The Crown Prince is recuperating in the East Palace. The thirty-eight swords of King Liang did not cause much damage to him, but his vitals were more seriously injured. He is now applying medicine and resting in bed.
Liang Shulin has returned to report, "Your Highness, the blood antelope horn has been obtained and thrown into the abyss. No one can find it."
The prince gnashed his teeth and said, "Well, he hurt me, and I will kill him."
A cunning light flashed in Liang Shulin's eyes, "Yes, without the blood antelope horn, King Liang will never survive again."
It was he who accidentally told the prince that King Liang needed the blood antelope horn to save his life.
In fact, many people outside knew that the blood antelope horn was used to save the eldest princess, but the prince did not care about the eldest princess's condition before. In addition, she was injured in the East Palace and had no contact with the outside world, so he did not know about it. After Liang Shulin said this, he believed it.
"Your Highness, the Grand Tutor sent someone over here and said he has something to ask His Royal Highness the Crown Prince." A palace servant walked in and said.
"pass!"
The prince wanted to sit up a little, but his wound hurt and it tore violently when he moved. He shouted angrily at Liang Shulin: "Why don't you come and help me up? What are you doing standing there like a piece of wood? You idiot!"
"Yes!" Liang Shulin hurried forward, helped him sit up, and stuffed a cushion under his lower back.
The Grand Tutor's attendant hurried in and knelt on the ground, "Your servant pays respect to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."
"What's the matter?" asked the prince.
"Your Highness, the Regent has summoned all officials and royal relatives, saying that there is an important matter to discuss. The Grand Tutor asked me to ask Your Highness if anything special has happened in the past few days."
When the prince heard the regent summoning all the officials and clan members, he became very nervous, "What is Murong Jie going to do? Why is he summoning clan members?"
The attendant said, "Your Highness, the Grand Tutor doesn't know either, but he guessed that it was aimed at the Crown Prince, so he asked me to ask the Crown Prince if anything happened recently that he doesn't know about. The Grand Tutor must know everything before he can come up with a plan to deal with it."
The prince said angrily, "Targeting me? What right does he have to target me? I was beaten to such a state by that useless man, and he didn't even come to see me? I didn't do anything shameful. Go back and report to the Grand Tutor. If he keeps pestering me, charge him with a crime of harming the prince."
The attendants knew that this prince was difficult to deal with and did not know his place. How could it be so easy to accuse him of opposing the regent
He said patiently, "Your Highness, this matter is of great importance. If you have hidden anything, you must inform the Grand Tutor. The Grand Tutor speculates that the Regent is most likely trying to depose Your Highness."
"How dare he?" The prince was furious. "What right does he have to depose me? My father is not dead yet, how dare he act so recklessly? Does he still have the laws of our ancestors in his eyes?"
The attendant reminded him, "Your Highness, the Emperor did give an oral order. As long as it is proven that Your Highness has committed a serious offense, the Regent has the right to depose the Crown Prince after consultation with the court officials and the royal family."
"There is only an oral order but no clear decree. Who knows whether what he said is true or false?" The prince sneered.
"Your Highness, regardless of whether it is true or not, it is best to make full preparations for this matter."
Liang Shulin also advised: "Yes, Your Highness, the Grand Tutor is wise. If he said so, there must be a reason. It is better to listen to the Grand Tutor."
The prince was actually feeling worried in his heart. He knew that Murong Jie was not easy to deal with, but due to his dignity, he did not want to show fear and be laughed at.
Hearing Liang Shulin say this, he pondered for a moment and said, "It's nothing, just the incident of taking away the lover of that useless man that day, and..."
He was silent for a moment, not knowing whether he should explain the matter of Concubine Yi. Xia Zian knew about it. If this matter was made public in the court and the Grand Tutor did not know about it in advance, he was afraid that he would not be able to deal with it. After thinking about it carefully, he called the attendant over and told the attendant about the matter with Concubine Yi in his ear.
The attendant was horrified, "You mean, the Regent Princess knew about this?"
"She came in and saw it with her own eyes. That day in the Imperial Temple, I was doing something good, and she also came in and saw it with her own eyes."
"Besides her, who else saw it?" asked the attendant.
The prince thought for a moment, "And the mother of that commoner girl, whose name is Laoshizi Liuyue, the monks in the imperial temple also know about it, the two maids in Concubine Yi's palace know about it, and several people around me also know about it."
The attendants really didn't expect the prince to do such a thing. Once this matter was made public, there would be no need for discussion and he could be deposed directly.
He was a traitor who had committed treason and stole his father's concubine. Why did he need to discuss it? The most important thing was that the regent princess knew about it. No wonder Murong Jie summoned all the officials and clan members with great fanfare today. He had evidence.
"Apart from this, is there anything else?" asked the attendant.
The prince waved his hands, "Where is there any more? It's gone."
He must not tell anyone about stealing the bloody antelope horns today, otherwise if her mother hears about it, she will hate him to death.
"Then I will take my leave first!" The servant bowed and hurried away.
The attendant went back and informed the Imperial Tutor of what the Crown Prince had said. The Imperial Tutor was so angry that his face turned blue. "It is useless for him not to die. As a Crown Prince, he does not do his job properly, but only does these things like thieves and prostitutes. There are so many women out there, why did he choose to steal his father? This matter must not be made public. You go to Concubine Yi's palace immediately and ask her to guard her people tightly. Not a single word can be leaked. If necessary, kill all the people who know about it."
"Then how do we explain this to the Queen?"
"Don't tell the Queen about this. Just say that it was Xia Zian who framed her. If the Queen knew about it, she would definitely get rid of Concubine Yi. At this critical juncture, we must not make any more mistakes." The Grand Tutor gave the stern order and then lowered his voice to say a few more words, asking him to pass on the message to the Queen.
"yes!"
The Master took a deep breath, knowing in his heart that this was going to be a big battle.
If the crown prince is really deposed, he will have no one to support him. Without someone to support him, the Liang family's long-term plan will have no way to be implemented.
He cursed again in his heart, what a waste.
The attendants went their separate ways, and one of them went to Concubine Yi's palace. When Concubine Yi learned that the matter was going to be exposed, she was not worried at all and said to the attendant, "This matter is made out of nothing. You can tell the Grand Tutor, there is no need to be nervous."
The attendant looked at Concubine Yi in confusion, "Your Majesty, this matter is of great importance. The Regent Princess saw it with her own eyes."
"So what? She and I have had a grudge for a long time, and she doesn't like the prince, so she framed him. Isn't that unreasonable?"
"The people in the queen's room?"
Concubine Yi smiled charmingly, with an indescribable charm and coldness, "Don't worry, the people here in this palace who know are all dead."
The servant was shocked and said, "Yes, I will take my leave then."
After the attendant left, Concubine Yi called two personal maids and said, "Go out of the palace and help me buy some things."
"Yes!" said the personal maid.
As soon as the two of them left the palace, Concubine Yi sent the guards to follow them and take them to a deserted place to deal with them.
"Yes!" The guard took the order and left.
On the Queen's side, someone first came to inquire about the situation, and then an attendant came to inform, "Your Majesty, the Regent intends to frame the Crown Prince and Concubine Yi for having an affair, and use this serious crime to depose the Crown Prince."
(End of this chapter)