Dawn is approaching, and there is no movement in the imperial city, but Xiao Shaozong is very calm.

The imperial city was already in his palm. Tens of thousands of soldiers surrounded the imperial city. When to launch an attack, it was only his order.

The old Shangshu pondered for a moment before saying, "You mean, when Qi Ning was kidnapped, a master helped him?"

"Xiao Wang didn't know what happened." Xiao Shaozong sighed: "But when Qi Ning regained his mind, things naturally became very difficult. After the witness knew it, he was worried, but it was not convenient for him to ask about it with his own hands, so the burden of monitoring Qi Ning fell on his father."

"You mean the old prince?"

Xiao Shaozong nodded and said, "That is. The witness trusted his father very much. He did not tell anyone about this. He only told his father that his father was in the court and could monitor the Qi family at any time. Therefore, the witness entrusted the matter to his father."

The old Shangshu thought that if the King of Huainan could do this in person, the identity of the witness was naturally extraordinary.

"Prince, since that witness had known that Qi Ning was not the blood of the Qi family, why didn't he report this matter to the emperor?" The old Shangshu asked: "As long as the emperor knows this matter and does not use Qi Ning with great power, Qi Ning will naturally not pose too much threat to the court."

"The witness had been hiding this matter earlier. His father knew about it, and it was also after Qi Jing passed away." Xiao Shaozong said: "At that time, Qi Ning was valued by the emperor, and Qi Ning was indeed assisting the emperor in dealing with Sima Lan. For the sake of the overall situation, the witness concealed this matter from the emperor."

"So that's it." The old Shangshu nodded slightly. Although Xiao Shaozong said it with a nose and eyes, it was all the same and could not even provide decent evidence. The old Shangshu was naturally suspicious of what Xiao Shaozong said. After pondering slightly, he said, "The prince told the old minister this time, for some reason?"

Xiao Shaozong said solemnly: "Xiao Wang just wants to tell the old Shangshu that Xiao Wang will kill Qi Ning at all costs this time, not only for the emperor, but also for the country of our great Chu." After a pause, he continued: "Justice Lu was still doubting just now and did not understand what reason Qi Ning wanted to rebel."

"Prince, I'm sorry, the old minister said bluntly that even if Qi Ning is not really a bloodline in the Qi family, it doesn't mean he has the reason to rebel." The old Shangshu said: "Is it the prince who wants to say that Qi Ning was abused by the wife of the Qi family when she was young, so she hated my great Chu for this reason, so she wanted to rebel?"

Xiao Shaozong shook his head and said, "Of course it's not because of this. It's just his personal grudge with the Qi family. Moreover, the emperor treats him with great kindness, so he has no reason to rebel because of this."

"The old minister is confused."

"Sir, since Qi Ning is not the blood of the Qi family, he will never come out of the ground?" Xiao Shaozong sneered: "He was indeed born to Liu, but his father is just someone else!"

The corners of the old Shangshu's eyes twitched again, and Xiao Shaozong approached his ear and whispered: "Once Qi Ning knows who his biological father is, he will definitely be in a rebellious mind. As far as I know, he has actually already doubted his origin and has been secretly investigating his own life experience. If I was not wrong, he already knew who his father was, so he would have this act of regicide."

"Who is his father?" the old minister asked anxiously.

Before Xiao Shaozong could speak, he suddenly heard the sound of drums on the top of the city. Everyone under the city looked up at the top of the city. He saw that Qi Ning had appeared at the top of the city and looked down at the city from a high place. He soon heard Qi Ning say loudly: "Sir, the Queen, and several nobles in the palace have come over, and now he can leave the city."

The old minister immediately bowed and said, "I am waiting for the emperor."

The queen comes out of the city!”

"Sir, there are many attendants who accompany the queen and several nobles out of the palace. Please place them well." Qi Ning's eyes turned to Xiao Shaozong and shouted: "Xiao Shaozong, if any of them suffers any damage, the responsibility will be on you."

Xiao Shaozong carried his hands on his back and said lightly: "The palace maids can leave the palace, but no eunuchs are allowed to leave the city."

Qi Ning frowned and said, "What do you mean?"

"You sneak into the palace to assassinate this time, with many killers." Xiao Shaozong said: "If you let them pretend to be eunuchs and mingle out of the city, it is not impossible. None of the assassins who entered the palace this time will come out of the city."

Qi Ning laughed and said, "It makes sense and it makes sense." He said in a deep voice: "Open the city gate!"

The gate of the imperial city quickly made a "rattle" sound, and the heavy city gate slowly opened. Qi Ning mainly arranged the queen to leave the city, but also sent several inner palace concubines near Fengyi Palace out of the city. There were many noble people in the harem, so it was impossible for everyone to be organized to leave the palace within more than an hour. Although the queen and several noble people left the city, there were many eunuchs and palace maids accompanying him. The long team had already been waiting behind the city gate. The city gate opened wide, and a group of palace maids came out of the city gate surrounded by the queen's phoenix chariot.

Xiao Shaozong did not allow eunuchs to leave the city, so the eunuchs who accompanied them had to retreat and stay in the city.

A long team came out of the city, like a long snake, and hundreds of palace maids came out of the city. The queen's phoenix chariot approached, Xiao Shaozong and the old Shangshu had already knelt on the side, and the military formation had already dodged a spacious passage.

"Prince, although the Sima Mansion has been confiscated, the courtyard has not been damaged and has been sealed." When the queen's phoenix chariot has passed, the old Shangshu stood up and said to Xiao Shaozong: "The old minister thinks that the queen and several nobles can temporarily settle in the Sima Mansion. I wonder what the prince wants?"

After the Sima family was executed, their property was confiscated. It turned out that the Duke's Mansion had been sealed, and the court had not dealt with it in detail. However, the Sima family had been in the fortunate history for decades and had many nobles for many years. The Sima family also occupied a vast area with many courtyards. After the queen left the city, there were hundreds of people. It was really not easy to find a residence in the capital temporarily. Sima's Mansion was indeed a good place for temporary settlement. Xiao Shaozong immediately said: "Everything depends on the old man's wishes."

"Yuan Moxian!" The old minister called out, and Yuan Moxian came over immediately. The old minister ordered: "You escort the queen to the previous Sima Mansion and send someone to inform the Kyoto Prefecture Prime Minister Tiezheng immediately, and ask him to send the Kyoto Prefecture servants to protect the safety of the queen and all nobles."

Yuan Moxian bowed and left in a hurry.

When the last person left the city, the gate of the imperial city was immediately closed. Qi Ning looked at the long team. He knew that Chi Danmei was among them at this time, but there were too many people, and he didn't know where Chi Danmei was. Just waiting for the team to pass through the military formation, Qi Ning looked up at the sky and found that a trace of whiteness had appeared in the east horizon.

Dawn has arrived!

"Qining, the queen has left the city. Do you want to tie yourself out of the city?" Xiao Shaozong looked up at Qi Ning at the top of the city: "I don't have the patience to continue waiting."

Qi Ning laughed and suddenly raised his hand to point at Xiao Shaozong and said sternly: "Xiao Shaozong, you are still pretending here. The emperor was harmed by you. You turned against you and framed me. It was shameless."

"Oh?" Xiao Shaozong was calm and calm, with a chuckling on his lips: "Do you have evidence?"

Qi Ning sneered: "I have sent someone to look for evidence and found clues, but soon there will be sufficient evidence to prove that the emperor was harmed by you."

At this time, Dou Kui and others came forward. Dou Kui raised his hand and pointed at Qi Ning on the top of the city and cursed: "

Qi Ning, you, a rebel who is ruthless, are still slandering people here. You bring the assassin into the palace and assassinate the emperor. Even the noble father-in-law can testify, but are you still quibbling?"

"Qinning, you have insulted the Jinyi Qi family's statement." Another person shouted loudly: "If you still have the sense of shame, immediately tie yourself up and apologize to the prince and the civil and military officials of the court!"

"If you are stubborn and unscrupulous, the army will attack the city and after the city is broken, you will definitely be smashed into pieces!"

A group of people insulted Qi Ning loudly. Qi Ning sighed and said, "This is not a vegetable market, don't scold the streets here. After all, they are all senior officials of the court. It is better to keep a little decent." His voice was not loud, but his energy penetrated and easily suppressed everyone's voices.

However, Old Shangshu Yuan raised his hand and signaled everyone to calm down. Old Shangshu was highly respected in the court, and everyone gave Old Shangshu a little face. The sound gradually subsided. The old Shangshu waited for everyone to calm down, and then said to Qi Ning on the top of the city: "Qinning, you can see that with the current situation, it is impossible to resist the army's attack on the city. Inside and outside the imperial city, there are warriors of my Great Chu. Do you really want my Great Chu soldiers to kill each other? Do it even though you know it is impossible to do it, harm others and yourself, so why do you do this?"

"My elder, I'm not hiding it. I'm guarding the city, not for anything else, just to find evidence." Qi Ning shouted: "I believe that the emperor was killed by Xiao Shaozong. This person is hypocritical. In fact, he is the real treason giant thief!"

"What evidence do you say that the prince harmed the emperor?" Old Shangshu Yuan looked cold: "Everyone can understand that you brought the assassin into the palace. If not, why would you be trapped in the city?"

"What the old man said is very much." Dou Kui immediately said: "This man is struggling to death. He knows that he will die, but he will be indifferent to frame the prince. He is really a shameless person. Such a traitor will be eradicated at all costs." He said to Xiao Shaozong again: "Your Majesty, don't talk nonsense with this traitor. I immediately ordered the attack on the city. After the city is broken, the man will be cut into pieces and his head will be hung on the top of the city to show the world!"

But Xiao Shaozong was very calm and did not speak.

"I have found some evidence." Qi Ning said loudly: "Just give me some more time, I can prove that everything is done by Xiao Shaozong." Xiao Shaozong stared at the crowd and said coldly: "Xiao Shaozong, the net of heaven is vast and unlimited, and what you do will eventually be revealed to the world!"

At this time, the Minister of War Lu Xiao suddenly said loudly: "Qinning, if you have no evidence to frame the prince, you are slandering people. Do you say there is evidence to prove that the emperor was harmed by the prince, then you can take out the evidence?"

"Mr. Lu, I said it, it will take some time." Qi Ning said: "It's just that I'm afraid that this prince is afraid that I will find out the evidence and immediately order the siege. He is guilty of being a thief, and is always afraid that the truth will be revealed to the world!"

Xiao Shaozong suddenly laughed and said, "Qinning, you just want to delay time. You said that you can find evidence to prove that this king was conspiring to murder the emperor, so I will give you half a day. The Qing Dynasty will be clear, but I want to see what tricks you can do."

"Xiao Shaozong, it seems that I underestimate you." Qi Ning smiled and said, "In this way, how about I bet with you? If I can find evidence to prove that everything was done by you within twelve hours, then there is no need to say more. If I can't find it, I will tie myself out of the city and let you do it. What do you think?"

Dou Kui immediately said: "Prince, don't talk nonsense to him. He is just delaying the time and the army is on high alert. The prince can attack the city with an order. Why bother with him? He wants to let him live one more day."
Chapter completed!