The fact that his own people were not in the palace, a handwritten edict brought a huge shock to the cabinet, major government offices, and countless officials and families in the capital. However, the emperor was not aware of this. After leaving Zhang Garden, he even took the Fourth Prince for a leisurely stroll around the famous Xisi Archway in the capital before planning to return to the palace through Xi'an Gate.
As a result, the fourth prince who followed his father out today was naturally very happy and almost didn't want to go back to the palace. However, Lu Chan, who was waiting for the emperor at Xi'an Gate, was almost tired of waiting. Although his legs were not broken, when he saw the emperor and his entourage appear in his sight, he almost burst into tears.
He rushed forward like a gust of wind, and after paying his respects, he said cautiously: "Your Majesty, the three cabinet elders, the six ministers of the six ministries and the Left Censor-in-Chief, plus a large number of prominent ministers, have all gathered at the Fengtian Gate to seek an audience. Eunuch Chu is so anxious that I don't know how many people he has sent outside to look for you..."
Before Lü Chan could finish his words, the emperor sneered: "How can Chu Kuan be anxious? Isn't he calm and composed in everything?"
This kind of words sounded like a vent of anger, so Lu Chan naturally didn't dare to continue rashly. After the emperor said this, he didn't say much, but just walked quickly towards the imperial horses that had been prepared long ago. The fourth prince was not to be outdone, and followed closely behind with his short legs. When he saw that there was a horse among the imperial horses that was of a suitable height for him, he was satisfied.
Although the horses were of suitable height, the emperor and his entourage were riding back to the palace through the Western Garden. Even though their speed could not be described as lightning, it was much faster than that of the fourth prince who was just learning riding. So he was left behind in a moment. If he had not discovered that Lü Chan was actually guarding the rear, his face would have drooped.
Seeing that the emperor and his entourage had already run away without even a trace, Lü Chan, who had come to report the news in person but was rejected by the emperor, rode his horse closer to the fourth prince and chatted with him with a smile. He wanted to dispel the fourth prince's vigilance and then try to find out why the emperor suddenly took his anger out on Chu Kuan, but he didn't expect that the fourth prince, who was a little bratty, was not easy to mess with.
The man glanced at him sideways and said with a half-smile, "You want to ask why Father picked on Eunuch Chu to get angry, right?"
Seeing Lü Chan's embarrassed expression, the Fourth Prince said unhappily, "Today, I followed my father to Zhang Garden to see the teacher's workshop, and I found a suspicious person inside. It turned out to be a spy planted in the teacher's workshop by our palace! Of course, I couldn't help but ask my father, but he directly scolded Eunuch Chu for doing unnecessary things!"
Lu Chan's heart skipped a beat. What did he mean by seeing a suspicious person? What did he mean by a spy planted by the palace in Zhang Shou's place? Most importantly, how could the emperor be so sure that Chu Kuan had done it as soon as he heard about it
Although it was Chu Kuan who did it... and the person was selected by him, he didn't expect that he would be so useless!
Even though he thought so, Lu Chan still had to look inexplicably surprised, because the Fourth Prince was famous for his "straightforwardness". Even Liu Feng, who told him confidential information, was betrayed and almost kicked out of the Qianqing Palace. He didn't dare to offend the little prince, so he didn't dare to say a single extra word.