Chapter 521 A little earlier
She cried so hard that her eyes were wet. Xiao Yanli's hand on her shoulder slightly clenched, her eyes were red, and she looked at the emperor with forbearance.
Seeing that the emperor was still hesitating, Song Shiwei hardened his heart and lifted his hood.
The scars across his face made everyone gasp.
Not only that, Song Shiwei also lifted her sleeves, and there were more scars on her arms.
She crawled to the emperor's feet and pulled his clothes.
"Your Majesty, please help me!"
The evidence was in front of him. The emperor closed his eyes slightly, and when he opened his eyes again, his eyes were sharp and clear.
"Put the prince in Zhao Prison!"
Xiao Lingyu's pupils trembled, and the emperor's eyes swept over Mutou and Song Shiwei again: "These two people too."
Mutou and Song Shiwei trembled, and Xiao Yanli said in a hoarse voice: "Father, I believe what Shiwei said. She suffered so many injuries and almost lost her life just now. She is already weak. If she is sent to Zhao Prison again, I am afraid..."
"Enough!"
Before he finished speaking, he was stopped by the emperor in a stern voice: "What is the situation now? There are too many people involved!"
Obviously very angry, the emperor said no more, turned around and got on the carriage.
The guards pushed the people away, and Xiao Yanli followed them and got on the carriage.
The moment he lowered the curtain, the pity and heartache in his eyes disappeared instantly, and the corners of his mouth raised a slightly pleased arc.
It's done.
...
The prince was imprisoned, and the ministers were immediately panicked.
What's more, that scene was really scary. The prince was dragged in by the emperor!
This was the first time in all these years that the emperor was so angry.
For a moment, everyone had only one thought in their mind.
The position of the prince is probably not safe.
Xiao Yanli thought so too.
"My lord, after the emperor took the prince..." he paused, "to Zhaoji, he returned to the palace and summoned several ministers to Yangxin Palace. Until now, those ministers have not left the palace."
Xiao Yanli sighed lightly, but the corners of his lips curled up.
Uncle Zhang also handed in a few visiting cards at the right time.
"Now the one who has the best chance of taking that position is only your Highness!"
Xiao Yanli raised his eyebrows proudly.
"Are you all ready?"
"Ready," Uncle Zhang chuckled, "Now we just need to wait for the emperor's edict to depose the crown prince. Once the edict is issued, it will be set in stone."
At this point, Uncle Zhang lowered his voice, "Your Highness, if the emperor deposes the crown prince and makes you the
crown prince instead, then we will still..." Revolt? Xiao Yanli's narrow eyes fell on him, "Don't worry, no matter what he does, the plan will not change. It is destiny that makes me the crown prince, and my succession is just to bring that destiny forward a little bit."
Uncle Zhang's eyebrows relaxed.
With his words, he felt relieved.
He also laughed with Xiao Yanli.
…
On the other side, Xiao Lingyu, who had been tacitly accepted by everyone in Zhaojiu, was being served delicious food and drinks.
Xiao Yanli just wanted the position of the crown prince.
Because of Xiao Lingyu's intervention when he was young, Xiao Yanli would not make special orders like he did to Xu Yanli and Jiang Kangan.
He would not come himself.
So Xiao Lingyu could eat and drink boldly without worry.
Jiang Kangan had enjoyed the blessing, and it was time for him to enjoy it!
Purely stretch out your hand for clothes and open your mouth for food, without worrying about anything.
Lying on the bed that was no less than his own bedroom in the East Palace, Xiao Lingyu couldn't help but be amazed in his heart: No wonder Zhiyu used to hide whenever he could, lying down feels really good!
…
While Xiao Lingyu was lying quietly, the emperor on the other side was carrying the heavy burden for him.
Inside the Yangxin Palace, the ministers looked at each other, exchanged glances with strong feelings, and were unwilling to be the first to speak.
The silence in the palace was terrifying.
The emperor rubbed his temples gently: "I asked you to come here, not to be mute."
"Tell me, what do you think about the prince's affairs?"
A minister hesitated and whispered: "Your Majesty, I didn't see the situation that day, so I dare not say anything. But one thing is that the Sixth Prince's concubine appeared with the Crown Prince, which is indeed suspicious."
Another minister echoed: "That's right, how did the Sixth Prince's concubine know the whereabouts of the treasure of the previous dynasty? And since she knew it, why didn't she tell the Sixth Prince at the first time, but told the Crown Prince instead? And as far as I know, the Sixth Prince's concubine left the city with the Crown Prince that day, riding in the same carriage."
"They left very early. If they were in the Sixth Prince's mansion, the Sixth Prince could not have failed to notice it. Therefore, there are only two possibilities: one is that the Sixth Prince also knew about it, and then reported it for some unknown reason; the other is..."
His voice stopped abruptly.
The second possibility was extremely terrifying.
Everyone lowered their heads.
The Sixth Prince's concubine could ride in a carriage with the Crown Prince at dawn, so there was no need to elaborate on where she was.
The Emperor's face turned livid.
Seeing this, several ministers immediately knelt down and advised: "Your Majesty, your health is the most important thing. This matter has not been investigated yet, and it may not be what we think..." Although
they said this, everyone knew that it was just a consolation.
After a long time, the emperor finally came to his senses: "Now Song Shiwei and the servant have both pointed out that it was the prince's doing. A secret room has also been found on the mountain, but the door has not been opened yet."
A minister said: "Since the door is not open, how can it be said that the treasure of the previous dynasty is inside? Maybe, as the prince said, he went to catch birds and accidentally entered there?"
The ministers also followed suit, and one of them suddenly said: "Your Majesty, please forgive me. After listening to this, I still feel that something is strange. Since the Sixth Prince's concubine knows so much, does the Sixth Prince really not know?"
"Besides, if I remember correctly, the Sixth Prince should still be under house arrest, but he was able to tell His Majesty at the first time..."
"That's wrong. After all, his concubine was also involved. It's understandable that the Sixth Prince found out at the first time."
The two sides argued fiercely.
The emperor looked at the man, who was the first to speak for the banquet today.
He pinched his eyebrows tiredly and interrupted them: "Okay, that's all for today. I will decide when there is news from Zhao Prison. In addition, is there any progress on the matter of Xu Mansion?"
Everyone was silent.
The emperor said, "Hmm?" and a man stood up and said, "Your Majesty, although we haven't found out the truth yet, we have some clues. Judging from the method, they don't look like people from the imperial city, but more like people from the underworld."
The emperor nodded slightly and said, "Continue to investigate, and find out the mastermind behind the scenes!"
"Yes!"
"Your Majesty, where is Miss Jiang Sulan now? She was the only one who survived that day. I think she might know something."
The emperor looked up and saw that the person who spoke was the one who spoke for the banquet.
"What can she know? When she was first assassinated, she was escorted into the palace by the Jinyiwei and never left the palace again."