Shen Chi, who had been silent until now, stood up and said: "Your Majesty, please calm down. This matter is full of doubts. I believe that the regent must have been unjustly accused.
I also ask your Majesty to hand this matter over to you for investigation, and I will definitely give you a satisfactory explanation."
Xiao Chongjun raised his eyes, looked at him and said, "Master Shen is tired. You'd better go back and have a good rest. Don't leave the house if you have nothing to do."
Shen Chi was stunned, and his face suddenly turned pale. Is Your Majesty going to dismiss him from office?
He froze and listened to Xiao Chongjun's order: "Take the regent down and guard him closely."
The guards immediately came forward and took Xiao Chengyi down, but he didn't even say a word to defend himself.
Except for Chen Chi, no one among the officials in the court interceded for him.
Xiao Chongjun waved his hand a little tiredly and said: "This matter will be discussed later, let's let it go."
All the officials resigned one after another and left the Qinzheng Hall.
The news that the Prince Regent was imprisoned spread quickly, as if he had wings.
At this time in the Shen Mansion, Xin Ruyi was listening to Mu Yun'an's account of what happened in southern Xinjiang.
Just when I heard the thrilling news, I saw someone hurriedly came over and said: "Madam, it's bad, something happened, the Regent... The Regent has been imprisoned by His Majesty!"
Xin Ruyi suddenly stood up when she heard this. She looked at the housekeeper who came to report the news and asked, "What did you say?"
The housekeeper looked panicked and said, "The news came out from the palace just now that the regent has been imprisoned by His Majesty because the evidence of murdering the prince is conclusive."
Xin Ruyi's expression changed: "How could this happen?"
Although she had been worried that His Majesty would doubt Yi'er before, thinking that it was just suspicion or her nephew's separation, she did not expect that the situation would be so bad.
Xin Ruyi's face turned pale and she was confused for a moment. Mu Yun'an hurriedly supported her and said, "Mom, don't worry, brother Yi will be fine."
She felt that this matter was very strange. What kind of evidence could allow His Majesty to convict Xiao Chengyi?
Mu Yun calmed down and said to the housekeeper: "Are you going to see if Mr. Shen is back? If he is back, ask him to come to the flower hall."
The butler responded and stepped back.
Mu Yun'an helped Xin Ruyi sit down. She was worried, but at this time, she had to stay calm.
She asked Wen Qiyu, who was sitting opposite, "What does Mr. Wen think of this matter?"
Before entering the capital, Ye Xiuchen took Jiang Ru back to the Juesha Sect's stronghold in Nanyue, so only Wen Qiyu and Qingcheng followed them into the capital.
Wen Qiyu said: "It's hard to say. First of all, we must find out what is the evidence that convicts the regent?"
Mu Yun'an nodded, waiting for her uncle Shen Chi to come back, everything will be clear.
Not long after, Shen Chi came back from outside. Mu Xuechu hurriedly greeted him and asked, "What's going on? I heard that Yi'er was thrown into prison by His Majesty, but is it true?"
Shen Chi frowned and said: "Today in court, the imperial censor Li Wei is determined to bite Yi'er. First, some of the guards around the prince accused Yi'er of plotting to murder the prince.
Later, some people in Fengdu City said that Yi'er secretly mined ores in Fengdu and raised private soldiers.
And the weapons used by the troops Yi'er brought back were all made of fine iron, which further confirmed his intention to rebel."