Time travel! The little princess came down the mountain and made a scene in the palace

After the envoys from the two countries and the crown prince and the eldest prince had left, Mo Yan came to the palace with the evidence from the thorough investigation.

"My son pays respect to his father."

"Yan'er, why are you coming to the palace to see me?"

Mo Yan presented the results of the thorough investigation to the emperor with a solemn expression, his eyes flashing with determination and justice.

The emperor took the file and carefully read the evidence and reports inside, his brows gradually furrowed.

Mo Yan said coldly: "Father, the last time I was patrolling the river, I was assassinated. Concubine Li and my fifth brother sent thousands of assassins to kill me. More than 40 guards died in order to protect me from evacuation. My life was hanging by a thread at that time. Fortunately, I was lucky enough to escape, otherwise I would be a pile of bones now."

"I will definitely seek justice for their souls in heaven, otherwise their dead souls will not be able to rest in peace. Father, please make a decision for me and for the dead guards."

There was a hint of grief and pursuit of justice in his voice.

The emperor's face turned gloomy, and he slammed the table in anger, "How can this be! Concubine Li and the fifth son are so bold as to send someone to assassinate you. Father will punish them severely after finding out the truth."

"Someone, call Concubine Li and the Fifth Prince into the palace."

"Old slave obeys the order."

The entire palace was filled with a tense and serious atmosphere, and a storm was about to break out.

Concubine Li was sitting in her palace when she suddenly became uneasy. The nanny hurriedly asked with concern: "Madam, what's wrong with you? Are you feeling unwell? I will call the imperial physician over."

"I don't know why I suddenly feel flustered."

Just as he finished speaking, Eunuch Chen came over and said, "This old servant pays his respects to the Concubine Li."

"Eunuch Chen, please excuse me. What brings you here?"

"The emperor has summoned the queen to see him."

Concubine Li was startled and asked hurriedly, "Eunuch Chen, what does the emperor want to tell me?"

"Reporting to Madam Li, how dare this old servant speculate on the Majesty's intentions?"

Concubine Li glanced at Chen Ling and said coldly: "Eunuch Chen, you are a favorite of the emperor, how could you not know why the emperor sent me over here? You saw that the fifth prince's legs were uncomfortable, so you just perfunctorily gave me a pass."

"You and the Fifth Prince are both my masters. How dare I treat you in a perfunctory manner? I really don't know why the Emperor wants to send you there."

Concubine Li followed Chen Ling to the main hall angrily, "Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you."

The emperor's face was full of anger and his eyes were fixed on Concubine Li. His eyes were full of anger and disappointment.

Concubine Li was so frightened by the emperor's gaze that she dared not move. Her body trembled slightly, and there was a hint of fear in her voice.

"Your Majesty, why did you summon me here?"

The emperor snorted angrily and shouted in a low voice, "Was it you who was responsible for the assassination attempt on the prince last time?"

Concubine Li was so frightened that her face turned pale. She knelt down hurriedly and cried, "Your Majesty, I am innocent! How could I do such a vicious thing? Please investigate it clearly."

The emperor remained unmoved, still looking at Concubine Li coldly, and said sternly: "I already have the evidence, let's see how you can quibble! If you don't tell the truth, don't blame me for being rude!"

Concubine Li's body went limp and she collapsed to the ground. She looked at the emperor in despair, tears streaming down her face like a fountain.

The emperor's face was filled with rage and he threw the file fiercely in front of her.

He was furious and said, "The evidence is irrefutable. I wonder how you can deny it. You and your son are so bold that you dare to raise thousands of assassins. Why do you raise so many assassins? Are you planning to rebel?"

Concubine Li was so frightened that she was shaking all over. "Your Majesty, this must be someone else framing me and the Fifth Prince. How dare I raise thousands of assassins on my own?"

The emperor pointed at the files on the ground and roared, "Unjust? The evidence is irrefutable and you still dare to cry out for injustice. I will make you die knowingly."

"Someone, take all the maids and palace maids around Concubine Li away and interrogate them strictly. They must not be allowed to die until the result is revealed."

"Old slave obeys the order."

Concubine Li panicked and shouted: "Your Majesty, Nanny is too old to stand the strict interrogation. She has watched me grow up like a family member. Please let her go!"

"Only those who have followed you for a long time will know more of your secrets. I want to know what you have done before, and I will definitely be able to get the truth from her."

The imperial guards escorted the nanny who was kneeling beside them, and the nanny said: "Empress Li, please save this old slave...Empress..."

When Concubine Li saw Nanny being taken away by the Imperial Guards, she was extremely anxious and knelt down crying and begging, "Your Majesty, please let Nanny go! She is too old to withstand the torture of the jailers."

"Only in this way can I know what you did in the past."

Concubine Li watched helplessly as the Imperial Guards took the nanny away, but she was powerless to do anything and could only lie there and cry silently.

At this time, the fifth prince was carried in a chair by the guards. Seeing Concubine Li kneeling and crying, he said, "Your Majesty, your son is your servant."

This was the first time that the fifth emperor had entered the palace to meet the emperor since his legs were crippled. The emperor felt mixed emotions as he looked at his son's crippled legs.

"Old Fifth, do you know why I summoned you to the palace?"

"My son, I don't know."

"You will understand if you look at the files on the ground."

The Fifth Prince looked at Mo Yan who was standing beside him, and then looked at Concubine Li who was kneeling on the ground. He instantly understood what he meant, but he remained calm and took the file to read the black and white words on it which clearly stated what they had done.

The emperor looked at the fifth prince coldly, "Do you have anything else to say?"

"My son..."

Concubine Li quickly interrupted, "Your Majesty, it was all done by me alone. The thousand assassins were privately raised by me. I also sent them to assassinate the crown prince. It was all my idea and had nothing to do with the fifth prince."

In order to save her son whose legs were crippled, Concubine Li took all the blame alone. If she had to die, she would die herself. She didn't want her son to die even if he became a cripple.

When the fifth prince heard his mother's words, his eyes widened, "Mother, what are you talking about!..."

Concubine Li interrupted the Fifth Prince hastily, "Shut up, it's because I resent the Crown Prince for returning to the palace and suppressing you everywhere, so I sent assassins to kill him while he was inspecting the river. Please investigate, Your Majesty."

"What a loving mother and son! They are still protecting each other. I am really heartbroken!"

Li Fei burst into tears and said: "Your Majesty, it was my selfishness that caused me to make a mistake. Please punish me! This matter has nothing to do with the Fifth Prince."

"The Fifth Prince's legs have been crippled, so he has no right to compete with the Crown Prince for anything in his life. Your Majesty, please consider that the Fifth Prince is your own son and don't implicate him because of my mistakes."

The emperor looked at Concubine Li coldly. He knew that Concubine Li was willing to take all the responsibilities alone for the sake of the fifth prince.

At this time, Chen Ling came over with a stack of confessions in his hand and presented them to the emperor.

"Your Majesty, this is the confession of the maidservants and maidservants around Concubine Li. It records all the times Concubine Li has murdered concubines in the harem over the years."

Concubine Li was startled and looked at the confession in the emperor's hand in panic.

The emperor looked at the confession, which detailed that many concubines in the harem had miscarriages, and the prince's mother, Concubine Xin, had a difficult delivery, all of which were related to Concubine Li.

The emperor was furious when he saw this and roared, "Poisonous woman...Poisonous woman...Concubine Li, I didn't expect you to have done so many unknown things without telling me. Several princes died in your hands, and the difficult childbirth of the Crown Prince's mother, Concubine Xin, was all related to you. You are so cruel and ruthless that I didn't even know that I had a poisonous snake by my side."

"No wonder all these years, concubines in the harem have had accidents soon after they became pregnant. It's all because of you and the deposed queen. You have so many lives on your hands. Aren't you afraid that their wronged spirits will come to you to claim your lives at midnight?"

After hearing what the emperor said, Concubine Li suddenly collapsed to the ground, her body trembling slightly, her eyes lowered, not daring to look directly at the emperor's majesty.

Mo Yan had always guessed that his mother's difficult labor was related to Concubine Li, but he could never find any evidence. Today, he learned that it was indeed related to Concubine Li. His anger was instantly ignited, and he glared at Concubine Li who was kneeling on the ground fiercely.

The Fifth Prince had never thought that his mother had done so many wrong things in the past. He knew that his father would definitely not let his mother off once he learned of her faults, so he looked at Concubine Li with concern.

Mo Yan quickly knelt down and said, "Father, you must seek justice for my mother and my many brothers and sisters. You must severely punish the murderer and comfort their souls in heaven."

The atmosphere in the hall was depressing and everyone was silent.

The emperor rested his hands on the dragon throne, his face was livid, his eyes were wide open, and there was a flame of anger in his eyes. His chest rose and fell violently, and his breathing was rapid, showing his inner excitement.

"Li Fei! You plotted to murder my prince and princess! Your crime is extremely heinous, and your title is revoked. I am also granted a three-foot long white silk."

"Come on, drive down and execute it."

The emperor's voice echoed in the palace like thunder, full of majesty and deterrence. His tone was filled with uncontrollable anger, and every word seemed to be squeezed out from between his teeth.

As the emperor's decree was announced, the hall was in an uproar.

The Imperial Guards rushed in and took Concubine Li away. Her face was full of despair and fear, and she looked at her son whose legs were crippled unwillingly.

She choked up and said, "Qing'er, listen to your father's words from now on. If your mother does something wrong, she will be punished. Live well."

When the Fifth Prince saw Concubine Li being taken away by the Imperial Guards, he wanted to stop them but his legs were unable to move and he rolled off his chair.

He cried out with a broken heart: "Mother..."

Then she looked at the emperor and shouted, "Father, please spare my mother's life because she has served you wholeheartedly for many years!"

"Qing'er, don't beg your father. If your mother does something wrong, she will be punished. Live well in the future. Your mother is leaving."

The Fifth Prince, lying on the ground, watched Concubine Li being taken away, his heart filled with grief and helplessness.

He knew he couldn't change the situation and could only cry silently.

Mo Yan knew that Concubine Li took all the responsibility and the emperor would definitely not punish the fifth prince whose legs were crippled.

"Father, I have found out that there are fifty or sixty assassins living in a courtyard outside Jiuyuan City. They are the assassins who assassinated me at that time."

"Shen Xiao..."

"The humble position is here."

"Take two hundred imperial guards to a courtyard outside Jiuyuan, arrest the fifty or sixty death warriors living there, and interrogate them strictly. If they resist, execute them on the spot."

"I humble my duty and obey the decree."

The Fifth Prince suddenly looked up at Mo Yan. He didn't expect that even though Mu Yu and the others had all escaped, Mo Yan still found their tracks.

All the assassins he had worked so hard to raise were gone this time. His heart was bleeding. Although he was unwilling, he dared not say anything, otherwise he would definitely be scolded by his father.

My mother made a mistake, and although my father did not implicate me, he knew that he was related to the assassination of Mo Yan, but he just didn't say it.

The emperor continued, "The Minister of History Wen Zhixing helped Concubine Li to murder the prince and the princess. His crime is extremely heinous. I hereby order his immediate execution. All boys under ten years old in the Wen family shall be executed, and all female family members shall be sold. I decree this."

The Fifth Prince was now completely disheartened. His grandfather's entire clan had been wiped out. Who would be able to help him in the future?

The emperor looked at the fifth prince lying on the ground and said, "Fifth Prince, although you did not participate in the assassination of the crown prince, your mother did something extremely evil. As her son, you are to blame. Considering that you are my son and your legs are disabled, I will not hold you responsible."

"From now on, you will stay in your own mansion. You are not allowed to step out of the mansion without my permission!"

After the emperor finished speaking, he flicked his sleeves and left.

The fifth prince looked at the emperor's departing back, his heart filled with resentment and unwillingness.

Mo Yan looked at the Fifth Prince and turned to leave.

As soon as this matter came out, the harem was in an uproar. Several concubines were harmed when they were pregnant by Concubine Li, and they wished they could tear Concubine Li to pieces.

But the emperor had already given her a three-foot white silk, and she would not survive today. However, the resentment in their hearts had not subsided, and they transferred all their resentment to the fifth prince.