After saying that, the man laughed again: "Oh, I forgot. Back then, the rebellious minister killed his father and brother to win the throne, but he did not get the jade seal. Although he has been looking for the real jade seal these years,
His whereabouts have never been found. How dare you confront me in court?"
"Rebellious ministers and traitors?" Before Luo Qingyan could speak, the curtain of the side hall was opened again: "Who are you talking about about the rebellious ministers and traitors? You said you are from the Cao family, do you know that the Cao family
You are the real rebellious officials and traitors. The Cao family has embezzled so much money, killed so many loyal ministers, and done so many unforgivable things. You just hold a grudge because I got rid of the Cao family back then, and you don’t know what you are planning.
How long did it take for me to think of such a crime?"
"Kill your father and your brother?"
In the eyes of others, it is indeed strange. It’s just that I promised the prince and hid the truth. I have a letter written by the prince in my hand. Since someone has raised such doubts in front of everyone today, and my brother
He is no longer here. For the sake of the stability of the Xia Kingdom, I should make the truth known to the public."
Xia Huanyu said and took out a letter from his sleeve, "Han Mingqing from the Hanlin Academy was very close to Prince Xia Chun back then. You must be most familiar with his handwriting. Come and take a look. This letter is from him."
If it is confirmed, I will read the contents of the letter to everyone."
Han Mingqing was stunned for a moment when his name was suddenly called, and then he quickly responded and walked out from among the courtiers. Liu Wen'an handed the letter to Han Mingqing's hand, and Han Mingqing took it, his eyes fell on the envelope, and he smiled slightly.
After being stunned for a moment, he took out the letter paper and read it carefully, but he didn't say anything for a long time.
"Is this letter true or false?" someone asked.
Han Mingqing responded quickly: "The handwriting of this letter is indeed the handwriting of the former prince. I will read the letter with everyone. Seeing that the letter is safe, I know that my time is not long. Recently, I have noticed that Wen Xi's heart is worried about
The Cao family seems to be very concerned about it, and I am afraid that I will feel resentment in my heart. I am worried that things will change in the future, which will not be good for you, so I will write down what happened back then for you to use when needed. If Wen Xi has not done anything out of the ordinary
Please Huanyu continue to conceal this matter."
Han Mingqing paused for a moment before continuing to read: "In the 23rd year of the Qianming Dynasty, my father was seriously ill and ordered me to supervise the country. Although I was established as the prince since I was a child because of my status as the eldest prince, I have no idea about being the king.
Not happy, I have always advocated freedom, I want to do what I want to do, and I will be content if my family is harmonious and beautiful. I know in my heart that my father is afraid that his time is running out, and I don’t want to ascend the throne as emperor, so I begged my brother Huanyu, please
He succeeded to the throne and ascended the throne on my behalf, so he sent my family out of Jincheng to settle down. My brother Huanyu always respected his elder brother, and although he was reluctant, he did not dare to respond. Later, I faked my death and took my family to live in seclusion for nearly six years. I became seriously ill.
, I am getting tired day by day, so I write this down."
Xia Huanyu looked at Liu Yinfeng, who was standing at the head of the ministers, and said calmly: "The wise king also knew what happened back then. Back then, his brother was afraid that this matter would cause displeasure to the courtiers who supported him at the time, and what would happen to him?
It was only when disaster struck that I came up with this strategy. I have kept this secret for thirty years and never said a word no matter how others misunderstood it. But now, it is time for the truth to be made public to the world."
Liu Yinfeng's face was also a little pale: "Yes, the truth back then was indeed as the Supreme Emperor said."
The man in the palace sneered, his eyes filled with determination and determination: "Letters can be forged, and testimonies can also be forged. You just need to take out the jade seal and let everyone identify it together, and you will know the authenticity. Your Majesty, you
Don’t you dare?”
"I don't dare. Why don't I dare?" Xia Huanyu's face was a bit cold: "You said you would take out the jade seal for identification, but where is the so-called real jade seal you said? Since you want to
If you don’t take out anything for identification, how would I know if you have some ulterior motive?”
The man smiled faintly and said: "Of course I will take out the real jade seal, but I would like to ask the Supreme Emperor to first release the Miss Cao family, the then Crown Princess. The real jade seal is with her. Could it be that the Supreme Emperor thought that he would detain our lady in this place?"
In the palace, can you prevent others from discovering that the jade seal in your hand is fake?"
The noise suddenly started in the main hall. Luo Qingyan and Xia Huanyu never thought that he would mention Cao Wenxi like this, and they were unprepared.
Xia Huanyu's eyes became colder and his voice became louder: "What are you talking nonsense about? Why is Cao Wenxi in the palace?"
The man said calmly: "The Supreme Emperor, please don't open your eyes and tell lies. Our lady has been locked up in the palace by the Supreme Emperor for many days. If you don't believe it, I can take you to the palace to have a look."
See if our lady is in the palace."
Neither Xia Huanyu nor Luo Qingyan spoke, but the man laughed: "What? Are you scared?"
There was a stalemate in the palace when another voice came out: "Your Majesty, Qianliu from Weiyang Palace wishes to see you."
Luo Qingyan frowned slightly, nodded and said: "Pass."
Qianliu hurriedly walked in from outside, her face full of anxiety: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, something happened to the Queen."
When Luo Qingyan heard this, his expression suddenly changed. He stood up and said hurriedly: "What happened? Tell me quickly, what's wrong with the queen?"
Qian Liu quickly knelt on the ground and responded: "Previously, Concubine Wan from Huaixiu Palace sent someone to report that the Nineteenth Prince was ill, and the imperial doctor was at his wits' end. He wanted to ask the Queen to come over and have a look. The Queen was heartbroken.
Ci, she agreed and asked Qianzuo to pack the medicine box and go to Huaixiu Palace. However, the secret guard who followed the empress waited in Huaixiu Palace for a long time, but did not see the empress coming out. When she went in, she saw that in the Huaixiu Palace
Except for some ignorant palace officials, everyone else has disappeared."
Luo Qingyan secretly clenched his hands in his sleeves, and there were faint veins popping out on his forehead. He stood up and said: "Li Huaian, send people to gather the imperial guards. Even if you dig the harem three feet into the ground, you must dig out the queen."
Your Majesty, find it out."
Li Huaian responded quickly and retreated in a hurry.
Xia Huanyu frowned, but saw a meaningful smile on the lips of the clothed man standing at that o'clock. Xia Huanyu had some doubts in his heart, thought about the matter carefully, and shouted to himself
It sounded bad.
The disappearance of the queen must be Cao Wenxi's conspiracy. Luo Qingyan has always been extremely fond of the queen. Knowing that the queen is missing, he will definitely look for her everywhere. If Cao Wenxi is found from the harem at this time,
Come out, then what he said before that Cao Wenxi was not in the palace would become a handle.
When Xia Huanyu saw that everyone in the palace was focusing on Luo Qingyan and Qianliu, he pulled Liu Wen'an's sleeves. Liu Wen'an turned his head and moved slightly closer to Xia Huanyu. Xia Huanyu gave instructions softly.
After two sentences, Liu Wen'an nodded quickly and took two steps back, intending to leave the Tai Chi Hall.
"Where are Mr. Liu going? Are you afraid that when he is looking for the Queen, our young lady will be found as well? Are you going to spread the word and have our young lady be imprisoned in another place?" The old man in common clothes suddenly spoke.
, with a hint of obvious sarcasm in his voice.
Everyone's eyes fell on Liu Wen'an. Liu Wen'an smiled and said calmly: "You are not allowed to be presumptuous in this hall. The Queen Mother's disappearance must be caused by someone with evil intentions. The Supreme Emperor is worried that something will happen to the Queen Mother, so
The old slave of the housewife went to the Taihe Palace to see if the Queen Mother is still well. With your words like this, does it mean that the Queen Mother's disappearance has something to do with you?"
The old man in common clothes didn't shy away from it: "Mr. Liu's words are a bit rude. Why do you want to accuse me? Is it possible that Mr. Liu wants to accuse me of murdering the empress?"
?It’s just that Mr. Liu had better not leave this Tai Chi Hall, otherwise it will always make people feel that the Supreme Emperor has a guilty conscience."
Xia Huanyu frowned, as he expected. However, even though Luo Qingyan ordered the imperial guards to search the harem, he should not be so confident, as if he expected that the imperial guards would definitely find Cao Wenxi.
Could it be that they have many people in the Imperial Guard or in the harem?
Luo Qingyan, however, had no reaction at all to the other noises in the hall. All he could think about was Yun Shang's disappearance, and he raised his feet to leave the Tai Chi Hall.
"Where are you going, Your Majesty? Since Your Majesty is leaving Tai Chi Hall, we should naturally follow him, otherwise we won't know what happened." The old man in cloth said again.
Xia Huanyu's brows furrowed a little tighter.
Luo Qingyan turned his eyes, walked up to the old man in cloth, reached out and strangled the old man in cloth, his eyes full of anger: "Tell me, where did you hide the queen?"
The old man in cloth clothes was a little out of breath, his face was red from holding back, and there was indeed a strange smile on his lips: "The common people don't know, but if His Majesty is willing to release our young lady, maybe the Queen will be fine."
When Luo Qingyan heard this, he became even more furious. He raised his foot and kicked the old man to the ground: "Come here, pull down this man who talks nonsense and has ulterior motives, and kill him."
The old man coughed for a long time before he calmed down and said with a smile: "Why is Your Majesty so angry? Everything the common people said is true. The Emperor has kept our lady in the palace for more than 20 years. The Emperor thinks that
, if you don’t let the young lady out, no one will know about the shameful things you did back then?”
There was silence in the hall, and only the old man's soft cough could be heard from time to time: "Everyone in this hall knows about this matter today. If His Majesty and the Supreme Emperor don't give a satisfactory answer, I'm afraid everyone will also feel sad.
Doubtful..."
Before he finished speaking, he heard the high-pitched and thin voice of the chamberlain outside: "The Queen has arrived..." (To be continued)
