emperor:"……"
Time passed minute by minute, and the only sound in the silence of the hall was Xiao Qingwu's low sobs.
After a long time, the voice of reporting was heard outside the hall.
In addition to Xiao Lingyu, there is also Xiao Siyuan.
As soon as he saw Xiao Siyuan, the emperor frowned.
He seemed to hear the sighs of the ministers again, and the angry curse of a staunch old minister: "To be so stupid is rare in the world!"
emperor:"……"
He reached out and wiped his face.
When he spoke again, his tone was much more mature: "He just said that on the day of the wedding, the princess wanted to assassinate her husband. Prince, did you know about this?"
Xiao Lingyu knelt beside the Third Assistant Minister, not knowing how to respond for a moment.
If he said so, the emperor would definitely ask him why he knew about it but did not report it.
If he said no, he had been summoned, so the emperor would naturally know about it. Isn't this obviously deceiving the emperor?
Xiao Lingyu hesitated for a moment and chose the lesser crime: "Reporting to the emperor, I understand."
"Since you know, why don't you report it?"
"Replying to Your Majesty," Xiao Lingyu sighed softly, "I was thinking that there are bound to be conflicts between husband and wife. Your Majesty only acted impulsively. Once she calms down, she will realize her mistake. Your Majesty is busy with many things every day. Why would you worry about such a trivial matter?"
The emperor looked at him with dark eyes, and his tone was emotionless: "You are very thoughtful."
Jiang Zhiyu, who was quietly eating melon on the side, nodded.
Xiao Lingyu is a kind person who cares for his siblings. Unfortunately, none of these people appreciate his kindness.
[Even though Xiao Qingwu took so much of the blame, when Xiao Qingwu finally took action, he didn't seem to hesitate at all.]
emperor:"!!!"
Xiao Lingyu: "..."
Memories of the dead attacked him again.
When the Third Assistant Minister heard Xiao Lingyu call the assassination a trivial matter, a flash of indignation appeared in his eyes, but he did not dare to say anything.
The emperor's gaze fell on Xiao Qingwu again.
His eyes were cold, with a hint of inquiry.
This was clearly his daughter whom he had watched grow up, but at this moment, she seemed so unfamiliar to him.
The prince took such good care of her, yet she could still attack him. So what about after he's gone? Would she attack herself?!
"How dare you!" The emperor was furious. He picked up the teacup on the table and threw it down. The fragments flew and scratched Xiao Qingwu's cheek.
Everyone's face changed with shock at this scene. Xiao Qingwu ignored the wound on his face and just stared at the emperor blankly.
"You attempted to assassinate the prince consort on the day of our wedding, and now you're faking a pregnancy to deceive the emperor. Do you really think I won't punish you?!"
Seeing that the emperor was furious, Xiao Siyuan, who was kneeling beside Xiao Qingwu, said repeatedly, "Father, calm down. Qingwu was just confused for a moment and definitely didn't intend to deceive you. Father, please have mercy and forgive her this time."
The two words "Qingwu" were like a dance on the emperor's tense nerves, instantly reminding him of the incest between brother and sister.
Even though Xiao Qingwu was not her own blood, she had indeed stayed in the palace for more than ten years, and was raised by Concubine Duan, together with Xiao Siyuan, as siblings for several decades.
Even if there is no blood relationship, they are no different from real siblings.
Disregarding human ethics, behaving like a beast!
The veins on the emperor's forehead throbbed wildly. He picked up another teacup and threw it in front of him. "Did you lose your mind for a moment? Did you all lose your mind for a moment? I thought that after your defeat, you would study hard and fight back, but you, the ministers have all complained to me!"
Xiao Siyuan's face suddenly turned pale and he kept silent.
"And your mother, you're playing mad and foolish. Do you really think I'm a fool and that she's playing me around like that?!"
Xiao Siyuan: “!!!”
Xiao Qingwu: “!!!”
The brother and sister were both startled. Xiao Siyuan's voice trembled: "Mother, what happened to Mother?"
"What's wrong? Didn't she say that everyone in the palace was trying to murder her? Then I will grant her wish and let her stay alone and never come out again. That way, no one can harm her."
Hearing this, the brother and sister turned even paler.
Two lines of clear tears rolled down Xiao Qingwu's cheeks. She had been favored for many years. Even though she had not seen the emperor for a long time, she still regarded herself as the emperor's most beloved daughter in her heart.
Hearing that he had placed his mother under house arrest, Xiao Qingwu spoke in a trembling voice, "Father, how could you be so cruel?"
Everyone around was shocked, and Xiao Siyuan even reached out to cover Xiao Qingwu's mouth.
Are you crazy?! How can you say such things?!
The emperor looked at her as if he had seen something extremely absurd: "Let her go, I want to hear how cruel I am."
Xiao Siyuan put down his trembling hands and gritted his teeth.
Xiao Qingwu wasn't as frightened as he was. He swallowed his saliva and looked at the emperor. "My mother is of noble status. How could my father leave her alone? Moreover, my father wants to confine her forever. Isn't that cruel enough?"
Xiao Siyuan's face turned pale, and the third assistant minister also lowered his head, not daring to look at the emperor's expression.
Xiao Lingyu and Jiang Zhiyu looked at each other.
After looking at each other, Jiang Zhiyu looked at the emperor again.
His face was as gloomy as water, and he looked at Xiao Qingwu quietly.
【Looking at each other, all that remains is disappointment.】
The emperor could never have imagined that his once beloved daughter would one day speak to him in this way.
Jiang Zhiyu spoke in the tone of a TV narrator, and her words sounded so strange that the emperor immediately looked away.
After a long while, the emperor snorted.
"I have been tolerant enough towards you, but since you have said such a thing, if I am not a little cruel, I really do not deserve this reputation."
What's the meaning?
Xiao Qingwu's expression was full of confusion, and he subconsciously looked at Xiao Siyuan, but saw that Xiao Siyuan was trembling with a blank expression.
"Do you know why I suddenly married you off and demoted you to Concubine Duan?"
Xiao Qingwu shook his head.
The emperor's expression was cold and indifferent: "Because I just learned not long ago that you are not my daughter, but just a baby girl that Concubine Duan brought from somewhere."
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone in the room fell silent.
The Third Assistant Minister had never expected to hear such royal secrets. His mouth was drooling and tiny beads of sweat covered his forehead.
Xiao Qingwu's pupils dilated to the extreme, and he subconsciously retorted: "Impossible! Impossible!"
Xiao Siyuan also looked at the emperor in shock: "Father, is there something wrong? How is it possible? How could Qingwu not be your daughter?!"
"If you want to know if you have asked the wrong question, go ask your mother yourself."
The emperor's eyes were sharp. "I wanted to spare your life because of our friendship over the past ten years, but since you don't value it, forget it."
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