"Okay, get up. I want to see how Duke Yu plans to slander me."
Xiao Yinhan's words caused the old eunuch to stand up and twitch the corners of his mouth: the word "slander" was used very intelligently.
The prince has made it clear that he does not admit it.
Seeing Xiao Yinhan's unsparing look, the old eunuch intuitively waited for the king to enter the palace, fearing that there would be some trouble today.
But these were just flashes in his mind: "Your Majesty, please."
"Congratulations, Your Majesty!"
Eunuch Liu followed closely and planned to see his prince off. After shouting, he found that the surroundings were strangely quiet.
He raised his head in confusion, and then met a pair of dark eyes... Did the prince have something to tell him?
As soon as Xiao Yinhan left, Eunuch Liu's old, confident face suddenly changed, and his brows almost knitted together.
So...how should he, Old Liu, speak so that Master Tang can feel the prince's sincere remorse?
With such thoughts in mind, Eunuch Liu simply went directly to wait outside Jiang Tang's door.
Then he waited until 4 o'clock, and when the bell rang, he couldn't help but feel relieved.
The accompanying maids were carrying toiletries and were about to push the door in. Eunuch Liu flicked his whisk and wanted to follow in.
But the moment his right foot stepped into the threshold, he paused again.
Forget it, it would be more sincere to wait until Master Tang is fully dressed and come out to eat before speaking to the prince.
He thought of the scene in the morning. The prince was really interested in Master Tang.
This is the first time in so many years that I have seen him so worried about someone.
So no matter what, Liu Degui must handle this matter well!
The maidservants filed in to help their master wash themselves.
No one was deliberately causing trouble, Jiang Tang stretched out his hands and enjoyed being served with peace of mind.
After washing, she sat in front of the dressing table and the maid combed her hair. The white on her wrists was particularly eye-catching at this time.
Jiang Tang's eyes fell on the stunning beauty with a beautiful nose and embroidered mouth in the capital, and her pink lips parted slightly: "Can you have breakfast, Your Majesty?"
The maid who was combing her hair paused: "Go back to the master, the prince went out early in the morning and did not eat."
"Going out?" Jiang Tang raised his eyes and looked at the maid in the mirror: "But what's the emergency?"
"this……"
The maid was stunned for a moment, her eyes a little hesitant and uneasy: "I don't know, I heard what others said. I only know that the prince went out before dawn, and he was very angry when he left."
The three words "angry" made Jiang Tang's face turn cold, and there was a hint of cold sarcasm in his eyes as he looked at his wrist.
Sure enough, she overestimated her influence and actually thought that he would reflect on and blame himself for this.
Another maid next to her was about to add that the prince was being summoned from the palace, when she heard the master's indifferent and soft voice: "I'll keep everything simple today, and prepare a few spare sets of clothes by the way."
Since he couldn't learn to respect him, she didn't need to worry about anything.
Inexplicably, Eunuch Liu who was guarding the door felt that the weather had suddenly turned cold.
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"Don't worry, Lord, my father is fair and strict and will definitely make the decision for you."
Outside the Yangxin Hall, the fifth prince said sincerely to Duke Yu who was kneeling on the ground with a sad and angry look on his face.
Upon hearing this, Duke Yu raised his head and nodded to him, with a hint of gratitude in his eyes. Then he withdrew his gaze and continued to stare at the door of the hall.
The fifth prince felt comfortable in his heart.
Yu Guogong was the mainstay of the Xungui lineage. Because he always kept to himself in the past and never publicly supported anyone, he had always been afraid that he would support Xiao Yinhan that day.
But who would have thought that the lunatic Xiao Yinhan would cut off his own path, and inexplicably come to interfere with other people's family backgrounds, offending Yu Guogong to this extent, which actually gave him a good opportunity.
Although the fifth prince's face remained gentle and calm, his eyes could not help but reveal a bit of joy.
Duke Yu is the pillar of the country. For several years, he has fought life and death for Daliang to resist foreign enemies. Even his father respects him. Now that he has personally come forward to sue Xiao Yinhan, even his father can't get along with him anymore, right?
Thinking of the next scene, the fifth prince was excited and jealous at the same time, and his emotions were extremely complicated.
"Second brother, did you see the expression on fifth brother's face just now? It's really interesting." The sixth prince provoked happily.
In exchange for a disdainful snort from the second prince: "Only rats in the ditch would hide behind their backs and play dirty tricks all day long."
The second prince's foot injury has finally healed, and now he has returned to the court. Today is the day for him to enter the palace to have an audience.
The sixth prince still looked so cheerful: "You can't say that. It's not like fifth brother doesn't work hard, but if God isn't on his side, then..."
The sixth prince said "haha" twice: "Have you become a bitch who plays dirty tricks behind your back?" The last sentence was equally mean.
After hearing this, the second prince finally glanced at him, and then stepped forward: "Then let's see if he loses or wins today."
"Second Prince, Sixth Prince is here~" the little eunuch at the entrance of the palace called loudly.
And just as the fifth prince expected, when Emperor Huaiwen listened to Yu Guogong's tearful accusation, his expression was particularly ugly, and he shouted angrily on the spot: "We haven't seen him for a few days, but he is so lawless and insults the important officials of the imperial court! Come, tell me
King Rong enters the palace immediately!"
After Emperor Huaiwen finished speaking, he hurriedly ordered the young eunuch to help the still kneeling Duke Yu, but Duke Yu still refused until he pretended to be angry and had to get up.
Even so, Duke Yu's expression was still angry, and there were even tears in his eyes caused by the misunderstanding of "the pain of losing a child":
"Your Majesty, you know that my deceased wife left only one child, Yuan Jia. I have loved him very much since he was a child, for fear that he would be a little wronged. But I can tolerate him, he..."
When Yu Guogong mentioned Xiao Yinhan, he was still angry: "You don't know that when I learned about Yuan Jia's accident, I was so angry that I fainted on the spot!"
Yu Guogong acted like a macho man and cried on the spot, which shocked Emperor Huaiwen's emotions: "All this was actually done by King Rong! Because the old minister offended him before, he kidnapped my son. See
I, the Duke of Yu State, are making a joke! I beg the Emperor to make the decision for my old minister!"
As Yu Guogong spoke, he knelt down and cried bitterly: "Your Majesty! I beg you to make the decision for me, let me put my son back!"
Originally it was just a cry, but now it turned directly into a lawsuit against King Rong for kidnapping the crown prince. The topic changed so quickly that the two people watching the show were amazed.
It was at this time that the fifth prince stood up: "Your Majesty, Duke Yu is so sad because of the crown prince. Please understand that he has a fatherly heart!"
The fifth prince spoke of justice, but he thought in his heart, if a courageous and loyal veteran was forced to do this, even his father could no longer be partial, right?
He, Xiao Yinhan, had to shed a few layers of skin today!
"Fifth brother really hates fourth brother." The sixth prince muttered: "Second brother, do we want to step on him too?"
After saying that, he glanced behind him secretly: "While the fourth brother is not here, when he comes, we will help him speak." This way, we can also please our father.
There is no hope of trying to please Fourth Brother. He is just a man of no means, and it is useless to try to please him no matter what.
The Sixth Prince's plan was very clear. Both sides should not be offended, and the three sides should eat well. Perfect!
"You have to go." The second prince said in disgust and stood aside.
Just hit his legs, and he won't add insult to injury today.
Fifth Prince:......
"Then forget it, I'm timid on my own." The sixth prince muttered and retreated.
Maybe he was lucky today. Just after he said this, the little eunuch's voice came from outside: "Prince Rong is here..."
Following these words, the expressions of everyone in the Yangxin Palace changed.
There were still tears on Duke Yu's face, but he straightened up. The expression on the face of the fifth prince beside him became serious, and his brows were furrowed. The sixth prince who was further back turned pale as if he had seen a tiger.
His mouth kept opening and closing, and he said: "It's okay, it's okay, I'm not trying to die, I'm not trying to die, fourth brother doesn't know anything." In contrast, the second prince looked calmer.
"My sons and ministers see my father."
A tall and slender man walked in from the outside. He was just saying a salute, but it made other people in the hall involuntarily nervous.
The sixth prince was particularly timid and wanted to hide behind his second brother.
The fifth prince secretly looked at Emperor Huaiwen's expression. His father hadn't called Xiao Yinhan off for a long time, and he could tell that he was really angry.
But who would have thought that just as he breathed a sigh of relief, he heard the old man say: "Father, the fourth brother is still kneeling, please let him get up first."
The sixth prince, who was trying to gain some impression points for himself, had just finished speaking when he was glared at by the fifth prince.
He quickly looked away, pretending he didn't see it.
On the main seat, Emperor Huaiwen snorted coldly: "I want you to bother me!" Then he said impatiently: "Since your sixth brother speaks for you, then get up."
Xiao Yinhan said "Thank you, father" and then stood up.
Glancing to the side with his peripheral vision, he got a flattering smile from Lao Liu.
He looked away.
The sixth prince once again failed to win over: ...It doesn't matter, as long as you don't get angry with me, I don't care about him.
"emperor."
Duke Yu's deep voice sounded, and Emperor Huaiwen's expression became more serious: "Prince Rong, you kidnapped Duke Yu's son due to personal vendetta and insulted loyalty, what crime should you deserve!"
The atmosphere in the palace suddenly froze, and Duke Yu also looked at Xiao Yinhan with an angry face, and then said in a suppressed voice: "Prince Rong, if I have offended you in any way, you can come at me! Please be noble and let my son go.
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Then everyone's eyes fell on Xiao Yinhan again, wanting to see how he would answer.
And then someone doesn't disappoint them at all.
Xiao Yinhan laughed coldly: "How noble are you? Then tell me first, where did you offend me? What kind of personal hatred do we have?"
Good guy!
I call him good guy!
The sixth prince's eyes almost popped out of his head: He is indeed his fourth brother! How dare you be so arrogant under such circumstances? Are you really not afraid of angering your father and dragging him out and giving him a beating?
The fifth prince also had the same idea. Before Yu Guogong could speak, he replied first: "Fourth brother, Yu Guogong just wants the crown prince to go home. Regardless of the hatred between you, it will not bring harm to the family. Fourth brother, please let me beg you.
, please let Prince Yu go."
As expected, the fifth prince saw Xiao Yinhan's expression change as soon as he said these words. He knew that he couldn't stand this kind of excitement.
"This is a matter between me and Duke Yu. What does it have to do with you?" Xiao Yinhan was really angry: "I told you to talk too much!"
Duke Yu took advantage of the situation and looked at the emperor: "Your Majesty! Please make the decision for me!"
The fifth prince also looked at Emperor Huaiwen: "Father, at least let the fourth brother put the prince back."
In and out of his words, he was trying to carry out Xiao Yinhan's "kidnapping" charge.
Emperor Huaiwen's face was really gloomy, and he said: "Prince Rong, why are your hands injured?"
The fifth prince froze and his mind went blank. Did he hear something wrong just now?
Yu Guogong also looked at the emperor sitting in the seat with an awkward expression, with a look of disbelief on his face.
Emperor Huaiwen coughed lightly and ignored them for the time being: "Aren't you resting in the mansion? How could you be injured?"
"I knew it would be like this..."
Lao Liu hid behind the second prince and muttered: "Father's heart has long been gone."
Xiao Yinhan: "I accidentally injured myself while practicing martial arts yesterday. Thank you very much for your concern, father."
Emperor Huaiwen was not satisfied with this answer, and even wanted Doctor Xuan to come and take a look. However, facing so many pairs of eyes, he finally suppressed this inappropriate thought.
Duke Yu couldn't bear it any longer and knelt down with a plop: "Your Majesty, your love for King Rong is just like my love for my Yuan Jia! He is now living abroad and his life and death are unknown. I really have trouble sleeping and eating!"
With these bloody cries, the atmosphere was finally restored again.
Emperor Huaiwen coughed uncomfortably and said, "Mr. Yu, you are old. Don't be so emotional. It is not good for your health."
He raised his hand, and the little eunuch went over to help him again.
"What about you, Prince Rong, what do you have to say?" Emperor Huaiwen looked at Xiao Yinhan seriously.
"My son, I just want to say that if Yu Guogong insists on saying that I kidnapped your son, then provide evidence." Xiao Yinhan said indifferently, giving people the feeling of missing the coffin.
Yu Guogong broke away from the young eunuch's hand and said angrily to Xiao Yinhan: "Evidence! Neighbors saw that someone from Prince Rong's Palace showed up to look for Yuan Jia before my son's accident!"
"Then you find someone." Xiao Yinhan was still very calm,
But Duke Yu Guo was speechless. He didn't have any!
The man quietly went to his house to inform him, claiming to be Yuan Jia's neighbor. He couldn't bear to let him be deceived, so he came forward to speak out. In addition, he also gave him a token that Yuan Jia often used, and he believed it.
Duke Yu did not speak for a long time, but Emperor Huaiwen spoke: "Since there is evidence, I will pass it on. I will never be partial!"
Everyone present, even the old eunuch beside the emperor, was speechless: Your Majesty, it might be better if you didn't say the last word.
Duke Yu was silent for a long time without speaking, and Xiao Yinhan became more aggressive: "Similarly, as long as you have evidence, I, the Prince, can search it for you!"
Xiao Yinhan's eyes fell on Yu Guogong, and he didn't feel guilty at all. His arrogant appearance was not unreasonable for others to beat him.
"Report to the Emperor... No, there is no witness." Yu Guogong finally struggled to speak.
Emperor Huaiwen:......
"What's the point of filing a complaint without evidence? Isn't this self-defeating?" the Sixth Prince muttered in a low voice.
"Seeing that Lord Yu has worked so hard to frame me, I would like to give you a message."
Xiao Yinhan opened his mouth and looked at the old man beside him for the first time today:
"Instead of blaming innocent bystanders, it is better to reflect on what good things you have done. My son would rather die than have you."
Emperor Huaiwen, who inexplicably felt that he was being criticized, pretended to be serious and said: "Prince Rong, please don't talk nonsense!"
Sixth Prince: Oh, once you say this, who cares if your father is partial to you?