Chapter 168 I am also a traitor, is it possible that mother will also execute me?
Chu Chengye looked coldly at Xu Jilin in front of him, "Mother, are you not going to give me an explanation?"
Seeing that it was Chu Chengye, Xu Jilin's cruel expression became a little embarrassed.
She had clearly ordered people to close the door of Shou'an Palace, intending to make it impossible for Cheng Jin and Pei Yu to escape.
So when Cheng Jin suddenly became violent and wanted to run away, Xu Jilin ordered people to arrest her.
Xu Jilin really didn't expect Chu Chengye to come.
Xu Jilin put away her previous cruel expression and looked at Chu Chengye in front of her.
Xu Jilin spoke with the attitude of an elder queen mother: "What do you want to explain?"
"Rong Guifei secretly met with a man outside the harem late at night. She was not a womanizer and caused chaos in the harem. I was just helping the emperor to tidy up the harem."
Xu Jilin softened her attitude, "Don't the emperor even believe me?"
Chu Chengye glanced at Cheng Jin behind him. Cheng Jin was still in shock and held Chu Chengye's hand tightly.
As if she had noticed Chu Chengye's gaze, Cheng Jin raised her head and looked at Chu Chengye.
She shook her head at Chu Chengye, hinting that Chu Chengye should not believe Xu Jilin's words.
[No, don't believe her. I really didn't do anything.]
Chu Chengye held Cheng Jin's hand tightly.
Chu Chengye turned around and said to Xu Jilin, "Even if your mother is in charge of the harem, she should still look at the evidence. Could it be that you convicted Concubine Rong based on your words? Isn't this too hasty and unfair?"
Chu Chengye paused for a moment, and then continued, "I don't know whether your mother deliberately made things difficult for Concubine Rong."
"What?"
Xu Jilin seemed a little bit unbelievable that Chu Chengye would say such a thing to her.
"What?"
Although Chu Chengye and Xu Jilin's relationship was not very good, there was still a connection between them through their biological mother. Even if Chu Chengye was indifferent, he always respected Xu Jilin, and there was almost no such thing as a face-to-face rebuttal.
Chu Chengye said: "Mother has always lived in the harem and didn't care about worldly affairs. Why is she meddling in my affairs this time?"
Xu Jilin was a little depressed. She said lightly: "The emperor is right. I don't want to get involved in these things, but Rong Guifei's affairs are not only the emperor's affairs, but also related to the dignity and face of the royal family. How can I tolerate Rong Guifei doing such a thing?" "
Even if the emperor dotes on Rong Guifei, she should have some bottom line."
"You haven't been in the palace for a long time, so it's normal that you don't understand the rules. But Rong Guifei did such a thing, you can't protect her anymore. If it gets out, it will be bad for the emperor's reputation."
"According to the previous rules of the palace, Rong Guifei and Pei Yu must be killed,"
"I am doing this to help you. I hope the emperor will consider the relationship."
Chu Chengye couldn't help but sneer, and casually played with the ring in his hand.
"What is the rules? I am the rules."
"I also did something extremely rebellious when I ascended the throne. Does my mother want to execute me too?"
Xu Jilin was a little surprised that Chu Chengye would suddenly ask this. How can he compare him with Cheng Jin?
Chu Chengye is the emperor of the world, and Cheng Jin is just a concubine in the harem, an appendage of the royal family, no matter how much Chu Chengye loves her. How can she be compared with Chu Chengye?
Although Xu Jilin was dissatisfied with Chu Chengye's rebellion and usurpation of the throne, she would never say these things in front of Chu Chengye.
Xu Jilin explained, "The emperor is the emperor, how can it be the same?"
"Why is it different?" Chu Chengye stared at Xu Jilin and said, "Could it be that the queen mother admitted that she was biased against Concubine Rong and that's why she put on such a show for me?"
The look in Chu Chengye's eyes when he looked at Xu Jilin was different from any time before.
Before, Chu Chengye didn't have much mother-son affection for Xu Jilin, so even though he called Xu Jilin the queen mother, his eyes never had any extra affection. He and Xu Jilin didn't have any extra affection, and they could be separated at will no matter what happened.
Xu Jilin had long known Chu Chengye's cold temper, so she had always wanted Chu Huaian to ascend the throne.
Chu Huaian is completely different from Chu Chengye. Chu Huaian has been raised by Xu Jilin since he was a child. Xu Jilin taught Chu Huaian everything he said and did. She can control Chu Huaian, but she can never influence Chu Chengye's behavior.
Chu Chengye is like a wild beast that has never been tamed. Although Chu Chengye put away his fangs and called Xu Jilin "mother", Xu Jilin also knew that if Chu Chengye knew some of the things she did, he would tear her into pieces without hesitation.
Xu Jilin was essentially jealous of Chu Chengye's power, so she could only temporarily use family affection to get closer to Chu Chengye.
Seeing Chu Chengye's cold expression, Xu Jilin was indeed a little nervous.
Xu Jilin said nervously, "No."
"Since it's not, and my mother has no evidence, isn't this wrongly accusing Concubine Rong?"
Xu Jilin was speechless. She didn't want Chu Chengye's trust in her to be reduced because of this incident. Xu Jilin could only point the finger at Qu Wanxin.
Xu Jilin just shifted her gaze to Qu Wanxin and didn't say anything.
Chu Chengye quickly realized something and turned around to look at Qu Wanxin who was kneeling on the ground.
"Do you have evidence to prove it?" Chu Chengye said fiercely, "If you don't give me a reasonable explanation, I won't forgive you."
Qu Wanxin noticed the gazes that fell on her one after another, and knew that she couldn't avoid it, so she could only bite the bullet and explain.
"Reporting to the emperor, it was indeed I who brought Concubine Rong to Shou'an Palace."
Chu Chengye pulled Cheng Jin to sit on a chair beside him, holding Cheng Jin's hand without any intention of loosening.
He supported his chin with one hand, and his eyes lazily cast on Qu Wanxin, as if he didn't care about what she was going to say, and even felt impatient.
Qu Wanxin said:
"I saw Concubine Rong and Lord Pei in a secluded place late at night, and I don't know what they were doing."
"I remember the teachings of the palace, it is forbidden to have outsiders in the harem, let alone late at night, so Concubine Rong was allowed to come to Shou'an Palace for the Empress Dowager to seize."
As if she was afraid that Chu Chengye would not believe it, Qu Wanxin used the palace maid who had been following her to defend herself.
"But it's not that I don't have evidence. I have witnesses."
Seeing the maid kneeling in front of her, Qu Wanxin felt relieved and began to explain: "It wasn't just me who saw it at the time. The maids beside me also saw it. The appearances of Concubine Rong and Lord Pei were really suspicious."
Chu Chengye raised his eyebrows slightly after hearing Qu Wanxin's words, and pointed at the maid.
"Lady Hui said you saw it too. What did you see?"
The maid bowed deeply to Chu Chengye without even raising her head. She was trembling and couldn't speak for a long time.
Chu Chengye sat up straight and looked at the master and servant kneeling in front of him.
He said, "Just tell me. I only want the truth and I won't blame you."