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

"Marquis of Xi'an, you should know that at this point, you should tell the truth to achieve a good outcome! Instead of making false accusations just to get away with it."

Yue Zhongchi's eyes were sharp, like a sword that could cut people in half.

Of course, the Marquis of Southwest knew that he was a timid person.

After surrendering, he followed Fang Yin all the way and witnessed his decisiveness and ruthlessness in killing, and became even more honest.

He thought that he could make merit by relying on what he knew, and try to atone for his crime.

Of course, Marquis Xinan also knew that it was a bit difficult, but accumulating some merits would always be useful. Even if he couldn't save himself, he could at least save his descendants.

So how could he lie about something like this.

"I, a guilty minister, would never dare to make such a false accusation. If you do not believe me, please send someone to the southwest military camp to investigate."

The Marquis of Southwest wanted to kowtow, but his hands were tied and he had no support, so his head hit the ground and almost split his head.

Fang Yin stood up again.

"I have already checked. The Southwest Military Camp has 70,000 more soldiers than the court allowed. 40,000 of them should be under the command of the Third Princess."

"I have a list here. The people sent by the Third Princess include her staff, retainers, and even a famous bandit who disappeared."

Fang Yin took out a thick memorial from his sleeve, on which was a long list of names.

Eunuch Fu carefully looked at the emperor's expression before he dared to go down and take it and place it on the dragon table.

The emperor didn't rush to open it. After a moment's hesitation, he said, "How are the Second Prince and the Third Princess doing in the Imperial Clan House lately?"

"Your Majesty, I heard that both princes are very well behaved." Eunuch Fu said honestly.

The emperor snorted coldly: "Call them over."

"Yes." Eunuch Fu took the order and hurried out.

Everyone knew that the emperor wanted to try the third princess's case at the same time.

"Where is the Minister of Justice? Summon him to the palace." the emperor added.

"Yes." Another young eunuch went down.

The Taiji Hall fell silent for a moment.

The emperor looked solemn and no one dared to speak.

Qing Yan, on the other hand, just coughed twice and a palace servant poured him fresh tea.

Qingyan picked up the teacup and drank as if nothing had happened.

Everyone couldn't help but look at him. They said that this guy has a really good attitude. He already knows that his uncles and aunts hope for his death and his brothers and sisters are eyeing his position, but he can still be so calm. Does he not care, or is he confident?

Or rather, both.

Qing Yan finished a cup of tea, cleared his throat, and then spoke: "Father, I see that the bandages on the Crown Prince and Lord Chen are still bleeding. Even if they are useless alive, it would not be a good look if they died in Taiji Hall."

What does it mean to be useless?

These words stimulated Qingyao so much that the wounds on his body bled faster.

The emperor recovered slightly from his fury and said coldly, "Send the imperial physician on duty today."

He didn't call Doctor Xing because he was the director of the hospital and there were not many patients worthy of his personal attention.

In the past, Prince Ning was definitely one of them, but now he no longer has that honor.

"I thank Your Majesty for your concern, and thank the Crown Prince!" Prince Ning was truly thoughtful, and at this moment, he would not make any mistakes on the scene.

Prince Ning wanted to suppress the anger in his chest and express his gratitude, but he was so angry that he spat out a mouthful of blood.

Qing Yan looked at his embarrassment indifferently, without being as complacent as Prince Ning thought.

But this made Qingyao even more devastated.

Once upon a time, he regarded the prince as his rival.

During the years when the crown prince kept a low profile, he frequently appeared in the limelight in the court, overshadowing the reputations of all other princes.

At the time, he felt that there was nothing much between him and the prince. But in just a few months, everything he had was gone.

Qingyan did nothing, but he was so lucky because he was the emperor's son and the emperor tried every means to pave the way for him.

His father was just a prince, and all his efforts for him were in vain.

But his father, Prince Ning, was the Queen Mother's biological son, and the Queen Mother was his biological grandmother.

If the Queen Mother hadn't been partial to them, the world would have belonged to them, father and son.

Prince Ning became angrier and angrier as he thought about it, and finally his eyes rolled back and he fainted.

Several court officials saw this and became more wary and respectful of the prince.

But just a few words and a calm expression almost made his opponent angry to death.

With such scheming and tactics, if he is not the crown prince, who else is worthy of it?

The third princess and her companions arrived soon, followed by Doctor Wang.

Doctor Wang bowed and examined Prince Ning on the spot: "Strange, why are you so anxious? Are you anxious to get better?"

"Your Majesty, when you have time, please advise the Crown Prince that recuperation must be taken slowly and there is no rush."

Prince Ning's face turned pale and he nodded.

This made Doctor Wang tremble with fear. Could he have said something right? Forget it, let's just treat the wound and stop talking.

After carefully examining Prince Ning's wound and re-bandaging it, he went to see Chen Haokun.

Prince Ning pursed his lips and said, "Your Majesty, Yao'er is now unconscious. It's useless to keep him here. It would be better to send him to the Cining Palace so that he can rest well and let the Queen Mother see him and feel at ease."

"Hey, Your Highness, aren't you worried about the Queen Mother's health? Or is it that the Queen Mother will worry about the Crown Prince instead of the injured Crown Prince?"

Fang Yin asked curiously.

Just now he kept saying that he was concerned about the Queen Mother's health and couldn't tell her that the Prince was poisoned.

Now, wanting to find a backer for his son, he brought up the Queen Mother without hesitation.

Can you really do whatever you want just by talking?

Prince Ning had a very gloomy face. He thought that Fang had never offended anyone, so why did he have to help the prince and go against him?

Before he could continue to argue, the emperor spoke first.

"Doctor Wang, you can't wake the prince up?"

These words sounded strange. They didn't sound like concern for Prince Ning, but rather like an order to him.

Doctor Wang carefully raised his head and happened to meet the emperor's gaze. As their eyes met, Doctor Wang seemed to understand something.

He suddenly said, "There is a way. The prince will wake up now."

As he spoke, he took out a needle bag from the medicine box, pulled out the thickest and longest needle from it, picked up the prince's finger, and inserted it into it.

In order to wake up an unconscious person, besides waiting for him to recover on his own, the imperial physician certainly has ways to do so.

Pricking the fingers and pinching the Ren Zhong acupoint are the most commonly used and fastest-acting methods.

All the court officials were trembling with fear when they saw this. It was because the needle was too long.

Before Prince Ning could stop it, the long needle had already been inserted.

Qingyao screamed "Ah" and woke up in pain.

Doctor Wang then slowly pulled out the needle.

"Sir, please don't get excited. You must stay calm. If you get excited and faint again, I will have to give you a second shot."

When Qingyao heard this, he forced himself to calm down and didn't dare to faint.

Doctor Wang was satisfied and went to see Chen Haokun again.

The court officials were quite speechless. The royal father and son really knew how to have fun.

The son made the man faint from anger, while the father made the man wake up from the pain. The two of them worked together to make the Prince of Ning suffer.

Prince Ning looked at his son and felt heartbroken.

This time the emperor showed no mercy and treated Yao'er cruelly.

After all this trouble, the Minister of Justice finally arrived.

"Third Brother, you've been in the clan residence for so many days. Do you have anything you want to say to me?"

The emperor gave the third princess one last chance to confess.