One of the assassins spoke out with tears in his eyes.
"Oh? What do you four say?"
The old emperor wanted these five people to reveal that the mastermind behind the scenes was not only Concubine Shu, but also Prince Gong.
But this time, the old emperor obviously miscalculated.
After all, the ten people sent by An Yi did not inform the five assassins in advance.
Of course, everyone has their own opinion on who is behind it.
The other four assassins said the same thing, they all pointed out that Concubine Shu was the murderer.
Prince Kang looked at the old emperor with his red eyes at the right moment, "Father, the witness is here. I beg you to make the decision for me and my son!"
The old emperor stroked the jade ring on his thumb.
"Don't worry, San'er, I will take care of it for you. Come, bring Concubine Shu here!"
At the old emperor's command, the guards immediately went to the cold palace.
Concubine Shu, who was still comfortably reading a storybook in the cold palace, was fantasizing that she would soon receive the news of the death of Princess Kang and the little girl.
She didn't expect that the secret guards she sent out were so useless and betrayed her so easily!
When she saw the guards coming and taking her to the imperial study, Concubine Shu was quite happy.
She felt that the emperor finally remembered her. The emperor sent someone to take her there, and he must be ordering her to leave the cold palace!
"Wait a moment while I dress up."
Shufei still maintained her previous airs, but before she could let the maid dress her, the guard's cold words interrupted her sweet dreams and fantasies.
"Empress Shufei, your plot to order assassins to kill Prince Kang's family has been exposed, and the Emperor has asked you to confront them."
Along the way, Concubine Shu was very nervous. She even planned to send a maid to inform the Queen and ask her to come and rescue her.
But the guards immediately stopped her maid and did not allow her to leak any information.
When Concubine Shu saw the five secret guards in the imperial study, her heart sank.
The Concubine Shu, who had been arrogant in the harem for half her life, lost the support of her cousin, the Queen.
She quickly panicked.
"Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you. I wonder why you summoned me?"
Concubine Shu pretended to be stupid and saluted nervously.
"Shufei, now that we have the witness, you don't have to play dumb. Did you send the assassin to kill Princess Kang and her family?"
The old emperor asked calmly, while also thinking about a question.
Prince Kang has come to the palace to ask him to make the decision, so how should he deal with Concubine Shu this time?
Should I kill her and use her as fertilizer for the garden, or spare her life?
The old emperor stroked the jade ring on his thumb and pondered how much value Shufei still had.
Concubine Shu opened her mouth and subconsciously wanted to deny it, but the angry look of Prince Kang standing beside her was too obvious.
This gave her the illusion that if she denied it, King Kang would take action against her.
"My Lady Shufei, I don't know how my family members have offended you, but you actually have murderous intentions towards them!
My daughter is so young, yet you have the guts to do that to her!"
When Prince Kang saw Concubine Shu's eyes wandering, he simply didn't wait for her to answer and deliberately questioned her in a harsh voice.
The aura that hit her in the face made Concubine Shu shiver.
But she quickly prepared herself mentally and straightened her back.
Her cousin is the Empress who is the mother of the country!
Her cousin is the prime minister!
It was just an assassination attempt, what could Prince Kang do to her?!
She believed that the emperor would never take her life because of this matter!
So what if Prince Kang is the emperor's favorite son?
The emperor has so many sons, even if one is missing, there are still six!
"Prince Kang, it seems you have forgotten, so I will remind you!
Princess Kang said that she would persuade the Imperial Concubine to give in and let me leave the cold palace!
But Princess Kang broke her promise!
Since she broke her promise, why should I be polite to her?"
Concubine Shu was self-righteous and extremely arrogant.
King Kang was so angry that he almost laughed.
"My Lady Shufei, it seems you are quite good at confusing right and wrong.
It was you who bribed the maid who served beside my queen mother and poisoned her!
The poison you used almost poisoned my daughter!
You are so vicious, but your father only banished you to the cold palace because he is a kind person!
But you don't repent, and you even envy my princess!
This time you can order assassins to kill my family, but what about next time?
"Father! I beg you to punish Concubine Shu! Otherwise, I am truly worried that Concubine Shu will continue to send people to assassinate my wife and son because of this failed assassination attempt!"
Prince Kang's words were so powerful that Concubine Shu, who was kneeling, stood up immediately.
"King Kang! What nonsense are you talking about!
I have said it many times, I did not poison the imperial concubine!
I am indeed very jealous of the Imperial Concubine for being favored by the Emperor, but I would never, and would never disdain to, do something like poisoning someone!"
Concubine Shu was tired of explaining, but no one believed her.
"Of course the murderer won't admit he's the murderer!"
Prince Kang said this harshly and looked at his father again.
"Please ask the emperor to make the decision!"
The old emperor was holding up his chin to see if Prince Kang and Concubine Shu could fight, but seeing this, he had no choice but to speak.
"San'er, what do you want to do with Concubine Shu?"
King Kang pursed his lips tightly, looking as if he was making an important decision.
In fact, he felt a little regretful. Why didn't he discuss with his wife in the mansion first about how to deal with Concubine Shu?
Now that his father is asking him, how should he answer?
After thinking for a moment, King Kang bowed.
"Your Majesty, I will leave it to your discretion!"
King Kang cleverly pushed the matter back to the old emperor.
Concubine Shu's eyelids twitched, and she knelt on the ground with a plop, and began to beg the old emperor with tears in her eyes.
"Your Majesty! I just made a mistake that every woman would make! Please forgive me, Your Majesty!"
I know that killing someone means paying with one's life, but Princess Kang and her mother and son are still alive!
I am willing to continue staying in the cold palace and ask for forgiveness! Please grant my wish, Your Majesty! "
Prince Kang also knelt on the ground and said, "Your Majesty, you dote on us sons so much, but now they are being bullied by a concubine in the harem. I know Your Majesty will not be able to swallow this!
Please, Father, make the decision for my sons!"
The old emperor leaned back on the dragon throne, feeling a little impatient.
He hasn't figured out how to deal with Concubine Shu yet.
Playing chess requires one to make one move at a time, but King Kang's actions today directly overturned his chessboard!
It forced him to start playing chess all over again!
"Come here, imprison Concubine Shu and these five assassins and wait for my order to deal with them!"
The old emperor gave an order and the guards dragged the man out.
Concubine Shu was terrified and shouted at the top of her lungs, begging the emperor to spare her life.
When King Kang heard the old emperor's order, his heart sank.
According to what my father did before.
I'm afraid that this time, I will handle it with caution.
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