The rumors of the past few days have spread throughout the streets and alleys, and of course have reached the emperor's ears.

The emperor didn't care about the dog-eat-dog situation.

But for a dog, wanting to control the emperor's other dogs was a violation of the emperor's taboo.

During the morning court session, some people could not hold back and began to impeach Su Heng.

"Your Majesty, I want to impeach Su Heng for leaking the exam questions last year!"

"Your Majesty, I want to impeach Su Heng for manipulating the promotion of officials in violation of regulations!"

"Your Majesty, I want to impeach Su Heng for sending people to set fire to the prisoners sentenced to death and falsely accuse Zhang Zhong, the former Minister of Justice."

……

In one morning court session, there were more than twenty impeachments.

The emperor listened to the officials' impeachment with a sullen face, his eyes cold and full of oppression as he stared at the people in the Golden Throne Hall and Su Heng.

"Su Xiang, do you have anything to explain?"

As Su Heng listened to the emperor's cold voice, a chill ran through his heart and his entire body.

"Your Majesty, this is all false accusation. I have never done it."

"You impeached him, but Prime Minister Su said it was a false accusation. Do you have any evidence?"

Many people remained silent, and many people handed in evidence.

The emperor looked at the confession submitted by the prefect of Jingzhao Prefecture. A thief admitted that he was instructed by Su Heng to set fire to the Ministry of Justice and frame Zhang Zhong.

"Lord Duan, you said Zhang Zhong has not confessed his guilt. I'll give you this confession to check. If it's true, release him."

The emperor handed the confession to Eunuch Wan, who then gave it to Duan Xu.

"Yes, I obey your order."

The emperor then added: "As for the impeachment of Prime Minister Su, the Dali Temple will investigate, and the Ministry of Justice and the Censorate will cooperate."

The emperor looked at Su Heng and said, "Prime Minister Su, you don't have to attend court these days. Wait until the matter is thoroughly investigated."

Su Heng knelt down and kowtowed, "I obey your order!"

Many people did not understand the emperor's actions. Shouldn't Su Heng be sent to the Ministry of Justice or the Dali Temple prison?

At this moment, Duan Xu was also somewhat unsure of the emperor's intentions.

However, the emperor has already made it clear that Zhang Zhong must be released, so the top priority is to get this done first.

Before leaving court, the cabinet members reported the rumors circulating on the streets recently.

The emperor listened to the message and fell into deep thought. "What do you think, my dear ministers?"

At this time, King Jing Xiao Changan stood up and said, "Father, there is nothing to fear about rumors, but if someone with ulterior motives wants to use rumors to disrupt the fate of the country, this matter must be taken seriously."

The emperor looked at Xiao Changan with a serious look and said nothing.

"What does the prince think?"

The emperor glanced at Xiao Changshi, who was standing in front of the officials as usual, with no expression on his face.

After hearing the emperor's words, Xiao Changshi came back to his senses, "Father, what do you think..."

The emperor's face gradually turned cold and he no longer paid attention to Xiao Changshi.

Xiao Changan looked at everything in front of him and gradually felt happy in his heart. Xiao Changshi would soon be abandoned.

At this time, the director of the Imperial Observatory said, "Your Majesty, these rumors can be dispelled by holding a ritual and praying for blessings."

Praying is indeed a good way, and it can do a lot of things.

The emperor looked at the director of the Imperial Observatory and said, "The Crown Prince will preside over this. The Imperial Observatory and the Ministry of Rites will choose the date. Everyone else should fully cooperate."

"I accept your order." The Director of the Imperial Observatory and the Minister of Rites held the tablets and saluted.

Xiao Changshi was confused and thought he had heard wrongly. The emperor had been ignoring him for several months, so why would he suddenly assign him a task?

"Is the prince dissatisfied?"

After confirming that the emperor was talking about him and not Xiao Changan who was in the limelight recently, Xiao Changshi felt like crying.

With tears in his eyes, he knelt down with a determined look, "I will definitely not let my father down."

The emperor chuckled, "I hope so. Stand up."

Xiao Changan looked at the scene in disbelief. When assigning tasks, the emperor didn't even look at him.

It was clearly about controlling the flood, and he praised himself for doing a good job. His ministers also had a good impression of him, so why was the task of praying for blessings assigned to Xiao Changshi!

Inside Furong Pavilion, Su Lingyue was holding a bowl of medicine, blowing on it gently, then scooped up a spoonful, took a sip, and frowned because it was so bitter.

Xiao Yu was very touched when he saw that Su Lingyue was afraid of suffering but still wanted to give him a taste of the medicine.

"If Yue'er is afraid of bitterness, don't try it. Look at your frowning eyebrows."

Su Lingyue stopped blowing the medicine and looked at Xiao Yu, "I have never taken care of others before, and I don't know what the right temperature is. I can only taste it myself. I can't burn the prince."

He tasted the medicine in the spoon again and nodded, "The temperature is OK this time."

She scooped up a spoonful of medicine and brought it to Xiao Yu's lips.

Xiao Yu cooperated very well and drank the medicine without even frowning.

Just after I finished drinking the medicine, a servant came in and said, "My Lord, there is an imperial decree from the palace."

As he was speaking, a eunuch walked in from outside, "Prince Su, Princess Su, please accept the decree."

Xiao Yu had no intention of kneeling down, and the eunuch seemed to be used to it, so he started reading the imperial edict directly.

"The Emperor, in compliance with the Will of Heaven, proclaims that in order to ensure the prosperity of the Great Ning Kingdom, I have decided to go to Longhua Temple on the eighth day of October with all the royal relatives and officials to pray for blessings. To show my sincerity, Prince Su and Princess Consort must go together. I decree this!"

"The minister accepts the order."

Xiao Yu replied calmly, then motioned to the servant beside him to take the imperial edict.

"Which minister presided over this prayer?"

The eunuch bowed and said, "Your Highness, it's the Crown Prince."

Xiao Yu's eyes darkened. "Got it. Tell my brother that I will definitely be there."

After sending the eunuch away, Su Lingyue couldn't wait to ask Xiao Yu, "Didn't Xiao Changshi fall out of favor? Why is he presiding over the blessing event again?"

Xiao Yu roughly understood what was going on. When the emperor reused Su Heng, the prince was neglected. When Su Heng was investigated, the emperor began to reuse the prince.

"This is the emperor's balancing act. Su Heng and the crown prince will not be reused at the same time."

After Xiao Yu said this, Su Lingyue understood, "So my father will be neglected during this period of time."

Xiao Yu nodded, "It is precisely because of this that His Majesty will probably not take his life this time."

Hearing this, Su Lingyue's eyes were full of disappointment.

His father and the prince being alive are a threat to Xiao Yu. This time it was his hand that was injured, but he doesn't know what will happen next time.

Xiao Yu seemed to see through her thoughts, "Don't worry, Yue'er, Su Heng's death warrant is on the way, it won't take too long."

Su Lingyue couldn't help but be curious, "What is it?"

Xiao Yu deliberately kept it a secret and didn't tell Su Lingyue, "Yue'er will know when the time comes."

Seeing that Xiao Yu looked very confident, Su Lingyue did not ask any more questions. She took Xiao Yu's wrist and walked out. "Doctor Lu said that we need to change the medicine today."

In the wing room of Furong Pavilion, Xiao Yu found Li Jing, "Li Jing, there is still a month until October 8th, there is something I need you to check out at Longhua Temple."

After hearing Xiao Yu's instructions, Li Jing's eyes darkened, "I understand, Your Majesty, don't worry."

Xiao Yu nodded, and then said: "Change into ordinary women's clothes, this black dress is too eye-catching."

Li Jing looked down at herself, and it seemed to be the case. "Got it. I'll go buy it tomorrow."

Xiao Yu returned to the bedroom, where Su Lingyue was lying with her eyes open, waiting for him, her brows slightly furrowed.

Seeing him come back, Su Lingyue let go, smiled and stood up to take off his clothes.

"Have you explained everything, my Lord?"

"Okay, okay. What was Yue'er thinking about just now?"

Su Lingyue put Xiao Yu's clothes on the hanger, helped Xiao Yu lie down, and then she naturally snuggled into Xiao Yu's arms.

Seeing that Su Lingyue was so self-aware now and came to his arms without him doing anything, Xiao Yu gently curled his lips and held her arms tightly.

"I was thinking about Su Nanxing. I asked Ji Tang to take the dregs of the medicine she drank. It was a medicine to preserve pregnancy. I absolutely cannot let her give birth to the child."

Once Su Nanxing's child was born, the connection between Su Heng and Xiao Changshi became deeper.

"Yue'er wants to take action?"

"Well, all the royal relatives will go to pray this time. This is a good opportunity."

"Tell me what you've thought about, and I'll do my best to help you."

"it is good."

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