Rebirth on the wedding night, being doted on by the scumbag elder brother

The deposed prince slumped on the ground, muttering, "It's not me..."

He did not hurt Concubine Rong, and this time was no exception. He had never touched the woman who looked like Concubine Rong.

At this moment, the Queen's voice cut through the air like a sharp sword, "It's not Lin'er!" Her face was livid, and she looked directly at the Emperor, her voice filled with despair, "It wasn't Lin'er who did it, it was me!"

"I did it, it was all my fault!" The Queen shouted at the top of her lungs, "Your Majesty, please don't wrongly accuse Lin'er. That incident had nothing to do with him. I was the one who ordered someone to harm Concubine Rong..."

Baili Lin was shocked when he heard his mother's words. His eyes widened. "Mother, how can you say that? How can you just take the blame on yourself?"

Although he wanted to clear his own reputation, Baili Lin couldn't let his mother bear the consequences.

From childhood to adulthood, his mother taught him carefully, and he will never forget this kindness.

"I am innocent, mother, you don't have to do this."

"No..." The Queen shook her head, "It was indeed my mother who did it."

Seeing her son's haggard appearance, she felt heartbroken.

After years of struggling, she decided to tell the truth.

Even if she holds the supreme position, how can she sleep peacefully when she sees her only son suffering?

The queen stroked Baili Lin's face, her eyes full of regret.

Then, she turned to the emperor and knelt down. "It was I who arranged for someone to push Concubine Rong into the lake. My original intention was just to teach her a lesson. Concubine Rong's death really had nothing to do with Lin'er. He just happened to be there. If the emperor doesn't believe it, you can summon Nanny Zhen. She will confirm everything."

When the Queen mentioned Nanny Zhen, she showed reluctance. Nanny Zhen was not only her maid, but also a family member.

Now, with the truth out, neither of them can escape punishment.

However, this was enough. At least it could save his son from being wrongly accused.

"Mother, why are you doing this?" Baili Lin looked at his mother in disbelief, almost losing his voice.

There was an uproar in the court, and all the officials were surprised. No one expected that things would take such a turn.

Even Baili Yan, who had always believed that it was the prince who did it, was shocked.

The queen looked at the emperor with tears in her eyes and begged: "All the mistakes were caused by me. It has nothing to do with Lin'er."

Concubine Wu sneered at the side, "It turned out that it was your evil plan that caused the prince to suffer injustice for many years."

The queen trembled slightly and remained silent.

Concubine Wu was secretly pleased with herself, and from then on the Queen had no chance of turning the tide.

The queen lowered her head and said softly, "It's all my fault."

She is willing to take all responsibility just to clear her son's name.

The emperor did not speak, but just sat quietly, with endless sadness in his eyes.

"Your Majesty, please clear Lin'er's name." The queen pleaded again.

"No!" Baili Lin suddenly interrupted his mother. He couldn't let his mother be punished for his own affairs.

His days in the cold palace made him deeply aware of the hardships there. If the truth came out, his father would definitely depose his mother and send her to the cold palace.

He absolutely did not want to see his mother suffer such pain.

"Mother, please stop talking." Baili Lin said firmly. But the queen had made up her mind and would not waver. "Your Majesty, please punish me. This is all my fault."

The emperor looked at the two people kneeling in front of him, one was his wife, the other was his proud son. He sighed and said, "After so many years, do you really think I don't know what happened?"

The Queen and Baili Lin both looked at the Emperor in surprise.

Then, the emperor continued, "Concubine Rong is innocent, but you, Queen, have been hiding the truth. As the mother of a country, how can you have such a heart!"

However, after such a long time, the hatred in the emperor's heart has slowly faded, "The death of Concubine Rong is not only your responsibility, but also my fault. I did not protect her well."

The emperor felt even more heartbroken when he mentioned the once lively and lovely woman.

"I have not appointed a new crown prince because I wanted to give Lin'er a chance. Just a few days ago, I was planning to restore his status as crown prince."

As soon as these words were spoken, the ministers present began to talk about it.

Concubine Wu's face turned pale and she clenched her fists. Baili Ye's expression also became very ugly. He stared at the emperor and his breathing became rapid.

The emperor turned to Baili Lin, his eyes full of disappointment, "But, what you did makes me very disappointed."

"Your Majesty..." The queen wanted to explain, but was sternly stopped by the emperor.

"Do you know what you have done?" the emperor asked coldly.

Baili Lin felt very uneasy, as if all his secrets had been seen through.

"You actually colluded with the people of Xingxiu Temple to deceive me. With such a dark mind, how can I entrust the country to you to govern!" The emperor was furious.

Hearing this, Baili Lin's face turned pale instantly and he collapsed to the ground. The abbot of Xingxiu Temple not far away also fell to the ground in shock.

The emperor had already seen through everything and looked disappointed.

A few days ago, a eunuch quietly told him that someone was secretly colluding with the master of Xingxiu Temple. He chose to remain silent, hoping that his son Baili Lin would repent, but things went against his wishes and Baili's betrayal was finally confirmed.

"You are stubborn and unrepentant, and are no longer fit to be a monarch. From today on, your royal status is abolished, and you must go to Qing'an Temple to practice."

The emperor's decisive words completely extinguished the last glimmer of hope in Baili's heart.

everything is over.

The queen hastily dissuaded him: "Your Majesty, how can this be possible!"

But her words didn't change anything.

The emperor was equally stern with the queen: "You have a heart as vicious as a snake and have framed the concubines in the harem for many years, concealing the truth and adding crime to crime. For the sake of our past friendship, I will keep your position as queen, but from now on, you must go to the royal temple to practice asceticism and are not allowed to set foot in the palace."

When the queen heard this, her eyes went dark and she fainted on the ground.

The originally peaceful court became turbulent because of this incident.

The prince was demoted to a commoner and sent to Qing'an Temple to live out the rest of his life; although the queen retained her title, she lost her power and was sent to the temple to meditate.

Since then, the influence of this faction has disappeared.

In the court, ministers were discussing and speculating who would be the new crown prince, the fourth prince or the seventh prince?

Concubine Wu and her supporter, the Fourth Prince, are powerful, while Concubine Xian and the Seventh Prince's support is also gradually increasing.

The emperor's mind is hard to guess.

As the storm came to an end, the star observation was also hastily ended.

The emperor was furious and ordered the arrest and execution of the abbot of Xingxiu Temple.

Upon seeing this, the ministers left one after another, fearing that they would be implicated.

The emperor looked extremely tired, as if he had aged a lot overnight, and sat alone in the imperial study, deep in thought.

At this time, the eunuch quietly announced the arrival of the imperial teacher.

Although he initially did not want to see anyone, the emperor still allowed the imperial teacher into the room.

"Changfeng..." the emperor sighed.