The Heartthrob System cultivates brotherhood online

Inside the Yongfu Palace, eunuchs and palace maids were kneeling on the ground. The middle-aged emperor, who was sitting in the main seat, had a gloomy face. Next to him was the virtuous concubine who was crying and hoping that he would make the decision, and the dignified and restrained queen.

"Your Majesty, you have to make a decision for me. Yu Chuan couldn't have fallen into the lake by himself. If he caught a cold and had a fever in such a cold weather, it would have killed my child..."

The third princess had obviously just experienced a thrilling experience. She was wearing a cloak, but she felt unusually cold even in the palace.

"Yu Jin, you say." The emperor's low and majestic voice sounded.

The third princess knelt on the ground at once, her eyes kept glancing at Qin Yu'an beside her, completely without any trace of her previous arrogance, "Father, Father, it was the fifth brother who pushed me, I saw it with my own eyes!"

Qin Yu'an leaned over, the floor was cold, and his knees ached. "No, my son."

The third princess didn't expect him to deny it, so she pointed at him and said sharply, "It's you, and you still dare to quibble! Father, the fourth brother hasn't woken up yet, it's all because of him!"

"Enough!" The emperor's head hurt from the noise, he shouted and slammed the tea bowl in his hand on the table.

The third princess was startled, her face turned pale, and she knelt back trembling.

The virtuous concubine wanted to plead for her daughter and act pitiful, but when she saw the emperor's gloomy face, she had to give up and just stayed in her seat and cried quietly.

Emperor: "What do you have to say, Fifth Prince?"

Qin Yu'an felt sad inside, knocking his head to the ground again and again, clenching his palms, his tone as calm as death, "Since the Third Princess said that I am, then so be it..."

The queen frowned slightly, then relaxed after a moment.

The virtuous concubine cried out and rushed to the emperor, "Your Majesty, he has admitted it all. It's all because of him."

Before the emperor could say anything, the queen's calm voice rang out: "I know that my sister is worried about Yu Chuan and wants to seek justice. They are my children, and I feel bad for Yu Chuan like this."

"But," the Queen suddenly changed her topic, rubbing her brows, looking very worried, "We also need evidence. Didn't you see that Xiaowu was unwilling at all?"

The obvious implication made the emperor turn his attention to her. The queen's heart skipped a beat and she slowly said what she saw, "Your Majesty, I saw with my own eyes that it was Yu Jin who pushed Yu Chuan."

As if she couldn't bear it, the queen held her forehead with her hand, not wanting to look at the third princess Qin Yujin, whose face suddenly turned pale as she lay on the ground.

Concubine Xian was in disbelief at first, and she started to curse, pointing at the queen who had lost her former demeanor: "You are talking nonsense! My son and daughter have always had a good relationship, why would Yu Jin do such a thing?"

The emperor was a seasoned man after all, and he could still tell whether someone was lying or not. Looking at the expression of the third princess on the ground, he was basically sure. He shifted his gaze to the fifth prince not far away, and a hint of deep meaning flashed across his eyes.

The two people in charge looked at him quietly. Concubine Xian couldn't hold it anymore and grabbed her daughter's shoulders. "Yu Jin, is this true? Is this true? "

"Mother, Mother, I don't know... I don't know..."

The third princess cried and shook her head, feeling helpless and confused. Her body trembled slightly and finally she fainted.

Xianfei stared blankly at her daughter in her arms. Before she could react, the emperor ordered, "Send the third princess back to her own bedroom and send the imperial physician."

"How is it possible, how is it possible..." Concubine Xian murmured, unable to figure out the Third Princess' motive for harming her brother. It was obvious that she doted on these two children and gave them all the good things. Why would Yu Jin harm her own brother?

The virtuous concubine fixed her gaze on the extremely embarrassed Fifth Prince standing beside her, with a look of hatred. Yes, it was this bastard. It was him who harmed her. It must have been him!

The incident happened in an instant. Concubine Xian tightly grasped the Fifth Prince's neck, looking like a madman, muttering to herself, "It's all your fault, it's all your fault..."

The emperor's eyes were cold and gloomy. "Come here, Concubine Xian is tired, send her back to the palace!"

The palace maids and eunuchs took great effort to pull Concubine Xian off the Fifth Prince. The favored concubine had no manners at all and was not as glorious as before. She was taken away in a rather hasty manner by the palace maids and eunuchs.

"Ahem - thank you father, thank you mother..." Dark shadows flashed before Qin Yu'an's eyes, but he still did not forget to express his gratitude.

The emperor stared at him closely, silently releasing his pressure, "Do you know why Yu Jin and Yu Chuan were arguing? What were you doing there at that time?"

"I don't know," Qin Yu'an confessed, "I was tripped by someone at the time and didn't see anything. Then I heard the sound of falling into the water."

"Really?" The emperor's eyes were filled with even more doubt.

"If there is any deception, I will die."

The hall fell silent for a moment. Qin Yu'an knew that the emperor was staring at him, observing his reaction. He was not afraid at all and knelt upright on the ground.

About half a cup of tea later, the emperor spoke.

"You can go back now," the emperor looked at the queen beside him, "Queen, pick something to send to them and their son."

Just like sending away cats and dogs, Qin Yu'an couldn't help sneering in his heart. His back was soaked with cold sweat and he lowered his eyes to express his gratitude.

The Queen bowed slightly and replied, "Yes, Your Majesty."

.......

It was already very late when he returned to the cold palace, but his mother was still waiting for him at the door. There was no oil lamp in the room, but Qin Yu'an still recognized the figure at a glance.

"Mom." he called out.

The figure in front of the door moved slightly, and after a moment walked into the yard, grabbed his arm and looked him up and down, "I thought you had offended a noble and something happened. I was scared to death."

"Mom, I'm fine, let's talk inside." Qin Yu'an clenched the note in his palm which was soaked with cold sweat. The broken cakes in his sleeve were still there, but they were no longer warm.

"I heard from Zhang Fu that you were called away by the Empress Consort Xian. What's the matter?" The woman was only thirty years old, but there were fine wrinkles at the corners of her eyes and her hair was gray, like an old woman.

"The third princess pushed the fourth brother into the lake. She wanted to frame me, but the queen happened to see it."

Su Nian lit the oil lamp, and the room was dimly lit. "They are brothers from the same mother. This is a bit strange."

She held the boy's hand and patted it gently, "The Queen has helped you, you must be grateful."

"I know."

Qin Yu'an pursed his lips and took out something from his sleeve, "Mom, I can't eat it anymore."

Su Nian was a little confused. She opened it and saw that it was all broken cake crumbs. She touched her son's head and said, "You don't need to bring these for me. I don't want to eat them. It would be bad if some eunuchs or palace maids found out."

"I'm sorry, I just wanted you to have something good to eat."

"It's okay, you can eat it even if it's broken." Su Nian put away the oil paper, "I'll eat it tomorrow morning, thank you Yu An."

Under the dim light, Qin Yu'an could see the tiny gleam of light in his mother's eyes, which was extremely gentle and made him extremely nostalgic. This was the most luxurious thing he had in the cold palace all these years.

He wondered whether he should tell his mother about it.

The reason why he was able to deal with today's events was because when he was being taken away by the eunuchs, someone slipped a note into his hand.

——Don't admit it.

He was told.