In ancient times, she gave birth to seven daughters and was divorced by her husband's family.

The emperor sat on the dragon throne, while Pei Huizhou knelt on the ground without saying a word.

He glanced at Pei Huizhou who was kneeling on the ground, and a hint of murderous intent flashed in his eyes.

Then he slowly said to Pei Huizhou: "You neglected your duties. You are the one guarding the East Palace on weekdays... and now you can't even notice the fire."

"You must be old, and you don't have someone who understands you and comforts you, so you are so obsessed."

"Since you are distracted, you should resign from some positions."

"From now on, you will only be in charge of the Dali Temple position. You don't have to do any other positions...whether you are sent abroad as a military commander or in the East Palace."

"Next, all you have to do is wait and get married to Bai Lu."

"what?!"

Pei Huizhou looked up at the emperor, his eyes filled with surging emotions.

He spoke with difficulty in his hoarse voice: "Your Majesty, I...I do not want to get married."

The emperor's sharp eyes shot over and he smiled at Pei Huizhou and said, "Then tell me why you don't want to get married?"

"Don't you like Bailu?"

When Pei Huizhou heard the emperor ask this, he was stunned and a little surprised.

The emperor clearly knew that he didn't like Bai Lu, so why did he ask this?

In an instant, his heart turned cold.

The reason why the emperor asked this was that he wanted him to admit that he had harmed Bai Lu. He had killed Haitang before and let Haitang disrupt the Bai family.

He wanted to admit it openly and take all the blame.

What I did must have made the emperor angry.

Pei Huizhou was silent for a while, his voice was hoarse, and he said to the emperor: "Your Majesty, I really don't like Bai Lu."

"What I said before Your Majesty about liking Bai Lu and that the Crown Prince also liked Bai Lu was all nonsense, all meant to escape the blame."

"I killed Haitang."

As he spoke, Pei Huizhou bowed his head deeply, knelt on the ground, and said coldly to the emperor: "Your Majesty, please punish me."

Seeing Pei Huizhou admit it, the emperor's chest rose and fell rapidly and he was extremely angry!

He immediately stood up, took out the whip and lashed at him fiercely: "You evil creature, how dare you harm others like this!"

"This is because Bai Lu is so powerful that she can cure you! If it was someone else...if you harmed someone else, he would have no choice but to waste his life. Who would you be responsible for? Can you bear the consequences of this?!"

Seeing the emperor whipping him severely, Pei Huizhou took a deep breath, knelt on the ground and endured the pain, and said to the emperor: "Your Majesty, I have never believed in cause and effect in this world."

"If there is karma in this world, I would have died in my cradle long ago."

"Since I am still alive, it means that the heaven has a vision."

"..."

The emperor was silent for a moment, then his actions became even more ruthless: "I let you live so that you can live a good life, not so that you can ruin your life and your identity like this!"

"......If this matter gets out, have you ever thought about how people in the world will view you?!"

"You were a loyal minister to the prince before, but now you have become a traitor. People all over the world will insult you, and history will also insult you as a traitor!"

Pei Huizhou lowered his head and said, "I am not afraid of these."

"Yes, yes, you are not afraid anymore. You are not afraid of anything!"

The emperor's eyes were bloodshot, and he said to Pei Huizhou in a trembling voice, "I only hope... that all of you children can live a good life."

"Bai Lu has been wandering around for so many years. Now she is no different from a widow. She has to raise so many children by herself. Do you think her life is much easier than yours?!"

"You are my favorite child, as are the Crown Prince and Bai Lu."

"...In my heart, you are all my own children!"

"You brothers are quarreling with each other, and it has even reached the point where your lives are in danger!!"

"Do you know that if this fire is not put out in time and Bai Lu and the prince die in it, what will be your responsibility?!"

"I will live in pain all my life, do you know that?!"

Pei Huizhou was stunned when he heard this.

Then he smiled with relief.

It turned out that the emperor was angry because of this, so he forced himself to tell the truth.

It turns out...the emperor feels sorry for Bai Lu and the prince.

Also...I feel sorry for myself.

He nodded and said to the emperor: "I understand."

The emperor said coldly: "I will demote you to the rank of Dali Temple judge, a sixth-rank official. Go back and think about it carefully."

"I will not reinstate you in the future. If you want to be promoted, you have to rely on yourself to get promoted."

If the fact that Pei Huizhou harmed the Bai family were to be exposed in the court now, Pei Huizhou would definitely be hit hard.

Because there are so many people in the prince's party, the prince's foundation is now solid, and if a traitor like Pei Huizhou suddenly appears, his fate can be imagined.

Even if he wants to join other princes, the other princes will have to think carefully about whether Pei Huizhou can be used.

Pei Huizhou is a traitor to another family. If he is used, it would be fine if he is used well, but if he is not used well... I am afraid he will rebel again.

This is a real challenge for Pei Huizhou.

Pei Huizhou nodded without any change of expression.

Just as he was about to leave, the emperor suddenly called him back: "Wait, did I let you leave?"

"Stay here, and let the prince and Bai Lu come in later so you can talk together."

Pei Huizhou shook his head: "I have nothing to say to Bai Lu and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

The emperor laughed and said, "You have nothing to say to them, but they have something to say to you."

"You are dreaming now, you think you can just pat your butt and leave after you finish your work, but you should know that there is no such simple truth in this world."

As he said this, he called Pei Huizhou over and told Zhang Zongguan beside him, "Go and call Bai Lu and the prince over. All of this... should be concluded now."

Soon, Bai Lu and the prince were called over.

As soon as they came in, they saw Pei Huizhou's face was as cold as ice. He continued to kneel on the ground. He didn't look so energetic anymore, and the viciousness he had before was gone.

Bai Lu and the prince couldn't help but feel happy.

After that, the emperor said calmly, "Pei Huizhou has admitted that he killed Haitang, and he also killed General Shi. What do you two want to ask? Ask now."