Chapter 168 Guarding the Imperial Mausoleum

"Your Majesty, I did see it with my own eyes. The Sixth Prince was about to attack the princess. Not only that, I also heard that the Sixth Prince had other ill intentions. I hope Your Majesty can listen to me alone." Pei Jingchuan stepped forward and said calmly.

Originally, when the emperor heard the first sentence, his face suddenly darkened, and the look he gave Pei Jingchuan became unfriendly. But when he heard the second sentence, he couldn't help but wonder, "Oh? What's the matter? Tell me!"

"Your Majesty, I have discovered that the Sixth Prince has bribed the eunuchs around you and is very ambitious. The Sixth Prince has ill intentions." Pei Jingchuan said with a bow.

"What!" The emperor widened his eyes in shock and anger upon hearing this.

The Sixth Prince was also extremely shocked. How did Pei Jingchuan know about this? He did it so secretly that even the Third Prince didn't know about it. How did Pei Jingchuan know about it?

Xu Qingyan was also surprised in her heart: [Huh? How did my husband know this? Could it be that his people have already found out this much? He is indeed my husband, he is so amazing! ]

"I didn't! Pei Jingchuan, how could you wrongly accuse me? What benefits did the King of Qin give you that made you frame me for him?" After a while, the Sixth Prince reacted and tried his best to defend himself.

The emperor would never tolerate the idea of ​​planting spies around him. Once it was confirmed, there would be no chance for him to turn things around.

The emperor looked at Pei Jingchuan with a sullen face and said sternly: "Do you have any evidence to prove what you said? Can you find out which eunuch around me was bribed by the Sixth Prince?"

Pei Jingchuan naturally didn't know which eunuch it was, but after listening to Xu Qingyan's thoughts just now, he already knew the solution.

Pei Jingchuan said calmly: "Your Majesty, you only need to ask the imperial physician to come and serve you regularly, and the eunuchs in this hall will feel your pulse and you will know. The Sixth Prince bribed the eunuchs not just for profit, but also poisoned them and controlled their lives. Whoever is poisoned is the Sixth Prince's man."

When the Sixth Prince heard what Pei Jingchuan said, his heart suddenly skipped a beat and his body began to tremble involuntarily. It's over! It's all over! What went wrong that Pei Jingchuan actually knew about it!

Originally he thought that he was controlling everything today, but now the Sixth Prince felt as if an invisible hand was pulling him into the abyss.

Soon, the emperor summoned the imperial physician. After a thorough examination, the imperial physician found out that the eunuch was poisoned. The four eunuchs knelt on the ground trembling, the Sixth Prince was also pale, and the emperor was silent. However, the atmosphere in the hall at this moment was like a dark cloud, as if a torrential rain would fall immediately.

"Come here, draft an edict! The Sixth Prince has behaved improperly and has evil thoughts, so he is demoted to be the guard of the imperial mausoleum. Without my permission, he is not allowed to leave the imperial mausoleum for the rest of his life!" After pondering for a while, the emperor gave the edict in a low and serious voice.

Xu Qingyan and the others finally breathed a sigh of relief, as they had finally solved the big problem of the Sixth Prince!

When the Sixth Prince heard the Emperor say this, his body instantly collapsed to the ground, as if he had lost his soul, and he couldn't even open his mouth to defend himself. If he was banished to the imperial mausoleum and could never leave, what hope did he have in this life?

It happened that at this time, Concubine Ru came over after hearing the news and happened to hear the emperor's words at the door of the hall. She was so frightened that she forgot to send someone to pass on the request and just barged into the hall.

"Your Majesty, this is not possible! Xiaoliu was just confused for a moment. Please don't punish him to guard the imperial mausoleum. Life in the imperial mausoleum is so hard, he will definitely not be used to it!" After Concubine Ru came in, she knelt on the ground and begged for mercy.

But the emperor remained unmoved and still ordered his men to drag the Sixth Prince away.

"Your Majesty, please don't believe Young Master Pei and his men. Xiao Liu must have been framed by them. They are on good terms with the King of Qin and they must have done this to help him. Now, Xiao Liu has been abandoned by you and sent to the imperial mausoleum, and the third prince has also been rejected by you. Don't you think all this is a conspiracy? Now there is only the King of Qin left!" Concubine Ru was talking nonsense like a madman.

Pei Jingchuan frowned when he heard this. Although he knew that Concubine Ru was speaking nonsense in a hurry, he had to admit that this would touch the emperor's heart. Now the third and sixth princes were both despised, and the crown prince had long been considered unfit to inherit the throne. The other princes were too young and not outstanding. Then, wasn't the only crown prince left the King of Qin?

Sure enough, after hearing this, the emperor's eyes trembled slightly, as if he was shaken. But when he thought that the Sixth Prince dared to place spies around him, he suddenly became furious again.

This showed his intentions so clearly. If he let him go today, he might be drugged, imprisoned, and forced to abdicate by the Sixth Prince in the future. In the end, the Emperor just waved his hand and had Concubine Ru taken away, ordering her to be confined to her house.

Soon, the news that the Sixth Prince was imprisoned in the Imperial Mausoleum spread throughout the court and the country. The one who was happiest to learn about this was not the King of Qin, but the Third Prince who was working carefully in his own palace. This was because his aide, Mr. Qi, had analyzed his opportunity for him.

"Your Highness, now that the Sixth Prince has been abandoned, this will be beneficial to you. Let's first send some people outside to spread some news that the Prince of Qin may inherit the throne in the future, and put the Prince of Qin on the throne. I believe that when these words reach the ears of the emperor, given his suspicious character, he will definitely feel a little uneasy. Moreover, the Prince of Qin is not close to the emperor, and he grew up in a fiefdom since he was a child. The emperor should also be worried about what to do if the Prince of Qin develops ambitions. After this is done, in a few days we will let some ministers write to the emperor to request the emperor to make you a king for the good things you have done during this period. The emperor will certainly not refuse in order to blackmail the Prince of Qin, and then your chance will come. The Sixth Prince's behavior today has already touched the emperor's bottom line, and there is no hope in the future." Mr. Qi looked at the Third Prince with a pair of white eyes, and analyzed the current situation for him calmly.

The third prince was happier and happier as he listened. He couldn't help but burst out laughing, "Haha... I've been so honest for a while, God really didn't let me down! I never thought that the sixth prince would seek his own death. I have lost a strong competitor. Now it's my fight with the King of Qin. But Mr. Qi, the King of Qin is not easy to deal with now. Do you have any good ideas to get rid of the King of Qin? Then I won't have to fight."

Mr. Qi glanced at the Third Prince, and couldn't help rolling his eyes, saying, "Your Highness, don't be too hasty in dealing with the King of Qin. Don't forget that although he doesn't have any powerful maternal ancestors, he has the Duke of Ying's Mansion."

"You're right. The Duke of Yingguo's Mansion is not easy to deal with. Pei Jingchuan is an old fox, and his wife is also very cunning!" When the Duke of Yingguo's Mansion was mentioned, the third prince's face darkened.