After picking up the White Cut Black Prince

When Song Yusheng returned to Yuhui Hall, Chunfeng was already waiting for him.

Chunfeng came forward and said, "Master, the Crown Prince has just sent an invitation, asking you to come to the Tiaoyu Tower for a gathering."

Song Yusheng asked, "Who else is here?"

"Yuzi."

Dali Temple Minister You Qi.

Song Yusheng chuckled and sighed, "He can't stand it like this. I thought he was such a tough guy."

You Qi may not be able to stand the "torture" of Song Yusheng's secret guards. They would deliberately leave some clues for him during the daily search, telling him that they found this today and that yesterday. But You Qi was helpless. He couldn't catch them even if he wanted to. Those secret guards were like loaches covered with oil. Even if they revealed clues, You Qi couldn't catch them.

He Hong ignored him, thinking he was making a fuss out of nothing.

How could You Qi not be anxious? How could he not be afraid? Back then, he was guilty of taking bribes and embezzlement, and the amount had piled up to this point. It would not be too much to execute the whole family!
He was so scared that he couldn't sleep at night. Since He Hong didn't care about him, he shouldn't blame him for turning against him.

When Song Yusheng heard this, he didn't say anything. He just went in and asked someone to call Wen Chu to go out together.

During the time she has been in Kyoto, she has been staying in Yuhui Hall. She is not someone who can stay in seclusion. If she keeps doing this, who knows what bad thoughts she will come up with.

Wen Chu was still chatting with Chenxiang. They thought that Song Yusheng had not returned to Yuhui Hall so late today and was out for a social event, so they stayed together to hide.

When Wen Chu saw Song Yusheng calling her to go out, she thought she was caught for being lazy and was going to be scolded again, so she quickly got up and went out.

But then Song Yusheng said, "Come with me."

Wen Chu's illness had almost healed, but she just felt itchy staying in this room. She had been in Yuhui Hall for almost twenty days. When she heard that she could go out, her eyes lit up with joy. "Going out?" She quickly added, "Out of the Duke's Mansion?"

Song Yusheng looked at her with disgust, but a faint smile appeared in his eyes.

"Don't want to go?"

Wen Chu hurriedly shook his head, "I want to go."

Song Yusheng felt uncomfortable holding back his laughter, so he just laughed out loud.

Although Song Yusheng would often laugh, Wen Chu felt that he had never laughed as happily as he did now, as if his usual self was just an illusion.

One had to admit that he was really good-looking, and even better when he smiled. Wen Chu almost drowned in his cold eyes. His eyes were really too good-looking. Whenever he smiled, they looked like they were full of affection.

Wen Chu didn't understand, so he looked up at him, "What are you laughing at?"

Song Yusheng's smile did not fade. He looked at her and asked, "Do you know what you looked like just now?"

"like what?"

Song Yusheng said, "It looks like a dog I raised when I was a child."

Wen Chu's face suddenly darkened. No wonder he was so happy. It seemed like he treated her like a dog.

The corners of her mouth couldn't help but twitch, and she resisted the urge to roll her eyes. "That's great, I can make you think of me when you see my things."

He said that he was a dog he raised when he was a child, and he guessed that the dog would not have lived to this day, and must have died of old age.

When I see her, I think of the dog. Isn't that seeing her reminds me of the dog?
After hearing what she said, Song Yusheng was silent for a long time, and the smile in his eyes gradually faded a little. He said, "No, that dog is more obedient than you, at least it doesn't run around everywhere. But it was so obedient, but it still died. What do you think would happen if people were disobedient?"

Wen Chu didn't care about being treated as a dog. Hearing his unfriendly tone, he hurriedly said, "I know you'll miss someone when you see the animal. Since I look like it, I'll just die healthy like it."

"Who told you it died of old age?"

"Isn't it?"

Shouldn't Song Yusheng's dog be the same as him? Being fed and well-fed, what else could it do if it didn't die of old age?

For some reason, Wen Chu suddenly thought of the large scar on his back at this inappropriate moment.

Song Yusheng said: "No, it was beaten to death."

Wen Chu was a little surprised to hear this, but when he wanted to ask why, he looked up and saw that his expression was very gloomy.

Wen Chu's curiosity was always limited. She saw that Song Yusheng's face was already a little ugly, as if he had said something uncomfortable. Seeing him like this, Wen Chu certainly didn't dare to ask him about his life or death. Besides, what did Song Yusheng's affairs have to do with her? She wouldn't offend him for such a little curiosity.

She quickly fell silent and stopped talking.

Fortunately, Song Yusheng didn't say anything else and turned around and walked out.

Wen Chu felt a little regretful. He shouldn't have said too much just now. It seemed like he had touched upon his sore spot. His mood didn't seem to be very good along the way. This made Wen Chu dare not to be presumptuous and he sat upright.

The two of them got on the carriage and soon arrived at Tiaoyu Tower.

As soon as Song Yusheng arrived, someone led him to the side room where the crown prince was.

Today, besides summer flowers, spring breeze is also with Song Yusheng.

Wen Chu and Xia Hua were not very familiar with each other, but Chunfeng came from Zhaojia Village after all. Even though he was said to have caught her before, she felt that Chunfeng was much kinder after being with the cold-faced Xia Hua all day long.

She took advantage of the opportunity to get close to Chunfeng and asked, "Hey Chunfeng, did Dongyue really get 10 lashes after he went back? I haven't seen him in the past few days. Is he unable to get out of bed?"

Chun Feng said, "Next time if you meet him, you can ask him yourself."

Chunfeng didn't want to talk to her much, otherwise he would be whipped too.

Seeing that he didn't want to pay attention to him, Wen Chu stopped asking.

Song Yusheng called out, "Wen Chu."

Wen Chu responded, "What?"

"You mentioned the whip, which reminded me. Don't you still have more than a hundred strokes left?"

Wen Chu only hated himself for being too talkative. The more he spoke, the more mistakes he made. After that, he really became quiet and didn't say a word.

After following Song Yusheng to the side room, she saw only two people sitting inside. She only saw the crown prince, and she didn't even glance at the other person.

She didn't know that Song Yusheng came to see him today. When they met, she was suddenly distracted. It was difficult for her to force herself back to her senses.

She was afraid that he would go crazy again, so she hid behind Song Yusheng without leaving a trace.

Seeing her actions, the Crown Prince stood up, walked to her side, and apologized, "I'm sorry, it was my fault that day. I scared the girl. The girl looks too much like my sister who got into trouble, and I lost my sense of proportion that day."

He was once the crown prince, yet he said such words to a maid like her, which shows how upright he was.

Wen Chu bowed deeply and said, "Your Highness, please forgive me, my servant."

The Crown Prince hurriedly asked everyone to stand up, and then asked Song Yusheng, "Is she going to be in there too?"

Song Yusheng said to Wen Chu, "Go wait for me outside."

Wen Chu knew that they were probably discussing political affairs. If she heard this kind of talk too many times, she wouldn't know how she died. She couldn't wait to leave this place, and went out immediately after hearing what Song Yusheng said.

Song Yusheng and the Crown Prince took their seats one after the other.

The Crown Prince sat in the middle, You Qi sat on his left, and Song Yusheng sat on his right.

This was a square mahogany table, and You Qi and Song Yusheng were sitting face to face.

You Qi was old after all, and had been in the officialdom for so many years that he had become extremely thick-skinned. He had completely forgotten about the fact that he had previously targeted Song Yusheng in the Dali Temple.

He raised his glass and toasted Song Yusheng, saying, "Qian'an, I did something wrong in the Dali Temple. I was afraid that you would not come to talk to me, so I asked the Crown Prince for help. Otherwise, I would have called you in the Dali Temple a long time ago, and saved you the trouble."

Song Yusheng was playing with a white jade cup, and his fingers seemed even whiter and longer as they touched the cup.

He did not intend to clink glasses, but only said: "Your Excellency's words are serious. If you call me, I dare not refuse. But if you can call His Highness, it would be even better. After all, there is really nothing personal between you and me. Qi'an is just curious, did I offend you in any way that made you target me like this?"

You Qi hurriedly said, "I am really terrified by what you said, Your Highness! I have absolutely no intention of targeting you. How dare I do such a thing?!"

You Qi was still trying to be tough, but Song Yusheng said directly: "If that's what you want, then we really have nothing to say. But since you are here to meet us today, I'm afraid the He family will know about it soon."

The He party supports the second prince. If the news of Youqi's meeting with the crown prince gets out, will He Hong let him go easily?

Since Youqi made up his mind to meet them, there was no turning back.

You Qi heard the threat in Song Yusheng's words. Under the light, his face turned pale and blue. He withdrew his hand, raised the glass and drank the wine in one gulp.

He seemed to have made up his mind, and put the wine glass heavily on the table, and then said: "Anyway, since I have to meet with the prince, I am here to apologize. I hope the prince can forgive my mistakes. I will not hide it. What happened in the past was all ordered by the second prince and He Hong!"

The Crown Prince was somewhat surprised and asked, "Why?"

"Anyway, the prince has found out that I did accept their bribes. Ever since the fall of Qinji Palace, before He Hong was arrested by the Ministry of Justice, some members of the He Party had already come to me with money. I didn't want to accept it at all! Your Highness, the prince also knows that corruption and bribery, once you take a step, there is no turning back. Even if you can get temporary benefits, how can you really get them forever? Sooner or later, you will be exposed! Since I accepted their bribes, I have not been able to sleep well day and night!"

The Crown Prince said, "Master You, you are confused! If that's the case, why did you accept it?"

Youqi's wine glass had been filled with wine. He took another swig and said, "Why else can I do that, Your Highness? How can I refuse the money they handed over? How dare I refuse?! If I refused, they would break my hands to collect it." His eyes had turned red without him knowing when. He gasped and said, "I said I would not accept it. I would never do such a thing. They just tied up my daughter. As long as I didn't respond, they would rape and kill her! You don't have children, but you all have sisters in your family! How can you allow her to be humiliated like this!"

He finally couldn't help crying out loud, "A third-rank official, a third-rank official, what is that in their eyes? An ant, a rat! How can I, who am alone and weak, twist their thighs!"

What he said was indeed correct. This dynasty was very different from the previous dynasties. Perhaps because Emperor Linghui was in power at a young age, the government had been controlled by the ministers since childhood, especially the Empress Dowager He's family. Half of the court was already controlled by them. What was a mere third-rank official in their eyes?
"I really, really didn't want this to happen! Later, perhaps because the prince became famous at a young age and the Duke's Mansion rose to a higher level, they became jealous, so they asked me to frequently target you in the Dali Temple. This matter was my fault, but I have already joined their camp, how dare I disobey their orders!"

It turned out that they followed the instructions of the He Party, so it was normal for the He family to target the Duke's Mansion.

The Crown Prince was also moved by these words. He wiped his moist eyes and said sadly, "The country is no longer a country, and it has been eroded by termites. It is all my fault as the monarch!"

Even though Song Yusheng was calm, he sighed softly and looked very sad. He sighed, "It sounds like Lord You must have had a hard time. He has justice in his heart, but he was coerced into this situation."

You Qi felt even more aggrieved after hearing this, and cried, "It's not hard, it's a hard life!"

Song Yusheng laughed when he heard what he said, and then continued, "Since you want to switch sides to the Crown Prince, can you let Qi'an see your sincerity?"

You Qi was stunned, and the crying sound was stuck in his throat and stopped abruptly. He winked at the servant and said, "This is the account book of my transactions with the He party in recent years. This thing is enough."

You Qi's action almost revealed his true identity. The Crown Prince took the account book in surprise and started flipping through it. He couldn't find any mistakes, so he flipped through it a few times and gave it to Song Yusheng, saying, "Take a look."

Song Yusheng took it, put it on the table and glanced at it casually, then sneered and looked up at You Qi.

You Qi was shocked by this action. As expected, he said, "Master You, how dare you lie to us now?"

You Qi asked, "What do you mean by that? How can you say that this is false?"

Song Yusheng said: "Why else? Because I have read the original."

He had already asked Chunfeng and others to sneak into his mansion to look at the account book, but in order not to alert the enemy, they did not steal the account book out right away.

“Have you seen it??!”

"Four years ago, regarding the incident at Qinji Palace, they gave you 100,000 taels of silver, plus two mansions in the suburbs of Beijing. This alone doesn't match up. Do you want me to look for other things?"

When the Crown Prince saw that Youqi was still lying to them, his face became a little colder. He had just cried to him sincerely, but ended up being deceived by him again.

When You Qi saw that he was exposed and his true identity was exposed by Song Yusheng, his face turned pale. He asked, "What does the prince want to do?"

"Since Lord You is so 'loyal to the emperor and patriotic', I naturally don't want to make things difficult for you. As long as you submit your resignation, I will keep this matter to yourself. If you don't want to, as long as you leave the Taiyu Tower today, I guarantee that the whole capital will know tomorrow that you had dinner with the two of us, and that you bribed me."

Song Yusheng didn't finish his words, and smiled and said to You Qi, "So, what does Lord You want to choose?"

Isn't this asking You Qi whether he wants to be an official or live?! If he wants to be an official, and He Hong knows that he voted for the crown prince, he will be skinned alive. What else can he choose? It is clear that he can only choose to resign!

"Although the account book is fake, what I said is somewhat sincere. In this world, who can stay out of trouble? Okay, I won't argue anymore. I will retire and return home with my family. I hope that the prince will keep his word!"

Song Yusheng still showed no expression after hearing this. He said, "Well, I hope to see Mr. You submit his resignation letter tomorrow. Having said that, Mr. You, please leave peacefully. We, the younger generations, will not see you off."

Is it that urgent? He was asked to bring it up tomorrow. You Qi had wanted to delay it for a few days, but now it seemed that there was no chance. He gritted his teeth, agreed to it, and left.

You Qi left, but the Crown Prince was still troubled by his heartfelt words. He looked sad and said, "My country has been occupied by the eunuch party and the other party, and the officials have been trampled by them. The third-rank official is just a plaything to them. My father also favors the Taoist priests. Now my second and third brothers have reached the age, but my father has not made them kings. If the mountains are covered with snow and we are walking on thin ice everywhere, what is the point of me, the Crown Prince, doing this? How can tens of thousands of people in the world survive?"

Song Yusheng said: "Your Highness, please do not blame yourself. The cold weather is overwhelming, but it can also be blamed on the dog days. After enduring the harsh winter, there will always be sweetness after the bitterness."

Is it sweet after bitter? Song Yusheng didn't know. But what he knew was that the crown prince wanted to hear these words now, even though they were too false. After all, anyone with a discerning eye could see that Emperor Linghui didn't like the crown prince very much.

Putting aside other things, no matter how bad the crown prince is, he is still the crown prince who was taught in Wenhua Hall. The chief lecturer in Wenhua Hall is Song Shoufu, the emperor's teacher at that time, and the other lecturers are also ranked among the three highest officials. Even the tutor is Song Yusheng, the first son of the aristocratic family.

Only the Crown Prince has such a lineup, and only he can have it. At least in terms of the heir to the country, the Crown Prince was truly brought up. But the Second Prince was arrogant and unreasonable, relying on his mother's family being from the He family, he acted lawless and acted exactly the same as the people of the He family, and the Third Prince was also not very impressive.

But Emperor Linghui seemed determined to go against the Crown Prince, and he deliberately did not confer titles of nobility upon them or allow them to move out of Kyoto, leaving them in Kyoto to disgust the Crown Prince and his party.

I think only Emperor Linghui himself knows the reason.

The Crown Prince said sadly: "Father, he still hates me!"

Emperor Linghui hated that Song Yusheng's secret guards were clearly sent to rescue Concubine De and Li Zhaoxi, but in the end they saved him.

Seeing him talking about the past, Song Yusheng stopped talking and left him alone to grieve.

Their room was at the second floor, at the staircase. Chunfeng followed Song Yusheng inside the room, while Xiahua, with an icy face, waited outside with Wenchu. Wenchu ​​felt very cold standing next to Xiahua. He had a dead fish face all day long, and people who didn't know him would think someone owed him money, which made people feel inexplicably scared.

The air around her was freezing, so she pulled her collar closer.

Xia Hua naturally noticed her movements. He didn't say anything, but his cheeks tightened a little. He couldn't help but wonder in his heart, is he really that scary?
Just when both of them were silent, a group of people suddenly stopped in front of them.

Wen Chu looked up and felt that the person in the lead looked very familiar, but she couldn't remember who he was. She then looked at his clothes, which were wearing the uniform of a prince, and suddenly remembered.

This person is the second prince, Li Weishuo.

The pedestrian had just finished drinking in the wing room and was about to go down the stairs, passing by Wen Chu and the others. The second prince saw a pretty little maid with two buns standing at the wing room door at the foot of the stairs. He couldn't help but glance at her a few more times, and the more he looked, the more familiar she looked.

He drank some wine and felt a little dizzy. Wen Chu's face was almost the same as the person in his memory.

After he recognized the people, he immediately stopped in front of them and shouted, "Li Zhaoxi!"

When Wen Chu was captured by Prince Li and locked in a pigsty, the second prince and his sister, the third princess, bullied her the most. Perhaps it was because they hated that her mother, Concubine De, was just a lowly maid, but could become the emperor's woman like their mother, the Imperial Noble Concubine, and the emperor's most favored woman. Or perhaps it was because Wen Chu was the most favored by Emperor Linghui, which made the other princes and princesses even more unbearable.

They were born noble, how could a palace maid's child compete with them for the emperor's favor! When Prince Li invaded the Forbidden City, their father disappeared without a trace, but he left behind this lowly creature.

Prince Li did not dare to touch anyone from the He family. In order to gain their support, he even had to provide them with good services. The same went for other princes and princesses.

When Wen Chu saw the Second Prince, all those painful memories came flooding back. Yet, he still grinned maliciously and said, "You are not dead yet!"

Wen Chu exhaled twice, pinched her hands tightly and forced herself to calm down. She said to him, "There are so many people in this world who look like him. You must have recognized the wrong person. Who is Li Zhaoxi?"

Before the Second Prince could even open his mouth, the person next to him had already shouted, "How dare you! Do you know who this person is? He is the Second Prince. How dare you talk to him like this?"

Wen Chu pretended not to know, as if he was frightened, and said in surprise: "It turned out to be His Royal Highness the Second Prince. This time I am shortsighted, but I think His Royal Highness really recognized the wrong person! I have never heard of Li Zhaoxi!"

The Second Prince suddenly strode forward, wanting to get closer to take a look. Wen Chu was frightened by him and tried to hide away, suppressing his nausea. Fortunately, when he was about to get closer, Xia Hua reached out to stop him and said, "If your Highness has anything to say, I'll go in and report to the Crown Prince."

Those people wanted to scold Xia Hua as well, but when they heard the name of the prince, they fell silent instantly.

The second prince spat inwardly at their failure, but he did stop and did not move forward.

His eyes were staring at Wen Chu like a venomous snake, and he said, "Li Zhaoxi, you don't know, the daughter of the evil concubine who was ripped out of her heart, you haven't heard of this either, you are kidding!"

Wen Chu was still playing dumb. "If you put it that way, I would recognize her. It's her. She really looks so similar. Does the Second Prince think so too?"

The Second Prince couldn't help but frown when he heard this, "Who else thinks so?"

Before Wen Chu could reply, the door of the room was opened from the inside.

Seeing Song Yusheng coming out, Wen Chu quickly jumped behind him.

The second prince understood that this person was Song Yusheng's maid. He saw the crown prince coming out after Song Yusheng and laughed dryly, "Royal brother, it's really a coincidence that I can run into you and the prince when I'm having a meal outside."

The second prince pointed at Wen Chu again and continued, "Look at the little maidservant of the prince. Doesn't she look very similar to the deceased Li Zhaoxi? They are just like two peas in a pod, aren't they?"

The Second Prince was originally at odds with the Crown Prince. He was drunk and began to not care about anything, only thinking about making him unhappy. He leaned close to the Crown Prince's ear and said, "Perhaps you don't remember? After all, you also escaped from the palace that year and didn't get to see her last appearance, but I remember it clearly. Everyone has their own destiny. She and that demon concubine were born with a lowly destiny. You don't know how pitiful she is. She eats pig food and kowtows to me just to drink a little water! She didn't have a complete set of clothes to wear for a whole winter. Do you think such a person can still live?"

He deliberately lowered his voice so that no one else could hear it except Song Yusheng, the secret guards, and Wen Chu who was nearby.

This low voice was like a devil's sound that reached the Crown Prince's ears. Waves of tinnitus came over him, causing him to have a splitting headache.

The Second Prince was more pleased when he saw the Crown Prince's livid face. He patted him on the shoulder and laughed, "Brother, don't be so upset. After all, the dead cannot be resurrected. I think this little maid looks like Li Zhaoxi. Why don't you ask the Crown Prince to take her home and use her as a substitute? You have such a good relationship with him anyway."

The second prince had a pair of inverted triangle eyes, which made him sound even more vicious when he said this.

The crown prince finally couldn't bear it anymore and punched him in the face.

In an instant, the building was in chaos.

"This is crazy! The Crown Prince hit someone!!"

"Hurry, hurry, someone come!"

Song Yusheng, who had been watching from the side, did not expect that the crown prince would actually hit someone. He was also a little surprised. When he wanted to go up and pull the man away, he found that his sleeve was pulled by someone.

He turned his head to look, and sure enough, it was a small, fair hand. He looked up and found that Wen Chu had a bitter look on her face, her brows were furrowed, and even cold sweat was oozing out of her forehead. Her eyes were a little dazed, and she didn't even know when she had pulled Song Yusheng's sleeve. She was like a drowning person, grabbing this last life-saving straw and refusing to let go.

Song Yusheng thought she was frightened, so he turned around and asked, "What's wrong with you? Are you frightened?"

Wen Chu was startled by his voice, and she came back to her senses belatedly. She quickly let go of his hand and said, "I'm sorry, I've never seen a prince fight in my life. I was so excited that I accidentally grabbed him."

Too excited? With a pale face, could she still be said to be too excited?
However, when Song Yusheng heard her say this, he didn't say anything. He just touched her head to comfort her and said, "Don't be afraid, I'm here."

Then Song Yusheng turned around and wanted to persuade the crown prince, but seeing that the battle was tense and a bunch of people were about to fight, Song Yusheng didn't want to get involved. He gave Chunfeng and Xiahua a wink, and they understood what he meant and went in to persuade them.

After all, they were professionals and they put an end to the fight in no time.

Both princes had bruises on their faces. The second prince pointed at the crown prince and cursed, "Mad man! You're a mad man! Don't think about ending this matter today."

Although the two had been fighting fiercely for the throne, this was the first time they had fought so openly.

Song Yusheng stopped the Crown Prince who wanted to argue with the Second Prince again and said, "I also heard what the Second Prince said just now. If the Second Prince wants to make a big fuss about this, I don't mind telling the Emperor about it. Do you really have to make a fuss?"

Everyone knew that Emperor Linghui doted on Concubine De and Princess Huaihe Li Zhaoxi. If the second prince's words today were really passed on, he would naturally displease the emperor.

The second prince was still stubborn and said, "You are the only one who heard that. Did anyone else hear it? If it's just you, who would believe it?!"

Song Yusheng didn't get angry after hearing this. He just chuckled and looked at him provocatively and asked, "Who wouldn't believe it?"

He, Song Yusheng, is the most respected young man in the aristocratic family. Who would not believe what he says?
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Song Yusheng originally wanted to take Wen Chu for a stroll on the street, but unfortunately these things happened in the end. She was a little scared and gave up.

Although the Crown Prince was the first to take action, it was also because of the provocation of the Second Prince, followed by Song Yusheng's threat. The Second Prince was afraid that if Emperor Linghui really knew about this, he would bring up the old case of his bullying of Li Zhaoxi, which would be a loss.

He really could only swallow this matter back into his stomach.

But after a few days, the news of the fight between the two men reached the ears of Emperor Linghui.

Han Qi, the commander of the Jinyiwei, was 30 years old and had always been by the emperor's side. The commander was the leader of the Jinyiwei, a third-rank official who was directly responsible to the emperor and was usually a military officer trusted by the emperor.

Logically speaking, the Jinyiwei should be the emperor's close ministers and the people the emperor trusts the most.

However, the last commander rebelled against Emperor Linghui and defected to Prince Li. Otherwise, Prince Li would not have been able to launch a mutiny so easily and quietly without Emperor Linghui knowing anything about it.

And this Han Qi is the next commander after that traitor.

The previous commander had an accident while doing work outside, and Han Qi took over his position.

He has been in this position for about three years now.

In the Qianqing Palace, in addition to Han Qi, Fang Xiu, the eunuch in charge of the Silijian, was also present.

Han Qi told Emperor Linghui everything that happened in the Tiaoyu Tower that day.

Emperor Linghui was sitting on the upper seat, resting with his head tilted back and eyes closed, while Fang Xiu was massaging his shoulders and neck.

Emperor Linghui didn't react after hearing this, and said calmly: "I understand, so it means that the eldest brother beat the second brother, right?"

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Emperor Linghui laughed with an ambiguous tone, "The eldest brother is not a person with a bad temper, so it's rare for him to take action. Besides, it's strange that the second brother didn't make a fuss after being beaten. Tell me, what did they fight about that day?"

Han Qi hesitated when he heard this. He looked up and secretly glanced at Fang Xiu's expression. Emperor Linghui suddenly opened his eyes, looked at him and said, "Just say what I told you to say. Why are you hesitating?!"

Han Qi did not dare to look at Fang Xiu again. He lowered his head and said, "I heard that it seemed that they had a dispute because of a maid who looked a bit like Princess Huaihe."

"It's clear."

Han Qi did not dare to hide it and said, "That day, the Second Prince saw a woman who looked very similar to Princess Huaihe in the Taiyu Tower. Later, he found out that she was a maidservant of the Prince of Dingguo Mansion. It happened that the Prince was having dinner with the Crown Prince that day. Later, no one knew what they talked about and they started arguing."

Emperor Linghui was unable to hear anything else. The maidservant beside Song Yusheng looked like Huai Hesheng.

Is it such a coincidence?

His breathing became a little rapid, but Fang Xiu beside him continued, "No matter what the reason was, it is a fact that the Crown Prince hit the Second Prince. The Crown Prince is the heir to the throne, how could he do such a thing?"

After hearing this, Emperor Linghui suddenly sneered, "You now treat him as the crown prince."

Fang Xiu suddenly felt something was wrong. He had deliberately let Han Qi bring up this matter, intending to take this opportunity to trip up the Crown Prince. But from what Emperor Linghui said, it seemed that he didn't want to get involved in this matter anymore.

Emperor Linghui leaned forward, avoiding Fang Xiu's hand on his shoulder without leaving a trace. He asked Han Qi below, "Do you look like Xiaoxi? How much?"

Han Qi said: "I don't know about this."

"That's right, of course you don't know." Emperor Linghui said.

Emperor Linghui asked Song Yusheng to help him find Huaihe, but Song Yusheng told him that he couldn't find her. Then why did he have a maid who looked so much like Xiaoxi around him?
coincidence?

He didn't believe it.

Fang Xiu was also a little curious. Was it really such a coincidence? Was Li Zhaoxi really still alive? He wanted to test what Emperor Linghui thought, but he heard him say, "You go first. I'm tired."

Fang Xiu was a little reluctant, he said: "Since Your Majesty is tired, I will serve you on the side."

Emperor Linghui was furious when he heard this. He suddenly stood up and threw the things on the table. "Get out! I said I'm tired, I told you to get out! Don't you understand what I say?!"

Fang Xiu was frightened by Emperor Linghui's sudden attack. He thought about how his emotions had become increasingly unstable over the years, and how anything could make him suddenly go crazy. This time, perhaps because he did not go along with him, he made him angry again.

Since he was like this, Fang Xiu naturally couldn't stay any longer. He was afraid that staying here would bring bad luck to him, so he quickly retreated.

Before leaving the palace, Emperor Linghui stopped him and said, "Go and tell that rebellious son to come over here!"

Fang Xiu was a little confused about which one it was.

The crown prince, or the second prince.

"Who else could it be! Who else could it be! If he dares to speak ill of Xiaoxi today, he will dare to kill me tomorrow!"

This refers to the second prince.

Since the Crown Prince could attack the Second Prince, it is easy to imagine that he might have said something bad about Li Zhaoxi that day. After all, the entire palace knew that the two had a very good relationship.

After Fang Xiu left, only the palace maids kneeling on the ground were left in the hall.

Emperor Linghui slumped back into his chair. After his anger subsided, his hands began to tremble uncontrollably.

He wanted to meet the maid to see if she was Xiaoxi. He was afraid that she was not, but he was also afraid that she was.

If she really was, what should he do? Then she would rather be a maid than come to see him as her father. How could he have the face to call her to the palace again?

His Xiaoxi also didn't want to recognize this cowardly father, the father who had abandoned her.

If that was the case, how could he have the audacity to recognize her?
Emperor Linghui had been manipulating power and calculating people's hearts in this small palace for so many years, but he really didn't know what to do about this one matter.

In the end, Emperor Linghui never mentioned the matter of Wen Chu again.

But the second prince was unlucky. Emperor Linghui was furious in the Qianqing Palace that day and punished him to kneel for two full hours. If the Imperial Noble Consort had not pleaded for him later, it is unknown how long he would have kneeled.

Although Emperor Linghui did not have any great abilities, he was still the emperor after all. As long as the second prince called him "father" one day, he had the power to punish him.

This matter spread around in Kyoto, and everyone knew about it. It would be better not to mention the name Li Zhaoxi anymore.

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After You Qi met with them that day, he submitted his resignation as agreed the next day, and Emperor Linghui also wrote a vermilion stamp on the resignation letter.

It stands to reason that there is one person for each position, and since the position of Dali Temple Minister is vacant, one of the left and right Dali Temple Ministers should be chosen. But because the right Minister is so inferior to the left Minister Song Yusheng, there is no doubt that the position of Dali Temple Minister will naturally go to Song Yusheng.

Just a few days later, the decree for Song Yusheng to take office as the Chief Justice of the Dali Temple came down.

No one knew why You Qi suddenly wanted to retire, but after the resignation was approved, not many people cared about it. Only He Hong wanted to ask You Qi what was wrong with him after he found out. Song Yusheng's small move scared him so much that he even gave up his position as the Supreme Court Justice. You Qi would not tell him about those things. He was afraid that he could not stand the pressure if he asked. In the end, He Hong could not do anything to him.

Song Yusheng had been missing for several months. Who would have thought that he would cause such a big fuss as soon as he returned to Beijing.

The Dali Temple Minister was replaced by Song Yusheng, which was undoubtedly a huge piece of bad news for He Hong and his friends. However, they did not dare to do anything to the Duke's mansion's prince. Even if they wanted to use Song Yusheng's young age to make a fuss, the Duke's mansion was not a family that could be easily fooled, and they could not make any big splash no matter how hard they tried.

All we can do is watch him take over.

Today is the tenth day of the sixth lunar month, a day off for officials. Song Yusheng was also at home on leave, but because he had recently been transferred to the position of Dali Temple Minister, he stayed in the Dali Temple to deal with the accumulated official business.

Wen Chu was sitting at the table in her room, telling fortunes for herself. She was planning to pick an auspicious day to escape.

If he can't run away anymore, he won't go crazy, but she will.

She looked at the hexagram on the table, somewhat confused, June 30th, the turning point will be June 30th. She counted on her fingers, now it is June 10th, there are still 20 days left, what will happen in 20 days?
Wen Chu was lost in thought when she heard a knock on the door. She quickly put away the things on the table.

(End of this chapter)