Crown Prince's Counterattack

"The prince is pure and filial by nature, there must be something hidden about this matter, I will decree to release the prince!"

Li Zhi's face was cloudy and uncertain, and he was very anxious.

Aside from the personal affair, the crown prince is the center of his plan. Meiniang found out that he intended to abolish the empress back then, and the momentary soft-heartedness created the current situation.Now he intends to bring up the matter again, and even ordered the prince to contact many courtiers to push the matter together. Seeing that the layout is about to be successful, another incident happened. Li Zhi suspected that the prince's matter had something to do with Wu.

"Your Majesty, the emperor should commit the same crime as the common people when he breaks the law. A virtuous son is always the crown prince. As the lord of the people, how can you blatantly bend the law for personal gain? How can you convince the people! The case of the East Palace has convincing evidence. It is wrong, the concubine is also the prince's biological mother, if there is room for change, why is this, does His Majesty really think that Mei Niang is a cruel and vicious woman?"

Wu Meiniang looked at Li Zhi with a heartbroken expression, her position remained motionless.

Li Zhi's face was extremely ugly, and he regretted how much he loved this woman all these years, and what made him secretly hate that if it hadn't been for his gradually losing power, why would he have fallen to the current passive position? Can't get out of the palace, what a joke.

"Meiniang, you and I are a husband and wife, are you really going to get to where you are today?"

Li Zhi's tone suddenly softened, and he looked at Wu Meiniang with a hint of affection.

"Your Majesty, Meiniang is no longer the Meiniang she used to be. If it weren't for Your Majesty, you are pressing me every step of the way, why would my concubine be here..."

Wu Meiniang also laughed, with a hint of sarcasm on the corner of her mouth. The scene of her kneeling on the ground begging is still vivid in my memory. All these years, her hands are covered with blood, just because she stands here today and can talk to this man on an equal footing. Look, after all, he is still subdued, power is so exciting...

Li Zhi sat down silently, with a heavy heart, it seems that his plans these days have been seen by the Wu family, and now even the prince has joined in, the situation has taken a turn for the worse, and the situation is serious. He has been barely supporting his body now. Among all his sons, Li Zhi only thinks that the current prince can compete with the Wu family. Save it for later.

After calming down, Li Zhi walked past Wu Meiniang indifferently, and then ordered Chen Gongguan to close the inner door, leaving Wu Meiniang alone in the main hall.Wu Meiniang quietly looked at the closed door for a while and then left.

This is the first quarrel between the emperor and the empress for many years and they broke up unhappy. Wu Meiniang knew that from now on the only thing left of their former love was mutual respect like ice, but she no longer needed to make compromises like she did back then. Once, she walked away from here while standing still.

There is a dilapidated palace in Nanyuan, which has been in disrepair for a long time. The eaves are covered with moss, and the yard is overgrown with weeds. It seems that even the air has a smell of decay.There was a thick layer of dust in the room, the tables, chairs and benches were intact, but the paint surface was faded, and the room was empty.

Don't look at the magnificent palace, but some remote courtyards may not be set foot in for many years.Sima Yi didn't expect that he could experience the treatment of a deposed prince again, but he still comforted himself, fortunately his status would not allow him to be locked up with those Jiangyang thieves, it's just that he is much more downcast than before.

He didn't know how many days he had been here, the outside of the palace was heavily guarded and no news could flow in, Sima Yi could only look calm but anxiously wait for the development of the matter every day.It didn't take long for him to wait for a visitor in this kind of life that seemed like years.

When Shangguan Wan'er walked in, she did not forget to look at the surrounding environment. The more she observed, the more complicated her eyes became. Even when she was a slave in Ye Ting, the environment was much better than here. Your Highness is a daughter of gold...

"Your Highness, how are you..."

"Fair"

Sima Yi actually answered sincerely, but seeing Shangguan Wan'er's pitiful expression, he swallowed back what he originally wanted to explain, after all, others would not understand.

For this arrival, Sima Yi was very calm, because he had expected it long ago.

"Your Highness—"

Shangguan Wan'er looked at Sima Yi quietly for a while before speaking.

"This time, Wan'er is here to convey the will of the empress."

"Your Majesty said, as long as you are willing to hand over your things, you don't have to stay here anymore"

"But Gu Ye is no longer the prince, so he can only survive under her hands?"

After hearing this, Sima Yi showed a cold smile on his face.

"Your Highness!!!"

Shangguan Wan'er looked anxious.

"Your Highness, why should you be wrong, Your Majesty is your own mother after all, even if you are not a prince in the future, you will still be a noble prince. Why should your own mother and son compete with each other? There are some things that your Majesty has to do, Your Highness, you should do more Forgiveness is it!"

"Ha ha……"

Sima Yi took a fixed look at Shangguan Wan'er, and suddenly smiled in a low voice, as if he had discovered something interesting.

"Why did Gu just find out today that Miss Wan'er is such a good lobbyist? It seems like it's a crime for Gu to not be considerate of his mother, but Gu is a little curious. Do you want this thing, or does the queen want it? "

"What is the meaning of this, Your Highness?"

Shangguan Wan'er clenched her hands in her sleeves for an instant, with a bewildered expression on her face. If Sima Yi hadn't gained something earlier, she might have been deceived by it. The more beautiful a woman is, the more likely she is to lie.

"Miss Wan'er is worthy of being the first-class celebrity around my mother's side. This ability to manipulate people's hearts is really not inferior to my mother's. However, since Gu has understood, this thing will not be handed over to you."

Sima Yi's tone was full of sarcasm, he got that thing by accident while investigating the death of the former prince, but he didn't expect to attract the attention of Mrs Wu, and now someone is still eyeing this thing.

Back then, Queen Wang and Concubine Xiao Shu failed in the court struggle with the Wu family and were deposed as common people, and they were imprisoned in a secret room in the harem.The secret room has high walls on all sides, no doors and windows, only a small hole is opened in a small door to feed food.There are people sent by the Wu family to watch closely outside the door.The two were trapped inside, not seeing the sun and the moon day and night, and could only wash their faces with tears and tell each other their sorrows all day long.

During the days of being imprisoned, they wrote a blood book enumerating Wu's crimes, and sent out the blood book with untold hardships, hoping to send it to Li Zhi, but the news leaked that the two could not wait for Li Zhi's death Amnesty summoned him, but Wu's torture came instead.The Wu family has been tracking down the whereabouts of the blood book for so many years, but unexpectedly it was found in Sima Yi's hands.

After several deliberations, Sima Yi finally gave up on the decision to make the blood book public, not only because of the relationship between mother and child, but more importantly, he did not think that this blood book could shake Wu's status and authority, and at most it could add more to the history books. Just a harsh review.The matter of Queen Wang and Concubine Xiao Shu has long been a history of that year, and if it is revealed again, it will only cause turmoil in the hearts of the people. Sima Yi thinks that the Wu family has not given up on investigating the whereabouts of the blood book for many years. I am afraid that it is because they do not want this thing to fall into the hands of people with ulterior motives. , since she dared to do some things, she would not be afraid of others' words.

The first thing about the Donggong incident was Ming Chongyan's case, and he thought he had completely destroyed all the clues. Sima Yi couldn't figure out why the Wu family was sure that he was the one who did it.Or maybe the Wu family wanted to use this as an excuse to launch an attack on the East Palace, leading to the private possession of soldiers, and what role did Shangguan Wan'er play in this.

"Is Your Highness treating Wan'er like this? If so, Wan'er will leave!"

After finishing speaking, Shangguan Wan'er turned away angrily, with tears in her eyes, looking heartbroken, but after she turned her back, her eyes were instantly filled with indifference. Changes are hard to imagine coming from a woman of her prime.

"Why are you in such a hurry to leave? Miss Shangguan——"

Sima Yi's tone suddenly became strangely unfamiliar.

"What else is there, Your Highness?"

Shangguan Wan'er turned around stiffly, she regretted coming here a little bit.

"Gu is very puzzled. Back then, Lord Shangguan was sentenced to death because he drafted an abolished imperial edict, and even his family members were implicated and enslaved in Ye court. His integrity is admirable, but if he knew that today's descendants of Shangguan have forgotten the grudges of their ancestors, would they be willing to do so?" It is used by the enemy, I wonder if Lord Shangguan can rest in peace under the spring?"

Sima Yi had a look of pity, looking at Shangguan Wan'er with sad and pitiful eyes.

Shangguan Wan'er stared at Sima Yi, her face was blue and white, and the complex emotions in her eyes were intertwined. It was obvious that Sima Yi's words really touched the pain in her heart.

Sima Yi was delighted at Shangguan Wan'er's change of color, but saw her suddenly smile again, no longer the gentle smile of the past, as if people saw Jiangnan in April, this time her smile was full of malice and mockery.

"Your Highness, you are almost in danger. Instead of worrying about me, you should worry about yourself. You must know that treason is a serious crime. No one can save you now, and neither can Your Majesty. You still think that you are still His Royal Highness the crown prince." ?"

Sima Yi quietly watched Shangguan Wan'er pretending to be aggressive, with a calm expression. Shangguan Wan'er, who failed to achieve her goal, was upset.

"By the way, your Highness is busy with your affairs, so I don't know if you still remember Lord Zhang, His Highness King Jiang, and His Highness King Cao?"

"What did you do to them?"

Sima Yi's expression finally changed, and the smile on Shangguan Wan'er's face became more real, but she did sneer.

"Your Highness, you think too highly of me. Wan'er is just a little court lady. What can she do to a few adults? Of course, it is our honorable Empress Dowager! The empress exiled all these adults to a barren land. I don't give any affection, but it's all thanks to Your Highness, so these people will be implicated, it's a pity, hehehe..."

Shangguan Wan'er covered her mouth and laughed, tears welled up in the corners of her eyes, she seemed extremely happy.

"So this is your real face?"

What!The smile on Shangguan Wan'er's face froze, and she looked at Sima Yi with murderous intent.