When King Jing was secretly carried to the Tianzi prison cell of the Dali Temple, there was a circle of white cloth wrapped around his forehead, which was faintly blood-red.

After feeling the pulse, Doctor Zhang stood up and said to the jailer, "Your Highness is fine now, but you must be taken good care of in the next few days, and the wound must not be exposed to water."

The two jailers nodded and said, "Yes."

Doctor Zhang then handed two packets of medicine to the jailer, "This is today's medicine. Boil two bowls of water into one bowl for Your Highness to take. Eat light food."

A jailer took the medicine and went to boil it for King Jing.

Doctor Zhang took a look at this Tianzi prison cell. Except for the wooden pillars of the prison, there was a pearwood bed inside, covered with an expensive cashmere blanket and a silk quilt. It was fully equipped with pens, inkstones, paper and inkstones. It should be the most luxurious prison cell in the whole of Daning.

When he reached the cell door, Doctor Zhang ran into Duan Xu who came to check on him. He stroked his beard and said, "Master Duan is really willing to decorate this cell."

Duan Xu waved his hands innocently and explained: "You can't slander my innocence out of thin air. My salary is only enough to support my family. My wife and daughter love to spend money. These were sent by the attendant of His Highness's mansion. How can I afford them?"

Doctor Zhang patted his shoulder with a smile, "It was just a joke, look how scared you are."

After the joke, Doctor Zhang put away the smile on his face and said solemnly: "After all, he is a prince, Old Duan, you are under a lot of pressure! Watch out, if anything happens, your two-pound head will not be enough to compensate."

Duan Xu raised his chin in a casual manner, "Don't worry, Lao Zhang. The Tianzi prison cell in my Dali Temple is so famous that not even a mouse can get in."

Doctor Zhang sighed, turned around and walked out, waving his hand, "Let's live well until the day you are invited back home!"

It is not easy to live to the day of repatriation.

Duan Xu walked up to the Temple Secretary and said, "Bring your men with me to the Dian Mansion. Bring two more teams than usual."

Si Cheng was confused, but he still strode out and did as he was told.

*

In the Prince's Mansion, Xiao Changshi was painting in the study when there was a knock on the door.

"Your Highness, it's me." The person knocking on the door was his servant Du Wei.

"Come in." Xiao Changshi responded and took out another painting to cover the previous one.

After Du Wei came in, he bowed and said, "Your Highness, I was lying in ambush near Prince Jing's mansion and saw Prince Jing enter the palace with my own eyes. He never came back. Not only that, Prince Jing's guards also sent many household items to the Dali Temple."

At the end, Du Wei was so excited that he beamed with joy.

Xiao Changshi took a step forward, his eyes flickering, "Are you seeing things?"

Du Wei answered firmly: "Absolutely not, I saw it very clearly."

"Great!" Xiao Changshi spoke from the bottom of his heart, breathing faster, unable to hide his excitement, "Keep watching, and report anything immediately!"

Du Wei responded, bowed and left.

Xiao Changshi walked to the stove, picked up the wine jug with warm water and the jade cup beside him, poured a cup and drank it, his pride evident on his face.

"Xiao Changan, you have come to this day!" Xiao Changshi snorted coldly and drank another cup. "As long as you are abolished, no one in the court can steal my limelight. I will still be the crown prince, second only to one person and above ten thousand people."

At this moment, he was very emotional.

This was the first time that he accomplished something on his own without the advice of his mother and uncle.

The empress had always been strict with him, and the emperor even more so. He would be severely scolded if he made any mistake.

He wanted to take this opportunity to prove to his mother and uncle that he could remove obstacles on his own even without their help.

When the day comes when he ascends the throne, he will stand before his father and tell him that what happened today was planned by him.

*

Duan Xu led two teams into the Dian Mansion and said to Master Dian directly, "Master Dian, you are old and I don't want to bring you to the Dali Temple. I heard that the Crown Prince came to your house yesterday. Please tell me what you said and did."

Master Dian felt a tightness in his heart, he couldn't believe that Duan Xu would find out about him so quickly. He then thought that he had already sent the servant who spread the rumor away, and he finally felt relieved.

Duan Xu had not agreed to their request to visit Wang Qing before, so Dian Lao's face was not very good, and his tone was cold and distant, "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince came to the mansion yesterday. He came to persuade me to persuade my daughter to tell the truth and not to worry His Majesty. That's all."

Duan Xu saw his attitude and refused to tell the truth, so he suddenly looked stern and said in a deep voice: "Master Dian, although your daughter is in prison, you still have a son who serves in the court. You have to consider him too."

Seeing the momentary astonishment on Dian Lao's face, Duan Xu no longer concealed it, "Today, the people from the Dali Temple caught a servant from the Dian Mansion at the city gate. He has explained clearly that the old man asked him to spread rumors and put the blame on the Dali Temple. Your Majesty already knows that all Dian Lao can do now is to explain clearly, otherwise you will be a scapegoat and will also implicate others."

Lord Dian knew very well who this other person was.

He was smart all his life and had a smart daughter, but his son was slow-witted. With all his support, he was able to become a fifth-rank editor.

He always thought that his son was not very talented, but his son-in-law was a third-rank minister of the Ministry of Revenue and could have some support in the court. However, he did not expect that his son-in-law would do something so rebellious that it would implicate his daughter and the government.

Old Master Dian's back was visibly hunched, and his daughter-in-law hurried forward to support him and helped him sit down on the armchair.

The daughter-in-law Liu looked at him and said, "Father, I know that you have always favored my younger sister-in-law, and I dare not say anything on weekdays. But Awei is also your son. Do you still want to hide it now? Father, please give your son a way out! Mother-in-law is still on the sickbed, and the Dian Mansion must leave someone to take care of her."

Looking at his daughter-in-law's serious expression, Mr. Dian realized that he might have done something wrong.

He subconsciously wanted to rescue his daughter, but unexpectedly he got himself involved. He underestimated the emperor and the Dali Temple's ability to investigate cases.

Elder Dian spoke calmly, "Yes, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince came yesterday to tell me that the man behind the scenes was King Jing, and asked me to persuade my daughter to tell the truth."

Duan Xu asked: "Did the prince ask you to spread the rumor?"

Old Master Dian shook his head and said, "This is about the prince. His Majesty will definitely let Wang Qing and my daughter bear all the responsibilities. I have watched my daughter grow up since she was a child. As a father, how can I watch her suffer an unjustifiable crime and die?"

"Old Master, your daughter is the apple of your eye, and Master Jiang is also the apple of his parents' eye."

Duan Xu looked solemnly at the old man in his seventies in front of him and waved his hand. The temple secretary handed a booklet to Mr. Dian and spread it out.

Old Master Dian took a look and said nothing. He took the confession, signed his name on it, and then pressed the ink pad and put his palm print on it.

Duan Xu checked it once, and after confirming that it was correct, he said to the old Lord Dian who was bowing his head: "Lord Dian has always been kind to others and is diligent in his work. If there is a chance, I will say a few good words for him in front of Your Majesty."

As soon as these words were spoken, Mr. Dian, who had remained calm and composed, suddenly had tears in his eyes.

In officialdom, it has always been easy to add icing on the cake, but difficult to provide timely assistance.

He was also very popular in the officialdom, and during the days when his daughter was in trouble, he had become good friends with those people. He asked a lot, but received no response at all.

Unexpectedly, it was Duan Xu, the person he regarded as his enemy, who showed him kindness in the end.

When Duan Xu went out, Mr. Dian stood up with the help of his daughter-in-law and bowed to Duan Xu. His daughter-in-law Liu also bowed to Duan Xu.

After the ceremony, Liu helped him sit back in his chair.

"Go and bring the two children back so I can see them." Old Master Dian looked solemn, and his face, which was covered with traces of time, was full of weakness. "Maybe I won't be able to see them tomorrow."

He glanced at his daughter-in-law beside him and sighed, "Wei'er is a simple person. For so many years, you have worked hard to take care of the inner house for him, give birth to children for him, and maintain his interpersonal relationships for him."

Dian Lao's eyes gradually showed a pleading look, "If one day he loses his official position, can you please not leave him? He can't live without you."

Liu bowed and said in a deep voice: "Ah Wei is my husband, he has a pure heart, he has never been promiscuous over the years, and he has never treated me badly. We are husband and wife for one day and for the rest of our lives."

Dian Lao's eyes gradually became moist, "Having you is Wei'er's blessing."

After Liu nodded, she got on the carriage and went to the school.

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