The princess is rebellious and brings space to make trouble for the villain

The prince considered it.

If Li Cheng were to be discovered at this moment, he would be exposed just like his second brother.

What would happen if my father knew that he also had hidden private soldiers?

"Don't alert the enemy yet."

"Yes."

……

Imperial Palace, Imperial Study Room.

Mo Qitian, the prince, and He Weichi were all inside.

Eunuch Li outside the door didn't dare to breathe.

"Your Majesty, the Second Prince escaped from the city yesterday night. He told the soldiers guarding the gate that you were sending him out of the city to do some work."

"I am really mad at this rebellious son!" The emperor gritted his teeth. He had few children to begin with, with only three sons reaching adulthood, and the others were still young.

The second prince's departure gave them a head start. He is truly a good son.

"Father, could there be any misunderstanding about this matter?"

The prince didn't know what news the emperor received yesterday. He still had a batch of salt with the second prince.

Father must not know about this.

Otherwise it's over.

"Misunderstand?"

In a fit of rage, the emperor threw the letter that Lord Xie had given him yesterday in the prince's face.

The prince was so frightened that he took it off his face and put it in front of him to look at it.

The general meaning of the content of the letter is to hunt down Mo Qitian and leave no one alive.

The prince glanced at Mo Qitian, then looked at the content above.

Wasn't this when Mo Qitian went to Lingnan? At that time he thought he was the only one who knew about it, but it turns out that the Second Prince also knew about it?

So, the body was half a year old? It rotted and stank, and turned into a plague?

"Father, how could my second brother do this?"

The emperor took a deep breath and said solemnly: "He killed his brothers and sisters, caused the plague to break out, and now he's escaping."

"Eunuch Li."

When Eunuch Li outside the door heard this, he opened the door and came in. He bowed and said, "Your Majesty."

“Go and draft an imperial decree. The Second Prince has killed his brothers and sisters and raised an army privately. His status as a prince should be abolished and he should be demoted to a commoner. Anyone who finds his whereabouts will be rewarded handsomely!

"Yes, Your Majesty."

The prince's hands trembled twice.

Father, are you not giving me any chance at all?

He originally thought that his father would take the Master's feelings into consideration no matter what, but he did not expect that his father would disregard everything when it comes to interests.

That's his son.

"Crown Prince, Prince Qi, now that the source of the plague has been found, you must immediately go to Yulun Mountain and burn all the corpses. Make sure to clear it out completely!"

"Yes, father." They said in unison.

"General He, take people to the Second Prince's residence and throw everyone into the Sky Prison. We will deal with them after the plague is over."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

The emperor pinched his brows and shook his hand, "Everyone go down."

"Yes."

He Weichi opened the door of the imperial study and happened to meet Zeng Wanyi who came to see the emperor.

"Greetings to Zeng Wanyi."

Zeng Wanyi is the biological mother of the second prince and has always relied on the queen.

Now that I heard that the second prince was demoted to a commoner, how could I stay here any longer?

She didn't care about the plague and ran to the imperial study without even bringing a face mask.

"emperor."

She went in crying and knelt before the emperor.

"Your Majesty, please forgive Cheng'er. He must have been wronged. He would never do such a thing as raising troops privately."

"I beg Your Majesty to look into this matter. I only have this one child. If anything happens to him, what will I do?"

Seeing Zeng Wanyi like this, the emperor became even angrier.

His voice was filled with anger as he pointed at Zeng Wanyi and said:

"I haven't looked for you yet, but you found me. Look at the good son you raised!"

He threw the letter at Zeng Wanyi's face again.

Zeng Wanyi took it from her face nervously and began to read it quickly.

Looking at the shocking handwriting and the things that shocked her, Zeng Wanyi was heartbroken.

"No, Your Majesty, Cheng'er was wrongly accused. He has been kind since he was a child. How could he do such a thing? He must have been framed."

The Second Prince had always been following behind the Crown Prince, obeying his orders. Now that his son was in trouble but the Crown Prince was safe and sound, she had to suspect that it was the Crown Prince's doing.

"Prince, Cheng'er has always been by your side. Can you please plead for Cheng'er?"

She grabbed the prince's robe, regardless of her status, and cried and begged for mercy.

The emperor was so angry at her lack of courtesy that he almost had a heart attack.

"Eunuch Li!" he shouted.

Eunuch Li outside the door almost sprained his ankle and hurriedly pushed the door open again.

"Your Majesty, this servant is here."

"Xu Zhaoyi failed to educate her children properly, so she was banished to the cold palace!"

As soon as these words were spoken, Xu Zhaoyi's face turned pale as paper, and she collapsed to the ground powerlessly, with only endless despair and emptiness in her eyes.

The hope that had just ignited in her heart was reduced to dead silence.

"Your Majesty, I have been with you for many years. You know very well whether the Second Prince is that kind of person. Now I beg you to examine it clearly. You cannot just recognize this piece of paper."

The emperor remained indifferent.

She looked at the man in front of her whom she had admired for many years, and then looked at the prince who was following her son's lead.

She finally understood that the prince had been using her son from the very beginning, but her stupid son didn't know it yet.

Now that the truth has been exposed, the prince has cleared himself of all charges.

"Take him away!" The emperor didn't even look at her.

Xu Zhaoyi got up from the ground, her voice filled with despair.

"It is said that once you enter the palace, it is like entering a deep sea. If the emperor is not satisfied, he can banish me to the cold palace. Why did he choose me as his concubine in the first place?"

"You adore the Queen, and your eyes are blinded. You always see the good in the Crown Prince. I want to see if the Emperor will make mistakes one day."

"Ha ha ha ha…"

She sneered crazily, followed Eunuch Li and left the imperial study.

After hearing her last words, the emperor looked at the prince with inquiring and puzzled eyes.

The prince felt uneasy and immediately interrupted his train of thought.

"Father, if there is nothing else, I will go back first."

The emperor nodded, "Go back."

Now that envoys from various countries are here, today's actions will only make the Qian Dynasty a laughing stock.

But state affairs are more important than family affairs, and the second prince must deal with them.

Mo Qitian stood aside and did not say anything about leaving.

"Don't go?"

"Father, can't you guess what Zeng Wanyi meant?"

There was a hint of suspicion between the emperor's brows.

"What do you mean?"

"Father, those who are involved are confused while those who are not involved can see things more clearly. Why not ask others?" That was all Mo Qitian had to say.

……

Zeng Wanyi was taken to the cold palace by Eunuch Li crying.

The cold palace was located in a remote area, with weeds growing everywhere in the house. Zeng Wanyi was assigned to one of the rooms.

The maidservant Ruo'er was waiting in front of her, crying and saying, "My lady, why are you so stupid?"

"If you keep the green mountains, you will never run out of firewood. Once you enter this cold palace, it will be difficult to get out."

Zeng Wanyi's eyes were empty. Her mind was full of her son's shadow. She didn't care whether he was there or not.

She shook her dizzy head and said sadly, "My child is gone, what am I living for?"

"It's just a bargain for the Queen. My son has done so many things for his son. Today, Cheng'er got into trouble, but the Crown Prince stayed out of it and showed no sign of wanting to help."