If I were born again, I would marry a strong but short-lived husband.

The Gong family was confiscated and exiled, and Concubine Xian was stripped of her title and committed suicide.

Everyone thought that the eldest prince might not come back, and they were also afraid that he would rebel on the border.

Unexpectedly, he not only came back, but also came alone.

Even the emperor was a little surprised.

The eldest prince knelt in front of the emperor, with red at the corners of his eyes. He already knew what the Gong family and Concubine Xian had done.

He had been in the army for so many years and had long noticed that there was a problem with the military pay.

But it has never been found out.

It turns out that the problem is rotten among our own people.

"I know you were not involved in the Gong family's corruption. I am relieved that you can come back." The emperor put his hand on the eldest prince's shoulder.

Seeing his son appear in front of him, he felt really relieved.

"Father, please allow me to return to the capital. From now on... I will just be an idle person." The eldest prince's voice was slightly choked.

The emperor did not agree. "You just came back, take a good rest first. Since I believe you have nothing to do with the Gong family, I will not doubt you anymore."

"Father, I met Lu Heng before I came back. He went to the border to instigate me. He has bad intentions and I'm afraid he has already done something bad." said the eldest prince.

"Please stand up and talk." The emperor personally helped the eldest prince up.

"Lu Heng has already fled to the Western Frontier. He has committed treason. If you see him again in the future, kill him without mercy!"

The eldest prince was stunned. "How could that be? I have already sent someone to keep an eye on him."

"He was well prepared to meet you. You can't blame me. You don't know how sinister his intentions are." The emperor snorted.

"If it weren't for Lu Xisong's meritorious service in following the emperor, I would have the Lu family exterminated!"

Now, just making the Lu family become pariahs is considered a bargain for him.

The eldest prince said coldly, "The Bai family and Lu Heng betrayed their country and fled. I'm afraid they have already defected to another country."

"That's right, otherwise how could the Bai family escape so quickly." The emperor was also a little annoyed when he mentioned this.

"By the way, father, on my way to the palace today, I encountered assassins who wanted to kill the young master of the Ruan family of Yong Dynasty. There were quite a few assassins. I am worried that there will be unrest in the capital." said the eldest prince.

The emperor was slightly startled. "The Ruan family of the Southern Dynasty? I haven't heard of anyone from the Ruan family among the envoys from the Southern Dynasty this time."

"What's going on in the Southern Dynasty? They have come to our dynasty to assassinate people time and again. Go, summon Lu Yuan to the palace." The emperor said angrily.

"Go to the Honglu Temple and find the envoy from the Southern Dynasty."

The two envoys from the Honglu Temple were kneeling in front of Fu Jinyi.

"Your Highness, when did you come to Shangjing City? How come... why is there no news at all?" Lord Zhuo asked cautiously.

Fu Jinyi played with the jade pendant in his hand with a bored look on his face. "I ran away secretly. If I hadn't run into you guys, no one would have known about it."

"What a coincidence, after I saw you, I was hunted down."

These words frightened the two messengers out of their wits.

"Your Highness, I dare not reveal a single word." Lord Zhuo explained hurriedly.

Fu Jinyi glanced at them and said, "I know that it was He Zhiyuan who wanted to kill me."

Upon hearing this, Lord Zhuo was furious, "How dare the thief He!"

"Whether he dared or not, he did it. If Commander Lu hadn't saved me, I would have died in a foreign country." Fu Jinyi said.

When Lu Yuan was mentioned, Lord Zhuo's expression became a little strange. "How does Your Highness know Commander Lu?"

Fu Jinyi: "In the past, he had to call my aunt Third Aunt. We were relatives."

"..." Lord Zhuo thought to himself, if they are not related, then why does Commander Lu look so much like the emperor.

Something is wrong!

"The news that the assassin wanted to kill me today will definitely be reported to the palace, and my secret in Shangjing City will no longer be a secret." Fu Jinyi said.

"I will go into the palace with you guys later."

Lord Zhuo wondered how His Highness knew that they would definitely enter the palace today.

"Commander Lu, why are you here at the Honglu Temple?" The voice of the Minister of Rites came from downstairs.

Fu Jinyi immediately stood up and said to Ruan Yilang, "Uncle, let's go down too."

Lord Zhuo and Lord Luo also stood up quickly.

"Master Zhuo!" Master Luo stopped Master Zhuo who was about to leave the door and said, "Do you still remember an old incident from 20 years ago?"

"What?" Lord Zhuo was puzzled.

"The Queen once gave birth to a son, but later announced that the son had died young." Lord Luo lowered his voice.

"!" Lord Zhuo's face changed in shock and he turned back to look at him.

"You...you think Lu Yuan..."

Lord Luo hissed, "I'm just guessing, I dare not speak rashly."

"You are just talking nonsense. You are so bold." Lord Zhuo said unhappily.

But he couldn't help but have doubts in his heart.

It’s true... Lu Yuan is too much like the emperor.

Standing together with the prince, the two of them are like brothers.

"Find out about Lu Yuan's background secretly and don't alert others." Lord Zhuo said in a low voice.

Lu Yuan came to bring Fu Jinyi and two envoys into the palace.

Fu Jinyi was well prepared. "Okay, then let's go to the palace and explain and apologize to the emperor of your country."

He had changed out of his bloodstained clothes and was now wearing a moon-white robe with silver thread and dark floral patterns, and a jade crown on his head. He was already handsome, and now looked even more noble.

He finally has the bearing of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.

The carriage had already been prepared, and Lu Yuan took them into the palace quickly.

He was riding in front and always felt that someone was looking at him from behind, so Lu Yuan turned around and looked.

The two messengers quickly looked away.

Lu Yuan's eyes darkened slightly.

"After meeting your emperor, I will take the prince back first." Ruan Yilang came to Lu Yuan's side, "If we continue to stay here, we will implicate you."

"Those three assassins haven't confessed yet. Wait until they confess and then take them back," said Lu Yuan.

Ruan Yilang: "They are death warriors, and they have been fed poison. Even if they are tortured, they will not confess."

Lu Yuan's thin lips curled into a cold smile, "We'll know after we torture him severely first."

Soon, they entered the palace.

Lord Zhuo stepped forward and introduced Fu Jinyi's identity.

"Crown Prince?" The emperor's eyes flashed with confusion, and he looked over coldly, "I don't even know when your country's crown prince arrived in Yong Dynasty."

Fu Jinyi stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, I am not here as the Crown Prince."

"Oh? What kind of identity is that?" The emperor smiled faintly and looked at Fu Jinyi with dignity.

"To be honest with you, Your Majesty, it was my uncle who said he wanted to visit my aunt, so I came here secretly."

"I didn't expect that my aunt had a lot of trouble at the Lu family, so she asked Commander Lu to temporarily accommodate me. I stayed at Commander Lu's house."

The emperor looked at Lu Yuan, "Do you know his identity?"

Lu Yuan knelt on one knee and said, "Your Majesty, please forgive me. I know this, so I have people protecting His Royal Highness the Crown Prince in secret."

When the emperor heard this, he immediately sent people to be on guard.

"Since the prince is visiting the Yong Dynasty, he should be treated well," said the emperor.

"How come assassins from your country keep appearing in our dynasty?" He looked at Lord Zhuo, "Lord Envoy, tell me, what's going on?"