The prince is very cruel

"Empress Zhenfei, I know you hate me because of the Third Prince's matter, but you don't have to frame me like this, right?"

"The Zhuge Crossbow appeared in another place. Was it me who gave it to him?"

"If you say so, then I was the one who funded the bandits in various places and provided them with their weapons?" Guan Ning argued.

Zhenfei sneered.

"Guan Ning, stop trying to quibble!"

"Do you think I don't know anything?"

"I know everything you did in Fengdu River. Everyone there respects you. This incident is definitely related to you!"

Guan Ning narrowed his eyes, guessing that the other party had no solid evidence yet, and blurted out: "Your Majesty, where are the people who respect me? Where is the evidence?"

"Where's the witness?"

"You!" Zhen Fei was angry, her chest heaving violently, but she couldn't utter a word.

"Your Majesty!" She looked at the old emperor again.

Guan Ning took the lead: "Your Majesty!"

"I am loyal and have gone to great lengths to find the Zhuge Crossbow. This item has nothing to do with me. This is all just Concubine Zhen's one-sided story!"

There was a flash of anger and murderous intent in the old emperor's eyes, but there was also a hint of hesitation. He had not seen any signs of being exposed on Guan Ning's face, so he was hesitant to take action at this moment.

Seeing this, Zhenfei became a little panicked.

He immediately said, "Your Majesty, do not believe this man's sophistry."

"Although the witnesses from Fengdu River are still being tracked down, I know that he moved all his family members out of the capital not long ago!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the old emperor's eyes instantly became sharp.

"Is this true?"

Guan Ning was shocked. She knew all this?

"Your Majesty, this is indeed the case." He admitted it directly. After all, this matter was not easy to conceal, and everyone could find out by just sending someone to take a look.

"But I did not say that I was transferring it."

"The third daughter in the family is going home to visit her parents."

"My wife and most of my family are still in the capital!"

The old emperor said coldly, "Going home to visit relatives, won't it be deserted in a few days?"

Zhen Fei said sarcastically, "That's right!"

"As an imperial envoy, instead of handling the case properly, you move your family out of the capital. This is a serious taboo!"

"Not to mention the crossbow case, you can hardly justify yourself!"

"Don't even mention that you're deceiving the emperor. The mere fact that the Zhuge Crossbow has spread among the people is enough to charge you with incompetence!"

Guan Ning was furious and secretly vowed to teach this bitch a lesson for coming to him time and time again.

But he was also very clear about the value of Zhuge Crossbow to the old emperor. As long as the paper with the intention of giving him this thing was not handed over, the old emperor would never be able to kill him.

So there is room for maneuver. No matter how the other party puts pressure on him, he just can't admit it.

"Your Majesty, I acknowledge my guilt."

"But I have never deceived the emperor, let alone hidden a repeating crossbow!" He bowed and said loudly, admitting everything, but the most important thing was that he denied it, which made Zhenfei so angry that she was furious.

"Humph!"

"Come here, throw this man into the Sky Prison for me immediately!" the old emperor shouted, his face cold-blooded to the extreme.

This is what it means to serve a king like serving a tiger, whose moods are unpredictable. When he is useful, you are his beloved minister, but when he is suspicious of him, you are that person.

"His Majesty!"

"He deserves severe punishment!"

"This man not only deceived the emperor, but also..." Zhenfei was obviously dissatisfied with the result. She wanted to execute Guan Ning immediately and cut his body into pieces.

"Enough!" the old emperor growled, then coughed violently: "Cough cough cough!"

Zhen Fei's beautiful face was ugly, but she didn't dare to say anything more at this moment.

"Drag him away! No one is allowed to approach without my consent!" The old emperor waved his sleeves.

"Yes!" Yuwen Hongdu walked closer, with a hint of regret in his eyes. He was a favorite of the emperor one second, and became a prisoner the next.

Deep down, he felt that it was a pity for someone like Guan Ning to die.

But there are some things that he cannot decide, so he can only take Guan Ning away.

……

night.

There was a cold wind blowing over the capital city, and it was unusually quiet.

Guan Ning had been walking for a whole day and had not returned home yet. Some people at home were worried, but after Lou Xinyue comforted them, she asked everyone to go to bed.