Seeing this, Emperor Nan Shao became even angrier, but Long Mo Xun was stubborn and didn't say a word to defend himself.

He knew that Emperor Nan Shao cared more about his attitude, but Long Mo Xun was stubborn by nature and had never yielded in front of Emperor Nan Shao.

His eyes darkened slightly, and he said in a matter-of-fact tone: "The spirit bird was not killed by me."

What he said was certain, but whether you believe it or not is another person's business.

But if he says it's not, then it's not.

No matter where the evidence was, Long Moxun had no way to prove his innocence.

The queen glanced at Long Moxun coldly. She knew that what Emperor Nan Shao cared more about was not who killed the spirit bird, but the motive of the person who killed the spirit bird.

She just needs to prove Long Moxun's motive.

Because, the brutal killing of the spirit bird clearly showed that the person who did it was dissatisfied with Emperor Nan Shao, and the motive of the person behind the scenes was the most frightening, which made Emperor Nan Shao have to be wary.

The Queen had been in charge of the harem for decades, and she knew Emperor Nanshao very well.

She knew how much Emperor Nan Shao cared about the position he sat on, and he was also very jealous that his sons would come to seize his imperial power.

The Queen also had some understanding of Long Moxun's personality. She knew that Long Moxun never liked to explain, especially in front of Emperor Nan Shao, he was extremely arrogant.

Therefore, the Queen had already predicted what happened today. Long Moxun would not tell the truth, and then they would continue to reap the benefits.

The Queen raised her eyes slightly, and the sneer in her eyes deepened. However, when she turned to look at Emperor Nan Shao, she showed a gentle and virtuous look, which concealed the cruelty in her eyes.

"Your Majesty, I am willing to believe that Prince Jing would not deliberately kill the spirit bird, but Prince Jing, have you ever been to the Lingzhen Pavilion where the spirit bird is suppressed?"

The Queen's words were very sophisticated. She only said that Long Moxun would not deliberately kill the spirit bird, but that did not mean that the Queen was willing to believe Long Moxun. After all, this Lord Jing Wang was also famous for his cruelty. Although, Jing Wang's reputation for cruelty was more or less related to the Queen.

However, if in the end it is really proven that the spirit bird was killed by Long Moxun, then it can only explain how insane Long Moxun was.

Inadvertently, Long Moxun was given a bad reputation, and the queen was very sure of one thing, that is, Long Moxun had definitely been to Lingzhen Pavilion, and he could not deny this.

This was because all the palace servants could see that Long Moxun had secretly entered Lingzhen Pavilion. Such a thing could be concealed by simply arresting any palace servant and questioning them. Long Moxun could not explain it either.

Listening to the Queen's words, Long Moxu lowered his eyes slightly. He did not argue, but his eyes became a little sharper.

"Yes, I have indeed been to Lingzhen Pavilion."

But what does it mean that he has been to this place? If he has been there, then he is suspected of killing the spirit bird.

This is just asshole logic.

There is no unnecessary explanation. If Emperor Nan Shao is willing to believe it, then he can believe it. If he is not willing to believe it, Long Mo Xun does not care.

Long Moxun has always been indifferent to the emperor's favor and trust.

However, regarding the brutal killing of the spirit bird, Long Moxun did have his own thoughts. His eyes became deep and dark, and gradually became colder with a hint of chilliness.

Just as he left the table secretly to look for Long Moxun, someone had indeed taken the initiative to lure him to Lingzhen Pavilion.

Long Moxun originally thought that he could catch the man and interrogate him, but unexpectedly, the other party turned out to be a dead man who could not smell anything and could not tell anything. Instead, he made a mistake by trying to catch him.

It turns out that this is where the Queen set up her plan.

The Queen's thoughts are always so unexpected that one can easily fall into her trap if one is not careful.

However, even though he had fallen into the trap set by the Queen, Long Moxun was not upset. He remained indifferent, as if nothing had happened, and had his own plans in mind.

The Queen's plan was not very sophisticated, she just took advantage of Emperor Nan Shao's mentality.

Emperor Nan Shao is very angry at the moment, so it is useless for him to explain more. It is better to wait until Emperor Nan Shao calms down and figures it out himself, then he will know how big the loophole is in today's matter.

Long Moxun knows his father better than the empress.

His father did value power, but he was not obsessed with it.

Of course, by the time Emperor Nan Shao figured it out, the Empress's goal would have been achieved.

Her purpose is to sow discord between Emperor Nan Shao and Long Moxun and his son.

There are not many Xixia temples in the South Third Ring Road, and the only ones capable of competing with the farmers are the indifferent child and his son. They are always on guard, which is really a headache.

There has always been a rift between the father and son because of the matter concerning Long Moxun's mother, Concubine Chen. What the empress wants to do is to increase the conflict between them.

Once the father and son have accumulated disappointment in each other, their conflict will easily erupt. If their conflict erupts one day, Long Lingxun will have great hope.

The queen only thought that her son would ascend to the highest position one day, and she could sit firmly on the throne of the empress dowager and enjoy the glory of this life alone, so this time was just the beginning.

At this time, Long Moxun's attitude of not explaining seemed to Emperor Nan Shao as if he was ignoring his father.

This of course only made Emperor Nan Shao even more angry. His eyes were wide open and although the imperial majesty was not evident on his face, it was enough to make everyone in the palace tremble with fear.

"Your Majesty, can I have a word with you?"

Seeing that Emperor Nan Shao was about to show his power, Luo Xue Ning walked forward fearlessly and knelt straight in front of Emperor Nan Shao, as if she was afraid that Emperor Nan Shao could not see her.

Seeing that it was her, Emperor Nan Shao became inexplicably impatient. Luo Xuening was Long Moxun's person. What else could she do other than begging for mercy when she risked her life to make an appeal?

"Anyone who dares to plead will be dragged away."

Luo Xue Ning's face turned pale and she knelt stiffly on the spot, feeling caught in a dilemma and feeling very embarrassed.

Inside the hall, Prime Minister Luo saw his daughter rushing out so recklessly, and his face turned pale with fright.

His daughter was so impulsive for a man that she even dared to act so presumptuously in front of the emperor.

Prime Minister Luo looked at Luo Xue Ning with hatred, he really wanted to pry open Luo Xue Ning's head to see what was inside her.

But at this time, Luo Xue Ning had already knelt in front of Emperor Nan Shao. Prime Minister Luo, even if he wanted to take any further action, he had to think twice.

Furthermore, in the current situation, rather than punishing Luo Xuening, Prime Minister Luo felt that he should first think carefully about how to calm down Emperor Nan Shao.

So he is just getting himself into trouble.

Of course, Luo Xue Ning was completely unaware of Prime Minister Luo's thoughts at this time. However, even if she understood Prime Minister Luo's thoughts, Luo Xue Ning would not regret her action of standing up.

Because Luo Xuening has never been someone who stands behind others and needs protection.

Long Moxun protected her. This time, even if it offended Long Wei, Luo Xuening would say a few fair words for Long Moxun.

Moreover, the Queen of Nan Shao said that no one was allowed to beg for mercy, but she had no intention of begging for mercy. She just explained the situation that they could not see clearly at the moment.

"Your Majesty, I dare not plead for anyone, but I feel that the death of the bird is very strange, and I want to verify the cause of death in court."

As soon as these words came out, everyone was shocked and looked at Luo Xuening. They felt that the calmness on her face at this moment was a little absurd and ridiculous.

Emperor Nan Shao glanced at her coldly and asked, "Can you find out the cause of Ling Niao's death?"

"Yes."

Luo Xuening nodded, with a calm look on her face.

Emperor Nan Shao frowned, looking at Luo Xue Ning with a look that carried some unknown meaning. He frowned and said in a cold voice, "Since that's the case, you have one hour to find out the cause of death of the spirit bird. If you fail, you will be guilty of the same crime as Prince Jing."

"......"

When this punishment came out, Luo Xue Ning almost trembled. She looked at Emperor Nan Shao eagerly and sighed in her heart, "Your Majesty, are you serious?"

I have the same crime as Prince Jing, but this charge is totally unfair to me.

But in this imperial society, there is no such thing as absolute fairness and justice. Luo Xue Ning can only follow the local customs.

She lowered her center of gravity, her face still calm: "Thank you, Your Majesty."

Although Luo Xuening had never done anything like this before, once she started working seriously, she pursed her lips slightly, and her serious look seemed to radiate radiance.

Long Moxun looked at her meaningfully, with the corners of his lips slightly raised. He really enjoyed the feeling of her jumping out for him.

Does this mean that he is different in Luo Xuening's heart?