Chapter 557 Confrontation
With a gloomy expression, Emperor Jing'an withdrew the foot tightly held by Xie An, looked coldly at the prince Xie Yang who was kneeling in the hall, and said in a deep voice, "Does the prince have something to say?"

Xie Yang raised his head, and being stared at by Emperor Jing'an's sharp gaze, he couldn't help but feel a little guilty.

He suppressed the coercion, lowered his eyes, pretended to be innocent, and defended himself loudly: "Father and emperor have learned from you, this son and minister are wronged! What the second brother said, the son and minister did not know..."

Xie An stared at him viciously, gritted his teeth and said, "Nonsense! If you didn't want to plot rebellion, how can you explain that the garrison outside the city disappeared overnight, and how can you explain that all the guards in the palace were replaced?"

Xie Yang glanced at Emperor Jing'an from the corner of his eye, and saw that his face was even more gloomy, he cursed Xie An secretly in his heart, but didn't show it on his face, and said righteously: "What the second brother said is true, but it has nothing to do with conspiracy , please enlighten my father."

Emperor Jing'an pretended to be in a coma in order to find out the person who poisoned him. He never expected to lead to a farce where father and son were divorced and brothers fought against each other. He was sad and angry, and said in a deep voice: "In this case, the prince might as well put the matter in my hands." Speak clearly with this rebellious son in front of you!"

Xie Yang cupped his hands and bowed again: "Father, please be clear, the garrison outside the city mentioned by the second brother is a normal change of defense, and it does not disappear out of thin air. As for the guards in the palace, my son and I are only worried about your mother after your father and you have an accident. After discussing with the mother, the guards near the Jiaofang Hall were replaced, but I don't know how my second brother knew about this, and I used it to slander my son!"

Emperor Jing'an rested his arms on the dragon chair, noncommittal, hurried in through the small yellow gate at the entrance of Fu'an Hall, and saluted, "Your Majesty, the Empress and Concubine Shu are seeking an audience outside the hall."

Emperor Jing'an pinched his eyebrows, "Let them come in and see what kind of son I have raised!"

Concubine Shu had just heard the prince's words clearly outside the palace, and her heart kept sinking following his words. The empress and the prince deliberately planned to deceive themselves and lure her into hooking up with Xie An.

Concubine Shu has always been proud of being in the Luo Temple, because Luo Temple is the residence of the favorite concubines of the past, and it is close to the Queen's Jiaofang Hall, so it is convenient for her to find the Queen.

But at this moment, she regretted that she begged for the Luo Temple from Emperor Jing'an in order to invite her favor. If it wasn't for this, how could the empress deceive her.

She looked at the Queen with hatred in her beautiful eyes, and seeing that the Queen's face was pale, she couldn't help being even more resentful, and said in a very low voice: "Are you satisfied now?"

The empress glanced at her coldly, feeling unspeakably happy in her heart. Both she and concubine Shu were old people who had accompanied her from the hidden mansion, and they fought and jealous all the way from the hidden mansion to the palace. Concubine Shu relied on her outstanding appearance and was favored. How much wronged she has suffered, now the feng shui cycle, the reincarnation of heaven, it is their mother and son who suffer on their own, and they can't blame others.

The queen did not answer, and went straight into the Fu'an Hall.

Concubine Shu was concerned about her son's safety, and hurriedly followed in. Seeing her son knelt down in front of Emperor Jing'an with disheveled hair and was not injured, her heart that had been hanging was slightly calmed down.

Concubine Shu and the queen knelt in the hall one after another, pleading with Emperor Jing'an for their son.

Emperor Jing'an's brain hurt even more from the crying of the two women, and he slapped hard on the back of the dragon chair twice.

The back of the chair made a dull thud, echoing continuously in the empty hall.

The Queen and Concubine Shu were taken aback, knowing that Emperor Jing'an was really angry, so they stopped crying immediately.

Emperor Jing'an rubbed his temples and asked the empress, "Empress, tell me, why did the guards outside the Jiaofang Hall suddenly change their defenses?"

The queen bowed again: "The prince is pure filial piety. Since His Majesty fell into a coma, he didn't think about eating and drinking. He was worried all day long about the health of His Majesty and his concubines, and he was worried about their safety. So he discussed with his concubines and changed the guards of the Jiaofang Palace."

The mother and son had already talked to each other, so naturally there would be no discrepancy. The queen saw that Emperor Jing'an's face was slightly pale, and then said: "It's just that this matter is related to the safety of the palace, and the concubines don't dare to specialize in it. Your Majesty is unconscious and unable to make a decision." , the concubine went to invite the Queen Mother Yizhi."

The empress mother and son did a good job, and even used the empress dowager as a shield. Emperor Jing'an couldn't ask any more questions, so he nodded with his lips pursed.

Xie An saw that the empress mother and son were about to pluck him clean, his eyes were about to bleed, he struggled to get up in anger, and rushed towards Xie Yang: "I understand, I understand, Xie Yang! All this It's all done by your mother and son! Why did you frame me? Tell me, why did you frame me!"

Xie Yang didn't change his face, and didn't hide, he was grabbed by the collar, and he kept chattering in his ears.

Concubine Shu looked at Emperor Jing'an, who was furious, and at the son who was pulling the prince's madness, and felt very regretful.

If I had been more rational and persuaded my son not to be so impulsive, then their mother and son would not have come to such a situation where they cannot turn back.

Concubine Shu gritted her teeth, stood up and grabbed her son, and slapped Xie An hard on the face with pain, "Enough! Xie An!"

Xie An only felt a burning pain on his face, which pulled him back to reality from the ocean of anger and resentment. He was stunned for a moment before he saw clearly the haggard and tearful mother and concubine standing in front of him.

Xie An couldn't bear it any longer, and hid in Concubine Shu's arms like an ignorant child, crying bitterly.

Concubine Shu tightly closed her eyes, locked the soreness back into her eyes, took a deep breath, pushed her son away from her arms, and scolded: "Xie An! You still don't know how to repent! You still want to slander the prince! I don't have a son like you!"

Xie An was startled, and looked at Concubine Shu with a confused face, "Concubine Mu, you..."

Snapped!
Another loud slap.

"Shut up!" Concubine Shu stared at her son, warning him not to speak nonsense.

Concubine Shu turned around and knelt down in front of Emperor Jing'an, buckled three times in a row, and said earnestly: "Your Majesty, An'er is also pure and filial, but his personality is too reckless and impulsive, and he mistakenly thought that there was a change in the palace, so he came to rescue him. It’s not that you have the intention of treason, Your Majesty! Your Majesty, the ministers and concubines have no way to teach their children, so if you want to punish them, punish the ministers and concubines!”

Emperor Jing'an was silent for a moment, pointed at Xie An and said sharply to Concubine Shu: "Look for yourself at the good deeds your good son has done! Punishment? How can he be punished for such an unforgivable crime?"

Concubine Shu's breathing was stagnant, and she hurriedly kowtowed and said, "I know that Xie An's crime deserves death, but he is His Majesty's own flesh and blood after all! Your Majesty, please remember that he is loyal to the king and loves his father, and he made a big mistake just because of his recklessness. , be lenient to him, spare his life!"

Concubine Shu's eyes flickered, she struggled for a moment, and said firmly: "The concubine is incapable of teaching her son, and has failed His Majesty's trust. I am willing to make atonement for my son. Before leaving the palace, I will go to Jingyin Nunnery to lead the Qing Dynasty, and pray for Dayu and Your Majesty. I beg Your Majesty Grace!"

Xie An knows better than anyone how Concubine Shu got to where she is today, how can she see her doing something wrong and hurting her mother.

Xie An knelt down in front of Concubine Shu, "Mother and concubine are not allowed! My son should be the only one who does things!"

(End of this chapter)

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