They explained in a righteous manner, but unfortunately Feng Changye, the tyrant who believed that those who obeyed him would prosper and those who disobeyed him would perish, did not want to listen to their explanation at all.
He directly ordered Xie Hong in a cold voice!
"Xie Hong, don't worry anymore, throw the hidden weapon immediately!"
He looked at everyone with cold eyes.
"Aren't they trying to protect that crazy woman? Fine, I want to see who among them is willing to block the hidden weapons for that crazy woman and shoot them to death together!"
"I obey your command!"
Xie Hong is Feng Changye's confidant, so naturally he obeys his orders.
He immediately pulled out three sharp hidden weapons from his bosom, held them between his fingers, and aimed at Concubine Song and the old minister standing in front of her!
"!" The ministers didn't expect that the emperor, who was talking and laughing with them before, would suddenly turn into a tyrant. They were so scared!
What's going on? Why are you suddenly so angry?
When they looked again, they saw that Xie Hong had already taken out his hidden weapon and was ready to throw it at any time. How could they dare to block it for Song Cairen?
No one’s life is more important than your own!
So when Xie Hong threw the dart, a large number of ministers near Song Cairen squatted down!
At this moment, they must be as united as possible!
So Song Cairen, the only one who did not squat down, was stabbed in both shoulders by Xie Hong's hidden weapon!
"ah--"
She screamed in pain and no longer cared about running around or playing hide-and-seek. Xie Hong waved his hand, and the guards came up and grabbed Concubine Song and dragged her to the steps.
Xie Hong knelt on one knee and saluted, "Your Majesty, the person has been caught."
Feng Changye cast a cold gaze on Song Cairen.
He said word by word, "Gag him and beat him."
As soon as he finished speaking, a eunuch came up carrying a court stick.
Before Song Cairen's mouth was blocked, she struggled and yelled like a broken jar.
"Your Majesty, do you really want to be a tyrant? Zhu Wuhuan's biological father betrayed the country and you haven't punished the Zhu family yet! Zhu Wuhuan angered your biological mother to death, and you still want to have children with her, so that the bloodline of the Zhu family can inherit your throne! You..."
The rebellious word "tyrant" frightened the eunuch who was responsible for covering her mouth so much that he dropped his handkerchief twice. It was not until she shouted twice that he finally succeeded in covering her mouth.
The young eunuch wiped his sweat and retreated, and the guards took over the court stick, pushed Song Cairen to the ground and started to beat her severely!
“Pah—Pah—”
The guards were very strong, and after hitting Concubine Song with their sticks for less than ten times, her clothes were stained with blood.
The smell of blood was carried to the ministers by the breeze. They smelled the blood and looked at the miserable appearance of Concubine Song, and each of them was as silent as a cicada.
On the steps, long before Song Cairen saw blood, Feng Changye reached out and pulled Zhu Wuhuan into his arms, forcefully turning her face and burying it in his arms.
"Don't look at it, or you might get startled or have a miscarriage."
“…” Zhu Wuhuan was speechless.
It's another miscarriage!
Is it that easy for her to have a miscarriage?
To be honest, compared to seeing someone being beaten with a stick, being held in his arms like this would be more likely to scare her and cause her to have a miscarriage.
Feng Changye patted her back gently and paused slightly.
He sighed softly. Another mistake.
After sighing, he continued to comfort his queen as if nothing had happened, looking at Concubine Song coldly.
He watched indifferently as she was beaten until tears streamed down her face, her lips were bitten and blood dripped down, and finally, she was on the verge of death.
He waited until she had only one breath left before signaling the guards to stop.
"Alright, I have a little prince today, I'm happy, I won't kill for now."
Hearing this, all the ministers looked up at him secretly.
Are you so happy that you want to lose your temper and torture people half to death just to cheer yourself up?
Your way of expressing your happiness is so unique.
Feng Changye glanced at Concubine Song who would not live long, then slowly looked at the ministers.
He asked slowly, "In your eyes, what is the relationship between you and me?"
All the ministers said in unison, "Your Majesty is your Majesty, and you are the one to whom we swear allegiance until death!"
Feng Changye looked at them sarcastically, "So, have you lived up to the four words 'swear allegiance until death'?"
The ministers were silent.
They thought they had done it, but from the emperor's tone, it was obvious that he felt they had not.
They should listen to what the emperor wants to say.
Feng Changye stood up, stood with his hands behind his back in a dignified manner, and looked down upon them coldly.
"Swear allegiance until death?"
"What did you do when Concubine Song slandered me and the Queen?"
"Who do you think you are?"
"I didn't see your sworn loyalty. I only saw that you seemed to be above me, as if I were the one in court with Consort Song, and you were the judge who upheld justice!"
"You keep saying that you want to hear what Consort Song has to say before judging right and wrong. When you say this, have you forgotten your duty as a minister?"
"I am the Son of Heaven. I do not want your judgment. What I want is that no matter what happens, you can firmly believe in me and stand with me!"
"But look at yourselves, do you have even a little bit of trust in me?"
"I have been on the throne for many years, and you have been my subjects for many years. I thought you knew me well enough. But just now, I heard a crazy woman say such absurd things as me and the Queen killing my biological mother, and not a single one of you stood up to rebuke her nonsense! Do you realize that your protection of her is tantamount to questioning my character?"
"None of you immediately stood up and accused that crazy woman. Does that mean that in your eyes, I am the kind of cruel and ruthless person who would team up with the Queen to kill my biological mother and even kill people to silence them?"
He waved his sleeve, and the rage and murderous intent that was about to burst out instantly made everyone present, except Zhu Wuhuan, feel their scalps tingle, and they all knelt on the ground.
The ministers knelt on the ground with weak legs, and everyone was scared and sweating.
They really didn’t think that much!
What Concubine Song said just now was very convincing. They just felt that no one would dare to tell such a lie in public, which could be exposed as long as the Queen Mother stepped forward!
Since Concubine Song dared to say it, she was certain that the Queen Mother would never come out again!
So in this case, no matter whether the Queen Mother was imprisoned or murdered, they had to give Concubine Song a chance to tell the truth!
But who would have known that their concern for the Empress Dowager's current situation would be seen by the Emperor as ironclad evidence of their distrust of him?
They died unjustly!
They did not dare to hesitate and immediately knelt down and apologized repeatedly.
"Your Majesty, please calm down!"
Feng Changye sneered.
"Calm down? My anger cannot be easily extinguished!"
A bunch of bastards!
Now they are so bold as to suspect that he has killed the Queen Mother. If he doesn't take advantage of the situation to frighten them and teach them a lesson, when the news spreads that Prince Jin and Zhu Wuhuan are not innocent in a few days, will they also suspect that the child in Zhu Wuhuan's belly is not his and openly raise questions in the court?
Is it ugly if there is a quarrel?
He would never allow anyone to question whether Zhu Wuhuan's child was not his! "Kneel down until I calm down!"
After saying that, he took Zhu Wuhuan's arm, helped him up, and prepared to leave.
Just as they turned around, the dying Song Cairen looked at their loving appearance, and suddenly laughed miserably with the determination of death.
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