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Chapter 192 Each Other's Worries

To be precise, Chai Du was asked to leave.

After removing his golden armor and bidding farewell to the emperor outside the palace, Chai Du arrived outside the imperial city. Just as he was about to accept the horse handed to him by his personal guards, an official from the Court of Judicial Review rushed over.

"General, in the Baima Town case involving Ji Ying, the details of the confession involve the Gaoyang Army. His Majesty requests your assistance in identifying them."

Chai Du then followed.

"Second Brother is too honest!" Chai Yuan angrily slammed the tea on the ground. "We should have just ignored him and left!"

As soon as Chai Du was taken away, he and the Marquis of Yichun found out. After all, they were only a few steps apart. He immediately chased after them, but was stopped outside the Dali Temple.

"This case is of great importance and will be presided over by the Dali Temple."

"Moreover, His Majesty is present in person, and no one may enter without an imperial edict."

In the past, Dali Temple officials who used to be all smiles and obsequious when they saw him would now stand up straight and speak in a deep voice, not only that, but also with a sarcastic remark.

"Third Master Chai, this case involves the Marquis after all. You should go back and avoid suspicion."

Thinking of this, Chai Yuan swept the ornaments off the table: "You bastard, how dare you talk to me like that! I'll kill him!"

Marquis Yichun frowned and slapped the table: "A few scoldings are enough, sit down."

Chai Yuan couldn't sit still: "Father, why aren't you worried at all?"

When he heard that Chai Du had left with the people from the Dali Temple, Marquis Yichun did not go directly to the emperor, nor did he say anything. He only asked Chai Yuan to go to the Dali Temple to inquire, while he himself got into his carriage and went home.

Marquis Yichun said in a deep voice, "From the moment your second brother appeared, I knew he wouldn't be leaving today."

He knew something was wrong. He invited Chai Du back to celebrate his birthday? Ha, the emperor isn't the kind of person who would entertain his relatives with colorful clothes. The emperor only uses colorful clothes to entertain his relatives to cover up his true purpose.

Having gone to such lengths to lure Chai Du back, how could they possibly let him go so easily?

"What does he mean? What does he want to do? Does he want to strip my second brother of his military power?"

Chai Yuan gritted his teeth and whispered.

"Is he going to break his promise?"

The Chai family supported Deng Shan, and Chai's daughter became empress. After the new dynasty was established, they also controlled the border army.

This appears to mean that Deng Shan trusted them the most, but in reality, it was also a transaction.

It's what the Chai family deserves!

Marquis Yichun placed his teacup on the table, interrupting Chai Yuan.

"Our Chai family's military power cannot be taken away unless we relinquish it ourselves," he said calmly.

He smiled again as he spoke.

"Don't think that just because it's Ji and Ying, assassins, or a servant's report, you can use these tricks to frame us."

He then looked at Chai Yuan.

"Don't worry about your second brother. He's always been calm and collected. It won't be easy for the emperor to question him. Your second brother isn't afraid at all, so he went with him without hesitation."

Chai Yuan responded with an "oh," and slowly sat down, but his mind was still somewhat unsettled.

For the sake of that dead woman, the emperor actually tricked his second brother into coming back.

The emperor really doesn't take them seriously.

……

.......
The Dali Temple stopped Chai Yuan, but failed to stop the Empress.

"Your Majesty, I'm not here to argue with you." The Empress walked in and looked at the Emperor directly in front of her. "I want to tell you that no matter what my second brother did, it was all for my sake. If you want to punish someone, then punish me."

The emperor looked somewhat helpless: "Ah Feng, I didn't..."

“Sister, you’re overthinking it.” Chai Du’s voice rang out, and he walked out from the side, followed by two officials from the Court of Judicial Review.

“His Majesty has only come to have me examine a few issues,” he continued.

Two officials from the Court of Judicial Review placed several case files on the table: "Your Majesty, General Gao Yang has already checked them. These people's movements are normal, and they have no chance of appearing in Baima Town."

The emperor looked pleased yet annoyed: "I knew those good-for-nothings would write nonsense. I told them to check carefully, not to check randomly."

“It wasn’t just random writing,” Chai Du said. “Judging from the traces found, these people were indeed from the military, and the hoofprints are a common feature of our border troops.”

The Empress scoffed from the side, "That's not surprising. If they knew this person's identity, they would naturally know that it would be the perfect opportunity to frame our Chai family."

The Emperor hummed in agreement: "The Empress is right." He then looked at Chai Du and said, "Therefore, please have Second Brother investigate carefully. Since it is a frame-up, the person must be familiar with the border troops. When framing someone else, they will definitely leave their own clues."

Chai Du's expression was grim: "I will investigate carefully." He looked at the files on the table, "Daring to frame and slander our Chai family and sow discord between His Majesty, they deserve to die a thousand deaths."

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"Mother!"

Inside the Empress's palace, upon seeing the Empress enter, the King of the East Sea, who was pacing anxiously inside, hurriedly came to greet her.

"How is Second Uncle? Is Father really going to..." The Empress glanced at him: "Even if General Chai is really in trouble, what are you worried about?"

The King of the East Sea was stunned for a moment: "That's my uncle..."

His subordinates told him from a young age how powerful his maternal grandfather and uncle were, saying that they were not only his blood relatives but also his future help in ruling the world.

He was naturally worried that something might have happened to his uncle.

Why is Mother reacting like this? That's Mother's brother; shouldn't Mother be more worried?

The Empress said calmly, "You should be more worried about your father. Your father is the Emperor, and your uncle is a subject. If a subject makes a mistake, he offends the Emperor."

The Prince of Donghai said "Oh," and hurriedly said, "Of course I know that. I just wanted to share my father's burdens, so I wanted to know where my uncle went wrong."

The Empress waved her hand to interrupt him: "Alright, this is none of your business. Just keep quiet."

His mother had a bad temper and her face turned cold. The King of the East Sea dared not speak again and simply replied, "Yes."

The Empress looked at her son's slightly furrowed brows, sighed softly, and said, "Your father only asked your uncle to help investigate a few pieces of information. He has already finished asking and your uncle has left the Dali Temple to return to the Yichun Marquis's residence."

The King of the East Sea breathed a sigh of relief and smiled again: "Grandfather is quite patient, he didn't even bother to ask."

The Empress's expression was indifferent, then she suddenly looked around: "Where is Heisei?"

Since the banquet ended, especially since the King of the East Sea knew about the incident at Chai Du and came to ask why Heisei didn't come.

You don't know yet?
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"your Highness."

The eunuchs outside the Imperial Study watched Princess Heisei standing there with a mixture of tension and respect.

"His Majesty is in the Dali Temple."

Princess Heisei nodded: "I know, Father is interrogating Uncle."

The eunuchs looked embarrassed and nervous: "Princess, this, this might be a misunderstanding, His Majesty and the General..."

Before they could finish speaking, Princess Heicheng interrupted them with a smile: "I am not worried about Father and General. Father has his reasons for doing things."

The eunuchs breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that the princess was going to make a scene here. They had heard that the empress had already gone to the Dali Temple to cause trouble.

“I’ll be waiting for Father Emperor here,” Princess Heisei said, and then stepped inside.

The princess could always come and go freely here, and the eunuchs did not stop her, letting her go in.

Princess Heisei stood in the Imperial Study, looking dazed.

She wasn't worried about her uncle being taken away by the Dali Temple; even if something really happened to her uncle, it had nothing to do with her.

She is the emperor's daughter; she will not be affected.

Now she was more concerned about something else.

Princess Heisei clenched her hands at her sides. Strangely enough, as the banquet ended, she heard a rather absurd rumor.

Rumor has it that Yang Luo is... the Emperor's...

The thought flashed through her mind, and Princess Heisei couldn't help but gasp for breath. She couldn't even utter those two words, nor could she imagine them.

Nonsense.

Yes, that's utter nonsense.

Just like the previous rumors that the Emperor wanted to take Yang Luo as a concubine.

Princess Heisei walked to the desk. Her father's desk was as messy as ever. Her father didn't like to tidy up, saying that he would not be able to find what he wanted to see.

Her gaze swept across the area and she saw a corner of paper peeking out from under a stack of memorials.

Princess Heisei relaxed, a smile appeared on her face, and her eyes sparkled.

She recognized it.

This was the National Academy exam.

But she didn't do well on the exam, only getting a grade of A (lower).

At that time, her father took away her answer sheet and kept it safe, displaying it on his desk so he could look at it anytime.

She was indeed her father's most beloved, only daughter.

Princess Heisei reached out and pulled out the answer sheet, her gaze falling on the paper.

The two characters "Yang Luo" on it are elegant, graceful, and sharp.

Princess Heisei felt a buzzing in her ears and her vision blurred.

What did she see?
She must be dreaming!

(End of this chapter)