Xu Caishan on the side always felt that something was wrong. Zhongyonghou was just an old fox. How could he be so kind to help put out the fire
Xu Caishan looked at the extremely strong fire over there and wanted to go over and take a look, but she was afraid of hurting herself, so she stopped thinking.
He stood quietly aside without speaking.
Although the ministers brought by Zhongyonghou did not know why Zhongyonghou came to put out the fire, they still kept their composure and did not ask. Everyone stared at the direction of the fire.
After a while, the fire was put out, and a guard brought by Zhongyonghou walked up to Zhongyonghou and said quietly to Zhongyonghou:
"Master Marquis, we found several boxes of things at the location you ordered."
Zhongyonghou's eyes flashed and he asked:
"What?"
"It's a few boxes of armor and weapons."
"It's just sitting there, it hasn't been burned yet."
Zhongyong Hou straightened his expression first, then felt happy. He suppressed the joy on his face, glanced at Wei Zining, who had no idea what was in his backyard, and walked over with a group of people.
Wei Zining frowned, but finally spoke:
"What are you doing? Isn't it inappropriate to just barge in like this?"
Zhongyong Hou snorted coldly and said angrily:
"Don't you know what the second prince has in his palace?"
"I will verify it now and report it to the Holy One."
After saying that, regardless of Wei Zining's expression, he quickly walked in with a group of people.
Seeing the behavior of Marquis Zhonghou, the second prince felt alarm bells ringing in his heart, and he quickly followed Marquis Zhongyong. Xu Caishan also frowned and followed the group.
In the palace, the emperor looked at the prince and asked:
"You actually dare to train elite soldiers privately. Are you planning to rebel?"
The prince just said:
"Father, there is no need to blame anyone if you want to. This is obviously a trap set by someone with good intentions."
The emperor sneered.
Even if it was a trap set up for him by others, as the crown prince of a country, if he could be plotted so easily, it would be difficult for him to hold a big position in the future.
The prince's back was straightened and he said to the emperor again:
"Father, I am really wronged."
"But your man has already confessed!" The emperor coughed a few times. The eunuch next to him was holding a spittoon, and the emperor spit into it, which was all bloodshot.
The prince wanted to say something else, but a eunuch hurriedly walked in and whispered something in the emperor's ear. After hearing this, the emperor turned pale, took a deep breath, and shouted to the prince:
"Rebellion, rebellion, you two will rebel!"
"Come here, I want to leave the palace. If I don't believe it, I want to go and see for myself."
After speaking, he glanced at the prince and without saying anything else, he stood up and walked out of the palace.
The prince was also confused. He just watched the emperor get up and walk away angrily. He didn't know whether he should get up and follow him or just kneel in the palace and wait for the emperor.
When the emperor arrived, Marquis Zhongyong and the second prince were so quarreling that they almost started fighting.
The second prince firmly refused to admit that he had made those boxes of things by himself.
However, Zhongyong Hou and his party, as well as several ministers, all confirmed that this thing was found in the second prince's house.
There were two ministers among them, who were upright and not insubordinate. When the emperor saw these two saying this, he immediately felt cold in his heart.
And Marquis Zhongyong was not stupid. He took advantage of the situation and said that the prince must have been framed by the arrangement of the second prince.
Marquis Zhongyong and the second prince quarreled until their faces turned red and their necks thickened.
The second prince fell to the ground and shouted to the emperor:
"Father, I have been wronged. I don't know how this thing came to my residence."
The emperor rubbed his brows and said tiredly:
"Is it possible that I ran into your house like this?"
The emperor glanced at the heavy iron boxes on the ground. Who could move them in quietly if they were so heavy
The second prince just complained:
"Father, I really don't know what's going on,"
The emperor glanced at everyone and saw that although the second prince was begging for mercy, he was not very nervous or scared. It was obvious that he was confident because of his love for him.
This look suddenly disgusted the emperor.
His condition is getting worse, but his son not only doesn't care about him, but keeps making little moves.
He was not confused.
The prince was given false accusations, and it seemed that all the messy clues pointed to the prince.
If this son was obedient, he could depose the prince and let him take the throne in the future, but now he was so impatient that he made armor and weapons privately.
Could it be that when the time comes, you will not follow his will and rebel to force him into the palace
Thinking of this, the emperor said in a deep voice:
"I'm not dead yet! You are so lawless!"
As soon as the emperor finished speaking, a group of people immediately knelt down and shouted for the emperor to calm down.
The emperor looked at the second prince and said:
"You are in the mansion first. Without my permission, you are not allowed to go anywhere, and no one else is allowed to come to your mansion."
"Everything will be discussed after the investigation is clear."
"I'm tired, let's talk tomorrow." The emperor looked deeply at Zhongyong Hou.
Even if it's not right, he is still his son. Does it get the turn of a minister to jump up and down
The second prince's heart sank. Seeing the anger in the emperor's eyes, he pursed his lips and said nothing.
It's not that the second prince doesn't want to struggle anymore, but that he understands the emperor. The more he talks, the more annoyed the emperor will be.
Moreover, too much words lead to mistakes. In front of so many people, his father could not just let things go quietly.
Now he can only wait for the mother-in-law in the palace to intercede for him and help him find a solution.
Zhongyong Hou frowned. Did he still try to let go of the matter with solid evidence
But fortunately, the crisis of the prince in the palace was saved.
Originally the evidence pointed directly to the prince, but now the evidence points to the second prince.
Compared to the prince's accusations made with red lips and white teeth, the people of the world should be more convinced by these boxes of solid evidence. It is impossible for the emperor to convict the prince now.
The prince knelt for who knows how long before a eunuch came and informed the prince that he should go back to the palace first, saying that the emperor had returned to his palace to rest.
The prince was also not allowed to step out of the mansion.
The prince was not sure what was going on, but since he could still go back, the situation should not be too bad.
Returned directly to the Prince's Mansion.
When the prince returned to the prince's residence, Meng Li and others hurriedly greeted him:
"Master, are you back?" Qin Yi said, looking quite excited.
The prince didn't know what the situation was, and before he spoke, the princess held a letter and said to the prince:
"Your Highness, this is what my concubine's father sent just now."
The prince quickly opened the letter, and Zhongyong Hou explained in the letter the ins and outs of what happened tonight. Only then did the prince understand why he left the palace without receiving any punishment.
The prince looked at Meng Li and asked:
"Who gave you the letter?"
Meng Li just said:
"It was a man in black. He was too fast and my subordinates didn't see him clearly."
The prince was a little disappointed, and he didn't know who arranged this. What was the purpose of helping him for no reason
Are those things hidden secretly in the palace by the second prince himself