Right now, Rui Wang had become the target of public criticism. First, he was suspected of attacking his didi, now he was suspected of trying to assassinate his gege. This lack of filial conduct, even if it hadn't been confirmed, but in everyone's eyes, other than Rui Wang's arrogance, Rui Wang had another crime of not being filial.
Qing De Emperor hadn't thought that the two incidents would both involve his third son. He looked at the arrow that the commander of the Imperial Guards had presented. A beat later, he sighed. No matter what the truth was, Yuan'er really wasn't cut out to be emperor.
"Your Majesty, Shu guifei niangniang asks for an audience," The head taijian came in and knelt in front of him.
Qing De Emperor stood and walked to the window to look at the woman standing outside the yard. He closed his eyes and ordered, "Let Shu guifei return. Just say zhen is busy with government affairs and won't see her."
A thread of shock appeared in the eyes of the head taijian but it quickly recovered. He bowed and retreated. It seemed that the Emperor was disappointed in Third Highness.
"Guifei niangniang, the Emperor is busy with government affairs right now. I'm afraid he can't see you." The head taijian walked in front of Shu guifei and respectfully said, "Please return."
"The Emperor isn't willing to see ben gong?" Shu guifei looked at the open door, anger rising in her heart. She turned and left, clearly angry at the Emperor's actions.
"Respectfully sending off Shu guifei niangniang," The head taijian leisurely bent his waist and watched as Shu guifei hurriedly left his sight. Then he slowly straightened his body, a smile that was no different from usual on his face. Shu guifei's personality hadn't changed after so many years. But at this time, why was she still throwing a tantrum?
Shu guifei came out of the main gate of Tian Qi Palace. After she sat down on the step-carriage, her face darkened. Even the bright sunlight didn't make her expression any better.
When Jing guifei encountered Shu guifei in the Imperial Gardens, she was holding two blooming roses in her hands. Seeing the other's ugly expression, she smiled and asked: "Where did meimei come from?"
"Jiejie is in a good mood," Shu guifei snorted, "It seems that His Highness Duan Wang's injuries aren't serious."
"Isn't it the Heavens' protection," Jing guifei handed the flowers to the palace maid beside her, "I wonder how the person who injured him feels right now."
Shu guifei sneered. She had always looked down on Wei shi's act and used flowery words to make the Emperor happy. She motioned for the taijian carrying the step-carriage to continue walking, with no intentions of getting off the ground.
Jing guifei narrowed her eyes as she watched Shu guifei and her entourage angrily leave. She lazily gave a smile: "She likes." Otherwise, how could she have climbed to this position?
Just as everyone assumed that this matter was connected to Rui Wang, Rui Sheng, Wang, Wang, Minister Tian Wang, Wang, "Wang, Tian,".
Tian da ren said that the Judicial Office had received a report from the steward of Rui Wang Fu's estate three months before Duan Wang was assassinated. He said that many trees had been lost in the back of the mountain. Even though it wasn't anything valuable, but in order to prevent people from being unscrupulous, it was better to report it to the Judicial Office.
"The meaning of Tian daren's words is that because someone from san di's fu made a report, it has nothing to do with san di," He Qi asked in amusement, "Has daren ever thought that san di did it on purpose?"
"The truth of the case, wei chen doesn't know. Wei chen is only reporting what I know to Emperor," Tian Jin Ke didn't care at all that Ning Wang was making things difficult for him. He made a bow to Qing De Emperor, "Emperor, wei chen also found out that three months ago, the Imperial Guards encountered some carriages transporting wood in the suburbs of Jing. After questioning, they found out that these people were His Highness Ning Wang's servants. One of them even showed His Highness Ning Wang's token."
"Nonsense. Ben wang, in the beginning, had only ordered people to repair the estate in the suburbs. Half a year ago, the estate suffered a fire. That is something that everyone in Jing knows. What does Tian daren mean?" He Qi hadn't thought that Tian Jin Ke would drag the matter onto him. He instantly shouted angrily, "Ben wang thinks that you have ulterior motives and are purposefully framing ben wang in front of fuhuang."
"His Highness Ning Wang, please don't be angry. Wei chen has said before, wei chen is only talking about some of the things that I found. I didn't say that this matter was related to Your Highness," Tian Jin Ke bowed to him, "Maybe it was just a coincidence."
Qing De Emperor's eyes narrowed as he looked at his eldest son. He trusted Tian Jin Ke. This was someone he had known before he ascended to the throne. He impatiently interrupted He Qi's words, "Don't say more. Let the people of the Ministry of Works go and check how much wood you used to repair the estate." Finishing, he turned to Tian Jin Ke, "Subject Tian, do you know how much wood Ning Wang had sent in?"
"Wei chen has already investigated. Please, Emperor, take a look." Tian Jin Ke bowed as he presented the document with both hands. Seeing the palace taijian give the report to the Emperor, he silently retreated to one side.
"Fuhuang, you don't believe er chen?!" He Qi looked in disbelief at the man on the high seat. He knelt down with a bang, "Er chen definitely wouldn't do such an unfilial thing. Please, fuhuang, investigate."
"Didn't zhen send someone to investigate? Stand up," Qing De Emperor impatiently waved his hand, "Tomorrow, zhen wants to know the result. Court dismissed!"
When the Emperor left, the officials also left in twos and threes. He Qi's expression was ugly as he looked at Tian Jin Ke. The other's calm expression made the anger in his heart burn even brighter, "Tian daren is a good dog. When he bites, he loses half his life."
Tian Jin Ke raised his eyelids and raised his hands in a greeting, replying: "His Highness Ning Wang is joking. Rather than joking with wei chen, wang ye should go back and check if there is anything wrong with the wood."
"Tian Jin Ke!" He Qi's face was black as he waved his sleeves and left.
Tian Jin Ke watched as Ning Wang angrily stormed out of the Discussion Hall. His expression was calm as he straightened his clothing and continued to leisurely walk out of the hall.
In the Fu Lang Manor, Qu Qing Ju sat in the bathtub, looking at the man who was bathing with her with one hand raised. She used a cloth to wipe his chest and touched the other's pectoral muscles. She nodded in satisfaction, "Wang ye's body is very good."
"How my body is, of course Qing Ju knows best," He Heng smiled as he rubbed the ends of Qu Qing Ju's hair. He suddenly asked, "When Qing Ju was young, did you have something you especially wanted?" His gaze swept across the jade gourd hanging in front of the other's chest, across her white and alluring chest before he slowly moved his gaze away.
"Something you especially wanted?" Qu Qing Ju's hands didn't stop moving as she helped him wipe his lower abdomen. Intentionally or unintentionally, she teased, "When I was young, I wanted too many things. Every day, my thoughts were different. When I saw other people's beautiful clothes, beautiful headgear, I wanted them very, very much. When I grew up, I wanted to live a peaceful and stable life, to have someone to live with me, to tolerate me and love me. "Saying this, she laughed. It wasn't clear if she was happy or self-deprecating.
He Heng assumed that the other people she was talking about were Qu Yue Su and the others. He smiled as he said, "In the future, you don't have to be envious of other people. I will give you many, many good things, and let other people envy you." He reached out to touch the smooth jade gourd, "I will be with you and love you."
Qu Qing Ju's hands stilled. She smiled as she looked at He Heng, something moving in her eyes, "I believe that wang ye's words are sincere." There were many men in the world that were sincere when they spoke, but how long would that sincerity last? A month, a year, or a lifetime, no one knew.
A slender and soft hand caressed the other's back. Qu Qing Ju laughed lightly, replying: "If wang ye loves qie for a lifetime, qie naturally will not leave or abandon you."
He Heng's heart shook. For some reason, there was a slightly itchy and prickling feeling, as though there was a sweetness and sourness covering his heart. He deeply hugged her waist. The waist in his arms was very soft, but it gave him a feeling of toughness. In this instant, he suddenly felt that even if a more outstanding woman appeared in front of him in the future, no one would give him this feeling in an instant.
The steam from the bathtub blurred the figures of the two, and caused the two's eyes to be covered in mist. It was beautiful and unreal, but it also made people feel that it was how it should be.
The next day, in the Royal Court, all the officials stood fearfully. They listened to the people of the Ministry of Works report the data, but their attention was focused on the final result.
"… … Wei chen and the subordinates, after an all-night investigation, found that the amount of wood that His Highness Ning Wang brought in was not in accordance with the facts," The Minister of Works trembled as he finished reading the data in his hands. He obediently stood to one side with his head shrunk.
He Qi hadn't thought that the matter would reach this step. He took a step forward and said: "Fuhuang, this matter has nothing to do with er chen. Renovating the residence has lost wood. These data may not be completely true. Fuhuang, please investigate."
"Since it has nothing to do with you, why did the fingernails of the assassins have pollen from the balsams and roses from your estate?" Qing De Emperor threw a secret document in front of his eldest son. Seeing him kneel with a face of disbelief, he said with pain, "And the shoes and clothing that these people are wearing, it is the work of your estate's embroidery mother. Do you think that other people can't find out about these minor details? If you don't want people to know, then don't do it."
"These assassins, they were wearing the same clothes as the people who tried to assassinate Cheng Wang. Even the swords and arrows were of the same workmanship. How do you explain all this?!" Qing De Emperor was furious as he spoke. He coughed a few times, "As the eldest son, you dare to harm and kill your didi like this. Do you still have zhen in your heart, do you still have any brothers?!"
"Fuhuang, er chen is innocent!" He Qi didn't understand how the assassins that had been arranged before were mixed up with the assassins this time. He kowtowed a few times and said, "Fuhuang, er chen didn't know anything about this matter. Please, fuhuang, investigate!"
"The previous case of the imperial envoy's assassination, zhen left it to you. I had thought that the truth would come to light. Who knew that the mastermind behind the scenes was you, this unfilial son," Qing De Emperor pointed at He Qi, not wanting to listen to his excuses, "zhen will pretend that an animal like you never existed. Come, lock him up in Bright Moon Tower on the outskirts of Jing. He will never be released!"
Finishing, his body swayed and he leaned against the armrest of the dragon chair and fainted.
"Fuhuang!" He Qi saw that Qing De Emperor had fainted and his already bad expression became even uglier. Before he could stand, he was escorted out of the Great Hall by the Imperial Guards.
He struggled to raise his head from the grip of the Imperial Guards. He only saw that in the chaotic Great Hall, a group of officials were escorting fuhuang away.
In this moment, he suddenly thought, if the evidence was placed on He Yuan's body, would fuhuang still make such a decision?
He twisted his body. Seeing that he couldn't break free, he didn't move and allowed the Imperial Guards to drag him away. He raised his head to look at the clear blue sky. Where had he lost?
Had he underestimated He Yuan, or was it that He Yuan's acting was so good that he really thought the other was just an arrogant and despotic imperial son without a brain?
He lowered his head. The exquisite white jade crown fell to the ground. Looking at the crown that had landed on the stone floor, he laughed lowly.
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