When Song Xuanlin heard this, his thin lips gradually pursed, and the blue veins on his forehead throbbed slightly.

It was not until this moment that he fully understood.

From Du Sheng's betrayal to Lei Yin's instigation in public.

All of this was a trap set up by the Crown Prince and General Xia in order to pin the crime of treason on the Wei family and him, the Sixth Prince.

They knew the emperor's bottom line. Once the slander was successful, everything the Wei family had done before would be overturned, and the Wei family and him would be thrown into hell.

"Lei Yin, you're really happy to throw dirty water on me."

Song Xuanlin retracted his thoughts and looked at Lei Yin with an increasingly sharp gaze: "But have you ever thought about it? If, as you said, the king and General Wei want to unite Nanyue to rebel and overthrow Dazhen."

"But you have openly disclosed such a grand plan. How would the Emperor of Nanyue feel if he knew about it?"

"Even if Dazhen releases you back to Nanyue, how long can you live?"

Faced with Song Xuanlin's cold eyes, Lei Yin felt a little scared.

He knew how powerful Ming Wang was, but he still chose to do this, just for revenge.

Because he hated Wei Xun so much.

Yangzan’s tragic death in the raging fire in Wanjing Valley is still vivid in people’s minds today.

Even if he died, he would do everything he could to make Wei Xun pay for his life!

But what he didn't expect was that the opportunity would soon fall from the sky.

Three days ago, someone secretly came to see him in prison and said that he could help him kill Wei Xun.

The man claimed to be Wei Xun's enemy and promised that he could punish Wei Xun if he did as he was told.

He must seize this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

So he let the man beat him severely and made him say the words he had just said.

Thinking of this, Lei Yin raised his eyes and glanced at Song Xuanlin's cold face, thinking that no matter how eloquent the King of Ming was, it would be useless.

He, Lei Yin, must kill Wei Xun today!

He then retracted his thoughts and sneered at Song Xuanlin: "Prince Ming is good at speaking, but the facts are the facts. Why do you have to pretend in front of Emperor Dazhen?"

"You are the most favored prince of Dazhen, and you have the support of Wei Xun, so only you can defeat the prince and obtain the supreme position."

As he spoke, Lei Yin's eyes wandered between the emperor and Wei Xun: "And now Wei Xun and you have got what you wished for, the crown prince has been confined by the emperor, and Concubine Wei will also be named a noble concubine. It seems that you don't listen to our Nanyue royal family anymore."

"In that case," Lei Yin said with a wicked smile on his bruised lips, "Since you are so unkind and unjust, we at Nanyue can also abandon you and Wei Xun and cooperate with others."

"Lei Yin, you are only saying this because Yang Zan is dead and you want revenge," Song Xuanlin pointed out, "If the king and General Wei really had ulterior motives, why would we keep you alive until today and give ourselves a handle?"

"Oh, King Ming, you are still so stubborn even now," Lei Yin was determined to slander the two men to the end. He looked at the emperor with a wild laugh, "Emperor Dazhen, this is your good son. He is a gentleman in front of people, but he is so cruel behind their backs. I was about to be beaten to death by him, but it was General Xia who came and saved my life."

"So, I hate King Ming. Today I want to expose his ugly face. This is the result of him breaking the covenant with Nanyue!"

"You!" Song Xuanlin's eyes turned red with anger as he looked at Lei Yin's vicious face. For a moment, he was distracted by this absurd scene.

But soon, Lei Yin's words reached the ears of everyone in the hall.

It was like a huge rock causing a thousand waves.

All the ministers began to whisper.

"This Nanyue man actually knows the affairs of the Dazhen court so thoroughly."

"Yeah, now that he said that, I really feel that everything that has happened recently is just too coincidental, as if the Wei family and King Ming are the ones who benefit from everything in the end."

"And don't you think the emperor is a little tired of the prince? He has been under house arrest for half a month and there is no news. Could it be that Prince Ming's popularity has overshadowed the prince? If this continues, the East Palace will really change hands one day."

"Keep your voice down, Commander Xia is still here."

The emperor listened to all the ministers' whispers in the palace.

He looked at Song Xuanlin and Wei Xun thoughtfully, and was slow to speak.

Song Xuanlin also felt the strange look from the emperor.

I felt something was wrong.

He knew since he was a child that his father was very insightful and could distinguish right from wrong.

But he is also extremely sensitive and suspicious, especially when it comes to power and party struggles, and he cannot tolerate any sand in his eyes.

This was the case with the Shen family in the past.

Now Lei Yin's distortion of right and wrong might even shake his father's heart.

As Song Xuanlin expected, the emperor pondered for a moment and his expression became more solemn.

He looked at Wei Xun and Song Xuanlin with an unprecedentedly cold look: "Although there are witnesses and evidence in this matter, there are still many doubts."

"Someone is coming."

"Your Majesty!" The guards stepped forward upon receiving the order.

"Take this Lei Yin away and keep him under guard." The emperor hesitated for a moment and said coldly, "It is not clear who is right and who is wrong. First take Wei Xun and Ming Wang to the Dali Temple to await trial."

The guards were stunned for a moment after hearing this, and slowly came to Song Xuanlin and Wei Xun.

Wei Xun knew that this would be the outcome today, so he stopped trying to argue.

He slowly stood up and passed Du Sheng by. Du Sheng said softly, "Don't blame me."

Wei Xun smiled faintly and followed the guards out without thinking.

Song Xuanlin watched Wei Xun leave the palace, his eyelashes drooping in despair, his voice hoarse and helpless: "Father, I have a clear conscience."

After saying that, he left without looking back.

When the emperor heard what Song Xuanlin said, his brows trembled slightly.

I feel sad and confused inside.

He had survived a near-death experience to sit on the throne, and he worked extremely hard every day, treading on thin ice.

Perhaps because the throne was hard-earned, he attached particular importance to the loyalty of his subjects.

So even if someone is a mediocre person like Li Yujing, as long as he behaves himself, he can tolerate him.

When facing betrayers, he always adheres to the principle of rather killing someone by mistake than letting anyone go.

King Ming and Wei Xun were the people he trusted the most.

But now, looking at all the details together, he suddenly felt as if he had been kept in the dark.

Everything that happened in Yanhuan Mountain before seemed unreal.

"Let's all go. I'm tired."

The emperor spoke in a deep voice to his ministers, his expression noticeably gloomier.

Upon seeing this, the ministers dared not say anything and left the hall one after another.

Seeing that everything was over, General Xia stepped out of the door with a lot more ease.

"General Du, please stay."

General Xia was at the end of the crowd. Seeing Du Sheng walking with heavy steps in front of him, he hurriedly called out to him.

Du Sheng stopped and looked back at General Xia, who was walking steadily towards him. He asked in a low voice, "What else do you want, Lord Xia?"

"I will report General Du's performance today to the Crown Prince truthfully," said General Xia with a faint smile, "After the mission is accomplished, His Royal Highness will surely reward him handsomely."

Du Sheng was a little anxious when he heard this: "Then my humble family and sister..."

"General, rest assured, if you cooperate, the prince will not make things difficult for them."

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