The emperor seemed not to hear her words and stared straight at the third prince.
"If your son says that he has received news that someone will come to rescue your mother today, so he has come to check whether the person who rescues your mother is a remnant of the Yulou Kingdom, does your Majesty believe it?"
He did plan to do so, but the funny thing is that he is now considered a remnant of the Yulou Kingdom.
"I believe it."
If the Third Prince was in cahoots with Deng Feng, there would have been no need to rescue him and Luo Er just now.
"Thank you, Father."
The third prince was stunned for a moment, and lowered his eyes in surprise.
My father just doesn’t know his background yet. If he really knew, he probably wouldn’t say such words.
"Alright," the emperor patted his shoulder, "help me send Luo'er back to Concubine Li's palace."
Knowing that the emperor still had something to say to his mother, the third prince didn't ask any more questions and carried Yu Yiluo out of the prison.
"Xian Fei, how do you want to die?"
After the two men left, the emperor stood in front of the prison door with his hands behind his back, looking at the embarrassed concubine with a calm expression.
The virtuous concubine knew the situation was hopeless, so she sat down on the ground, a sneer on her dirty face. "How can I say that I'm going to die? Does that count? From the day you set up this scheme, Your Majesty, I've been a dead person in your heart!"
Before, she couldn't figure out who framed her.
She thought of the nanny in the embroidery workshop, the queen, and even Concubine Li, but she didn't think of the emperor.
But when the emperor appeared just now, she understood everything. It was the emperor who wanted her to die.
"Set up a trap?" The Emperor raised his eyebrows slightly. "If I hadn't set up a trap, how would I have known that you, Concubine Xian, had such evil ambitions and colluded with Deng Feng to restore the Yulou Kingdom. Now that Deng Feng has been arrested, it's time to wake up from your dream of restoring the country."
The virtuous concubine was a little surprised. How did the emperor know that she wanted to restore the country? Even the third prince might not know about this.
"Your Majesty is indeed the Emperor. He knows a lot."
She paused deliberately and continued, "But you are wrong about one thing. I am not the only one who has royal blood in Yulou Kingdom. There is another person besides me. Does Your Majesty want to know who that person is?"
I didn't want to reveal the background of that rebellious son before, I just wanted to sow discord between that rebellious son and the emperor so that I could use that rebellious son to seize the position of crown prince.
Now that his life is about to end, the rebellious Third Prince can forget about living comfortably.
Thinking of this, Concubine Xian felt a surge of pleasure in revenge.
Seeing that the emperor was silent, she spoke on her own, "Your Majesty, you may not know that the Third Prince who saved you just now is Deng Feng's and my child, not yours."
After saying this, he waited for the emperor to show an expression of disbelief.
But the emperor just glanced at her calmly and said in a calm voice, "I know."
The virtuous concubine's voice suddenly rose, and she thought she had heard wrongly.
"You know?"
She raised her head and laughed a few times, then stood up with the help of the cell door.
I don’t know if I’m crazy or the emperor is crazy.
He remained so calm even after knowing that the royal bloodline had been mixed up. When did the emperor become so good-tempered?
"You knew that, but you still believed him?" Because she didn't see the expected reaction, her face turned grim. "I've been telling him since he was a child that you always favor the Crown Prince. Even when I beat him, I attributed everything to you, the Emperor. I beat him because you didn't value him..."
The emperor interrupted her sharply, "That's enough."
"Why, you don't want to listen?"
Xian Fei had a smug smile on her face. "Even so, you still trust him? I'm afraid he has long harbored resentment towards you. I'm just reminding you out of kindness."
The emperor was very suspicious, and she didn't believe that even after saying this, he would still keep that rebellious son.
......
The other side.
The Third Prince sent Yu Yiluo back to the palace and then returned to the Third Prince’s Mansion.
Yang Xin, who had been waiting at the door for a long time, saw him come back, walked forward with her skirt lifted, and asked with a slightly anxious tone.
"Brother Chen, has Concubine Xian been rescued? Are you injured?"
The third prince looked at her and shook his head.
"You seem to be very concerned about Mother? The person who rescued her was discovered by Father and imprisoned as well."
Yang Xin's face was filled with anxiety when he heard this. How could this happen?
Logically speaking, the male protagonist, the Third Prince, would have the aura of a male protagonist, so how could he not rescue the virtuous concubine?
It shouldn’t be like this. It really shouldn’t be like this.
"What should we do then?" Yang Xin glanced at the third prince, but the other party was not in a hurry at all, as if it was not his mother who was captured.
At this time, Zi Yang came over.
"Your Highness, those people in the mansion have been sent out."
Yang Xin seemed to remember something and asked, "Who?"
Zi Yang smiled and said, "Miss Yang, the people you recruited into the palace, His Highness said that the palace's expenses are too high and we can't waste money on irrelevant people."
What irrelevant people? They are your people.
These words almost came out of Yang Xin's mouth, but fortunately she held herself back.
"Brother Chen, those people are all capable people. Keeping them will be of great help to you."
The third prince sneered in his heart. Why did he feel that Yang Xin was different before?
"As a prince, what help do I need?"
Yang Xin pursed her lips. "I know you respect the Emperor, but he not only scolds you, but also forces you to marry someone you don't like. Now he has captured the virtuous concubine. Isn't this trying to force you to death? If you don't resist, you might lose your life one day."
She didn't understand. Everyone else wanted to fight for power and profit, but the male protagonist was obviously capable but didn't fight or compete.
"Yang Xin."
This was the first time the Third Prince called her name like this.
Yang Xin shut up and stopped talking.
"Do you want me to rebel?"
Now the world is peaceful and people live and work in peace and contentment, yet Yang Xin, who claims that everyone is equal, actually said such words.
"I..." Yang Xin muttered, "I just feel sorry for you, Brother Chen. If you take that position, no one will dare to bully you anymore."
How can she be the queen if the male protagonist doesn't sit on the throne? This male protagonist is really stubborn.
"Yang Xin, if it weren't for you saving me, I would have kicked you out long ago."
He rubbed his temples and turned away.
He didn't notice the flash of guilt in Yang Xin's eyes.
......
The next day.
Lord Qin went to the Heavenly Prison to interrogate Deng Feng and found that Deng Feng had committed suicide with a letter written in blood next to him.
He picked up the letter and hurried to the imperial study.
"Your Majesty, Lord Qin requests an audience."
After letting someone in, the emperor asked, "What's the matter?"
Lord Qin handed the letter in his hand to Eunuch Cao, who then presented it to the emperor.
"Deng Feng bit his tongue and committed suicide in prison. This is what he left behind."
When the emperor opened the letter, he could still faintly smell blood.
After reading the content, he handed the letter to Eunuch Cao.
It’s a pity that Deng Feng didn’t become a storyteller.
"No problem." He picked up the tea and took a sip.
He had expected Deng Feng to commit suicide. He knew everything he needed to know. It didn't matter whether he was tried or not, because nothing would be found out anyway.
"Your Majesty, what about the virtuous concubine?" Lord Qin asked respectfully.
The emperor pondered for a moment and wanted to give the third prince poisoned wine directly, but then he remembered the look on the third prince's face last night when he was worried about him and Luo'er, and sighed.
"Let the Third Prince see the virtuous concubine one last time, and then give him a poisoned wine!"
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