After the princess entered the palace, the war god prince broke his back

When Minister Pei said this, the whole court was in an uproar.

The ministers looked at each other and talked a lot. Everyone knew very well that what Minister Pei was referring to must be the mystery of the prince's life experience that had been circulating in the capital in recent days.

The old emperor sat on the dragon throne, his face livid, his voice majestic yet with a barely perceptible tremor: "Minister Pei, do you know that falsely accusing the royal bloodline is a serious crime?"

Minister Pei took a deep breath, bowed his head and said loudly: "Your Majesty, I have been loyal to Bei Xiao all my life, and I would never dare to make a false accusation. What I said today is all based on solid evidence. Please examine it carefully, Your Majesty!"

As he spoke, Minister Pei took out a thick stack of files from his sleeve. On the files, the seal of the Ministry of Justice was clearly printed.

The old emperor took the file and read it page by page. His expression became more and more ugly. Finally, his eyes were fixed on Xiao Jun'an, who had a calm face. After a long time, he slowly said, "Prince, what do you say?"

Xiao Jun'an raised his eyes with a hint of surprise: "Please let me know, Father!"

Although he knew what was going on as soon as Minister Pei opened his mouth, he could not lose his composure, so at this moment, a hint of doubt floated on his face.

The old emperor stared at Xiao Jun'an for a long time before handing the file in his hand to Jiang Shou. Jiang Shou bowed his head to take it, then handed it to Xiao Jun'an respectfully.

After taking the file, Xiao Jun'an flipped through it page by page like an old emperor. He read it very carefully, not missing a single word or detail. However, as he read further, his brows gradually furrowed and his face became increasingly heavy.

Finally, he finally stopped flipping through the documents in his hand, raised his head, looked at the old emperor firmly, and said in a loud and powerful voice: "Your Majesty, these files are all forged. As for the claim that I am the son of Shadow Pavilion Master Chu Zhaoyu, it is nonsense. I don't even know him!"

As soon as he said this.

Immediately, many court officials stood up to speak for him.

"Your Majesty, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is a man of noble character. How could he be a traitor like Chu Zhaoyu? This is ridiculous!"

"Chu Zhaoyu is a spy of Nanye. Now that we are in Beixiao and the sea is peaceful, they are trying to sow discord and shake the foundation of our dynasty. It is simply wishful thinking!"

"If Your Majesty and the Crown Prince become estranged, it will inevitably cause an uproar and lead to turmoil in the court. Chu Zhaoyu's evil ambitions are obvious. Your Majesty, please understand!"

Minister Pei interrupted them directly: "Your Majesty, these files were handed over to me by the Ministry of Justice after strict review and confirmation. The identity of the crown prince is related to the country and society. I dare not be careless. The criminal Ye Ying is outside the palace now. Please summon him in and let him identify the crown prince in person!"

Hearing this, a complex emotion flashed across the old emperor's face.

Firstly, it was not an honorable thing for him to be cuckolded by Chu Zhaoyu. Secondly, he was extremely disgusted with this matter in his heart. However, Minister Pei was an important official in the court and was known for his fairness and selflessness. He could not refuse his face.

So, he raised his hand with a complicated expression.

Following the old emperor's order, Ye Ying was escorted in by two imperial guards.

Minister Pei asked sternly, "Ye Ying, tell me, do you confess to this evidence?"

Yeying nodded: "Yes!"

When the old emperor heard this, his hands began to tremble unconsciously, and he looked at Xiao Jun'an with an extremely indescribable expression on his face.

Xiao Jun'an, however, had a calm expression on his face. He took a step forward and walked in front of Ye Ying, and asked in a deep voice, "Do you know me?"

Ye Ying looked up, a trace of guilt flashed in his eyes, and then he nodded: "I know him, King Yu, we have fought before!"

The old emperor clenched his fist and asked, "Why are you fighting?"

Ye Ying coughed weakly. A month of torture had made his body extremely weak, and he was unable to utter a single sound for a while.

Seeing this, Xiao Jun'an answered on his behalf: "Your Majesty, I not only had a fight with Ye Ying, but also had a big fight with Chu Zhaoyu!"

The old emperor looked at Xiao Jun'an suspiciously and said in a deep voice, "Hurry up and tell me!"

Xiao Jun'an bowed his head and said hurriedly, "Father, this can be traced back to the day when Marquis Zhenyuan returned to the capital and brought the princess back to the mansion to divorce Marquis Changping. I was entrusted by the Princess of Yan to rescue Marquis Changping, but I discovered something strange."

The old emperor glared at him unhappily, and Xiao Jun'an immediately replied: "Changping Marquis Chu Ziyu is Chu Zhaoyu's biological son!"

Then, he asked Ye Ying word by word: "Ye Ying, I want to ask you, is Changping Hou Chu Ziyu the son of your Pavilion Master?"

Holding back a cough, Ye Ying replied, “Yes!”

Xiao Junan asked again: "Have you ever had any contact with Chu Zhaoyu?"

Yeying replied: “Yes!”

Xiao Junan: "Has your Pavilion Master ever had any contact with Chu Zhaoyu?"

Night Shadow: “Yes!”

Xiao Jun'an: "Does Marquis Changping know that he is the son of Chu Zhaoyu?"

Ye Ying: "I know! If not for this, Marquis Changping would not have been able to trick the Ice Demon Blood from our Pavilion Master!"

Xiao Jun'an asked again: "Besides the time when I fought with your Pavilion Master, have you ever seen me and your Pavilion Master have any contact?"

Yeying shook his head.

He didn't lie.

Chu Zhaoyu cares about Xiao Junan very much, so he always meets Xiao Junan alone, but Chu Ziyu is different. Chu Ziyu is just a chess piece of his, so Chu Zhaoyu never avoids meeting him.

Xiao Jun'an did not ask any more questions, but looked up at the old emperor, and said calmly: "Father, you have seen that this matter is completely nonsense. You know how sinister Chu Zhaoyu is. He cannot bear to see our Northern Xiao Kingdom prosper, and he will not stop until he disrupts the turmoil in the court. Seeing that he has run out of tricks, he has turned to killing people and alienating us father and son. The emperor and the prince are not on good terms, which is what he is most happy to see!"

There was a hint of coldness in Xiao Jun'an's tone, and he stared at the old emperor with a firm gaze.

Although what Xiao Jun'an said made sense, the old emperor could not accept his explanation, especially the fact that Xiao Jun'an had concealed the fact that Marquis Changping was the son of Chu Zhaoyu. So, he slammed the table and said angrily, "Why did you cover up for Marquis Changping? Do you know that this is a crime of deceiving the emperor? Don't think that I won't punish you just because you are the crown prince now!"

Xiao Jun'an quickly bowed his head and said, "Your Majesty, it's not that I intend to cover it up, but this matter concerns my fourth brother, so I have to be cautious."

The old emperor frowned and asked, "What's the matter with Prince Yan?"

A trace of difficulty flashed across Xiao Jun'an's face, and after a while he slowly spoke: "At the beginning, the Marquis of Changping deceived the Frost Demon Blood just to treat my fourth brother's eyes... If you knew, I'm afraid..."

He did not continue with the next words, but the unspeakable expression on his face explained everything, so it caused an uproar.

"What? Has the King of Yan's eyes really been cured?"

"Who is the person lying in the Prince of Yan's mansion? Why did the Prince of Yan do this? Does he still have rebellious intentions?"

……

Seeing that all the ministers were whispering, Minister of Rites Xu Ming stepped forward and spoke.

"Recently, an extremely absurd rumor was spread among the people, alluding to the secrets of the royal family. It spread widely overnight. There must be someone behind the scenes fanning the flames. Now that the King of Yan's eyes have recovered, this is really something that people cannot think about... Your Majesty, please be more careful!"

As soon as he said this, he immediately aroused suspicion among his ministers.

"It seems that the Prince of Yan's eyes must have recovered, so he tricked His Royal Highness the Crown Prince as soon as he returned!"

"Yes, if the prince is overthrown because of this, then he can restore all his former glory!"

......

During the time when Prince Yan was demoted, Xiao Jun'an had done a lot to win over court officials, and now nearly half of the officials in the court have surrendered to him, so they naturally stand on his side.

Xiao Jun'an was never one to sit and wait for death. From the beginning, he had made a perfect plan. Feeling the old emperor's increasingly gloomy face, he glanced at Ye Ying...