The black-bellied highness, the evil concubine

Chapter 73
"Empress, if you had said earlier, I would be willing to give someone to Jingli, but now, even I am afraid I can't be the master!" Zhuge Jingyao said sincerely.

Empress Han couldn't understand the meaning of these words, "How do you explain what the emperor said?"

Zhuge Jingyao replied: "This time, Lan Nineteen was meritorious in rescuing my minister, and she was seriously injured. The emperor just raised her rank again. Now, she is a senior official of the second rank, and it is not good for the minister to make decisions on her own." Let her be Jingli's bodyguard!"

Even if a second-rank official of the imperial court is still a bodyguard, it would be a bit too much for her to be a bodyguard for a little prince at will. Even if Zhuge Jingyao was willing, His Majesty would not agree.

Unexpectedly, His Majesty would hold Lan Nineteen in such high regard.

Or, it can be said that His Majesty cares too much about His Highness the Crown Prince.

Empress Han's eyes turned cold, but it was fleeting, and the smile continued to judo: "Then you can only disappoint your tenth brother!"

"Will the assassin survive?" Empress Han asked, changing the question meaninglessly.

Zhuge Jingyao's face was as pale as water, "No!"

Empress Han was a little disappointed and said: "Unfortunately, this time I don't know who is trying to kill you!"

"Mother, don't worry, this time I will do everything I can to find the murderer, and I will never let the murderer go at ease!" Zhuge Jingyao said seriously.

How could His Royal Highness remain indifferent when he wanted His Highness the Prince's life again and again?
"That's good!" Empress Han agreed with a faint smile.

"Your second brother is used to being arrogant in the past, so it's time to suffer!" In the past, Empress Han never cared much about Zhuge Jingyu, but since Zhuge Jingli was injured because of him, she paid more attention to Zhuge Jingyu. Far more than any one person.

Zhuge Jingyao said obediently, "I know!"

"Han Sheng hasn't come back yet?" Empress Han seemed to care much more about her nephew than her eldest son.

"Wei Qing was injured and is still training. Although Wei Lan is good at martial arts, she is still a girl. Han Sheng will stay and take care of their siblings!"

Empress Han smiled earnestly and said: "That's what it should be. When Han Sheng heard that you were assassinated, he couldn't be more nervous. You two cousins ​​have been on good terms since childhood, and you should support each other more in the future!"

Zhuge Jingyao nodded.

After leaving the palace, Zhuge Jingyao, who was riding the carriage back to the Prince's Mansion, unknowingly crushed the teacup in his hand.

Blood was flowing, and the old wound on that hand was not healed, only adding new wounds.

Unfortunately, this time, no one will bandage His Highness's wound in time.

Two days later, the three divisions held a joint trial.

Zhuge Jingren personally presided over the trial, Xu Daoyuan had no chance to shirk, all his evil deeds were exposed, his crimes are obvious, he is also undeniable, and death is inevitable.

However, His Royal Highness the Second Prince was involved behind his back. Except for King Xuan, the rest of the people in charge of the interrogation were eager to avoid this topic.

However, because of their responsibilities, they have no choice at all.

Regarding the matter of accepting bribes, Zhuge Jingyu admitted it very quickly. While His Majesty the Emperor was lying on the sickbed, weeping bitterly and piously regretting, he said that he really didn't know where the things Xu Daoyuan sent came from. He came, if he knew that he was exploiting the people, he would never accept it!
After all, it was his eldest son, Zhuge Yuan felt indescribably uncomfortable when he saw Zhuge Jingyu's appearance. He finally made everyone retreat, sat up, and spoke seriously to Zhuge Jingyu. Asked: "Did you send someone to assassinate the prince?"

"Father is really not me. No matter how much I dislike Fifth Brother, I won't kill him! Father, you have to believe me, I really didn't do it, if it was really me If so, then let my son suffer from five thunderbolts, and die a terrible death!" Zhuge Jingyu swore a poisonous oath to prove his innocence.

Zhuge Yuan still understood the son in front of him. Although he was a bit of a bastard, he was not so confused.

There was silence in the hall, Zhuge Yuan closed his eyes for a long time, and finally said in a majestic and somewhat desolate voice: "Father believed you this time, but you made such a big mistake, you must be punished, you go to the imperial mausoleum to reflect on it Bar!"

Hearing the last sentence, Zhuge Jingyu didn't know whether he should laugh or cry, he never expected that his father would send him to guard the imperial tomb.

The next day, the emperor decreed that Xu Daoyuan was punished by the nine clans for his heinous crimes and sentenced to death.

But the second prince, Zhuge Jingyu, didn't know people well, and indirectly helped the emperor to abuse him. He was demoted to the county king, confiscated all his family property, fined to guard the mausoleum, and was not allowed to return to the imperial capital without the emperor's summons.

This punishment is not heavy, nor is it light.

Although Qin Wang's family property is large, compared to her mother's concubine's family, it can only be said to be mediocre. It is true that these things are gone, but it is only a momentary heartache after all.

What worries Concubine Li and the people in King Qin's faction the most is that the emperor asked the second prince to guard the imperial mausoleum without even a time limit. Could it be that if His Majesty does not summon the second prince for the rest of his life, the second prince will not be able to return to Xianling for the rest of his life Yet?

(End of this chapter)