Reborn as the crippled king's favorite

"That's right! Princess Ling knows my identity! I and Pindao were bewitched by her! Fourth prince, Pindao is wrong. Pindao shouldn't have anything to do with you. It's Princess Ling. It was she who went back on her word, and it was she who let her Poor Taoist framed you!"

Master Zi Chen shouted.

He hated the Fourth Prince, and he also hated Princess Ling for biting him back.

He suspected that what Princess Ling said before was also false and she was deceiving him in order to make him betray the fourth prince.

Only the Fourth Prince can save him now!

The emperor looked at Murong Jiu coldly with questioning eyes.

"Princess Ling, what is going on! Tell me clearly!"

"Father, how could I know him? I just thought he was very similar to the temple master of Sanzhen Taoist Temple. At that time, several people died after eating the golden elixir refined in Sanzhen Taoist Temple, which caused an uproar, but the temple master didn't know what was going on. He must have a guilty conscience. After I exposed him, he was afraid that you would settle the score in the future, so he was so anxious that the alchemy furnace was blown up, and he was in a hurry to get out...!"

After Murong Jiu finished speaking, Jun Yuyan added:

"Father, the original intention of Erchen and Ah Jiu was only to care about your health, and they were afraid that people of unknown origin would harm you. From the beginning to the end, the only thing Erchen and Ah Jiu cared about was your body. But the Fourth Emperor's younger brother appeared... It's just right, and I discovered Zi Chen's fake beard so quickly, I wonder if I knew something in advance?"

As he spoke, he looked at the fourth prince with doubtful eyes.

Concubine Jing turned her eyes and said before the fourth prince could defend himself:

"Yes, Your Majesty, King Ling and Princess Ling care about you, and it is obvious to all the concubines. But the fourth prince came at a strange time. After he sent the prince of the Western Regions to the palace, he came here before going to see sister Duan, but he didn't care at all. By the way."

Murong Jiu did not expect that Concubine Jing would point her finger at the fourth prince.

But when she touched Jun Yuyan's calm gaze, she suddenly understood that he must have sent someone to secretly reveal some news to Concubine Jing.

The fourth prince was a serious enemy, and he had an undying relationship with her.

Instead of fighting with the Prince's Mansion, it would be better to bring in all the second and third princes to muddy the water.

Concubine Jing began to target the fourth prince, explaining that she must have heard something about the fourth prince.

Moreover, the prince of the Western Region came at the right time. The fourth prince colluded with the Western Region, which was not a good thing for the third prince, the son of Concubine Jing.

Concubine Jing's words really aroused the emperor's suspicion. He stared at the fourth prince: "Fourth, do you know Master Zi Chen?"

After speaking, he didn't even wait for the answer from his inconspicuous son, and asked Master Xiang Zichen:

"You said before that it was the fourth prince who threatened you to enter the palace. You continue to talk about how he threatened you. Answer truthfully and I will spare your life."

As soon as he raised his hand, the guard stopped beating him.

Master Zi Chen's whole body was shaking with pain, and his eyes burst with hope when he heard this.

"Your Majesty! The poor Taoist and ordinary people say! All the ordinary people will be attacked!"

"Father!"

As soon as the fourth prince spoke, the emperor stared at him coldly and said, "I will investigate whether you are innocent or not, so you don't need to speak anymore."

There was a haze in the eyes of the fourth prince. He knew very well that his father had never seen him as a son since he was a child. Now that Concubine Jing had just said something to doubt him, his father would question him without even giving him a chance to defend himself. .

If it were the third prince, his father would never doubt him like this.

The emperor looked at Master Zi Chen and said, "What are you doing here in a daze? Recruit him truthfully!"

Master Zi Chen subconsciously looked at the fourth prince.

Unexpectedly, at this time, he saw a brown pill in the fourth prince's hanging hand.

<divclass="contentadv">In an instant, Master Zichen was sweating.

He remembered that after the fourth prince found him, he gave him some pills, and they were poisonous pills!

And what the fourth prince is holding is the antidote!

"Tell me, why haven't you confessed yet?"

The emperor's eyes were extremely sharp.

Master Zi Chen's eyes were full of panic, but he soon understood that his life was still in the hands of the fourth prince. He had been bewitched by Princess Ling's words before and was happy that he had an offspring. He was so proud that he forgot about the fourth prince's methods. , and because he had never been poisoned, he forgot that he had ever taken poison pills.

The emperor wanted him to tell the truth, but the emperor didn't know the truth at all. How to say it was not up to him to say whatever he wanted.

He quickly said:

"Your Majesty, Cao Min is a commoner. He has no children and no one to rely on. He is Prince Ling and Princess Ling..."

Before he finished speaking, Master Zi Chen suddenly vomited black blood and fell to the ground. He made a sound of "uh" in his throat. His eyes widened in disbelief and he died.

A guard quickly stepped forward, probed his neck, and said: "Your Majesty, he has died of poison."

"Bastard! Who did it!"

The fourth prince said: "Father, Master Zi Chen died of poison just after he told the story about the eldest brother and sister-in-law. Before that, only the two of them had talked to Master Zi Chen alone. Although I didn't want to doubt them, Zi Chen Master Chen’s last words..."

Murong Jiu interrupted directly: "Fourth Emperor brother, you are too anxious to throw dirty water on me and the prince so quickly. This Master Zi Chen didn't match his words before he died, and he kept looking at you before he died. Direction, if you want to say that his death has nothing to do with you, I won’t believe it.”

"Sister-in-law of the Great Emperor, I have never met Master Zi Chen. He said it himself, he framed me. What's more, how can I have such great ability?"

The fourth prince showed his cowardly and fearful look again.

Jun Yuyan said: "Father, this matter is too complicated. It involves the sons and the fourth emperor's brother. If we don't find out the person behind the scenes, it may lead to a catastrophe. Why not ask the third emperor's brother to investigate Zi Chen? Being a real person can also prevent those behind the scenes from continuing to plot against your body.”

Murong Jiu nodded: "That makes sense. The third emperor's brother is fair and has the trust of his father. If the third emperor's brother investigates, the facts will be fair."

Concubine Jing heard the words and agreed in her heart, but this was indeed a good job. It could exercise the third prince's ability, and also let people see how much the third prince was favored by the emperor.

The fourth prince's face darkened.

The emperor said: "Okay, then let the third child come to investigate the matter of Master Zi Chen. You two are grounded in the palace. You are not allowed to leave the palace until the investigation results come out!"

He looked at the two of them and said: "I am very sad. You are all my good sons. If one of you wants to use the alchemy Taoist to harm me, I will never forgive you!"

"Father, I would never do such a thing! I am willing to accept all investigations!"

The fourth prince quickly expressed his loyalty.

Jun Yuyan said: "Facts speak louder than words. I believe that the Third Emperor Brother will investigate this matter clearly."

The emperor was still angry and left.

This is normal. After all, someone wants to harm him. Although the pills he took before were fine, if Master Zi Chen doesn't die, who knows if there will be any problems with the pills he takes next time?

As soon as the other palace people left, the hunched fourth prince stood up straight and looked at Jun Yuyan and Murong Jiu coldly.

Then he suddenly showed a playful smile.

"Brother the First Emperor, do you know what happened when the First Emperor's wife was with me?"