"You don't want Jing'er to be the crown prince?"
The emperor asked first.
"Our dynasty has never had any rules about establishing elders and direct heirs. With the majesty of the Emperor and the power of heaven, my brothers naturally respect Amma. I think that everyone is a dragon or a phoenix among men, and there will be a virtuous person. It's not that I don't want to let you go. If Jing'er is the crown prince, if he is really capable, I will naturally hope that he will do well. However, I still know my own abilities. I think our Jing'er will not be that outstanding person. ”
Although Nian Shilan didn't say it clearly, his meaning was clear. My son just doesn't have the ability to be a legitimate son.
Even if the emperor had any doubts at this time, they were gone.
It's the moon in Shilan, so the greetings from various palaces are naturally the same as before.
Moreover, news came from Dali Temple that Wu's belly had indeed grown bigger.
Anyway, Nian Shilan doesn't want her son to be the prince. If there are more children in the palace, it won't have any impact on her, so let her give birth.
"Yi Gui, I heard that the Wu family in Dali Temple is getting bigger and bigger. I thought that we must bring him back and we can't let the emperor's heir live outside."
That day, Nian Shilan looked at Yi Xiu, who had not appeared for a long time, and said, "Now that the Queen Mother no longer needs you to serve, you can go to Dali Temple to take care of Wu's fetus."
A deposed member of the Wu family actually let a noble person take care of him. Isn't this obviously derogatory to Yi Xiu?
"Your Majesty, although Mrs. Wu is pregnant with the emperor's heir, she is a useless concubine after all. Wouldn't it be detrimental to the emperor's face to let a concubine take care of her?"
What Yi Xiu said was neither humble nor arrogant, but it actually made Nian Shilan smile.
"You're right."
After saying this, Nian Shilan asked Songzhi to take the prepared letter and handed it to Yixiu.
"This is Wu's confession. As mentioned above, it was you who had someone poison Minghui. Mr. Yigui, you can plead guilty."
Nian Shilan's expression suddenly changed.
Yixiu took the letter from Songzhi and read it.
"Empress, this was not written by Wu at all. This letter is fake."
Of course it was a lie. Nian Shilan burned the first letter written by Wu after reading it, so there would be no letter for her to read.
"This is a confession sent by Dali Temple. You said it was false. Are you questioning Dali Temple? What evidence do you have?"
Nian Shilan said with a sneer: "I know you don't want to admit it, but now that the witnesses and physical evidence are all there, what else can you say to quibble?"
"This is not Wu's handwriting at all."
Yi Xiu was a little anxious, so he spoke first without thinking.
Jian Qiu knew that Yi Xiu was anxious and didn't think too much, so she followed Yi Xiu and took a look, then took the initiative to kneel down and said: "Queen, the handwriting of the Wu family..."
"Be brave, the queen is talking to Mr. Yigui, how can you speak here?"
When Songzhi heard Jianqiu speak, she stopped her without waiting for her to finish.
"This slave only knows Wu's handwriting..."
"Come here, pull Jianqiu down and punish twenty with a cane."
This time it was Nian Shilan who spoke: "Songzhi has already reminded you, you have no right to speak in front of me."
As soon as Nian Shilan finished speaking, Zhou Ninghai immediately brought people up to take Jian Qiu down.
"The Queen,"
When Yi Xiu saw this, he quickly begged for mercy: "Empress, Jianqiu is also worried about my concubine. Please spare her. I really haven't done anything like this. You have to let me explain."
But Nian Shilan just gave her a roll of his eyes and said, "Whether you did it or not is another matter. The reason for taking the blame is because she has no regard for me, so I won't delay it."
"Your Majesty, I know I'm wrong. I know I'm wrong."
Jian Qiu knew that no matter how much she begged, it would be useless. After all, Nian Shilan was using her to establish her authority and suppress Yi Xiu, so she yelled twice and stopped talking.
Yi Xiu knew that no matter how hard she begged, there would be no result, but just now Jian Qiu mentioned Wu's handwriting before going out. She also reacted and immediately thought of countermeasures in her mind.
Nian Shilan saw the gloomy look on Yi Xiu's face and knew that she was thinking of countermeasures.
"Mr. Yigui, you just said that this letter is fake. So, can you give me an explanation? Why is it fake?"
Nian Shilan asked calmly: "This Wu family has been keeping a low profile since entering the palace and never made friends with others. Why, is it possible that Yigui is familiar with Wu's handwriting?"
"It's not that I'm familiar with Wu's handwriting. It's just that I thought Wu was already in Dali Temple. It's doubtful whether this letter was written by her."
Yi Xiu's reaction was considered quick.
But unexpectedly, Nian Shilan just looked at her and said nothing.
"I guess Yigui is really anxious. He's so anxious that he can't speak without hesitation."
Xinguiren said: "When did the Queen say that this was written by Wu? What the Queen said was just Wu's confession. The confession was naturally dictated by her and written by others."
Nian Shilan glanced at Xinguiren with satisfaction, this is how he looked sober.
After hearing Xin Guiren's words, Yi Xiu realized how wrong he had just been.
"Since Mr. Yigui doesn't want to take care of the Wu family, let's go to Dali Temple."
Nian Shilan stood up as he spoke: "I must investigate Minghui's matter to the end. If Yigui wants to prove his innocence, then he should not do anything that challenges my patience."
After saying this, Nian Shilan left.
As soon as Nian Shilan left, everyone else stood up and walked out.
When Gu Concubine saw Yi Xiu still standing there, she couldn't help but gloated: "If it weren't for you, Ye Concubine wouldn't have died. If you dare to harm the princess, I don't want to live anymore."
After speaking, he glanced at Guo Guiren and said, "You still think about making friends with such a person. Hmph."
After saying that, Gu Concubine also left.
Guo Guiren looked at Yi Xiu and left after seeing that Yi Xiu didn't say anything.
After everyone had left, Zhou Ninghai came in with others.
"According to the Queen Mother's instructions, we are sending Mr. Yigui to Dali Temple. Let's invite Mr. Yigui."
Yi Xiu glanced at Zhou Ninghai and knew that there was no point in talking, so he followed her.
When Yi Xiu left, he didn't take Jianqiu with him because Jianqiu was punished by the stick and was not with him.
And Yi Gui didn't want to take her there.
When Jianqiu knew that he was sent to Dali Temple, he would find a way to save himself.
But Yi Xiu didn't know that at this time, they had no one to turn to.
Naturally, the emperor and the queen mother heard about the matter in Yikun Palace, but neither of them asked anything.
The emperor has already obtained the evidence of Wu Ya's secret guards, so Yi Xiu is no longer useful.
