I asked you to save the villain, not to take him as your wife!

The guards were all stunned.

Their Highness the Prince actually calls it that?

This is a big deal, okay?

But didn’t their prince come to the Great Zhou to discuss marriage matters?

How come it’s only been over a month and the Great Zhou is already changing its emperor?

Could it be that His Royal Highness the Prince has some influence in this?

The guards were numb when they saw His Royal Highness the Prince galloping on his horse in front of them.

They had a hunch that the matter of the new emperor of the Great Zhou must be related to His Royal Highness the Prince.

However, they just need to follow orders.

While Bai Qiu Ming went to Hecheng and prepared to gather a large army to contain the troops stationed in the northwest, Zhou Ji also quietly returned to the imperial capital.

He did not return to the Prince's Mansion, but just walked around outside the Prince's Mansion.

When the shadow guards in the prince's mansion saw him, he left.

When Zhou Ji walked into an empty alley, the shadow guard suddenly appeared.

"Master." Only one shadow guard appeared. He knelt down and saluted, calling out respectfully.

"Take a few people and go to Lushan to do two things." Zhou Ji said.

The shadow guard said nothing and waited quietly for Zhou Ji's instructions.

"The first thing is to find the seventeenth princess of Qiuci Kingdom and give her this letter." Zhou Ji first handed the letter that Bai Qiu Ming asked him to help deliver to the shadow guard.

The shadow guard immediately stretched out his hands respectfully and took the letter.

"The second thing..." Zhou Ji deliberately lowered his voice.

"Yes!" The shadow guard responded without any fluctuation in his eyes after hearing this.

After the shadow guard left, Zhou Ji entered the palace.

Of course, this time he did not enter openly as the crown prince.

At that time, the emperor was hunting in Lushan, and it was not a good thing for him to appear in the palace openly.

It's better not to make a fuss about it until things are settled.

After Zhou Ji entered the palace, he went to the Queen's palace.

When the queen saw Zhou Ji, she naturally recognized him at first sight.

"Ji'er, why are you here?" the queen asked curiously.

How could the Empress in the palace not know that the Emperor went to Lushan to hunt?

The emperor also brought a few of his new favorite concubines with him.

"Mother, Zhou Chen is dead." Zhou Ji said.

"Who?" The queen asked as if she didn't hear anything.

"He is Concubine Xuan's son." Zhou Ji explained.

Of course the Queen knew that Zhou Chen was Concubine Xuan’s son, she just found it a little unbelievable.

"Did you kill him?" asked the queen with a frown.

"Are you trying to persuade me again, mother, that the throne will definitely be mine when father passes away?" Zhou Ji asked.

"It is as it should be," said the Queen.

"But mother, we mother and son are just shields for Concubine Xuan and her son." Zhou Ji reminded.

The queen was silent for a moment.

"Zhou Chen is not as talented as you in both literary and military strategy. Your father wouldn't be so foolish," said the Queen.

"Hmph!" Zhou Ji sneered immediately.

will not?

That's who he is.

"Mother, I'm here now anyway. If you help me, you may be the empress dowager tomorrow. If you don't help me, I will be a traitor tomorrow." Zhou Ji said calmly.

He couldn't understand how his grandfather, who was such a ruthless and ruthless man, could educate his mother to be such a kind person.

It’s a pity... No, it’s a blessing that he didn’t inherit his mother’s temperament.

Zhou Ji has said so much, how can the Queen not help him?

But she always felt that her son was already the crown prince, so why should he rebel?

The palace was soon controlled by Zhou Ji and his mother.

Zhou Ji led his men to capture Concubine Xuan and took her to the Ministry of Punishment in the imperial palace.

Ji Xuan is a person who really has the capital to be loved by others.

She is about the same age as the queen, but looks like a little girl.

Her small face is full of pitiful features.

No wonder the Emperor of the Great Zhou doted on her so much. He was afraid that she would be harmed by other concubines, so he pretended to be indifferent to her.

After being arrested and taken to the Ministry of Punishment, Concubine Xuan behaved pitifully from beginning to end, and was at a loss as to why she was arrested.

Compared to her son Zhou Chen, her acting skills are much better.

"Zhou Chen is dead." Zhou Ji did not rush to interrogate him, but said this as if he was chatting.

At this moment, there were only Zhou Ji and Concubine Xuan in the torture room.

Bai Qiu Ming specifically reminded his father not to speak of this matter, so Zhou Ji was of course cautious and did not let anyone else participate in the interrogation.

"Your Highness, please stop joking." Concubine Xuan said with a smile.

She looked unconvinced in her words.

But her eyes still betrayed her.

"If he hadn't said some interesting things before he died, why would I have brought Concubine Xuan here?" Zhou Ji smiled appropriately.

Concubine Xuan's expression was still gentle, but her eyes gradually became fierce.

"Your Highness, although I am only a concubine, I am also your father's concubine. Aren't you afraid..."

"What are you afraid of? Are you afraid that your father will find out and blame you?" Zhou Ji asked with a smile.

"How can the dead blame the living?" Zhou Ji asked back.

"You, actually dared to kill your father and your king!" Concubine Xuan stared at Zhou Ji, trying to see if he was lying or not.

"Look at what Empress Xuan said. I have done it, and you still say you dare not. When you and your fourth brother used me and mother as shields, weren't you also very brave?" Zhou Ji said with a smile.

"You, you know everything?" Concubine Xuan was really horrified.

"It's not as if I know everything, I just know some. Aren't I here to seek confirmation from Concubine Xuan?" Zhou Ji simply pulled a chair over and sat down.

Concubine Xuan shut her mouth immediately.

"Empress Xuan, if you tell me now, I can still spare your life. Although Zhou Chen is dead, you still have a lot of life to live," said Zhou Ji.

But this time, Concubine Xuan still kept her mouth shut and said nothing.

Her behavior clearly sent a signal.

That was the secret she knew, and if she told it, she would surely die.

what exactly is it?

"Forget it. Since Concubine Xuan won't say anything, I have no choice but to send you off. It is a bit cruel to torture a woman after all." Zhou Ji said.

He said this and really meant it.

Bai Qiu Ming obviously also knew the secret that Concubine Xuan knew.

Since Concubine Xuan doesn't want to say it, let her die.

He would go to Bai Qiu Ming to find the answer.

If Bai Qiu Ming didn't tell him, he would beat her, torturing her cruelly.

But Bai Qiu Ming is not a woman.

Forget it.

After all, Bai Qiu Ming is the only prince of Qiu Ci Kingdom.

After all, it is not appropriate to arrest and torture him.

Seeing Zhou Ji standing up as if he was really going to kill her, Concubine Xuan suddenly panicked.

"You can't kill me!" Concubine Xuan shouted.

Zhou Ji ignored him.

He walked out of the torture chamber and said to the people guarding outside, "Leave the body intact."

"Yes."

Afterwards, Zhou Ji heard Concubine Xuan in the torture room start to curse.

The two most common insults are "bastard".

But soon, there was silence in the torture room.

He did a good thing. He was afraid that his fourth brother would be too lonely on the journey alone, so he sent his mother to him as well.

Zhou Ji said softly, "Fourth brother, you better walk slowly, or else the emperor will not be able to catch up with you."