The empress is pregnant, and the emperor's incense continues

"Your Majesty, the person who pushed the second prince into the water that day has been found."

"found it?"

Meng Mingxuan stood up in shock and looked at Meng Wenyao: "It's not an old nun from the Royal Garden. She herself drowned. Is there anyone else?"

The queen immediately had someone brought in. This was a young palace maid. She knelt down and cried: "My aunt was forced by someone. At that time, someone arrested my aunt and forced my aunt to murder the second prince. My aunt accidentally heard it. , so she hid secretly. The aunt thought that the slave was really caught, so she took the risk to murder the second prince.

Unexpectedly, my aunt drowned herself. After my aunt died, the slave had nothing to fear. The slave was willing to come out and identify the person who threatened the aunt at that time. "

Meng Mingxuan sat down on the chair slumped and said seriously: "Check."

Who else could it be? The answer was almost obvious. Lin Jiaojiao in Yuehua Palace was already anxious about the Lin family's affairs. She heard that the arrangement to murder the second prince was exposed again, and she was so angry that she planned to kill the second prince. The maid in charge was killed on the spot and dragged out to take the blame.

"Your Majesty, please calm down. I have a way to help you get rid of your sins."

Lin Jiaojiao's breathing was rapid and her eyes were red with anger as she said, "Say."

The palace maid whispered in Lin Jiaojiao's ear. Lin Jiaojiao understood and sneered: "I almost forgot that the third prince has a biological mother."

In the royal study, Ning Qinghan was about to lead the witness to identify him when he saw Lin Jiaojiao and others hurried over and fell at Meng Mingxuan's feet as soon as they entered the door.

"Your Majesty, I have just learned that the person who caused the second prince to fall into the water a few days ago was the one who listened to Wu Meiren's instructions. I dare not hide it. I also ask the emperor to look at the third prince's face and treat Wu Meiren lightly. Disappointed."

"You!" Ning Qinghan pointed at Lin Jiaojiao, his fingers trembling, but he finally swallowed what he was saying.

Lin Jiaojiao dared to say that Wu Meiren did it, which meant that she had made arrangements and even threatened Wu Meiren. If she dared not admit it, it was not certain whether the third prince could survive.

Things turned out just as Ning Qinghan expected. As soon as Lin Jiaojiao finished speaking, Wu Meiren came in and surrendered.

"It was my concubine who pushed the second prince into the water so that the third prince could be established as prince. It has nothing to do with the imperial concubine."

Now it was not only Ning Qinghan who was angry, but Meng Mingxuan was also angry. He was not a fool. She saw clearly what happened. Unfortunately, Wu Meiren admitted that there was no need to investigate the matter further.

Meng Mingxuan glanced at Lin Jiaojiao with disappointment and said tiredly: "Wu Meiren has been thrown into the cold palace, and everyone else should disperse."

Early the next morning, the imperial edict was announced, and everyone in the Lin family would be executed.

Lin Jiaojiao knew that she had really fallen out of favor, especially the way the emperor looked at her yesterday, which made her shudder. But what could she do? If she didn't blame Wu Meiren, what chance would she have of making a comeback?

Although the emperor is temporarily disgusted with her, as long as the third prince ascends the throne in the future, she will be the legitimate queen mother, and her future will lie ahead.

The next step was to kill the eldest prince to pave the way for the third prince. Lin Jiaojiao quickly thought about how to do it flawlessly.

On this day in the study room, the third prince took a box of snacks and said, "Brother, the imperial kitchen made this specially for me. It's delicious. My mother and concubine asked me to give it to you."

Because of his status, Xiao Chenye had been taught many self-protection methods by Meng Wenyao since he was a child, so he did not eat snacks. He smiled and said: "Thank you, third brother, for your kindness. I will take it back and share it with Zhaoyang and the others."

"Brother Emperor, I still have some here. You can eat it. After you finish, I will get you another box."

Xiao Chen stayed still at night, looked at the book, and changed the subject: "Let's review the book first. The master will definitely praise us when he comes."

The third prince had a headache when he saw the book. He pushed the book away, opened the box, picked up the snack and ate it. He took out another piece and handed it to Chen Ye: "Brother, eat it quickly. It will be cold and unpalatable when the master comes. "

The third prince received Lin Jiaojiao's instructions and had to trick Chenye into eating snacks in order to rescue his biological mother from the cold palace.

He was anxious, and when Chen Ye refused to eat, he started to eat big by himself, hoping that Chen Ye would eat with him after seeing how good he was eating.

Unexpectedly, after eating only half a piece, he felt uncomfortable in his stomach and could hardly stand still.

This frightened the people waiting nearby. They all called the imperial doctor in panic. Just then, the imperial doctor came over and rushed to the imperial hospital with the third prince in his arms.

Fortunately, the treatment was timely and the third prince saved his life. However, his foundation was damaged and he would have to hang himself with medicine to survive.

Suddenly a tornado blew up in the palace, and Lin Jiaojiao cried and shouted that Ning Qinghan did it.

"The queen just wants to poison the eldest prince and the third prince together so that the second prince can succeed to the throne. Your Majesty, you are aware of this!"

Although Ning Qinghan was sad and angry, he was quite calm: "The third prince has been persuading the eldest prince to eat. It is obvious that the third prince wanted to murder the eldest prince, and he got himself involved by mistake. What is the matter with the second prince? The second prince did not talk to them the whole time. say."

As if everyone was suspected, and as if everyone was innocent, Meng Mingxuan became furious and ordered people to conduct a rigorous investigation in the harem.

After half a month of investigation, there was no progress. There seemed to be an invisible hand in the harem, constantly stirring up the undercurrent.

His heirs were not abundant, and now Ning Qinghan and Lin Jiaojiao were fighting to the death. Meng Mingxuan felt deeply exhausted after not having other children in the harem for so many years.

After kneeling in Fengxian Hall all night, Meng Mingxuan told Meng Wenyao: "I want to depose the queen."

Bang, a big drop of ink smeared on the memorial. Meng Wenyao didn't have time to think about it, and asked hurriedly: "Brother, did you find out that the queen did it?"

"No, so many things have happened in these years, either Ning Qinghan or Lin Jiaojiao. It is the two of them who have caused constant fighting in this palace. I want to send them both to the nunnery and create a new queen with noble status and noble conduct. .”

Over the years, Meng Wenyao managed to prun Ning Qinghan and Lin Jiaojiao down to a dead branch. If a queen with deep roots and luxuriant leaves comes in again, who knows what will happen to their rights in the future.

If the new queen gives birth to a legitimate son and controls the court, she will become another Ning Qinghan. This is absolutely unacceptable.

The queen's position must not be left vacant, and it must not be replaced by someone else. Ning Qinghan's existence is too necessary.

"Brother, please think twice. This is a serious matter, so we should discuss it with the courtiers in the court."

Ning Qinghan was now helpless, and there might not be anyone in the court to support him. Meng Wenyao quickly asked the Hanlin in his hand to launch an action to defend the middle palace.

Meng Mingxuan didn't expect the Queen to have so many supporters, so he hesitated for a while.

After such a discussion in the court, Ning Qinghan knew that her position could not be saved. She was as anxious as an ant on a hot pot, and her hair turned a lot white overnight.

If she is deposed, her life will be completely over.