We'll have you impersonate the Crown Prince and create a prosperous era for the Great Qian Dyna

"Father! Hou Tian's body has been in the Crown Prince's camp all along. It's very likely that the Crown Prince had someone stage it!"

Zhou Tianze couldn't sit still any longer.

He came to see the Crown Prince in trouble, not to see him clear his name!

Qin Zhiang closed his eyes in pain.

To speak up at this moment is tantamount to courting death.

as predicted.

Zhou Rui suddenly turned his head and looked over, staring at Zhou Tianze with suspicious eyes.

"Third Prince, haven't I told you that the Crown Prince absolutely cannot be harmed?"

Zhou Tianze realized this too late.

Is Zhou Rui suspecting him?

He quickly knelt on the ground.

"Father, that's not what I meant! I'm innocent!"

"Your Majesty, I merely suspect that the Crown Prince might have been behind this..."

Zheng Ye'er snorted coldly.

"I swear on the name of the Duke of Protectorate, do you not even trust the Duke of Protectorate?"

"Hou Tian was killed right before our eyes. His body has been left here, and no one has ever approached it. Even if the Crown Prince wanted to fake it, how could he have had the opportunity?"

They were all angry.

Only Zhou Tiancheng didn't take it seriously; he walked directly to Huang Chen's side.

"Uncle Huang, could you let me take a look at these wax pellets?"

"I just suspect Hou Tian has ulterior motives, but I really don't know what he's planning to do."

Uncle Huang?

Huang Chen was stunned for a moment, looked up at the Crown Prince, and then excitedly handed the wax pill in his hand to the Crown Prince.

He had only one thought in his mind: the Crown Prince still remembered this old servant! He still called this old servant Uncle Huang!

Zhou Tiancheng didn't notice his expression. He took the wax pill, squeezed it with his hand, and another secret letter appeared.

He looked at it carefully, then lowered his head and smelled it, and immediately smiled.

"Father, this letter must have been written a few days ago, right?"

"If this were a forgery, could I possibly have foreseen it, written the letter beforehand, and then waited for Hou Tian to deceive me?"

Huang Chen was taken aback when he heard this, and leaned closer to take a closer look.

indeed.

The marks left on a letter that has just been written are completely different from those left several days ago.

The ink was completely dry, not from being baked by fire, but from being air-dried naturally. Moreover, the dryness of the wax ball was prepared over a long period of time, not made on the spot.

He cupped his hands in a respectful gesture towards Zhou Rui.

"Your Majesty, the Crown Prince's words are true. The handwriting on a freshly written letter is completely different from that of a letter written several days ago; the ink scent is also different. This wax pill was not made on the spur of the moment; it must have been prepared in advance!"

"I'm afraid Hou Tian is being directed by someone else."

Zhou Rui's face darkened, and he glared fiercely at Zhou Tianze before giving the order.

"Investigate this thoroughly! I want to see who dares to plot against the Crown Prince!"

Zhou Tiancheng finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Once the evidence was presented, he had achieved his goal, and he simply waved his hand dismissively.

"Father, now that your innocence has been proven, you should leave immediately. Your presence here will only hinder my training of troops!"

Zhou Rui smiled.

"What's there to hide? Let me see how you train your soldiers."

Zhou Tiancheng shook his head.

"No, if you see it, there won't be any surprises during the competition."

The father and son were enjoying themselves, while Zhou Tianze clenched his fists in anger.

Qin Zhiang, standing to the side, looked solemn. He already knew that the struggle for the crown prince position was about to resurface.

However, the most urgent task is to keep a close eye on Zhou Qingyang.

He turned his head and saw Zhou Qingyang staring blankly at the Crown Prince, seemingly lost in thought.

At this moment, Qin Zhi'ang's heart also began to pound with unease.

Just then, the dispatched bodyguards returned.

"Your Majesty, we have uncovered the true culprit."

"Hou Tian, ​​a senior official in the Ministry of Works, visited the residence of the Zhou family a few days ago. He returned extremely pleased, saying that he would send them something that would allow them to rise to prominence."

The Imperial Household Agency?

Which official residence?

Zhou Rui looked over blankly, when the guard suddenly raised his hand and pointed directly at Zhou Qingyang.

"The Minister of Works, Zhou Qingyang!"

Zhou Rui was taken aback and was about to ask Zhou Qingyang why he did this, but the next moment, he was so shocked that his eyes widened.

Amidst everyone's astonished gazes, Zhou Qingyang recklessly lunged at the Crown Prince, opening her mouth to bite his neck.

Zhou Tiancheng reacted a beat too slow. After all, he was ambushed and could only raise his hand hastily to block, only to have Zhou Qingyang bite his arm.

"Holy crap!"

He was in so much pain that he started swearing.

No, this is a third-rank official of the imperial court, how come he's acting like a mad dog?

It hurts when it bites you!

Zhou Tiancheng was in so much pain that tears were almost falling from his eyes, and he quickly turned around and shouted.

"Xinhua! Xinhua, save me!"

Xinhua did not disappoint him. He grabbed Zhou Qingyang's hair and tried to pull it away, but Zhou Tiancheng was in even more pain.

"Hey, you son of a bitch, use your brain for once!"

"He's even biting my hand!"

Zhou Tiancheng tried to pry open Zhou Qingyang's mouth, but as soon as he reached out, he received a warm liquid.

He thought it was Zhou Qingyang's saliva and wanted to wipe it away in disgust, but when he raised his hand, he realized that it was blood!

"Oh no! He's going to commit suicide!"

Ignoring everything else, Zhou Tiancheng immediately pried open Zhou Qingyang's mouth and poked his throat a few times with his fingers, trying to induce vomiting.

But Zhou Qingyang burst into laughter instead.

He pushed Zhou Tiancheng away and looked at him with a sinister expression.

"Your Highness, when you beat my son, did you ever imagine this day would come?"

"If it weren't for that good-for-nothing Hou Tian, ​​and you noticing something was wrong, it would have been your death anniversary in a few days!"

"I'll haunt you even as a ghost!"

Such a thrilling scene caught everyone off guard.

Huang Chen reacted the fastest, heading over immediately to check on Zhou Qingyang's condition.

But after taking his pulse, he shook his head.

"Your Majesty, he is not going to survive."

As soon as he finished speaking, Zhou Qingyang began to convulse on the ground, blood gushing out like a spring and spreading across the ground.

Ignoring the pain in his hand, Zhou Tiancheng instinctively walked over.

A hand gripped his sleeve tightly.

It is Zhou Qingyang.

He looked at the Crown Prince, his eyes not showing much hatred, but rather a slight upturn at the corners of his mouth, as if he were smiling.

Zhou Rui was furious.

"Guards! Go to the Zhou residence immediately! Leave no one alive! I want to confiscate their property and exterminate their entire clan!"

"Father!"

Zhou Tiancheng suddenly raised his hand, interrupting Zhou Rui.

He stood up and shook his head slightly.

"Father, let it go, he didn't mean to harm me."

Everyone was stunned.

I didn't mean to hurt you?

He just started biting you like a mad dog, and you're still defending him?

He just said he would haunt you even as a ghost, so how can he say he didn't intend to harm you?

Zhou Tiancheng raised his hand to examine his injuries.

The teeth marks were deep, but the skin wasn't broken.

He had realized that Zhou Qingyang had been forced to his death.

The look in his eyes when he died was not one of hatred, but of relief.

Zhou Tiancheng is not a generous person, but he knows exactly what he needs right now.

Let's start changing his reputation with Zhou Qingyang, and let him use his death to create a legendary tale for the Crown Prince!

Zhou Tiancheng turned around and knelt down in front of Zhou Rui.

"Father, I implore you to grant my request and not to pursue this matter any further."

"Your subject does not blame Lord Zhou. It was your subject who was at fault first, indirectly causing his death. Your subject is willing to fulfill his loyalty and filial piety in his stead, raise his son to adulthood, and care for his parents in their old age and until their death!"

These words were spoken.

The entire room fell silent.

The Crown Prince's magnanimity exceeded everyone's expectations!