Eight-year-old Princess: Phoenix Reborn

After finishing speaking, the man laughed again: "Oh, I forgot, the rebellious officials and thieves killed their fathers and brothers before they won the throne, but they didn't get the jade seal. Although they have been looking for the real jade seal all these years Whereabouts, but has not been found. How dare you confront me in court?"

"Rebellious officials and thieves?" Before Luo Qingyan could speak, the curtain of the side hall was lifted again: "Who are you talking about by the rebellious officials and thieves? You said that you are from the Cao family. You know, the Cao family You are the real rebellious officials and thieves. How much silver has been embezzled by the Cao family, how many loyal officials have been killed, and how many things that are beyond the tolerance of nature. You just hold grudges because I got rid of the Cao family back then, and you don’t know what you are planning. How long did it take to think of such a crime."

"Kill your father and brother?" Xia Huanyu slowly walked out of the side hall, his face was full of coldness, "At the beginning, Emperor Wenzong was seriously ill, and the prince supervised the country. In the end, the prince died, but I was the one who ascended the throne. From the eyes of others, it seems strange, but I promised the prince back then and concealed the truth. I have a letter written by the prince in my hand. Since someone raised such doubts in front of everyone today, and my brother I am no longer here, for the stability of the Xia Kingdom, I should reveal the truth to the public."

As Xia Huanyu said, he took out a letter from his sleeve, "Han Mingqing of the Imperial Academy had a very good relationship with Prince Xia Chun, and his handwriting must be familiar to you the most. Come and see, this letter is written by him. What you wrote, if you are sure, read the contents of the letter to everyone."

Han Mingqing was stunned for a moment when his name was called suddenly, and then he responded quickly and walked out from among the courtiers. Liu Wen'an handed the letter to Han Mingqing, Han Mingqing took it, his eyes fell on the envelope, he was slightly stunned, then took out the letter paper from inside, read it carefully, but didn't speak for a long time.

"Is this letter true or false?" someone asked.

Han Mingqing quickly responded: "The handwriting of this letter is indeed the handwriting of the former prince. I will read the letter with everyone. Seeing that the letter is safe, I know that time is not long. The Cao family seems to be very concerned about the matter, and I am afraid that I will feel hatred in my heart. I am worried that things will change in the future, which will not be good for you, so I will write down the events of the year for your use when you need them. If Wenxi has not made an extraordinary move Please Huanyu continue to conceal this matter."

Han Mingqing paused for a moment, and then went on to read: "In the 23rd year of Qianming, my father was seriously ill and ordered me to supervise the country. Although I was established as the prince because of my status as the eldest son, I have no doubts about becoming a king. I don’t like it, I always advocate freedom, I want to do what I want to do, a family, harmony and beauty, and I am content. I know that my father fears that time is running out, and I don’t want to be emperor, so I begged my younger brother Huanyu, please He inherited the throne and ascended the throne for me, so he sent my family out of Jincheng to resettle. My brother Huanyu has always respected his elder brother. Although he was unwilling, he dared not refuse. After that, I feigned death and took my family to live in seclusion for nearly six years. I fell seriously ill. , my body is getting weaker and weaker, so I will record this matter."

Xia Huanyu looked at Liu Yinfeng who stood at the head of the officials, and said indifferently: "The virtuous king also knew what happened back then, because his elder brother was afraid that this matter would arouse the displeasure of the courtiers who supported him at that time, what caused it? This is the wrong plan to come out of the disaster. I have kept this secret for thirty years, no matter how misunderstood by others, I have never said a word, but now, it is the time when the truth should be made public to the world."

Liu Yinfeng's complexion was also a little pale: "Yes, the truth back then was indeed as the Supreme Emperor said."

But the person in the palace sneered, his eyes full of determination: "Letters can be forged, and testimony can also be falsified. You just need to take out the jade seal and let everyone identify it together. You will know whether it is true or not. Your Majesty, you Don't you dare?"

"Don't dare, why don't I dare?" Xia Huanyu's face was a bit cold: "You said you would take out the jade seal for identification, so where is the so-called real jade seal you said? Identification, but you don't take out anything, how do I know, do you have other plans?"

The man smiled lightly and said: "Of course I will take out the real jade seal, but please let the Supreme Emperor first release Miss Cao's family, the concubine of the year. The real jade seal is with her. Does the Supreme Emperor think that our lady is detained in the prison?" In the palace, can you prevent others from discovering that the jade seal in your hand is fake?"

There was a sudden noise in the hall, and Luo Qingyan and Xia Huanyu never thought that he would mention Cao Wenxi like this, and they were also defenseless.

Xia Huanyu's eyes turned cold, and his voice raised his voice: "What are you talking nonsense about? Why is Cao Wenxi in the palace?"

But the man said in a calm manner: "The Supreme Emperor, don't open your eyes and talk nonsense. Our lady has been imprisoned in the palace by the Supreme Emperor for many days. If you don't believe me, I can take everyone to the palace to have a look. See if our lady is in the palace."

Neither Xia Huanyu nor Luo Qingyan spoke, but the man laughed: "What? Are you scared?"

There was a stalemate in the hall, and then there was another communication voice: "Your Majesty, Qian Liu from Weiyang Palace asks to see you."

Luo Qingyan frowned slightly, nodded and said, "Biography."

Qian Liu hurriedly came in from the outside, her face was full of anxiety: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, something happened to the empress."

Luo Qingyan heard the words, his face suddenly changed, he stood up and hurriedly said: "What happened? Tell me quickly, what's wrong with the Queen?"

Qianliu hurriedly knelt down on the ground, and replied: "Earlier, Concubine Wan of Huaixiu Palace sent someone to report that the Nineteenth Prince was ill, and the imperial doctor had nothing to do, so I wanted to invite the Empress to take a look. Ci, she agreed and asked Qian Zhuo to pack up the medicine box and go to Huaixiu Palace. But the hidden guards who followed the empress waited in Huaixiu Palace for a long time, but the empress did not come out. Except for some palace people who don't know anything, everyone else has disappeared."

Luo Qingyan clenched his hands in his sleeves secretly, with blue veins on his forehead, he stood up and said, "Li Huaian, send people to gather the imperial guards, even if the harem is dug three feet into the ground, the queen must be killed." Find out, ma'am."

Li Huaian quickly responded and retreated in a hurry.

Xia Huanyu frowned, but saw a meaningful smile on the mouth of the commoner man who was standing at that hour. Xia Huanyu felt a little puzzled in his heart, thought about the matter carefully, and secretly yelled that it was not good.

The disappearance of the queen must have been a conspiracy by Cao Wenxi. Luo Qingyan had always loved the queen very much. Knowing that the queen was missing, he decided to look for it everywhere. If at this time, Cao Wenxi was found out from the harem, then what he said before that Cao Wenxi was not in the palace would be used as an excuse.

Xia Huanyu saw that everyone's eyes in the hall were on Luo Qingyan and Qian Liu, so he tugged on Liu Wen'an's sleeve, Liu Wen'an turned his head, and moved closer to Xia Huanyu, Xia Huanyu ordered softly After a few words, Liu Wen'an nodded quickly, then took two steps back, intending to leave the Tai Chi Hall.

"Where is Director Liu going? Is he afraid that when he was looking for the queen, he would find our young lady too, so he would report the news and imprison our young lady in another place?" The old man in plain clothes suddenly spoke. , with a bit of obvious sarcasm in his voice.

Everyone's eyes fell on Liu Wen'an, Liu Wen'an smiled, his face was calm: "You are not allowed to be presumptuous in this hall, and the empress's disappearance must be done deliberately by someone with ulterior motives. The emperor is worried that something will happen to the empress dowager, so The housewife and slave went to the Supreme Harmony Palace to see if the Empress Dowager is still safe. You talk like this, could it be that the disappearance of the Empress Dowager has something to do with you?"

The old man in plain clothes did not hesitate: "Boss Liu's words are a bit rude, so there is nothing wrong with accusing him of a crime? Could it be that Boss Liu wants to forcefully accuse me of murdering the empress?" ? It’s just that Director Liu should not leave this Tai Chi Hall, otherwise people will always feel that the Supreme Emperor has a guilty conscience.”

Xia Huanyu frowned, as expected. However, although Luo Qingyan ordered the imperial guards to search the harem, he shouldn't be so confident, as if he expected the imperial guards to find Cao Wenxi. Could it be that they have placed a lot of people in the imperial guards or in the harem.

Luo Qingyan, however, did not respond at all to the other voices in the hall, all he could think about was the disappearance of Yunshang, and he raised his foot to leave the Tai Chi Hall.

"Where are you going, Your Majesty? Since Your Majesty is leaving the Tai Chi Hall, we should naturally follow, otherwise we won't know what happened." The old man in plain clothes asked again.

Xia Huanyu frowned even tighter.

Luo Qingyan rolled his eyes, walked up to the old man in plain clothes, stretched out his hand to strangle the old man's neck, his eyes were full of anger: "Say, where did you hide the queen?"

The old man in common clothes was a little out of breath, his face was flushed from suffocation, and there was indeed a strange smile on the corner of his mouth: "The grass people don't know, but, if His Majesty is willing to release our young lady, maybe the empress will be fine."

Hearing this, Luo Qingyan became even more furious, and kicked the old man to the ground: "Come here, pull this man who is full of nonsense and ulterior motives down, and behead him."

The old man coughed for a long time before recovering, and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, why should you be so angry? What Caomin said is true. The Supreme Emperor has kept our lady in the palace for more than twenty years. The Supreme Emperor thinks If you don't let Miss out, no one will know about the shameful things you did back then?"

There was silence in the hall, only the old man's coughing could be heard from time to time: "Everyone in this hall knows about this matter, if His Majesty and the Supreme Emperor don't give a satisfactory answer, I'm afraid everyone will be upset." Doubt..."

Before the words fell, I heard the shrill voice of the servant outside: "The empress is here..."