Chapter 387 Rage

Prince An's voice echoed endlessly in the Golden Palace.

The emperor's expression, which had been relaxed, became tense and gloomy again. His eyes swept across Prince Yan's face.

At this point, no matter how much Prince Yan said, it was useless.

Prince An's words were so convincing that people couldn't help but believe it!

The emperor finally gave an order. Immediately, the imperial guards took the order to go to Concubine Li Shu's bedroom. In just a cup of tea, the guards came with a pile of letters.

The emperor looked through the letters again, his face gloomy, as if a rainstorm was coming.

Those letters were indeed written by Prince An himself. The content of each reply letter matched the previous one.

This could never have been forged by Prince An alone!

"Father, every word I said is true."

The cry of Prince An rang again: "I have sinned deeply and have no face to see you. But I really don't want to take the blame for Prince Yan. It was obviously him who secretly instructed me to do all this. As a result, the assassination failed and my mother's life was implicated."

"In the past six months, I haven't been able to sleep well for a single day. As soon as I closed my eyes, I saw my mother lying on the ground covered in blood. She died with her eyes open!"

"Please spare my life, even if I am imprisoned in the mansion for life and never leave the mansion. I have no complaints. I only ask you to spare me!"

As he spoke, he kowtowed and begged for mercy.

The heart of Prince Yan was as cold as ice, and he understood it in an instant.

This was a trap set by the Crown Prince.

There was no correspondence between him and Prince An, and all the plots were passed on by secret guards. Now Prince An insisted that the two had correspondence, not only his "letter", but also his "reply".

This long-planned dirty water made him almost helpless.

In the final analysis, the content of the letter was not wrong. It was just that the conspiracy between him and Prince An was written on the letter paper!

The civil and military officials who had been silent for a long time looked at each other, and finally someone stood up and spoke.

"Your Majesty, this matter is complicated. What is the truth? We need to investigate carefully before making a decision." The official who spoke seemed impartial, but in fact he was pleading for Prince Yan.

The Minister of Punishment also stepped forward: "I think that before the truth is found out, Prince An and His Royal Highness Prince Yan should not return to the palace. They should be detained in the Zongrenfu first."

The Minister of Punishment is a member of the prince's faction. At this time, the righteous request was really wise.

As long as Prince Yan was imprisoned in the Zongrenfu, he would never be free again. He could not interfere in the affairs outside.

Empress Xu is already a cripple, and Princess Changping is locked up in Ciyun Temple and cannot come out. There are only a few people left who can really run errands for Prince Yan, so it is not difficult to deal with them.

It is easy to get in, but it is difficult to get out again.

Prince Yan's face changed, and just as he was about to speak, he heard the emperor say coldly: "My dear minister, your proposal is very much in line with my heart. Come, send Prince An and Prince Yan to the clan house immediately and thoroughly investigate Prince Yan's mansion."

Prince Yan had no chance to defend himself and was quickly taken away.

The prince saw that the emperor looked ugly, and whispered to comfort him: "The truth of the matter is still unclear, and it is not convenient to make a conclusion now. Please calm down, father, and take care of your body!"

The truth is still unclear?

The emperor pulled the corner of his lips in self-mockery.

They are all his sons. No matter who is the mastermind and who is the accomplice, they all want the position of crown prince. Even at the cost of the infamy of patricide!

Is Prince An framing him? Or has Prince Yan been deceiving him?

This question is heart-wrenching just thinking about it!

The emperor closed his eyes, then opened them again and told the grandson: "You personally captured Prince An, and you have read all these letters. The next thing is entirely up to you. Make sure to get to the bottom of it in the shortest possible time."

The grandson accepted the order solemnly: "Yes! My grandson will definitely live up to the expectations of my grandfather!"

"Dismiss the court!" The emperor could no longer hold on, and waved his hand weakly.

The prince immediately supported the emperor's arm, and the grandson stood up to support the other side, calling out with concern: "Grandfather, are you okay!"

Fortunately, there is still the honest prince and the shrewd and capable eldest grandson.

The emperor whispered: "Help me go back."

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In just half a day, Prince An and Prince Yan were locked up in the clan house.

News in the palace has always spread the fastest.

However, in just two hours, this shocking news was known to everyone.

After Ling Jingshu knew about it, she was also stunned: "Xinyun, what did you say? How could Prince Yan be imprisoned in the clan house with Prince An?"

Concubine Wei was also shocked: "How could such a sudden change happen? What happened?"

Xinyun smiled bitterly and said: "I just heard from a eunuch. Today in the court, His Royal Highness the Grandson took out a stack of letters, saying that Prince Yan had written a letter to Prince An. Prince Yan was the mastermind of the assassination in the palace."

"Later, Prince An was taken to the Golden Palace to confront Prince Yan. I heard that the Imperial Guards went to the bedroom of the deceased Concubine Li Shufei and took a stack of letters from somewhere."

"Then, Prince An and Prince Yan were both sent to the clan house and imprisoned."

Concubine Wei and Ling Jingshu looked at each other and saw a hint of joy in each other's eyes.

This is really good news that makes people happy!

I just hope that the Crown Prince can use this incident to overthrow Prince Yan in one fell swoop and completely get rid of this confidant.

"After something like this happened, the emperor must be very angry and sad now." Ling Jingshu suggested in a low voice: "Your Majesty, why don't you go to the Purple Palace to visit the emperor."

First, we can get more useful information.

Second, this is also the time when the emperor is the weakest and saddest. The effect of caring comfort at this time is much stronger than usual.

Concubine Wei looked at Ling Jingshu with approval: "This suggestion is very good. You and Xinyun should go with me."

Ling Jingshu and Xinyun have long been accustomed to going in and out of the Purple Palace with Concubine Wei, and they agreed to it together.

Lingbo Palace is a distance away from the Purple Palace. Concubine Wei hurried all the way and soon arrived at the Purple Palace.

As for the other concubines in the palace, they were so scared when they heard such an astonishing thing that they were afraid of getting involved in trouble and wanted to stay as far away as possible. Therefore, the Purple Palace was not lively, but seemed particularly quiet and deserted.

"Your servant greets the Imperial Concubine."

Eunuch Ding came out in person, and while leading Imperial Concubine Wei and her group inside, he complained in a low voice: "The Emperor was really angry in the court today. After returning, he was so angry that he almost fainted due to exhaustion. Imperial Doctor Wei has already given the Emperor acupuncture for emergency treatment. However, the Emperor still looks very bad. He didn't drink a drop of water at noon, and refused to eat no matter how anyone persuaded him."

"Your Majesty came at the right time. With your consolation, perhaps the Emperor will feel a little better and eat some food."