"What have you done that you need me to tell you?" Long Yi asked in a deep voice.
The man's eyes kept rolling and his mind followed suit.
The current situation clearly shows that the emperor and others are well prepared. If he confronts them head-on, he will end up in trouble.
But if he didn't say anything, the Empress Dowager would be in great trouble.
But if he said anything, he would probably die immediately.
For a moment he didn't know what to say or do.
Fu Ciyi saw at a glance that there was a piece of knife handle exposed in the man's palm, and kicked it.
The dagger in the man's sleeve flew out diagonally and fell to the ground with a thud.
"How do you explain it?"
The tone was cold and full of endless pressure.
The man kowtowed again, "Please forgive me, Your Highness Prince Rui! As someone close to the Empress Dowager, I have always been concerned about your safety, and therefore I usually keep a dagger hidden in my sleeve."
The Empress Dowager explained, "I allowed him to carry the dagger." She turned to look at Long Yi, "Emperor, I am tired. Please go back."
Long Yi said to Qiao Wanyou, "Queen, come and sit next to me."
Since this eunuch hid a dagger, the other eunuchs might have it too.
Wanyou was still standing there at the moment, which was obviously inappropriate, so she should be called back. As for Wenyu, the brat, since he was good at fighting, it was okay for him to stand alone.
On the other side, Fu Beimo quietly took a step forward and protected Yan Funing and Fu Nanyao behind him without making a sound.
Qiao Wanyou said yes, returned to Long Yi and sat down again.
Long Yi held onto Qiao Wanyou's hand tightly, then said to the Empress Dowager, "It's still early, Mother. How about we talk a little more and watch a good show? What do you think?"
On the surface, it was to seek the opinion of the Empress Dowager, but in fact it was just a statement.
"What play would the Emperor like to invite me to see?"
How could the Empress Dowager not understand what Long Yi meant?
But she couldn't understand how this Qiao had recovered his eyesight and memory when the antidote was clearly destroyed.
There was never a moment when she regretted it.
I regret that I didn't stab the mother and child with a knife, but used fire instead.
If they had stabbed the Qiao mother and son with a knife, they would not have appeared in front of her today, so arrogantly.
Long Yi ordered loudly: "Come here."
Eunuch Han immediately entered: "Your Majesty, this old servant is here."
He was followed by two young eunuchs.
Long Yi squeezed his hands and said softly to Qiao Wanyou, "Cover your eyes for a while." He turned to Fu Nanyao and Yan Funing and said, "You too."
The emperor gave orders, and they obeyed.
Seeing that the three of them had covered their eyes, Long Yi coldly ordered: "Take off this eunuch's pants for me."
The man clutched his trouser waist tightly and said, "Your Majesty, I am a eunuch. How could I possibly pollute the eyes of you, my masters?"
"They've covered their eyes. As for the Queen Mother..." Long Yi glanced sideways at the Empress Dowager's expression, "As for the Queen Mother, she's fine..."
The Empress Dowager's expression was indistinguishable from joy or anger: "What exactly does the Emperor want to do?"
Long Yi did not answer, but raised his hand and ordered Eunuch Han and others to take action.
Eunuch Han understood and took a step forward. Two young eunuchs came over from the left and right to hold up the man. Eunuch Han quickly pulled down the man's pants.
What they saw made the palace maids cry out in shock and cover their eyes.
"He, he is not a eunuch."
The palace maids shouted loudly.
Qiao Wanyou, Yan Funing and Fu Nanyao heard it clearly.
That man is really not a eunuch.
Being a eunuch beside the Empress Dowager, it must be hard to shave and cover up your beard every day.
Long Yi looked at the Empress Dowager coldly: "The eunuch confidant beside my mother is not a eunuch."
The Empress Dowager's face turned pale and blue.
But she quickly calmed down: "It's really abhorrent that I have such a person by my side." Then she changed the subject, "Emperor, considering Gu Zhong's loyalty and dedication to me for more than ten years, please spare him."
Long Yi raised his hand.
The two young eunuchs holding Gu Zhong immediately let go.
Gu Zhong hurriedly put on his pants and knelt on the ground again: "Your Majesty, please forgive me! Although I am not a real eunuch, I am loyal to the Empress Dowager!"
"Put down the hands in front of you." Long Yi said calmly, gently grabbing the hand in front of Qiao Wanyou.
Qiao Wanyou said, "More than ten years ago, when I was still the Princess of Jin, I went to pay my respects to the Empress Dowager and saw you in her room. The Empress Dowager leaned in your arms, and you two were very affectionate and had a deep friendship."
As she spoke, she looked at the Empress Dowager and said, "Are you still pretending not to know that he is not a eunuch?"
"Qiao, just because I used to value Ling, you are accusing me like this?"
The Empress Dowager grabbed the teacup and threw it to the ground in front of Qiao Wanyou.
The teacup shattered, and the tea splashed everywhere.
Qiao Wanyou smiled and lightly shook off the tea that had splashed on her skirt. "The Queen Mother said that day that if it weren't for him, you would have been banished to the cold palace."
The Empress Dowager panicked: "Qiao, stop talking nonsense!"
But Ling said at this moment: "How could my aunt be banished to the cold palace? Queen, please don't lie!"
"Why was she banished to the cold palace? I think the Empress Dowager and this fake eunuch know best." Qiao Wanyou looked at Long Yi gently, "Your Majesty, the Empress Dowager is of noble status and cannot withstand the punishment. What should we do?"
Long Yi said lightly, "It's inappropriate to use torture in the palace. Since he's a fake eunuch, then let him become a real eunuch."
Upon hearing this, Gu Zhong kowtowed repeatedly, "Your Majesty, it was I who seduced the Empress Dowager. This has nothing to do with the Empress Dowager. The Empress Dowager's allegation of banishing me to the cold palace was simply because I was with the Empress Dowager in my early years. There is absolutely no other reason. The Empress Dowager is your mother, and the reputation of the imperial family is greater than heaven. Please punish me alone. I am willing to bear all the blame."
The implication is that he is not afraid of death, let alone becoming a real eunuch at this moment.
The Empress Dowager had a gloomy face.
I was filled with hatred and anger.
Long Yi straightened his dragon robe with one hand, half-closed his eyes, and said in a strangely cold voice: "Long Wenyu, Yan Funing."
Fu Ciyi and Yan Funing walked up to Long Yi, and the young couple stood side by side: "Your son is here."
Long Yi ordered, "This matter is in your hands. Do as you wish." After a slight pause, he turned his gaze towards the Empress Dowager, "You must restore the truth behind the fire."
The young couple should claim yes.
The Empress Dowager turned pale when she heard this.
Hold the chair armrests tightly with both hands.
Seeing this, Long Yi knew that he was right to entrust the task to his third son and his third daughter-in-law.
Fu Ciyi said, "Father, the events of that year were of grave importance. I hope the Empress Dowager will come here and listen to the truth of the matter."
A blood test was done a few days after my father was born.
The Empress Dowager, who was also the Queen at that time, was also present.
Long Yi nodded: "Okay."
Yan Funing also said, "Father, I would like to invite Concubine Yun and Concubine Ling, who are in the cold palace, to come here as well."
"I don't allow women who have been banished to the cold palace to come to my bedroom." The Empress Dowager was furious.
"What is the Empress Dowager afraid of? Is she afraid of Concubine Yun?" Yan Funing asked her with a frown.
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