"You and she really are mother and son. Your methods of doing things are exactly the same."
There was a hint of sarcasm in his tone, like a hidden arrow ready to be unsheathed at any moment.
The emperor paused, but Prince Yu continued, "Isn't the He Yanting of today exactly the same as you were back then?"
He ignored the emperor's cold gaze when he turned around and sighed pretentiously: "Poor Lingyu, you foolishly thought you had done something wrong to earn your dislike."
"But I never thought that it was his so-called father who felt that the threat had been eliminated and that it was time for his child to return to his roots!"
The cell suddenly became so quiet that you could hear a pin drop.
Prince Yu looked at Jiang Zhiyu with some pride. There was no way she could know such secret royal secrets!
He couldn't wait to see Jiang Zhiyu being shocked and then the emperor silencing her.
However, Jiang Zhiyu's expression was calm, and the emperor looked at him coldly and asked, "How did you know?"
Prince Yu: “…”
How is that possible?!
Could it be that Jiang Zhiyu knew it a long time ago?
The emperor values her so much? !
He didn’t even tell his own brother, but told her? ! ! !
Prince Yu's expression was extremely distorted.
To the emperor, no matter how much Zhiyu knew, it was not surprising to him, but it was different for Prince Yu.
He's incredibly stupid. If even he knows about it, then everyone knows about it, right?!
[I know, although it's incredible, this is just a guess.]
[Relying on the fragmentary clues provided by the ministers, and the Queen Mother's secret instigation.]
Although the Emperor was very secretive, he still missed something, and the Empress Dowager discovered it. It was always inconvenient to move around in the palace, and the Empress Dowager couldn't spare the time to investigate, so she could only instigate Prince Yu.
The emperor's eyes flickered. According to what Zhiyu said, Prince Yu was actually not sure, but his pause and question just now made him certain.
My younger brother is not very smart, but he is lucky.
Prince Yu gritted his teeth, intending to use this as a bargaining chip.
The emperor, however, had anticipated his actions and spoke before he could even speak. "If you're hoping to use this to get me to spare your life, then there's no need to ask. I do want Yan Ting to return to his roots, and you've already mentioned it. Now that the threat is gone, what good does it do others knowing about it?"
"What's more, with Yan Ting's current ability, no one can touch him."
There was a hint of pride in his tone.
Prince Yu was choked by his push, and the last way of retreat in his hand was cut off by the emperor. Prince Yu's expression was blank for a moment, and then he was filled with uncontrollable rage.
"Why?! Why is it that from childhood to adulthood, you are always the one who gets praised? No matter how hard I try, I am never in their eyes!"
The emperor frowned, and so did Jiang Zhiyu.
Then they both said in unison: "What have you worked so hard for?"
Prince Yu: “…”
He tried hard... He tried hard...
Tsk!
Jiang Zhiyu originally just skimmed through the book to kill time, but later he accidentally stumbled across the book and began to read it carefully from beginning to end.
Anyway, from beginning to end, she didn't see that Prince Yu had made any effort.
The emperor asked the question sincerely based on his understanding of Prince Yu.
When he was young, he was protected by his father, the emperor, and his mother, the empress. He did not like to study, and everything he did was so stupid that it was laughable. No one regarded him as a threat. Even his elder brother, who had fought with him for the throne, did not expect that his younger brother would have the idea of turning against him. He was not on guard against him at all, which was why he was so relaxed.
Afterwards, he was sent to the northwest. Even though the northwest was bitterly cold, he held banquets and enjoyed himself without missing a single one.
Now let’s talk about hard work, haha.
In this regard, Jiang Zhiyu commented:
【Schrödinger's efforts.】
The atmosphere fell silent again, and Prince Yu's brewing emotions dissipated due to their questions. He gritted his teeth, his eyes full of resentment.
"Today is the last time I will see you. If you have anything else to say, please say it all at once."
Hearing the resoluteness in his tone, Prince Yu taunted him, "I have nothing to say to a treacherous person like you... Just remember, when I die, I will turn into a fierce ghost and keep you awake every night!"
The emperor looked at him deeply, his eyes filled with nostalgia.
Then he turned around and left. This time, no matter how Prince Yu cursed and begged behind him, he never looked back.
When I walked out of the door, what caught my eye were four 'door gods'. They were in groups of two, and when they looked at each other, the air seemed to be filled with lightning and thunder.
The emperor was stunned for a moment, and when he blinked again, it seemed as if everything that had just happened was an illusion. Four people came over.
Coming to the torture chamber seemed to have used up all his energy for the day. The emperor waved his hand, his eyes full of fatigue: "Where is Xing Maozhi? Let him come over."
Xing Maozhi and Qianhu, who had been hiding in the dark, hurried forward two steps.
"Your Majesty, I am here."
"Have they all been tried?"
Xing Maozhi nodded. After everyone heard what the emperor said, there was no need for them to interrogate him anymore. They all cried and wailed and confessed everything.
The emperor said in a deep voice, "Now that we have investigated the matter thoroughly, all those involved will be executed on a chosen day. This is all their fault, so there is no need to implicate the entire clan."
Xing Maozhi bowed and said, "Your Majesty is benevolent. I will do it now."
Once the crime of treason is confirmed, the entire nine generations of the family will be executed. The emperor's treatment of the person is indeed worthy of the word benevolence.
However, everyone knew the reason why the emperor took this approach.
How could Prince Yu's rebellion, which claimed that the emperor was not of royal blood, attract the support of half of the court officials without any evidence?
If the emperor had executed the entire nine clans as usual, including others, he would inevitably be criticized by the people in the future for silencing them. Now that the disaster only affected himself, it proved that the emperor had a clear conscience and was not afraid of people mentioning the matter.
It is more effective than killing directly and can withstand public criticism.
When the emperor heard Jiang Zhiyu's praise in his heart, he felt that his fatigue was relieved a lot. However, the imperial prison was cold and not a good place for conversation. After giving orders on how to deal with the matter, the emperor set off to return to the palace.
Coming out of the imperial prison and seeing the sun, one suddenly felt like being reborn.
The emperor sighed deeply, and the depression in his heart seemed to be released with this sigh, and his expression relaxed a little.
When I was young, I had expectations for this younger brother.
Ever since he could remember, he had been following behind him like a little tail, never leaving his side.
The two of them are also very friendly and respectful to each other.
Until my father pursued immortality, there were Taoist priests and people performing rituals in the palace. I was busy all day long following my father. When I came to my senses, my younger brother who had always followed me was gone.
The emperor sighed again and put all these things behind him.
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