"The decree has arrived!"
When Shangguan Shaochen and Ling Muer heard this voice, they rushed out of the room to receive the order.
"It must be the emperor's decree to thoroughly investigate the matter of the seventh prince's private training of soldiers. Cousin, we can finally deal with him in a fair and honest manner!" Nangong Yizhi who met halfway couldn't control his excitement,
"Father is wise, this kind of thing will naturally not be lightly forgiven, but I don't know how shocked he will be when he hears the news in Beijing."
As Shangguan Shaochen said, he had already arrived in the front hall, but to everyone's surprise, the person who came to declare the decree was General Zhen Guo.
"Second prince, Shangguan Shaochen, accept the order." The general immediately held up the imperial edict in his hand when he saw Shangguan Shaochen appearing, and he opened the imperial edict after seeing everyone kneeling in front of him with satisfaction.
"Second Prince Shangguan Shaochen's private training of soldiers is a crime of treason. General Zhen Guo is specially sent back to Beijing for interrogation. He must not resist. I respect you!"
When General Zhen Guo finished reading the imperial decree, two guards rushed over immediately, intending to take Shangguan Shaochen away.
"What did you say? This prince trains soldiers privately?" Shangguan Shaochen looked at General Zhen Guo in disbelief.
When the guard who captured him was about to rush over, Nangong Yizhi also immediately stood in front of Shangguan Shaochen, "Bold, standing in front of you is the second prince of the current dynasty, and the one we reported to the emperor is the seventh prince who cultivated soldiers privately. Became the Second Prince?"
Nangong Yizhi immediately looked at General Zhen Guo, "Did you read it wrong? Open it and read it again!"
"Second prince, son of Nangong, the imperial decree is here, you can tell whether it is true or not at a glance, but this general came here by imperial order, please don't make things difficult for this general."
After saying that, he gestured to the two soldiers behind him, "Take it away!"
The soldiers who wanted to go forward rushed over again.
Everything happened so suddenly, in the blink of an eye.
They originally thought that it was the emperor's imperial decree for Shangguan Shaochen to formally investigate Qin Xuanting, but they didn't expect that after waiting for seven days, it was the imperial decree to arrest Shangguan Shaochen.
What is going on here?
"Stop, whoever dares to take a step forward, I will let him know how powerful my poison needle is, and I will see who dares!" When the guards were about to approach, Ling Muer immediately took out two silver needles from her cuff.
The silver needle has been smeared with poison, once it is shot, anyone who gets close to it will undoubtedly die.
The two guards immediately stood where they were, looking at General Zhen Guo uncertainly.
"Why should the second concubine be in trouble?" General Zhen Guo shook his head helplessly, "This is the emperor's intention. Don't you want to resist the order?"
"How is it possible? The person who trained the soldiers privately is obviously the Seventh Prince Qin Xuanting, how could the Emperor let you arrest the Second Prince?" Ling Mu'er frowned, and she had a vague premonition in her heart. If she guessed right, Qin Xuanting must be playing tricks here.
"That's right, we have already sent a letter to the emperor to report everything that happened here. Didn't the emperor receive the news?" Nangong Yizhi also felt strange, but he just couldn't figure out what went wrong.
General Zhen Guo came from the capital to pass on the decree. It is absolutely impossible to say that he does not know the news.
Seeing this, Nangong Yizhi immediately took out an ingot of silver from his bosom and stuffed it into his palm, "If I remember correctly, you are still Liu Xi who borrowed my father's position the year before last, General Liu, you came from the capital, I must know what happened in the capital, and I will ask General Liu to let me know."
Hearing that Nangong Yizhi moved Ning Guohou out, Liu Xi was instantly embarrassed.
That's right, Ning Guohou is his bole. If Ning Guohou hadn't appreciated him back then, he wouldn't have reached the height he is today. In other words, he owed the Nangong family a favor.
"My son, don't make things difficult for me. In fact, I don't know much about it." Liu Xi stuffed the silver ingot back into Nangong Yizhi's hands, and he couldn't accept the silver. "I only heard that before the incident happened, the Seventh Prince went to the palace late at night. Holy, but when the Seventh Prince left the palace again, it was rumored that the Emperor was seriously ill, and immediately after that, this imperial decree ordered Ben to take the Second Prince away in the future."
Seeing everyone's unified angry expressions, Liu Xi sighed in frustration, "Please don't make things difficult for me, the emperor dare not disobey the imperial decree, but if there is any misunderstanding, I believe that after returning to the capital, the emperor will make it up for you. The second prince washes away his grievances."
Hearing Liu Xi's words, Ling Mu'er instantly understood one thing, "It must be that Qin Xuanting learned that we discovered the secret of his private training of soldiers, and the thief shouted "Stop the thief." After suffering such a blow, I will never get sick again. Shaochen, what should we do?"
"Mu'er is right, it must be like this." Nangong Yizhi also felt that Ling Muer's analysis made sense, "It is obvious that Qin Xuanting has the intention of rebelling, but now he is framing my cousin, wait for me to return After Beijing, we must ask him clearly."
Hearing everyone's words, Liu Xi's originally tense heart instantly relaxed, "Since everyone understands what happened, then please come with us, the second prince, come and take him away!"
"Wait!" Ling Muer scolded angrily, "The Second Prince can't go with you!"
"Is the second concubine trying to resist the decree?" Liu Xi felt a headache again.
"If something you have never done is taken away by your people like this, wouldn't it prove that the second prince conspired against him in disguise? We will return to the capital with you, but not in the way of being taken away by you!" Ling Muer stood stubbornly. In front of Shangguan Shaochen.
Seeing the little girl defending herself like this, Shangguan Shaochen's worried heart instantly softened.
"Mu'er, this is an imperial decree, and the general can't influence it."
Hearing the second prince speak for himself, Liu Xi breathed a sigh of relief, "Second prince is wise! Second prince concubine, this is an imperial decree. If the second prince doesn't follow me, he will be disrespecting the decree. Those who dare to resist the decree with royal experience... ..."
"How?" Ling Mu'er didn't give him a chance to finish his sentence at all, she stubbornly raised her jaw, her innate aura of king seemed like she was a born king.
Seeing Ling Muer's posture, even the Great General Zhen Guo who had killed countless enemies on the battlefield felt a little scared. He looked at Shangguan Shaochen in embarrassment, "Second Prince, this..."
"Mu'er, Yizhi, this incident happened suddenly and strangely. You guessed it right. It must be what Lao Qi said in front of the emperor. However, those who are clear will clear themselves. Even if he is eloquent, What can I do?" Shangguan Shaochen looked at Ling Muer and Nangong Yizhi, "I will go with him, this is the imperial father's will, we have to follow. Don't worry, after returning to the capital, as long as I meet my father Your Majesty, I will explain the matter clearly, my father is wise and will definitely clear my name."
After saying that, Shangguan Shaochen had already taken the initiative to walk in front of the guards. Seeing the moment his hands were put on iron chains, Ling Muer had a feeling that the trouble had just begun.
"Shaochen!" Ling Muer wanted to catch up, but Shangguan Shaochen immediately gave Nangong Yizhi a look and signaled him to stop.
Ling Muer didn't understand the palace regulations, but he, Nangong Yizhi, knew it by heart. Once Ling Muer forcibly detains Shangguan Shaochen, he might really be charged with disrespecting the order.
It doesn't matter if the cousin enters the sky prison, the entire Ningguo Hou Mansion will protect him, and the cousin is the prince, so nothing will happen to him, but Ling Muer is different.
"Mu'er, calm down, cousin will be fine." Nangong Yizhi forcefully held Ling Muer in place.
"No, Qin Xuanting sent someone to arrest Shao Chen on purpose. Once he enters the prison, there will be no turning back! Qin Xuanting must have come prepared for this. I'm afraid this is the beginning of everything." Ling Muer struggled, "I want to save Shao Chen, he can't go to the capital!"
"Mu'er!" Seeing how stubborn she was, Nangong Yizhi pressed her shoulders tightly, "Calm down! Listen to me, once you take away cousin now, you will violate our court's laws and regulations. Imprisonment is a capital offense, Liu Xi can take your Shangren head and return to the emperor."
"Take my head, that depends on whether he has the ability!" Ling Muer didn't take Liu Xi seriously, "Besides, do you think I'm afraid of death?"
"I know you're worried about your cousin's safety, that's why you're so impulsive, but Mu'er, we can only help cousin outside, can't we?"
Ling Muer, who was still struggling to break through Nangong Yizhi's confinement, immediately became quiet after hearing these words.
That's right, if Qin Xuanting really used some means to frame Shao Chen, she can find a way to help Shao Chen outside!
"Yes, but if he is kidnapped back to the capital like this, doesn't it prove that he has the heart of conspiracy and rebellion?" Ling Mu'er was very distressed, and Shangguan Shaochen had already been taken away by Liu Xi's people and left the Rongcheng government office.
"It is precisely because of this that we have to find a way to clear up our cousin's grievances."
Nangong Yizhi said, "I don't know what method Qin Xuanting used to convince the emperor of his slander. We must return to the capital as soon as possible to investigate clearly before we can come up with a countermeasure against Qin Xuanting."
"What you said makes sense." Ling Muer nodded, and then calmed down, "Qin Xuanting must have learned that we had discovered his secret, so he bit back, shouting "Stop the thief!" Treason is a capital crime of beheading, he thought If we want Shao Chen to die, we will not allow him to do so!"
"That's right, Qin Xuanting murdered his cousin many times, it's time for him to pay for his actions!"
Nangong Yizhi looked at Mo Qing, "Take back all the traces of Qin Xuanting's multiple visits and exits to Rongcheng that my cousin discovered, and pack it up. We will set off for Beijing immediately."
"Yes, son." Mo Qing went to do it immediately, but Ling Muer suddenly thought of something.
"Wait, let's go to Pingcheng first."
Nangong Yizhi didn't understand what she meant, "What are you going to do in Pingcheng? Liu Xi will definitely hurry back to the capital with his cousin. If we want to save our cousin, we have to arrive in the capital before him. Going to Pingcheng will delay Time."
"Didn't Liu Changyu, the magistrate of Pingcheng, say that he reported the matter of the Heroes' Pavilion many times but was not executed, and that the Seventh Prince also knew about it during his stay in Pingcheng, so why didn't the Seventh Prince report the matter of the Heroes' Pavilion to the Emperor for a year after returning to the palace this time? It may be useful if we bring Liu Changyu with us."
Hearing Ling Muer's words, Nangong Yizhi realized that it made sense, "But we will waste at least two days every time we go back and forth to Pingcheng. In this way, I will ask Mo Qing to pick up Liu Changyu later. Go back to Beijing first."
"Alright then." Ling Mu'er thought of Shangguan Shaochen, and thought that Qin Xuanting might still have tricks waiting for them, so she could only compromise.
