"I will naturally persist to the end and see what really happens!"
General Lan sneered and continued to look at the Sixth Prince.
Sixth Prince: "Just as Lord Pan said, the First Prince's deposition was orchestrated and framed by your son. So when I learned that he had been brought back to the palace and might be exonerated, I had no choice but to send A Zhuo to kill him to silence him!"
He admitted it!
The Sixth Prince really admitted it!
All the ministers stared wide-eyed, momentarily at a loss for words. The Great Zhou Crown Prince was chosen based on primogeniture and legitimacy. Even if the eldest prince was deposed, the position of heir apparent would not be his. Why would he do this?
The emperor voiced the unspoken question on everyone's mind: "The eldest prince is your brother, why would you do this? Do you know this is a capital offense?"
how so?
The sixth prince gave a bitter laugh: "Father, as a prince, I have been neglected since childhood and suffered endless scorn and bullying because my birth mother is not noble enough. I also want to taste what it's like to be in a high position."
"As for the capital offense... if the truth hadn't come to light, who would have known that it was I who framed the Crown Prince?"
"It's just that I was unlucky and failed, which is why I have to face the death penalty."
Pan Yuanzhou angrily asked, "So, you admit that you framed the Crown Prince for disrespecting his birth mother? You also framed the Crown Prince for colluding with court officials and bandits to rebel?"
Sixth Prince: "Yes, I did it!"
Pan Yuanzhou asked again, "Last night, was it you who secretly ordered Shen Jiefeng to lead a large number of guards to kill people in Zhuhaijian? Was it you who wanted to get rid of us loyal ministers and generals?"
Sixth Prince: "That's right, I did it too!"
Pan Yuanzhou asked again, "Why? Even if the eldest prince is deposed, the position of crown prince will not be yours!"
The sixth prince looked up and stared intently at Pan Yuanzhou.
Light and shadow moved across the window.
Wearing a veiled hat and being cared for by Granny Tu, Ye Yabing entered the palace under Yun Chi's arrangement.
When Yun Chi came to find her, she was still in the fear of Han Yu being killed.
She connected the cold jade to her own family, who had been beaten or injured by Ye Qingxue one after another. This made Ye Yabing suddenly realize that Ye Qingxue was like a monster.
Yun Chi also told her that the deposed crown prince was likely wronged, so Ye Qingxue's act of hiding the deposed crown prince was not only not a crime, but could very well be considered meritorious service.
Another meritorious service.
Or perhaps it's the great achievement of saving the Crown Prince!
The thought that the Marquis of Zhongyong's mansion would be controlled by such a monster from then on filled Ye Yabing with far more fear than watching Han Yu die from having his throat bitten off.
She cannot live in such fear forever.
Yun Chi wanted Ye Qingxue dead, and so did she. Therefore, she obeyed Yun Chi's orders and entered the palace.
What she needed to do was neither complicated nor dangerous; all she had to do was act as a witness to prove that everything the Sixth Prince said was true.
In the Zichen Palace.
Faced with Pan Yuanzhou's question, the Sixth Prince chuckled and said, "So, after the First Prince was deposed, the eldest daughter of the Ye family secretly kept him hidden away, didn't she?"
What's the meaning?
Not only were the officials puzzled, but even the emperor couldn't understand what his framing of the crown prince had to do with Ye Qingxue's secret harboring of the deposed crown prince.
The Sixth Prince said, "Don't you understand? The Crown Prince has been deposed and has no chance of becoming emperor. He can no longer pose a threat to me."
"But he can't just die like that. I have to use his 'living' ability to defeat Prince Ding, and then I can reap the benefits!"
"So I had Ye Qingxue secretly harbor the deposed crown prince and repeatedly spread rumors that the deposed crown prince was not dead, thus luring Prince Ding's men to arrest him."
"Even Shen Jiefeng is one of my men, completely obedient to my orders. As long as the Prince of Ding and the deposed Crown Prince appear at the same time, my men can kill them both."
"Unexpectedly, Prince Ding did not fall for the trick, and the deposed crown prince was even able to return to the palace to clear his name..."
The ministers were all dumbfounded!
So that's how it is!
Ye Qingxue, the eldest daughter of the Marquis of Zhongyong, who had previously made two great contributions, was actually the Sixth Prince's person!
No one could have imagined that a young lady from a respectable family would dare to harbor a deposed crown prince. The Sixth Prince's scheme is truly ingenious!
The courtiers were deeply shocked, looking at each other in disbelief and discussing the matter amongst themselves.
No one noticed that Yun Zhuo, who had been sitting on the side resting, slowly had tears welling up in his eyes.
He slowly stood up and walked step by step toward the Sixth Prince.
"Disrespecting the Empress Dowager, rebelling against the Emperor, and defiling Consort Li—you only need to admit that you framed them," Yun Zhuo said softly.
Then he drew the sword from the guard's waist and slashed it across the sixth prince's neck.
Almost simultaneously, Pan Yuanzhou and General Lan asked in unison, "You say the eldest daughter of the Ye family is your accomplice, do you have any evidence?"
Their answer was the blood gushing from the sixth prince's throat.
As soon as Ye Yabing reached the entrance of Zichen Palace, she saw the Sixth Prince coughing up blood and collapsing to the ground.
Her mind went blank, and she collapsed to the ground.
The imperial physician was the first to react: "The deposed Crown Prince Yun Zhuo has gone mad again, and he killed the Sixth Prince right there in the Zichen Hall, in front of the Emperor and his court officials!!!"
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