Hey, you are reborn too?

It was said that the Marquis of Loyalty and Bravery climbed out of the coffin and demanded his life from the emperor. The Marquis of Loyalty and Bravery's wife died in humiliation and cried every night in the Marquis's mansion...

There were even people who lived near the mansion and said that they heard faint sobbing sounds from the mourning hall in the mansion during the day.

As the rumors became more and more bizarre, the prince became so anxious that he lost his appetite and discussed with his advisers in the palace how to effectively suppress the people's speech.

Various counselors in the Eastern Palace offered suggestions.

After listening to a lot of nonsensical strategies, the prince finally adopted an idea that sounded relatively good.

He specially found dozens of people with loud voices from the Imperial Guards and told them, "No strange thing has happened in the Marquis' Mansion. Don't be afraid and don't spread rumors."

After letting those dozens of people recite the speech, the prince waved his hand and asked them to go to the streets to shout loudly, talk to many people, and spread this speech!

The prince returned to the East Palace excitedly. He was confident, so he ate a full meal and had a good sleep before getting up.

While having breakfast, he couldn't wait to ask the people around him how effective the strategy was.

When asking this question, the prince was particularly proud. This strategy sounded good and the effect would definitely exceed his imagination!

"Your Highness," the confidants frowned, looking a little embarrassed, "It seems that the effect is not very satisfactory."

Upon hearing that dozens of imperial guards had been humiliated and the people had sneered at the remarks he had made up, the prince threw his chopsticks in anger and could not even eat his breakfast.

It happened that at this time, the emperor sent someone to invite the prince to the imperial study for a chat.

The prince was anxious and angry.

I failed miserably at the funeral of the Marquis of Loyalty and Bravery that my father had entrusted to me, and even caused rumors to spread all over the capital.

Would my father, in a fit of rage, abolish his position as crown prince?

No matter how anxious or scared he was, the prince had to pack up hastily, change into court clothes, and rush to the imperial study.

"Your Majesty, your son, greets you." The prince bowed respectfully, not daring to raise his head. He was truly guilty, so he had to ask despite knowing the answer, "I wonder why your Majesty summoned me here this time?"

"Stand up." The late emperor's voice did not sound angry, but extremely peaceful. "Che'er, there is no need to be so formal between father and son."

The prince stood up slowly, full of doubts.

"Tell me the truth," the late emperor narrowed his eyes slightly, looking exhausted, "are there rumors circulating in the capital about me and the Marquis of Loyalty and Bravery?"

"Father, please spare my life!"

The prince just stood up, but immediately lay down again. Before his father could convict him, he kowtowed first.

There is no way. According to the laws of Dayuan, damaging the reputation of royal members is a very serious crime.

Even if he is the crown prince, he cannot bear the crime of destroying the emperor's reputation.

After much deliberation, the prince decided to take the initiative and beg for mercy first, no matter what.

"Father, please spare my life. It's all my fault that I failed to do my job well and was unable to suppress the rumors in the capital. Please punish me!"

"You are incompetent and you deserve to be punished," the late emperor said with dignity, pausing for a moment, "but not now."

The prince shuddered all over, somewhat confused.

Suddenly, he understood something and felt a surge of joy in his heart.

Could it be that Father thinks he is still useful and plans not to touch him for now?

"Just suppress the idle talk in the capital with all your strength," the emperor said in a gentle but cold voice. "Don't worry too much. If necessary, you can use the military force."

"Yes."

The prince's heart suddenly tightened. If he mobilized the army, wouldn't that mean he would let the army attack the unarmed civilians?

He slowly tightened his fingers, thinking that his father's action was a little too cold-blooded and ruthless.

The prince frowned suddenly, feeling as if his heart was being crushed by an invisible hand. He was a little breathless.

Looking at the middle-aged man in the bright yellow dragon robe in front of him, the prince suddenly wanted to ask, "Father, it is rumored that you killed Marquis Zhongyong. Is this true?"

"Why?" Seeing the prince staring at him with a somewhat absent-minded look, the emperor frowned and asked with some displeasure, "If I don't punish you now, are you stupid?"

"No, no." Although he was kneeling in the imperial study room where it was spring all year round, the prince suddenly felt a chill on his back. He shuddered unconsciously. "Father is willing to give me the opportunity to redeem myself and make meritorious contributions. I am very grateful!"

The prince felt as if someone was strangling him by the throat, and his heart was filled with endless bitterness.

Such a cold-blooded emperor might actually be capable of harming loyal and good people.

It seems there is no need to ask what is in my heart.

"Father," the prince bowed his head again, "If there is nothing else, I will go down now and do what you ordered as soon as possible."

"Wait a moment," the late emperor suddenly said, "Cao Deshun, ask the servants to leave first."

"Eh!"

A flattering response immediately came from beside the prince.

"By the way," the late emperor spoke again, "Close the door when you leave. Also, don't let anyone else get close to the imperial study."

"Your Majesty," Eunuch Cao did not immediately answer "yes", but asked a reasonable question, "If someone outside wants to see Your Majesty, then..."

"I will not see anyone," the late emperor paused, "No matter who it is, as long as the prince does not leave this imperial study, I will not see anyone."

"Follow your orders~"

Eunuch Cao obviously responded very seriously, but the tone of his voice made the prince want to laugh.

When Eunuch Cao passed by him, the prince pinched his palm with difficulty, twitched his body slightly, and finally suppressed his smile.

"Father," the late emperor did not speak for a long time. The prince's legs were numb from kneeling. He had been kneeling for so long that he had thought a lot. Since he would be killed if he stuck his head out, he might as well be brave. "Why did you leave me alone? What's the important matter?"

"My son," the late emperor's voice sounded a little old, "Do you think that after a person dies, does he really have a soul?"

The prince was shocked and confused. What did his father mean?

Why are we suddenly discussing whether there is a soul after death?

"Well," even though he had no idea in his mind, the prince could only bite the bullet and say, "Maybe, maybe, maybe."

"What if," the emperor paused for a moment, as if he had been thinking for a long time, "he was framed and killed during his lifetime, would he become a ghost after his death to avenge his enemies?"

what? !

The prince's eyes suddenly widened, and he quickly lowered his head, no longer looking at the emperor. He knew that his eyes were full of fear at the moment.

"Father," the prince said, cold sweat silently rolling down his temples. He was almost sweating profusely. "I dare not speak nonsense!"

"Nothing," the late emperor waved his hand, as if he had expected his reaction, "There are no outsiders here. No matter what you say today, once you leave this imperial study, I will pretend that I have never heard it."

"Che'er," the late emperor sighed softly, "I just want to hear your true thoughts."

The prince fell to the ground, his teeth almost broken.

What you said sounds nice, but once you leave the Imperial Study, just pretend you didn’t hear it.

But if I really said something, could I still walk out of this imperial study?