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Ah Cheng walked to Anhe's desk, dragged the little rabbit, and knelt on one knee to salute, "Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you, the princess!"

“Stand up!” Li Qi said with a smile, “General Zuo is a young talent, worthy of being our Dongling’s best general! Hahahaha!”

"Your Majesty is so complimentary!"

"I would like to give this auspicious rabbit to Princess Anhe. May the princess be happy and healthy!" A Cheng held the rabbit in both hands and placed it in front of Anhe.

"Anhe, hurry up and continue. Why don't you thank General Zuo?" Li Qi said.

An He took the rabbit obediently, her cheeks slightly red, and said shyly: "An He thanks General Zuo, and I also wish General Zuo peace and health."

Inadvertently, Anhe winked at Acheng, who was delighted, but remained respectful and humble on the surface, observing the etiquette of respecting the inferiors.

Concubine Rong saw all of this and a sneer appeared on her face that was barely noticeable to others.

Liu Qingyin had a look of surprise on her face, and whispered to Ye Hansheng beside her: "An He and Ashen are really a perfect match, what a perfect match!"

The young eunuchs began to count the prey. After the count, Prince Ning had the same amount of prey as A Cheng.

The Eighth Prince sat next to Mo Chen and leaned his head to look at the prey.

"Aguan, sit still and don't lean back and forth." The prince said from the side.

The Eighth Prince stood up and sat between the Crown Prince and Mo Chen, and said to the Crown Prince: "Brother, the Third Prince's prey is very strange."

"What's weird?"

"Brother, look at the chicken feet below. That's a Wushan chicken. I just read about it in a book a few days ago. There are no Wushan chickens in the royal hunting grounds!"

"Shh!" The prince made a gesture to keep quiet.

"Third brother, that is the Wushan chicken. Why don't you believe it?"

The eighth prince raised his voice so high that everyone present could hear it.

This also successfully attracted Li Qi's attention, "A Guan, what's wrong?"

The Crown Prince was about to say something to smooth things over, but the Eighth Prince spoke up first, "Third brother's prey includes Wushan chickens, but there are no Wushan chickens in the royal hunting grounds."

Everyone looked towards the pile of prey. King Ning also turned his head to look at the prey and indeed saw the Wushan chicken. He frowned, clenched his fists, turned his head to glare at the young eunuch beside him. The young eunuch was so scared that his face turned pale and he shrank his head back.

Li Qi's face became more and more ugly. Everyone was talking about it. Rong Fei stood up and whispered to Li Qi: "Your Majesty, maybe someone was transporting Wushan chickens to Shangjing, and one of them ran away and ran into the royal hunting grounds, and was caught by A Yuan."

Li Qi sneered: "My beloved concubine is really good at joking."

Rong Fei continued softly, "Now A Yuan has the same amount of prey as General Zuo. If there were no Wushan Chicken, General Zuo would win..."

"Your Majesty, please forgive me. It was the Wushan chicken that I brought from my hometown that accidentally ran into the hunting ground." An old slave who was in charge of the hunting ground knelt down and begged for mercy, kowtowed repeatedly.

Li Qi turned his head to look at Concubine Rong, smiled and said, "My beloved concubine is still so resourceful."

Concubine Rong bowed slightly and said with a smile, "Your Majesty, thank you for your praise."

"Please stand by and take good care of the garden. You will be fined half a year's salary!" Li Qi said coldly.

"Thank you for your grace, Your Majesty!"

Li Qi pointed to Huang Zhongquan, and Eunuch Huang read out loudly: "Your Highness Prince Ning and General Zuo Ye Cheng have the same number of prey, so we need to play a tiebreaker. Whoever kills the prey first will win. Let's start now!"

Ah Cheng got on his horse and turned around to go to the woods. At this time, a red fox came out from the crowd and rushed towards Mo Chen. King Ning pulled up his bow and arrow and shot in that direction!

The prince took a deep breath, and at this moment, he stood up without hesitation and stood in front of them, hugging the Eighth Prince and Mo Chen, and shot arrows at the prince and the red fox!

Li Qi cried out in surprise, and the palace maids and eunuchs panicked and screamed.

Ye Hansheng flew forward and grabbed the arrow!

Liu Qingyin stood in front of the prince and held him steady!

Ye Hansheng looked at King Ning with sharp eyes, and blood flowed down the arrow head.

The prince opened his eyes and hurriedly looked at the Eighth Prince and Mo Chen who were protecting him, "A Guan, are you okay?"

"Royal brother! Wuuuu!" A Guan hugged the prince and started crying. Eunuch Fu hurried forward to comfort him.

"Achen, what about you?" The prince looked at Mo Chen in panic, anxious to confirm whether he was injured.

Li Qi hurried to the prince, "Ah Heng!"

"Father, I am fine." The prince looked pale, "Ahem!"

"Your Highness!" Mo Chen frowned and stepped forward to check the prince's pulse.

"Doctor Mo, how is it?" Li Qi asked with a frown.

"Your Majesty, the Crown Prince is frightened and his breathing is disordered."

"You evil creature! Come here and apologize to your royal brother! You used all means to win, even shooting arrows at your own brother without any regard for the best interests of your brothers!" Li Qi was furious!

Concubine Rong supported him from the side, silently signaling Prince Ning to come over quickly.

Prince Ning stepped forward, clenched his fists and knelt on the ground: "Father, please calm down. This son of yours did not mean to do that. Please do not blame me, my brother and my eighth brother."

"It's okay, Ayuan, Aguan and I are fine." The prince breathed weakly.

The autumn hunting ended in an unhappy atmosphere. The emperor did not mention the wish at all. He only rewarded Asumi and the Akabane Army, and Prince Ning was punished by house arrest.

Prince Ning's Mansion.

"Your Highness, why bother? If you injure one thousand enemies, you will lose eight hundred of your own."

"I won this round!" King Ning laughed while holding the teacup.

After the autumn hunt, rumors spread among the people.

"Dadongling, beautiful mountains and rivers,

The country is prosperous, the family is peaceful,

What can I do, when misfortune comes?

The prince now likes men.

It shakes the country and the foundation of the nation.

What can I do? What can I do? What can I do? "

This nursery rhyme was sung everywhere in the streets and alleys, and the sound of children singing could be heard from the streets from time to time. The people in Shangjing were talking about it, and the prince protected his lover with his own body in the royal hunting ground.

This kind of royal secret has always been the topic of conversation among the people after dinner, and the people never get tired of it. The matter has become more and more bizarre, and even rumors have come out that the prince is not the emperor's biological son.

"Shengsheng, this matter is a bit serious. I heard a little about it in the palace before, but I thought it was just some bored gossip. I didn't expect it to ferment like this after the autumn hunt."

"Someone is behind this. Qiu Lie is plotting against the prince and wants to drag him down with him."

"Who else could it be? I can't think of anyone else except Prince Ning. If the crown prince falls, he will be the most likely person to inherit the throne.

"He really doesn't hide his ambition at all. It's true that high-level succession bids often use the simplest attack methods.

I really hate this disgusting trick of manipulating public opinion!" Liu Qingyin showed disdain on her face.

As a celebrity, she has been attacked many times by this disgusting public opinion war. However, in modern society, with the explosion of information, as long as it is not something particularly explosive, it will die down in a few days. If some means are used, the hot search can be suppressed quickly.

But it is different in today's feudal society. Information is blocked, and once any news spreads, it can spread for a long time, and it explodes in waves one after another. The ancients attached great importance to reputation. A woman might jump into the river and commit suicide if a few rumors were spread about her, not to mention the royal family who valued authority and dignity. The royal family's face was more important than anything else!

"It's so obvious, how could Your Majesty not guess it's Prince Ning?!"

"Ayin, you should know that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is ill, and Prince Ning is also His Majesty's son!"

"Your Highness the Crown Prince is kindhearted. If he is healthy, he will be a good emperor who benefits the people in the future. The moral character of this Prince Ning is really despicable. He is always playing dirty tricks!"

"Don't worry, I will investigate this matter and clear the Crown Prince's name! But I'm afraid that His Royal Highness will suffer this time."

"How to say?"

"Your Majesty will not tolerate such rumors!"

Inside Fengtian Hall.

"How dare you!" Li Qi was furious in the court. "Send an order to the Yingge! Investigate for me who is stirring up trouble behind the scenes and disregarding the reputation of the royal family!"

"Your Majesty, in my opinion, this rumor is becoming more and more rampant. Your Highness the Crown Prince needs to do something to put this matter to rest!"

"Why not send Dr. Mo back to Southern Xinjiang!"

"No!" The prince's face turned pale and he walked slowly into the hall.

"Ah Heng!" Li Qi looked worried.

"My Lords, this rumor is directed at me. If I send Dr. Mo away at this time, wouldn't it be playing into their hands?"

The prince said solemnly, "I am not afraid of rumors. My health also needs Dr. Mo's care. My lords, please stop talking about sending Dr. Mo away."

"Your Highness is upright and has nothing to fear. We old ministers understand this, but now the people are talking about it. Your Highness is the crown prince of a country and needs to give an explanation to the people!"

"Lord Li, what does I want to say?" The prince was frail, but his majesty remained undiminished.

"I dare not. I am just giving your advice. Right now...there is a flood in the south. If Your Highness the Crown Prince...is willing to go to the disaster-stricken areas to save the people from the water, this matter will surely be settled!" After Lord Li finished speaking, he secretly glanced at the emperor.

"Your Highness the Crown Prince is in frail health. How can he go to a place with floods and miasma?" The Grand Tutor stood up and spoke for the Crown Prince.

"Taifu, what you said is wrong. Now that things have come to this, only this can save your highness's reputation and the face of the royal family. As the crown prince, your highness cannot let this matter ferment!"

“If anything happens to His Highness, can Lord Li take the responsibility?!” The Grand Tutor glared, his beard standing up in anger.

"Enough!" Li Qi growled. He now felt that as the crown prince, this matter had started with him and would end with him. The royal family's reputation must be restored, and it must be restored by Li Yiheng personally.

He also expressed deep doubts about the relationship between Li Yiheng and Mo Chen, and he could not accept that the prince he had supported had a homosexual tendency. After thinking for a moment, he looked at the prince with a playful look and asked:

"What do you think, Ah Heng?"

Li Yiheng understood that if Li Qi didn't want him to go, he could just reject Lord Li's proposal. Asking him meant that Li Qi agreed in his heart. Besides, as the crown prince of a country, this was what he should do and what he was willing to do!

He bowed and said solemnly: "In reply to your father's words, I am willing to go, but this trip has not yet cleared up the so-called rumors. Saving the people from danger is my duty!"

The prince turned around with a flick of his sleeves, stood in the court, and looked down upon all the ministers. His frail body could not conceal his majesty and brilliance!