As she was talking, the old lady suddenly came forward with a cane and said in a resounding voice: "The people in our Xiahou Mansion have always been loyal to the emperor and defended the country. We would never do such a thing to murder the crown prince. This time, someone must have deliberately framed us and wanted to put our Xiahou Mansion in an unjust position!"
"Today is the old lady's birthday, and I shouldn't say too much, but the incident happened to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince in Xiahou Mansion, and now his life or death is uncertain. Even if it was not done by Xiahou Mansion, I'm afraid everyone in the mansion cannot escape blame!" Prince Lian frowned and said sternly.
Seeing the wind direction change, some people followed suit. The old lady's expression changed. After all, she was a woman, so she could only cast a panicked look at her sons. No matter what, the Xiahou Mansion must not be destroyed!
But Xia Lin and the others stood there solemnly without saying a word. Just as Prince Lian said, even if they didn't do it, the Crown Prince's accident happened in Xiahou Mansion, so they were more or less responsible. Now they could only hope that the Crown Prince would be safe, otherwise...
"Come here, take all the people in Xiahou Mansion to the prison!"
As soon as Prince Lian finished speaking, a group of imperial guards came over to arrest people. Xia Lin and his companions were relatively calm. After all, the Xiahou Mansion had been operating in the court for several years and had a wide range of nepotism. It was impossible for it to fall in an instant. Moreover, the Duke's Mansion would definitely not let it go. At worst, there was still the fourth girl!
But the old lady and other female relatives did not have such a long-term vision. Zhang and others all shouted in panic, but were immediately taken together by the imperial guards. They had never seen such a scene before, and even the ladies of honor could not care about their manners, and they all shouted that they were wronged.
Seeing that her parents were also arrested, Xia Tong suddenly panicked and hurriedly took a step forward, but her arm was suddenly grabbed by Fang Yu, who shook her head slightly at her, indicating that she should not be impulsive at this time.
Xia Tong went to see Gu Qin, who was wearing a black robe that swayed in the wind, looking cold and indifferent, as if all these disputes had nothing to do with him and he had no intention of getting involved.
No one expected that the once-prominent Xiahou Mansion would end up like this. Everyone could only sigh. If His Royal Highness the Crown Prince wakes up, it would be great. If he doesn't wake up, the Xiahou Mansion will probably be completely destroyed.
Prince Lian suddenly turned his gaze towards Xia Tong, thinking of something. "Logically speaking, the Princess Regent is also from the Xiahou Mansion..."
"According to Prince Lian's opinion, should I be thrown into jail as well?" Gu Qin suddenly said in a calm and indifferent manner.
He didn't say anything, and everyone almost forgot that the Regent was still here. For a moment, their expressions became different. It would be fine if the Regent was willing to protect the Xiahou Mansion, but now it seems that he has no such plan.
Hearing this, Prince Lian immediately changed the subject and suddenly coughed, "What I mean is that although the Regent Princess was born in the Xiahou Mansion, she is now married and has nothing to do with the Xiahou Mansion. She does not need to be implicated this time."
After saying this, Xia Tong showed no joy at all. She could only stare at her parents infatuatedly, and then watch them being taken away.
"Send the princess back home."
Xia Tong turned her head and saw Gu Qin walking towards the male protagonist's room leisurely. It seemed that the imperial physician had already arrived and everyone was rushing there. Only Xifeng stayed beside her, looking as if he wanted to say something but hesitated.
"Master, let's go. The prince must have his own plans." Fang Yu said in a low voice.
Xia Tong glared at Xifeng fiercely, then walked away quickly with red eyes.
What kind of place is the Heavenly Prison? No matter who is imprisoned there, they will be tortured first, even the royal family members. How could her parents bear it? Especially her mother, who was in poor health. Even if she was not punished, she would not be able to bear the environment of the Heavenly Prison for a long time. But she was powerless to do anything.
In the original novel, it was the Third Prince who poisoned the prince, but it did not say how he did it, and the male protagonist was not poisoned. Now that the plot has become distorted like this, it is not a question of whether there is evidence or not. The problem is that the Grand Tutor's Mansion wants to abandon their Xiahou Mansion as a chess piece, so no one dares to help. Only the villain can stop all this from happening.
But it was obvious that if he just said one word, no one in the mansion would be arrested, so why did he refuse to say a word?
Or, from the beginning to the end, he never thought of keeping the Xiahou Mansion.
After returning to the palace and sending the people to the courtyard, Xifeng couldn't help but comfort the princess, who was unable to hide her worry, by saying, "Princess, just trust the master."
Xia Tong paused and suddenly turned around, looking at him with burning eyes, "Will my parents still be alive?"
Their eyes met, Xifeng lowered his head, looked calm, then turned and left.
Back in the room, Xia Tong sat on the couch with a confused mind. The thought of her parents being tortured made her feel particularly uncomfortable. People are all made of flesh and blood. The original owner's parents always put her first in everything, but now that they are in trouble, she can't save them.
"Master, you should actually trust the prince. Maybe the prince will rescue the lady and the others soon." Fang Yu whispered to comfort her.
Xia Tong rubbed her forehead, her heart tightened, "Do you know what the Ministry of Justice is? Even if we wait for Dad and Mom to come out, do you think Mom and the others will still be alive?"
Hearing this, Fang Yu lowered her head, unable to hide her worry. This matter was too strange. Now she could only hope that the prince was okay.
"Could it be that someone has framed the master and the others?" Qing'er, who was standing aside, was as anxious as an ant on a hot pan. She was raised by the Madam, and at this moment, her worries were no less than anyone else's.
I don't know if it was the Third Prince who poisoned them this time, but it was obviously the Grand Tutor's Mansion that put their Xiahou Mansion in a desperate situation. Otherwise, with the background of their Xiahou Mansion, they would never be convicted easily. But how could others dare to help them when they were suppressed by the Grand Tutor's Mansion?
Recently, not only did the Xiahou Mansion marry into the Duke's Mansion, her father was also promoted to the Secretariat. Seeing that its influence is growing, how could the Tai Shi Mansion, as the head of the aristocratic families, watch the Xiahou Mansion become more powerful? Especially since she married a villain. In the eyes of the Tai Shi Mansion, her father had probably been classified as a villain long ago, and naturally they wanted to eradicate them immediately.
"It's useless even if we find the person who poisoned us. Someone wants to bring down our Xiahou Mansion, and even the emperor is powerless to stop it." She sighed with a headache.
"What should we do? Madam is not in good health, how can she bear the punishment from the Ministry of Justice?" Qing'er walked back and forth with red eyes.
Xia Tong didn't say anything, and Fang Yu immediately pulled Qing'er away. The master needed to be alone at this time.
Throughout the whole day, there was only one piece of news coming from the outside world: the prince was poisoned and has been in a coma ever since. Several imperial doctors were helpless. The emperor sent the third prince to investigate the case thoroughly and find out who murdered the prince.
At nightfall, the entire capital city was plunged into a solemn atmosphere, with the cold wind howling past. Tonight's curfew seemed to have come especially early, with only the night watchmen passing by from time to time on the streets.
Xia Tong didn't eat much of the dinner. She was alone in the room thinking for a long time. Now, all the ministers in the court followed the lead of the Grand Tutor's Mansion, and even the old emperor had to be afraid of him. Only the villain could save her parents, but it was only a matter of one sentence, so why didn't he want to say anything?
The weather was getting colder and colder, and the windows were rustling. As the door was pushed open, Fang Yu came in with a bowl of bird's nest porridge and looked at her worriedly, "You haven't eaten anything today. If you don't take care of yourself, the master and the mistress will not be at ease."
At this moment, Xia Tong no longer had the heart to eat. When she thought that her parents might become as scarred as the heroine, she felt very uncomfortable. The funny thing was that she could do nothing. At this moment, she finally understood the heroine's thinking. Other people's power is theirs, and it is not as good as being strong yourself.
"You drink it, I have no appetite." She leaned on the couch in thin clothes, looking depressed.
Seeing this, Fang Yu was also worried. When she was about to say something, she caught a glimpse of a figure outside the door. She immediately put down the bird's nest porridge and turned to walk out.
Hearing the door being closed, but still hearing footsteps in the room, Xia Tong could only say indifferently: "Go down and have a rest, leave me alone."
As he finished speaking, the footsteps came closer. Xia Tong turned around and saw a tall and straight figure standing in the room. He had a calm expression, no warmth in his eyes, and an aura that made people feel daunted was surrounding him.
"Why is the prince here?" She opened her mouth and finally uttered these words.
The woman on the couch had a slender figure, and was wearing only a thin dress of jade-colored gauze. Gu Qin looked at her with a slightly cold gaze, and opened his thin lips slightly, "Are you threatening me?"
You just recovered from an illness and you are torturing yourself like this. You are really courting death!
Xia Tong had no idea what he was talking about. She turned away with a cold face and said indifferently, "I don't understand what Your Majesty means, and I dare not interfere with any of Your Majesty's decisions. It's just that I am the daughter of a guilty minister. It would be better for Your Majesty to divorce me as soon as possible to avoid affecting your reputation."
The atmosphere in the room was a little tense. The man narrowed his eyes, stretched out his hand to twist her head, and said coldly, "If you really want to be the daughter of a criminal, I can help you."
When their eyes met, Xia Tong's eyes turned red unconsciously, with a hint of sarcasm on her face, "Does it make any difference now? My parents have been thrown into prison. As long as the Third Prince finds the so-called evidence, then all that will be left is to confiscate our property and exterminate our clan!"
"So you can trust anyone, but you have never trusted me." Gu Qin's expression turned cold, and a hint of hostility began to spread around him.
This time Xia Tong was not cowardly or afraid. She also wanted to believe him, but things had come to this point and he hadn't even said a word to reassure her. How could she believe him?
Raising her hand to wipe away the tears from the corners of her eyes, Xia Tong looked into his bottomless eyes with a sharp gaze and laughed at herself, "I don't blame the prince, because in your heart, you never wanted to let Xiahou Mansion go from the beginning to the end."
Looking at the tearful little face in front of him, with only aloofness and indifference in those clear and bright eyes, Gu Qin's expression was cold. He suddenly clenched his five fingers together, tightly pinching the slender neck. He could break it with just a little force.
Even though she couldn't breathe, Xia Tong calmly closed her eyes. Tears as big as beans seeped out from the corners of her eyes and fell tremblingly under the candlelight.
The five fingers tightened more and more, looking at the flushed little face, Gu Qin pursed his lips, his eyes were filled with a bloodthirsty storm, but after a moment, he let go, but his whole body emanated a touch of surging anger.
Glancing at the pitiful little face, the man still frowned, raised his hand to wipe away the tears on her face, and said in a low voice, "This king really wants to kill you."
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