novelhk Chapter 288: The key link, the head
Chapter 288: The key link, the head
"Come with me." The emperor stood up and went to the inner room.
Marquis Zhenyuan immediately followed.
As soon as the emperor and Marquis Zhenyuan left, the atmosphere in the palace became a little more relaxed.
This time, the queen became a little worried.
Marquis Zhenyuan holds a pivotal position in the court and is highly valued by the emperor.
Recently, the war in the northern border has become stalemate again, and it is still unknown whether the emperor will send Luo Heng to the northern border.
Marquis Zhenyuan must have come here because of Concubine Luo's matter.
I don’t know if they have a way to clear Concubine Luo’s name.
Time passed slowly, and no one knew what Marquis Zhenyuan and the Emperor had said.
Suddenly, there was a sound of porcelain breaking.
Then the emperor came out angrily.
He picked up the memorial on the table and threw it at Luo Heng.
Luo Heng was so scared that he immediately knelt down.
"Take a good look at these memorials! I didn't even know that your power has infiltrated the entire court! What I hate most is forming cliques for personal gain! You are so bold!"
"Your Majesty, I would never dare to form a clique for personal gain!" Luo Heng immediately defended himself.
Marquis Zhenyuan also came out and knelt with Luo Heng, "Your Majesty, I am guilty!"
Luo Heng was stunned for a moment.
What crime? Forming a clique for personal gain?
Is father crazy?
How dare you admit to all the charges?
Aren’t they here to report that Prince Huaiyang is plotting treason?
Moreover, they have already found evidence! Prince Huaiyang secretly mobilized troops, and those private soldiers are almost reaching the imperial capital!
"You are guilty! Look at the good sons and daughters you raised!" The emperor pointed at the nose of Marquis Zhenyuan and cursed.
Concubine Luo was also confused. Didn’t her father and brother come to help her out?
Why does it feel like the emperor got even angrier when they arrived?
"Noble Concubine Luo allowed the palace servants to poison the Third Prince at the banquet, almost killing him. Noble Concubine Luo was deposed and banished to the cold palace! The Fourth Prince was named Prince Jing and was to leave the palace to build his own residence. Without my permission, he is not allowed to participate in government affairs!"
"Your Majesty! I am innocent!" Concubine Luo shouted loudly.
Even if she needs to be convicted, she should be punished alone. Why did the Fourth Prince get involved in this matter?
The fourth prince was given the title of Prince Jing and was no longer allowed to participate in government affairs. Doesn't this directly mean that he has no chance of becoming the crown prince?
What did my father say to the emperor? The emperor was furious!
"If you keep shouting that you are innocent, I will take you directly to the prison of the Supreme Court to see if you have been wronged or not!" the emperor shouted angrily.
Concubine Luo was so frightened that her face turned pale and she dared not say another word.
"Marquis Zhenyuan is old. From tomorrow on, he should live out his days in the Marquis' Mansion!" After the emperor finished speaking, his eyes fell on Xiao Yan'an and he called out, "Xiao Yan'an."
"I'm here." Xiao Yan'an immediately bowed and waited for orders.
The emperor said nothing, but walked out with big strides.
Xiao Yan'an glanced at Ji Chuhe and immediately followed.
Only the Queen, Ji Chuhe and Lu Hongru were left in the palace.
"Are you going to investigate the real murderer?" Lu Hongru was also confused.
The emperor has made the decision, and he doesn't know what to do.
"Let's put it one thing at a time. Sir Lu, please continue to investigate. This case now involves the harem, so it's not very convenient for you to investigate. However, Sir Lu, don't worry, I will do my best to help you."
"Thank you, Her Majesty." Lord Lu responded immediately.
"Queen! You are such a good actress! The Emperor has already made a decision on the case, who are you investigating for? Hahaha, you have such a good acting skill!" The imperial concubine suddenly laughed like she was crazy.
"Come here, take Luo to the cold palace!" the queen gave an order.
"Empress!" Concubine Luo suddenly called out, "Are you satisfied with this result? Don't think that you can hide it from the emperor just because you colluded with the Huai Lord Yang Palace and the Rong Guogong Palace! You pretended to be indifferent to the world on the surface, but now your fox tail is exposed, right? You are so cruel, even a tiger won't eat its own cubs, but you dared to kill your own son!"
"What are you waiting for?" the queen shouted coldly.
Several palace maids and eunuchs immediately walked towards Concubine Luo. Before they got close to her, Concubine Luo shouted at them.
"Who dares to touch me?"
Concubine Luo propped herself up and slowly stood up. Her knees were numb from kneeling for so long, but she still tried her best to maintain her demeanor.
"I can leave on my own! Queen, don't be too proud. I will definitely be able to get out of the cold palace!" After saying that, she looked at Ji Chuhe again, her eyes full of hatred, "Ji Chuhe, you also wait for me!"
Lord Lu also stood up and took his leave.
Only Ji Chuhe and the Queen were left in the imperial study.
Ji Chuhe immediately bowed to the queen and said, "Your Majesty, I will take my leave now."
"Yes." The queen nodded lightly.
After Ji Chuhe left, the Queen walked towards Concubine Luo's bedroom.
Along the way, she was wondering what Marquis Zhenyuan had said to the emperor that made the emperor so angry that he directly punished Concubine Luo and implicated the Fourth Prince.
She had no idea.
All we know is that the Huaiyang Prince's Mansion and the Duke's Mansion were coming for the Zhenyuan Marquis' Mansion.
She didn't know the whole story of their plan, but she knew that there were some memorials in the court asking Luo Heng to go to war. This was definitely not the most critical one, but just an important part of it.
This was her first collaboration with the Huaiyang Prince's Mansion and the Rongguo Duke's Mansion.
very happy.
She believes that they will have more collaborations in the future.
……
Xiao Yan'an came out of the palace gate and saw that the mansion's carriage was still parked outside the palace gate.
Tianxi immediately went over to greet him, "Prince, you finally came out. Madam has been waiting for you in the carriage."
"What? Madam has been waiting for me? Why doesn't she go back home first?" Xiao Yan'an said, quickening his pace and getting on the carriage.
"Why is the prince so anxious?" Ji Chuhe asked softly.
"I'm afraid my lady will wait too long."
"What did the emperor say when he asked you to come over?"
"The Emperor said that my mother's caravan accidentally encountered a commoner who had fled from the Hu bandits. That commoner knew where the Hu bandits' food and grass camp was. So my father asked the Emperor for permission and sent all the elite soldiers in Huaiyang to the northern border to burn down the Hu bandits' food and grass camp!"
When Xiao Yan'an heard the news, he was really shocked.
Fortunately, the emperor patiently explained the whole story to him.
"Is there such a thing?" Ji Chuhe also pretended to be surprised.
"Yes, ma'am! You don't know that the emperor is so angry today because of this matter."
"Tell me more about it."
"The Zhenyuan Marquis's Mansion has actually been sending people to monitor the Huaiyang Prince's Mansion, and secretly investigated the movement of our Huaiyang troops. They want to use this incident to charge Huaiyang with the crime of treason! Not only did they send people to intercept this group of people, causing a conflict, but they also reported it to the emperor."
"Madam, I think they must have wanted to use this incident to exonerate Concubine Luo, but I didn't expect that it would completely anger the emperor! Not only was Concubine Luo banished to the cold palace, but Marquis Zhenyuan was also dismissed from his post, and the fourth prince was named Prince Jing and was no longer allowed to participate in politics! This incident is such a coincidence!" After Xiao Yan'an finished speaking, he suddenly felt something was wrong.
Is it really such a coincidence?