Drunk Bamboo

The place outside the palace that gets news the fastest is Fengwang Mansion.

"News just came from the palace!"

Gu Suiyi flew into Fengwang Mansion with an umbrella.

The Marquis' Mansion is close to Changfeng Tower, so he was the first to get the news.

After he selected and archived them, he arranged for someone to deliver the important ones to the palace.

He delivered it personally tonight, it must be an important matter.

"The Prime Minister brought a dozen officials into the palace and knelt outside the Golden Steps Palace, asking His Majesty to release the Crown Prince from the Ministry of Justice prison!"

"The head of all officials, and the dozen or so who are all high-ranking officials above the second rank, said they had urgent matters to see Your Majesty, but in fact they were speaking on behalf of the Crown Prince."

"What are the prime minister and these ministers thinking? Isn't this clearly an attempt to go against Your Majesty?!"

After putting away the umbrella, Gu Suiyi rushed into the study in Changfeng Courtyard without caring about his wet sleeves.

Hua Qinfeng and Xie Yuzhu had just finished dinner and were reading books.

The news that the prince had entered the Ministry of Justice arrived in the evening.

At that time, Hua Qinfeng's face looked a little gloomy, and he ate less dinner than usual.

The two returned to the yard, and Hua Qinfeng was also very quiet.

At this moment, the news brought by Gu Suiyi did not seem to surprise Hua Qinfeng.

"When Han Jian impeached the crown prince, Wang Xiang did not say anything. When my father promoted Luo Xiang to share power, Wang Xiang did not get angry either."

"When the Crown Prince arrived in Zhongdu and the truth was about to be revealed, why did the Prime Minister do something so against the will of the Lord?"

After hearing this, Xie Yuzhu slowly closed the book and looked at Hua Qinfeng.

Hua Qinfeng lowered his eyes, his expression seemed unchanged, but she could clearly feel the anger and coldness emanating from him.

Gu Suiyi, who was excited and anxious, was very impressed to see the couple so calm.

"Yeah, once this incident happened, even small things became big things?"

"How will this end if we force it on His Majesty?!"

Gu Suiyi and Hua Qinfeng studied in Tutor Zhang's mansion for some time, and gradually became influenced by Tutor's patriotic sentiments.

"Impeaching the crown prince for corruption is a big deal."

"The prime minister did not make a scene in the court because he firmly believed that the prince was innocent."

Hua Qinfeng raised his eyes and finally spoke.

"My father promoted Prime Minister Luo, recalled the crown prince, and investigated the incident. This was not in accordance with reason, but it was not wrong in terms of logic, and it was not wrong in terms of law."

"However, he didn't expect that his father would send him directly to the Ministry of Justice without even seeing the Crown Prince."

Speaking of this, Hua Qinfeng's face became even uglier.

The Ministry of Justice imprisoned criminals. The fact that the prince was put in jail meant that he was guilty, didn't it?

Father has convicted the prince first!

Xie Yuzhu seemed to be able to hear Hua Qinfeng's thoughts.

She said coldly, "Believing Han Jian's slander and recalling the prince is already a sign of distrust of him. Sending him to the Ministry of Justice is a disguised way of convicting the prince."

She walked to Hua Qinfeng and gently placed her slender fingers on his shoulders, hoping to give him some strength.

"Prince Wang certainly didn't expect that our father would be so heartless."

Hua Qinfeng held her hand, lowered his head and whispered:

"No one would have thought that the crown prince of a country, the future heir to the throne, would be thrown into the prison of the Ministry of Justice like a criminal. For someone like the crown prince, this is like slapping him in the face in front of everyone."

"I'm afraid it's more heartbreaking than the death penalty." Xie Yuzhu said.

This is probably what the emperor did to Hua Qinfeng before.

Distrust, dislike, even disgust, is by design.

No matter what he did, he could not get the emperor's approval.

The same is true for the prince at this moment.

Just because I didn't do what the emperor arranged, just because I had more love for the people.

"Before today, the Prime Minister might have believed that father was just being fair."

"The king is like this, not to mention the queen mother and the prince. I'm afraid they are even more heartbroken."

Hua Qinfeng has always believed in the emperor and believed that he has fatherly love for the prince.

Just like to him.

The facts shattered his fantasy.

The atmosphere suddenly became depressing.

Gu Suiyi opened his umbrella and prepared to leave.

"There are some big shots fighting in the palace. Let's just wait and see what happens."

Before leaving, I turned back and reminded:

"You two stay in the mansion, I will go find out more information."

Before rushing into the heavy rain, Gu Suiyi looked up at the dark rainy night and complained:

"This rain didn't fall earlier or later, but it happened to fall at this time, and it's getting heavier!"

It's wet and sticky and not refreshing at all.

The slender figure quickly disappeared in the rain and merged into the night.

Hua Qinfeng walked to the door and stared at the heavy rain falling silently.

"Your Highness, it's raining heavily. Let's go in and wait." Xie Yuzhu said softly.

"It's been a while since it rained so heavily."

Dark eyes cannot see the light clearly.

Outside the Golden Temple

Eunuch Dong was soaked through, and he tried to persuade her earnestly:

"Prince Wang, His Majesty has really gone to bed. It is useless for you and the other ministers to kneel like this."

"Get up quickly and leave the palace!"

Wang Yan's lips had turned white from the rain.

Eunuch Dong's words were of no use to him.

"Your Majesty! Since the founding of this dynasty, there has never been a crown prince sent to the Ministry of Justice. It is unprecedented! How will the people view Your Highness? How will they view Your Majesty?"

"Since ascending the throne, Your Majesty has been diligent in government, loving the people, and being lenient to others. Your Highness the Crown Prince is the heir chosen by Your Majesty personally. Over the years, he has been adhering to your principles and serving the people wholeheartedly."

"In a family, only when the father and son are of one mind can the family be harmonious. If the father and son of a king are alienated, the country will be in trouble and the people will be in chaos!"

Wang Yan's head hit the hard brick floor heavily, with the determination to die.

When Eunuch Dong heard this, his face turned pale with fright.

Wang Yan raised his head, blood flowed from his forehead, merging with the rain and flowing to his cheeks, neck, and chest...

"Your Majesty, please think twice! I beg Your Majesty to take the Crown Prince back to the palace for the sake of the country's safety!"

The ministers behind him immediately shouted:

"Your Majesty, please think twice!"

"Your Majesty, please think twice!"

"Your Highness, please..."

"..."

Eunuch Dong was panicking, his heart was beating so fast and he felt like he was suffocating.

"Hey! My Lords, you are making things difficult for me!"

It's not time to die yet.

The young eunuch pointed at three people not far away:

"Father, look over there...

"This is really terrible! Why are those three here too? Don't you think there's enough to do?"

The ones walking quickly in the rain were the Minister of the Central Secretariat Xun Bai, the Minister of the Court Wu Guanzhong, and the Deputy Prime Minister Luo Yuan.

"Xun Shuling, Wu Shizhong, Luo Xiang, why are you three entering the palace so late at night?"

Eunuch Dong couldn't even force a smile and could only bow hastily.

"How can I sit at home peacefully after hearing the news that the crown prince has entered the Ministry of Justice?" Wu Guanzhong was so anxious that his face was shaking.

"We also met by chance outside the palace. We all came to advise Your Majesty that we don't want something like this to happen."

Xun Bai's head full of white hair was particularly eye-catching in the dark night. His old eyes fell on Wang Yan in the rain and he expressed regret.

“I didn’t expect it was still a step too late.”

As Hua Qinfeng said, no one expected that the emperor would be so afraid of the prince.