It's just dawn.

A palace lantern quietly floated out from the main door of Longqing Hall and headed towards Dongnuan Pavilion.

The palace lantern floated outside the Dongnuan Pavilion door, but stopped silently.

"Manager Feng, how is your father? If I go in now, will it disturb Sheng An?"

King Xuan just stepped onto a few steps at the entrance of Dongnuan Pavilion, then he gradually stopped, rubbed his hands, then raised his head and asked humbly and rationally.

All the officials in the court said that King Xuan Lushang was a humble and graceful man, and he was courteous to virtuous people and had the demeanor of everyone.

At just 30 years old, he is already loved by hundreds of officials and has a good reputation. His image in the eyes of the people is much better than that of the domineering prince!

Feng Xianfu had also dealt with King Xuan before. Talking to him always felt like a spring breeze and made him feel refreshed.

Just now he led King Xuan along, but it was rare that he never took the initiative to greet him, talk and laugh happily.

It turned out that he was afraid of breaking the peace and tranquility of Longqing Hall.

Even though he had been waiting for a long time, and Feng Xianfu had been ordered to bring him in to see him, in the blink of an eye, he still considered that Emperor Jing might fall asleep again in a short period of time, and entering by himself would disturb his dream.

He is indeed a considerate and considerate person! No wonder he has won so much praise and support!

"If His Highness Prince Xuan is worried, please let me go in and report to you first, and then make a general announcement."

Feng Xianfu smiled and replied enthusiastically.

Soon after, he was swinging a fly whisk inside the door, holding the slinging voice, and called:

"His Royal Highness King Xuan is invited to appear before you!"

King Xuan knelt down to receive the order, kowtowed three times outside the door, and said respectfully:

"My son, I accept the decree!"

King Xuan stepped on the small steps, held the hem of the purple and gold python robe, and carefully stepped into the door. As soon as he entered the door, he immediately bowed three times according to etiquette, and said in a warm voice:

"My dearest greetings to you, Holy Father! How is your holy bow?"

After saying that, he didn't get up for a long time until he heard a "forgiveness" sound coming from the dragon couch where Emperor Jing was lying.

"Thank you, Father!"

King Xuan solemnly placed his clothes, straightened his clothes and temples, and then walked to the dragon couch.

Seeing his father lying on the sickbed, he seemed to have suddenly become older and more haggard overnight. He was concerned and asked:

"Father, after sleeping for a night, have you felt better? Does the imperial doctor tell you what the disease is?"

"It's nothing serious, it's just a relapse of my old illness! It's much better now."

Emperor Jing replied briefly, with a hint of businesslike coldness in his tone.

"My son, I have been worried just now. I rushed to the palace as soon as I received the news. Now it's good to see that my father is safe and sound. My father has just woken up. Is there anything you want to eat? Is there any medicine that you want to take?"

I’ll go get it for you.”

King Xuan asked his father's needs thoughtfully and thoughtfully, and then stood up.

Strange to say, how to interact with people and win people's hearts has always been Lu Shang's special skill.

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However, these mental tricks and skills will always be lost as soon as they are in front of Emperor Jing.

Rumor has it that they have the same spirit as monarch and minister, and that father and son are of the same mind. Only he knows that there have always been many mountains and seas between him and his father.

Ever since he was a child, the awkward and cold atmosphere like today has happened thousands of times, often leaving him confused.

He was never a perfunctory person, but every time he was alone with his father, he just wanted to complete the task hastily and leave quickly.

The same is true today. The emperor and his son, father and son, are in the same room. It would be easier if the mother and queen mediate between them, even if it is someone they don't know well, as long as there is a third person present!

He didn't need to think about it to know that at this moment, Emperor Jing's sharp and majestic eyes like eagles were glaring at him, like a thorn in his back, leaving him at a loss.

The air in the imperial study room of Dongnuang Pavilion dropped to freezing point in an instant, which was very embarrassing! The silence was terrifying! It made him extremely scared!

He only felt that his scalp was numb. Under the guise of getting medicine for his father, he just wanted to escape quickly and take a breath of fresh air outside!

"stop!"

Emperor Jing's voice hit his ears like thunder. Although the scolding voice was very low, it was enough to make him tremble!

"Yes, Father!" King Xuan had no choice but to kneel down beside the dragon couch again.

"Let me ask you, is the murder of the Jiang family related to you? The murder weapon they found, the lancet, belonged to the female swordsman under your sect?"

Emperor Jing's sharp eyes shot out and stared at King Xuan, making him feel terrified.

"The knife was indeed lost by a visitor to our house. She sent it to the weapon shop for repair, but unexpectedly it was stolen by a thief and used as a murder weapon. I believe that Jingzhao Mansion has found out the truth. The matter is a brothel woman.

What he did has nothing to do with the retainer in Erchen's house."

King Xuan lowered his head and did not dare to look into Emperor Jing's eyes. His heart was trembling and he replied.

"You raise your head, look into my eyes, and answer me! She lost the knife on purpose? Did you buy her from a brothel? Do you have any friendships with people from the Cao Gang? How much do you know about this matter?

How much did you participate? Tell me!"

Seeing his embarrassed look, Emperor Jing became even more suspicious. He stared at King Xuan eagerly and asked a few sharp questions, saying:

The seeds of doubt originally planted by the prince sprouted in an instant and danced out of Emperor Jing's heart, turning into sharp thorns that stuck in King Xuan's throat.

This series of questions was like thunder and lightning, tsunamis and landslides. In an instant, it shook King Xuan's heart to the point where the earth shook and the mountains shook, and there was a heavy storm.

He stumbled backwards involuntarily and almost fell down!

He calmed down, held on to the edge of the dragon bed and straightened his back again. When he regained his balance and raised his head, traces of blood and desolation dripped from his lips.

He bit his lower lip hard, met Emperor Jing's penetrating and sharp gaze, and answered decisively:

"I am wronged! Now that the case has been found out, the lancet was indeed stolen accidentally! Although Wushuang bought it from Tianxiang House, I

When I rescued her, she had just been sold, not to mention that it was ten years ago! Furthermore, she had no contact with the murderer! I don’t even know the Cao Gang!"

Emperor Jing stared at him in silence for a few seconds. Seeing that he did not dodge his eyes or evade his words, he relaxed the vigilance in his eyes a little and asked again:

"Some people say that there are soldiers stationed privately on Caobang's territory. What do you think about this matter?"

As soon as the four words "private camp soldiers" came out, King Xuan's body trembled slightly and his face turned pale.

As a royal prince who is familiar with the laws of Dajing, he knows the weight of these words all too well!

His father asked him this, and it seemed that he was suspicious of him!

You don't need to think about it to know that if he is in such a predicament today, he must have something to do with the prince!

When I met him in the main hall just now, he looked very proud and overjoyed.

At that time, he began to be mentally prepared, there might be a storm waiting for him ahead!

But he never expected that his father's suspicion would come from the perspective of the prince!

Although he was used to his father having a preference for the prince, this time he planned carefully, not only endorsed the case statement, but also had all the courtiers working together to assist him, but his father still only listened to the prince's words!

I have been arranging my troops for more than half a month, and I finally took advantage of the opportunity to find out the reason for Jiang's family murder case, and used the closing arguments jointly written by Lu Chengfeng and Wu Jingmo as a trigger to mobilize the censor's speech.

The officials, as well as some officials in the court who had always been friends with him, collectively wrote a letter of impeachment against the prince.

I originally thought that I had made all preparations, but then started a battle filled with bullets.

Even the time to blow the clarion call for this war was carefully planned by him and his think tank, and was specially chosen during the period when the emperor was sealing his pen last year.

During this period, they deliberately submitted the case submission and the impeachment reference document together, which achieved twice the result with half the effort.

In the impeachment memorial of the officials, the eight major crimes of the prince were clearly listed, including bad words and deeds, long-standing immorality, enrichment of personal pockets, etc.

As long as the first day of the new year comes and my father opens the window to write, you can immediately feel the seriousness of this matter! The ministers are criticizing, and the flames are billowing!

What's more, the first day of the Lunar New Year is a day of palace ban established by the ancestors. No one from the royal family is allowed to leave the palace without permission! People outside the palace are also unable to enter the four gates of the southeast, northwest and northwest palace!

The prince who has lived in the palace for a long time may not even be able to leave his Chonghua East Palace on the first day of the new year, let alone the entire four doors of the palace!

As a result, he could neither bring Zhiduo Xing Yue Zhang into the palace to put out the fire, nor could he leave the palace in person to ask for advice from the Prime Minister's Mansion!

It’s a completely perfect solution!

All is ready except for the opportunity.

He came here today not only to respectfully ask Saint An to fulfill his filial piety, but also to test his father's tone, and then add fuel to the coming spring breeze.
Chapter completed!