sbdcsierra Chapter 367 The 5th Prince's Plea
Chapter 367 The 5th Prince's Plea
Xie Qian'an's face froze, and his eyes were filled with rage as he looked at Shen Qionghua.
But in a flash, he took a few deep breaths and forced himself to calm down.
He couldn't be so angry that he lost his mind and let Shen Qionghua lead him around.
The most important thing now is not to argue with Shen Qionghua about anything conceivable or unconceivable, the most important thing is to overthrow the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion today.
Within a few breaths, Xie Qian'an's mind, which was almost overwhelmed by anger, regained its rationality.
Xie Qi'an coughed three times towards the condescending Xie Rong, then raised his head and said, "Father, even if what Princess Jialin said makes some sense, it's all based on the fact that the Zhenguogong Mansion has been wrongly accused."
"But if there really is a problem with the Zhenguo Mansion, then we must stop the loss in time."
"Right now, the border war is urgent. We'd rather blame someone wrongly than let him go. Father, we can't afford to gamble, Da Yue can't afford to gamble, and neither can you!"
Shen Qionghua had been observing the emperor's expression and saw with her own eyes that the emperor's originally wavering expression became firm again after Xie Qian'an's words.
She knew that the emperor had made up his mind and that the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion had to be searched today.
And this was also within her expectations.
She had long expected that the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion would not be able to escape the search today.
Those in power are always suspicious. Even when nothing happens, they are always on guard against any factors that may pose a threat to them.
This time, Prince An set up such a plan, how could the emperor remain indifferent?
It is better to blame someone wrongly than to let him go.
This is not only an excuse used by Prince An to persuade the emperor, but it is probably also what the emperor is thinking in his heart.
The reason why he appeared to be entangled and hesitant, and coldly watched the people in the hall arguing about this matter, was probably because he was afraid of giving people a chance to talk, and wanted to pull the strings, and finally agreed to the search "out of helplessness".
However, this is exactly what she wanted.
The emperor wanted to act helpless and show the world that it was not that he did not trust his loyal ministers.
She wanted to muddy the waters, delay time, and find a suitable opportunity to force the emperor to search Prince An's mansion.
And this opportunity is about to come.
Just as Shen Qionghua was thinking this, a young eunuch hurriedly ran in from outside the hall and whispered something to Li Shunquan.
Li Shunquan's face suddenly changed. He turned around and said something to the emperor. The emperor's face suddenly darkened. He slammed his palm on the armrest of the dragon throne and shouted angrily: "Nonsense!"
The moment the emperor finished speaking, the officials standing at the end of the hall started to commotion.
Everyone looked back and saw the Fifth Prince, who had been ill for a long time, appear at the door of the hall.
He was dressed in white, his face was pale, his lips were chapped, and his body was weak. Every step he took seemed to consume a great deal of strength, which shocked all the ministers and the emperor sitting on the dragon throne. They all opened their eyes wide and were horrified.
Without him.
This was because the fifth prince was holding a long sword in his frail hand, and the sword was resting on his neck.
Perhaps the Fifth Prince was too weak, and he had difficulty holding the sword.
During the action, he used improper force and the sword tip drew a very thin blood mark on the white, almost transparent neck, as if staining the white jade with a spot of red, which immediately made the emperor's heart rise.
But he still remembered that this was in the main hall, so he immediately calmed himself down and stared at the fifth prince with serious eyes.
Eunuch Fu and Pei Liangchuan followed the Fifth Prince in, but they seemed to be afraid that the Fifth Prince might accidentally hurt himself in the excitement, so they kept a distance and did not dare to follow too closely.
When Pei Liangchuan saw Shen Qionghua, he secretly winked at Shen Qionghua in a corner where no one could see.
Shen Qionghua's eyebrows raised slightly, but there was no emotion on her face.
By the time the Fifth Prince reached Luo Xiyao's side, the Emperor had completely calmed down his emotions. He said in a dignified voice with a hint of anger, "Fifth Prince, instead of recuperating properly, you are threatening your own life by coming to this palace. What do you want to do?"
No father can bear to see his son threatening his life, let alone an emperor like the emperor who has extremely strong control.
The Fifth Prince, who has always been well-behaved, behaved in such a way, which obviously touched upon the Emperor's forbidden zone.
Xie Qian'an was not far from the Fifth Prince. Looking at the tiny bloodstain on the Fifth Prince's neck, his eyes narrowed slightly and his hands trembled uncontrollably.
If only the bloodstain wasn't so shallow, if it was a little deeper... or if that itinerant doctor hadn't appeared, he would have been poisoned to death quietly, and he wouldn't have had to go through so much trouble.
Xie Nanyuan is dead, and his fifth brother is also dead. Who else can inherit the throne but him?
It's a pity that he was careless and escaped the disaster.
Xie Qian'an thought with regret in his heart.
Xie Qian'an wished the fifth prince would die soon, but the ministers in the hall were terrified, fearing that the fifth prince would accidentally kill them.
The Emperor already has few sons, and now the fate of Prince Rui Hai is unknown. If something unexpected happens to the Fifth Prince, it would be truly...
Just when everyone thought that the Fifth Prince was going to do something horrifying, the Fifth Prince, who had just held the sword against his neck, loosened his grip, dropped the sword, and then knelt down with a thud.
With his fists clenched and his head pounding on the ground, his small body spoke clearly and firmly, "Father, the Zhenguogong Mansion will never do anything that would involve treason. Please understand!"