Hold the thick thighs tightly [My father is a traitor]

Chapter 656 The Beginning of Sin

As soon as the emperor's words fell, Shangguan Guiqing hurriedly leaned over and kowtowed heavily, with one muffled thud after another, just begging for a little mercy and forgiveness from the superior.

"Your Majesty, I have never intended to murder the late emperor. After returning from Medicine Valley, I devoted myself to studying medicine and followed my master's arrangement to enter the Imperial Hospital as a deputy judge. Unexpectedly, when I returned home from the Imperial Hospital that day, I found that a part of the pharmacopoeia I had copied was missing for unknown reasons."

When the old man said this, his eyes were filled with fear and helplessness. He suddenly raised his head, revealing a tearful face, and slowly said: "At that time, I searched hard and interrogated the people around me, but I still couldn't find the missing part. It was not until a few years later, when Concubine Zhengui entered the palace, that I realized that I had caused a disaster. I, I deserve to die, and I am willing to die to atone for my sins..."

Precious concubine?

This sudden name made Wang and Lin look at each other in confusion and bewilderment.

This woman was a favored concubine during the reign of the late emperor. For the sake of this woman, the late emperor even did not attend court for a month.

By then, the late crown prince had grown strong enough to allow the late emperor to govern the country again. In a rage, he dragged the girl out of Funing Palace and beheaded her on the spot.

The erotic history between the late emperor and Concubine Zhengui is still circulating among the people. Some people even say with certainty that Concubine Zhengui is the reincarnation of Daji, who came to bring disaster to the Zhou Dynasty.

Because of this, an irreconcilable hatred arose between the late crown prince and the late emperor, which eventually led to many incidents, leaving only the old man to succeed to the throne.

Now according to Shangguan Guiqing, the appearance of Concubine Zhengui is not simple, and it also involves the secrets of the palace.

Wang and Lin thought for just a moment, then looked at the emperor at the same time.

The emperor's chest rose and fell rapidly, his face was filled with murderous intent, and his expression was so gloomy and terrifying that the two men had never seen it on his face in their entire lives.

The two of them looked at each other subconsciously, quickly concealed the shock in their eyes, lowered their heads, and continued to act as spectators who had nothing to do with the matter.

The atmosphere in the underground palace became tense at this moment, and murderous intent suddenly arose.

Pei Dafu was very worried when he saw his master like this, and hurriedly called out softly: "Your Majesty, calm down and take care of the dragon's body..."

Before he finished speaking, Sheng Jingchen suddenly stood up, fiercely kicked the old man in front of him, and shouted angrily: "Shangguan Guiqing, you really deserve to die!"

The emperor kicked Shangguan Guiqing with such force that he flew backwards and fell heavily to the ground, spurting blood from his mouth.

Seeing this, Wang and Lin knelt on the ground and shouted, "Your Majesty, calm down."

Shangguan Wenyuan also took the opportunity to break free and threw himself into the old man's arms, trying to protect him. He asked in panic, "Grandfather, how are you, Grandfather..."

Shangguan Guiqing pushed his grandson away and struggled to get up, but because of his severe injuries, he could only collapse to the ground, mumbling: "Your Majesty, please forgive me. I really didn't intend to murder the late emperor at that time. After knowing that the late emperor was infected with the evil poison, I have been looking for a way to detoxify."

"It's just that the evil poison is too tricky. I didn't make any progress at all, and the then Marquis Xuanping's son also knew about it."

Sheng Jingchen was already extremely furious, and the murderous aura emanating from his body made the temperature around him seem to drop to freezing point.

His voice was as cold as ice, and he was furious as he said, "Just because of your greed and negligence, the former dynasty and the harem have been turned upside down. Even if you are cut into pieces, it will not be enough to vent my hatred. Come, drag Shangguan Guiqing away and execute him by slow slicing."

As soon as he finished speaking, the shadow guard stepped forward and dragged him away.

Until this moment, Shangguan Guiqing was still begging: "Your Majesty, no matter how many mistakes I made, they were all my fault. I am responsible for this even if I die. But please be magnanimous and spare my grandson."

Shangguan Wenyuan also hurriedly knelt forward, tugged at the emperor's trouser legs, and begged for mercy: "Your Majesty, my grandfather did nothing, please let my grandfather go, please let my grandfather go..."

However, all he got was a heavy kick and the sight of his grandfather disappearing before his eyes.

At this moment, in the hall where the separation of life and death was taking place, a voice of pleading was heard at an inopportune time.

"Your Majesty, I think it is not appropriate to execute Doctor Shangguan at this moment." Lin Yuzan raised his head and met the emperor's gaze filled with raging anger calmly and fearlessly.

"Shangguan Dafu has served the Marquis Xuanping for many years. He must have a lot of evidence in his hands. This is particularly important to Your Majesty. The Marquis Xuanping colluded with others to rebel. He must have incited the ignorant people on the grounds that "the tyrant is unkind and follows the will of heaven."

"By then, even if Your Majesty has worked hard all these years to seek a peaceful and prosperous world for the people of the world, all you will get is eternal infamy. However, if we take this opportunity to announce the crimes of Marquis Xuanping to the world and then capture him, all the people will praise Your Majesty for your wisdom and bravery. It will be a blessing for all people to eradicate the evil."

Wang Cheng also said, "Uncle, I know that everything is under your control. These rebels are nothing to be afraid of. Just kill them, but that will only satisfy your momentary pleasure."

"People are ignorant. Just a simple charge of treason will only remind the people of the atrocities committed by my uncle to kill his brothers, instead of thinking that these traitors are doing great things. Even if the evidence is conclusive and enough to make the traitors die a thousand times, people will only say that this is a false charge."

Sheng Jingchen narrowed his eyes slightly, a dangerous light flashed through his sneer, and he stared at the two of them closely: "Do I care about this ridiculous reputation?"

Lin Yuzan immediately responded: "Your Majesty naturally doesn't care. Your great achievements should be passed down and remembered by future generations. But right now, those who are loyal to Your Majesty care, and those who care about Your Majesty hope that Your Majesty's achievements can be seen by the world and revered as the greatest emperor of all time."

"Uncle, no one wants to be mired in infamy. We two just hope that the people understand that your ascension to the throne is destiny, and anyone who shakes it is against heaven." Wang Cheng continued to echo.

Sheng Jingchen took a deep breath, trying to calm his inner excitement, staring into their deep eyes, the murderous intent still surging in his heart.

The atmosphere between the three people fell into a strange silence. The only sound in the air was the mournful and miserable wails of the Shangguan grandparents, telling of their own pain and despair.

At this time, Pei Dafu quietly walked to the side of his master, broke the silence, and reminded him cryptically: "Your Majesty, the person behind Concubine Nuan has not yet appeared. If the method of controlling Concubine Nuan is not destroyed, there will be endless troubles. This matter was not discovered by the fool Shangguan Guiqing back then, and Your Majesty will definitely uncover the truth."

The emperor glanced at him lightly, and finally gave in and stopped the execution.

Shangguan Guiqing was dragged up again like a dead dog.

At that time, he was naked, most of the skin on his face was missing, bright red blood kept gushing out and falling to the ground, forming a creepy and terrifying picture with his bloodstained old body.

Shangguan Guiqing was breathing heavily, lying on the ground as if he had no bones. He struggled to raise his eyes that had lost their eyelids, opened his mouth slightly, and stammered, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for not killing me."

The emperor turned his eyes away in disgust and said in a cold voice: "Shangguan Guiqing, I will spare your life for now. As for whether you can leave your body intact, it depends on what you have in your hand that can tempt me."

After saying that, Sheng Jingchen's eyes, which were still filled with anger, swept over the two slick-tongued juniors. He snorted heavily, then flicked his sleeves and left.

The underground palace fell into depressing darkness again, but the atmosphere was no longer as solemn as before.

Wang Cheng looked at the grandparents and grandchildren who survived the disaster and hugged each other and cried, and shook his head helplessly.

He slowly stood up and stepped forward, covering the old man with the loose clothes on Shangguan Wenyuan, and sighed: "Doctor Shangguan, Shunan and I can only help you so far. What happens in the future depends on you. I think you have been wandering around the homes of the rich and powerful for many years, so you will definitely be able to make His Majesty spare your life."

Shangguan Guiqing shook his head and whispered, "What happened back then was not as simple as you two imagined. I'm afraid I will definitely die."

Then, he stroked his grandson's face sadly and solemnly warned him: "Wenyuan, Grandfather had already expected this outcome. You don't need to be overly sad. It's a pity that Grandfather can't accompany you to grow up. If you can get out, flee from Yanjing far away and never come back."

Shangguan Wenyuan shook his head vigorously, tears streaming down his face. "Grandfather, please don't leave me. Wenyuan has already lost his parents, and I can't lose you again!"

Wang Cheng couldn't bear to continue interrupting this affectionate scene. He quietly stepped aside and called softly, "Shun'an, we should go home. We have to go back to the academy tomorrow."

As he spoke, he glanced to the side.

Unexpectedly, there was no one beside him and his old enemy had disappeared.

Wang Cheng: ......