Help! I just woke up and was stabbed by a big kid

"Since you knew that Wen Qing did a lot in private, why didn't you report it to His Majesty, but concealed it? Now that Lord Dunxin is injured and Wen Qing is dead, you want to distance yourself from him..." Gu Xu said with narrowed eyes.

"It's not known whether Wen Qing was sent by the Third Prince." Xue Duan said.

Gu Xu said confidently: "It must be him! Wen Qing is still carrying the token of the Third Prince's Palace, which I have already given to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

Qin Zhaoyue, who had been silent, took something out of his sleeve and handed it to the eunuch.

The emperor looked at the blood-stained token and sneered: "This is the token of your palace, right?"

Qin Zhaoyue added: "Not only that, but it's the one he always carries with him, and it has his personal seal on it."

Qin Zhaoning was horrified and hurriedly touched his waist. There was only a jade pendant and the sachet given to him by the imperial concubine on his waist. He looked at his empty waist and was stunned.

Gu Xu curled his lips and said, "You asked Wen Qing to come and assassinate me, and he even brought your personal badge with him. Isn't that enough to prove it? You really hate Lord Dun Xin."

Qin Zhaoning murmured to himself: "How could it be, I didn't..."

The emperor was no longer as angry as he was at first. He swept his eyes over everyone in the hall without saying a word.

Xue Duan said: "Your Majesty, arrest the Third Prince immediately and take him to the Heavenly Prison for interrogation. Let's put the Mu family's affairs on hold for now."

"How long will it be postponed?" asked the emperor.

"It will take at least three or four months to find out the truth." Xue Duan said.

The emperor lowered his eyes in thought.

"Third brother, I want to ask you, where were you during the three months involved in the Ganzhou case?" the emperor asked.

Qin Zhaoning couldn't answer.

"He must be in Ganzhou, handling this matter together with Wen Qing." Gu Xu frowned.

Shen Yongyuan's expression was not good either, and he seemed to be thinking about something.

Everyone was waiting for Qin Zhaoning's answer. Seeing him silent and panic-stricken, the emperor gradually became disappointed.

"Hey, Third Brother! Stop hiding it!"

Suddenly someone outside the hall shouted.

The emperor immediately recognized that it was Qin Zhaole's voice and frowned.

Qin Zhaole was still shouting: "Father! Father! Let me in!"

The emperor was a little disgusted. He waved his hand and said, "Ask him in."

The eunuch outside then let Qin Zhaole in.

Qin Zhaole seemed to have gained weight again. He ran a little fast and had a little sweat on his face.

He knelt down: "Your Highness, I pay my respects to you, Father! Alas, this is an urgent matter, so I am a little unruly..."

Qin Zhaole whispered to Qin Zhaoning: "You are stupid! They are going to accuse you of treason, why are you still hiding it from me!"

Qin Zhaoning turned his head to look at him in shock.

"Father, actually..." Qin Zhaole hesitated, "Please don't scold me... scold your son after hearing this."

"You say." The emperor frowned deeply.

"During those months, I took my third brother to the south of the Yangtze River." Qin Zhaole said, "I heard that a famous chef had emerged in Yangzhou. Seeing that my third brother had been feeling depressed recently, I secretly..."

He lowered his head and said, "Third brother hid this matter because he was afraid that the emperor would punish me."

The emperor frowned.

Gu Xu said: "You came just in time. I'm afraid it wasn't a conspiracy."

The emperor glanced at him.

Qin Zhaole was very dissatisfied: "Boss Xiao Gu... Oh no, Xiao Boye, what are you saying!"

"I asked him to come." Someone spoke outside the hall again.

Now the court officials could no longer sit still and turned to the door. The emperor also stood up from the dragon throne.

The empress dowager with snow-white hair was supported by a palace maid and walked in around the golden dragon screen.

The emperor stepped down from the platform, went to help him personally, and ordered someone to bring a chair.

The Queen Mother waved her hands and said, "Okay, I'm fine. I also know that the second and third sons went to Yangzhou. Your Majesty, you are busy with state affairs, so I naturally agreed to such a small matter without informing you."

The emperor was silent for a moment.

The Queen Mother's father was a censor of the previous dynasty, and he had passed away long ago. Her family was not very influential, and her sons and nephews were scattered around as officials, and there was no one with great power. The position of the Imperial Concubine was also promoted for the Queen Mother's face, and the Imperial Concubine herself did not interfere in other people's affairs.

The Queen Mother never asked about state affairs in her life, and the only thing she interfered in was Qin Zhaoning's affairs. She loved Qin Zhaoning, which was understandable, but...

After everyone saw the Queen Mother, they stood up. Xue Duan stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, I still think there is something fishy about this matter."

Xue Duan was a student of the Queen Mother's father and is now also an Imperial Censor. If the Queen Mother wants to protect Qin Zhaoning, how could Xue Duan not change his words?

Several court officials stood up and advised the emperor to act cautiously, and some of them tried to excuse Mu You.

Qin Zhaoning was immediately confident when he met the Queen Mother, and said aggrievedly: "I know I was wrong... I shouldn't have secretly gone to Yangzhou with my brother. But Wen Qing was really not ordered by me at the moment!"

Qin Zhaole nodded repeatedly.

On one side was the empress dowager, and on the other side were the court officials clamoring to punish Qin Zhaoning. The emperor was in a dilemma.

Qin Zhaoyue saw his hesitation and knew the time had come, so he stepped forward with a smile and said, "Father, there is no real evidence for the so-called eyewitness in Ganzhou. The waist badge is indeed strange. How can someone carry enough identity proof when committing an assassination? In my opinion, Wen Qing must have some relationship with Mu You, and my third brother is just being used by him."

"I have also heard about what happened in Ganzhou. How could Zhaoning have such a brain?" The Queen Mother sat down and sighed, "This child's previous behavior was just playing with his elder brother. How could he have caused any serious trouble?"

The emperor thought of the assassination of the prince and his brows relaxed a little.

Qin Zhaoyue continued: "If someone is interested and wants to divert the trouble to buy some time, then we should think more deeply about this matter. What do you think, Master Gu?"

Gu Xu pretended to think for a moment: "In that case, it seems that something is indeed wrong."

The emperor said, "That's fine. Third brother, you didn't discipline your subordinates well after all, and you didn't report what you knew... that's a serious offense. From today on, I will confine you to the palace, and the eunuchs around me will personally watch over you."

Qin Zhaoning cried: "Thank you, father!"

"You..." The emperor looked at Qin Zhaole, "You only know how to eat! I'll punish you to be a vegetarian for half a year. You are not allowed to eat any oil. You need to cure this problem!"

Qin Zhaole was struck by lightning.

"...Father, thank you, Father." He choked and cried even harder than Qin Zhaoning.

"The celebration banquet will be held as planned." The emperor said, and turned his gaze to Shen Yongyuan: "You guys check the Ganzhou incident again, and make sure it is handled clearly."

Shen Yongyuan's heart skipped a beat: "I obey your order!"

……

Gu Yue was anxiously waiting for news in the Duke Dunxin's mansion.

He was really injured. Wen Qing attacked without reservation and Shi San was not there, so Wu Yan and others actually found it difficult to resist.

Even though they had agreed to turn the fake into reality... this was too real!

Gu Yue touched the gauze on his ribs and frowned tightly.

Wuye's medicine is quite effective, but it is also a bit too painful.

But it's all worth it!

This assassination attempt by Wen Qing drew everyone's attention to the Duke of Dunxin's mansion. No matter which force wanted to kill him, they would not act rashly in the short term.

And also solved Qin Zhaoning’s problem!

It should be...solved, right?