Hairpin Phoenix

   Chapter 598 Implicated (2)

  The sky is getting darker.

   Several candlesticks were lit in the hall, and the wind lanterns under the corridor eaves were also hung up, and the dim yellow light fell on the kneeling figure under the corridor eaves.

  Li Hao didn't move, his handsome face seemed to be fixed, and there was a look of humiliation and burden in the silence.

   This qualitative and stamina cannot be admired.

   Eunuch Liu came out again, and it was already two hours later: "The emperor has an oral decree, and His Royal Highness Xuan Third Prince will meet."

  Li Hao thanked him and got up from the ground. Kneeling for two hours, my knees were stiff and tingling. He just endured it with extraordinary stamina, and his footsteps were slightly sluggish when walking.

   After entering the main hall, looking at Emperor Yongjia with cold eyes, Li Hao knelt down again: "My son has seen the father and emperor."

  Emperor Yongjia stared at Li Hao with a burning gaze: "Li Hao, I ask you, is what Shen Shilang said in the memorial true or false? Are you really connected with the Qian family?"

  Li Hao raised his head, Jun's face was full of bitterness: "Father, I really don't know how to explain this matter."

"Every New Year's Day, there are a lot of people inside and outside the capital who come to the Prince's Mansion to give gifts. The Qian family is also among them. Erchen has an aide from Jiangnan who knows the head of the Qian family. The Qian family asked Erchen's aide, Erchen gave him this face and accepted the gift."

   "Other than that, Erchen has no other contacts with the Qian family."

   "My son didn't know the ambitions of the Qian family until this moment. They dared to assassinate the prince, and my son wanted to kill them with a thousand cuts."

The last sentence of    is very sincere.

  Emperor Yongjia squinted his eyes and didn't speak. He still stared at Li Hao with gloomy eyes: "In the confession of the head of the Zhu family, that's not what he said."

"They said that the Qian family took the third prince's mansion, and the assassination of the prince was made only by the third prince's signal. They also said that the third prince promised to reward them with all the Jiangnan if they succeeded in the future. There is no such bait. , how dare they commit murder?"

Li Hao let out a long sigh: "What my son says now seems to be a sophistry. The father does not believe the son, and the son does not know what to say. Please order the counties and counties to arrest the Qian family. When they are found , the natural truth is revealed.”

  Emperor Yongjia snorted coldly: "To catch a traitor is to make a pair, and to catch a thief and get dirty. I understand this principle. Don't worry, no one can touch you until you find the Qian family."

After a pause, he said: "I'll give you one last chance, you tell me the truth. Li Hao, are you resentful towards the crown prince and princess because of the death of Concubine Su, and you walked the wrong way for a while and went the wrong way? ?"

   "As long as you admit it honestly, I will not cut your life off."

Li Hao's eyes were dim, and the corners of his mouth were full of astringency: "I still don't believe in my son. The son admits that he has resentment towards the second brother and the second sister-in-law. It is hard for him to let go of the revenge of killing his mother. Second brother, blood is thicker than water, how could Erchen do things like killing his own brother and other pigs and dogs."

"The misunderstanding in this, I can't explain it now. It's all because the ministers are confused, and they shouldn't be soft-hearted for a while, and accept the Qian family's new year gift. The Qian family is very ambitious. I wish the four families of King Wei and Shen to assassinate the second brother. Now I have fallen into the quagmire, and I can't wash it."

As he spoke, his eyes reddened quietly, but no tears were seen, and he remained calm: "Father, my son dares to make an oath to the sky, and my son has never done anything to be sorry to my second brother. If this oath is violated, let my son. Got stabbed in the chest with a sword!"

   Even these poisonous oaths were uttered.

It was inconvenient for Emperor Yongjia to say anything else, and he gave Li Hao a deep look: "I also hope that what you said is true. You go back to the manor first, without my word of mouth, don't leave the mansion for the time being. Also, that and the Qian family. An acquaintance of staff, you have sent someone to the Ministry of Housing for a careful review."

  Li Hao kowtowed and thanked, got up and backed out.

  …

After    a stick of incense, Li Hao returned to the Third Prince's Mansion, and opened his mouth to order: "From now on, the mansion will not be sealed, and also, please go to the Ministry of Punishment."

   Jiang's staff gave his life with a generous face, and took his order without saying a word.

  Meng Yunluo looked terrified and reached out to grab Li Hao's arm: "Your Highness, what happened? Why did you seal the manor?"

   The boy over two years old beside him was frightened by his mother's terrified appearance, and his small hands tightly grasped Li Hao's shirt.

   This boy has a single name and a Wei character. It was the son Meng Yunluo gave birth to more than two years ago, half a year younger than Li Cong.

  Meng Yunluo suffered from dystocia when she gave birth to a child. Because of this, he looked at the only son more tightly than his eyes. On weekdays, several wet nurses take turns holding her, and she has not yet been weaned, so she is very delicate.

   Li Hao also loves his son very much. Seeing his son crying, he leaned over to hug him, and patted his back on the back: "Don't be afraid, it's nothing. From tomorrow onwards, I won't go anywhere, just stay with you mother and son in the house."

   Meng Yunluo still wanted to speak, but Li Hao frowned and winked.

   Don't scare the kids.

   Meng Yunluo reluctantly shut her mouth. When Li Wei was coaxed into laughter, the nurse hugged him down, and hurriedly whispered, "His Royal Highness, why is it about to seal the palace?"

   Li Hao glanced at Meng Yunluo and said lightly: "The prince was assassinated. Someone confessed that the Qian family of the five Jiangnan families had been with me privately, saying that I ordered them to assassinate the prince."

  Meng Yunluo gasped, her face turned white, and her voice kept trembling: "Your Highness, is it...is it you..."

   "Of course not." Li Hao frowned and his voice suddenly sank: "Although I have received the gift from the Qian family, I have never met the Qian family. I didn't instruct them to assassinate the prince!"

   Meng Yunluo saw Li Hao's gloomy expression, her heart trembled, and she didn't dare to ask any more.

   In the past three years, the husband and wife have been together less and more apart. She had no idea what Li Hao was doing outside and who was gathering around. Li Hao made a vow, but for some reason, she couldn't believe it from the bottom of her heart...

   "Your Highness Qi, the Fifth Prince has come down." A servant came in to report.

   Li Hao hummed: "Please wait for me in the study, the fifth prince."

  Meng Yunluo suppressed the doubts and unease in her heart, squeezed out a smile and said, "I'll prepare meals for you, and fifth brother and you just have two drinks."

  Li Hao nodded slightly. Then got up and went to the study.

   "Third Brother!" Li Chang hurried up to meet him. After three years, Li Chang's face became fat again, and he walked tremblingly: "Did you really enter the palace today to plead guilty?"

  Li Hao's eyes sank, and he glanced at Li Chang: "Go in and talk."

No one knows what the    brothers said in the study.

   It was Jiang's staff who went to the Ministry of Punishment, and he was interrogated that night and his mouth was pried open.

  The Qian family went to Beijing several times and asked to see the third prince in private. The third prince has never been seen, and the one who met the Qian family was the fifth prince, Li Chang!

   (end of this chapter)