The regent is a yandere who needs to be pampered

Fufeng's face turned pale, and he fell to the ground to plead guilty: "I deserve to die."

"Whose idea?"

Fufeng pursed his lips and said nothing.

According to the rules of Wu Pavilion, shadow guards cannot betray their masters. Even if he was just following orders in this matter, he could not tell the Second Prince.

"Take him away." Rong Yu spoke calmly, without needing him to answer at all, "One hundred lashes, fasting for three days."

"Yes."

The heart of the Wu Pavilion's chief instructor suddenly relaxed, and he kowtowed to thank the emperor: "Thank you, Regent, for your kindness."

Fufeng followed suit and kowtowed: "Thank you, Regent, for your kindness."

Fufeng and Fuying were the two best and youngest shadow guards who were married last year. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince gave them to the Second Prince. Such young and talented young shadow guards are rare. If they were sentenced to death, even if they were shadow guards, it would be heartbreaking.

Fortunately, it was just a minor punishment and they were spared a life.

The chief instructor of the Wu Pavilion quickly took Fu Feng to leave. The hall suddenly became quiet because of their departure. Rong Yu looked at Xuanyuan Zhan who was kneeling at the door of the hall and several companions in the hall, and said in a faint voice: "Azhan went out of the city to welcome the second prince back to the palace and inform him clearly about the situation of the prince."

"Yes."

...

"Who is the man in front? He looks so familiar." Xuanyuan Hui narrowed his eyes, pulled the reins, and looked at the figure riding a horse in the distance. "Why does he look so much like Xuanyuan Zhan?"

Rong Zhan looked closely and saw that the young man who came in a hurry had beautiful eyebrows and eyes, and was extremely elegant. Wasn't he Xuanyuan Zhan?

What was he doing here?

Rong Zhan had an ominous premonition in his heart, and his expression froze a little bit, and his heart beat wildly for no reason.

The palm holding the reins unconsciously oozed sweat.

The young man, who had always been extremely gentle, was not rude even when he was practicing horseback archery in the military camp. His every move revealed the demeanor of a royal noble. However, the figure running towards him at this moment seemed to be shrouded in a layer of anxiety and urgency, and had long lost his usual calmness.

Time seemed to have suddenly become longer.

Rong Zhan couldn't control his uneasiness, kicked the horse's belly with his foot, and rushed towards Xuanyuan Zhan.

When the two met, Rong Zhan saw a complex expression mixed with disappointment on his face, and his heart slowly sank to the bottom of the valley.

Xuanyuan Zhan had hardly rested for a moment on the way here, except for changing horses in the middle, and he didn't even drink a saliva. At this time, he finally saw Rong Zhan's face, opened his mouth, and didn't know what to say.

"Brother Azhan." Rong Zhan gripped the reins tightly and spoke anxiously, "What's wrong?"

Xuanyuan Yao looked at him, his voice extremely calm: "When His Royal Highness the Crown Prince saw the letter you sent, he was so heartbroken that he fainted on the spot."

Rong Zhan's face turned pale, his body swayed, and he almost fell off the horse.

"Vomiting blood and fainting?" Xuanyuan Hui's face changed, "How could it be? Didn't His Royal Highness know that the Second Prince had two shadow guards around him? He should have wanted to get the letter--"

"Wanted what? Should have known that the news was fake? That letter was just a prank by the two of you?" Xuanyuan Zhan's expression suddenly turned cold, "If everything had been known earlier, how could there be so many surprises in this world? Do you really think that His Royal Highness is omnipotent and can think of everything in an instant? Do you know what it means to be confused by worrying?"

Rong Zhan's face was pale without a trace of blood, and his voice was trembling with a few traces: "Brother... How is my brother?"

"The pain caused damage to his lungs and vitality." Xuanyuan Zhan said coldly, "The Regent is very angry, you should think about how to explain it when you go back."

Rong Zhan's heart was filled with anxiety and regret, so how could he have time to think about any explanation? He whipped his horse and ran desperately towards the direction of the imperial capital.

...

The atmosphere in the East Palace was so oppressive that it made people uneasy.

Everyone was sent out, except Rong Chen and Cen En, who stayed to help Chu Nanyi. It started when Chu Nanyi came back and prepared to give the prince acupuncture, and lasted until the evening.

For two hours, the prince's palace was almost dead silent.

Rong Yu stood silently outside the palace door with his hands behind his back, his noble eyebrows were always covered with a layer of frost, and the palace servants standing on both sides lowered their heads like sculptures. They dared not move for nearly two hours, and wished they had disappeared from this world.

A sound of footsteps came hurriedly, suddenly breaking the silence.

Xie Jin's face was solemn, and he walked quickly to Rong Yu's side: "My Lord, how is the prince? I just heard a little rumor..."

"He is not in danger of death."

Xie Jin heard the meaning of this sentence, and his face changed slightly: "So serious?"

Rong Yu remained silent.

Xie Jin frowned: "Why would His Royal Highness the Crown Prince..."

"Rong Zhan caused this."

Xie Jin was puzzled. What did this have to do with the Second Prince?

Rong Yu suppressed his anger: "Rong Zhan was willful and ordered the shadow guards around him to send a secret letter to the Crown Prince. The letter only said one sentence - the Second Prince was assassinated."

Xie Jin was shocked and frowned: "Isn't this nonsense? What does the Second Prince want to do?"

Rong Yu said nothing with a gloomy face.

Xie Jin looked at the closed palace door and pondered for a moment: "The Crown Prince and the Second Prince have a deep brotherly love, so I think there must be no malice. It's just that the Crown Prince has always been calm and steady at a young age, and has never lost his temper because of anything. The Second Prince may just have the naughty thoughts of a teenager, but he didn't expect that it would have such serious consequences."

Rong Yu's eyes were cold and his voice was calm: "Hao'er looks calm, but he has never experienced emotional ups and downs, and he was protected too tightly in the palace, so this happened."

Although Xuanyuan Hao has the tolerance of his brother in terms of emotions, he is still just a child after all. He has lived a smooth life since he was a child and has never experienced emotional setbacks. Even though Rong Yu is stricter than anyone else and has never spoiled him, as a father, he also protects his son tightly.

The fifteen-year-old prince can be outstanding in other aspects, which makes people convinced, but he is still a pure teenager in terms of emotions. In addition, the brotherly love is deep, and it is normal that he can't stand the stimulation.

"I am also responsible for this matter." Rong Yu said, "I have been bringing Rong Zhan to Hao'er, hoping that the relationship between the brothers will be deeper, but I didn't expect that this relationship would become Hao'er's fatal weakness."

Xie Jin nodded slowly: "It is indeed a fatal weakness. If His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was not so worried about the Second Prince, he would have thought that this letter was fake. At the very least, he could ask the Shadow Guards a few more questions and he would always get the truth."

With Xuanyuan Hao's intelligence, it was too easy to find out the truth. The victory report from Huainan had already arrived, and the army would return to the imperial capital soon. There should be no accidents on the way. Moreover, in addition to the Black Obsidian Army cavalry, Rong Zhan was also protected by Shadow Guards. It was impossible for him to be assassinated.

It was just such a prank full of loopholes that made the Crown Prince suffer a great crime.