PDLP Chapter 167 Long Live His Majesty
Chapter 167 Long Live His Majesty
The evidence Qi Binwei presented were all letters that the mother and son had sent to the outside world, which contained those treasonous words.
After reading it, the Queen Mother was naturally furious.
Qi Rui, kneeling in the main hall, was completely dumbfounded by the Queen Mother's accusations. He knew very well what they, mother and son, had done.
The Queen Mother signaled Eunuch Fu Hai to pass the letters on. These letters should not be read by her alone, the ministers should also take a look at them, otherwise they would think that she and Qi Binwei were in collusion.
Qi Rui, who was on the verge of death, still wanted to struggle. As long as he refused to admit it, he might still have a chance of survival.
"Grandmother, those are all false. Qi Binwei framed me! If he succeeds, he will be the only prince left in Yunli Kingdom! Grandmother! I was wronged!"
Qi Rui hoped that the Queen Mother on the stage would listen to him, but she said nothing. Qi Rui glanced at several ministers who were on good terms with him, signaling them to stand up and say a few good words for him.
But they just wanted to survive, so how could they rashly step forward at this critical juncture? They seldom exchanged letters on weekdays, and they had just looked at the letters, and they did not mention themselves.
There was not even any correspondence from any minister. They knew very well that Qi Binwei was showing mercy and giving them a chance to survive.
If I switch sides to Qi Binwei now, I still have a chance to survive and work for Qi Binwei in the future.
So they all tacitly avoided Qi Rui's gaze, and no one stood up to speak for him.
Qi Rui's inner anger and fear reached its peak. Just when he was about to explode, someone stood up.
Duke Dingguo strode forward, knelt on one side, and looked at Qi Rui deeply.
Qi Rui had a hint of smile on his lips, thinking that Duke Dingguo was still the best. If he became the king, he would certainly give him a position above everyone else and would not let him down for standing up and speaking today.
Under his hopeful gaze, Duke Dingguo retracted his gaze, made up his mind, and said solemnly: "Queen Dowager, I want to accuse the Third Prince! The Third Prince has a corrupt character and secretly manipulated the palace, causing my daughter He Congshuang's reputation to be damaged, and framed the Prime Minister's daughter Song Qinghong, causing the two of them to be alienated!"
"It was just to plant a spy in my home. Gongsun Rou of the Gongsun family was the spy planted by the Third Prince in my home. I know I am guilty and was taken advantage of by the Third Prince. I was always threatened by the Third Prince and did many wrong things! I accept the punishment and ask the Queen Mother to give me justice!"
"Back then, it was the Third Prince who invited my daughter He Congshuang to the palace to attend the banquet. My daughter was young and loved the Third Prince with all her heart, but she didn't expect that the Third Prince would take advantage of her love and frame her. My daughter was wronged!"
Duke Dingguo threw out a series of accusations, and the hope in Qi Rui's eyes suddenly disappeared, and the expression on his face gradually cracked.
He understood completely that the situation was hopeless.
Because behind him there were other people who stood up, knelt on the ground, and began to cry about how they were threatened by him and how everything they did was forced by him.
Even Gongsun Jia, whom he personally promoted, came forward to agree with what Duke Dingguo said. What the two said were almost the same, which served as evidence.
Qi Rui's various crimes were finally proven.
But he was unwilling to accept it. How could this be the result? !
This shouldn't be the result!
Qi Rui stood up, pointed at them and laughed, looking like he was crazy.
Then the laughter stopped abruptly, and the look in his eyes staring at them was like that of a poisonous snake, which was chilling.
"You are very good! What benefit did this bastard give you to make you all stand up and tell lies, just to overthrow me! I have never done the things you said! Bastard! You want to beat me? Do you deserve it? You are just a bastard born by a palace maid!"
With every word Qi Rui spoke, he moved one step closer to Qi Binwei.
The empress dowager behind the gauze curtain heard what Qi Rui said and shook her head silently.
This child is crazy and there is no hope for him. It seems that the rule of Yunli Kingdom will be handed over to Wei'er in the future.
Ugh--
"Come here, take the Third Prince away and keep him under strict guard, and keep Shumin Palace under guard, and don't let anyone escape!"
As soon as the Queen Mother finished speaking, someone came forward to capture Qi Rui, but Qi Rui was not so easy to be caught.
While cursing, he walked in front of Qi Binwei, quietly reached for the self-defense dagger hidden on his body with his right hand, pulled it out with lightning speed and stabbed Qi Binwei in the vitals.
"Go to hell! Only if you die, I can become the king!"
Everyone was terrified by this scene, staring with wide eyes. Their brains wanted to save Qi Binwei, but their bodies did not obey them and they were a step slow.
Seeing that Qi Rui's knife was about to pierce Qi Binwei's heart, Qi Binwei covered his arm and did not move, as if he was frightened, but he dodged it at the critical moment.
He immediately stood up and kicked Qi Rui in the lower abdomen while he was losing his mind. Qi Rui felt that his internal organs were displaced and he felt severe pain. Cold sweat instantly broke out on his face.
Qi Binwei's still movable left hand grasped his wrist and crushed the wrist bone with his clever strength. Qi Rui was in so much pain that he couldn't even make a sound. He could only stare viciously at Qi Binwei's face, which was pretending to be scared and nervous.
"You bastard!" Qi Rui cursed through gritted teeth.
Qi Binwei's expression did not change. The next second, he kicked him on the knee with such force that Qi Rui could not bear it and fell to his knees on the ground with a crisp sound.
Qi Binwei stood in front of him and accepted his kneeling.
It was considered a gift from Qi Rui to him as a monarch.
It only took three breaths to complete all this. Some ministers who were standing far away didn't even see clearly how Qi Binwei made his move. They just saw Qi Rui being beaten to his knees on the ground.
The guards in the hall saw it clearly and immediately realized that Qi Binwei had practiced martial arts before. They suppressed their doubts and detained Qi Rui.
The Queen Mother was terrified and asked hurriedly, "Is Wei'er injured?"
Qi Binwei suppressed his pretended panic and said, "No, don't worry, Grandmother. It's just that my third brother seems to be crazy. We should find an imperial physician to treat him."
The Queen Mother was relieved after hearing his answer.
"I know, and you have all seen it now. The matter of the princess has come to an end. I believe you all have an answer in your minds as to who will be the new emperor."
The Queen Mother was exhausted. The affairs at court were even more exhausting than the struggles in the harem. She just wanted to quickly settle things here and return to her palace to retire.
The ministers had nothing to understand, so they all knelt on the ground and shouted to Qi Binwei: "Long live His Majesty!"
Qi Rui, who was being detained and sent away, heard their voices outside the hall and struggled and cursed with blood in his mouth.
"This king! No, I am your Majesty, I am! You called the wrong person! Drag them all away and kill all nine clans..."
No one in the hall heard Qi Rui's cry.