"Father, how can you let others fool you like this?" The seventh prince exclaimed, with deep dissatisfaction between his brows.
And his words made Xiao Shi, who had just stepped out to meet his brother, take back his steps, bit his lip in embarrassment and lowered his head, not knowing what to do.
Xiao Shi's actions made Emperor Nanming feel distressed again. He is the king of Nanming, and his children are also the noble young masters of Nanming. Even the fourteenth prince, the most obedient prince, is only seven years old now, and he is still in front of others.
He has never shown weakness, and why would he not dare to make a mistake like Xiao Shi when he was frightened by others? Thinking that a woman from the Du family must have suffered a lot to raise him up, the emperor felt distressed again when he thought of this.
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"Lao Qi, it seems that I have indulged you too much and made you so domineering." The emperor said in a deep voice, his cold breath directed towards his son.
Seeing this, King Rong quickly tried to smooth things over: "Your Majesty, please calm down. The Seventh Prince has always been the most outspoken. Didn't the Emperor once say that a person like the Seventh Prince is the most popular with the Emperor? Besides, the Seventh Prince is just worried that the Emperor will be raped by someone with intentions.
I have been deceived, please ask the Emperor for clarity."
"Hmph, King Rong, you privately led troops to invade the country. I haven't had time to deal with you yet. You just followed this kid like no one and lost your identity in vain." Emperor Nanming snorted coldly, glanced at King Rong, and waved.
, "You go back first, you don't need to get involved in this matter."
The seventh prince took a step forward and said displeasedly: "How can your father be so indifferent to right from wrong? According to Erchen, this person is simply a fake. Nowadays, the relationship between our Nanming and Ling Kingdom is tense, and the imperial city has conducted more strict investigations.
Today, if he can enter the city so easily, there must be someone inside to help him. Father, please think twice, maybe he is a spy sent by the Ling Army."
"That's nonsense." Emperor Nanming slammed the table, startling everyone, "When will it be your turn to dictate what I do? I said this is the tenth prince, and this is the tenth prince."
The Seventh Prince wanted to speak again, but King Rong pulled his sleeve and signaled him not to refute anymore. By this time, the Emperor was already furious and there would be no benefit in fighting him again.
"So you are not a palace maid." The seventh prince turned around and saw Liu Yun. He narrowed his eyes and pointed at her and said, "Father, this woman just wore the clothes of a palace maid. She made it clear that she was going to sneak into the palace and do evil, and now she still
Standing here, you must have bad intentions."
Liuyun, who had been acting as a decoration, finally raised the corner of his lips at this time. Originally, she was thinking of settling the score with the Seventh Prince later, but now it's better, he bumped into it by himself, so she can't blame her.
"My husband sent a letter to ask me to send the tenth prince to the palace. He specifically ordered that many people intend to do harm to the tenth prince, so I had to pretend to be a palace maid and enter the palace in order to avoid those who had evil intentions.
However, I didn't expect that I would be bumped into by the Seventh Prince, what a coincidence." Liu Yun said in an understatement. The more he talked about it later, the Seventh Prince's face became uglier.
Anyone could hear what she meant, so how could the Seventh Prince not hear it?
"Father, I have no intention of harming you. I don't even know about my tenth brother." The seventh prince hurriedly knelt down on one knee to show his innocence.
Prince Rong, however, pursed his lips, clenched his hands into fists hidden in his sleeves, and secretly sighed in his heart. He didn't expect that he would allow the tenth prince to enter the palace and meet the emperor.
"Since your tenth brother is fine, I will not pursue this matter. However, I will leave your tenth brother's safety in your hands in the future. If he is hurt at all, I will take it upon you."
Because, it has always been the emperor's specialty. His words like this not only forced the seventh prince to admit Xiao Shi's identity, but also made him unable to assassinate Xiao Shi.
Dongfang Ye, who had been standing by the side with his head lowered, also raised a smile. He was worthy of being the Emperor of Nanming who was deeply familiar with the art of emperors. Just a few words reversed the situation, making the seventh prince forget what he had just insisted on.
It's not that he didn't murder Xiao Shi, but that Xiao Shi was not the tenth prince at all.
Now Xiao Shi's safety is hanging on the seventh prince. This is the most common trick used by the emperor to implicate the two people. The seventh prince's aggressive attitude shows that he is unfriendly to Xiao Shi.
If something happens to Xiao Shi in the future, the emperor will definitely first suspect the unfriendly seventh prince. Now the seventh prince not only cannot act rashly, but also needs to guard against other people in the palace taking action against Xiao Shi. In this way, in the short term
He shouldn't have time to think of ways to plot against Xiao Shi, right?
It's okay to deceive the Seventh Prince with such a trick. It's naturally impossible to deceive King Rong. But now that the matter has come to this, it's impossible to reverse the situation. King Rong can only accept his fate and only think about it.
How should we curb the growth of the tenth prince in the future?
Emperor Nanming glanced at Dongfang Ye, and then he raised his head and looked at King Rong. It seemed that it was his turn to appear this time.
"Prince Rong, when the emperor ordered his subordinates to pick up Prince Heng and his wife, His Highness Prince Heng said he was going to Prince Rong's Mansion, but he never came back. The Emperor had already sent someone to Prince Rong's Mansion to pick up Prince Heng. No,
Do you know if something happened to the prince in the palace?" Dongfang Ye asked expressionlessly.
Yao Li was indeed a guard in the palace, but he was not a guard around the emperor. He was brought here because he suddenly gained the emperor's appreciation in the past two days. When King Rong heard what he said, he knew that he was making things up. Dongfang
Ye stayed in his house for more than two days. How could Yao Li have seen him? But at this time, King Rong was in trouble. His mind was spinning rapidly, and he couldn't think of a good reason.
"Guard Yao, you should be back at this hour. Go and meet him." The emperor suddenly looked deeply at the guard and said to him.
"Yes." After saying that, Yao Li turned around and left the imperial study room, disappearing without a trace.
King Rong's back was already soaked. If Dongfang Ye came, everything would be over for him. His hands hidden in his sleeves were shaking. Seeing that the seventh prince still had a gloomy look on his face, he couldn't help but feel that he had made the wrong bet. He actually wanted to
Helping this Liu Adou to rise to power is really blind.
Seeing the regretful look on Prince Rong's face, the emperor knew what he was thinking. He just returned to the desk, spread out the imperial edict, and began to write it with a big stroke of his pen. It must have been an edict telling the world to find the tenth prince.
"Here comes someone." As soon as the ink was dry, the emperor shouted, and the father-in-law outside the door immediately came in. The emperor pointed to the imperial edict on the desk, and then said, "Send it to the Ministry of Rites immediately, and let them start announcing it to the world.
I have found the legitimate son of myself and the queen, and made him the prince, and we will give him a grand ceremony three days later."
Xiao Shi frowned in confusion, but the Seventh Prince took a few steps back with a pale face. As for Prince Rong, how could he care about the matter of being crown prince at this time? He was only thinking about how to explain Dongfang Ye being under house arrest in his mansion.
thing.
Liu Yun, who was watching with cold eyes, began to admire the emperor more and more. These moves followed each other, seemingly unrelated, but secretly they were linked together, directly sending Xiao Shi to the position of crown prince, beating everyone.
A lightning-fast move.
[Author's digression]: After all the dust has settled, it's almost finished... I'll be writing extras for a few days...