Emperor Zhaojing was taken aback, his expression turning somewhat unpleasant. After a long while, he finally said, "Why are you targeting him for no reason? Now that Prince Su has fallen, the Xiongnu are the ones you should be focusing your attention on."
"If I were to say that Prince Su's downfall was related to Feng Mo, would Father Emperor no longer favor him?"
"What?" Emperor Zhaojing was taken aback.
Xie Jingrun gave a calm order to the outside, "Bring the person up."
Emperor Zhaojing was wondering who he had brought up when he soon saw Princess Huaiyin, looking disheveled, being pushed in.
At this moment, Princess Huaiyin looked nothing like a princess; she was disheveled, her clothes were messy and dirty.
Upon seeing Xie Jingrun and Emperor Zhaojing, her pupils contracted, and then she rushed towards Emperor Zhaojing in a panic, crying out, "Brother, you must do justice for me..."
However, before she could even reach Emperor Zhaojing, she was stopped by two palace servants.
"You plotted to murder a high-ranking official, and you still have the nerve to ask the Emperor Emeritus to intervene on your behalf? How do you expect the Emperor Emeritus to intervene on your behalf?" Xie Jingrun's icy voice rang out.
Princess Huaiyin shook her head in denial, "What plot to harm the court officials? That's not true! I was arrested by them for no reason. They don't respect me, which is an insult to the royal family. The Emperor should punish them severely."
Emperor Zhaojing had seen the letter written by Xiao Zhen himself, which stated that Princess Huaiyin had attempted to assassinate him and had even poisoned the dagger. Xiao Zhen would never wrongly accuse her.
But now that things have come to this point, instead of repenting, she's trying to distance herself from the situation. Does she really think they're stupid?
"You know what you've done, so stop making excuses," Emperor Zhaojing said, somewhat annoyed.
Seeing the attitude of the father and son, Princess Huaiyin panicked and shouted, "I want to see the Empress Dowager..."
Xie Jingrun suddenly said, "Xuzhou has now been taken over by the officials I sent. The Prince of Xu is in dire straits himself and cannot save you at all."
Upon hearing this, Princess Huaiyin fell silent, staring at him in disbelief, her lips trembling, unable to utter a word.
Her fingers, hidden beneath her sleeve, were tightly clenched together.
No wonder no one came to rescue her on the way back. So Feng Mo had already failed?
She had agreed with Feng Mo that after she murdered Xiao Zhen, she would definitely be escorted back to the capital for trial, but in order to prevent Xie Jingrun from finding any fault with her, Feng Mo would arrange for people to ambush her on the way and rescue her.
But on the way back, there wasn't a single ghost in sight.
Upon hearing this, Emperor Zhaojing's heart sank. Xingxiu had hinted to him before that Feng Mo was the mastermind behind this matter, but he still held onto a sliver of hope and said, "This matter has nothing to do with Prince Xu. Don't drag him into it."
Xie Jingrun understood him well, knowing that even at this point, his father was unwilling to believe that Feng Mo would do such an unrighteous and immoral thing.
But he could no longer let Feng Mo go.
“Father, the reason why Princess Huaiyin plotted to kill Prince Su was because she was instructed by Prince Xu. As long as Prince Su fell, the Xiongnu would definitely invade, and then Prince Xu would take advantage of the chaos to raise an army and attack the capital.” Xie Jingrun said this while glancing at Princess Huaiyin.
Princess Huaiyin felt a chill run down her spine.
Emperor Zhaojing's face flashed with surprise. "Who told you this, Your Majesty? No matter how incompetent Prince Xu is, he wouldn't do something so inhumane and unjust."
Princess Huaiyin, unusually quick-witted, suddenly knelt down. "Your Majesty, this matter was truly instigated by Prince Xu..."
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