With so many people surrounding him, it was reasonable for Emperor Tai'an to suspect that someone was helping.

Seeing that their children were involved, the courtiers also knelt down.

At this moment, the imperial physician finally arrived.

Three imperial doctors from the imperial hospital gathered around and wanted to give Zhou Qiong medicine, but he brushed it away with his hand.

Emperor Tai'an became more and more distressed and said: "Don't be upset, Qiong'er. My uncle will definitely vent his anger on you. Let the imperial doctors treat the injury as soon as possible. What should I do if it takes too long and leaves scars?"

Many of the courtiers present felt sorry for Zhou Qiong.

Such a serious wound seemed to leave a scar.

It is really a pity that such a magnificent face has only the name of the Crown Prince, and with the injury to the face, the marriage will be difficult. A while ago, I heard that His Majesty was going to betroth the Crown Prince. Nowadays, more than half of the families who are willing to get married are probably missing.

However, it is a pity that these ministers were more afraid that their own children would get involved and anger His Majesty, so they all begged for mercy, and the scene suddenly became noisy.

At this moment, Zhou Qiong walked up to Duke Wu.

As he moved, a large amount of blood appeared on his cheek, making it look more and more terrifying.

Wu Guogong's heart suddenly skipped a beat, and he was about to say a few words of false comfort when he saw the corners of the young man's lips curled up across from him.

"In order to prevent me from going to the Southeast Navy, Duke Wu was willing to let his son assassinate me in public. Unfortunately, I only hurt my face. Are you disappointed?"

The young man's voice was cold, and his tone was neither salty nor cool, as if he was chatting with someone, but the words he spoke made everyone present immediately dumbfounded.

There was silence.

Everyone had forgotten what they were going to say, and only stared at the three people in the field, Emperor Tai'an, Duke Wu, and Zhou Qiong.

It was originally just an accidental injury between young people, but because of what Zhou Qiong just said, it has turned into a court battle.

Perhaps, it is not just the court, but also the royal game that no one dares to mention.

All the ministers wanted to throw their children here and run away first.

Everyone knows that Wu Guogong and his family used the excuse that the eldest prince died tragically in the southeastern sea, which caused unrest in the southeastern navy. They asked the third prince, who was only seven years old, to go and worship the sea god. Of course, his majesty refused to allow it, so he proposed to let the eldest prince die in the southeast sea. The prince's cousin Zhou Shizi went there, and the court debated this several times, but they couldn't make a decision.

Unexpectedly, this happened...

Did Duke Wu really instigate his son to do this?

The ministers were a little unsure. Logically speaking, there were many ways to get Zhou Qiong to go, and there was no need to dirty the young master's hands in front of everyone.

It doesn't make sense.

But the fact was right in front of him, and Prince Zhou was still hurt.

It is difficult to tell what is true and what is false.

After hearing Zhou Qiong's words, Wu Guogong had already concluded that this drama must be directed and acted by Zhou Qiong, but his stupid son fell into the trap. He had clearly warned him, but the idiot just didn't listen.

So at this point, Wu Guogong could only force out a smile and said: "Young Master Zhou is joking. You are fighting swordsmanship, and you may accidentally get injured by a mistake. How can you say that Zheng Yan wants to assassinate you? Your Majesty should have treated the injury earlier, don't you? I’m going to make you lose your temper again.”

Several courtiers who had attached themselves to the Liu family in the past also said: "Yes, Master, don't be upset. We know that you and the young master have always been at odds with each other, and we have heard that you two have been fighting endlessly, but it is true that nothing like today has ever happened. Listen to my advice and treat the injury as soon as possible. Don't make a big fuss on impulse. Let me apologize to you for this injury."

Emperor Tai'an stood in the field without saying a word.

Zhou Qiong laughed instantly.

"Okay, since the Duke of Guo said it was a sword duel between us, that's fine. But Liu Zhengyan was holding the sword just now, and I was empty-handed. It's really unfair. Why not let us compete again."

As he spoke, he walked to the side of the imperial guard and suddenly drew out the man's sword.

Seeing him walking towards Liu Zhengyan step by step with his sword in hand, Duke Wu shouted angrily: "Zhou Qiong, how dare you!"

Zhou Qiong turned to look at him, "Didn't your son bring up this sword fight first? Why shouldn't I dare? But I'm not like the Young Master who just starts teasing and beating you without saying a word. I have to make it clear to the Duke... ...The sword has no eyes, life and death are determined by destiny, I hope the Duke of the country can forgive me for my mistake."

Looking at Zhou Qiong, whose face was dripping with blood, as if the god of death had come to the world, and looking at Liu Zhengyan, who was kneeling on the ground and shaking constantly and couldn't understand a word, Wu Guogong had no choice but to kneel down to Emperor Tai'an, "Your Majesty, please give me a heavy punishment." Dogs are used to calm the anger of Zhou Shizi. Today is the Mid-Autumn Festival, so it is not appropriate to use swords and swords..."

Emperor Tai'an snorted coldly and interrupted him, "When your son raised his sword to hurt someone, he didn't care what festival it was today, let alone whether this was the inner courtyard of the palace."

"It's because the dog is ignorant and ignorant. It's also because I indulge him too much. I will definitely discipline him in the future. Please calm down, Your Majesty..."

"In my opinion, it's more than just ignorance." Emperor Tai'an glanced at him sideways, "It's not just the Duke's Palace who is used to his lawlessness..."

If you continue talking, the Queen will lose her face.

Wu Guogong knew the origin of this matter, so he could only grit his teeth and said: "I did not instruct my son to assassinate the Crown Prince Zhou. Originally, the court proposed that the Crown Prince Zhou go to the Southeast Navy. After thinking about it for a long time, I thought it was feasible and was about to write a letter. Your Majesty, how could you kill Prince Zhou at this moment... In the final analysis, they are all related to each other. Children are young and playful, how can they be involved in the court... Your Majesty is aware of this!"

Emperor Tai'an was silent.

Just as he spoke, Zhou Qiong suddenly threw his sword in front of Liu Zhengyan, causing him to scream and suspicious water marks appeared under his body.

Zhou Qiong laughed loudly, "Why are you panicking? I won't really kill you."

After saying that, he turned to Duke Wu and sneered: "I wish I could have done this earlier."

Turn around and leave.

This behavior was indeed extremely arrogant, but looking at Emperor Tai'an's unhappy face, the courtiers silently shut their mouths.

A palace banquet ended in a haphazard manner.

Zhou Qiong wanted to leave the palace directly and return to Zhenxihou Mansion, but she was stopped by Concubine Zhou's chamberlain on the way.

"Your Majesty, the noble concubine invites you to come over!"

Zhou Qiong turned sideways to prevent visitors from seeing her wounds and said, "It's getting late today. I'll come back to pay my respects to my aunt in a few days."

The chamberlain was Concubine Zhou's confidant, but she shed tears when she heard this, "My lord, why bother? Can the injury on your face be healed within two days? You'd better follow me to see the empress as soon as possible. If you don't go to see her, On the contrary, it will make her worry all the time. Not to mention tonight, she will not be able to sleep well for ten days and a half. How can the prince bear it?"

A eunuch in his twenties cried like a child.

Zhou Qiong had no choice but to follow him to Yongshou Palace.

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