Chapter 534 Please Think Twice, Your Majesty

This sentence shocked everyone present. Except for Concubine Yuan and Nanny Wang, everyone stared at Emperor Shunwu with wide eyes.

They even wondered in their hearts: Could it be that someone has messed up the emperor's brain?

He said this as soon as he appeared.

Could he be talking about the unfavored Fourth Prince in his arms?

Nan Qi had the same guess, but think about it, Fei Nanyu was his aide, and the credit for resolving the crisis in the palace would not fall on the head of a child of a few years old.

Thinking of this, he instantly felt confident.

"Father, you have suffered so much. I have been trying to find out your news, and after going through so much hardship, I have finally rescued you today.

I didn't expect that I would be tied up by Fei Nanyu, a traitor. Father, please save me."

Emperor Shunwu now knows that Nan Qi is not his biological son. Moreover, he knows that the crisis was resolved entirely because of the efforts of his biological son Nan Yu.

Originally, he was thinking of dealing with the rebellion of the Queen's party first and then dealing with Nan Qi. Unexpectedly, he would come out and claim credit at this time.

"Come here, take Nan Qi to the prison and wait for his punishment."

When these words were spoken, everyone present was a little slow to react.

When Emperor Shunwu saw that those people hadn't taken any action after he issued his order, he angrily shouted, "Why? My words don't work for you?"

As he spoke, he had already raised the token in his hand.

The army that only recognizes tokens doesn't care about these things. They will obey the command of whoever has the token.

As Emperor Shunwu raised the token, they moved forward swiftly to capture Nan Qi.

Nan Qi was already tied up and unable to move. Even standing was difficult for him. Being grabbed by several soldiers like this, he felt even more unstable.

At the same time, he seemed to realize something, and his face was full of uneasiness and anxiety.

"Father, what do you mean?

Is it wrong for me, your son, to save you?"

As he spoke, he also cast a pleading look towards Concubine Yuan.

After looking at him for a moment, Concubine Yuan immediately turned her face away.

No matter how foolish Emperor Shunwu was, he was the emperor of a country after all, and the aura of a superior was undoubtedly revealed.

"First, take him to the prison and wait for the final decision."

Upon seeing this, the ministers who had originally sided with Prince Qi knelt down and begged for mercy.

"Your Majesty, Prince Qi has done a great service in saving me. It is inappropriate to imprison him. Please reconsider..."

"Your Majesty, please think twice..."

Emperor Shunwu was not very clear about the specific details of rescuing the imperial palace from danger. He ordered people to lock up Nan Qi because of his identity. No matter whose fault it was, he had been a fake prince for more than 20 years.

Especially after Mo Jiuye and the others left Nanny Fei in Concubine Yuan's bedroom, Emperor Shunwu asked her many questions again.

In front of the emperor, Nanny Fei naturally did not dare to hide anything. At the same time, in order to save Nan Qi's life, she tried her best to take the blame on herself.

Even so, Emperor Shunwu hated Nan Qi very much.

He doted on Concubine Yuan, and he treated Nan Qi with the same love he had for her.

As a result, the son he had loved for more than twenty years turned out to be someone else's son. The more Emperor Shunwu thought about it, the more uncomfortable he felt. When he saw Nan Qi, he felt more and more that he was a complete fool who was being played around by others.

Seeing these foolish ministers who didn't know the reason pleading for Nan Qi, Emperor Shunwu's face turned completely black.

"Humph! Since you all think this is evil, just accompany him and put him in the prison."

When the ministers who were pleading for mercy saw this, they were so frightened that they broke out in sweat. They looked at each other and didn't even dare to beg for mercy.

Minister He was someone who knew the inside story. He knew that the emperor had not yet reached the stage of cleaning up the court. Imprisoning Nan Qi's followers now would not benefit the court in any way.

So he mustered up the courage to stand up and speak.

"Your Majesty, just now it was Mr. Fei and His Royal Highness Prince Rui who led a team of soldiers to rescue you from danger. Now that most of the remaining members of the Xue family have been apprehended, how do you think this matter should be handled?"

Although Emperor Shunwu was a bit foolish, he had been the emperor for so many years after all, and he knew the priorities of things. What's more, the one who spoke out was Shangshu He.

He still trusted Minister He. No matter when, he never chose to join anyone's camp and always kept a heart that cared about the court.

He said this just now because he was angry at those ministers who pleaded for Nan Qi.

Now that Minister He has come forward, he will take this step.

"Hmph, I will let you go for now today. If you dare to plead for Nan Qi again, watch out for your heads."

Several people felt as if they had been pardoned. Although they still didn't understand the situation, they dared not say another word and stood aside with their heads down, pretending to be quails.

Emperor Shunwu glanced around and finally set his sights on the Queen and Prime Minister Xue.

At this time, Prime Minister Xue had already realized that his situation was hopeless and there was nothing to argue about. Others might not know, but Emperor Shunwu knew it best. He had even gone to the secret room and threatened the empress dowager with her life to force her to hand over the imperial seal.

Now the situation has been completely reversed. If he says anything more, he will inevitably suffer physical pain.

The queen never thought that the plan that she and her mother's family had made so perfectly would fail like this.

She was still unable to accept the reality at the moment, but when Emperor Shunwu looked at her, she finally realized that both she and the Xue family were finished.

However, she didn't want to die yet, and she was even more unwilling to do so.

"Your Majesty, I have no choice. It was Prime Minister Xue who instigated me to do this..."

Seeing his own daughter putting all the blame on him, Prime Minister Xue said angrily, "If it wasn't for you taking the position of Queen Mother, why would I do this?"

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In front of the Fengxi Palace, a dog-eat-dog drama suddenly broke out. In the end, Emperor Shunwu became impatient and scolded the two of them, and the fight of mutual shirking of responsibility was finally settled.

If we were to ask who Emperor Shunwu hates the most now, it would definitely be the Empress.

If looks could kill, the queen would have died several times over.

"Evil woman, you colluded with my mother's clan to imprison me and even killed my mother, the queen. Now you still have the audacity to excuse yourself?"

When the ministers present heard that the Queen Mother had been murdered, they looked around in disbelief.

Sure enough, there was no sign of the Queen Mother in the crowd.

"Evil woman, tell me, where is the secret room where the Queen Mother's body is hidden?"

Emperor Shunwu was knocked unconscious and sent to the secret room. He was also unconscious when he left. He really didn't know the location of the secret room.

After being taken away from the secret room by Mo Jiuye for two days, he was thinking about the death of the Queen Mother.

After all, she was his biological mother, and she died because of his involvement.

Thinking of this, Emperor Shunwu's heart was bleeding, and he wished he could immediately cut the culprit who killed the empress dowager into pieces.

At this moment, the queen was so frightened by Emperor Shunwu's knife-like eyes that her legs went weak. The reason for her fear was simply that she still wanted to live.

Perhaps, using the location of the secret room to negotiate with Emperor Shunwu was her last chance of survival.

"Your Majesty, I was confused for a moment and believed Prime Minister Xue's words, which led me to do these things. I beg you to spare my life for the sake of our many years of marriage, and I will reveal the location of the secret room if you are willing to do so."

The queen was really frightened at this moment. She didn't even think about the fact that she was not the only one who knew about the secret room.