Ning Guzhou's face was expressionless and his voice was cold: "Don't worry, with me here, if he dares to touch a hair on your head, I will chop him off!"
Everyone knew that he did not say this casually, but it was true!
After all, his reputation for violence is well known to everyone in the capital.
Emperor Cheng Ming was going to faint from anger today. He looked at Ning Zhiyuan coldly.
Ning Zhiyuan was in a panic: "Father, I, my son, and Xiao Yuzi have nothing. Someone framed my son!"
But no matter how sincere he was, no one would believe him.
The third prince said calmly: "The prince was framed in his own palace? Today is really an eye-opener for me."
Ning Zhiyuan: "..."
He glared hard at the third prince, who returned his cold gaze.
From the moment Ning Zhiyuan plotted against the third prince, the two of them were completely at odds.
Emperor Cheng Ming walked up to Ning Zhiyuan, raised his hand and slapped him: "You disappoint me so much!"
Ning Zhiyuan's face was hit to the side, and he stayed there completely.
As he grew up, Emperor Cheng Ming always favored him and basically never scolded him.
At this time, all the ministers in the court were present. Emperor Cheng Ming's slap not only hit him in the face, but also shattered Emperor Cheng Ming's love for him and shattered his stable position as prince.
Tang Miaoxin was watching the excitement with joy. No matter whether Emperor Cheng Ming would punish Ning Zhiyuan or not, at least this slap was what she wanted.
She and the third prince exchanged glances, and both of them secretly screamed with joy.
Tang Miaoxin knew that Eunuch Yu had locked her up here, so the first person to unlock it would definitely be Eunuch Yu. The medicine was tailor-made for Eunuch Yu.
So far, the effect is quite good.
The Queen was both distressed and anxious. She gritted her teeth and said, "Your Majesty, Xiao Yuzi acted abnormally just now. She must have been harmed by someone. Please investigate thoroughly, Your Majesty!"
Emperor Chengming sneered: "Queen, this is the East Palace!"
The queen's face changed slightly, she understood what Emperor Cheng Ming meant.
He was telling her that this was the East Palace, Ning Zhiyuan's territory.
Ning Zhiyuan is the master, and it is unlikely that guests from outside can plot against him.
As a master, he will be plotted, which is a sign of his incompetence.
Today, regardless of whether Ning Zhiguo was framed or not, Emperor Cheng Ming was extremely disappointed.
Emperor Chengming said coldly: "Come here, drag this servant down and beat him to death with sticks!"
He was no longer interested in visiting the garden. He originally wanted to relax his mind, but ended up feeling even more congested!
The queen glanced at Ning Zhiyuan with some worry. Today's situation was very unfavorable for him.
When Emperor Cheng Ming was about to return to the palace, Lin Yue came over with a middle-aged man with a sharp mouth and monkey cheeks.
He saluted and said: "Your Majesty, the mine matter has been verified. There is indeed an iron mine that has been mined on the outskirts of Beijing."
"The land deed of the mine is in this person's name. I have verified that the iron mine does have something to do with His Royal Highness."
"I also went to check out His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's villa on the outskirts of Beijing. There are indeed a lot of iron blocks stored in it."
After he finished speaking, he said to the middle-aged man: "Why don't you report everything you know truthfully!"
The middle-aged man was so frightened that he fell on the ground and said, "This matter has nothing to do with me. It was the second young master who put the mine in my name!"
Emperor Chengming knew that the second son he called was Tang Yishen, and Tang Yishen represented Wanhu Houfu.
He asked coldly: "When did Tang Yishen put the mine in your name?"
The middle-aged man replied: "It's been a while, I can't remember the exact time."
"Second Young Master said that the mine is of great importance and belongs to a nobleman, so he didn't let me ask any more questions."
Emperor Cheng Ming's expression became even colder and asked: "Is the prince involved in the mine matter?"
The middle-aged man did not dare to hide it: "After the second young master put the mine in my name, the nobleman sent troops to guard it, and then asked the second young master to start mining."
"I once went to deliver food to them and heard from the soldiers guarding the mine that the noble man was His Royal Highness."
The queen said anxiously: "Tang Yishen only said that the mine belonged to a nobleman, but he never said that it belonged to the prince!"
"You just heard a few words from a soldier, and yet you dare to slander the prince! Someone, pull him down and chop him down!"
The middle-aged man was so frightened that he trembled: "My dear, please forgive me! I will never dare to talk nonsense about these things!"
"I was afraid that something would happen, so I took advantage of them and stole a badge!"
After he finished speaking, he took out his belt card. When everyone saw it, they found that the belt card was indeed owned by the prince's personal guard.
The queen only felt that her eyes were black. Now, it is almost impossible to ignore this matter.
Emperor Chengming sneered: "The prince is really my good prince!"
Everyone knew that what he said was ironic, and no one dared to answer the question.
There were at least hundreds of people in the East Palace at this time, but there was no sound at all. It was eerily quiet.
Ning Zhiyuan's scalp felt a little numb, but he knew that he could not admit this matter no matter what.
He fell on the ground and said: "Father, I don't know anything about this matter. Someone is trying to frame me!"
Emperor Chengming snorted coldly: "Framing you? There are so many princes, why did they frame you alone?"
He said in a deep voice: "Take Wanhu Hou!"
Soon Wan Huhou came over. He heard about what happened today on the way here, and he was scared to death.
Of course he knew about the mine. At that time, he just wanted to please Ning Zhiyuan and let Ning Zhiyuan marry Tang Jiangxian as his concubine.
In addition, Ning Zhiyuan has always been very popular with Emperor Cheng Ming, so he never thought about what would happen if this matter failed.
When today's incident happened, he suddenly remembered that iron ore cannot be mined privately!
At this point, he couldn't even say a word of defense. He had to lie down in the tunnel and said: "I have no knowledge of these things!"
There was a hint of sarcasm in Tang Miaoxin's eyes. Sure enough, Wan Huhou was a soft-footed shrimp who would only shirk responsibility whenever something happened.
He said he had no knowledge, which meant that everything was done by Tang Yishen and had nothing to do with him.
It's a pity that as Tang Yishen's father and the head of a family in Wanhu Houfu, he can't keep this matter clear.
Sure enough, Emperor Cheng Ming said coldly: "As the head of a family, how dare you tell me that you don't know anything about it?"
"Tang Zhennan, do you think I am a fool?"
Wanhu Hou fell on the ground and said, "I don't dare!"
Emperor Cheng Ming had no intention of wasting time on him and said coldly: "Don't think that I don't know what your plans are!"
"I'm not dead yet, and the prince hasn't ascended the throne yet!"
Wan Huhou was so frightened that he did not dare to say a word.
By this time, he finally knew what kind of mistake he had made.
No matter how favored Ning Zhiyuan is, he is still just a prince. Emperor Cheng Ming is the real monarch!
By offering the mine to Ning Zhiyuan, he violated Emperor Cheng Ming's taboo!
Emperor Chengming's eyes were filled with murderous intent: "The Marquis of Wanhu intends to rebel, and mines iron ore privately, intending to rebel."
"The family property will be confiscated, all adult men will be executed, minors will be exiled for three thousand miles to do hard labor, and all the women who have not left the government will be transferred to the Jiaofangsi!"
