To be honest, how many people in this palace really know Mojiu? Probably none.

But does it matter whether you know him or not? What matters is the right to speak. As long as Emperor Mingde says it is, then it must be.

Most of those present had been immersed in officialdom for many years. From the moment Emperor Mingde entered the palace and said, "I am not dead, the Empress Dowager must be disappointed," it could be seen that he already knew that it was the Empress Dowager who poisoned him.

Now, this whole thing is just a formality and there cannot be any doubt about it in the history books.

Next, Imperial Physicians Ren and Wen from the Imperial Medical Bureau were escorted to the palace by guards. They burst into tears and explained that they were ordered by the Empress Dowager... More than a dozen imperial doctors from top to bottom were involved.

In the end, the people who were brought to the palace were the Second Prince and Princess Yunlan.

Their hands and feet were shackled, and they were pushed and shoved into the hall by the guards, staggering.

The Second Prince's face was covered in dust and fatigue, and his eyes were dull and lifeless; Princess Yunlan's hair was disheveled, and her gorgeous clothes were wrinkled.

The two could no longer maintain their dignity as princes and princesses, and when they saw Emperor Mingde, they could not help but prostrate themselves in the palace and cried bitterly.

There was a dead silence in the hall, and all eyes were focused on these two distinguished prisoners.

These are the son and daughter of Emperor Mingde!

Emperor Mingde sat on the dragon throne, his face as gloomy as water, and his eyes revealed unpredictable emotions.

Son! Daughter!

Over the years, he has not felt guilty about anything.

In fact, Emperor Mingde knew that Xiao Yong was not his biological son more than ten years ago. When he found out that Concubine Jing actually had someone else in her heart, he never set foot in her bedroom again, but he still protected the second prince very well.

In his opinion, Concubine Jing was a victim of family interests. The child should have had his own father, but was forced to be his son.

It was just that he could not give Xiao Yong the right of inheritance. As for everything else that other princes should have, Xiao Yong had it.

Princess Yunlan is the biological daughter of Emperor Mingde, but this biological daughter took advantage of everyone's happiness and put black pigeon powder in the dishes for him to eat during the family banquet.

No one could imagine how he managed to eat the poisoned food that day. He had actually long believed that the person who poisoned the food in his previous life was Li Qinghui, and had never thought that it could be Princess Yunlan.

At that time, because the prince consort defeated the Archery God, Emperor Mingde was happy and called his children to have dinner together.

He also invited Shi Anxia and Cen Yuan to come to the palace for dinner, but they were unable to come due to some matters.

At the banquet, it was Xiao Yong who cooperated and deliberately spilled the soup to attract everyone's attention, and then Princess Yunlan poisoned it.

Did Emperor Mingde take poison? He was sad, completely sad.

"Do you two know your crime?" Emperor Mingde's voice was deep and majestic, echoing in every corner of the hall. "You are truly my good children, yet you have evil intentions and are trying to murder me!"

Xiao Yong didn't dare to look up at his father's eyes, and burst into tears, "I am guilty, I..."

He is not the emperor's biological son!

He had known this fact a long time ago, so he never dared to compete with Prince Jin, Prince Ling and others for anything.

But the Queen Mother still did not let him go and forced him to poison her father, otherwise she would tell her father his life story.

He couldn't imagine how angry his father would be towards his maternal grandfather if he knew the truth. In order to protect his mother and maternal grandfather, he took a risky move.

For a moment, Xiao Yong almost felt that his father knew something. Because that day his father told him, "I guess your mother's mind has not been in the palace for many years." He felt that his father seemed to be testing his mind.

In the end, he couldn't stand the Queen Mother's threats and his sister's crying and panic, and he did something wrong in a daze.

He was so scared! When Shi Anxia pointed out that Princess Yunlan had poisoned him in Chaoyang Palace that day, he had a premonition that something bad was going to happen.

Sure enough, everything is under the control of my father.

Princess Yunlan also struggled to speak, "Father, I am also a victim. The Queen Mother... She threatened my brother and mother's lives, and I had no choice but to obey. I... had no choice..."

The Queen Mother looked at Emperor Mingde and sneered, "Emperor, do you want to know why I forced Xiao Yong and Yun Lan to poison you?"

After these words were spoken, the empress dowager was branded as someone who plotted to murder the emperor, and her path was doomed.

How could Emperor Mingde not know that this old man was trying to disregard his dignity as an emperor?

How could Shi Anxia let this dog queen mother tarnish the dignity of Emperor Mingde? He stepped forward in time and said, "There is irrefutable evidence that the queen mother poisoned me. I beg you to kill me!"

The voices of “seconding the motion” came one after another.

Emperor Mingde then spoke slowly amidst the voices of "seconding the motion", and every word was filled with the majesty of an emperor that could not be challenged. "All those involved, no matter how close they are, will be severely punished. The Queen Mother sold out her country for glory, and I gave her poisoned wine as a demonstration of the law of the country; her followers and minions must also be investigated one by one, and no leniency will be shown. I know that this matter involves many people, but the great cause of the country cannot be disturbed by personal feelings. From now on, the Ministry of Justice, the Dali Temple, and the Censorate will jointly try the case, and the Dongyu Guard and the Imperial Guard will fully cooperate. We must ensure that it is fair and strict, and give an explanation to the world."

"Your Majesty is wise!" Zhao Liren was the first to shout.

All the ministers said in unison, "Your Majesty is wise!"

The Empress Dowager knew that her time was up and that she could not escape death, so her mood miraculously calmed down and it seemed that the pain in her legs had gone away.

After all, the Queen Mother, who was always plotting and scheming, wanted to muddy the waters before her death.

The mottled sunlight illuminated the Empress Dowager's aged face.

Each of her words was clear, as if she wanted to pour out a lifetime of wisdom and calculations in this final moment.

"The emperor is wise! Since that's the case, I will give you a gift. You must be careful of Princess Haiyan's consort. He is not a simple man! He is the late emperor's posthumous son and your brother. He is so capable, are you afraid? Can you keep your throne secure?"

These words made the entire hall seem to shake.

The Empress Dowager Jiqing had an imperceptible smile on her lips. She was never inferior to anyone in disturbing people's hearts. "Back then, my distant cousin Jiang Meilian was favored by the late emperor when she entered the palace to accompany me. They fell in love and got pregnant. But the late emperor passed away before he could confer the title on my cousin. I had no choice but to place my cousin away, and she gave birth to a son. This son is my husband, Cen Yuan."

Wu Xianwen, the envoy of Liang State: “???”

Then where is my Emperor Heng?

Wang Yi, the envoy of Liang State: "!!!"

The country curses you, give me back Emperor Heng!

Northern Wing officials: "!!!"

Although, it must be admitted that the royal bloodline is indeed strong. No wonder they stir up the storm whenever they take action!

Shi Anxia and Cen Yuan: "..."

This old lunatic is trying to sow discord among people again!

"If the emperor doesn't believe me, there are several maids who delivered the baby and are still alive. If you check, you will know if I am lying or not."

The Queen Mother was still mad, her eyes were full of calculations about human nature, "I asked a sorcerer to calculate, Shi Anxia has the fate of a Phoenix girl. That's why I wanted her to marry the Prince of Jin. Who knew that this girl married Cen Yuan... Hehehe... Emperor Mingde, guess whether you can keep your throne?"

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