After the cannon fodder father and daughter married into the family, the whole family regretted it

The eyes of the others were also cold.

The emperor's face also darkened. It was she who spoiled his daughter. She dressed like this. Was she trying to come to him to complain?

Without waiting for the emperor to question her, the third princess knelt down hesitantly.

"Your Majesty, I have seen you. It is not that I am disrespectful, but, it is just that the Prince Consort is gone."

After saying this, the third princess started crying in the imperial study.

Everyone was surprised.

How is that possible? The third prince consort went to the East Palace a few days ago and asked to see the prince. I haven't heard that he has any hidden illness.

"Did the Prince Consort really die?" The Emperor frowned. "Why didn't the Princess's Mansion report the death to the palace?"

"Father, I am not hiding anything. It is simply that the Prince Consort's death was dishonorable. He committed suicide out of fear of punishment."

The third princess was in tears, looking heartbroken.

Several important officials exchanged glances. What a coincidence, just as the emperor was about to question the emperor, the prince consort committed suicide out of fear of punishment.

The emperor's expression grew a little colder.

"Oh? What crime did the prince consort commit?"

The third princess took out a suicide letter from her sleeve, which was written by her husband.

The son-in-law explained that after being married to the third princess for many years, his status had risen and his ambitions had grown.

The prince consort believed that the third princess had a very close relationship with the second prince, but a mediocre relationship with the crown prince.

In the future, only the second prince will inherit the throne, and the third princess will become more noble, and he, the prince consort, will also benefit from it.

To this end, he had already made plans in private, and under the banner of the Third Princess, he had done many things in private, all of which the Third Princess was unaware of.

He originally thought that what he did was harmless and was all for the future of him and the princess.

But he colluded with the Marquis of Southwest, which was a big taboo. The Marquis of Southwest was a coward and actually surrendered.

The son-in-law felt that the situation was not good at that time. He felt that the only chance was to make sure that the prince was really dead and let the second prince occupy the East Palace as soon as possible. Then, if something happened in the southwest, the second prince would be able to protect him.

But he didn't expect that the prince not only did not die, but recovered.

When the prince attended the morning court that day, in order to reassure all the officials, he invited Doctor Xing from the Imperial Hospital to take the prince's pulse in public and confirm that the prince was in good health and much better than an ordinary person.

After knowing this, the prince consort knew that he was finished.

Only then did he begin to feel guilty and blame himself. His plan failed and instead dragged down the innocent third princess. Out of worry, the prince consort chose to commit suicide.

He did something inappropriate and deserved to die, but the third princess was innocent.

The prince consort not only left a suicide note, but also a divorce letter, trying to sever ties with the third princess.

The third princess burst into tears and said, "Father, the prince consort did something wrong. He is a sinner to the court and to you, but he is my husband. I am willing to wear mourning for him privately."

She was crying so hard that she was half lying on the ground. If someone who didn't know the situation saw her, they would probably praise her for being loyal and affectionate.

Yue Xiang and others were a little confused. Was the Third Princess's behavior true or false?

Was the third princess really being used by her husband? No one could prove it, because the husband was already dead.

He took all the blame, left the opportunity to the third princess, and then died.

"Clap!"

The second prince also knelt down heavily, tears streaming down his face.

"My dear Prince Consort, you actually...actually...why is this? Why is this happening? I'm neither the eldest son nor the legitimate heir, and I'm inferior to the Crown Prince in every way. I've never dreamed of that position. Why is this happening?"

The second prince looked sad, shocked, and terrified.

But he was angry in his heart.

What a Third Princess! She colluded with the Marquis of Southwest secretly and never told him. Now that something has happened, not only did she let the prince consort take the blame, but she also wrote a note for him in some suicide note.

Isn't this deliberately leading people to think that the son-in-law is colluding with foreign officials and has been plotting with him, the second prince, for a long time and is in cahoots with him?

He must be trying to drag him into this, and he has bad intentions.

He was so sure that it was the third princess, not the prince consort, who was behind the trouble because the second prince was very familiar with their character.

The third princess is not only arrogant, but also acts without restraint, and the prince consort seems to be her lackey, eager to obey her in everything.

Where did the prince consort get the courage and ability to do such a heinous thing without telling the third princess?

"The matter of colluding with the Marquis of Southwest cannot be resolved with just a suicide note."

"You two should stay at the clan residence for the time being. Once the Marquis of Xi'nan arrives in Beijing, we will investigate in detail."

The Third Princess clenched her fingers. "Father, the Prince Consort just passed away. I want to personally handle his funeral. Can we postpone it for a few days?"

The Imperial Clan Court was where the royal family members who had committed crimes were imprisoned. Those who went in there would not only suffer a lot, but they would certainly not have an easy time either.

The third princess didn't want to go. She was a princess and didn't want to suffer.

"Third Princess, there is no rush to bury the prince consort. The Ministry of Justice still needs to conduct an autopsy." Yue Zhongchi kindly reminded.

What a joke! If you say it's suicide, does that mean it's suicide? Who knows if it was homicide?

If it was homicide, there is still room for investigation.

"Master Yue, the prince consort did something wrong, but he's already dead. Death is the end of everything. Shouldn't he be allowed to rest in peace?"

The third princess complained with tears in her eyes, thinking they were too inhumane.

"Third Princess, if a heartless man like your husband who colluded with foreign ministers rests in peace, I'm afraid that the soldiers who died on the battlefield when General Fang took back the southwest will not be able to rest in peace."

Minister Zhao reminded with a gloomy look on his face.

The third princess didn't know what to say.

"Father, I am innocent. I have been copying scriptures and praying for the Crown Prince. I really don't know what is going on outside."

The second prince spoke tremblingly.

He has been low-key enough, why is he still implicated?

He endured his father's serious illness and the prince's fake death.

He believed that forbearance was the right path, and he let his brothers fight and grab as much as they wanted, even if it meant they would beat each other's heads into dog heads.

He just needs to accumulate strength silently, and wait until the critical moment before standing out.

He has been so patient, why do you still let him go to the clan house?

The second prince felt so aggrieved. At the beginning, because of Concubine Tong, he was still in power, but he rarely showed off.

In other words, he didn't get much advantage.

But when Concubine Tong was demoted and the Third Princess got into trouble, he was implicated.

No one is so unlucky as him. All his previous forbearance was in vain.

However, the emperor was too lazy to bother with them, as a young eunuch had already invited someone.

The emperor has always been kind to his children, but today he sent them directly to the Ministry of Clan Affairs, which shows that he does not trust them at all.

After the two were "invited" away, the emperor rubbed his eyebrows.

When Fang Nanzhi and his companions received the news, they immediately stopped fishing and got off the boat to go home.

After Bai Wu was given a brief examination by the imperial doctors in the palace, he was sent out of the palace.

As soon as Fang Nanzhi came back, she took his pulse, examined him, and prescribed medicine.

Bai Wu's most serious wound was on his chest, running directly from his shoulder to his lower abdomen.