Hearing this, everyone looked towards Huang Pei.

The Second Prince's heart skipped a beat when he heard this, but his expression eased a little. It seemed that Uncle Zhou had indeed accomplished his goal.

"painting?"

Emperor Yong frowned slightly, glanced at the crown prince, and said in a deep voice, "Present it."

There was a hint of "surprise" in the prince's expression, and he unconsciously took a step forward.

Huang Pei didn't even dare to stand up. He placed the pile of paintings in front of him tremblingly, took out the top one, gritted his teeth and unfolded it!

The content of the painting that came into view was a beautiful woman half-leaning on a beauty couch, her clothes slipped down to her arms, a hazy veil covering her body, outlining her exquisite curves.

The woman was seen tilting her head slightly with a confused look on her face, but her slightly raised eyes were looking outwards, as if staring straight into the heart of the person viewing the painting.

What is unbearable to look at is that there are yellow stains on the woman's body in the portrait, which is an extremely suspicious mark.

When the people in the hall saw this scene, they all gasped!

Because this face is clearly that of the late Concubine Yu!

"Mother...Mother..."

The second prince muttered something, his face turned pale, his thin body swayed, and he almost fell.

Jinzhu, who was lying on the ground, turned her head sharply when she heard the sound. When she saw the person in the portrait clearly, her face distorted and she let out a sharp and crazy scream!

"Ah!!! You beasts! How dare you... How dare you defile the princess like this! I will kill you!"

Amid Jinzhu's crazy cries, Emperor Yong slowly stood up.

Qiao Zhongguo raised his eyes and saw that Emperor Yong's face was flushed, his eyes were bulging, and the veins on his forehead were visibly throbbing.

Emperor Yong's chest heaved violently. He opened his mouth, then suddenly leaned over and threw everything on the table toward the prince!

"You evil creature! You evil creature!"

Emperor Yong growled, and when he looked at the prince, his eyes flashed a hint of scarlet.

The inkstone was the heaviest, and it was thrown directly onto the prince's thigh with great force, making a dull "bang" sound.

The prince didn't even frown, he just stared at Emperor Yong deeply.

His father was furious, and the way he looked at him was not like he was looking at a son, but more like he was looking at an enemy!

Father, you never even asked me if I had anything to say.

I am the crown prince of a country, but now you are calling me an evildoer in front of everyone...

Okay, okay—

The prince's eyes were dark, and a deep emotion flashed across them.

The next moment, he knelt down with a thud, his face full of fear, and shouted: "Father, I am innocent! I have never seen these portraits!"

"The East Palace has been busy with my son's wedding these days, so it's inevitable that there are some omissions. Someone is framing me!"

Upon hearing this, Emperor Yong's rage subsided a little and his rationality gradually returned.

When he saw the unbearable scene in the portrait just now, anger and disgust burst out at the same time, and he was ignited before he had time to think.

That’s right, this matter...this matter cannot be judged rashly.

Emperor Yong thought so and held tightly onto the jade table in front of him with both hands.

His hands started shaking again!

When the Second Prince saw that Emperor Yong was beginning to calm down, he immediately knelt down heavily, tears on his face, and shouted at the top of his lungs:

"Unjustly accused? Framed?"

"Brother, your position as crown prince is extremely stable. You are favored by our father, the emperor, and the queen mother, and protected by capable ministers such as Lord Qiao. Who has the courage and ability to frame you?"

"My mother has long passed away. Even though she was a princess married into an enemy country, she cannot be despised and trampled upon like this!"

"Father, as a son, it is a great pity that I do not have the opportunity to serve Mother. Now I will not allow anyone to insult Mother!"

"Please, Father, give my mother some justice! Otherwise, I can only die as a son to protect my mother's innocence!"

As the Second Prince spoke, he never looked at Emperor Yong, but instead stared at a corner of the jade table, as if he was ready to die.

Emperor Yong's head was pounding and he felt a heat surging in his chest that was about to burst out of his throat.

He lowered his eyes to look at the Second Prince, and in a trance, the Second Prince seemed to have turned into Yu Liu, kneeling in the hall and shaking his head at him in despair and sorrow.

Emperor Yong's face flushed red, he looked at the crown prince fiercely, he felt that the crown prince coveted Yu Liu and did such obscene and vulgar things, disregarding the moral principles of mankind, he was extremely abominable and hateful, he was really not worthy of being the crown prince of a country!

Qiao Zhongguo had been watching Emperor Yong. Seeing that Emperor Yong was looking at the prince with ferocious eyes, he couldn't help but feel frightened.

Strange, so strange!

His Majesty had clearly come to his senses after hearing a few words of rebuttal from His Royal Highness the Crown Prince just now. How come the Second Prince's remarks completely swayed His Majesty's judgment?

He has assisted His Majesty for so many years, and His Majesty has done many foolish things, but he does have the mentality of an emperor.

Otherwise, he would not have used both kindness and severity just now, keeping him while at the same time clearly stating that he would issue an order to punish him.

This... Could it be that the emperor's obsession with Yu Liu has reached such a crazy level that Meng Guxue's prophecy of "father killing son" is really going to come true!

"Prince...Prince, what else do you have to say? Are you trying to say that the Second Brother is so cruel that he used his mother to frame you?"

The prince raised his head abruptly when he heard this. Even though he had been mentally prepared, his heart was still completely broken at this moment.

The Emperor made his choice...

Even though the mystery surrounding my second brother's background had already become a hot topic, my father still chose him.

At this moment, the prince raised the corners of his mouth and even wanted to laugh.

What Meng Guxue said was indeed true. Father... could indeed have the heart to kill him!

However, he is no longer the prince with extravagant hopes, cowardly and incompetent as predicted by Meng Guxue!

"Father, Empress Yufei is indeed a treasure in your eyes."

"But in my eyes, she is a scheming princess from an enemy country who has prevented my father from expanding his territory, disrupted the imperial court, and even caused my mother to suffer."

"After hearing what your son said, will your Majesty still think that your son covets Madam Yufei?"

This was the first time the prince disobeyed Emperor Yong. He knelt on the ground, his back straight, his expression calm, and his voice firm.

There was a hint of disbelief between Emperor Yong's angry brows. He raised his finger and pointed at the prince, his arm trembling slightly.

Everyone thought that this was a sign of Emperor Yong's extreme anger, but only Huang Pei knew that the emperor was ill again!

He stood up suddenly, trying to ease the tit-for-tat atmosphere between Emperor Yong and the Crown Prince, but Emperor Yong had already spoken coldly:

"Well, the prince has been gentle and submissive for so many years, but today he showed me his true nature!"

"Come here! The prince is rebellious and coveting the concubines in the palace, committing adultery--"

"Your Majesty!"

Huang Pei's face turned pale, and he shouted out at the risk of being beheaded!

The emperor’s words are as heavy as a mountain, and some words once spoken cannot be changed!

Emperor Yong was slightly shocked when he heard the voice. In the moment of pause, the Second Prince burst into tears and shouted in a trembling voice:

"Please ask Father to make the decision for my mother!"

Under the persuasion and pressure from all sides, Emperor Yong felt a splitting headache!

He opened his mouth, his voice trembling in its coldness.

"The Crown Prince has committed a crime that is unforgivable! Now—"

"Your Majesty! Duke Dingguo is outside the palace, holding a card and asking for an audience, shouting - it's urgent!"

At this time, a young eunuch came hurriedly with a token in his hand, knelt outside the hall and shouted loudly!