Emperor Ruide didn't even look at Xu Tianru who was crying out for injustice. He looked at Xu Shaobo.

"Do you have anything to say?"

Xu Shaobo lay on the ground, no longer looking aggrieved, and admitted the guilt in a calm voice.

"I plead guilty! The handwriting on the letter is mine, and has nothing to do with... with my father!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the hall fell silent again.

Xu Shaobo also knew that he could not die.

But from then on, he stood on the opposite side of the Xu family.

Emperor Rui De sneered, and no one understood the meaning of his smile.

"What about you?"

This question was asked to Shen Siwei.

Shen Siwei is simple-minded. If he had not been forced to marry Lu Dingjiang by his father, he would probably be just a second-generation rich man living a life of idleness and waiting to die in Beijing.

Even with Lu Dingjiang's guidance, a blockhead is still a blockhead.

Rotten wood cannot be carved.

Things took a sudden turn for the worse, and Shen Siwei couldn't utter a single word when asked.

"Your Majesty, please understand! I was not aware of this matter. After returning to the capital, this child told me what he saw and heard at the border. I was shocked and asked him to report it immediately!"

"But I never thought that this whole thing was done by him and the young master of the Xu family."

"I, like Prime Minister Xu, feel deeply saddened. We have both been at fault for failing to discipline our children. I cannot deny my guilt even if I die. I am willing to accept the punishment."

"It's just that he has been away with the army for a few years. Even if I want to teach him, I can't do it!"

When Marquis Zhongyong saw that Xu Tianru had abandoned his son, he also hurried to distance himself from him.

Finally, I would like to add that the child has long been handed over to Lu Dingjiang.

Since he made a mistake, it was due to Lu Dingjiang's discipline, and had nothing to do with him as someone who had lived in the capital for a long time.

It has to be said that Marquis Zhongyong is a cruel and heartless person.

Shen Siwei was the only son of the Marquis of Loyalty and Bravery, yet he could be sacrificed like this.

But Sheng Jing knew that the Black Feather Guards had found much more than that.

Emperor Rui De didn't speak for a long time, and things seemed to be at a stalemate again.

The victim, Lu Dingjiang, finally spoke up: "Yes, Siwei has been following me all these years, and I never thought that he would be the one stabbing me in the back!"

"Although I have not been in the capital for many years, my two children have lived in the capital for a long time. I think I have never offended you two. I wonder why you did such a cruel thing?"

As soon as these words were spoken, Prime Minister Xu and Marquis Zhongyong's faces changed.

Although it was Xu Shaobo and Shen Siwei who were being asked, everyone knew who the question was being directed at!

What does it matter now that we know?

Even if you know it, you have to pretend to be stupid, otherwise the crime of frame-up will fall on someone else!

Xu Tianru kowtowed heavily, which made Emperor Ruide's eyelids jump.

This old guy, is he going to hurt himself?

Emperor Rui De was a little overwhelmed.

Xu Tianru cried out, "Your Majesty, please be wise! The Xu family has such an unfilial son and grandson. I am too ashamed to stay in the court any longer. Please punish me, Your Majesty!"

Emperor Ruide knew that there must be something fishy going on, but without solid evidence, he could do nothing to Xu Tianru.

In addition, the former dynasty and the harem check and balance each other, so Xu Tianru has nothing to fear.

Suddenly there was a commotion outside the hall.

"My Lady! You can't go in!"

"Your Majesty! His Majesty and the others are discussing matters!"

"My lady..."

Xu Wenyin's domineering voice came in: "Get out of my way!"

"How dare you stop the Queen!" The voice of Green Clothes scolding followed closely.

Emperor Ruide's face instantly turned gloomy. This Xu family is really lawless!

He looked at Sheng Jing, who nodded imperceptibly.

Emperor Rui De retracted his gaze and shouted, "What's the commotion outside?"

The door of the Qinzheng Hall was opened, and the chief eunuch Wang Yun said with a sad face: "Your Majesty, the Queen is outside..."

Before Wang Yun finished speaking, a gust of wind blew past him and Xu Wenyin had already rushed into the hall.

"Your Majesty! My father was wrongly accused..."

Emperor Rui De was furious: "Queen!!!"

"Do you think my Qinzheng Palace is your Fengxiang Palace study? You can just barge in without asking? Have your rules been eaten by dogs?"

Xu Wenyin stopped moving forward instantly and her face turned red.

Emperor Rui De had never scolded her so harshly.

This is the first time, and it is said so harshly.

She wanted to retort, but Emperor Rui De didn't give her any chance.

"I would not have said anything in the past, but today with so many ministers here, you are still so unruly. Do you really not take me seriously?"

Xu Wenyin opened her mouth: "I don't have..."

Emperor Rui De smiled instead of getting angry, his eyes were extremely cold: "You don't have it?"

"Then tell me, what are you doing here? Why are you breaking into the Qinzheng Palace? Do you want to participate in the government affairs of the previous dynasty?"

Xu Wenyin knelt down with a plop, her face pale: "I don't have it! Even if I have ten thousand guts, I dare not participate in the government affairs of the previous dynasty! I hope Your Majesty will understand!"

"My concubine... my concubine..."

Xu Wenyin hesitated and couldn't say anything.

The anger and panic he had just felt when he heard Xu Tianru being framed had now faded a lot.

Her mind gradually became clearer and she couldn't help but feel cold all over.

Fell into a trap!

Someone deliberately brought her to the Qinzheng Palace just to anger the emperor!

She even only heard the man say that Prince Jing took out the correspondence between the Xu family and Shen Siwei, and then he ignored everything and rushed directly to the Qinzheng Palace.

Xu Wenyin lay on the ground, her eyes bloodshot. She was determined to find the person who passed the message and beat him to death with a stick!

When she glanced sideways, she vaguely saw the person she had been thinking about day and night.

Lu Zhiyan had already taken a small step to the side when she came in.

Just let Sheng Jing block me.

When Xu Wenyin realized that Lu Zhiyan was also here, she felt ashamed and angry.

He actually saw me acting like a shrew!

At this moment, she wanted to leave here quickly.

"Your Majesty, I am my concubine..."

Just as he was about to leave, he was stopped by Emperor Rui De's words.

"But you came at the right time. Just now, your half-brother has confessed that he and Shen Siwei exchanged letters and framed the Duke of Zhenguo. What do you think I should do?"

Xu Wenyin raised her head and straightened up.

Xu Shaobo confessed?

It turns out that my father had another trick up his sleeve.

Xu Wenyin breathed a sigh of relief but also felt a little nervous.

The problem with Emperor Rui De is that this is putting her on the fire.

If she raised any opinion, it would be confirmed that she had interfered in the government affairs of the previous dynasty, a crime enough to depose the queen!

If she didn't offer any opinions, what would be the point of her forcing her way into the Qinzheng Hall?

After thinking it over for a while, Xu Wenyin cleared her throat and said, "I shouldn't interfere in government affairs, but since your majesty asked, I dare to speak up."

"The emperor breaks the law and the common people are equally guilty!"

"Shao Bo is just my concubine's half brother, a bastard of the Xu family. It is unforgivable for a bastard to have such thoughts!"

"I hope Your Majesty will handle this impartially and give justice to the Duke of Zhenguo, and don't let your trusted ministers feel disappointed!"

Emperor Rui De sneered: "In that case, then I will listen to the Queen!"

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