Chapter 1122 Let’s Go
Luo Qinghan knew very well that all those great principles spoken by King Linnan were just excuses for him to seize power.
The evil ambitions of these princes have become obvious.
However, they occupied the moral high ground. If Luo Qinghan could not give a reasonable explanation today, he would be charged with patricide and regicide and become the target of the princes' military expedition.
All the clan members were almost dying of anxiety.
They were able to inherit the title because of their relationship with the emperor, and many of them couldn't even lift a knife.
If the princes really led their troops into Shengjing City, they would not even have the ability to resist and could only wait for death.
They don't want to fight!
Someone couldn't help but stand up and speak.
"Your Majesty has always had a good relationship with the late emperor. How could he do such a thing as patricide and patricide? This must have been framed by someone else!"
This statement immediately attracted a group of people to echo it.
"Yes, yes! Your Majesty is a pure and filial person. It is impossible for him to harm the late emperor!"
"There must be some misunderstanding here!"
"In fact, the Empress Dowager is just guessing. If you want to know the truth, you still need to provide real evidence."
"That's right, a letter alone cannot convict Your Majesty. There must be solid evidence!"
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The clan members seized on this point and tried to whitewash the emperor.
King Linnan had anticipated this.
He smiled and said, "It's easy to get real evidence. We just need to let Eunuch Ganfu and Concubine Xiao confront each other. Then it will be clear who is lying. I can ask Eunuch Ganfu to come here for a confrontation at any time. I wonder if Concubine Xiao would be willing to show up?"
Luo Qinghan had a cold face and said nothing.
King Linnan asked again with a stronger tone.
"I wonder if Concubine Xiao could come forward to explain?"
Luo Qinghan: "Concubine Xiao has already left Shengjing."
King Linnan: "Really? But I heard that the current imperial concubine looks somewhat similar to Concubine Xiao."
It was a well-known fact that the Imperial Concubine looked somewhat similar to Concubine Xiao. Naturally, the clan members had also heard about this. They all thought that the Emperor was particularly fond of the Imperial Concubine because he regarded her as a substitute for Concubine Xiao.
But now listening to King Linnan's tone, it seems that things are not that simple.
Combined with what King Linnan just said...
A bold guess came to the minds of the clan members. Could it be that the Imperial Concubine and Concubine Xiao were actually the same person? !
King Linnan said calmly, "I know you don't really believe what I said. It doesn't matter. I still say the same thing. Just ask the Imperial Concubine to confront Gan Fu and the truth will be revealed."
Although the imperial concubine has a noble status, it is not impossible for her to come forward for confrontation.
After all, the implications of this matter are too serious.
The clan members all urged the emperor to agree to Prince Linnan's proposal and let the imperial concubine come forward to explain.
As long as the explanation is clear, the misunderstanding will naturally disappear.
Luo Qinghan was not so optimistic.
First of all, he didn't want Xixi to face the situation of being questioned by everyone.
Secondly, he was very suspicious of King Linnan's real intention in letting Xixi show up.
He met King Linnan's confident gaze and spoke calmly.
"The Imperial Concubine is not some random person on the street. She is my beloved concubine and also the princess of the Southern Moon Kingdom. How can you call her here and send her away at will?"
Prince Linnan raised his eyebrows: "Your Majesty, are you going to protect the Imperial Concubine?"
Luo Qinghan stood up slowly: "I will not protect anyone. I will go to ask the imperial concubine in person. No matter what the result is, I will give you an explanation. I hope you will wait here for a moment."
King Linnan was obviously very dissatisfied with this result.
He wanted to say something else, but Luo Qinghan no longer looked at him and walked straight out.
King Linnan immediately stood up and wanted to chase after him, but was stopped by the guards.
Zhao Xian said respectfully, "His Majesty has said that you should wait a moment."
King Linnan could only reluctantly withdraw his steps.
He clenched his hands into fists and shouted at the emperor's receding back.
"Your Majesty, please do not forget your identity. Perhaps the late emperor is watching you from heaven right now. Please do not do anything that would disappoint the late emperor!"
Luo Qinghan did not stop, and his tall and straight figure soon disappeared into the thick night.
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Xiao Xixi plans to leave Shengjing overnight with Fang Wujiu and rush to Nanyue to rescue her master.
While Baoqin was getting clothes, Xiao Xixi knocked Baoqin unconscious from behind.
She picked up Baoqin and gently placed her on the low couch beside her.
Fang Wujiu: "You can tell her what happened. She will definitely stand on your side. You don't need to knock her out."
Xiao Xixi sighed softly.
"After we leave, the emperor will conduct a thorough investigation. If he finds out that Baoqin deliberately let me go, he will definitely implicate Baoqin and punish her.
I don't want this to happen.
I've knocked her out now, so when she wakes up she'll have an excuse to shirk responsibility and won't be punished."
Fang Wujiu glanced at the night outside and reminded, "We don't have much time."
Xiao Xixi opened the wardrobe and took out a black dress and put it on. She took off all the pearl hairpins and jewelry on her head and only wrapped her hair with a simple dark blue scarf.
Lao Wang jumped in through the window lightly and meowed twice at them.
Fang Wujiu took out all the dried fish from his sleeves, placed them in front of Lao Wang, and touched its round little head.
"We are leaving now. It may be a long time before we meet again."
Lao Wang was holding a small dried fish in his mouth and looking at him with his round eyes, not quite understanding what this human was saying.
Xiao Xixi carried the small bag with blue background and small floral patterns on her back, and also took out a sword.
"let's go."
Fang Wujiu glanced at the sword in her hand, asked nothing, and walked out quietly with her.
They used their lightness skills to evade the patrol of the Yulin Guards and left the Yunxiu Palace quietly.
Now the news of the Empress Dowager's death has not yet reached the palace, and the palace is still very quiet.
In the darkness of the night, two figures moved forward quickly like ghosts.
They accurately avoided all the guards and headed straight for the city gate.
There happened to be a carriage carrying swill about to leave the palace, and Xiao Xixi and Fang Wujiu took advantage of the situation and hid under the carriage.
The two of them clung to the bottom of the carriage like spiders and followed it out of the palace gate.
When the swill cart gradually moved away from the palace gate, Fang Wujiu deliberately threw a small stone to create a noise, scaring the eunuch who was transporting the swill cart so much that he immediately stopped and looked in the direction of the sound to see if there was anything over there.
Xiao Xixi and Fang Wujiu seized this opportunity, quietly emerged from under the swill truck, and quickly disappeared into the night.
They returned to the courtyard where Fang Wujiu lived in the city.
The yard was very quiet.
There was no light in the room, and it was obvious that everyone in the room had gone to sleep.
(End of this chapter)
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