That night.

In the study, Xie Jingyan was sitting there reading a book.

A snow-white dove landed on the window sill.

Chen Feng saw it and said, "Master, this is the carrier pigeon that I just sent to the palace today."

Shen Wan was worried that the emperor would be angry to death, so Xie Jingyan asked Chen Feng to go to the palace to tell Zhao Yuanzheng to give the emperor some calming medicine, and also asked Chen Feng to send a carrier pigeon into the palace so that Eunuch Yuan could pass on the message to him.

After all, the palace would be locked at a certain time, so news could not get out. With carrier pigeons, there would be no such trouble.

The carrier pigeon was sent to the palace in the afternoon and flew back in the evening.

Chen Feng caught the carrier pigeon, took off the letter tied to the pigeon's ankle, and presented it to Xie Jingyan for review.

Xie Jingyan unfolded the note.

There are only eight words on it——

The attempt to silence the witness failed, and a rift developed between mother and son.

Looking at the words on the letter, Xie Jingyan's eyes gradually turned cold.

He had predicted that the Queen Mother would kill Queen Song, but he didn't expect her to act so quickly. The Queen Mother was really protective of Prince Cheng.

It was far better for the emperor to guess that it was King Cheng himself than for him to tell him directly.

If he said that the Queen Mother knew about it and helped Prince Cheng deceive him, his father would not believe him and would most likely scold him for being disrespectful to the Queen Mother.

This time, my father must have truly experienced what it feels like to be alone.

Xie Jingyan lit the note, and the eight words were swallowed by the flames and annihilated.

The window was not closed and a gust of wind blew it open, blowing the burnt cigarette ashes from the desk to the ground.

The moment he landed, a dark shadow flashed into the study. Seeing the person coming, Chen Feng asked, "You are not in Wanxiang Pavilion, why are you here?"

The secret guard reported to Xie Jingyan, "Wanxiang Pavilion is closed tonight and will not entertain guests. I found them destroying the account books and packing their bags. I suspect they are preparing to escape."

Xie Jingyan was afraid of alerting the enemy, so he did not move Wanxiang Pavilion, but sent secret guards in disguise to enter Wanxiang Pavilion to keep an eye on those people.

He was only on guard against the possibility that King Cheng would escape, but he didn't expect these people to have such a keen sense of smell. When something happened to Queen Song, before King Cheng was implicated, Wanxiang Pavilion sensed something was wrong and prepared to escape.

The Xiliang assassin almost took Lu Cheng's life, but he stopped Lu Cheng from retaliating. If he let the assassin escape, wouldn't he be betraying Lu Cheng's trust?

Xie Jingyan said, "Notify the Prince of Yanping and his men to arrest them early tomorrow morning."

Chen Feng took the order.

In order to prevent the Xiliang assassin from escaping, Chen Feng immediately went to pass on a message to the Prince of Yanping and others who were on night patrol.

Besides, it was really boring to see the Prince of Yanping and his men patrolling the city.

When patrolling the city during the day, at least there are people coming and going on the streets, so it's like I'm on a parade. But at night, there's not a single person on the streets. I still miss the first time I entered the City Patrol Office and saw people being arrested in the middle of the night.

It is said that these people deserve a beating. Master Tang wishes that things that never happened have happened, but they are reminiscing about them. If Master Tang hears about this, it would be strange if he doesn't want to beat his own son.

He was sitting on the horse bored and letting the horse go forward, when suddenly, the Prince of Yanping's ears moved.

He turned around and saw a dark shadow flying over the roof.

well.

Come live.

Just when Prince Yanping was about to arrest someone.

The dark figure came towards them and leapt down from the roof.

The Prince of Yanping's attempt to rise was so weak.

I've seen provocations, but I've never seen such provocation.

Are you going to deliver this to your door?

When he saw that it was Chen Feng, the Prince of Yanping said, "Don't think that you are the guard of Prince Ling. We won't arrest you for climbing walls and climbing roofs in the middle of the night."

Chen Feng said, "My master asked me to pass on a message to you."

Tang Ze's mouth twitched, "There's no need to pass on the message at this time, right?"

Chen Feng said, "The assassin from Wanxiang Pavilion shows signs of escaping. I want you to arrest him tomorrow morning."

This was serious business, so Prince Yanping and Tang Ze put away their playful thoughts. The two of them were on patrol tonight, while Lu Cheng and Du Cheng'an were taking turns to rest. They would arrest the man before dawn, just in time to give Lu Cheng a surprise.

The next day, all civil and military officials attended the morning court as usual. Although there were rumors that the emperor was stabbed by the queen, no one knew how serious the emperor's injury was. All officials could only pretend they didn't know and do what they had to do.

However, the emperor had not slept all night and was in no mood to attend court. The civil and military officials waited for a long time, whispering to each other. Eunuch Yuan went to announce that the emperor was not feeling well and would be excused from court for the day.

The emperor did not attend the morning court, but sent someone to Prince Ling's mansion to summon Xie Jingyan to the palace.

When the palace servant came to Prince Ling's mansion to pass on the message, Xie Jingyan was about to sit down to have breakfast with Shen Wan. Shen Wan pushed Xie Jingyan and said, "Father is looking for you, you should go to the palace quickly."

Xie Jingyan doubted whether his wife was his own. He hadn't had breakfast yet. "It won't be too late to go after I have breakfast."

A daughter-in-law took two meat buns and stuffed them into his hands, then pushed him out the door.

Shen Wan always felt that the emperor treated her well and was also good to Xie Jingyan. If he was not good, Xie Jingyan would have had several heads chopped off. The emperor suffered betrayal from both the queen and Prince Cheng, as well as the empress dowager's partiality. He must be feeling bad. He sent someone to summon Xie Jingyan to the palace so early. Something must have happened.

When Xie Jingyan left, Shen Wan specifically reminded him, "Don't make your father angry."

Xie Jingyan, "..."

If she didn't let him anger his father, she would be angry with him.

Is there anyone who treats her husband like this?

He is a prince after all, so is it necessary for him to eat buns while walking?

A certain gentleman bit the bun in frustration.

Shen Wan watched Xie Jingyan leave Mo Yuxuan, then turned around and went into the house, picked up the chopsticks and started eating.

Queen Song was banished to the cold palace, all the officials in the Left Prime Minister's household were imprisoned, and the affair between Prince Cheng and Queen Song was also known by the Emperor. All her enemies from her previous life had fallen on hard times. Could anything make her feel better than this?

Although Xie Jingyin escaped, it is really gratifying to see that a pampered prince, the powerful emperor of Great Chu in his previous life, has fallen to the point of having to live a life of hiding in this life.

Even if Xie Jingyin could escape the eldest prince's pursuit, he could not escape the people sent by the emperor.

he--

There is no doubt that he will die.

Shen Wan had a good appetite to begin with, and today she ate half a steamed bun more.

Then Xie Jingyan left the palace and rode towards the imperial palace. When passing Changping Street, he heard a commotion coming from the direction of Wanxiang Pavilion. It should be the Prince of Yanping and his men arresting someone. Xie Jingyan did not go over to see and went straight into the palace.

The emperor was not in the imperial study, but in Hanyuan Hall. Xie Jingyan went to Hanyuan Hall to see the emperor.

When he went in, the emperor had just gotten up. Seeing Xie Jingyan coming in, Eunuch Yuan quickly sent out all the palace servants serving in the bedroom, fearing that they would know something and be silenced.

In order to save these people's lives, Eunuch Yuan has taken great pains.

The emperor looked unhappy, not only because he was angry, but also because he had not rested well. Xie Jingyan saw it and asked, "What did your father want me to do?"

The emperor looked at Xie Jingyan. He had so many questions he wanted to ask Xie Jingyan. He wanted to summon Xie Jingyan to the palace last night, but his son was right in front of him, so he couldn't ask those questions.

The emperor just looked at Xie Jingyan for a long while before he spoke, "Is there anything else that your father doesn't know?"

Xie Jingyan said, "There are many things that Father doesn't know."

Eunuch Yuan, "..."

Eunuch Yuan regretted not sending himself out just now.

Hearing Prince Ling speaking so rudely to the Emperor, he was frightened.

The emperor knew that Xie Jingyan must be hiding something from him, but he didn't expect that he would get such an answer after asking him something for no reason.

The emperor's face glowed green, but what made him look even uglier was what happened behind him. Xie Jingyan said bluntly, "Father, do you know that the Queen killed Princess Jin's child at the Queen Mother's birthday banquet? She wanted to harm Wan'er, and the cup of drugged tea was mistakenly served to Princess Jin."

"The person who wanted to kill Princess Cheng outside Changchun Palace that day was Prince Cheng. Did your Majesty know?"

"Prince Cheng not only mined iron ore privately, he also colluded with Xiliang secretly. Does Father know about this?"

Every time Xie Jingyan said something, the emperor's expression became more unsightly.

Princess Jin met with an accident at the Queen Mother's birthday banquet. As the news of Shen Wan's pregnancy spread, the Emperor vaguely guessed that the Queen might have been responsible, but he had no evidence.

The emperor asked, "Do you have evidence for all these things?"

Xie Jingyan said, "The tea was exchanged by Xiao Xizi, and he was the one who witnessed King Cheng trying to kill Princess Cheng."

The emperor's eyes suddenly swept towards Eunuch Yuan.

Eunuch Yuan knelt down and admitted his fault, "I did not intend to conceal your Majesty..."

Xie Jingyan said, "Father, don't forget to reward Eunuch Yuan and Xiao Xizi."

Eunuch Yuan, "..."

Because of this fright, he will live two years less.

They would rather not have this reward.

However, the matter of Princess Jin, which had kept them worried until now, is finally over.

The emperor asked, "Do you have evidence that King Cheng is colluding with Xiliang?"

Xie Jingyan said, "The prince of Xuanping was on night patrol when he was injured by an assassin. The assassin was from Xiliang. He was carrying the token of King Cheng, which was picked up by the prince of Duguo."

The emperor looked grim, "Why didn't you tell father about these things?"

Xie Jingyan said, "What I said is just part of what is concealed."

Eunuch Yuan, "..."

Eunuch Yuan wanted to cry.

Does Prince Ling want to anger the emperor to death?

Seeing that the emperor was so angry that he couldn't speak, Eunuch Yuan felt that he had evidence.

Eunuch Yuan stood there, not knowing whether to persuade the emperor not to ask any more questions, or to persuade Prince Ling to give the emperor a chance to live. As he was hesitating, there was a knock on the door.

Xiao Xizi hurried in and said, "Your Majesty, something bad has happened! The Prince of Yanping and his men surrounded the Wanxiang Pavilion to catch a thief, but they didn't expect that there was an assassin from Xiliang hiding in the Wanxiang Pavilion. The assassin from Xiliang fled into the Cheng Palace to avoid being hunted down, and is holding Cheng hostage to leave the city!"

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