"It was Concubine Xuan. She told Prince Mo that he could start with the wet nurse, so the prince ordered his subordinates to find the little prince's wet nurse and poison her." Gu Jiu answered truthfully.
After he said this, he was shocked himself. Why did he say that?
Now Prince Mo and Concubine Xuan are both in trouble. I am such a fool.
"Your Highness, I'm sorry. I didn't mean it. I just can't control my mouth." Gu Jiu apologized immediately.
Cang Tingchen's face was cold and gloomy, and he was about to get angry.
"Prince Mo, is what Gu Jiushu said true? Was it Concubine Xuan who instructed you to do so?" Ye Xingchen asked again.
The imperial concubine was extremely excited. It had to be Ye Xingchen. As expected, she was the one who knew Prince Mo best.
The emperor's face had turned as black as the bottom of a pot. Although he had his own selfish motives, he had not expected that it was actually Concubine Xuan who ordered this. Thinking that she was so restless in the cold palace and was even thinking of letting Prince Mo harm the noble concubine's son, the emperor felt angry and resentful.
The emperor felt it was ironic when he thought of her cutting her blood to copy scriptures for him.
For so many years, she was a person who didn't even dare to step on an ant to death, but now she was so cruel as to harm a newborn baby.
The emperor just felt that Concubine Xuan had become so strange recently, as if he had never known her.
Cang Tingchen glared at Ye Xingchen, wanting to scold her, but the words that came out of his mouth turned into: "That's right, it was mother's idea. I heard that the concubine gave birth to a son, and I was worried that he would become a threat to me because of his status as a mother, so I asked mother to help me find a solution."
"What does Concubine Xuan say?" the emperor asked.
He wanted to know, but was afraid to know.
"My mother said that he is just a prince and it is uncertain whether he can grow up. She asked me to start with the wet nurse. My mother also said that even if the child grows up, there are many who die young, so there is nothing to be afraid of!" Cang Tingchen replied.
The emperor was furious: "Damn it, she actually said that, she is really vicious?"
No wonder many princes in the harem died young. At this moment, the emperor couldn't help but wonder if Concubine Xuan was responsible.
Cang Tingchen was completely terrified. His mother was his trump card, how could he just say it out loud so uncontrollably? He was so stupid.
"Father, please spare my life. I was talking nonsense. Please forgive my mother. I am willing to take the blame for her!" Cang Tingchen begged for mercy immediately.
The emperor angrily kicked Prince Mo several meters away: "Asshole, Concubine Xuan is so vicious. You, a prince, actually attacked a newborn prince. You are really cruel. You have disappointed me so much."
Cang Tingchen panicked: "Father, please spare my life. I know I was wrong. I just lost my composure for a moment. Please forgive me!"
Before the emperor could speak, the imperial concubine rushed over and slapped Prince Mo in the face: "You bastard, you actually have the nerve to ask for forgiveness from His Majesty. My son was only born a few days ago, how could he get in your way? You can't tolerate him!"
Cang Tingchen was already in the wrong, so naturally he didn't dare to fight back at this moment.
"Your Majesty, you have heard everything this time. It was Concubine Xuan who instructed Prince Mo to poison my son. I beg Your Majesty to punish them!" The imperial concubine spoke immediately.
The emperor had a solemn expression and looked very angry. He was thinking about how to punish them.
"Prince Mo, you said you were afraid that the imperial concubine's son would threaten you. In fact, you are afraid that the imperial concubine's son would snatch the throne from you. You have always coveted that position, right?" Ye Xingchen said shockingly .
Since they have offended Prince Mo and Concubine Xuan, if they are not killed in one blow and given a chance to breathe, the Ye family will be the ones to suffer next time, so Ye Xingchen asked deliberately.
As soon as these words were spoken, the emperor's face became extremely angry.
Emperors have always been the most suspicious, so naturally, he doesn't want anyone to covet his position.
The imperial concubine was shocked and delighted. It had to be Ye Xingchen. She felt that she was right to let her enter the palace today.
Cang Tingchen wanted to chop Ye Xingchen into pieces, but he could not control his mouth and answered: "You are right, that position can only belong to me, I will not allow anyone to stop me, no one."
"You bastard------" The emperor was about to get angry.
Ye Xingchen knew that the effect of the truth talisman was about to end, so he immediately interrupted His Majesty: "Your Majesty, please don't be angry first. Don't you want to know what King Mo has done over the years to get that position?"
Sure enough, the emperor stopped talking and looked at Ye Xingchen.
She is really at war with Prince Mo, but the emperor doesn't care about their grudges, but he wants to know what Prince Mo has done over the years.
"Prince Mo, in order to clear the obstacles, you teamed up with Concubine Xuan to poison the Crown Prince. You have been poisoning his food since he was four years old, right?" Ye Xingchen asked.
"That's right, it was proposed by me and my mother. He is the queen's son and the legitimate son, and he is the biggest threat to me." Cang Tingchen replied.
"So the death or accidents of the princes of other concubines in the harem were all caused by Concubine Xuan?" Ye Xingchen looked over.
"Ye Xingchen, don't think that you can put all the blame on me and my mother. My mother only caused Concubine Liu to have a miscarriage, Concubine Zhou's child to fall into the water, and Concubine Song's son to fall off the rockery-------"
The emperor's face turned as dark as ice, and there was a layer of frost on his face. The aura around him became cold.
As many as five princes in the harem were killed by Concubine Xuan. Even if he loved Concubine Xuan very much, he could not tolerate her killing her offspring in this way.
"In addition to killing their offspring, the Liu family discovered an iron mine in the same town thousands of miles away, but did not report it. They also sent private soldiers to mine it, built an armory in the mountains, and privately forged weapons.
So, does the Liu family want to rebel, or do they want to help you force the emperor to abdicate and usurp the throne, or do they want to overthrow His Majesty and break into the prison to rescue Concubine Xuan?
Lord Liu even embezzled 100,000 taels of silver from Hubei's disaster relief fund and put it into his own private vault, where he melted the silver and reforged it. Master Liu was very generous in Fengyue Tower all day long. Did King Mo know about this?" Ye Xingchen continued to ask.
Cang Tingchen's eyes turned red, and he wished he could tear Ye Xingchen into pieces. How could this damn woman know everything?
"Is what Ye Xingchen said true?" The emperor's cold voice left no room for doubt.
Cang Tingchen shuddered with fear and immediately replied: "Father, what she said is indeed true. The Liu family does have an iron mine. They sent someone to inform me before, and I have indeed seen the forging cave.
As for the silver that Liu Heng spent on his extravagant feasts, it was indeed forged by someone sent by the Liu family. Previously, the Liu family also sent someone to give 50,000 taels to this son of mine."
"You bastard, how dare you follow the Liu family in corruption and rebellion?" the emperor roared.
King Mo was frightened half to death and immediately begged for mercy.
He secretly made weapons, embezzled disaster relief funds, and even wanted to usurp the throne. How could the emperor tolerate this? "Come here!"
The commander of the Imperial Guards came over immediately and said, "Your Majesty, what do you want me to do?"
"Imprison Prince Mo and Gu Jiu into the Heavenly Prison, and you personally take people to investigate the affairs of the Liu family. No matter how big or small the Liu family's private manufacture of weapons and embezzlement of money are, you must get to the bottom of it for me!" the emperor said angrily.
"yes."
"Father, I know I am wrong." Prince Mo begged for mercy, but was taken away.
The emperor's face was gloomy: "Ye Xingchen, how do you know about the Liu family?"