"Rebellious son!"
Emperor Xiao Ming took two deep breaths before he recovered and pointed at Qi Xu and shouted angrily.
However, he was too weak, and his shout was powerless.
So much so that at the bottom of the stairs, when they were stopped by the guards a few dozen steps away, the ministers could only see his lips moving but could not hear clearly what he said.
"Father, please calm down. My second brother and Concubine Ling have been captured by me. They have committed such a heinous crime and are unforgivable." Qi Xu turned sideways and curled his lips in a perspective that only Emperor Xiaoming could see. He then said, "Father, please don't worry. I have ordered that these two be beheaded at the Meridian Gate tomorrow."
Qi Xu pointed to the hall where the mother and son were being held unconscious by the guards.
Emperor Xiao Ming looked in the direction of his finger and saw the two people who were originally the apple of his eye but hurt him deeply. His expression flickered and his body trembled twice.
"Your Majesty, please take care of yourself." Qi Xu said with a bow.
Emperor Xiao Ming's gaze shifted from Concubine Ling and her son back to Qi Xu. He raised one hand with great effort, pointed at him and trembled, as if he wanted to say something.
Qi Xu was still the same as before, smiling calmly, and responded: "Father, there is no need to say more, this is all my responsibility."
The court officials in the distance could not hear what Emperor Xiaoming said, but they could clearly hear Qi Xu's vigorous response.
What a picture of a loving father and a filial son.
There was an old minister who was originally full of worries, who was so excited that tears flashed in his old eyes and he looked like he was greatly relieved.
The court officials did not know the truth, but how could the Empress Dowager, who was not far from Emperor Xiaoming, not know what was going on?
Why didn't I realize before that this person who grew up under my nose could actually lie with his eyes open?
Seeing that Qi Xu was getting more and more outrageous, Emperor Xiaoming pointed for a long time but didn't say anything useful. The Queen Mother stepped forward, frowned and said, "Your father is not angry with your second brother, but with you."
"You have repeatedly ignored the imperial court's orders, refused to return to the capital, and arbitrarily mobilized troops to leave your territory and head to the border. Now you have surrounded the capital with a large force and even broke into the palace. Qi Xu, I want to ask you, are you going to rebel?"
Before the Queen Mother left, she deliberately ordered Nanny Lian to bring a bowl of medicine.
This medicine has the effect of forcibly boosting spirits, although it will leave many disadvantages, but she doesn't care.
She didn't want to live much longer, and had already prepared to drag everyone down with her to be buried with her.
The Empress Dowager's voice was much louder than Emperor Xiaoming's.
Even if you are at a distance, you can still vaguely hear everything.
The court officials all looked terrified.
Qi Xu was surprised and looked at the Queen Mother as if he didn't understand. "Why did the Queen Mother say that?"
"The Second Prince killed his father and the emperor, and usurped the throne. If I don't lead my army into the capital, how can I protect my father's safety?"
"The Queen Mother is now pinning this crime on me. Could it be that the actions of the Second Prince and Imperial Concubine Ling were directed by you behind the scenes?"
Without giving the Queen Mother a chance to interrupt, Qi Xu showed a look of sudden enlightenment, "No wonder. This prince is far away from the capital, and I have heard that the Queen Mother has been getting close to the Second Prince and Concubine Ling recently..."
"You are slandering me!" The Queen Mother's chest heaved and she was so angry that her breathing became unstable.
Qi Xu no longer paid any attention to her. The last dozen or so secret guards belonging to Emperor Xiaoming and the Empress Dowager who were hiding in the dark had been controlled by the people from Tianshu Pavilion.
With a wink, Emperor Xiaoming and the Empress Dowager were also "helped" into the main hall.
Qi Xu said to the court officials outside: "All of you can witness what happened today. My father is seriously ill, and I have just returned to the capital. There are still many things I have not reported to my father, so I will not keep you here for long."
In one word, everything that happened today comes to an end.
He came to the capital to eliminate the second prince who intended to kill his father and usurp the throne.
Although he did not say it explicitly, he was not surprised that Emperor Xiaoming was still alive. He might have come to the capital in response to the imperial edict.
Regardless of whether this was true or not, the court officials assumed it was so.
The Second Prince and Concubine Ling could not see the situation clearly.
The Empress Dowager and Your Majesty are also confused.
But those under him could see clearly that the world could only be stable if it was handed over to King You!
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The empress dowager was confined in the main hall of the Qionghua Palace, unable to leave her chair or speak, and her expression changed again and again.
She lost, completely.
Although he succeeded in making the father and son of the Qi family kill each other and the brothers quarrel with each other, he left behind an unsolvable "root of evil".
When she thought that this remaining source of trouble could still inherit the throne and continue the Qi family bloodline, she felt so angry that her teeth itched.
Her Nan'er was killed by him, why is he still alive!
"The Queen Mother seems to have some opinions about me." Qi Xu brought Wei Yunlan and went straight to the main hall and sat down.
The unconscious Second Prince and Concubine Ling have been taken away.
Now, in this palace, except for the Empress Dowager and Emperor Xiaoming, as well as the few maids and eunuchs they brought with them, the rest were all Qi Xu's people.
There is no way to save the situation.
The Queen Mother leaned back in her chair somewhat dejectedly, as if all her strength had been drained away. In an instant, she seemed to have aged ten years.
She still can't figure out how Qi Xu knew that Emperor Xiaoming was still alive.
She did this matter extremely secretly. Apart from the leader of the secret guards Wei Lin, only Nanny Lian, who had followed her for many years, knew about it.
In order to prevent the matter from being exposed, she even did not arrange any other people to take care of Emperor Xiaoming, and only let Nanny Lian and Wei Lin do it.
Wei Lin was dead, and his body was dragged away right under her nose.
As for Aunt Lian...
Embroidered Lotus...
The person who was supposed to be by her side at all times had not been seen since half an hour ago.
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