After rebirth, the empress was spoiled by the emperor's uncle like a little girl

The old emperor's eyes were stern and cold as ice.

He slowly glanced at Pei Guichen and A Bao who were standing in front of the throne.

The brocade clothes that Abao wore when she was dressed as a man were wrinkled and dirty, and the bleeding arrow wound on her chest made her face pale and bloodless.

A Bao looked so miserable, how could she still have the dignity of a princess and crown prince?

The old emperor narrowed his eyes sternly, then looked at Pei Guichen secretly, while recalling Pei Guichen's confession in the back hall of Xuanshi just now.

"I have admired the princess for a long time, and I just hope that the princess will be safe and sound."

"It would not benefit me in any way to secretly join forces with the King of Wu to plot to take back the throne. It would even hurt Her Royal Highness the Princess. I have absolutely no intention of doing so."

The old emperor felt that what Pei Guichen said made sense.

If Abao ascends the throne, Pei Guichen, as the emperor's husband, and Abao have children, the bloodline of their descendants will be integrated into the Daqi royal family, and all of their descendants will have the possibility of ascending the throne and becoming emperor.

But when King Wu ascended the throne, Abao was just a princess, and he, Pei Guichen, was just a prince consort.

The emperor's husband or the prince consort, which one is more important?

Pei Guichen is smart and will definitely be able to tell the difference.

Therefore, since Abao is Pei Guichen's beloved, there is no reason for Pei Guichen to give up his role as the emperor and instead support Prince Wu to seize the throne from Abao.

The old emperor opened the memorial from the Western Prison, and the only person he suspected now was Xuanyuan Fengran.

The old emperor was furious and asked, "Where is Gu Qijue?"

A Bao was nervous, while Gu Qijue walked out from the back hall of Xuanshi and paid his respects to the old emperor.

"Your Majesty, I am here."

"Tell me, what did you find in the burned ruins of Baiyujing?"

Gu Qijue replied, "Your Majesty, in addition to Young Marquis Xie's Western Frontier scouts, there was another group of unknown assassins who appeared in Baiyujing last night."

"This team of death warriors are highly skilled in martial arts, and are definitely not ordinary people."

After a pause, Gu Qijue's cold eyes glanced at A Bao without leaving a trace, but pointed the finger at Xuanyuan Fengran with a hint of meaning, "Based on the sword wounds on the bodies of the dead soldiers, this team of dead soldiers all died at the hands of King Fengran."

The old emperor seemed nonchalant, but asked, "Is it possible that he was murdered to silence the witness?"

A Bao felt as if he had fallen into an ice cellar and was extremely surprised.

The old emperor actually pointed the finger at Xuanyuan Fengran?

At this time, the old emperor motioned to Gu Qijue to continue, and Gu Qijue understood.

"There are only a few families in the imperial capital that can afford to support a team of assassins, and one of them is the Feng Ran Palace."

Through Gu Qijue's words, the old emperor's thoughts were expressed.

With the strength of the Huainan Pei family, they could not afford to support the group of assassins that appeared in Baiyujing.

The old emperor became increasingly suspicious, thinking carefully that Xuanyuan Fengran had risen to power through bloodshed and slaughter, and his achievements surpassed those of his master, so it was inevitable that he might have rebellious intentions.

Raising assassins is very much like Xuanyuan Fengran's style.

If A Bao knew what the old emperor was thinking, she would have vomited blood and shouted on the spot - Father, what's wrong with you? Do you want to put any shit on Xuanyuan Fengran's head? ! Don't the Huainan Pei family know how to hide their shortcomings? !

But in front of A Bao, it was Gu Qijue who presented a confession.

She took another look and saw that the ink on the confession was not dry yet, and was covered with bright red bloody handprints.

"Your Majesty, this is the confession of Eunuch Su."

Gu Qijue simply summarized: "Eunuch Su admitted that the one who instructed him to hide beside Her Royal Highness the Princess, gather information, and wait for an opportunity to act was Pei Jili from the second branch of the Pei family."

Hearing this, A Bao looked coldly at Pei Guichen beside him.

A light bulb went off in her head and she suddenly woke up.

Xie Wuai had clearly told her that Eunuch Su had decided to testify against Pei Guichen. Why did Eunuch Su suddenly change his mind? It could only be that someone had said something to Eunuch Su on Pei Guichen's orders, which caused Eunuch Su to change his words.

Po was cold all over and filled with anger.

She didn't expect that Pei Guichen's idea was to choose a member of the Pei family to take the blame for him.

She couldn't believe it even more that Pei Guichen chose Pei Jili as a scapegoat.

That was the secret pregnancy of Madam Pei and Master Pei, and the child they gave birth to was Pei Jili, Pei Guichen's cousin and his half-brother.

A Bao's face turned pale, and Pei Guichen watched it silently.

Eunuch Su could no longer testify against him, but Xuanyuan Wu might not be able to withstand the cruel punishment in the Western Prison and give him away.

The Pei family has a secret connection with Xuanyuan Wu, and they cannot avoid this charge.

He might as well go all out and go straight to the emperor, confess his crimes, and finally save his own life.

What's more, the existence of his younger brother Pei Jili is a shame for his whole life. Now it would be best if he could use the royal family to get rid of Pei Jili, the eyesore.

However, Abao's reaction made him feel cold in his heart.

How could she be afraid of him?