Cypress Boat Floating

Lu Ci Qiu, Ye Jianqing and others lived like fish in water in Beiguan City. After the Desert Army withdrew, under the "Everyone Is a Soldier" plan implemented by the Flame Army, the people of Beiguan City showed a prosperous scene. Everyone dared to walk out of their homes and onto the streets without worrying about the Desert Army invading.

Time flies, months pass in a flash, and Lu Ciqiu's performance in the army becomes more and more outstanding. He studies hard and trains hard with Qian Hongzhen every day.

However, at the same time, Lu Zhixing, who was far away in the capital, was not so lucky. The situation in the capital was complicated and changeable, and the political situation was unpredictable. Lu Zhixing was facing a lot of pressure. The open and secret struggles in the officialdom and the involvement of the prince's power made him very annoyed. Although he tried hard to get out, it backfired and he was finally pulled into the vortex.

In the cold winter, at the end of the year, it was Laba Festival. The palace was decorated with lanterns and held the annual family banquet. In the palace, there was singing and dancing, and a variety of delicious food.

At the banquet, the prince was praised by the emperor for his recent dignified and decent behavior. Therefore, the emperor personally gave him a glass of fine wine to express his recognition and reward. However, no one expected that this seemingly ordinary glass of wine actually concealed a huge danger - someone secretly poisoned it!

The prince drank the poisoned wine without any precautions. The poison took effect instantly, his face turned pale, and he fell to the ground. Everyone present was shocked and the scene was in chaos. Fortunately, the imperial doctors arrived quickly and tried their best to rescue him. After a tense rescue, the prince finally saved his life, but his body was severely damaged and he needed to stay in bed for a long time to recover.

The emperor was furious when he learned about this and immediately ordered the imperial guards to conduct a comprehensive investigation to find out who was behind the poison. After a thorough search and interrogation, the imperial guards finally found the maid who poisoned the food in the imperial kitchen that night.

Under torture, the maid confessed that the poison was given to her by a servant of the King of Qin, but she insisted that she did not know it was a deadly poison.

This shocking news was like a bombshell, shocking everyone. The emperor was shocked and immediately sent his confidants to the Qin Palace to search for evidence. Not long after, he found a poison with the same ingredients as the poisoned wine in the Qin Palace.

For a time, public opinion was in an uproar, and people speculated whether the King of Qin was involved in the poisoning incident. However, the King of Qin denied it, saying that he had no knowledge of it and accused someone of deliberately framing him.

However, when the evidence was overwhelming and there were witnesses present, Lu Zhixing had no way to defend himself. The emperor was deeply disappointed and ordered him to be sent to the Tianlao for imprisonment. Upon hearing the news, Concubine Shu cried all day long and knelt in front of the Jinhua Palace day and night, begging the emperor to find out the truth and clear Lu Zhixing's name. She firmly believed that her son would never commit such a rebellious and unfilial crime.

At the same time, pregnant Wei Wangshu, despite her physical inconvenience, struggled to run around with her big belly. She started from her mother's home and visited her father's students one by one, even the friends that Lu Zhixing had met before he was imprisoned. She tried her best to persuade these people to participate in the investigation of Lu Zhixing's accusation of poisoning.

Unfortunately, the world is fickle and people's hearts are unpredictable. Ever since Lu Zhixing was imprisoned, those who once tried their best to curry favor with him now closed their doors and avoided seeing Wei Wangshu.

Despite all the difficulties and indifference, Wei Wangshu did not become discouraged or give up. Instead, she became more determined to clear her husband's name. No matter how difficult the road ahead, she vowed to find the truth and ensure justice was served.

Lu Zhixing was unable to explain the origin of the poison. The servant identified by the maid was undoubtedly someone in his mansion. Now, the prince's body was seriously injured, but because he had saved the emperor from disaster, the emperor treated him as his beloved and doted on him. Not only did he give him countless precious elixirs and tonics to repair his body, he also took great care of him, and the queen also received a lot of favors.

However, the most favored concubine Shufei fell into trouble after this incident. Because she had knelt outside the Jinhua Palace to pray, her knees were severely damaged and even frostbitten. After that, she needed to rest for a long time, and she would feel severe pain if she moved a little.

Due to the disturbance caused by Lu Zhixing, Concubine Shu gradually lost the favor of the emperor. People in the palace have always been good at observing the emperor's words and expressions and currying favor with the powerful. Seeing that Concubine Shu had lost favor, the people in the Ministry of Internal Affairs deliberately made things difficult for Concubine Shu in her daily expenses, causing Concubine Shu's knee injury to take a long time to heal.

Wei Wangshu was concerned about Concubine Shu, and often took out some items from the palace to visit and honor her. However, it was not known when Lu Zhixing's affairs would be properly resolved, and there were still many things that had not been resolved in the palace, so she could not visit the palace frequently.

For a time, the Qin Wang faction, which was once in its heyday and full of momentum, actually fell apart and scattered like birds and beasts! Most people have left or joined other forces, but there are still a small number of people who are skeptical and choose to remain neutral for the time being, silently observing the development of the situation. They secretly calculated in their hearts: If the Qin Wang was really wronged, then once the truth is revealed, the emperor will give him more compensation and preferential treatment because of his inner guilt. By then, who can say that this is not a good opportunity to rise to prominence? However, the most important thing at the moment is to find out the truth first.

While everyone was discussing this, shocking news came - the once world-famous courtesan Jiang Wanyin of Chun Man Lou suddenly died! This news was like a heavy bomb, instantly detonating the entire capital and the entire martial arts world.

Jiang Wanyin is the beauty that countless men dream of. Back then, she became famous for her dance and became the number one on the list of the most beautiful women in the world. Her beauty and dancing skills are unparalleled.

How could it not be shocking that such a beautiful woman died inexplicably? For a time, all kinds of speculations and rumors came one after another. Some said it was a love murder, some said it was a revenge murder, and some even said she was killed by a monster... In short, there were many different opinions and no consensus.

Due to the long period of time when no solid evidence could be found to redress the injustice, the Qin Palace had the most miserable and desolate New Year in history. Without the male owner, the mansion was much emptier. In previous years, there would be a steady stream of people coming to pay New Year's greetings, but now it was terribly empty. Fortunately, Wei Wangshu didn't care about these. She had a strong heart and tried to maintain her steady mentality every day to run around for Lu Zhixing, regardless of the fact that she was still pregnant.

What makes people even more angry is that rumors have been spreading among the people in the market since no one knows when. It is said that the emperor will behead the Prince of Qin in front of the Meridian Gate after the New Year. It is also said that the child Wei Wangshu is pregnant with is a nemesis, who is specifically born to harm her family. First, he harmed her father and put him in jail, and now it is unknown how he will harm her mother and sister.

Yuanyuan would always hear these words every time she went out. Every time she came back, she would cry and lie on her mother's knees and ask: "When will Daddy come back? Did Daddy really do something bad?"

Whenever she heard Yuanyuan ask about her father, Wei Wangshu's heart would ache. She also missed her husband, but now she had to support the palace. She could only rub her daughter's hair with heartache and said nothing.

When Lu Ci Qiu heard about this, it was already the beginning of the new year, and the news that reached his ears had already changed after being spread through layers of communication: "The King of Qin attempted to usurp the throne and was so bold as to poison the wine in front of the emperor. Fortunately, the prince had a sharp eye and was able to see through the King of Qin's sinister and cunning scheme. He took the risk and used his body to help the emperor resolve the crisis. The emperor was furious and ordered the King of Qin to be publicly beheaded the following year."

After hearing these words, Lu Ci Qiu's eyes went dark and he almost fainted. Putting aside the fact that Lu Zhixing would never do such a thing, and that he was most likely framed, the fact that his father wanted to execute Lu Zhixing for such a false charge was enough to make him feel fearful and panicked.

After hearing the news, he was extremely anxious and wanted to rush back to the capital immediately, but was stopped by Ye Jianqing and Qian Hongzhen.