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The Fourth Prince's guilt had been confirmed, and Concubine Zhao in the palace was once again stripped of her concubine's clothes.

But this time, it was not as simple as being stripped of her title and demoted to a concubine. She was sent to the cold palace.

The Southern Emperor issued this decree when he returned to the palace. At that time, Concubine Zhao still didn't understand the situation. It was not until Eunuch Gao found the slow-acting poison given to her by her brother in her palace that Concubine Zhao suddenly realized that she had been exposed long ago.

She made a fuss and demanded to see the Southern Emperor. From him she learned that her second attempt at poisoning had been discovered by Jiang Xu, who had entered the palace with Prince Dingbei to meet the emperor after his marriage.

Everything that happened after that was a trap to make her let her guard down and lure the brother and sister to show up!

At this point, it is useless for Concubine Zhao to regret. All that awaits her from now on is the dilapidated cold palace, and no longer the luxurious life she enjoyed as a concubine.

After such an incident, the whole government was in turmoil, and the court officials were unable to react. Why did the Fourth Prince suddenly rebel, and why was the Weibei Marquis' Mansion sealed off?

The old marquis and the young marquis were imprisoned one after another. The court suddenly lost two trusted ministers, leaving many minor officials confused.

The matter was handed over to the Ministry of Justice for investigation. Wei Zheng was unwilling to say more even under torture. Even if he did say something, he only said a sentence or two and then stopped.

Just when everyone thought that the case was about to be closed, Wei Zheng in prison suddenly confessed another thing that shocked the whole capital.

He took out the letters that Wei Ting had secretly exchanged with the deputy general who served beside Helan Jue several years ago when he was just a vanguard general in the army.

It clearly stated that Wei Ting had colluded with the deputy general and had the deputy general tamper with Helan Jue's horse and shoot an arrow at him from behind.

In addition, there was another letter that was not written by Wei Ting. The handwriting was in the delicate plum blossom regular script. The letter mentioned that a bottle of secret medicine that was only available in the palace was given to the deputy general.

It was the poison that Helan Jue was poisoned with - Qianji.

The letter was unsigned, but people familiar with handwriting could recognize it as the handwriting of the current Queen, Su.

This is why Wei Ting kept these evidences until today. He has the leverage over the current queen, and if he takes it out at the right time, it would be easy for him to influence the queen's position.

It’s a pity that Wei Ting didn’t get the chance to use the letter as it was handed over by Wei Zheng, which aggravated his own guilt.

The old case was brought up just like that.

The truth of the matter is chilling, and we are curious about how His Majesty will deal with it.

It is unbelievable that something happened between Concubine Zhao and the Fourth Prince, and the current Queen was implicated as well.

If the queen has a bad reputation, the prince's reputation will inevitably be affected.

Moreover, it seemed that His Majesty was assassinated by a group of people during the spring hunting, but the Ministry of Justice still found some clues during the investigation. They found poison in the mouths of some of the corpses. It was obvious that they were assassins, not palace soldiers.

However, it is unclear whether these people are another wave of assassins or the death squads hired by the Fourth Prince.

The Fourth Prince would certainly say no, and he would also involve the Crown Prince, saying those people were the Crown Prince's men.

No clues could be found on the assassin, and the Ministry of Justice would not make hasty judgments based solely on the confession of the Fourth Prince.

The prince also behaved openly and honestly.

In the palace, the queen remained calm when facing the accusation of murdering King Dingbei, saying that an unsigned letter alone meant nothing, and even if it was signed, there was a possibility of forgery.

If someone wants to frame someone, what's the difficulty in imitating handwriting?

Moreover, the letter that served as evidence was handed over by a member of the Wei family. It was unknown whether the father and son of the Wei family had reached the end of their rope and wanted to drag her and the prince down with them.

After investigating this matter, the Ministry of Justice felt that there was something wrong with the murder of King Dingbei many years ago and the assassination of His Majesty today.

It seems that only the Fourth Prince and his faction were dragged into the whole thing, but as a prince vying for the throne, has the Crown Prince gotten away with too clean of a charge?

But the Ministry of Justice did not have the courage to rashly investigate the crown prince. After all, the crown prince was the most likely person to succeed the Southern Emperor and ascend the throne in the future.

If they offend the future emperor, will the Ministry of Justice still have a good life?

After the head of the Ministry of Justice made a plan, he prepared a report on the case and went to see the emperor to let him make the decision.

At that time, the Southern Emperor looked at the report compiled by the Ministry of Justice and was silent for a long time before he issued an edict.

The evidence is solid that the father and son of the Wei family are plotting treason. They will be stripped of their titles and the imperial decrees of the women in their family, and will be executed at the entrance of Xieyang Street three days later. Considering that Wei Zheng took the initiative to confess the case of the murder of King Dingbei, Your Majesty is merciful and has granted him a cup of poisoned wine so that he can end his life in prison.

As for the letter written in plum blossom calligraphy and the assassin found among the assassins in Qibei Mountain, neither of them was mentioned.

The head of the Ministry of Justice received the emperor's order and withdrew, trying to guess the emperor's intention and having some understanding of it.

After all, this is what happened to the Fourth Prince and Concubine Zhao. If the Crown Prince and the Queen are also held accountable, then the royal scandals will be one after another. What rumors will the people spread?

Not to mention the reputation of the royal family, if another prince is buried, how many of your majesty's princes will be able to be of great use?

Which emperor doesn’t have a bloody and secretive case on his hands?

They are just victims of the power struggle.

The head of the Ministry of Justice recalled the stunning sight he had seen on the long street when he was just a minor official in the Ministry of Justice. That little prince who was like a spear and seemed to be able to wipe out all the invading enemy forces was eventually buried in this cannibalistic imperial city.

What a pity, what a pity...

He is just an official in the Ministry of Justice. Even if he wants to do something for this matter, how much can he do?

Even His Majesty will not pursue the matter.

One is a brother separated by a blood relationship, and the other is a biological son. It is obvious which one is more important.

But no matter how you think about it, it makes you feel disheartened.

Is this the only fate that a general who fought for his country will end up with?

……

It's a slightly chilly spring night.

The light in the imperial study was still on. The Southern Emperor had not set foot in any of the concubines' bedrooms during these days and had mostly been resting in the imperial study.

He looked at the report from the Ministry of Justice on the table, was silent for a long time, and called out "Eunuch Gao".

"Tell me, am I terribly wrong?"

Eunuch Gao had been accompanying the emperor for many years and had long since mastered the skill of singing and singing. He answered without error: "Your Majesty is the Son of Heaven. What you see in your position is naturally different from what others see. All your considerations are also based on hardship. Since you are the Son of Heaven, how can you be wrong?"

The Southern Emperor chuckled when he heard this, but the emotions in his eyes were so complicated that it was hard to understand.

"But I still owe that child too much."

"Tell me, will she hate me in the underworld? When I go down to look for her a hundred years later, will she still want to see me again?"

Eunuch Gao lowered his head, a dark light flashed across his eyes, and he did not answer the question. He turned his head and looked out the door, "Your Majesty, the prince is here."

The Southern Emperor put away the sadness on his face and said calmly, "You go down, and ask the servants to go down as well."

Shen Xiao pushed the wheelchair to the opposite side of the desk and followed him out.

In the quiet study, two people with the surname Helan sat opposite each other.

Helan Jue's face was calm, without a trace of emotion, as if the big case that was uncovered had nothing to do with him.

In the end, it was the Southern Emperor who spoke first with mixed emotions:

"Xunzhi, I owe you a lot over the years."

"Your Majesty doesn't owe me," Helan Jue looked up at the Southern Emperor's guilty eyes and said her name mercilessly, "It's Ye Wanqing."

This distant name made the Southern Emperor's pupils shrink suddenly. His gaze lingered on Helan Jue's eyebrows for a long time, but he was actually looking through him at another person.

The elegant and beautiful young woman standing in the corridor exudes an air of independence from the world.

The Southern Emperor said in a trembling voice: "You should have... called me Father."

Helan Jue pulled the corner of his lip but said nothing.