Chapter 1080, quietly resolved
"Tell me, what happened?"
The emperor asked the ministers to leave, and then looked at Eunuch An coldly.
Eunuch An sank to his knees, his body trembling slightly. "The eldest prince and Concubine Li are secretly in the abandoned Xian'an Palace."
Eunuch An would never dare to say the following words even if he was beaten to death.
Looking at Eunuch An's expression, the Emperor understood something. His face darkened instantly, a cold light flashed in his eyes. He gritted his teeth and asked fiercely, "How many people know?"
Eunuch An was sweating profusely, his voice trembling a little: "Only this old slave, Xiao Xiazi, and Xiao Xizi have entered the hall. Everyone else is outside the hall."
At this moment, Eunuch An was extremely desperate. Thinking of the two bodies entangled together that he had seen before, he wished he had no eyes.
Seeing such a thing, even if he served the emperor for his entire life, he was not sure whether the emperor would let him continue to live.
The emperor's eyes flashed with murderous intent. He looked at the white-haired Eunuch An, who was kneeling on the ground, and was silent for a moment: "Deal with anyone who knows the truth."
Upon hearing this, Eunuch An breathed a sigh of relief, almost fainting. The emperor had ordered him to handle this matter, and it seemed that he wanted him to continue serving.
"Yes, I will do it immediately."
Eunuch An stood up weakly.
Looking at the back of Eunuch An as he retreated, the emperor narrowed his eyes.
This was discovered by the twins. If the twins were curious and broke into the palace, the group of palace maids and eunuchs who followed them would have followed them in.
At that time, he, the bastard who was cuckolded by his own son, will be tied up and dragged out to be laughed at by the world.
First, on his sixtieth birthday, the second and fifth sons coveted the throne, revealing their wolfish ambitions; now the eldest son disregards etiquette and filial piety and defiles the palace.
Well, he is really a good son!
Just when the emperor was feeling extremely angry, the twins arrived.
"Grandpa Emperor!"
The twins changed their clothes and, seeing that it was getting late, came to have dinner with the Emperor as usual.
Seeing the twins, the emperor quickly subsided his anger.
If the twins had not been smart enough to tell him in advance what had happened, he, the emperor, would have been humiliated.
"Why did you decide to go so far to play today?"
Dao Mang said without hesitation: "Sixth Brother took us there."
A sharp light flashed across the emperor's eyes, "Sixth Brother, Concubine Shu..."
Dao Mang asked again: "Grandpa Emperor, did you rescue anyone?"
The emperor's eyes sparkled, and he nodded with a smile: "Saved."
If the affair between the eldest brother and Concubine Li were to be made public, the eldest brother would surely die. Now that the matter has been pressed down, how to deal with it depends on his mood.
After all, he is his own son. No matter how angry he is, he cannot easily make the decision to kill the boss.
Changchun Palace.
Concubine Shu had been sending people to keep an eye on the Qianqing Palace. As it was getting dark, there was still no movement from there, which made her feel a little uneasy.
Are things not going well?
Mo Kuan successfully brought out the twins, which shouldn't have been possible!
Could it be that something went wrong between the eldest prince and Concubine Li?
If this is the case, it will not be so easy to deal with the eldest prince next time.
At this moment, the palace maid who had been sent out to get information came back: "Your Majesty, everything is normal in the Palace of Heavenly Purity. The Emperor is dining with Princess Chun'an and Prince Moyan."
Concubine Shu frowned tightly and said, "Keep watching the Qianqing Palace."
The maid left, and soon returned: "Your Majesty, the eldest prince has left the palace."
"What?!"
Concubine Shu was so shocked that she stood up immediately: "The eldest prince left the palace directly without being escorted?"
The maid shook her head: "No."
Shufei's heart sank. Because she was worried that the matter would involve Changchun Palace, her people lit the incense and quickly left Xian'an Palace. She had no idea what happened afterwards.
"What about Lipin?"
Palace maid: "Princess Li has returned to Yanxi Palace safely."
Concubine Shu frowned, "How could this happen? Didn't the Emperor discover that the eldest prince and Concubine Li were secretly having an affair?"
It seems that I have to ask Mo Kuan tomorrow whether the twins have ever been to Xian'an Palace?
At the morning court the next day, the emperor changed his usual protection of the eldest prince. Whenever an official impeached the eldest prince, the emperor would severely reprimand him.
When Concubine Shu heard the news, she was asking Xiao Mokuan about what happened yesterday: "What a pity!"
Xiao Mokuan was a little confused: "Grandma, what's the pity?"
Concubine Shu smiled and said, "Nothing. Go back to the Palace of Heavenly Purity and play with Chun'an and Moyan. Remember, make sure they listen to you."
A hint of hesitation flashed across Xiao Mokuan's eyes, but in the end he nodded firmly.
He knew that his grandmother was helping his father to seize the position of crown prince. As long as his father became the crown prince, he would no longer be inferior to others and would no longer have to please the twins against his will.
After Xiao Mokuan left, Concubine Shu walked to the vase with a smile and quickly cut off the most prominent peony flower with scissors.
Yesterday's event was a success after all. Although it was a little different from her expectations, it was still pretty good.
“What a pity!”
Concubine Shu sighed again. In her opinion, the affair between the eldest prince and Concubine Li should be made known to everyone. Then, let's see if the emperor still has the face to control the government.
In the following days, every time the emperor went to court, he would reprimand the eldest prince. The officials of the sixth prince's party saw the opportunity and immediately exposed the eldest prince's factional activities.
Looking at the charges on the memorial, the emperor looked at the eldest prince coldly, and then, in the surprised eyes of all the officials, he directly issued an order to confine the eldest prince.
During this period, the eldest prince behaved very strangely. He did not defend himself, but just kept kowtowing and asking for the emperor's forgiveness.
Looking at the eldest prince being taken away, all the officials fell silent.
It’s only been a few days and three princes have been imprisoned one after another!
"Just confinement?"
When Concubine Shu heard the news, she sneered. She thought the emperor was a cold-hearted man who didn't care about the feelings of his family.
Unexpectedly, even though he was cuckolded, he did not order the killing of the eldest prince.
Concubine Shu's expression darkened again. "Your Majesty, since you still have a father-son relationship with the eldest prince, why are you so ruthless to the third prince? Do you know that he is almost being tortured to death in the imperial mausoleum?"
With the eldest prince being imprisoned, the capital city fell completely quiet.
During the morning court session, officials did not dare to cause trouble and went in and out of court in an orderly manner.
At the same time, Concubine Li in the harem fell ill. Once she got sick, it seemed that no medicine could cure her. After a few days, she died.
Compared with what happened in the previous dynasty, the death of a concubine in the harem was too insignificant and did not cause any waves at all.
The eldest prince was imprisoned, Concubine Li died of illness, and the matter of palace defilement was resolved quietly.
Except for Concubine Shu who planned it, no one else knew what was going on.
As for the twins, they had long forgotten about this matter. Even when Prince Ping, Daohua and Xiao Yeyang came to the palace to see them, neither of them mentioned it once.
When the emperor found out, he doted on the twins even more.
"Your Majesty, His Highness Mo Kuan has come to play with Princess Chun'an and Prince Mo Yan again."
Nowadays, whenever Xiao Mokuan comes to the Ganqing Palace, someone will immediately report to the emperor.
The emperor hummed, his expression very indifferent: "Since he likes to play with others, then let him play. This will just prevent Chun'an and Moyan from getting bored."
(End of this chapter)
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