The sky suddenly became gloomy, and there were even gusts of wind. This was a stark contrast to the clear sky just now. It was as if the heavens were feeling unfair for Zhang Zixun's helplessness. When she returned to the residence, she was still a high and mighty princess. In the blink of an eye, even her parents had become prisoners. As the saying went, accompanying a ruler was like accompanying a tiger. This moment was vividly reflected. The streets were originally bustling with people, but when the commoners on the streets saw the many royal guards and the current Prime Minister, they were all frightened and retreated, discussing animatedly. Zhang Zixun could clearly hear someone whispering by the roadside,""Look, isn't this the Prime Minister? How did he become a prisoner all of a sudden? If you accidentally offended the emperor, no matter who you were, you would end up like this. The Prime Minister is an honest and good person. What crime did he commit?”Another person continued," That's right. I really don't know what kind of world this is. Good people will never have a good ending. On the contrary, a corrupt official like Li Hun was actually promoted to prime minister. It's really unreasonable!”When Zhang Zixun heard this, a bitter smile appeared on her face. All of this was because of her. If she had not been a busybody and provoked Consort Xian, her parents would not have ended up like this!
Five minutes later, in front of the Divine Martial Sect of the Purple Moon Imperial Palace. A large number of royal guards were already waiting there. When Zhang Zixun and her parents were brought here, they immediately surrounded them. From the beginning to the end, Zhang Zixun's expression remained the same. She did not show any signs of fear.
"Your Highness, Prime Minister, Madam, this subordinate has received the Emperor's orders to escort you to the throne room. Because the Emperor had once issued an imperial edict, the Prime Minister had no right to interrogate anyone other than him.”A royal guard stepped forward and said. Zhang Zixun was silent. The Prime Minister had experienced too many such things, so he was especially calm.
"Why are you wasting your breath with them? They were just a few prisoners. They were brought to the throne room and the emperor would personally deal with them!”At this moment, Consort Xian appeared in the crowd and shouted at the Royal Guards. Zhang Zixun had always been indifferent to this and did not say a word.
"Consort Xian, this old minister is still the current Prime Minister before the Emperor decrees. According to the Emperor's decree, other than the Emperor, no one else can treat this old minister like this, including you!”
"You." When Consort Xian heard this, her face immediately darkened. She said fiercely to the Prime Minister,""Hmph, what else do you have to show off? Your daughter is the murderer of the Empress 'son, and her entire family should be executed. You still have some time to talk. You'll have a good time later!”At the end of her speech, Consort Xian glared at Zhang Zixun and said telepathically,""This is the result of you not knowing what's good for you. You want to go against bengong, you're still a little too inexperienced!”Zhang Zixun remained silent. Seeing this, Concubine Xian snorted and left.
The Emperor and Empress were sitting on the dragon throne in the Golden Hall, while the Empress was sitting beside them. It could be seen that the Emperor was very angry at this moment. Thinking back to the time when the Empress ran over crying and told him that the little prince had suddenly died, and was very certain that it was Princess Zhang Zixun who did it, he could not believe it, nor did he want to believe it. But in the end, when Consort Xian and all the palace maids and eunuchs in Ning An Palace unanimously pointed out that it was the Princess who did it, he had no choice but to believe it. He immediately ordered people to escort the princess and the prime minister back to the palace for personal interrogation.
"Imperial Father, your son believes that imperial sister would not do such a thing. There must be a misunderstanding. Imperial Father, please investigate!”The one who spoke was the Fourth Prince, Zhao Zeyi. From the moment he found out about this, the Fourth Prince immediately went to the Emperor to plead for Zhang Zixun. However, there was no effect. This made him very anxious." That's right, Imperial Father. Imperial Brother is right. Based on my understanding of Imperial Sister, she would never do such a thing.”This was the voice of the second prince, Zhao Zecheng. No matter what, he still could not let go of Zhang Zixun. He had always held onto a glimmer of hope in his heart.
"Yi 'er, Cheng' er, what kind of knockout powder did that slut put on you? So biased towards her? The one who died was your royal brother! Do you want to anger bengong to death?" Seeing the two princes plead for Zhang Zixun in unison, the Empress was so angry that she trembled and tears fell.
"Alright, Empress, don't be angry. Zhen will definitely investigate this matter and give justice to my son.”The Emperor stretched out his hand to hug the sobbing Empress and comforted her.
"Emperor, you must seek justice for my son! He was still so young. He couldn't die in vain!”Nestled in the Emperor's embrace, the Empress cried even harder.
"Your Majesty, I also think that Prime Minister Zhang and Princess Shuiyue should be severely punished because my sister Consort Xian can prove that it was Zhang Zixun who killed the little prince.”At this moment, Prime Minister Li Hun stepped forward and cupped his hands. As soon as these words were said, it immediately attracted the agreement of all the officials. They all nodded and said,"Yes, Lord Li is right. Now that the certification is here, and so many people have seen it together. The little prince's corpse is not cold yet, Your Majesty, you must investigate!”Everyone knelt on the ground. This caused the Emperor to feel somewhat troubled. He wanted to protect Zhang Zixun, but now that the entire court was saying this, he had no choice. When the Second Prince and the Fourth Prince saw this, they became even more anxious. They would never believe that Zhang Zixun would do such a thing. Moreover, she had no enmity with the Empress, so she had no motive to kill the Little Prince. But now, everything was against Zhang Zixun. The Fourth Prince clenched his fists anxiously. Just as he was about to say something, he heard a voice coming from afar."Does Lord Li have any evidence for this? No matter what, I am still the princess of the current dynasty, and my father is the dignified Prime Minister. Moreover, you have received special permission from the emperor and your status is only below him. What are your intentions in slandering us like this?”As soon as he finished speaking, a beautiful figure slowly walked in. She was wearing a pure white dress with simple decorations. Her figure was graceful and elegant. Her every move exuded a fairy-like temperament. As she spoke, her red lips moved slightly, and her breath was like orchids. It made the peony of the King of Flowers dim in color. Who else could it be but Zhang Zixun? She calmly walked in front of the emperor and first swept her gaze over the ministers present. Under her gaze, everyone subconsciously lowered their heads. Except for Li Hun and the two princes. Then, he bowed slightly to the emperor and said respectfully,""Your son greets Imperial Father, Imperial Mother!" His tone was as calm as water, neither servile nor overbearing. Her actions caused the two princes to feel admiration for her.
"You. You. You are the murderer of my son! You're a monster!" As soon as Zhang Zixun appeared, the Empress's expression immediately became extremely terrified, as if she had seen something extremely terrifying. Hearing this, Zhang Zixun's brows furrowed slightly. When she walked in, she felt that something was wrong. Looking at the Empress's current appearance, this feeling was even stronger. Spreading out her divine sense, she immediately discovered what was wrong with the Empress. It turned out that the latter was currently being controlled by an evil spell. The person being controlled had no idea what she was doing. At this moment, Consort Xian walked in with a smug expression. She walked to the emperor's side and then said loudly to the ministers,"She's a demon. She used demonic techniques to kill the little prince. BenGong can testify. The night before she returned to the Prime Minister's residence, bengong was chatting with the Empress in Ning An Palace. Coincidentally, I went out for a while at that time. When I came in, I saw her use a demonic technique to make the Empress unconscious and then use her demonic claws to kill the little prince. It might be because the Empress saw her hideous appearance when she fainted, which led to the current situation. Fortunately, BenGong didn't make a sound because of fear, otherwise I would also have been unable to escape.”
"Yes, it's like what Sister Xian Fei said. Because it was the last thing I saw before I fainted, I remember it very clearly. It was her!”The Empress seemed to have Consort Xian as a witness and became bolder as she spoke in a trembling voice.
"Mother, Consort Xian, do you have any evidence for your words? If Imperial Sister really wanted to do that, why not kill Imperial Mother as well? Wouldn't that make it even less visible?”The Fourth Prince stepped forward and said. At the same time, he gave Zhang Zixun a reassuring look. Zhang Zixun looked at him gratefully.
"What my son said is not without reason. Empress, do you have any evidence?”The Emperor had wanted to protect Zhang Zixun from the beginning, so he asked now that there was a doubt.
"Emperor, you don't even believe ChenQie's words? The little prince is ChenQie's biological son, would I joke around with his life?”The Empress said sadly. Zhang Zixun had been observing the Empress 'movements from the start. She realized that although the Empress was saying this, her eyes were expressionless and empty. Now, she was certain that the Empress was under Consort Xian's control. At this moment, Consort Xian also noticed Zhang Zixun's eyes and seemed to be panicking. She said,""If the emperor and the ministers don't believe me, ChenQie has a demon-subduing talisman that I specially requested from Lingxu Temple. This talisman can make any demon reveal its true form. ChenQie will make this demon reveal its true form now!”As he spoke, he was about to attack!
"Wait, how can my daughter let you slander her like this!”At this moment, the Prime Minister broke free from the guards and rushed in to block Zhang Zixun. He knelt down in front of the emperor and said,"Emperor, my Zhang family has been loyal for generations. How could this official's daughter harm a prince? There must be some misunderstanding! Or someone was framing him. It's even more impossible to say that my daughter is a monster. I've given birth to her and raised her for so many years. If she's a monster, wouldn't I be the first to be killed?”
"That's right, emperor, my daughter can't be a monster. She's also your princess now, why don't you believe her!”Shen Mengyi also rushed in and cried while protecting Zhang Zixun. The Emperor frowned. At this moment, he really had a headache. He couldn't listen to anyone.
"Hmph, your entire family is in cahoots. You sneaked into the palace to murder the emperor, yet you still have the face to plead here! See how bengong will reveal her true form now!”Consort Xian shouted angrily. He was about to make a move. Zhang Zixun looked at her coldly. She didn't believe that a talisman could do anything to a fairy like her!
Consort Xian held the so-called talisman in her hand and muttered something. After a moment, she threw it at Zhang Zixun and the talisman instantly stuck to her body. At this moment, Zhang Zixun clearly saw a flash of blue light in Consort Xian's hand. Li Hun, who was closest to her, also had a flash of black gas in his hand. Zhang Zixun suddenly felt as if her body was bound by some kind of force, and she could not move. In her shock, she immediately circulated the magic power in her body. However, she suddenly discovered that the magic power in her body was restrained by a mysterious force and could not be used at all. It was already too late when she realized this. The next moment, she heard all the officials present, including the Emperor and Empress, scream in horror. For a moment, the throne room was in chaos. Some of the officials had already fainted from fear, while others ran out in a panic. What made Zhang Zixun's heart ache the most was that she saw her parents retreating to the side with pale faces. The Prime Minister kept saying that it was it, it was it. Zhang Zixun wanted to say something, but she realized that she couldn't speak. She could only make a few sounds. When she looked down, she was shocked. She found that her legs were gone and replaced by a long snake tail. She had actually turned into a huge python and was entrenched in the hall. At this moment, the Emperor was also frightened to the point that his face turned pale. The two Princes who had been speaking up for them just now actually moved to the front of the Emperor and pulled out their swords, looking at Zhang Zixun warily.
"Emperor, Second Prince, Fourth Prince, you all saw it, right? This is the Zhang Zixun you like, the Shuiyue Princess. So it's a giant python spirit." Concubine Xian looked at the python in front of her and a trace of pride flashed in her eyes. Just as Zhang Zixun was at a loss and was about to despair, her mana seemed to have disappeared. She transformed back into her human form. Only the Emperor, Empress, Consort Xian, the two princes, and Zhang Zixun's parents were left in the throne room. Apart from them, Li Hun was still here. Zhang Zixun thought to herself, It seems like I was right. This Li Hun isn't a good person.”After transforming back into her human form, Zhang Zixun slowly stood up and walked towards the Prime Minister and his wife with an indifferent expression. She said,"Father, Mother, do you really believe that I am a monster?”Zhang Zixun approached him step by step while the Prime Minister retreated step by step until he reached the corner of the wall. Zhang Heng looked at her in horror." Don't come over. I remember you. You were the one who attacked me that night!" You're a monster!" When Zhang Zixun heard this, she felt a sharp pain in her heart and tears fell. Then, he looked at Madam, who had already fainted from fear. Zhang Zixun glanced at Consort Xian from the corner of her eye and saw that she was smiling sinisterly. Seeing this, Zhang Zixun was furious. She walked towards the emperor's seat step by step. Zhao Zeyi and Zhao Zecheng, the two men who used to say that they liked her, were actually drawing their swords at each other now. Zhang Zixun felt even more pain in her heart. If I told you that she was the monster, would you believe me?”Hearing this, the Second Prince fell silent, but it was obvious that he was struggling. The Fourth Prince, on the other hand, had a sorrowful expression on his face. He simply turned to the side and no longer looked at her.
"Good! I really underestimated you! There was actually such a move! Since none of you believe me, what's the point of me staying here? Why did I do so many things? I'll leave!" Zhang Zixun was about to leave.
"You want to leave? You want to leave just like that after killing the little prince?”The one who spoke was Consort Xian. Because the Emperor and the others had yet to come to their senses.
"Men, arrest this demon who caused trouble in the palace!”Consort Xian shouted. At this moment, Zhang Zixun was already outside the throne room. Upon hearing the order, a large number of imperial guards immediately rushed forward and surrounded Zhang Zixun. Zhang Zixun looked at these people indifferently, without any expression or action. At this moment, a change occurred. The Emperor let out a painful groan in the throne room, then spat out a mouthful of blood and fell unconscious.
"Father, what's wrong? Emperor, what's wrong?" The two princes and the empress shouted at the same time. He came to the emperor's side and supported him. At this moment, Consort Xian knew that the time had come. She took a step forward and pretended to look at the Emperor. Immediately, she said angrily,""Princes, the emperor is under a demonic spell. It must be that demoness!”Hearing this, Li Hun also seized the opportunity and said,"We can't let this witch get away. As a prime minister, I order that we must capture her and hand over the method to save the emperor!”Seemingly blinded by anger, the Second Prince suddenly rushed out with a sword in his hand. He stood in front of Zhang Zixun and pointed the sword at her."Tell me, how can I save my Imperial Father?" His eyes were cold and filled with killing intent. There was no emotion in his tone. Zhang Zixun looked at him, her heart aching."This is the man who keeps saying that he loves me, and now he wants to kill me because of a few words from someone else? Hahaha." Perhaps Zhang Zixun was like this now. That was why he was laughing so miserably.
"You." Seeing Zhang Zixun like this, Zhao Zecheng was also very sad in his heart. However, the truth was right in front of him, and he could not help but believe it.
"Are you trying to tell me that you're not a monster? Was everything he saw just now fake?”Zhao Zecheng said helplessly.
"Since you already believe me, why are you asking me? If you only believe what you see, then I have nothing to say. But what I want to do must end today!”As she spoke, Zhang Zixun steeled her heart and walked towards the throne room.
"What do you want?" Zhao Zecheng held his sword and stepped back into the throne room. None of the royal guards dared to act rashly. He could only follow them to the entrance of the throne room.
"Mei Ji, what poison did you give the emperor? If you have anything, just come at me. What's the point of dealing with a mortal?”Zhang Zixun ignored the others and questioned Consort Xian directly.
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