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Amid Situ Feng's "farewell" and the depression of others, Xie Yuantang and Situ Yan returned home happily as a couple!

As soon as the two men left, Situ Qing on the other side got the news and knew what happened here.

Situ Qing sneered and slammed the table angrily: "You are so brave!"

"emperor……"

Qu Pei had cold sweat on his temples and his heart was in his throat.

I kept repeating in my mind: Hey, little ancestor, how dare you use a knife on the princess?

Poor eunuch Qu wanted to say a few good words for Xie Yuantang and Situ Yan, but he couldn't think of a good excuse no matter how hard he scratched his head.

Situ Qing glanced at him and said, "If your head itches, go wash it!"

Qu Pei: “…Yes.”

Situ Qing snorted and said in a deep voice: "What do you want to say?"

Qu Pei was really at his wit's end. After a long pause, he finally said, "Well... maybe the little imperial concubine was also infected with the madness, so she lost control?"

Situ Qing: “…” So the entire royal family is either fools or crazy, right?

Is this a madhouse?

Qu Pei thought that Situ Qing would definitely punish Xie Yuantang and Situ Yan severely, but he didn't.

Situ Qing was silent for a long time, then slowly said, "Send someone to check on Qing'er, and call the second brother to me."

Qu Pei was stunned for a moment, then quickly replied "yes".

Not long after, Situ Ran came in with a sad face: "Your son pays respects to the emperor."

Situ Qing frowned and looked at him: "Get up."

Situ Ran shook his head and knelt there: "I know I was wrong. I didn't fulfill my responsibility as a brother. Please punish me, father."

Situ Qing: “…” These days, those who take the blame have learned to answer quickly!

Looking at the pitiful second child, the emperor's fatherly heart finally felt a little distressed and waved his hand, saying:

"Get up. I didn't say I was going to punish you. I just hope you can keep an eye on them."

Situ Ran whispered: "Father, if you can't control me, how can I be so virtuous and capable as you?"

Situ Qing was speechless: "Then you can't just not try!"

Situ Ran touched his nose: "Old Three can try it, he is in charge of 200,000, how happy!"

Situ Qing: “…”

He could even imagine how much money was in Xie Yuantang's evil little notebook!

Situ Qing rubbed his temples, sighed and asked, "Tell me, what happened from the beginning to the end?"

"Yes……"

Situ Ran was quite fair. He described what happened from an objective perspective, without any bias and only stating the facts.

Situ Qing listened, frowning from time to time and sighing from time to time.

After hearing the whole story, Situ Qing was silent. He looked up at Lao Er and asked, "What do you think about this?"

Situ Ran was slightly startled, and after thinking for a while, he still answered in an objective and fair manner: "I think that although Fifth Brother's wife is wrong, it is understandable considering the reason why she did it. After all, she and Fifth Brother escaped death yesterday. And the current evidence...I and I are the biggest suspects."

After a pause, Situ Ran added, "In fact, I think it's a good idea for Fifth Sister-in-law to speak out about this matter. Looking back at any dynasty change in history, the cause was royal family disputes. If it were someone else, they might not say anything at all, and would only become more and more alienated and cruel."

As if he had not expected him to make such a statement, Situ Qing narrowed his eyes slightly and nodded: "Go on."

Situ Ran: "My sister is also at fault. She...she is involved in the Crown Prince's affairs. Based on the evidence I have investigated so far, she is at least not completely innocent. That is why my sister-in-law targeted her. However, her actions were too cruel, which is not advisable."

Situ Qing said with a smile: "You can give each of them fifty lashes, but you won't offend anyone."

Situ Ran quickly cupped his hands: "I just..."

"Never mind, I didn't say you were wrong."

Situ Qing waved his hand: "You said Qing'er is not innocent in this matter. In your opinion, can she do this alone? Who is the real culprit behind the whole thing?"

Situ Ran froze for a moment. This question was not easy to answer.

He lowered his head and said, "There is insufficient evidence at the moment, so I can't say for sure."

Situ Qing snorted coldly: "Is it hard to say, or do you dare not say it?"

Situ Ran was silent.

After a moment, he sighed helplessly and said, "Father, you are so famous, why do you have to embarrass me? If you want to conduct a thorough investigation, please personally appoint the Supreme Court Minister and several Qingliu officials to serve as jurors. I am not suitable to get involved too deeply, lest people suspect that I am unfair and have other ambitions."

What he said came from the bottom of his heart.

Situ Qing looked at his second son, and after a while he finally smiled, teasing, "Why, don't you have any ambitions? Don't you want to be the crown prince?"

Situ Ran: “…”

The Second Prince looked constipated, his handsome face was as tangled as a bitter gourd, and he really didn't know how to answer.

Situ Qing laughed loudly, and after appreciating his second son's expression enough, he waved his hand and asked him to leave.

Then he called the third brother.

The first few questions were similar, and Situ Mo and Situ Ran’s answers were also similar.

Until Situ Qing asked: "Do you think I should investigate this matter further?"

Situ Mo replied, "I think that further investigation will only lead to more involvement. Breaking bones and connecting tendons will only make relatives sad and enemies happy. It is better to close the case here. I believe that the person behind this will never do evil again after this lesson."

Situ Qing smiled and said, "Mo'er, you also know that your elder brother is useless, so do you want to be the crown prince?"

Situ Mo immediately raised his head, a gleam of light flashed in his eyes, and he pursed his lips and said, "I am weak and not suitable, but...if your Majesty allows me to be the emperor, then I will die and not let you down."

……

The third person to be called was Lao Liu.

Situ Qing asked: "Do you think it was Qing'er's fault or Xie Yuantang's fault?"

Situ Xu looked around and asked quietly, "Father, will you tell Xie Yuantang about today's conversation?"

Situ Qing: “…No.”

Situ Xu waved his hand and said, "Of course it's Xie Yuantang's fault! He even used a knife, it was so cruel!"

Situ Qing's mouth twitched slightly. He felt that what his first two sons said was fair and just, but what the sixth son said was... purely a personal vendetta!

He then asked, "Who do you think the real murderer is?"

Situ Xu: "I don't know, and I haven't investigated this matter."

Situ Qing: "...then do you think I should continue investigating?"

Situ Xu: "Anyway, I am young and inexperienced, so I can't investigate."

Situ Qing: “…”

The emperor took a deep breath, suppressed his rising blood pressure, and asked, "Does Xu'er want to be the crown prince?"

Situ Xu shook his head without hesitation: "No, I can't do it, otherwise the national treasury will be squandered by me."

He took all the blame on himself and didn't mention at all that his money was given to Concubine Li and Situ Fenghua.

The emperor raised his temple and slammed the table angrily: "How dare you! I just asked you if you want to be the crown prince, and you even thought about the national treasury?"

"Even if you become the crown prince, you can't manage the national treasury! This is simply treasonous, get out of here!"

Situ Xu rolled away quickly.

Qu Pei was about to close the door, but before he could do so, Situ Feng slipped in.

Situ Qing: "...What are you doing here?"

"what?"

Situ Feng scratched his head, his big eyes watery: "Aren't we queuing? I thought it was my turn."

Situ Qing: “…”