"Pass it in. I want to ask it myself." The emperor spoke, but Su Peisheng did not move.

"What's wrong?" The emperor looked at Su Peisheng with sharp eyes.

"Your Majesty, the villain was seriously injured, and I was afraid of scaring the ladies." Su Peisheng lowered his head and spoke with some embarrassment.

"Carry him in." The emperor said coldly, and Su Peisheng responded and walked out.

Soon, two guards carried a man covered in blood and made him kneel at the entrance of the palace.

"Who ordered you to do this?" the emperor asked, his tone cold and stern.

"Slave...slave..." The man spoke incoherently, his injuries were quite severe...

"Su Peisheng, you speak." The emperor spoke and looked at Su Peisheng.

"Your Majesty, this person said yes, yes..." Su Peisheng said and looked at Concubine Duan.

Seeing this, Concubine Duan looked a little flustered. She had spent a lot of money yesterday, so was it that she hadn't done it? But the person who came back to report said that it had been done...

"Speak!" The emperor rebuked coldly and glanced at Concubine Duan.

"Your Majesty, this person said that it was the Third Prince who ordered it." Su Peisheng spoke and knelt down.

"How dare you!" The emperor shouted coldly and slapped the eight-immortals table beside him, his face as black as iron.

"Your Majesty, here are the confession and physical evidence." Su Peisheng spoke, and Xiao Xiazi presented the confession with a jade pendant next to it.

The emperor took it, read it, and shouted angrily, "How dare you! Send the Third Prince over here!"

Xiao Xiazi should quit and hire someone else...

An Lingrong looked at Concubine Duan and saw that she was pale and sitting there motionless, as if she was cast under a spell.

"Concubine Duan, the Third Prince is raised under your name. Do you have anything to say?" The emperor looked at Concubine Duan. Concubine Duan came back to her senses after hearing his voice and quickly knelt down.

"Your Majesty, there must be something fishy here. The Third Prince is a kind and honest person. He loves his younger brothers and sisters very much. He would never do such a thing." Concubine Duan knelt there, tears streaming down her face as she spoke.

"Take a look for yourself!" The emperor threw the confession at hand over, but Concubine Duan hesitated to step forward to check...

An Lingrong looked at Concubine Duan and saw that she looked frightened, so she stood up and picked up the confession.

She held the confession in her hand and read it carefully. After reading it, tears began to flow.

"Your Majesty, I don't believe it. Sheng'er is the third prince's biological brother. I don't believe that he would be so cruel just because of such a small matter..."

An Lingrong shook her head and spoke. Although she said this, her face was actually crying very sadly.

"Your Majesty, what Concubine Chen said is right. The Third Prince would never harm the Fifth Prince. He is the eldest brother now. How could he possibly harm the Fifth Prince for the sake of..." Concubine Duan spoke with a hint of pleading in her tone.

"Your Majesty, the Third Prince has arrived." Su Peisheng came in to report, and the emperor raised his hand.

"Bring up that rebellious son!" The emperor spoke, and the servant outside summoned the Third Prince to come in.

"Long live the Emperor, long live the Empress, long live the ladies." As soon as the Third Prince entered the room, he saw Concubine Duan kneeling on the ground. He was shocked, and thinking of what happened yesterday, he felt that this matter must involve Concubine Duan.

"Sheng'er was pushed off the rockery yesterday. Did you know about this?" The emperor looked at Hongshi and did not let him get up.

"Father, I just heard about it last night. I wanted to come over to see you, but I was afraid of disturbing my fifth brother's rest..." Hongshi answered. Although he looked a little guilty, he didn't show any fear...

"As for this matter, the villain outside said that you instructed him to do it. Do you admit it?!" The emperor looked at Hongshi with a probing yet cold gaze.

"Your Majesty, I am innocent. How could I do such a thing? Please look into this matter!" Hongshi said as he kowtowed to the emperor.

"Please Your Majesty, please look carefully! I also thought that the Third Prince would never do such a thing!" Concubine Duan spoke again. The Emperor looked at the two people in front of him with a dark look...

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