The third prince felt cold all over, and his heart felt like it was being pressed down by a rock, making it impossible for him to breathe.
But at this time he didn't dare to admit anything and could only pretend to be confused.
He kowtowed and said in a trembling voice, "Father, please calm down. I don't know what you are talking about. I didn't do anything. If there is anything that you misunderstood, please allow me to explain. I must have been wronged!"
Ning Chen looked at the third prince, feeling resentful for not fighting for his place, and felt angry and disappointed.
It took a lot of effort to suppress my anger and not take action.
"Okay, since you have something to say in defense, I will ask you, was Jing'er's fall from the horse caused by you colluding with the Third Prince?"
The third prince was stunned and shook his head hurriedly.
"No, my son didn't. How could my son harm my fourth brother? My son and Yu Jing are brothers. Even if there are any grudges or conflicts, they are just brothers fighting. How could they plot to murder him? Moreover, my father doesn't like the third prince, so my son absolutely dare not have any contact with them!"
"You still dare to lie at this time!" Ning Chen finally got annoyed and shouted loudly.
He had raised his hand to slap his son, but looking at his son's tender shoulders, he finally couldn't do it. He just slapped the table next to him, causing the teacup to roll to the ground and break into pieces.
Take a deep breath and sit down in the chair.
He said coldly, "Look up and look into my eyes."
The third prince raised his chin tremblingly, but he still didn't dare to meet his father's eyes.
Ning Chen gritted his teeth, feeling even more disappointed.
He hated the Third Prince for harming his brothers and sisters, and he also hated that this always excellent son could not even fulfill the most basic responsibilities.
"You are only fourteen years old. You are just a child in my eyes. Do you think I can't find out what you did? How much do you think En and Jin can cover up for you? Can you get the position of crown prince by killing Xiao Si? There are four other brothers. Can you kill them all?!"
Up to now, there is nothing that the Third Prince doesn't understand, because everything he has done has been discovered.
In an instant, it was as if all the bones were pulled out, and his back bent, but the hatred in his eyes finally broke through the disguise and surged out.
The third prince clenched his fists, suddenly looked up at the authority he had been ignoring, and shouted angrily.
"Yes, I want to be the crown prince. Who doesn't want to be the crown prince? A general's success is the result of the sacrifice of thousands of people. My grandfather ascended to the throne by stepping on the corpses of other princes. Not every prince in every dynasty is as lucky as you, my father, who can get the throne without fighting or struggling!"
"Ning Yuhan, shut up!"
Suddenly, the curtain was lifted, and the Fourth Prince rushed in with a dark face and kicked the Third Prince hard from behind.
The kick knocked the Third Prince down, causing him to grit his teeth in pain.
But he had already lost his mind at this time. He got up and knocked the Fourth Prince to the ground again. He sat on the Fourth Prince and started to punch him.
The Fourth Prince was two years younger than him, and his left arm was injured and tied up, so he was no match for him.
Seeing that the fist was about to fall, Ning Chen picked up the third prince and threw him aside.
"That's enough, stop it! How can brothers kill each other?"
"He is despicable and shameless. He poisoned my mother and spoke insultingly to my father. I don't have a brother like him!" The Fourth Prince was like an angry little beast, with red eyes.
Unexpectedly, after hearing this, the Third Prince suddenly sneered, stared at the Fourth Prince with a sinister look, and walked closer step by step.
"I am mean, I am shameless, yes, I will do whatever it takes, that's because Father has always been partial to you and your mother. If I don't fight for myself and for my mother, how can we survive!"
"Bullshit!" The fourth prince was furious and cursed directly, "It is true that my father favors my mother, but love between men and women is biased. But which one of us brothers is favored by my father?"
"My eldest brother was not in good health. He had a high fever that year. Father stayed by his side for several nights and eventually became sick from exhaustion."
"My second brother was depressed in the past few years, so my father often sent people to find many poems and paintings that he loved to entertain him and relieve his stress."
"When you first learned horseback archery, the saddle and bow were not the right size. Your bow was made by your father himself, and I even went to ask him for it."
"Which one of Xiaowu and Xiaoliu has been forgotten? Even my seventh brother, who did not die young and did not have a rank, my father would burn incense for him every year. Ning Yuhan, you say this, do you still have any conscience?"
The Fourth Prince told Ning Chen all the things that he could hardly remember in one breath, and even took a step forward, as if he was protecting Ning Chen.
With such a meticulous and tenacious character, Ning Chen seemed to see the shadow of Ye Jun in the Fourth Prince.
The Fourth Prince's reaction was completely unexpected.
The third prince clenched his fists, his heart was already a little weak, and his eyes dimmed a little.
Because he didn't dare to think about it too much, because his father really put a lot of effort into each of their children and did unique things for each of them.
Ning Chen has his favorite concubines, but he treats every child with pure love.
However, how could the Third Prince acknowledge a person who had come to this point and was in the midst of rebellion
Her complicated emotions finally turned into overwhelming hatred towards the Fourth Prince. She suddenly pulled out the hairpin on her head and stabbed at the Fourth Prince's chest while shouting.
"Jing'er!" Ning Chen's pupils shrank sharply.
He subconsciously reached out to protect the child in his arms, and used his other hand to block the attack of the third prince.
The third prince was pushed away and fell heavily to the ground, and the tip of the hairpin in his hand was also stained scarlet.
In contrast, Ning Chen blocked his right arm, leaving a nearly three-inch long wound on his forearm, with blood and flesh turned outward, looking extremely hideous.
Ning Chen didn't care about the injury on his arm and quickly checked the Fourth Prince from head to toe. He was relieved to see that he was not injured.
If this sword had really pierced the Fourth Prince's chest, he would have been dead for sure.
After witnessing the Third Prince's crazy behavior, Ning Chen could no longer bear it and slapped the Third Prince hard.
"You are crazy! He is your brother. How can you kill your brother?"
The third prince, however, had a face full of hatred, his eyes were full of madness and distortion, and he sneered and spoke.
"He has already said that without a brother like me, how can it be considered fratricide? Anyway, I have already done something that deserves death, so one more thing doesn't matter. Father, since you favor the imperial concubine and the fourth son, I will kill them and their son, and let the one you love be buried with me!"
Ning Chen was so angry at his appearance that he was shaking all over, his face was ashen, and the joints of his clenched fists were white.
The father and son looked at each other for a long time. At this moment, all the father-son love between them was gone.
"Come here, the Third Prince colluded with Enhe Jin and others to murder the Imperial Concubine and the Fourth Prince. He has no moral principles and is demoted to a commoner. He is escorted back to the capital and imprisoned in Yanqing Temple!"
After he finished speaking, Lu Qingyun personally tied up the Third Prince while he was struggling and ordered him to be taken away.
At the same time, Lu Qingyun personally led the imperial guards and accompanying soldiers to capture En and Jin and others.
Concubine Yi, who had hurried over at that time, just happened to see the Third Prince being dragged towards the carriage in a miserable state.