Chen Danzhu walked around in the cell. She called the prince a few times before, but the prince didn't respond. She didn't know where he was being held. She tried again and asked someone to open the door for her, or to see King Qi.
, and still no one paid attention.
The emperor should be awake, otherwise the prince would not be imprisoned in the Criminal Division based on Chu Xiurong alone. Although the emperor was in coma and woke up, it was under Chu Xiurong's control.
Chu Xiurong must have obtained evidence that could make the emperor hate him enough to put the prince in jail.
No matter what he did, if the emperor wakes up, she and Chu Yurong can be released? Can Jin Yao come back?
Not necessarily.
The prince was locked up, but the matter would not end. Chen Danzhu's surprise when he saw the prince being arrested soon dissipated, and was replaced by tension and uneasiness. What would happen next was even more unpredictable.
The day after the prince was imprisoned in the Criminal Division, the emperor went to court. No one could dissuade him. He came to the main hall in a soft sedan chair and was supported by Eunuch Jin Zhong and Chu Xiurong. He walked onto the dragon throne himself.
Seeing this scene, the civil and military officials who had heard the news yesterday and were still a little in disbelief excitedly shouted long live.
Sitting on the dragon throne, listening to the roar of the mountains and the tsunami of worship, the emperor felt very complicated. He ordered all the ministers to stand up. After a while, he asked eunuch Jinzhong to read out the edict deposing the prince.
Listening to the edict reading out the prince's crimes, such as being stupid and useless, violent and perverse, etc., it makes me feel cold. The world cannot entrust this person, so I repeal it. This was written by several important ministers yesterday, and the news followed.
They dispersed more or less, and all the civil and military officials were prepared in their hearts, with different expressions.
After announcing the deposed crown prince, the emperor asked Honglu Temple to send a new envoy.
"Go and tell the King of Xiliang that at the princes' reward banquet, I selected the princess for the princes, and also selected a good son-in-law for Princess Jin Yao -" the emperor said.
The officials of Honglu Temple couldn't help asking while remembering: "Who is the good son-in-law?"
The emperor waved his hand impatiently: "I chose as soon as I said I would. This is not important. Just tell him like this - I have already told him, but the illness was sudden and there was no announcement, but I can't remain silent."
Letter." He raised his eyes and looked over, "Now, my illness is cured——"
After lying in bed for so many days, the emperor had lost a lot of weight, his eyes were sunken, and his eyes became a little dark, making people suddenly afraid to look directly. The officials of Honglu Temple hurriedly bowed their heads and responded.
My illness is cured. This sentence is a deterrent to the King of Xiliang.
"If the King of Xiliang is willing to marry Daxia, please ask him to choose a princess. My fifth prince has not yet been engaged." The emperor continued.
The officials of Honglu Temple responded yes again, and at the same time sighed in their hearts, this is Your Majesty, he has a completely different aura from the Crown Prince.
After saying this, Eunuch Jinzhong softly advised the emperor to withdraw from the court, and all the civil and military officials also knelt down to the emperor to take care of his dragon body.
The emperor said no more and nodded.
The ministers respectfully saw off the emperor, and the emperor got on a soft sedan chair and went to the harem. Zhou Xuan chased after him.
"Your Majesty," he shouted excitedly, "you finally woke up."
The emperor looked at him and said, "You still care about me. I have been ill for so long and you haven't even visited me a few times."
Zhou Xuan said aggrievedly: "I am a minister. Your Majesty is ill. I have to protect the capital. I dare not relax day and night these days. Now that your Majesty is well, I can finally feel at ease and cry in front of your Majesty -
—" I really wanted to wipe my tears as I said that.
The emperor laughed: "Okay, I understand, you were the one who found Doctor Hu." But he glanced at him again, "In addition to guarding the capital for me, you are also guarding it for Jinrong, right - like the envoy from Xiliang
How rude, are you just going to watch Jin Yao leave?"
This means that he was close to the prince, and Zhou Xuan felt wronged again: "Your Majesty, I proposed to kill the Xiliang envoy, but the prince did not allow it - Brother Jinrong was the prince at that time, you were sick, so I could only listen to him
."
The emperor looked at the palace in front of him and said in a calm voice: "You are really a true minister."
When Zhou Xuan was about to say something, the emperor turned to look at him.
"In this case, I will give you Jin Yao in marriage. You marry her to prevent my princess from living in Xiliang."
Zhou Xuan was shocked: "Your Majesty, I said, I don't want to——"
The emperor interrupted him: "Since you are a minister, you cannot go against the emperor's will. Didn't you just say that? You had the intention to kill the Xiliang envoy, but the prince did not allow it, so you did not kill him. Why, I let you
If you marry a princess, you can disobey?"
"Your Majesty, the envoy from Xiliang is related to state affairs, and getting married is a private matter for the minister -" Zhou Xuan said anxiously.
The emperor interrupted him again: "Now Jin Yao's marriage is not a private matter, but also a state matter. If Jin Yao does not get married, then the King of Xiliang will have an excuse to embarrass Daxia."
Zhou Xuan blushed and said, "That minister is willing to fight the King of Xiliang."
The emperor said calmly: "I don't want to."
How did the emperor become like this? Zhou Xuan clenched his hands and said, "I have a heart that belongs to me—"
The emperor shouted: "Chen Danzhu? Not to mention that Chen Danzhu has been married to the sixth prince by me. She is still a prisoner of the imperial court. You keep saying that you are a minister, and you either want to take the prince's wife or marry the prisoner.
, is this how you behave as a minister?"
Zhou Xuan hurriedly grabbed the sedan: "Your Majesty, speaking of Chen Danzhu, Miss Danzhu was framed. Please pardon her quickly -"
The emperor shouted: "What? I just woke up, and you only remember this thing? Why do you think you care about me? You only care about me to exonerate Chen Danzhu, right? Even if I die immediately, as long as you do it before death
If you do this, you will be satisfied!"
These words were so serious that Zhou Xuan knelt down and said, "I don't dare, I don't."
"Axuan." Chu Xiurong, who was following him, said, "Father, it's better now. Don't make him angry. Just retreat."
The emperor said calmly: "You all should stand down."
Except for Chu Xiurong, King Yan and King Lu all followed the emperor back to the harem and were a little at a loss when they heard this.
"Your Majesty, you are so kind, please let us serve you by your side." they said hurriedly.
"No need." The emperor waved his hand, "You have been in the palace for so long. Go back to your home and rest, and let me rest too."
Everyone wanted to say something else, but Eunuch Jinzhong advised: "Princes, please leave your Majesty alone for a while."
The emperor must have been very sad for the prince to do such a thing, and by the way, he didn't want to see his sons. Everyone responded and stood there to see the emperor's sedan go away.
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After the edict deposing the prince was announced, the prince became a commoner and was escorted out of the palace together with the prince concubine and imprisoned in a mansion in the new city.
Before the Crown Prince was escorted over, the Crown Princess and others had already been imprisoned. There was a cry in the mansion. The Crown Princess really didn't know what happened. She suddenly changed from a high-ranking Crown Princess to a commoner.
The prince entered the mansion with his hair disheveled. Fucai had been beheaded, but Fuqing was lucky enough to survive and came to greet him.
Listening to the crying all over the courtyard, the prince looked very calm.
"What does the edict say?" he asked first.
Fuqing conveyed the contents of the edict and shed tears sadly, "Your Highness, why did you just admit it? Please find a reason and admit your mistake, Your Majesty. I guess everything will be fine. But what should I do now -"
Fuqing cried for the prince and for himself, but he saw the prince smiling.
"Not bad, not bad." He laughed loudly, and after saying that, his messy hair fluttering and his sleeves fluttering, he strode forward.
Is this not bad? Fuqing was stunned. Your Highness, you are not going crazy, are you?
The news of the deposed prince spread quickly, and the people were shocked and extremely smart.
Although the edict did not say what crime the prince had committed, thinking that the emperor suddenly recovered from his illness, the people quickly guessed that the prince must have tried to murder the emperor.
More and more people gathered at the tea shed at the foot of Peach Blossom Mountain, so Grandma had to hire another person.
"If you keep talking nonsense like this, the government will overturn the tea shed." Fenglin stood in the tree and watched for a moment, then jumped down and said to Chu Yurong who was sitting on the rock.
Chu Yurong grabbed a few weeds, fought with him, and said absently: "Your Majesty can't care about this for the time being."
Can't care? The emperor has recovered from his illness and the prince has been deposed. The matter can be considered settled. Speaking of which - Feng Lin hurriedly said: "Your Highness, it's time to go see your Majesty."
Chu Yurong smiled: "The two tigers haven't finished fighting yet, it's not time yet."
Fenglin was stunned for a moment, the fight hadn't ended yet? Hasn't the prince been deposed? The winner has been decided with King Qi.
Chu Yurong held the two fighting grasses in his hands, and with a little force, the two grasses broke into four pieces.
"Prince? What kind of tiger is he? He is barely a bait." He said, letting go of his hand and watching the broken grass spin and fall.
