Thinking of her son, Concubine Jiang felt heartbroken.
She held a glimmer of hope and said, "Your Majesty, Shen'er was unaware of this matter from the beginning to the end. He has always regarded you as his biological father. For the sake of Shen'er's admiration for you, please spare his life."
"Even if, even if I am expelled from the palace and become a commoner." She pleaded in her eyes.
[You cuckolded the emperor and still want him to help you raise your son. You are really calculating. Besides, who says the second prince doesn't know about it? ]
The emperor's eyes fell on Jiang Yuanxi.
[Ten miles south of the city, there is a private army raised by the second prince, waiting to usurp the throne and seize Yufeng's kingdom.]
【The Emperor's hat is very green.】
The second prince had a father-son relationship with the emperor, but when he learned that his biological father was not the emperor, this father-son relationship was long gone.
The emperor's hands were shaking with anger, while on the other hand, his heart was aching from the blow he received from Jiang Yuanxi.
The woman is not his, the son is not his, and the bastard wants to usurp the throne in an attempt to tarnish the royal bloodline and destroy Yufeng’s century-old foundation.
He almost became Yufeng's sinner.
The prince was worried, so he handed Jiang Yuanxi to Eunuch Cao behind him and stepped forward to support the emperor.
The emperor suddenly lost his power.
After a long time, he calmed down.
"Noble Concubine Jiang has a bad character, so she is sentenced to death. Qian Yingcai attempted to kill the emperor, so he is sentenced to death. The second prince," the emperor paused, with a trace of pain between his brows, "raised a private army and committed treason, so he is sentenced to a cup of poisoned wine."
The emperor finally showed mercy.
He reached the door and suddenly turned around.
He regained his emperor's coldness and said, "At that time, I didn't know about it. If I knew, I would definitely grant you two a marriage."
Just a few words made Qian Yingcai and Concubine Jiang cry bitterly and regret their decision.
If I had been braver back then, the result would not be like this now.
However, I made one mistake after another.
Irreversible.
More lives lost in vain.
I guess the second prince must have been equally angry when he found out that he was not a prince, which is why he raised an army and rebelled.
It must be said that the emperor was still a good emperor. If he were a tyrant, these two people and even their families would be destroyed.
The emperor only executed a few people and stripped Duke Jiang of his title and the Qian family of their official positions.
It is already a great gift from heaven.
Return to the imperial study.
The emperor glanced at the prince, and the prince immediately understood what his father meant.
Although the second prince is dead, he still has his own private army ten miles away.
These all need to be dealt with.
"Father, that Yuan Xi."
The emperor waved his hands feebly, "Take it away."
When the emperor saw her, his head began to buzz.
Just one trip to the palace almost cost him his family the entire time.
The emperor was thinking about whether to give Yuan Xi the title of princess. It would be fine for her to marry into the royal family, but there was no prince of the right age.
The fourth one could do it, but his situation...
The emperor sighed and said, "Let's talk about it later."
The prince asked someone to hold Jiang Yuanxi, while he and Jiang Fengyuan walked in front.
"We are the ones who let down the Jiang family regarding the matter of the second brother."
"No, no," Jiang Fengyuan waved his hands hurriedly, "This is my duty as a subject."
Jiang Fengyuan felt that he had saved his life and was very happy at the moment.
The prince paused and looked at Jiang Fengyuan with some inquiry.
"Master Jiang, I wonder if you heard Yuan Xi's inner voice just now?"
"Of course I did," Jiang Fengyuan realized something and quickly changed his words.
"Ah, what?" His eyes were clear.
But his acting skills were so poor that the prince could see through it at a glance.
The prince smiled but did not expose the truth. He continued walking forward.
"No matter what, Lord Jiang, don't worry. My father and I will do our best to protect Yuan Xi."
Jiang Fengyuan continued to play dumb: "Your Highness, I don't understand what you are saying."
But I was shocked in my heart.
The prince could actually hear it, so His Majesty must be...
No wonder Your Majesty acted so decisively just now, so this is the case.
The prince smiled but said nothing.
Everyone knows it, so why expose it?
Before leaving, Jiang Yuanxi also took away the pastries on the emperor's table.
Jiang family.
Mrs. Chen was restless, and her sons were waiting with her.
Chunzhi ran in: "Madam, the master and the young lady are back."
"Mom." Jiang Yuanxi snuggled into his mother's arms.
Chen tapped her little nose.
"In trouble again?"
Jiang Yuanxi waved his hands repeatedly, "No."
Don't wrongly accuse me.
[I just saw the emperor catching an adulterer, and nothing else.] Jiang Yuanxi lowered his head, his eyes rolling around.
[Then I saw Concubine Jiang and Qian Yingcai being caught in bed, without even having time to put on their clothes. The Emperor got angry and killed them all.]
The people at the table were shocked that they actually got to eat the emperor's melon.
If you know the royal secrets, you will be beheaded.
"Dad, is our house going to be raided tomorrow?" Jiang Yuanyuan asked in a trembling voice.
Jiang Fengyuan glared at him and said, "What nonsense."
If they want to search the property, they should search the Anguo Mansion. What does it have to do with them?
Jiang Yuansheng curled his lips slightly: "Don't worry, third brother, since Dad is back, everything will be fine."
Only then did Jiang Yuanyuan feel relieved.
"The Spring Examination will be held in a few days. You two should prepare well." Jiang Fengyuan instructed.
"Don't worry if you don't pass the exam. Dad will buy you a few acres of land and we can go farm it."
Chen glared at him fiercely.
"My son is very talented, so you should go and plant the crops."
"Okay, okay," Jiang Fengyuan made his wife angry, "Xin Niang, my husband is mean, please don't be angry."
As the exam approached, Chen was more nervous than Jiang Yuansheng and Jiang Yuanyuan.
Jiang Yuanxi can recite the Buddhist scriptures by heart by reciting them three times a day.
The incense burning in the small Buddhist temple in the palace never stopped.
She just hopes that her two sons will go to high school.
Even Jiang Yuanxi has fallen out of favor during this period.
"Heizi, tell me, mother, is it useful to pray to Buddha?" She squatted outside, and the man and the snake stared at the Buddhist temple.
Inside the Buddhist temple, Chen was kneeling on the ground with three incense sticks as thick as buckets on the incense table.
The smoke and fire were really choking.
The black snake tilted its head slightly, seemingly confused.
"Zhizhi," Jiang Yuanxi looked up, "Why don't you worship Wenquxingjun, mother?" Back then in heaven, she had a good relationship with Wenquxingjun.
Wenquxing is the ruler of literary fortune. All literary fortunes in the world are under his control, and the same applies to imperial examinations.
Chunzhi slapped his head and rushed in hurriedly.
"Madam, you are worshipping the wrong god. You should be worshipping the God of Literature."
Chen was stunned. Did she worship the wrong person?
She threw away the Buddhist scriptures, stood up immediately and gave orders to her servants.
"Hurry, hurry, move this Buddha statue down and carry the God of Literature."
…
At the same time, Jiang Fengyuan finally found out the news.
Just as what was said on Lantern Festival day, the wife of Minister of Personnel Li Wenbo was related to the Chen family case.
That’s because Li Wenbo’s wife, Mrs. Li, has a younger brother.
This person is uneducated and did a lot of bad things in his early years.
When the Chen family was framed, he happened to have been commissioned to do something.
However, in order to conceal the matter, Duke Anguo dealt with all those who knew about it.
How did Li Ping, Mrs. Li’s younger brother, escape back?
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