Chapter 270 What the King Cares About

After listening to Doctor Gu's words, Ling Fengyan suddenly sat up straight.

There was no deep expression on his face.

"The King is not interested in what happened between you two."

As soon as these words came out, everyone present was startled.

Doctor Gu was already prepared to die, and Ling Fengyan's words turned around, making him confused.

However, Ling Fengyan's next words made everyone's hearts completely cold.

"The King only cares about whether the person who assassinated the princess is you."

His voice was still very calm, but without any emotion, as cold as the thousand-year-old ice on the snowy mountain.

The pair of dark eyes stared at the people below. Concubine Hui's heart skipped a beat and the blood on her face faded.

So that's

what happened. The reason why the Regent brought a large army to surround the Third Prince's Mansion was not to find the murderer who assassinated Doctor Gu, nor was he interested in the grudge between them. The only purpose was to capture the person who assassinated An Yunxi.

That incident happened a long time ago

. So long that everyone almost forgot about it.

After all, the incident didn't work out and the princess didn't get hurt. Logically, the limelight should have passed.

Concubine Hui lowered her head: "What are you talking about, Your Highness? What does the assassination of the princess have to do with me?"

Doctor Gu also raised his head quickly: "Your Highness, it has been so long since this happened. Haven't you caught the murderer?"

Ling Fengyan sneered, with a hint of sarcasm on his handsome face.

"Do you really think I am a fool?"

Concubine Hui was puzzled: "Your Highness, do you have any evidence?"

Her eyes were still red, but full of grievance, as if she had suffered a very serious injustice.

Ling Fengyan suddenly waved his hand and asked someone to pull up Doctor Gu who was kneeling in front of him.

Doctor Gu panicked instantly.

"Your Highness, Your Highness, what are you going to do?"

Ling Fengxun raised the corners of his lips and said, "Take the man away and torture him. I suspect that you, a guilty minister, have not given a comprehensive confession."

After he finished speaking, Ling Fengxun's eyes fell coldly on Concubine Hui.

"After tonight, tomorrow morning, I believe that I will produce evidence to the Concubine."

Doctor Gu's head was buzzing in an instant.

His legs were weak and he had no strength to support himself on the ground. He thought that confessing his guilt was not that simple.

Death might be a blessing for him!

Ling Fengxun had a blank expression on his face. He slowly stood up from the chair and said as he walked, "If I find out who the murderer is, then..."

The remaining words that were not said aroused people's endless reverie.

Concubine Hui was filled with panic.

Everyone knew Ling Fengxun's torture methods. Now that Doctor Gu had confessed and fell into Ling Fengxun's hands, the other party had a pretext to execute him.

Once Doctor Gu couldn't stand it anymore, he would definitely confess everything.

It's over, it's all over.

Concubine Hui froze in place. When Ling Changyu saw his mother's expression, he had already anticipated the result.

Could it be that she still had some luck in her heart ? She

thought that Doctor Gu would not tell the truth even if he was tortured?

Impossible!

Ling Changyu sighed, suddenly turned around, and knelt down in the direction of the door.

"Uncle Huang, there is no need to interrogate. My nephew knows who assassinated the princess."

Hearing him say this, Ling Fengxun, who was about to leave the room, turned slightly and looked at him.

"Who is it?"

Ling Changyu bowed his head respectfully, and then said in a clear voice: "It's me."

Just two short words, but the room fell into silence again.

Concubine Hui suddenly widened her eyes and looked at Ling Changyu in disbelief.

"Changyu"

Ling Changyu did not look at his mother: "These three are also my subordinates. This kind of thing, this is not the first time that my nephew has done it."

The imperial physician Gu who was dragged away was full of disbelief.

When he saw Ling Changyu kneeling at the door and taking the initiative to take everything, his face was dull for a moment.

To think that at his age, he is not as good as a child.

Ling Fengxun did not leave. He turned to face Ling Changyu, his eyes filled with suppressed murderous intent.

"Ling Changyu, why did you harm the princess?"

Ling Changyu replied, "Because I want to become the emperor, I framed my second brother. Only in this way will you be furious and send people to get rid of me, your opponent. Are you satisfied with this reason?"

Concubine Hui was completely dumbfounded.

She completely threw away her armor and crawled forward a few steps in a wolfish manner, her voice trembling, "The truth is not like this, I sent someone to do it, Changyu didn't know about it from beginning to end, Prince!"

Both mother and son wanted the other to survive.

Ling Changyu's voice was particularly firm.

"Uncle, my mother is innocent. Although she is not completely innocent, I hope you can show mercy and spare her life. No matter how you punish her, Changyu will bear the rest of the blame."

He rested his head on the ground.

His thin back was bent.

Ever since Concubine Hui did that, Ling Changyu had expected this day to come.

But he had no choice. His mother did something wrong, and as a son, he would naturally pay the price.

Otherwise, how could An Yunxi, who almost grew up with him, not be innocent?

If it weren't for that day, when she had no ability to protect herself, something might have really happened.

She was pregnant at the time, and if the assassination was successful, it would be one body and three lives.

He couldn't afford to pay for these three lives alone.

Ling Fengxun glanced at his third nephew.

He never thought that he would confess his guilt so decisively.

"Since you have confessed your crime, you must be executed. Come on, take him away."

Two more guards came out from behind Ling Fengxun and took Ling Changyu off the ground.

Concubine Hui crawled and grabbed the sleeve of one of them.

"Don't arrest Yu'er."

Ling Fengxun glanced at Concubine Hui again, speaking slowly.

"Take Concubine Hui away as well."

All the people present were taken out by Ling Fengxun.

He did not take everyone to the prison, but instead sent them all to the palace.

In the middle of the night, Eunuch Xu woke up Ling Changyue from his deep sleep.

Eunuch Xu was standing beside the bed, looking like a ghost in Ling Changyue's eyes.

"Your Majesty, the Prince Regent wants to see you, saying that there is a major case that needs your personal trial!"

Ling Changyue's face was very ugly, and he was irritable because he was still half asleep.

"What major case? Can't the Emperor's uncle handle this kind of small matter himself?"

Eunuch Xu shook his head and explained patiently: "The prince said he couldn't handle this matter. After all, it involves the life and death of a prince, so it has to be handed over to you."

Eunuch Xu's words were very clear.

But why did Ling Changyue seem to not understand?

He showed a very shocked expression on his face: "What do you mean by this? The Emperor's uncle wants to take action against the prince?"

This news made Ling Changyue look surprised, and it was difficult for him to remain calm.

"Your Majesty, just go and take a look and you will know. I will lead you the way."