Zongren Mansion.

With a clang, the prison door was opened. Prince Su raised his head and saw the familiar figure walking in front.

The royal brother who wanted to put him to death and was always high and mighty.

Prince Su hugged his knees and sat against the wall. He looked coldly at Emperor Li standing in front of him and suddenly sneered: "After so many years, the winner is still my brother."

"Now that I have been imprisoned, are you very proud? Very excited? Do you wish you could execute me immediately?"

Emperor Li was silent for a long time.

Seeing his half brother, who used to pretend to be harmless in front of him, now being aggressive and swearing bad words here, Emperor Li felt a bit complicated.

Fortunately, he really thought that his half-brother had changed his character and would be willing to be an idle prince and not care about the affairs of the court. However, he did not expect that his half-brother's character had never changed...

"you are wrong."

Emperor Li spoke slowly: "I have never thought of executing you. Before this, I have never thought of doing anything to you. It is you who has to look at me with a mean heart."

"I once promised my father that after I became emperor, if you had no intention of rebelling, I would spare your life and ensure your wealth and prosperity for the rest of your life. But you insisted on coveting things that did not belong to you. Now you have fallen into this state and are imprisoned in the clan residence. It is all your own fault."

"Father?"

Prince Su was stunned for a moment, mumbling the word "father". Suddenly, he raised his head and laughed, with a hint of hatred in his eyes: "Don't mention father to me! If it weren't for my father's partiality and insisting on passing the throne to you, how could I be unwilling!?"

"It's all Father's fault! It's all Father's fault! He's the one who harmed me!"

"you shut up!"

Seeing Prince Su's hateful eyes, Emperor Li subconsciously took two steps back and looked at him in disbelief: "How can you blame father? I am the legitimate son, and have been the prince that father values ​​since I was a child. Everyone in the court knows that I will become the emperor of Li. This originally belongs to me, and you have no right to snatch it from me..."

Prince Su was still unwilling to accept this. At this moment, he wanted to burst out all the grievances he had suffered over the years, "Legitimate son... He is a legitimate son, so what?"

"I am obviously the son of the emperor, his biological son. I have been smart since I was young, and I am good at both literature and martial arts. I am proficient in riding and shooting. The emperor often praises me. But just because I am not the queen's son, I can't compete for the throne?"

"This isn't fair! I don't accept it!"

Prince Su growled the last sentence.

"unfair?"

Emperor Li snorted softly, "When has there ever been fairness in the royal family? The legitimate son is the legitimate son. I was named the crown prince by my father because of my mother. Even if you are unwilling, you can only hold it in."

Emperor Li finally understood that Prince Su was almost going crazy in his desire for the throne.

No wonder Prince Su bribed the midwife, plotted against the Queen, and exchanged his and the Queen's child.

Prince Su looked at him sinisterly, with an unwilling expression.

Emperor Li met his gaze without dodging it: "From now on, you can only stay in the clan residence, without seeing the sun, until you die."

"After all, sometimes, living is more difficult than dying."

As soon as these words came out, Prince Su's face darkened. Suddenly, he added, "My brother's fourth prince is accompanying me in the clan residence, so I am not alone."

"I just don't know if my brother is willing to give it up..."

Prince Su really didn't believe that his royal brother would be so cruel as to imprison Xie Jin in the clan house forever.

No matter what, Xie Jin is the "biological son" of the emperor's brother and sister-in-law, and he is the legitimate son!

"Of course I am willing to give it up."

Listening to Prince Su's words, Emperor Li knew that Prince Su was deliberately provoking him and testing him to see if he would release Xie Jin.

If Emperor Li didn't know that Xie Jin was not his biological son, he might really try to find a way to release him. It would be better to demote him to a commoner and expel him from the capital than to imprison him in the clan house forever.

However, now that he knows that Xie Jin is actually the son of Prince Su, he will naturally not let Xie Jin go.

Xie Jin doesn't deserve his forgiveness.

Emperor Li stared intently, examining Prince Su's face carefully.

It was not until this moment that Emperor Li discovered that Prince Su and Xie Jin had very similar eyes and eyebrows. In the past, Prince Su seldom left the house, and even when he entered the palace, he came and went in a hurry. Naturally, no one would see Prince Su's face clearly.

Emperor Li was also negligent and never paid attention to this matter...

Prince Su could not guess what was in Emperor Li's mind, nor did he expect that the scheme he had painstakingly set up more than ten years ago would be uncovered now.

Prince Su sneered and said deliberately: "I never thought that you, as my father, would be so cruel."

"Well, this king will finally share the joys and sorrows with the Fourth Prince..."

The despicable thoughts of Prince Su were clearly revealed in the eyes of Emperor Li. Emperor Li said indifferently, "You don't have to test me again. I came here this time because I wanted to ask you something."

"If you are willing to speak, I will listen. If you are not willing to speak, you can hide it forever."

Prince Su pulled the corner of his lips and was about to say "I wishful thinking, I won't say anything", but suddenly, he heard Emperor Li say: "Sixteen years ago, you bribed the midwife to send your own biological son Xie Jin to the queen, and then let the midwife send my daughter and the queen out of the palace..."

Prince Su's pupils shrank slightly and a look of shock appeared on his face.

Emperor Li stared into his eyes and said word by word: "I want to ask you, where is the daughter of the Queen and I now?"

Emperor Li has sent shadow guards to look for the three midwives who delivered the Queen. However, the news he finally got from the shadow guards was that the three midwives had died ten years ago and were suspected to be murdered.

Kill and silence.

Apart from Prince Su, Emperor Li really couldn't figure out why the three midwives died at the same time.

"Brother, are you talking nonsense?"

Hearing the question, Prince Su quickly reacted, "What nonsense are you talking about, my brother? Just because the Fourth Prince accepted my instigation to force the emperor to abdicate and rebel, my brother doesn't want to acknowledge the Fourth Prince's identity?"

“It’s really ridiculous!”

"Sixteen years ago, I had no power or influence. How could I have been so powerful as to bribe the midwife who delivered my sister-in-law's baby?"

Prince Su would never admit that Xie Jin was his own flesh and blood. Instead, he mocked Emperor Li: "What's more, sixteen years ago, I had not yet married, let alone a concubine, so how could there be a son?"

"I know that my brother has always been selfish, but I never thought that he would even disown his own son."

Emperor Li did not say a word.

When those sharp eyes looked at Prince Su, it seemed as if they could see the panic in Prince Su's heart and his forced explanations of calmness.

Unfortunately, every word Prince Su said cannot be trusted.

Emperor Li: "It doesn't matter if you don't want to admit it. When my people investigate the matter thoroughly, it will just be one more crime against you."

"As for Xie Jin, once the truth is revealed, I will never allow him to live."

"Just take care of yourself."

After saying this, Emperor Li said no more, turned around and walked out.

The guard at the door quickly stepped forward and locked the prison door again.

In the cell, Prince Su stared blankly ahead with a darkened look in his eyes, and it was unknown what he was thinking.

In the cell on the other side, Xie Jin heard the noise outside and learned that his father had come to the clan residence but only went to see Prince Su. Xie Jin stood in front of the cell door with a gloomy face and ordered the guards standing by: "This prince wants to see the father. You, go and ask the father to come over!"

Xie Jin thought that, based on his status as the Fourth Prince, these slaves would not dare to do anything to him, let alone disobey his orders.

Unexpectedly, the guard only looked up and glanced at Xie Jin, and said in a light tone: "The emperor has left the clan residence a long time ago."

No one can see His Majesty when he is not here.

The guards working in the clan house have received orders from the emperor.

From the moment the Fourth Prince Xie Jin was imprisoned in the Clan House, he was no longer the Fourth Prince of the Kingdom of Li. No matter what requests he made, he could not be listened to, and he could not be allowed to live freely in the Clan House.

With the emperor's order, all the guards dared not show the slightest leniency towards Xie Jin and treated the prisoner as they should.

Not to mention, the Fourth Prince is now penniless and has no way of using silver to pave the way.

"Why did Father leave so soon?"

Xie Jin murmured, and suddenly, he lowered his head and tore off a corner of his robe, passed it through the gap in the prison door, and handed it to the guard: "Go, take this into the palace and give it to my mother on behalf of this prince."

Even if his father is unwilling to forgive him, there is still his mother. His mother has raised him for so many years. In her heart, he is still her son. Now that he is locked up in the clan house, her mother will definitely be worried about him.

If the Queen Mother saw the piece of cloth torn from his robe, she would definitely persuade my father to let him go!

He did intend to force the emperor to abdicate and rebel, but his father was not poisoned, and Shengjing City was not in chaos. Even if he was guilty, he would not be imprisoned in the clan residence forever...

The Queen Mother will definitely save him!

however--

The guard didn't even glance at him, and walked away, still mocking him: "A prisoner dares to order me to deliver something to the palace?"

Xie Jin: ???

Xie Jin looked at the guard's back in shock, and anger suddenly rose up. Xie Jin pointed at the guard and said angrily: "You dog slave, how dare you disobey the orders of this prince? You disobey this prince, don't you want to live?"

"I can't stay in the clan residence forever. After my mother rescues me, I will kill you!"

Xie Jin was almost driven mad with anger. Who dared to challenge him now? ?

Hearing this, the guard paused, turned around, and sneered, "Don't even think about it. The emperor has ordered that you are no longer the fourth prince. Even if you curse until your throat is broken, no one will come to save you!"

Xie Jin was stunned and yelled at him: "Impossible! This prince doesn't believe it!"

The guard held the sword and rolled his eyes calmly: "It's up to you to believe it or not."

"That's what His Majesty ordered."

Before he finished speaking, Xie Jin sat down on the ground dejectedly. He lost his previous arrogance and there was a look of confusion in his eyes.

The cloth that was tightly held in his hand fell to the ground, covered with dust.

"impossible……"

-

The next day, Lu Xiaoxiao slept until the 9th hour before being woken up by Chen Lu for breakfast.

"Master, you can't sleep any longer. You haven't even had breakfast yet, and it's almost time for lunch..."

Listening to Chen Lu chattering in her ear, Lu Xiaoxiao hung her head, squinted her eyes, and drowsily let Chen Lu dress her up.

Seeing this, Chen Lu sighed helplessly, "Master, wake up, you really can't sleep any longer. If it's any later, His Highness will have to go back home."

Lu Xiaoxiao: “…”

Lu Xiaoxiao opened her eyes with difficulty, yawned, and replied weakly: "Come back if you want to. I will leave the house after breakfast."

"Good morning dew, can you let me take a nap for a while?"

She didn't know what had provoked His Highness last night but he had to torture her. She thought everything would be done naturally, but His Highness insisted on not doing the last step. She was really confused. It couldn't be that His Highness was not good in that aspect, right?

Thinking of this, Lu Xiaoxiao's heart skipped a beat. That shouldn't be the case, right?

"What can't the master say?"

Chen Lu asked doubtfully.

Lu Xiaoxiao: ???

Oh no, why did she say what she was thinking?

"nothing."

Lu Xiaoxiao came back to her senses and became much more sober. She quickly changed the subject: "Okay, Chenlu, did you bring back the breakfast?"

Chen Lu nodded and replied with a smile: "I have brought it back and placed it on the table. Master, do you want to go over?"

"Ah."

Lu Xiaoxiao responded, then stood up from the dressing table, walked to the table and sat down.

Looking down, Lu Xiaoxiao saw that today's breakfast was all her favorite food, including a bowl of bird's nest porridge.

Perhaps because her eyes had been fixed on the bowl of bird's nest porridge for a long time, Chen Lu spoke up, "Master, the bird's nest porridge was prepared by the Concubine. Miss Qingcong said that the Xiao family sent someone to deliver a lot of top-quality bird's nests yesterday. The Concubine distributed some to the kitchen and told the chef to make a bowl of bird's nest porridge for the master every day."

Those working in the big kitchen are all trustworthy people. Not only are they all family sons, but they have also signed a death contract. If anyone dares to hide the ingredients, they will be beaten to death once they are discovered.

The housekeeper in the mansion was strict and there were people supervising everywhere, so no one dared to touch the bird's nest sent by the concubine.

Lu Xiaoxiao curved her eyes and said, "Then I really have to thank Concubine for her kindness."

In fact, Lu Xiaoxiao did not lack this bowl of bird's nest porridge. After all, all the servants in the Prince's Mansion now knew that the Prince favored Lu Liangyuan and stayed in Jingxiang Courtyard almost every night.

Only on the first and fifteenth days of the lunar month would His Highness visit the Concubine, but His Highness would never spend the night in Qingshu Courtyard.

But this is Concubine Xiao's intention after all, so Lu Xiaoxiao still feels happy.

After breakfast, Lu Xiaoxiao planned to go to Qingshu Courtyard to thank Concubine Xiao first, and then she would take Chenlu out of the house to do some work. However, she came to nothing. Concubine Xiao was in a hurry to return to the Xiao family and was not in Qingshu Courtyard at all...

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