Eunuch Lao outside the carriage was worried that the emperor would be angry to death, so he immediately asked, "Why didn't the emperor let Lord Shen study the formation on the battlefield first?"
The emperor was so angry that he took a deep breath and decided not to bother with this unfilial son. He said, "The formation on the battlefield is certainly important, but food is the first necessity of the people. The rise of Zhao State started with high grain production! Besides, the formation sometimes requires inspiration, and haste makes waste! If I stop her, I might not be able to research anything!!"
Upon hearing this, Eunuch Lao couldn't help but say: "Your Majesty is wise! Lord Shen is so capable, he will definitely be able to research it out! By then, Chu will have high-yield grain varieties, and we can eat fruits and vegetables all year round. It will be the first among the four countries..."
In order to help the two get along harmoniously, Eunuch Lao said nice things all the way!
Chu Tiankuo was looking in the mirror at a prescription for acne treatment, and the emperor was so angry that he wanted to kick him off the carriage!
Fortunately, Xingyuan was not far from the palace, so they arrived there quickly.
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Imperial Study
Chu Tianyu brought Shen Mingzhu into the imperial study. When he saw Chu Tiankuo in the imperial study, he secretly clenched his fist: He knew that Chu Tiankuo would definitely complain to his father!
I waited outside for so long.
He must have said a lot of things that vilified himself in it!
He knelt down directly, with a look of deep worry on his face, as if he had gotten into trouble, and said: "Your son greets the emperor! You greet your eldest brother!"
Shen Mingzhu was so nervous that she didn't even dare to raise her head. She also knelt down and said, "Your Highness! Your Highness the Crown Prince!"
The emperor said lovingly, "Stand up! Why did Yu'er come to the palace?"
The emperor looked at Shen Mingzhu and guessed why the second emperor brought her into the palace to seek an audience.
But Shen Mingzhu lowered her head, so she couldn’t see her appearance.
The second prince was unwilling to get up: "Father, I have made a serious mistake! Please punish me!"
The emperor said lovingly as he always did: "No matter what mistake you made, get up and answer!"
Chu Tianyu was still kneeling: "Brother must have told father that this was all my fault. Although I was drugged to do this, I did something immoral and lost the face of the royal family. It violated father's teachings. I am willing to accept father's punishment. But Miss Shen was implicated by me, please don't blame her. I ruined her innocence, please marry her to me!"
The emperor blinked his eyes. What is immoral? What is a loss of face for the royal family? What is ruining one's innocence
This seems a bit serious!
A big deal
Prime Minister Liang can no longer cover it up this time
The emperor looked at Chu Tiankuo with a puzzled look on his face: "What's the matter?"
Chu Tianyu: "..."
Didn't Chu Tiankuo say that? How could he miss such a good opportunity
Chu Tiankuo said calmly: "Father, please listen to my second brother! I don't want to talk about this kind of thing! Lest I dirty my mouth!"
Chu Tianyu: "..."
Damn Chu Tiankuo! So hypocritical! So shameless!
He is so mad!
The emperor looked at Chu Tianyu: "What's going on?!"
Chu Tianyu was secretly resentful in his heart. He never expected that Chu Tiankuo didn't say a word. What he said just now made him look mean-spirited!
So shameless!
But, how can he explain this kind of thing himself
How difficult is this to say
"Father, it's all my fault! I have brought shame upon you and disgraced the royal family! I just wanted to give justice to Miss Shen, who invented the fuel-saving lamp, but I didn't expect the credit to go to someone else! After I found out, I thought it was a crime of deceiving the emperor, so I wanted to find out more, but I didn't expect..."
When Chu Tianyu got to this point, he looked so ashamed that he couldn't continue!
The emperor almost rolled his eyes, he looked at Shen Mingzhu: “You say it!”
Shen Mingzhu's heart trembled, and she lowered her head and said timidly: "Reply, reply to the emperor. I have a grievance, and I asked Miss Zhang, the granddaughter of the Grand Admiral, to help me get justice. Unexpectedly, I met the Second Prince. After the Second Prince heard what we said, he cared about the people and wanted to help me get justice, so he asked me to tell him the whole story. It was dinner time at that time, and the Second Prince ordered some food,..."
Shen Mingzhu recounted the whole story. Everything she said was true, except for one thing: after finishing the meal, her body became hotter and hotter, and then she didn't know what happened. When she woke up, both of them were in disarray. At this time, someone kicked the door open.
It tells every detail about how the Crown Prince of Zhao appeared later!
After all, what happened later was obviously someone's plan.
The second prince immediately lowered his head in shame: "Please punish me, father! Although I was drugged to do this, it was my carelessness that led me to fall into someone else's trap! I am willing to be punished! But Miss Shen is a good girl. She was implicated by me. Her innocence and reputation were also ruined by me. I want to give her a name. Please allow me, father!"
The expression is sincere, and he looks very remorseful, ashamed, and responsible.
Before the emperor could say anything, Chu Tiankuo asked, "Did you invent the fuel-saving lamp? When was it invented?"
Shen Mingzhu didn't dare to meet Chu Tiankuo's gaze. "Your Highness, the oil-saving lamp was invented by me on August 20th! But I was delayed by something and took it to the porcelain kiln workshop a few days late. After it was fired, I found that the oil-saving lamp can really save oil. This is a good thing for the benefit of the people. So I asked the county magistrate to write a letter to the court so that the people can use oil lamps! Let all the poor students in the world use oil lamps!"
She clearly remembered the day she met Zhang Zheng, but the oil-saving lamp definitely could not have been invented on that day. The oil-saving lamp was not easy to make, and the people in the porcelain kiln workshop took several days to succeed.
Chu Tiankuo sneered: "You are lying!"
Shen Mingzhu lowered her head when she heard this: “I didn’t do that. Many people in Futai County can testify to this!”
The emperor then said, "The Grand Admiral is already investigating this matter, we'll talk about it later!"
Chu Tiankuo: “…”
Don't be angry!
Don't be angry!
Being angry will cause acne!
This is not beautiful!
The emperor continued, "You said someone poisoned you? How dare someone poison the prince! Little Laozi, call the admiral! This matter must be investigated thoroughly!"
"Yes!" Eunuch Lao responded immediately.
Chu Tianyu was not afraid of the admiral's inspection. After they left, the restaurant would definitely collect all the plates. Now they have probably been cleaned up. How could he find out whether they were poisoned
As for asking the imperial physician to examine one's body, everyone knows that the effect of that kind of medicine will wear off afterwards!
So whether poisoning was used or not is entirely up to him!
However, the Crown Prince of Zhao accidentally kicked the door open and mistakenly thought that Princess Xiang was in the private room. This was definitely Chu Tiankuo's plan!
Therefore, he was definitely charged with poisoning his own brother!
Chu Tiankuo nodded: "Someone actually dared to poison the prince, father should really investigate this matter thoroughly! I also believe that the second prince would not do such a thing that is immoral, so I sent someone to Shuntian Prefecture to report the case. Lord Liang of Shuntian Prefecture immediately guarded the private room of the restaurant. As the crime scene, no one has touched the private room of the restaurant after the second prince left! So we can definitely find out who poisoned the second prince! Father can summon Lord Liang to question him!"
Upon hearing this, the emperor said, "Send it to the governor of Shuntian Prefecture!"
The second prince: “… .”
How come he didn't know that the private room in the restaurant was guarded by the Shuntian prefect's men? ?