Chapter 434 The Emperor's Decision

Sun Fang'er lowered her hand weakly, thinking of what happened back then, she only felt hatred in her heart.

In the past, she could comfort herself by saying that he was a person without feelings, but now that he has such affection for Xia Zian, can she continue to deceive herself?

The loose fist gradually clenched.

She said expressionlessly: "If I guess correctly, Murong Jie will enter the palace tomorrow morning, and he will refuse to hand over Xia Zian on the grounds of detaining Xia Zian for his own investigation. Please tell the noble concubine to let her go to the palace first." Enter the palace, and tell the Empress Dowager that the emperor's illness was first reported by Xia Zian's maid, Xiaosun, and then spread to Jingzhong Restaurant and Teahouse, and that I know how to heal ghost face sores."

"Will the forbidden soldier who revealed his words be tracked down?" King Nanhuai nodded in satisfaction when he saw that she had regained her previous calm.

"No, he has already died of a sudden illness. The mantra Gu given to him is highly poisonous. Twelve hours after the news is revealed, he will have a severe heart pain, creating the illusion of a sudden illness."

"That's good." King Nanhuai smiled coldly, "He wants to keep Xia Zian? I'm afraid it won't be easy."

The palace was indeed in chaos. Although the empress dowager ordered no one to discuss this matter, the emperor's sore face still caused panic. Concubine Mei and Concubine Yi were trying their best to appease the empress.

The prince was grounded, so the Taifu entered the palace to discuss countermeasures.

The empress dowager was furious, especially when Murong Jie was repeatedly reported to enter the palace, he refused to come, and she believed that there was something wrong with him.

"The empress dowager calmed down, maybe some important matter in the mansion was delayed, and after the news got out, all the officials were panicked, maybe the prince went to appease the officials." Eunuch Sun comforted.

"Pease what? Didn't you hear the news that he has been in the palace?"

"Yes, but he also said that he detained the princess, and the prince also attaches great importance to this matter."

The empress dowager said angrily: "The Ai family has said many times that no one is allowed to enter the Xiwei Palace, and I hope he can treat it with caution. Since the emperor was ill, the Ai family walked on thin ice every day, lest the people in the Xiwei Palace leak the secrets, but never thought about it. It will be him in the end."

Eunuch Sun sighed, he really didn't expect it to be leaked at this juncture, the emperor's illness has been a taboo and a secret of Da Zhou since the day he was diagnosed.

"How about the emperor?" The empress dowager asked with a cold face.

Eunuch Sun said: "Eunuch Lu said that the emperor intends to cut off an arm and paint his face with black powder to cause signs of poisoning. No matter what, the emperor said that no one can see that the Murong family has the cursed disease ghost face sores."

The empress dowager burst into tears immediately, and she was distraught, "He is like this, and he still needs to break his arm? It's better to kill him directly."

The emperor is her own son. Since he was crowned as the crown prince, she, the queen mother, has been very strict with him, because she knows that he will inherit the great cause in the future, and there is no room for any temperament defects.

Under her iron fist, he was really promising, and he never even thought of having an affair with his children, and only devoted himself to state affairs.

After he fell ill, he didn't immediately support his son to ascend the throne, but put power aside, without any selfishness, and only for the long-term plan of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

Now, if she still wants to break off an arm to protect the royal family's reputation, she would rather kill him than make him suffer such pain before he dies.

"Ah Jie is so confused, so confused!"

After the empress dowager was sad and indignant, she went to Xiwei Palace to meet the emperor in person.

The emperor became more awake, and it was the effect of the imposed medication, which temporarily supported him.

"How do you feel?" The empress dowager asked distressedly as she sat on the edge of the bed holding back tears.

"It's much better." The emperor turned his head over, but couldn't hide his exhaustion.

"They say you have to cut off your own arm, but Aijia disagrees." The empress dowager cried.

The emperor said in a deep voice: "Mother, at this point, we must do this. Also, tell Ah Jie to enter the palace, and then he will order to kill the rumor-monger Xia Zian. If you can't control the officials, you can let them in. He said that my arm had been broken long ago, and I discussed with the imperial doctor just now, if the arm was burned with gunpowder after the amputation, it could cover up the wound, so I said that I was bitten off when I was training a tiger in the Royal Beast Garden."

"What?" The Empress Dowager was stunned for a moment, "You want to kill Zi'an with a stick?"

"She deserved to die for leaking the secret!" the emperor said coldly.

"However, she should have been unintentional, but a small punishment can be a big punishment..."

The emperor looked at the empress dowager, and was a little surprised that she would intercede for Xia Zi'an, and his voice turned cold, "Mother, if it weren't for her, this would not have led to today's situation. He must die, and the charge must also be for spreading rumors."

The empress dowager hesitated for a moment, "Well, why don't you let your younger brother enter the palace first to find out, the Ai family actually thinks it may not be Zi'an who said it."

"It doesn't matter who it is," the emperor adjusted his sitting posture, and said in a deep voice, "Even if it wasn't her, this crime can only be borne by her, because she is Xia Huaijun's daughter, and she spread rumors to damage the royal reputation. It is reasonable, the common people and civil and military officials will be convinced, I believe Ah Jie also knows this, so I think he will also agree with my approach, the country is always more important than the woman, and they are married soon, there is no relationship, sacrifice a Xia Zian can maintain the reputation of the royal family and me, he knows how to measure it."

The Empress Dowager said: "But Zi An is kind to the people. If we kill her, I'm afraid it will backfire."

"Being kind to the common people? What's going on?" The emperor was startled, looking at the empress dowager and asked.

The Empress Dowager said: "Didn't I tell you before that there was a zombie disease in Beijing? It was Zian who found a cure for zombie disease, and everyone in Beijing knew about it."

The emperor frowned, "I know about this, but it can't be said to be kind. She is a citizen of the Great Zhou Dynasty, and she is also the regent princess, and even a doctor. It is her job to treat the sick and save the sick. If you say that, the folks A doctor has saved countless lives, but once he commits a crime and evades punishment on the grounds that he has saved lives, does the national law still have dignity?"

The empress dowager sighed, "Aijia doesn't mean that she must be pardoned. Punishment is necessary, but killing with a stick is too serious. After all, she is your brother's daughter-in-law. She has just passed through the family, and the two have experienced a lot of hardships."

Hearing this, the emperor immediately said sharply: "Queen Mother, I really find it hard to believe that you would say such a thing. Do you still remember how you taught me before I ascended the throne? It confuses people's minds and makes people make wrong judgments. Therefore, although I like Yuan Cuiyu, I don't get close to her. I am afraid that I will be restrained by emotions. In the end, I even watched her marry Xia Huaijun and the matter of my little aunt , do you think I really want to see her suffer? However, I would rather make her suffer than let the Xiao family continue to grow, this is for the sake of the Great Zhou Jiangshan."

The empress dowager looked at the anger on his face, and her heart was trembling. That's right, she did teach the emperor this way before, but at that time he was the most promising candidate for the succession of the first emperor and the empress dowager, and everyone praised him Plus, she was afraid that if there were too many praises, he would be arrogant and even lose himself, and finally let others down.

So, as a good teacher, she reminded him all the time to prevent him from making mistakes, but she didn't expect to overcorrect. Up to now, he has nothing else in his heart except Da Zhou's country.

In fact, she knew that the emperor had a good impression of Yuan Cuiyu, so she didn't like Yuan Cuiyu because of this.