After marrying the heirless prince, I gave birth to three children

Eunuch Cui's words were shocking. The court officials standing at the door of the Hall of Mental Cultivation changed their expressions and accused Li Zhong.

Finally, Cheng Fengqi concluded, "Li Zhong is a wicked man with evil ambitions. He actually wanted to murder my father and hijack the government. He deserves death!"

"Your Highness." Cheng Fengqi lifted the hem of his court robe and knelt, "Your Highness, please punish the rebels severely and restore order!"

Cheng Fengqi had said this. Although the other court officials had not yet thought of this, they all knelt down and said in unison: "Your Highness, please punish the traitors severely and restore order!"

Xiao Ji looked at Cheng Fengqi with a hint of admiration in his eyes.

Although he inexplicably disliked this kid, he did have a good brain.

"My Lords, please stand." Xiao Ji was pleased, but his expression remained silent. Instead, he wore a solemn expression. "Li Zhong's conspiracy is truly egregious. If it hadn't been discovered in time, I'm afraid Father..."

"Don't worry, my lords. I will definitely give you a satisfactory explanation on this matter."

After Xiao Ji finished speaking, Cheng Fengqi led everyone to stand up.

At this point, Li Zhong's guilt was completely determined.

Although it was already late at night, there was still a lot to do. Both the palace and the Jinwu Guards needed to be cleaned up.

Cheng Fengqi was entrusted with an important task by Xiao Ji and was responsible for taking charge of these matters.

While Xiao Ji was explaining these things, Xie Yao led the group to find Zhu Qing and Lin Xia. Xiao Ji had made preparations in advance, so Xie Yao was naturally not completely in the dark.

It was true that she was brought into the palace today. In order to avoid Li Zhong's suspicion, she did not bring Si Bei with her, but she had self-defense items prepared in advance by Shan Shan.

Bringing her into the palace was within her expectations, but taking her to an abandoned palace and locking her up was completely beyond Xie Yao's expectations...

Zhu Qing and Lin Xia's lives were naturally safe, and the people Xie Yao arranged to go out quickly found the two of them.

"Crown Princess!" Zhu Qing and Lin Xia breathed a sigh of relief when they saw Xie Yao. "Are you okay?"

Xie Yao had changed her clothes back, and the palace maid she knocked unconscious was found and compensated.

"It's okay." Xie Yao gestured to the two of them to rest assured. She looked them up and down, and only breathed a sigh of relief after confirming that they were both okay. "I'm glad you're okay."

Zhu Qing and Lin Xia looked at each other, both of them seemed to want to say something but hesitated, but perhaps because there were quite a few people here, neither of them spoke rashly.

But Xie Yao still noticed some problems.

Just as she was about to dismiss everyone and ask more questions, she heard a voice from outside, "The Concubine Shu has arrived—"

Xie Yao gave Zhu Qing and Lin Xia a look that told them to stay calm, and then went to see Concubine Shu first.

When Concubine Shu entered the room and saw that Xie Yao was safe and sound, she breathed a sigh of relief, realizing that the situation in the Yangxin Palace was now under the control of Xie Yao and Xiao Ji.

"Crown Princess," said Consort Shu, "I heard something happened today... Is His Majesty okay?"

Xie Yao's face brightened, and she gave Concubine Shu a reassuring look. She said, "Li Zhong, the commander of the Jinwu Guard, kidnapped the emperor and falsely conveyed the imperial edict. He has now been brought to justice. Fortunately, he was rescued in time, and the emperor is safe and sound. Please rest assured, Concubine Shu."

Concubine Shu nodded and said, "I'm glad that Your Majesty is alright. I want to go see Your Majesty."

She came here today for another reason...

That is to meet the emperor.

The emperor who had already regained consciousness was in a coma today, naturally because he had been drugged. As for the imperial physician... he was chosen by Eunuch Li.

Xie Yao and Concubine Shu entered the inner hall of the Hall of Mental Cultivation together.

Everyone has been dismissed. Si Nan, Zhu Qing and others are guarding outside. Apart from the two of them, Xiao Ji is also there.

Concubine Shu thought for a moment, then looked at Xiao Ji and said, "Prince, I have also heard what Eunuch Cui said today."

"This palace and Xiaowu have absolutely no such intention..."

Shufei was not a person who could make decisions on her own. After hearing what Eunuch Cui said, she asked Xiao Ze what he thought.

Xiao Ze said it himself, he didn't mean that.

And... Xiaowu also told her... the prophecy that the prince would not live past the age of 25 has now been broken.

If it were someone else, Xiaowu might still fight for it.

But the prince didn't have this idea.

"Aunt." Xiao Ji's voice rang out. He looked at Concubine Shu seriously and said, "Aunt, there's no need to explain. I understand everything."

Xiaowu revealed more to him about some things.

"Cough, cough." Finally, at this moment, the emperor lying on the bed made a sound. The three of them stopped talking and looked towards the emperor.

"Come, come." The emperor's voice was very weak. After coughing lightly a few times, he slowly opened his eyes.

The lights in the hall were bright and a little dazzling. The emperor was stunned for a long time before he reacted. When he saw the three people in the hall clearly, his expression stiffened for a moment, and a sinister look flashed in his eyes.

what happened?

According to his plan, shouldn't this be the time...

Where did Li Zhong go again?

He slept for so long...

The emperor had a lot of questions in his mind.

"Father." Xiao Ji didn't give the emperor much time to think. He politely bowed and greeted him. "You're awake. Did you sleep well?"

The emperor's expression changed constantly, and he finally made a quick judgment in his mind, "I...what's wrong?"

"What happened?"

Obviously, the emperor's decision was to pretend he knew nothing.

He lowered his eyes to hide the coldness in them, not wanting Xiao Ji and the others to notice. But some people didn't want to give him this opportunity.

Before Xiao Ji could say anything, Concubine Shu spoke up, "Things have come to this point. The victors are kings and the losers are bandits. Your Majesty, are you still pretending?"

The emperor's face darkened slightly, a coldness flashed in his eyes, and his expression could no longer be maintained. "What do you mean by this, Concubine Shu?"

"Li Zhong, the commander of the Jinwu Guard, plotted rebellion, coerced Eunuch Cui into being an accomplice, and falsely conveyed the imperial edict. He has since been executed." Concubine Shu stared intently at the emperor's expression as she spoke, noticing the sinister look in his eyes. "Your Majesty, you're getting impatient," she said.

"I don't understand what you are saying." The emperor's voice was slightly deep, and he looked at Xiao Ji, "Prince..."

"Father." Xiao Ji looked into the emperor's eyes, "You want me to die."

"why?"

The emperor's eyes flickered. He tried to struggle to get up, but he couldn't. He could only look weakly at the three people standing in front of the bed.

The emperor took a deep breath and said, "Prince, what are you talking about? You were made the Crown Prince the moment you were born. I have always placed high hopes on you. How could it be possible..."

"It was you who poisoned our mother, wasn't it?" Xiao Ji interrupted the emperor again, trying his best to keep his voice calm.

"What?!" A voice suddenly rang out, and before the emperor could react, his collar was grabbed by someone.

But she is Concubine Shu.

The Concubine Shu, who had been standing by the bed, had now rushed to him, her hands tightly grasping the emperor's collar. Her scarlet eyes were filled with shock and hatred, and she gritted her teeth as she squeezed out a few words, "You poisoned me?!"