The beauty of the Hou family and the king's plan

When the Fourth Prince saw that the Crown Prince had actually bitten back, he knelt down and explained, "Father, I am wronged. I know nothing.

Doctor Zhao made such a big mistake, but the prince still continued to defend him. Could it be that Doctor Zhao got the order from the prince?"

The Fourth Prince is not a fool. Since such a good opportunity is right in front of him, how could he not seize it?

Just as several people were arguing, Mr. Xue winked at Mr. Xue Er who was standing beside him.

Master Xue stepped out and said in a loud voice: "I can testify that everything Censor Li said is true.

Moreover, I have collected evidence that Zhao Qi killed civilians, pretended to be a bandit, and destroyed the household registration."

After saying this, he ordered the eunuch who had been holding a wooden box outside the hall to come in and hand the evidence to Eunuch Sun.

When Censor Li saw that someone was helping him to impeach Zhao Qi, he let out a sigh of relief and felt less uneasy.

On the other hand, Zhao Qi had a look of disbelief in his eyes. He clearly saw the household registration document being burned, so why was there another copy?

Emperor Chengde was very disappointed at this moment. Yesterday he defended Zhao Qi in front of the princess, but he never expected to be slapped in the face today.

In Emperor Chengde's mind, there was nothing wrong with Zhao Qi killing the bandits who were about to surrender, but burning the village for credit was indeed a bit cruel.

But the biggest mistake he made was that he dared to deceive the emperor! This was challenging his authority as an emperor!

Emperor Chengde couldn't stand it. If Zhao Qi didn't take any action, wouldn't everyone follow suit?

In this way, Zhao Qi was already a discarded pawn, a dead man in his eyes.

Emperor Chengde was so angry that he lifted the box over his head and smashed it down.

The corner of the box hit Zhao Qi's forehead. He didn't dare to dodge at all and took the blow. Blood gushed out immediately.

No one dared to plead for Zhao Qi anymore, including the crown prince.

"Xiao Li, I order you to investigate this matter and report it within three days."

Emperor Chengde only gave this instruction and turned away. The people kneeling on the ground only saw a corner of the dragon robe fluttering at the end.

Xiao Li received the order from Emperor Chengde, his eyes were cold, Zhao family.

He also learned from Princess Yu yesterday that the Crown Prince and Zhao Pingting had conspired to destroy the reputation of his cousin Zhao.

At this moment, Zhao Qi fell into his hands. Xiao Li snorted coldly, and without caring about Zhao Qi's injuries, he directly asked the guards to take him to the Dali Temple prison.

The Dali Temple Prison was dark and gloomy. It was filled with snakes, insects, rats and ants, and it exuded a foul, disgusting smell that made people sick.

Those imprisoned here are all criminals.

In a relatively clean cell, various torture instruments were placed on the walls. Some of them were stained with blood and could not be washed off.

On top of the wooden cross in the middle of the cell, a man was chained to an iron chain. The blood on his forehead had already coagulated, and his hands and feet were bound, making him unable to move.

Zhao Qi opened his eyes and saw a table and a chair placed opposite him.

"Clatter", a prison guard opened the iron chain lock on the prison door.

Four or five jailers, with swords on their waists, marched straight in and stood respectfully on both sides of Zhao Qi.

A dark figure slowly approached outside the cell door, emitting a cold and gloomy aura.

Xiao Li walked to the chair with an expressionless face, lifted his robe and sat down.

He picked up the teacup on the table, skimmed the tea through the lid, took a sip, and put the teacup down again.

"Beat him." Xiao Li's calm voice rang out in the dark prison.

The jailer was stunned for a moment, full of confusion. Was he going to beat him without asking any questions?

Xiao Li glanced over and the jailer holding the whip was startled and reacted.

He quickly immersed all the whips in a copper basin filled with salt water.

He swung the whip towards Zhao Qi. The jailer was used to carrying out executions, and he whipped Zhao Qi again and again until his clothes were torn and blood was dripping.

After a while of crackling, the jailer stopped and walked tremblingly to Xiao Li, and reported: "Sir, the prisoner has fainted."

Hearing this, Xiao Li stood up, walked in front of Zhao Qi, and hooked his finger at the other jailer.

The jailer received the order, picked up the bucket of water beside him, and poured it over Zhao Qi's head, soaking his entire body.

Zhao Qi opened his eyes, and Xiao Li ordered the clerk in charge of documents at the Dali Temple to bring a piece of paper densely written with a confession.

He said coldly to Zhao Qi: "Mr. Zhao, please sign and seal your name."

Zhao Qi was beaten so weak that he snorted coldly, "You are forcing me to confess under torture. Your Majesty, I want to see you!"

"Forget about it. Take a good look at this confession. Your confidants have already confessed one by one.

You were the mastermind behind the incident at Black Bear Mountain. It was your idea to kill the villagers and claim credit for it."

"The Minister of the Ministry of Revenue said that he helped you burn the household registration documents under your coercion. Zhao Qi, your death is not a pity."

Xiao Li was not just venting his personal anger. For someone as brutal as Zhao Qi, it would be too easy for him to just behead him.

I think before the verdict comes out, Xiao Li will definitely ask the jailers to take good care of him while he is imprisoned in the Dali Temple.

Zhao Qiyou refused to give up and shouted with all his strength, "Prince, I want to see the prince! If you treat me like this, the prince will not let you go.

My daughter is the Crown Princess and the future Queen Mother. Xiao Li, just wait, she will definitely avenge me!"

Before Xiao Li even stepped out of the prison door, he turned around, strode over, and taunted, "Let the prince save you? He can't even save himself, and you still want your daughter to be safe?

Are you still dreaming?"

After Xiao Li finished speaking, he ignored Zhao Qi and went straight to the palace gate with all the confessions.

When Xiao Li arrived at the entrance of the Qinzheng Hall, he heard someone crying inside the hall.

The prince knelt on the ground, hugged Emperor Chengde's legs and cried, "Father, I really don't know anything about what my uncle did.

I, your son, have been deceived!"

Emperor Chengde showed a look of disgust on his face. The prince was his eldest son, but not his favorite son.

He was made the crown prince in the first place only because of a deal with someone. Later, in order to protect Concubine De and the third prince born to her, he was simply allowed to take the position of crown prince.

Be a target, but even as a target, the prince is not qualified, he is too weak.

If I hadn't been protecting him all these years, the prince would have been pulled down by his other brothers long ago.

"Deceived? Is this something you can say as the crown prince? The dignified Crown Prince of Dali was actually played around by an outsider."

Emperor Chengde was somewhat angry. The crown prince had brought disgrace upon himself, and he had also lost face.

Emperor Chengde kicked the prince down. The prince no longer dared to step forward and pull at Emperor Chengde's dragon robe. He just knelt on the ground and kept begging for forgiveness.

Seeing that the situation was still tense, Eunuch Sun went into the palace and reported, "Your Majesty, Xiao Li, the Junior Official of the Dali Temple, requests to see you.

It is said that Doctor Zhao’s matter has come to a conclusion.”

"So soon? Xuan Xiaoli wants to see you."

Emperor Chengde stroked the dragon robe that was wrinkled by the crown prince and sat upright in the armchair at the desk.