bullyxtreme Chapter 146 Can't Protect Her
Chapter 146 Can't Protect Her
Suddenly, a guard ran in in a panic and said that Prime Minister Xiao's concubine Lin wanted to see him.
But she did not follow the palace rules and wait outside to be summoned, and was stopped many times when she tried to enter without permission.
The emperor frowned slightly and glanced at Xiao Xiang casually: "Let her in."
As soon as Lin entered the hall, she knelt on the ground and begged for mercy, crying.
After watching the debate between Qi Suyuan, Qi Minxiu, Xiao Mo, Qi Yue and others for a while, the emperor already had some idea in his mind.
He looked down at the people below with contempt, his expression changing slightly.
"Do you know what the consequences are of trespassing without permission?"
Lin didn’t care about all these things now. She crawled to the steps of the dragon throne crying and kowtowed heavily.
"Your Majesty, please have mercy on me. Please spare my life..."
Qi Suyuan tilted his head and looked at her with a faint smile, his face full of smugness.
"Your daughter attempted to assassinate the Crown Prince but failed. How can you expect the Emperor to show mercy?
Is Xiao Xiang's life more important than the life of the crown prince?"
His words were like a bucket of cold water poured over Lin's head. The biting chill went from head to toe, making her shiver uncontrollably.
When the prince was mentioned, Qi Yue spoke.
"Lin, the man before you now is the ruler of a nation. If you have any grievances or threats, please speak out. The Emperor will take care of it for you."
Such obvious words, if it were Xiao Mo, she would be able to hear it immediately.
But Lin was stupid and panicked as she crawled towards the emperor while shaking her head in denial.
"Your Majesty, please be merciful. This is all my fault. It was I who gave my daughter the idea to steal Prince Su's token and assassinate General Xiao."
After she said this, Qi Yue had no chance of protecting her anymore.
Qi Suyuan glanced at Qi Yue and Qi Minxiu meaningfully, and his disdainful eyes swept across Lin and Xiao Xiang's faces, and finally looked at the emperor.
"Father, the prisoner has confessed his guilt. What do you think should be done with him?"
The emperor's eagle-like eyes lingered on Lin for a moment, and he ordered calmly, "Drag Lin out and beat him to death. Xiao Xiang will be caned thirty times and demoted to slavery."
"Father! Although the Lin mother and daughter had murderous intentions, they did not cause any serious harm to me. Your punishment is far too harsh."
Qi Yue still wanted to try to see if he could save Xiao Xiang and her daughter.
But Qi Suyuan would never give him a chance. He sneered and looked at Xiao Mo.
"What's wrong with me today? Why do you keep pleading for this woman? Isn't it General Xiao you like?"
Qi Yue was stunned by his words and didn't know what to say for a moment. His eyes, as sharp as knives, instantly dropped and looked at Xiao Mo.
"Amo, I didn't, I wasn't..."
"Is this the time to be entangled in who you like?"
Xiao Mo looked at Xiao Xiang without blinking, the emotion in her eyes was unclear.
Although she has no feelings for this younger sister and they don't get along very well.
But when she knew that she had murderous intentions towards her, she still felt a little depressed.
After hearing Qi Yue pleading for her again, Xiao Xiang's hunched back straightened instantly.
Her face was covered with tear marks, and it looked like she had cried a lot. After kneeling here for so long, her expression no longer had the nervousness and fear she had when she first came in.
"Your Majesty, it was this servant who overheard that my elder sister's martial arts skills had been completely destroyed, and I became malicious.
She also heard from rumors that Prince Su was not on good terms with her, so she visited Prince Su's mansion at night and wanted Prince Su to take action against her.
If Prince Su doesn’t agree, I will…”
Xiao Xiang finished speaking, and Qi Suyuan suddenly kicked her to the ground: "General Xiao and I have never had any contact, how could we not get along?"
His unexpected attack startled everyone present.
Xiao Mo frowned and quickly stepped forward to stand in front of Xiao Xiang, looking at Qi Suyuan sternly.
The emperor's expression changed slightly, and he called him sternly: "How dare you!"
"Father, this man not only stole my token, but also slandered me.
If I hadn't always been in the habit of telling you when I lost something, I would have been the one to bear the blame for assassinating General Xiao."
The emperor's unfathomable eyes were covered with a layer of haze, making it even harder to discern his emotions.
Qi Suyuan was spoiled by the late queen since he was a child. He was uneducated and unlearned. Apart from his homosexuality, he was not interested in anything else.
It was precisely because of this that the Queen asked him to arrange dozens of elite soldiers and secret guards to protect him before she died.
He was not like Qi Yue and Qi Minxiu, who were taught by the two imperial concubines since childhood and were proficient in all kinds of military and literary strategies.
He had also sent people to investigate the allegations that he was colluding with court military officials, but so far there has been no substantial evidence to prove it.
Over the years, Qi Suyuan has been living a life of debauchery and has never cared about national affairs.
It was for this reason that he gave the throne of crown prince to Qi Yue, whom he believed was capable of being the ruler of a country.
If Qi Suyuan had taken a fancy to a young man or a young man and wanted to take him away by force, he might have believed it.
But he really couldn't believe that he had been planning for a long time and secretly colluded with court officials to assassinate Xiao Mo or the current crown prince.
Looking at the whole situation, Xiao Xiang and Lin's words are the most credible.
After all, Xiao Mo's return to the Prime Minister's Mansion did bring a lot of unhappiness to Xiao Xiang.
Take the position of Crown Princess for example. The position was about to be obtained, but it was ruined by the return of a person who was already confirmed dead. Anyone would feel resentful.
Recovering his thoughts, the emperor glanced at everyone with an indifferent expression: "What are you still standing there for? Drag him down."
The guard at the door heard the order, walked in and was about to take the man away when Xiao Wenbo's voice came from outside the door.
"Your humble servant, Xiao Wenbo, requests an audience with the Emperor."
Xiao Mo's originally expressionless face changed imperceptibly after hearing his voice.
It's easy to guess what he's here for.
The emperor had no intention of seeing him, but Qi Minxiu saw an opportunity.
"Father, Prime Minister Xiao may have something important to report."
This made Qi Suyuan laugh out loud: "Royal brother, do you want to see who is kneeling on the ground?"
Qi Minxiu looked at him sharply and said, "Maybe Prime Minister Xiao knows something about the two of them.
Father, please let the Prime Minister come in and answer your questions."
He looked back at the emperor on high up, lowered his eyes and said.
The emperor narrowed his eyes and finally sighed: "Let him in."
As soon as Xiao Wenbo entered the hall, he knelt beside Lin and kowtowed to the emperor to confess his guilt.
"I have not been strict with my subordinates and I have come to ask for punishment. Although my humble concubine and I are outspoken, we are not people with evil intentions.
The assassination must have been instigated and exploited by someone. Please, Your Majesty, have mercy and spare their death."
Qi Minxiu propped his chin up with one hand and nodded thoughtfully, "Father, I think what the Prime Minister said is not entirely unreasonable."
Qi Yue also agreed, but he knew that what he said was against his will.
"Xiao Xiang is simple-minded. Even if she is dissatisfied with General Xiao, she wouldn't go so far as to find someone to kill her."