After giving up being the wife of a powerful official, Ling Yunlu became a concubine

However, when he heard that snakes had entered the Prince's Mansion and the Princess's Mansion and people had died, his face changed.

He quickly called the bailiff and personally led people to the Prince Xian's mansion to knock on the door.

No one responded from Prince Xian's mansion, so he ordered the bailiffs to break down the door.

The Xianwang Mansion was empty, and the furniture in the room was covered with a thin layer of dust, as if no one had lived there for a while.

The prefect ordered his men to look around and confirm that there was nothing unusual before returning to report.

The Fourth Prince was surprised when he heard the prefect's reply.

Could it be that my sixth brother, the virtuous king, has moved away?

However, they didn't get any news at all.

He asked the guards to check quickly to see where the virtuous king had moved to.

The guard was gone for a long time before coming back.

It turned out that the place where the wise king moved was near his father-in-law's house.

"I heard that the Xian Wangfei's pregnancy was not good, and the Xian Wang felt sorry for her, so he moved to a place closer to his father-in-law and mother-in-law."

The Fourth Prince still felt that something was wrong. Even though they were moving, not a single servant was left in Prince Xian’s mansion. This looked strange no matter how he looked at it.

Here, the prince also listened to the guards' reply to the news they had found out.

The virtuous prince's principal wife was the legitimate daughter of the Minister of the Dali Temple, and she and the virtuous prince had only one eldest daughter.

This time, the midwife checked the baby and found it was a boy.

Since she became pregnant, she has often lived in her parents' home, and the wise king also often went to his wife's house to accompany her.

The virtuous king once lived in his father-in-law's house for a while, and that time happened to be when the crown prince was demoted.

This time, he moved to a house near his father-in-law's house, but snakes broke into the prince's mansion.

The prince couldn't help but turn the jade ring on his hand.

The prince was somewhat wary of the wise king's father-in-law.

He was one of the opposition parties in the court that opposed the crown prince's ascension to the throne.

However, because he was a veteran of several dynasties, he had a very high prestige in the court, and he was extremely rigid and serious in his work. The prince could not find any fault with him, so he did not dare to deal with him easily.

The prince originally wanted to slowly win over these elders, but now it seems that there is no need.

The wise king cannot escape responsibility for this incident.

The prince's eyes flashed with murderous intent, "Someone come!"

At this moment, the virtuous king was sitting in his father-in-law's outer study, talking to his father-in-law.

"You really have no idea about that position?"

The wise king heard his father-in-law questioning him sternly.

He stood up and bowed to his father-in-law.

"That position is a hot commodity in the eyes of others, but in my eyes, it is a hot potato."

"Father-in-law, you also know me well. I am lazy by nature and cannot bear the responsibility of the people of the world."

"Besides, the princess doesn't want me to fight for that position."

Dali Temple Minister Gao Run looked at the virtuous king with a stern face.

"Women have long hair but little knowledge," he said.

"Father-in-law, since the day I married the princess, I have said that there will only be one princess in my life."

"I don't want to sit in that position and have the three palaces and six courtyards in the harem take away the affection that belongs to the princess."

"That's all. Everyone has their own aspirations."

Gao Run stopped persuading him. His son-in-law was not an ambitious person, and pushing him to that position might harm him.

"The night before, snakes broke into the Prince's Mansion, the Princess' Mansion, and the Prince of Qi's Mansion, causing several deaths and injuries."

The wise king's face turned pale with fright.

"Then this must be the Xianwang Mansion..." Xianwang guessed.

“No, no snakes entered the Rui Palace and the Xian Palace.” Gao Run shook his head.

The wise king felt relieved. Although there was no one in the house, it would still be frightening if a snake got in.

"Last night, a fire broke out in the Prince Rui's mansion, burning to death one of the Prince Rui's favorite concubines."

"It is said that on weekdays, King Rui usually rests in his concubine's room."

"That day, he happened to go to the Crown Prince's Mansion and stayed in the study room at night, thus escaping the disaster."

Gao Run said this while looking at his son-in-law.

The wise king finally came to his senses.

"Father-in-law, do you mean that they suspected that the snake was released by King Rui or me? So they sent people to set fire? To kill people to silence them?"

Gao Run nodded, not too stupid.

"Who released the snake?" The wise king wanted to cut the man into pieces.

Gao Run shook his head. He couldn't figure this out either. It was as if the snake had fallen from the sky.

"The prince is now acting extremely viciously. If he fails once, he will come back for the second time very soon."

A look of panic flashed across the wise king’s face.

"Didn't you ask the shadow guard to pretend to be you before? You asked him to pretend to be you and stay in the mansion, and you and the princess moved back to the mansion."

Gao Run didn't believe that the prince would dare to come to his house and take action.

If the prince really dared to do so, he would go to the Golden Palace to file a complaint.

Sure enough, a few days later, the wise king received news that someone disguised as his guard had been stabbed by an assassin.

The assassin had not expected that the virtuous king would have the entire palace on alert, and even the person who played him was protected by four or five guards.

In the end, the assassin was also seriously injured and escaped.

When the guards saw the man escape, they followed the instructions and did not pursue him.

At the same time, King Rui also specially arranged several personal guards to eat and live with him.

On this day, the kitchen served King Rui's favorite seafood feast.

Prince Rui couldn't wait to pick it up and put it in his mouth, but the guards stopped him.

"Your Majesty, wait for me to check it before eating."

When King Rui heard this, impatience showed on his face.

He walked aside, and the guards picked up the silver needles to try them. A guard next to him tasted each one.

The silver needle did not change color, and King Rui sat down happily.

He had just picked up the chopsticks when the guard who was tasting the food fell headfirst onto the table.

Prince Rui was startled, and the guards beside him hurriedly dragged the man away.

The guard's face had turned blue and blood was coming out of his mouth and nose.

Prince Rui collapsed. The Crown Prince was trying to kill him!

He didn't even eat and went to the palace to ask to see the emperor.

The emperor was currently practicing with the Taoist priest, so naturally he had no time to meet him.

The hungry Prince Rui waited outside the palace for a full hour before Eunuch An allowed him in.

The emperor was in particularly good spirits after just completing his practice.

"Old Four, what do you want to say? Tell me now. I'm busy!"

Prince Rui immediately threw himself at the emperor's feet, "Father, save me!"

The emperor pulled his legs out without leaving a trace, walked to the dragon throne and sat down.

"What's going on? Tell me clearly."

The Fourth Prince then told the story about the snakes entering the Crown Prince's Mansion, the Princess' Mansion and the Prince of Qi's Mansion.

Then he told him that the prince suspected he was the one who did it and had sent people to kill him twice.

The emperor sneered.

"Old Four, you said the prince harmed you, where is the evidence?"

The fourth prince was speechless. He was murdered twice and he never caught the murderer.

"How dare you!" The emperor slapped the dragon table.

"You come to me and frame your own brother without any evidence. Fourth Brother, have you really improved?"

The emperor glared at the fourth prince who was sitting below him.

What he hated most was fratricide.

"Is it you who put the snake in the prince's mansion, and now you come to me and cry thief?"