious and risked the crime of disobedience. He Lan Minzhi made him feel humiliated.

"Come on, take Wu Minzhi down!" Li Zhi shouted, choosing to side with the prince.

"Wait!" Empress Wu immediately called to stop, to prevent the imperial army from arresting her nephew!

For a while, the atmosphere in Linde Hall plummeted again.

"Queen!!" Li Zhi didn't even call "Meiniang" for the first time, presumably he was angry.

Empress Wu's face was gloomy, her eyes were always wandering between the prince and He Lanmin, and she was still unwilling to make a decision.

Standing beside her, Li Lingyue tasted something.

Based on her understanding of Empress Wu, it doesn't matter whether a princess is dead or not, and it doesn't matter whether the murderer is He Lan Minzhi. What really matters is whether she wants to lose her own face for her son's face.

You must know that He Lanminzhi changed her surname to Wu Minzhi, who was appointed by her as the patriarch of the Wu family to continue the incense of the Wu family and properly represent her Wu family.

Now, for the sake of a crown princess, the head of the Wu family must be killed. This is something she cannot accept, but the crown prince, Li Hong, is her own son...

Between her nephew and her son, there was no doubt that she would choose her son!

But her 'face of the Wu family' and 'face of the East Palace', or 'face of the Li family'... that's hard to say.

(End of this chapter)