140. Confrontation

Lan Ying was also in the room when she was changing clothes. She knew that the emperor had bad intentions, so she frowned anxiously and whispered, "Your Highness, who knows what trap he will set for you in the palace. I suggest you go out of the city and hide away until we kill that dog emperor. Then come back, or you won't be hurt by the sword again."

Rong Se tied his hair in front of the mirror and said calmly, "If I wanted to hide, I wouldn't be here now. Lan Ying, I have been waiting for this day for a long time. How could I escape in the middle of a battle?"

The person in the mirror still had a beautiful face, but Rongse saw a strange expression in her own face, calm and composed like the surface of the water without ripples, and compared to before, she had the bearing of a superior.

This is a self that Rong Se had never imagined.

"But..." Lan Ying was so anxious that she wanted to spin in circles.

"Alright." Rong Se tidied himself, stood up, turned around, and smiled at Lan Ying, "Rong Jing wants to ruin my reputation. This case will definitely be tried with great fanfare. I'm sure the court officials have been summoned to the palace. I must go."

This is a good opportunity for Rong Jing.

This was also the opportunity that Rong Se had been waiting for for a long time.

Seeing that Lan Ying was still worried, Rong Se smiled and said, "Today, Xuan Zheng Palace is my responsibility. Outside Xuan Zheng Palace, I still need to rely on you. Little girl, my life is in your hands today."

Lan Ying saw that he had made up his mind, so she stopped trying to persuade him and said firmly, "Master, don't worry."

Rong Se not only has Yun Zhi's imperial guards under his command, but also a large number of secret guards in the mansion. The eunuch who came to "invite people" was trampled under Yun Chu's feet. Although the atmosphere in the courtyard was tense, the people in Xuanjiying did not dare to act rashly.

In the dull and depressing silence, the passage of time became slow. After a long time, the regent prince Cai Shanshan, wearing the royal royal dress, arrived. His purple and gold robe was embroidered with majestic golden pythons on the lapels, and the two wide sleeves had golden python patterns coiled on auspicious clouds. The accessories around his waist were gorgeous and luxurious, and the pearl-inlaid hair crown bound his long black hair neatly. His overly beautiful eyebrows were cold and elegant. Even though he was born like this as a man, his calm and dignified demeanor would not let people look down on him.

Rong Se is usually afraid of trouble and has a gentle and docile personality, but the prerequisite is that no one provokes him.

Once something really happens, he will calm down. Having been here for so long and having been the regent for nearly half a year, Rongse is already very good at shocking others. For example, at this moment, as long as his attitude is frank, calm, and arrogant enough, the panicked one will become the other party.

At the very least, at least put yourself in a calm and composed position.

"Let's go." Rong Se said calmly, not seeming to be summoned. His gestures were as if he was going to a banquet, and his expression was also a little nonchalant. "Let's see where Li Yushi got the confidence to kneel in front of the palace."

Yun Chu then took his feet away from the eunuch who was delivering the imperial edict and said coldly, "Lead the way, eunuch."

The eunuch lost his initial arrogance and climbed up in a wolfish manner. This time he didn't even dare to look Rong Se in the eye.

Rong Se naturally would not enter the palace alone. When he was changing clothes, he had already sent someone to pass the order to the imperial guards, ordering them to gather outside the palace, so Rong Se had the confidence when entering the palace.

Before getting on the carriage, Yun Chu leaned closer and whispered, "I have arranged everything, don't worry, Your Majesty."

Rong Se nodded calmly and then closed the car door gently.

When they arrived at the palace gate, Rong Se came out of the carriage wearing a cloak and happened to see Rong Zhan who was also there. The two looked at each other, and Rong Zhan smiled brightly, walked over quickly, and said loudly: "Uncle, you are here."

Rong Se looked at him in surprise, "Why are you here too?"

"What does the emperor's uncle think?" Rong Zhan said, his eyes looking towards the palace gate, and whispered: "Your Majesty summoned me to the palace last night, and this incident happened today. Naturally, I was also summoned to the palace, but the emperor's uncle..."

His eyes were meaningful.

"But the Emperor's uncle actually came over like this. I thought the imperial guards would just draw their swords."

Rong Se remained calm, closed his eyes and smiled, "It's not time yet."

Rong Zhan narrowed his eyes upon hearing this and said in a low voice, "Now that things have come to this, what else does the Emperor want to do?"

"Of course, I want to clear my name." Rong Se smiled and looked towards the palace gate with eyes as cold as ice. "Let's go. Don't keep His Majesty waiting for too long."

There were indeed some people kneeling in front of the Xuan Zheng Hall. Rong Se took a quick look after entering the Xuan Zheng Hall and saw that there were about a dozen of them, kneeling straight. At first glance, they looked like the spirit of a censor who was about to die for his duty.

Rong Se walked forward calmly, and when he passed by a few people, he glanced at them casually. The person kneeling in the lead was the military officer Li Yanheng. Except for him, the other officials subconsciously avoided Rong Se's casual glance.

"Li Yushi." Rong Se smiled kindly, but there was a hint of coldness in his eyes. He praised him without any real feeling, "You have courage."

Li Yanheng remained calm, his lips, which had turned purple from the cold, moved slightly, and he said, "Your Majesty, you are over-honoring me. As a censor, I have the responsibility to make remonstrances and accuse others, and I dare not slack off."

What he said sounded very high-sounding.

Rong Se sneered and nodded leisurely: "Then Yu Shi, just kneel down. When you have kneeled enough, you can enter the palace to confront me. I will be waiting for you in Xuanzheng Palace."

"You!" Li Yanheng's expression changed slightly.

Rong Se snorted lightly, turned around and walked leisurely towards the Xuan Zheng Hall.

Li Jianheng's scolding came from behind: "How dare you be so presumptuous, you traitor who plotted to murder the late emperor!"

The rest of the censors all echoed him, but Rongse didn't even change his expression and went straight to the Xuanzheng Hall. As soon as he entered, he saw that the officials from the six ministries, nine temples and the History Platform had already gathered. Rong Jing was sitting on the dragon throne, wearing a crown and a dragon robe. The moment Rongse met his eyes, he saw that Rong Jing's eyes, which were pretending to be disappointed, were filled with malice and hatred that could not be concealed.

So funny.

Rong Se thought, how ridiculous, Rong Jing actually hated him.

"The emperor's uncle is here." Rong Jing spoke first.

Rong Se slowly sat on his own Qilin throne, and gently stroked the Qilin head on the armrest with his fingertips. He said, "Hmm," and then said, "If His Majesty summons me, there is no reason for me not to come, not to mention--" He smiled with a strong sense of sarcasm, looked at Rong Jing and said, "I also want to know how I murdered the late emperor. Even I, the person involved, don't know the truth, so how can I not come and listen in person?"

Rong Jing's expression remained unchanged as he ordered, "Call Li Yushi and the other gentlemen in. It is not suitable to kneel for long in the snow and ice. Since the emperor's uncle has entered the palace, let's confront Li Yushi face to face."

Rong Se was not afraid at all, and nodded, "That's exactly what I meant."

Soon, Li Yanheng was staggered into the hall, along with the officials who had been kneeling outside. They were all so cold that their faces turned pale. As soon as they entered the room, Rong Jing hurriedly said, "Quick, let Li Yushi sit down."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

After paying his respects, Li Yanheng sat down trembling. The court officials present had different expressions, especially those of the Regent's party, all of whom looked unhappy.

The late emperor had been bedridden for a long time, and it was during this period that Rong Se seized power and took over the government. Even the officials of the regent lineage speculated whether the prince had secretly murdered the late emperor.

...After all, judging by the way the Regent acts, this is very possible.

To put it bluntly, even he himself suspected that the Regent had done it.

As everyone waited and watched, Lu Shangqianxian couldn't help but ask, "Li Yushi, you knelt down and died to remonstrate, impeaching the regent king, do you have real evidence?"

"Of course there is!" Li Yanheng said firmly, "There are witnesses and evidence, and the matter is of great importance. How can I not be cautious? The previous emperor died, it must be that the regent wanted to kill the emperor!"

"Li Yushi!" Yu Qingzhou could not help but said in a deep voice, "Do you know how serious a crime it is to slander the prince? It is too hasty to convict someone without any real evidence based on just a few words from the so-called witnesses!"

Seeing that several people wanted to argue with each other again, Rong Se didn't have the patience and immediately said in a cold voice: "Master Yu, there is no need to talk to him. Since Li Yushi said that there is ironclad evidence, why not make it clear in front of all the ministers."

Li Yanheng sneered: "Then please ask your Majesty to summon the witnesses to the palace!"

Rong Jing said quickly: "Okay."

Rong Se remained calm as always. He could guess who the witness was.

As expected, the fat eunuch with gray hair was brought to the front of the palace. He knelt down in the hall with a thump and said, "This old slave Zheng Fu pays homage to Your Majesty! Long live Your Majesty!"

Zheng Fu, the chief eunuch who served Rong Xu personally.

"Forget it." Rong Jing said, and then pretended to be puzzled and asked: "Isn't this the eunuch who served my father? After my father passed away, there was no news of Eunuch Zheng in the palace. How did Li Yushi find him?"

"Your Majesty, it was Zheng Fu, who served the late emperor. He was involved in the murder of the late emperor. It took me a lot of effort to find his whereabouts." After Li Yanheng finished speaking, he said to Zheng Fu in a stern voice: "Zheng Fu, what did you explain to me? Now, tell me everything in front of your majesty!"

"Yes, yes."

Zheng Fu knelt in front of the palace and did not dare to stand up. He secretly looked at the situation in the court, and said with tears streaming down his face, "I am guilty. I am ashamed of the late emperor! But, but I am also forced to do nothing! The late emperor did not die of illness, but someone deliberately murdered him!"

The ministers were silent for a moment, and then began to whisper to each other.

Li Yanheng urged in a deep voice: "Tell me clearly who ordered it and who poisoned it!"

Zheng Fu wiped his tears, looking very sad. He glanced at the Regent in the palace with a somewhat evasive look, then bowed his head to the ground and said, "Yes, it was the Regent who ordered the imperial physician Zhao An to poison your Majesty's food!"

Li Yanheng cast a sharp look at Rong Se and said coldly, "This is the eunuch who served the late emperor. Regent, what else do you have to say?!"

"That's it? That's all?" Rong Se knew it was unlikely, so he raised his eyebrows and hummed a laugh, "An old eunuch who disappeared after the death of the previous emperor now appears inexplicably, saying that I ordered the imperial physician to poison the previous emperor. Can I be convicted of this? This is hard to convince people. How about Eunuch Zheng..."

Rong Se's cold gaze fell on Zheng Fu, and there was ice in his tone.

"Tell me more clearly, have you ever seen or heard me order the imperial physician to poison the late emperor?"