There was an instant silence on the city wall.
The general of the Royal Forest Army whose name was called by Zhao Fangliang during the day looked around the Western Zhou Dynasty and tried to escape but was captured by his subordinates.
All the civil and military officials were lowered from their wooden stakes by the soldiers. Some of them were not woken up no matter how loudly they screamed.
Su Qingli slowly opened her eyes, tried to raise one hand, and shouted: "His Royal Highness King Che..." The voice was full of powerless weakness.
The city gate opened and Murong Nie led his army into the city.
The quiet streets of the capital suddenly became lively.
I don't know who took the lead in shouting His Royal Highness King Che, and the cheers started for a while, and they didn't stop until dawn.
Despite his weak health, all the civil and military officials who were supposed to come to court arrived early the next morning.
They stood on both sides of the hall with their knees bent and being supported by others.
Concubine Wei and the injured Yan Ming were held in the center of the hall.
Compared to Yan Ming's foul language, Concubine Wei's face looked very calm.
All the doctors from the Imperial Hospital were kneeling there, their faces pale.
Li Junche's armor still had blood stains from yesterday's bloody battle.
Murong Nie walked in with a box in one hand and threw it in front of Yan Ming. In addition to a pile of ice cubes, Wen Mingting's head fell on the ground.
Li Junche said: "See clearly, your master is dead. Tell me, how did the late emperor die?"
Yan Ming gritted his teeth, and blood could still be seen at the corners of his cracked mouth, "He died of illness. The Western Prince inherited the throne in compliance with the late emperor's will. He was unfilial to the king and conspired to usurp the throne, which is shameful to the world."
Li Junche: "Wen Mingting has hidden so many spies in the Royal Forest Army. If you tell me that the late emperor died of illness, do you think the people in the world will believe it? Will this king believe it?"
Prime Minister Mu stood up and said, "The late Emperor clearly summoned us and other ministers to the Chaoyang Palace before his death. That imperial edict was clearly forged by you, the craftsmen, together with Concubine Wei."
Zhongshu Ling suddenly said to himself, "Since Concubine Wei is a spy sent by Linyue Kingdom, maybe the Western Prince is not the Emperor's biological son."
After all, Li Jingxing was over sixty years old, so it was a miracle that Concubine Wei could get pregnant.
Zhongshu Ling's words made the entire court stunned. It seemed that this was not impossible.
Concubine Wei, who was lying on the ground, suddenly shouted, "The Western Prince is not the emperor's son, but the second princess is. Li Junche, as long as you find my child, I will tell you the truth and let you inherit the rightful son." The throne."
Yan Ming's entire face was distorted, and his throat was roaring, "What nonsense are you talking about? Shut up."
Concubine Wei stared into Li Junche's eyes, "The child I gave birth to was actually a princess. Yan Ming took the child away and replaced it with a baby boy. As long as you can find my biological daughter and restore her status as a princess." , I say anything.”
Before the ministers could recover from last night's life-or-death situation, they were suddenly told that Prince Xi was not the emperor's child, and that Concubine Wei was actually giving birth to a princess. How on earth could this be hidden from the truth in the first place?
The two imperial doctors who took Concubine Wei's pulse and delivered the baby collapsed on the spot, unable to even kneel down.
After a while, all the Linyue Kingdom spies hiding in the Imperial Guard were brought up.
Li Junche stood there and stared at the officials from the Ministry of Justice for interrogation.
Not long after, the whereabouts of the missing second princess were revealed.
Yan Ming sent someone to randomly throw the child outside a farmer's house outside the capital. No one knew whether the child was dead or alive now.
Concubine Wei said loudly: "The second princess has a birthmark on her shoulder, which is a red azalea."
Outside the capital, Wen Jinhe was riding a carriage about to enter the city, but saw Murong Nie riding out with his men, "Are you going to Guicheng?"
Murong Nie stopped his horse and told Wen Jinhe what Concubine Wei said in the main hall.
Princess Qinbao, who was riding beside the carriage, had a deep meaning in her eyes.
Murong Nie took his people to look for her at the place where she was abandoned. Unexpectedly, the second princess was so lucky that she was discovered by the farmer and adopted.
Murong Nie hurried back to the palace with her child in her arms.
Before he entered the palace, he met Princess Qinbao standing outside.
Princess Qinbao looked at the baby girl and asked, "Is this Concubine Wei's daughter?"
Murong Nie nodded, "The birthmarks are correct. The farmer also said they picked them up at that time. They are all correct."
A faint smile appeared on Princess Qinbao's face, "You are a grown man who doesn't know how to hold a child, so leave it to me. After all, this is still my sister."
Murong Nie then handed over the child to Princess Qinbao.
The two entered the main hall.
Concubine Wei stared at Princess Qinbao holding the child, and immediately wanted to stand up, but was held down by Wang Jing'an.
Without saying a word, Princess Qinbao opened the child's clothes and showed the red azalea to Concubine Wei.
Concubine Wei smiled happily, "Yes, this is my daughter, the second princess of Beidi Kingdom." She also wanted to hold the child, but Princess Qinbao avoided her.
Li Jinshu stared at Concubine Wei's face, "It's time for you to make things clear."
Li Junche was a little surprised when he saw Princess Qinbao walking in. Shouldn't she follow Jinhe back to Prince Che's Mansion?
Concubine Wei moved her eyes away from the child, "The emperor died of poisoning. The imperial doctors Zhang, Wei and Gu are all strict people. The imperial edict is true, but the content above has been changed by me. Change it.”
"The content of that imperial edict was actually that Prince Baoxi would be blessed with happiness and prosperity throughout his life. However, the edict was soaked in potion in advance. After the words on it disappeared, I wrote an imperial edict to pass on the throne in order to help Wen Mingting control Beidi Kingdom."
Li Junche had a cold calmness on his face, "How many people did Wen Mingting hide in Wenning City?"
Concubine Wei shook her head, "I don't know about this. It's probably fifty thousand or one hundred thousand. That was his last straw."
Su Qingli and others finally felt relieved. Although they had guessed that the imperial edict was false, they still felt uneasy, fearing that the emperor had really lost his mind.
Concubine Wei raised her head and stared at Li Junche, "I know I will definitely die, but the second princess is the emperor's biological daughter. Since the imperial edict left by the late emperor is to ensure the prosperity of Prince Baoxi's life, then you must let my child have a life of prosperity. Wealth, otherwise it would be disobedience to the late emperor and a great act of unfilial piety.”
Princess Qinbao knelt down in front of Concubine Wei, pinched her chin and asked, "Did you frame my queen mother?"
Concubine Wei sneered, only feeling the irony, "Bi'er is indeed mine. As long as the queen dies, I will be the biggest in the harem, but she deserves to die. She was responsible for all the crimes that the Ministry of Punishment found out, and she was also the one who poisoned her. , in order to kill me and Prince Xi, I just want the result to be exposed a little earlier. "
"When I was pregnant, the queen tried every means to get rid of the child in my belly. Don't you know how many lives she had on her hands? Her own biological mother was such a vicious woman. Where did Princess Qinbao have the face to ask? Me, don’t you feel ashamed?”
