"A prince is guilty of the same crime as a commoner. Why do you want to avoid my second brother as soon as you hear his name? In your heart, isn't he a prince?"
The eighth prince was also very dissatisfied with the emperor.
"Old Eight, what are you talking about? Your second brother is naturally the prince."
The emperor frowned, but didn't dare to curse too harshly. If the imperial concubine heard what happened today, he would be very sad.
"I am telling the truth. If you are not guilty, then it means that my second brother did not do it. You should also produce evidence!"
The eighth prince was unwilling to admit his mistake, rolled his eyes and continued to talk back.
Seeing that the emperor was about to get angry, Sheng Mingyu hurried out to rescue him.
"Your Majesty, there is no need to worry. There is indeed no evidence. The things I have are not enough to prove that the Second Prince framed me. Your Majesty does not need to make the final decision on this matter."
He performed the ceremony in a very proper manner, and the emperor's heart sank to the bottom.
Seeing Sheng Mingyu distancing himself from him, he felt pain in his heart.
"That's not what I meant. I just need evidence. Don't worry, I will have someone investigate. If he is really the Second Prince, I will not be biased."
He explained awkwardly, and the Eighth Prince finally stopped making a fuss.
Although the Second Prince felt uncomfortable, he was at least better than before.
"Father, since His Royal Highness has questions, I would also like to talk to him. Please give us both some time."
The Second Prince spoke calmly and turned his gaze to Sheng Mingyu, which made him look at him with new eyes.
"Since His Royal Highness has the evidence, please quickly give it to the Emperor. Didn't you say it was about the ministers? The Emperor is anxious, and the ministers are anxious too. It's better not to keep it a secret."
Sheng Mingyu did not refute and had the things delivered to the emperor.
The emperor sat at the top, flipping through the sheets one by one, his expression becoming increasingly grim.
Finally, he was so angry that he threw all the letters on the ground, his chest heaving violently.
"I don't know how the prince offended you. I want you to work together to deal with him! Didn't you always hold different opinions in the court? How come you are united on this matter?"
The emperor's words came out from between his teeth.
He was so angry. This was his own son! How could he let these people resist like this?
"His Majesty!"
Led by the prime minister, all the ministers knelt on the ground.
Everyone was trembling, especially those involved. Their faces were already extremely pale. I wonder if the emperor could see their handwriting?
"Prime Minister, I don't want to ask what others think. I only want to ask you, what are you thinking? Why do you have to harm Mingyu? He has never hurt you, and you are highly respected in the court. Why are you still unwilling to let him go?"
The emperor looked directly at the prime minister with a look of great pressure.
The Prime Minister was still kneeling on the ground, sweating profusely.
"I truly know nothing. I have never been involved in any of the letters that the Crown Prince mentioned. Someone must have deliberately framed me! Your Majesty, please make the decision."
He explained hurriedly.
The emperor closed his eyes in disappointment, sighed deeply, and said something that made the prime minister feel cold all over.
"You and I have been close since we were young, and you have always been by my side. Perhaps others can't read your handwriting, but I can see it clearly! It's exactly the same as yours!"
His tone was calm and his eyes were expressionless, like a pool of stagnant water.
"I know you intentionally changed your handwriting when writing these letters, but some habits can never be broken. For example, you always tend to ignore that point. Is there any explanation?"
The emperor interrogated the prime minister word by word, which made the prime minister breathless. He took a long time to recover and finally burst into tears.
"Your Majesty, please spare my life. I was fooled by what others said! That's why I wanted to sue the Crown Prince together! I thought he had done something bad. I only ask Your Majesty not to blame him. I was only thinking about the people!"
It is obvious that they have nothing to do with the common people, but they still insist on talking to them.
He knew the emperor's temper too well. In his heart, the people were more important than anyone else.
"Prime Minister, you've been a powerful figure in the court these past few years, but I never took you seriously. I thought we were old friends, so I let you go. But every time you do something, I'm deeply disappointed, and now you've even gone further!"
The emperor didn't listen to him at all and made a decision immediately.
Since he has been dishonest for a long time, we might as well take this opportunity to get rid of him. Such a good opportunity cannot be missed.
"Your Majesty!" The Prime Minister looked up in shock, his eyes full of disbelief.
He had thought at the time that if the truth came to light, he would at most be scolded, but who could have known that this would be the result?
No matter what he did over the years, the emperor was very patient with him. But now that he was involved with Sheng Mingyu, everything changed.
"Why? Is there something else you want to tell me? You can just say it, I'm all ears. I also want to know what rebuttal you have to say. I want to see how much you can still confuse right and wrong."
The emperor was no longer as excited as before, and his mood had long since calmed down. He knew that today's court was going to be a big baptism, so he just had to accept it.
"I beg your Majesty's forgiveness, and your Highness the Crown Prince's forgiveness. Just consider it as me being blinded by the fire!"
He hesitated for a long time before saying this insignificant sentence.
This made Sheng Mingyu laugh directly. This Prime Minister is really getting less and less intelligent as he gets older.
"Since I have already submitted the evidence, the decision is entirely up to Your Majesty. If Your Majesty says to let me go, I will let him go. However, if Your Majesty wishes to punish me, I have no objection. I leave it to Your Majesty to decide!"
He didn't want to waste time talking to the prime minister and looked at the emperor intently.
Sheng Mingyu's expression was too complicated, and the emperor could see it clearly at a glance.
The atmosphere was silent for a long time, and then the emperor spoke again.
"I will hand these letters over to the eunuchs behind me later. Each of you will receive an imperial edict, either dismissal or exile. The worst punishment is beheading, while the worst is confiscation of property. Everyone, go back and prepare yourself. I am exhausted and am leaving the court!"
After the emperor finished speaking, he turned around and left, scaring all the officials.
They wanted to continue pleading, but the emperor had already disappeared and was sitting in the hall with a deathly pale face.
Everyone gathered around the Prime Minister, looking for a solution.
"Master Prime Minister, please tell us what we should do about this matter. It was you who recruited us into this conspiracy, and we trusted you to slander the Crown Prince. Now this matter cannot be resolved. If you don't speak up, I'm afraid we will all die!"
"Yes, you promised us at the time that there would be no accidents. What should we do now?"
Everyone was so anxious that they kept chattering around the prime minister.
Sheng Mingyu and the Eighth Prince had already hidden beside the pillars behind the hall, watching this wonderful show.
The emperor also stood behind the two of them, looking excited.
"You two, block it. Let me see what's going on. I wonder how the Prime Minister feels about being held accountable by these people?"
The emperor had a wicked smile on his face.
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