strictlysupreme Chapter 586: Taking the blame, only asking for death
Chapter 586: Taking the blame, only asking for death
Luo had already stood up spontaneously and was looking at the inner court guards.
Before, the emperor used the Luo family. He openly and covertly supported the Luo family to expand their power. The emperor knew about the Luo family's training of assassins. The emperor was not afraid of these at the time, and he quietly indulged them, only caring about whether the Luo family's knife was sharp enough.
How would the Fourth Prince know this?
He thought that since they were using death squads, there wouldn't be any problems.
You see, in just one night, the emperor has already found out the truth.
The chief of the inner court guards came in and saluted respectfully to the Queen Mother.
"Greetings to the Queen Mother."
"How dare you! Do you think you can just break into my palace at will? Get out of here!" the Queen Mother shouted angrily.
The chief guard did not stand up and continued, "Empress Dowager, the Emperor has found out that the person who assassinated the Third Prince is related to the Luo family. I am here to interrogate the Fourth Prince and the Luo family."
Luo suddenly knelt down in the direction of the Queen Mother, "Queen Mother, the assassination of the Third Prince was arranged by me!"
"You...how could it be you?" The Queen Mother finally understood.
"Empress Dowager, I'm sorry. I failed you. You rescued me from the cold palace because you wanted me to change my bad habits and be a good person. However, I have suffered too much in the cold palace. I hate you so much! This hatred cannot be eliminated! Only by getting rid of the third prince and taking revenge on the queen can I feel better."
After Luo finished speaking, she kowtowed three times to the Queen Mother.
Then he stood up and said to the chief guard: "I did this alone. The Fourth Prince has no idea that the Luo family trains assassins, let alone drives them."
Luo took all the responsibility on himself.
"Someone, take Luo away."
"Mother!" The fourth prince ran over and saw Luo being escorted by the inner court guards. "No, not my mother..."
An old eunuch from the Queen Mother's palace immediately stepped forward and covered the Fourth Prince's mouth.
"Your Highness, I know you are shocked and can't believe this is true, but the Emperor has already mobilized the inner court guards to come and arrest the man. This matter must be proven by conclusive evidence. Even if you can't accept it, you have to accept it!"
After the old eunuch's reminder, the Fourth Prince immediately came to his senses.
The truth has been revealed, it was his mother who took the blame for him!
He could only watch his mother being taken away by the inner court guards, but he was powerless to do anything.
The old eunuch did not let go of the Fourth Prince until all the inner court guards had left.
The Queen Mother gave a signal and everyone in the hall retreated.
"Fourth Prince, I want to ask you if you arranged the assassination of the Third Prince."
"Yes, it was me! Empress Dowager, I know that the deaths of Concubine Cao and the unborn prince were caused by the Queen. In addition, my mother was banished to the cold palace because of the Queen. That's why I resorted to this desperate measure and killed the Third Prince!"
"Are these the only reasons why you killed the Third Prince?"
"Yes." The Fourth Prince replied, but his tone clearly lacked confidence.
"Isn't it for the sake of clearing away obstacles for your position as crown prince?" the Queen Mother pointed out directly.
“I have this idea, but it’s secondary.” The Fourth Prince explained hurriedly.
"I don't care which of your reasons is the main one or the secondary one. It doesn't matter. You will pay a heavy price for your own stubbornness!"
"Empress Dowager, is there any way to save my mother now?"
"You are afraid now, why didn't you discuss this with me before doing it? I hate the queen so much, why didn't I take action now? Have you ever used your brain carefully?"
"The Queen Mother taught me a lesson. I know I was wrong."
"You have a good mother. She is willing to sacrifice for you once. You should cherish her." After the Queen Mother said this, she turned and walked into the house.
The fourth prince suddenly collapsed to the ground, feeling a surge of regret.
His mother has just been out of the cold palace for one day!
In just one day, he killed her!
……
Luo was taken to the imperial study, and the emperor personally tried the case and did not hand it over to Lu Hongru.
"Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you." Luo bowed deeply to the emperor.
"You admit it all?" the emperor asked in a deep voice.
"Yes, this matter was planned by me alone. There are still some assassins of the Luo family hiding in the imperial capital. This time, I only sent one group to assassinate the third prince. There is another group, and I will inform the emperor of their hiding places."
"I can find out everything about those assassins without you having to reveal anything. Luo, do you know what the crime of murdering the prince is?"
"Death penalty." Luo responded immediately.
"You are so ready to die, so you don't have anything to say to me?"
"I have nothing to say."
"To the four seas!" the emperor called out.
Chao Sihai walked in immediately, holding a tray with three things in it.
A white silk, a bottle of poison, and a dagger.
"I'll give you a whole body."
"Thank you, Your Majesty." Luo kowtowed to the emperor, resolutely picked up the cup of poisoned wine, and drank it all in one gulp.
After a while, she felt unbearable abdominal pain and a stream of blood flowed from the corner of her lips.
After struggling in pain for a while, he lost his breath.
The queen walked in from outside and saw Luo lying on the ground, hatred bursting out of her eyes.
"Empress, Luo has confessed all her crimes. This time, she was the one who planned the murder of the third prince. All the assassins of the Luo family have been captured by me and executed."
"Your Majesty, Luo has been imprisoned in the cold palace and was only released by the Queen Mother these two days. How could she have the opportunity to plan this assassination? There must be someone else who planned to assassinate the Third Prince! Luo was just a scapegoat!"
The third prince is not out of danger yet.
Doctor Zhong has been treating the Third Prince for such a long time but he still cannot be sure whether he can wake up.
The third prince is now hanging on with just a weak breath.
I’m really afraid that breath will disappear at any time!
What does the death of a Luo family matter?
The Fourth Prince can't even think of escaping from this!
This matter was arranged by the Fourth Prince!
Luo was willing to take the blame for her son.
The emperor doesn't care about the truth and just wants to keep the peace. Luo taking all the blame is also what the emperor wants to see!
"Queen! Be aware of your identity!" the emperor shouted angrily.
"Since I married the emperor, have I ever failed to pay attention to my identity? I don't know if the third prince will wake up now. I have already lost one child! I cannot lose another! I will not stop until I find the real culprit!"
"Are you crazy? Come, take the queen away!" the emperor gave the order directly.
The queen still wanted to struggle, but Chao Sihai took the initiative to step forward and hold her down.
"Your Majesty, I've offended you."
The queen had no way to break free and could only be pulled down.
When they got outside the palace, Chao Sihai quickly advised, "Empress, there is no point in you continuing to make such a fuss. If the Emperor decides to depose her, it will be more trouble than it's worth."