The Emperor of Southern Xinjiang remained silent with a sullen face, then winked at the eunuch, who said with a pained expression, "Your Majesty, our people can't get out of Xuanhe Palace."
"This is outrageous!" The Southern Frontier Emperor was furious. He regretted giving all the military power to the seventh prince yesterday, otherwise he wouldn't be helpless now.
"Your Majesty, what, what exactly is going on?" A minister stepped forward with great courage.
The Emperor of Southern Xinjiang closed his eyes, unable to speak of certain matters. He then gave a wink to the young eunuch, who immediately said, "Last night, Consort Mei begged Your Majesty to issue an edict to see the Seventh Prince's Consort, saying she was homesick and wanted to congratulate her on her marriage in person. Unexpectedly, the Seventh Prince's Consort took action and accidentally killed Consort Mei..."
"What?" Everyone was surprised.
However, someone quickly realized: "The Seventh Prince's Consort doesn't seem like a reckless and impulsive person. Besides, it was already strange that she entered the palace for her wedding yesterday."
This reminder made the others realize what was going on.
Consort Mei comes from the Kingdom of Xiao and has no grudge against the Seventh Prince's wife. Why did she have to be summoned that very night, and why did the Seventh Prince's wife kill someone in public?
unreasonable!
All eyes fell on the Emperor of Southern Xinjiang.
The Emperor of Southern Xinjiang was heartbroken: "Seventh Prince has been corrupted by the women of Northern Chu. I have decided to take back the military power from Seventh Prince and select a new general to lead the army into battle."
"Your Majesty, you mustn't! The Seventh Prince is skilled in both literature and martial arts, and has always been steady and composed. He would never do anything so rebellious. There must be a reason."
"that is."
The Southern Emperor was stunned, not expecting so many people to support the Seventh Prince. He became even angrier: "Are you implying that I'm acting recklessly?"
Everyone fell silent.
The Southern Frontier Emperor has done more than one or two foolish things over the years.
The Emperor of Southern Xinjiang was furious and was determined to regain control of the military today. He would never tolerate this humiliation!
"Let's wait until the Seventh Prince arrives before we talk about it. This old minister trusts the Seventh Prince's character," an old minister in the crowd insisted.
"I think so too."
The Southern Emperor's gaze swept over the group, his eyes already revealing murderous intent. He raised his foot and kicked them, shouting, "You bastards! Are you trying to slander me on purpose?!"
"Whether it's slander or not, Father Emperor, don't you know?"
The Seventh Prince's voice came from behind. He was still wearing silver armor and walked step by step into the room, his eyes fixed on the Southern Emperor.
Compared to yesterday, the Seventh Prince is even more arrogant today.
"Seventh Brother..."
"Bring everyone out!"
A short while later, the guards brought out more than a dozen palace servants, who were trembling with fear.
The Seventh Prince drew his sword, its tip gleaming coldly, and pointed it at one of them: "Speak, why was the aphrodisiac lit in the Enchanting Consort's Palace!"
Upon hearing the words "Hehuan San" (a traditional Chinese medicine formula), the Southern Frontier Emperor's eyelids twitched even more violently.
"Yes, yes... it was Consort Mei herself who lit it," the palace servant stammered.
"I personally escorted Consort Mei into the palace. She came all alone, without bringing anything with her. How could she possibly have aphrodisiac?" the Seventh Prince asked angrily.
The palace servants were now at a loss for words.
Pfft!
A head was chopped off in public.
Blood splattered on the spot.
"Ah!" The timid ones were instantly terrified and screamed, some even fainting on the spot.
The Southern Emperor stared wide-eyed at the Seventh Prince: "Seventh Prince, have you gone mad?"
"Father, I want to know why you summoned the Seventh Prince's Consort to the palace last night, why you burned the aphrodisiac in Xuanhe Palace, and why you forced the Seventh Prince's Consort to kneel in the hall for a long time?"
The repeated questions left the Southern Emperor speechless; he moved his lips but didn't know what to say.
Although the civil and military officials had not witnessed the entire process, they could tell from the tone of the Seventh Prince that the Southern Border Emperor's old habit had relapsed.
"Seventh Prince, yes, it was Consort Mei's vanity that got the better of her; she was jealous of the Seventh Prince's wife, so..."
The Seventh Prince interrupted the Southern Emperor: "The Consort Mei and the Seventh Prince's wife have no grudge against each other, so why would you want to harm her?"
The Southern Frontier Emperor was forced into an awkward position by the interrogation.
"Father, do you still remember what you promised me yesterday?" The Seventh Prince's sword rested on the ground, blood dripping from its tip and pooling on the ground.
The Seventh Prince turned around and pointed at the others: "If you don't tell the truth today, your entire family will be executed!"
As soon as he finished speaking, someone kowtowed: "It was the Emperor. The Emperor forced Consort Mei to order the Seventh Prince's wife to enter the palace in her name. The Emperor said that as long as the Consort does this, he will let her return to Xiao Kingdom."
"That's why Her Majesty believed it to be true and agreed."
"Your Highness, the aphrodisiac in the palace was also replaced by the Emperor's order. He said that he wanted everyone to see clearly that it was the Seventh Prince's Consort who took the initiative to seduce her."
"Nonsense!" The Southern Border Emperor's murderous intent surged, and his glare terrified the palace servants into immediately shutting up.
The Seventh Prince tapped the ground with his sword, making a thud, and blocked most of his body from the Southern Emperor: "Continue!"
Seeing this, others chimed in, "Consort Mei has been deceived. After returning to her room, the Emperor ordered her execution and framed the Seventh Prince's Consort. This way, he can legitimately force the Seventh Prince's Consort to go to the inner palace to apologize. He even said he would replace her with another Seventh Prince's Consort."
"Your Highness, that's all I know."
"Your Highness, we had no choice but to do this. It was His Majesty who ordered us to do it."
The Emperor of Southern Xinjiang hurriedly said, "Seventh Prince, we cannot easily believe what these servants say."
The Seventh Prince glanced at the crowd and said, "Send them all out of the city."
"yes."
The Southern Emperor still wanted to obstruct, but seeing the Seventh Prince's gloomy expression, he swallowed his words.
The atmosphere was deathly quiet.
The civil and military officials looked at each other in bewilderment.
Some people even had incredulous expressions on their faces, finding it hard to believe that the other party had just left and then started making moves.
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