Double Life: The Sickly Prince Eavesdrops on My Heart

Inside the imperial palace of Dasheng Kingdom.

During the morning court session, the ministers walked into the hall one after another. Emperor Wen, Xiao Jing, sat upright in the hall with a solemn look on his face.

The ministers were all feeling nervous, as if they were all waiting for the storm to come in the court today.

After bowing, Emperor Wen spoke, "I'm sure you have heard about the Queen's plot to murder the concubines and the heir to the throne. What do you think about this?"

The ministers looked around, and many of them were so frightened that they dared not breathe and lowered their heads, fearing that the emperor would call their names.

The Minister of War stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, the Queen has committed a serious crime, which is unforgivable, but considering her merits, you may give her a lighter punishment to show your grace!"

Emperor Wen's face darkened instantly, and he slammed the table fiercely, "How dare you say that you will be punished leniently for such a serious crime! I think you have had enough of being the Minister of War!"

Looking at the furious emperor, the right prime minister glanced at the Minister of War and said, "Your Excellency, you are wrong. Murdering concubines and royal heirs is a capital crime punishable by extermination of the entire family! How can you let me off so easily?"

The prince was standing below and was very anxious. He kept observing Emperor Wen's expression and felt very unsure.

The left prime minister Qin Lang stepped forward and said, "Master Zhang is absolutely right! This matter is of great importance. Your Majesty, please handle it with caution. It is hard to believe that such a ridiculous and cruel act was done by the emperor of a country!"

Emperor Wen's expression eased a little, and the ministers below did not dare to plead for the queen anymore.

The prince looked at the ministers who usually admired him. Now they all lowered their heads like ostriches, not daring to look at him.

He took a step forward, lifted his skirt, and knelt on the ground. He cried, "Father, I beg you, for the sake of my mother raising me, taking care of you, being filial to the Queen Mother, and managing the harem, please give me a chance to live!"

The emperor's face turned pale, and he picked up the memorial on the table and threw it at the prince!

Xiao Jingxuan looked back at the ministers behind him and raised the corner of his mouth slightly.

Huo Zhong stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty is a wise ruler. The Queen has failed in her moral conduct and brought chaos to the harem. Please punish her severely!"

Then several ministers petitioned to severely punish the queen. Upon seeing this, the prince knelt down and cried, "Father, please spare my mother's life! I beg you!"

At this time, someone took the lead and knelt down, shouting loudly, "Your Majesty is wise, severely punish the queen!"

The rest of the ministers all knelt on the ground and shouted in unison: "Your Majesty is wise, punish the Queen severely!"

The prince collapsed on the ground, feeling extremely desperate!

Emperor Wen slammed the table and said, "Draft an edict for me! Empress Zhao has been immoral and has harmed concubines and the royal heir. I depose her and give her a cup of poisoned wine! Considering her past merits, I will not bring disaster to her family. I decree this!"

"Father! Father! No!"

Before he finished speaking, a man in armor rushed into the hall and knelt on the ground, "Your Majesty, please have mercy! Please take back your reputation and let my daughter live!"

"General Zhao! The crimes committed by the Queen are heinous and unforgivable!" Emperor Wen said angrily.

Seeing that Emperor Wen was firm in his attitude and showed no sign of changing his mind, General Zhao took off his helmet, put it on the ground, and then started to kowtow to him!

"Your Majesty, I am willing to exchange my ten years of military merit and power for my daughter's life! We don't need to be the queen, I just want my daughter to live!"

"Your Majesty...Your Majesty...I only have this one daughter!" General Zhao cried and was heartbroken!

Emperor Wen was silent for a while. "General Zhao, today, I will spare her life in consideration of your hard work and great contributions in the past!"

"Come here! Queen Zhao was deposed and banished to the cold palace!

When the chief eunuch came to the cold palace to announce the decree, Empress Zhao was laughing crazily in the courtyard of the cold palace, "All of you kneel down, you, and you..."

The chief eunuch, Eunuch Li, ignored her madness, unfolded the imperial edict and began to read it. The Queen, no longer the Queen, was running around the yard like crazy, with her hair disheveled and her clothes in tatters.

Overnight, she went from being a high and mighty queen to a crazy and deposed queen in the cold palace!

After Eunuch Li read out the imperial edict, he shook his head and walked out.

The era of Queen Zhao ended just like that!

As for the Crown Prince, he went to the Imperial Master immediately after the court session.

At this moment, the Imperial Master Cheng Buhui was meditating and chanting. "Imperial Master...my mother was deposed and locked up in the cold palace. We don't know how she is doing now!" The prince walked up to the Imperial Master.

Cheng Buhui stopped turning the Buddhist beads, slowly opened his eyes, and stood up.

"This is already the best outcome! Now only if the Crown Prince works hard and secures his position as the heir apparent, your mother will have a chance to shine!"

The prince nodded with red eyes, "I will! Imperial Master, now I only have you, you must support me!"

Cheng Buhui looked at him firmly, "Your Highness, don't worry, even if everyone in the world betrays you, I won't!"

Because I am your...relative!

The prince felt reassured and finally felt a little calmer. For so many years, all his affairs were planned by his mother, so when something happened to the queen, he felt at a loss!

Now that he has the imperial teacher as his support and giving him advice, his anxious mood has been relieved!

Xiao Jingxuan was in a good mood after leaving the palace. Sitting in the carriage, he was still thinking about how to tell Qin Ruhuan the good news. As a prince, it was not easy for him to always go to the prime minister's residence to find her. This was a bit difficult!

When the carriage turned the corner, he suddenly heard a noise outside and opened the window to look out.

I saw Qin Ruhuan's maid Chunhua standing there arguing with someone, and Qin Ruhuan was standing aside with her arms folded watching the fun!

The woman was wearing a light blue dress, with her hair standing up high and a silver patterned hair crown on it, which made her look even more heroic and beautiful.

Xiao Jingxuan was stunned until Fei Ye poked his head out, "Your Majesty, it was Miss Qin and Chunhua who had an argument with someone!"

Xiao Jingxuan stood up and got off the carriage. He couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth. He was just thinking about how to meet her, and now he sees her! What a fate!

Chunhua shouted, "How did you drive? You almost hit our young lady! Can you afford to pay for the damage? If your eyesight is not good, please don't go out!"

The driver jumped down from the carriage and said, "Where did you come from, you little girl? How dare you shout and yell here? You've offended our master, and I'll make you pay for it!"

Chunhua was so angry that she started to roll up her sleeves. "Boy, who are you calling a yellow-haired girl? You go out without eyes, talk without brains, and you are full of shit!"

Qiuyue quickly pulled Chunhua and whispered, "Chunhua, stop arguing, that's enough!"

Qin Ruhuan stood there without saying a word, as if this matter had nothing to do with her!

Xiao Jingxuan walked up to her and started watching the fun together.

Qin Ruhuan turned around and saw him, nodded and continued to watch Chunhua quarreling!

At this time, the curtain of the carriage opposite was lifted, and a young man in his twenties walked down from it!