No, I was just a concubine, how did I become the queen?

"So you sounded the Wendeng drum to accuse Prince Cheng of murdering his own son?" The Fourth Master's face suddenly darkened.

In fact, many people had gathered outside the court to watch the excitement. After all, as soon as the drum sounded, they knew something was going to happen, so they all came to take a look.

It was already dusk, and many people outside were even lighting torches.

Dong E explained everything clearly, and now the people outside could hear it.

Everyone was amazed. A prince actually killed his own son, and did it in a cruel way!

Dong E kowtowed three times and said loudly, "This is the truth. I have witnesses who saw the whole thing!"

"Your Majesty, please handle this impartially and make the murderer pay with his life!"

She had long stopped loving Prince Cheng. After all, who could love a man who had hundreds of women in his heart?

All her compromises and false gentleness were just for her son Hongsheng.

As long as her son is good, she doesn't mind acting with Prince Cheng for the rest of her life.

But now that her son is gone, she must avenge him!

It is definitely not possible to poison her privately. She still has her family around, and I can't hurt everyone.

And since she wanted to be buried with her son after her death, she couldn't be a sinner.

So she sat in the room for a quarter of an hour and came up with a good idea to clear her son's name.

His Majesty had long disliked Prince Cheng, but because he was timid and afraid of trouble, he hid away quickly, so he had no reason to deal with him.

Now, she handed over the knife and let Prince Cheng die!

The Fourth Master sighed silently and said to Su Peisheng, "Have someone bring Prince Cheng here to face the court!"

In fact, from his heart, he had already believed what Dong E said.

Even if the third brother did not kill Hongsheng intentionally, Hongsheng's death was still related to him.

After all, he and Cha Cha have been investigating the issue of foot binding in a big way these days. With the timid nature of the third brother, he must have been as panic-stricken as a trapped beast.

If Hong Sheng happened to bump into it at this moment, it is possible that he would be accidentally injured.

However, all this still needs to be investigated, so the right thing to do is to bring the third brother here first.

Prince Cheng was still sitting in his study, feeling empty and aching in his heart, but he didn't expect that the officers and soldiers from the Bujun Yamen would break in directly.

"What are you doing?!" Prince Cheng shouted angrily, "This is the Prince's Mansion, how dare you barge in so easily?!"

The leading man stood up, his handsome face was particularly outstanding, it was Saiqi.

He said with a fake smile: "Prince Cheng, His Majesty invites you, please forgive me~~"

He stared at Prince Cheng with his phoenix eyes, but his dark eyes were filled with bottomless hatred.

Because he knew that the person in front of him had to bear a large part of the responsibility for the prince's current situation.

If the prince didn't know what Li had agreed to, he wouldn't have committed adultery with her and eventually became estranged from Emperor Kangxi.

And this news was revealed to the prince by this gentleman!

He had been looking for an opportunity to take revenge, but he didn't expect that he would end up killing himself!

When Prince Cheng heard that it was the order from His Majesty, his face turned as ugly as a dead man.

His mind was racing, wondering why the Emperor had sent people to arrest him with such fanfare.

Even if Hongshi gave him away, he wouldn't be arrested directly, right?

Saiqi certainly wouldn't let him sit there like that, and reminded him again: "Prince Cheng, please~~"

Prince Cheng had no choice but to stand up and move forward.

In a flash, he thought of the young eunuch beside Hong Sheng.

He ordered people to deal with all the servants in the study at that time, but he seemed not to have seen the eunuchs and servants around Hong Sheng.

I originally thought that Hong Sheng came here alone, but now I think he might have witnessed Hong Sheng’s death in secret and then ran away!

So, it's the Dong E family that's causing trouble now?!

He had already made up his mind when Saiqi brought him to Wendengyuan.

Prince Cheng closed his eyes, knowing that he was too soft-hearted. He did not expect Dong E to fall ill in the first place and let her discover the clues.

The death of a child is a very common thing, and no one comes to investigate what happened.

But if it gets out, it really is a life...

When they arrived at the Wendeng Court, Prince Cheng still had a calm expression on his face, which made the Fourth Master feel even more uncomfortable.

Can any parent who loves their child remain so calm after losing their child?

Dong E and the third brother formed a sharp contrast.

He now stood on Dong E's side from the bottom of his heart.

Of course, the Fourth Master would not go to the interrogation personally. He and Lin Mingyan were just there to listen to the grievances of the drummer.

The person who tried the case was the judge of the Wendeng Court, who also came from the Dali Temple. He had never tried a case here before and had a lot of skills but nowhere to use them.

Now I have finally encountered a big case, and it also involves royal secrets. The Emperor and the Empress are watching over me. I am so excited.

I can't wait to show my skills and make every detail clear.

Thanks to his unremitting efforts, Prince Cheng could not hold out for long in the face of witnesses and evidence and had to confess the truth.

"...I really didn't mean it. It was an accident!" Prince Cheng finally shed tears of regret. "I didn't mean to do that. It hurts so much!"

Dong E watched him cry with cold eyes, not a trace of emotion in her heart: "You killed my own family, and you still tried to conceal the truth, even killing so many servants to silence them. You deserve to be killed!"

You can't just beat a slave to death whenever you want. It has to be an accident or there has to be a legitimate charge.

Normally, no one would pursue the matter, but if they did, killing so many people would be a serious crime!

When Prince Cheng heard this, he silently closed his eyes, knowing that he would not be able to get through this hurdle today.

Hong Sheng's death was an accident, but the lives of more than a dozen servants were indeed intentional.

The people watching outside sympathized with Hongyu's death, but they felt a strong sense of empathy for those dozen servants!

After all, they are all ordinary people, and even their family members and friends may be servants in other people's homes.

Are their lives so worthless?!

"life for a life!"

"Pay for your life! Pay for your life!!!"

......

The calls from the public for Prince Cheng to "pay with his life" are becoming increasingly louder.

Even Lin Mingyan felt angry.

Even the Fourth Master would not be so disrespectful of the lives of his servants, but with just one order from Prince Cheng, he could take the lives of more than a dozen innocent people.

"A prince who breaks the law is subject to the same punishment as a commoner. Prince Cheng is immoral and ruthless. His title of Prince Cheng will be revoked and his case will be handed over to the Imperial Clan Court for sentencing," the Fourth Master concluded. "Hong Sheng died innocently and unjustly. As a token of our grief, we will grant him the title of Prince Cheng and confer him the title of Prince Duolo Cheng."

"Long live the emperor~~~"

With the cheers of the crowd, Dong E finally collapsed to the ground, silently shedding tears...