Chapter 354: Interrogation

Yanghe Palace. Reading

Zhao Heng slowly woke up, and his heart still ached from the extreme anger.

At this moment, his bed was surrounded by people. Empress Xie came with Concubine Mi and other concubines, and the princes and princesses also came.

Even Dou Wei, Mi Yan and other ministers came.

But they were ordered to stay outside the palace and not enter.

Zhao Heng was over fifty years old, and his health was not very good because of his long-term pursuit of love.

This sudden fainting naturally affected everyone's heart.

If something happened to this emperor, I'm afraid Dasong would be in chaos.

After all, Zhao Heng had not yet appointed a crown prince.

This would inevitably lead to a bloody battle for the throne.

"Your Majesty, are you awake?" Empress Xie breathed a sigh of relief when she saw Zhao Heng open his eyes.

When Zhao Heng fainted, the first thing she thought of was the crown prince.

To this day, her eldest son Zhao Gang has not resumed the position of crown prince.

If Zhao Heng died, the position of the new emperor would have to be fought for, and it would be hard to say whether he would win or lose.

Thinking of this, she felt cold in her heart and couldn't help saying, "Your Majesty, you have scared me. If something happens to you, what will happen to the Dasong Dynasty if the crown prince is not established?"

Zhao Gang stood behind the concubines and was delighted when he heard the words. He interrupted and said, "Father, you might as well make me the crown prince now. I won't let you down."

Queen Zhao was shocked when she heard the words and wanted to strangle Zhao Gang to death.

Now, how could he say such a brainless thing? Thinking of this, she felt a sense of integrity. If he hadn't been so confused, he wouldn't have been pulled down from the position of the crown prince.

The second prince's mother, Concubine Han, heard the words and seized the opportunity. She immediately sneered, "Prince, it's inappropriate to mention this matter now. The crown prince is the foundation of the country. How can you be so careless?"

"That's right, it's too inappropriate..." Concubine Dou rolled her eyes.

Zhao Heng fainted from anger and was just trying to find some peace and quiet.

But now, not only did none of these concubines and princes care about him, but they were fighting for the position of crown prince in front of him.

Aren't they looking forward to his death?

He was furious and pointed at Empress Xie and others and shouted, "Get out, all of you, you all want me to die now, right? Bastards, all of you are bastards."

"Your Majesty, I am not..." Seeing Zhao Heng so angry, Empress Xie glared at him fiercely.

But before she could explain to Zhao Gang, Zhao Heng picked up a pillow from the bed and threw it at her.

Then he got out of bed and went to beat Concubine Dou and Concubine Han.

Everyone was scared. Zhao Gang, Zhao Qu, and Zhao Mu were afraid of implicating themselves, so they hurriedly left the hall.

The other concubines naturally didn't want to get into trouble, so they fled.

After a few breaths, only Liang Cheng and Concubine Mi were left in the hall.

"Your Majesty, calm down. Don't let your body get hurt." Concubine Mi stepped forward to support Zhao Heng and patted his back.

Zhao Heng smiled miserably after looking at Concubine Mi.

He said, "You still care about me the most. In their eyes, I am just a tool."

Concubine Mi chose to remain silent. She never liked to get involved in these conflicts.

She stayed because she was afraid that something would happen to Zhao Heng again. After all, the emperor in front of her was her husband.

Moreover, she heard that the emperor fainted after reading the memorial from Prince Yan. She was worried, so she said, "Your Majesty, if Xu'er made a mistake, just punish him. Why get so angry?"

Shaking his head, Zhao Heng said, "It's not Xu'er's business. This time, something happened to the Ma family..."

He told her about Ma Jin's surrender to Xiliang and his appointment as the King of Qin.

Liang Cheng nodded aside, "It was this incident that made the emperor angry."

"None of these powerful families can be trusted. Xu'er just conquered Jinzhou, and the Ma family gave him two states of Xiliang. It's so hateful." Concubine Mi frowned.

Zhao Heng was secretly sad.

At this time, a small eunuch hurried to the hall and handed a memorial to Liang Cheng.

Seeing that Ma Yuan's name was written on the memorial, Liang Cheng presented the memorial to Zhao Heng.

"What's wrong?" Zhao Heng took the memorial and just glanced at it. Stars flew in his eyes and he almost fainted again.

Seeing that Zhao Heng was not right, Concubine Mi, Changle and Liang Cheng hurried to support Zhao Heng.

"Where is Dou Wei?" Zhao Heng asked weakly.

"Your Majesty, the ministers are waiting outside the hall." Liang Cheng said.

"Call him over." Zhao Heng took a deep breath, forced himself to sit on the bed.

Liang Cheng went out after receiving the order, and when he came back, Dou Wei followed him in.

"Your Majesty, what did the Prince of Yan do to make Your Majesty so angry..."

Dou Wei bowed and said when he came to Zhao Heng.

But before he finished speaking, Zhao Heng suddenly threw a memorial to his face.

Then came the second memorial.

"Open your eyes and look carefully." Zhao Heng stared at Dou Wei, and hatred flashed across his face.

Dou Wei had never been humiliated by Zhao Heng before.

He was furious, but he held back.

With a smile on his face, he picked up the memorial and read it all. His face turned pale.

"Your Majesty, this is slander. Ma Jin slandered me. Your Majesty, how could I collude with him to kill Ma Xuan?" Dou Wei shouted: "Your Majesty, you can't believe the words of such a traitor."

In the first imperial edict, Zhao Xu reported that Ma Jin had surrendered to Xiliang, and Ma Han and his army could only withdraw to Qinguan to defend it tightly to prevent any accidents.

This second memorial was from Ma Yuan, saying that Ma Jin sent him a letter, clearly describing how the Dou family colluded with Beidi, killed Ma Xuan, and made Ma Chong inherit the position of the head of the Ma family.

In the letter, he also scolded the Dou family for not keeping their promises, and even sent people to kill him to silence him, forcing him to surrender to Xiliang.

Zhao Heng sneered, "Then I ask you, why didn't Ma Jin say it was the Han family, nor the Wang family, but your Dou family?"

"This, this... I don't know, maybe he just wants to sow discord, Your Majesty, please understand!" Dou Wei continued to defend himself, but at this moment he was sweating profusely.