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Chapter 526 General Situ

Lu Qing laughed upon hearing this: "I've been locked up here without making a fuss, so why are they making such a racket in the main hall?"

“Brother, you’re wrong about that! Although Father was angry and locked you up here, and you have no objection, as a prince, even if you make a mistake, you should be dealt with according to the rules of propriety.” Lu Ze shook his head. “So today, not only did the censors submit a memorial to Father, saying that this handling was inappropriate, but even the people from the Ministry of Justice and the Court of Imperial Clan Affairs felt that this was unacceptable.”

They said that even if you really did something wrong, as a prince, as a prince personally appointed by the emperor, you should be dealt with according to the laws of the imperial clan, and you can't just throw him out in a place that is not in accordance with etiquette.

Unfortunately, Father Emperor had only dealt with some accumulated state affairs today, and their arguing gave him a headache again. He said that anything unrelated to court affairs should not be discussed, and then he adjourned the court session shortly afterward.

"So, who exactly is arguing with the Imperial Clan Court and the Censors?" Lu Qing asked.

Lu Ze looked at him helplessly: "Brother, you're just pretending to be ignorant! In this court, who else could possibly think that your current situation is alright? Of course, it's the Duke of Yan!"
You have no idea what he said in court today!

Because both the Court of Imperial Clan Affairs and the Censorate felt that this matter was inappropriate, the Emperor asked him what his opinion was.

The old man immediately said that he felt his father's actions were not inappropriate at all. Originally, princes were subject to the same laws as commoners. If his elder brother was indeed suspected of plotting against the Brahma King, even if he was his father's own son, he should be dealt with according to the law, and no favoritism should be shown.

not to mention……"

Lu Ze looked embarrassed and suddenly stopped talking, glancing awkwardly at Lu Qing.

"Besides, I am not His Majesty's biological son, am I?" Lu Qing smiled and spoke in a calm tone, but there was an indescribable chill in his eyes, so much so that even his calm tone seemed to contain some hidden emotions surging within him.

Lu Ze nodded cautiously: "The Duke of Yan said that since you are not his biological son, no matter what title the Emperor bestows upon you, it is all due to His Majesty's benevolence and cannot change the fact that you are not related to the Emperor by blood... So... so logically you should not have taken it upon yourself to go to the Vatican and caused such a big trouble, leaving the Emperor to clean up your mess."

As for your feelings... Your father has treated you well all these years. He has never shortchanged you, even though you are his own son. Now, he is only putting you in the shackles because of blood ties. There is nothing that has disgraced you. So if you feel resentment because of this, then that is truly... insatiable greed..."

As Lu Ze spoke, he glanced cautiously at Lu Qing, as if afraid that Lu Qing would be hurt by what he said.

Lu Qing's expression was unpredictable; she didn't show any anger, but she didn't seem completely indifferent either.

"Since the two sides can argue endlessly, it seems that there are quite a few people who agree with the Duke of Yan's idea, right?" he asked Lu Ze.

Lu Ze gave a somewhat embarrassed smile: "Brother, you don't need to take this to heart. You know perfectly well that the people around the Duke of Yan all have his mouth on their faces and say what he wants to say. There's nothing strange about it."

Those people have a hundred hands and a hundred feet, but only one head. How can you expect them to have any thoughts of their own?

"You can't expect anything good to come out of a dog's mouth, brother, just ignore it!" "Your Highness, be careful what you say!" The young attendant waiting nearby, startled by these words, quickly whispered a warning, "You can't say things like that carelessly. If it gets out, His Majesty will punish you!"

"Shut up! I'm in a perfectly good mood right now, don't make things difficult for me!" Lu Ze glared at the little attendant. "Are there any outsiders here? My brother and I are speaking frankly and openly, do you think he would go out of his way to tell the Duke of Yan what I said?!"

Even if someone does hear about it, it'll be you two bastards!

Zhu Yu secretly glanced at Lu Ze from the side.

Although the young Prince Shu arrived today in high spirits, she had previously heard him impatiently reprimand his attendants at the Prince Xiaoyao's residence, but he didn't seem to have this underlying irritability, as if he was about to lose his temper.

But was it because he was actually extremely annoyed inside and had to pretend to be in a good mood to appease Lu Qing, or was he genuinely happy from the bottom of his heart, even a little carried away, and too lazy to hide his true nature that he originally had to suppress?
Zhu Yu knew very little about Lu Ze, so it was difficult for her to guess his identity at this moment.

The young attendant was scolded a few times and stood timidly to the side with his head down, not daring to utter a sound.

"Anyway, Father was so annoyed by their argument that he scolded both sides and then left the court." Lu Ze took a few breaths to calm himself down, and then comforted Lu Qing, "Father probably didn't particularly agree with what the Duke of Yan and his group said, otherwise he wouldn't have reacted like that."

From this perspective, it should be a good thing for you too.

After speaking, Lu Ze's expression suddenly changed. He looked at Lu Qing somewhat awkwardly, seemingly conflicted, unsure whether to speak or not.

His expression was hard to hide from Lu Qing's eyes.

"Speak your mind. Your brother isn't so weak that he can't stand hearing bad news," Lu Qing urged.

Lu Ze gave an awkward, bitter smile: "I almost forgot, there's another matter today that's also a reason why Father is having a headache."

Having missed the morning court session for several days, all sorts of miscellaneous matters had piled up. Just a few days prior, General Situ had returned to the capital with his eldest son to report on his duties. Because the emperor was unwell and unable to attend the morning court session, they had been waiting in the capital.

This morning during the morning court session, the father and son also submitted a memorial.

I originally thought they would just report some things about the border, let the Emperor ask them a few questions, and then they could go back.

As it turns out, General Situ, for reasons unknown, chose this crucial moment to cause the most trouble. He and his son impeached you, accusing you of acting recklessly, suppressing others without cause, being jealous of talent, behaving improperly, and causing a negative impact. They requested that the Emperor punish you severely.