Chapter 271 The Untouchable Scales

The Yangxin Palace was brightly lit, Ling Changyue sat in the main seat, and let the people who had been waiting outside for a long time come in.

The first person to enter the palace was, as expected, Ling Fengxun.

Ling Fengxun raised his eyes and looked at Ling Changyue, who was dressed casually. He didn't care and said directly: "Your Majesty, I have caught the person who assassinated the princess, and the other party has personally admitted the crime."

Just this sentence made Ling Changyue's fingers hanging at his side tighten slightly.

Although he didn't like his other brothers, he didn't want them to die at the hands of Ling Fengxun.

Ling Changyue asked doubtfully: "Hasn't the Emperor's uncle already found out that the person who assassinated the princess was my second brother Ling Changxi?"

The Chu family and Ling Changxi had been locked up for several months. Everyone in the capital knew about this. Could it be that Ling Fengxun had forgotten about it?

Ling Fengxun slowly opened his lips: "Although the evidence points to Ling Changxi, I have found other clues, so the charges have not been substantiated. The second prince was just a suspect, so I released him not long ago."

Ling Changyue took a deep breath.

He asked it again on purpose.

"Uncle, you are being too frivolous. You can arrest and release the princes and grandsons as you please?"

Ling Fengxun raised his eyebrows: "What's the problem?"

Ling Changyue was choked.

Eunuch Xu stood by and explained respectfully: "Your Majesty, the prince arrested the second prince because the murderer came from the Chu family, and there is evidence. He did not kill the second prince because there was insufficient evidence. During the detention, the second prince and the Chu family were not tortured. According to the laws of Beiling Kingdom, the prince did nothing wrong."

After these words were spoken, Ling Changyue's face turned pale.

"You don't need to tell me, I know."

Eunuch Xu stopped talking: "Your Majesty is wise."

Ling Fengyan did not have any handle.

"Okay, let's forget about this matter. Today, the emperor's uncle said that the murderer has admitted it. Who is the murderer?"

After he asked, he saw Ling Fengyan waved his hand.

Then, Ling Changyu walked in from outside.

He lowered his head slightly, his hair was a little messy, he was in a hurry on the way here, and his clothes were not very neat.

"Brother!"

Ling Changyu stood in front of Ling Changyue and casually bowed.

Ling Changyue's mouth twitched, "It's you?"

He didn't expect that the younger brother in front of him was just a playboy?

"Uncle Huang, is there any misunderstanding in this matter?"

Ling Fenghuang's eyes were cold, and he shook his head lightly: "No."

Ling Changyu didn't raise his head: "Uncle Huang is right, it was me who arranged the assassination of the princess."

He didn't feel wronged at all, and admitted it very happily, as if he was ready to face the storm that was coming.

Ling Changyue looked at the scene in silence.

The person has already confessed, but he was brought before him for re-interrogation.

What exactly is Ling Fengyan planning?

After a little thought, Ling Changyue immediately understood.

Good guy, he is here to take the blame!

Ling Fengyan wants to kill the person who attempted to assassinate the princess, and the mastermind behind this is a prince.

Assassinating the princess is a capital crime, and Ling Fengyan wants him to order the killing of his own brother!

Even if they have no feelings for each other and the relationship between royal brothers is thin, if this gets out, the person with a bad reputation is the murderer, and the person who bears the reputation of killing his brother is also him!

Why is it so hot to sit on the throne?

"Ahem, Uncle Xuan, how do you think I should deal with this?"

Ling Fengxuan said jokingly, "You are the emperor, and you should deal with it according to the laws of Beiling Kingdom. If a prince breaks the law, he should be punished the same as the common people, right?"

In an instant, cold sweat fell from Ling Changyue's forehead.

Ling Fengxuan forced him to sentence his third brother to death.

"Uncle Xuan, the third prince is the blood of the previous emperor after all, and he still has some feelings for the princess. Why not ask the princess to come forward and ask for her opinion?"

After hearing this, Ling Fengxuan's eyes instantly became cold.

"The princess has always been kind, but I am not."

His voice was low and extremely cold.

"If the emperor wants to be partial, it is better to announce this matter to the world and let the ministers and people judge it."

Ling Changyue pursed his lips, then looked at Ling Changyu: "Well, I understand what the emperor's uncle means. Third brother, you made a mistake, so don't blame your brother."

Ling Changyu nodded, and the boy's peach blossom eyes drooped, and the expression inside could not be seen clearly.

"Don't be embarrassed, brother. I have done something wrong and will naturally bear the consequences. I just ask your brother not to implicate others."

Ling Changyue didn't really feel sorry for Ling Changyu.

It was just that seeing Ling Changyu in trouble made him feel a sense of grief.

If Ling Changyu died, wouldn't he also end up like this sooner or later?

"Pass on my decree. The Third Prince Ling Changyu hired a murderer and attempted to assassinate the Princess. Such evil deeds are intolerable to heaven!

The Third Prince is stripped of his title and demoted to a commoner. He will be beheaded on a chosen day to serve as a warning to others!

His mother, Concubine Hui, was not strict in her discipline and should be punished. She will be made a nun and live in Changyue Temple for the rest of her life, accompanied by the ancient Buddha and praying for the country. She must not leave for the rest of her life."

Behead on a chosen day

This is to kill the Third Prince.

Doctor Gu and Concubine Hui, who were standing at the door, heard the Emperor's decree.

Concubine Hui struggled desperately: "No, Your Majesty, please have mercy. The Third Prince is innocent. He didn't do it!"

But no one paid attention to her shouting.

Doctor Gu's eyes widened when he saw the result, and his teeth trembled. He had never thought that Ling Fengxun would be so cruel. He would kill a prince.

As a member of the royal family, unless he was involved in treason, the most serious punishment would be exile to the frontier, and his life would not be taken.

When Concubine Hui was making the plan, she also thought so at first. She thought that even if the matter was exposed, at most she would die, and her son could leave the imperial city, at least he would not lose his life.

Now, Ling Changyu's true bloodline has not been exposed yet, but Ling Fengxun is going to kill him regardless of everything!

Her most important son is dying, Concubine Hui is crazy, she desperately stood at the door and shouted to the people inside: "It is me who wants An Yunxi to die, Changyu said it was him to help me take the blame, he and An Yunxi grew up together, how could he kill her, you let him go, come and kill me!"

At night, her voice spread far away.

Inside the quiet palace, many eyes were secretly observing the situation in the dark.

After Ling Changyue issued the imperial edict, he felt empty.

He heard Concubine Hui yelling at the door again, and couldn't help asking Ling Fengyan: "Uncle Huang, is there anything else that needs to be changed in my imperial edict?"

Ling Fengyan raised the corners of his lips coldly.

Those extremely cold and dark eyes were filled with a chilling coldness, like an incomparably deep sea.

"No, very good."