After eavesdropping on my thoughts, my whole family changed their fate

After Zhao Lingzhou arrived at the palace, everyone in the hall looked at him seriously.

His heart sank slightly, and he tried to appear relaxed, as if he knew nothing about this.

"Father, why did you call me here so urgently?"

The prince gave a look and Li Quan understood what he meant. He took the confession and Ke Zhiye's juice and placed them in front of him.

The emperor's eyes were full of disappointment. "Why did I call you here? You should know how important this baby of the Crown Princess is. You are so bold that you drugged her in various ways, causing her to have a large baby and a difficult birth! This is what you did!"

Zhao Lingzhou picked up the evidences, his fingers turned white from pinching them. He seemed frightened and his expression was very angry.

"This... Father, this was not done by me!"

"I know how much the Crown Prince is looking forward to this baby. How could I do such a vicious thing? There must be a misunderstanding here."

He looked serious and sincere, and if you didn't know the evidence in advance, you would probably be fooled by his superb acting skills.

Jin Yuanyuan had a bad feeling.

[The evidence is so obvious, yet he still refuses to admit it... Is he looking for a scapegoat? After all, the confession only states that it was done by his personal close associates. If he were to lie, I wonder if the emperor would not believe him.]

The emperor has been partial to him for so many years, it is impossible for him to change his mind all of a sudden. If Zhao Lingzhou howled a few times, the emperor would definitely soften his heart.

Why is the prince's life so miserable? He has a biased father, a Buddhist mother, a cunning third brother, and a broken self.

No one in this big family is worry-free.

Hearing Yuanyuan's thoughts, the prince looked at Zhao Lingzhou warily.

As expected, he was prepared to put all the blame on his subordinates.

He kowtowed to the emperor with a look of being wronged.

"I beg Your Majesty to understand. This was not done by me. The confession only states that someone in my house did it, but I was not aware of it. If Your Majesty does not believe me, you can find Wu Gui to confront him face to face to prove my innocence."

The person who gave his confession was called Wu Gui. He was the one who had just reported to Zhao Lingzhou that his brother had been arrested. The two brothers had followed Zhao Lingzhou since they were young and had a very good relationship with him.

Before Zhao Lingzhou came, he had already told Wu Gui the pros and cons of this matter.

If all else fails, he can only take the blame. Zhao Lingzhou will rescue his brother and provide a place for Wu Gui's wife and children.

Wu Gui, who was brought up, didn't even look at Zhao Lingzhou and distanced himself from him.

The emperor frowned tightly, "Wu Gui, was it your master who instructed you to put Ke Zhiye in the Crown Princess's food?"

Wu Gui was so frightened that his body was shaking violently, but thinking that his wife and children were in Zhao Lingzhou's hands, he had to take the blame for him.

"In reply to your Majesty, this was all done by me alone.

"I am afraid that if the Crown Princess gets pregnant, His Majesty will no longer favor the Third Prince. I mentioned this to the Third Prince before, but he refused, saying that they are all brothers and he does not want to target the Crown Prince."

"I regretted doing this very much. I was afraid of implicating the Third Prince, but I didn't expect that I would be discovered in the end."

He clutched his robe tightly, determined to help convict the third prince.

He and his brother's wives and children all lived in the Third Prince's mansion. The Third Prince had treated them well over the years, helping them to marry and have children and using them in important positions. He was willing to help take the blame.

If the third prince falls, they, the servants, will also suffer. The only good idea is for him to take full responsibility.

The prince was so angry that he slammed the table, stood up, pointed at Wu Gui and said angrily:

"You're lying! How could a servant like you have so much money to extract Kezhi leaves? One hundred kilograms of Kezhi leaves would cost a lot of money! How could you possibly do that?"

We can’t let the third brother escape. If he is not punished for this, he will become even more unscrupulous in dealing with him in the future.

He not only has himself, but also his wife and children, and he has to protect them all.

He must not retreat!

Wu Gui's eyes swam around, and he thought of something, and quickly retorted:

"I am the purchasing manager of the Third Prince's mansion. The money used to buy Ke Zhiye was stolen from the Third Prince's storehouse. The Third Prince treats us servants very well. Even if he knew about it, he would not punish us too severely. That's why I am so bold."

"Your Majesty, please don't blame the Third Prince. He is just too kind. Please don't vent your anger on him. He is completely unaware of this."

After he finished speaking, the third prince then brought up his mother who had passed away long ago in an attempt to win the emperor's sympathy.

"Father, Wu Gui is doing this for my own good. My mother died trying to save you. I lost my mother when I was young and grew up alone. I was bullied. Wu Gui has always been by my side. He was just bewildered for a moment. Father, please be lenient with me!"

Wu Gui's words were untenable. If what he said was true, how could Zhao Lingzhou not have noticed anything when so much gold and silver were stolen?

The emperor didn't believe it at first, but Zhao Lingzhou brought up the virtuous concubine, which made him feel a little shaken.

He sighed, "Since the servants were not well disciplined, they should be restrained more in the future."

The third prince thought that the matter was over, so he kowtowed and knelt to express his gratitude.

The emperor raised his hand to stop him. "Even if you didn't know, Wu Gui did this for you. You didn't discipline your servants well, so you should be punished."

"I don't want any rift between you brothers. The mansion you live in now will be given to the two children as a gift. You will be grounded for another month and discipline your subordinates properly."

Once he faces Wu Gui, it will not be so difficult for the emperor to deal with him.

"Wu Gui is guilty of murdering the heir to the throne. Both brothers will be beheaded immediately!"

This is all he can do. He hopes the prince won't blame him.

It would be strange if the prince didn't blame him.

It was obvious that Zhao Lingzhou was pushing someone out to take the blame. The emperor actually tolerated it to this extent because of Concubine Xian.

His wife and children were nearly killed, but Zhao Lingzhou only compensated him with a house and confined him to his home for a month.

How ironic!

The prince just waved his hand and left. When the emperor saw such unreasonable behavior, he felt guilty and did not dare to scold him.

He felt guilty towards the prince, but the virtuous concubine had given her life for him.

The third prince was his favorite son in the past, so he really couldn't bring himself to punish him severely.

Jin Yuanyuan was picked up by Li Quan and taken back to the bedroom where the Crown Princess rested.

As soon as I came in, I saw the prince slamming his desk loudly, and he was so angry that smoke was coming out of his head.

"Xian Concubine, Xian Concubine! Xian Concubine is the only one in his mind! Just like before, when the third brother mentioned Xian Concubine, father would think of the old relationship, lift her up high, and then put her down gently!"

Since my father cares so much about Concubine Xian, why didn’t he go with her in the first place?