Legend of Zhen Huan: Rebirth of Zhen Huan

Hearing Xiao Lezi's words, the Third Prince opened his eyes wide in disbelief:

"Xiao Lezi, you are talking nonsense!"

"It was clearly my fourth brother who reminded me that I could wear eunuch's clothes. You were there and heard it clearly. Why are you lying to the Emperor now?"

"Third Prince, although you are my master, I dare not deceive the emperor."

"I just told the emperor what I heard. Please forgive me, Third Prince!"

After saying that, Xiao Lezi kowtowed deeply to the Third Prince.

Faced with the continuous betrayals, the Third Prince could not accept it for a moment and shook his head repeatedly:

"No...it's not like that! Your Majesty, it's not like that. Xiao Lezi is lying! It's obviously..."

"That's enough, Hirotoki!"

"Now that the truth is out, how can you still argue?"

"You don't feel ashamed, but I feel ashamed for you!"

The emperor became angrier and angrier as he spoke, pointing at the Third Prince and saying sternly:

"Hongli is your own brother, but you hold a grudge against him and slander him maliciously just because he told me a few truths!"

"As a son, you are disloyal, unjust, unkind and unfilial to me!"

"As a nephew, you almost accused your Seventeenth Uncle of having ulterior motives because of your own selfish desires!"

"As a brother, you don't know how to love your brothers, but instead you slander them. I am extremely disappointed in you!"

"Come here, lock up the Third Prince in the Prince's Residence and let him reflect on his mistakes. Without my order, he is not allowed to step out of the palace!

After hearing what the emperor said, the Third Prince fell heavily to the ground from his kneeling position.

It's over! It's all over!

After receiving the order, Su Peisheng ordered the people around him to pull the third prince up from the ground.

Hongli was very happy in his heart, but he still pleaded for the Third Prince:

"Father Emperor, Third Brother was just confused for a moment. Please give him a lighter punishment!"

The emperor looked at Hongli quietly, his eyes as sharp as a knife, as if he could see through people. After a long time, he slowly opened his mouth and said:

"He slandered you so much, and you still pleaded for him. It's really hard for you!"

"But if I don't punish him today, I'm afraid he will become even more lawless in the future!"

As he spoke, the emperor looked back at everyone and said coldly:

"No one is allowed to plead for the Third Prince again!"

After saying this, the emperor looked at Su Peisheng meaningfully again.

Su Peisheng understood and immediately picked up the whisk and waved it at the palace servant who was holding the Third Prince behind him.

Upon seeing this, the palace servant exerted force with her hands and tried to pull the Third Prince out the door.

The Third Prince finally reacted and shouted to the Emperor:

"Father Emperor, you misunderstood me. I didn't lie. I really didn't lie!"

"I really don't know why Xiao Lezi said that, but Hongli really said those words, I didn't lie to you!"

As the Third Prince's voice became farther and farther away, Xiao Lezi's heart slowly settled down.

I thought the matter would end like this, but the emperor's next words made Xiao Lezi dumbfounded:

"Xiao Lezi is a close friend of the Third Prince, but he didn't try to stop his master from doing something wrong. How despicable!"

"Someone, drag Xiao Lezi out and beat him to death!"

"It's the Emperor."

As soon as the emperor finished speaking, he saw two young eunuchs quickly walk up to Xiao Lezi and drag him up.

Seeing this, Xiao Lezi immediately panicked:

"Your Majesty is wronged, and I am wronged!"

"Fourth Brother, help me! Fourth Brother, help me!"

Xiao Lezi's words made Hongli panic for a moment, but he then regained his composure.

The emperor saw all of this, but he did not point it out:

"Hongli, you have been wronged today. I will definitely compensate you in the future."

Hongli looked humble:

"With your words, I am not wronged."

The emperor nodded at him thoughtfully, and asked everyone to retreat together, leaving only Prince Guo, who went to the Yangxin Palace with him.

"Brother Emperor, it is all my fault that I did not know people well, so I sent Jiang to you."

As soon as he arrived at the Yangxin Palace, Prince Guo knelt down and saluted the emperor, saying:

"But my original intention was just to hope that Jiang could relieve my brother's worries. It was definitely not like what Concubine Hua said, that I had other intentions. I hope my brother will trust me."

The emperor did not speak, but looked at Prince Guo quietly, his expression seemed as if he was thinking about something.

After a long while, he slowly opened his mouth, looked at Prince Guo and said:

"Seventeenth brother, you worry too much."

"If I didn't believe you, you wouldn't have the chance to kneel before me and talk to me right now."

"I believe that Jiang's matter is just her personal behavior. It has nothing to do with you, my Seventeenth Brother."

As he spoke, the Emperor raised his hand towards Prince Guo:

"The ground is cold, Seventeenth Brother, you'd better get up and talk!"

Prince Guo saw that the emperor's face was calm and without any doubt, so he bowed his hands and thanked him:

"Thank you for your trust in me, my brother."

"But Jiang was recommended to you by me after all. Although my Royal Highness trusts me, others may not think so..."

Facing Prince Guo's test, the emperor slowly raised his head:

"This matter concerns the royal family's reputation. I will issue a clear order that no one is allowed to mention anything related to the Jiang family. Anyone who disobeys this order will be executed!"

Only then did Prince Guo feel relieved.

Seeing that he was full of worries, the emperor pressed his hand towards him and motioned for him to sit down next to him.

Su Peisheng had already had tea served. The emperor picked up the teacup, scraped it lightly with the cup cover, drank two sips, looked at Prince Guo and said:

"What do you think about Hongshi's matter, Seventeenth Brother?"

"The Third Prince is my brother's eldest son, and he has a noble status. I believe my brother has high expectations of him. I think he may be confused this time, so..."

Prince Guo paused, raised his eyes to look at the emperor, and seeing that the emperor's expression did not change at all, he continued:

"Please give the Third Prince a chance to mend his ways."

"Confused for a moment?"

"He was so foolish that he could do such a treasonous thing. If he is foolish again in the future, won't he even dare to covet my throne?"

"If everyone can just brush off their mistakes with the simple word 'confused', then wouldn't my kingdom be in jeopardy?"

Facing the emperor's statement, Prince Guo bowed:

"Your Majesty, what you said is absolutely right. It is my fault for not thinking it through."

The emperor glanced at Prince Guo and continued:

"Seventeenth brother, you have also experienced the nine princes' fight for the throne, and you know the dangers involved."

"I will never let go of anyone who betrays me, even if that person is my son!"