The prince loves me like his life, but I force him to rebel

"Your Majesty, after preliminary investigation by our officials, it was discovered that someone had placed explosives under the Second Prince's seat. The target was originally the Second Prince, but someone mistakenly replaced the seat with that of the Crown Prince, which led to the Crown Prince's death."

Three days later, Bai Mo reported the progress of the investigation in the court.

There was an uproar in the hall, and everyone was talking about it.

"Only the royal family and personal guards can go up here on weekdays. Because the emperor came in person that day, security was strengthened. Before the ceremony began, General Shu personally inspected the place, and not even a fly could fly in. Now that something like this has happened, it must have been done by someone inside the palace."

Although Bai Mo did not directly say that he suspected Shu Huaiyuan, every word he said hinted that Shu Huaiyuan was a suspect.

Everyone knows that Shu Huaiyuan has a close relationship with the Crown Prince and the Third Prince. Now that the Crown Prince has passed away, if Shu Huaiyuan is convicted, the Third Prince will definitely be involved.

Sima Yao's face turned pale, he knew the pros and cons of the matter.

Even if the seat-changing incident was a play directed by the Second Prince, the Bai family is now in control of everything, and it is impossible for them to find out the truth if they lead the investigation.

Once their logic is accepted, things will start to develop in a weird direction.

He would become the murderer who wanted to eliminate the prince's rival but accidentally caused the prince's death.

The young general who was highly praised by the emperor the day before has been placed under house arrest today and is not allowed to go out.

Although he was not arrested and tortured in the Ministry of Punishment, he would not be free until the case was closed.

"Why are you speaking so quietly?"

Sitting on the dragon throne, the emperor looked annoyed and shouted loudly.

Bai Mo raised his voice and said it again.

The emperor tilted his head slightly, as if he still couldn't hear clearly.

Yesterday, when Sima Yao and the emperor were in the imperial study, the emperor kept asking him to speak louder.

Now the emperor's body language indicated that he seemed to have injured his ears in the violent explosion.

"Keep investigating and make sure to find the mastermind behind this. I am exhausted, so let's stop here for today. By the way, Yao'er, your mother returned to the palace this morning, go and see her."

Sima Yao showed a look of joy, as he had indeed not seen his mother for many years.

After retiring from court, Sima Yao went straight to his mother's bedroom, but met his mother, Concubine De, on the way.

Concubine De did not ride in a sedan chair, but instead walked quickly forward with two palace maids.

Sima Yao was stunned, he just stood there blankly.

Concubine De still looks the same as when she was ten years old.

The person who had only appeared in my mind for so many years now appeared before my eyes vividly.

Concubine De did not recognize Sima Yao standing beside her. She just kept walking forward, urging the palace maid as she walked: "Hurry up, it's almost time to dismiss the court."

She knew that her Yao'er had grown up, but in her mind, Yao'er was still just that ten-year-old child.

She was only thinking about seeing him as soon as possible and didn't notice Sima Yao standing beside her.

"Mother concubine!"

A man's voice came from behind.

That was not the clear voice of Yao'er in my memory.

But Concubine De turned her head away immediately.

What she saw was a man standing in front of her, crying.

"Mother, you are finally back. I pay my respects to you..."

Sima Yao knelt on the ground and paid his respects to Concubine De like a child.

Defei squatted down, held Sima Yao's face, and wiped away the tears on his face with her thumb.

"Yao'er, Yao'er has grown up. Mother didn't even recognize you..."

After many years, the mother and son finally met again.

Gu Nianzhi had been in a daze these past few days.

Excessive tension and shock made her in a very bad state. She had nightmares one after another and always talked nonsense in her dreams.

Sima Yao prescribed her a tranquilizing soup. After drinking it, she fell into a deep sleep, but her mind was somewhat unclear after waking up.

Today I slept until noon again, but I still felt like I didn’t get enough sleep.

"Mr. Gu, you are awake. The Third Prince has instructed that after you wake up and have your meal, he will take you to the palace."

"Enter the palace? Why?"

After the Crown Prince passed away, Gu Nianzhi, as the Crown Prince's Groom, no longer had anything to do to assist the Crown Prince. She also had no intention of staying here, so she did not go to the palace to wait for other work to be arranged. Now that the Third Prince was so anxious to have her enter the palace, could it be that someone really wanted to put the blame for the bombing on her?

"The Third Prince didn't tell me what he wanted you to do in the palace. But when I went to the morning market today, I heard people outside saying that Concubine De had already returned to the palace early this morning. Could this be related to it?"

Gu Nianzhi's heart skipped a beat.

It's time to come.

She had spent several months here under the guise of Empress Defei, but finally the truth had been revealed.

The Third Prince carries the Phoenix Kingfisher Hairpin with him all day long. Now he cannot go back and he has to obey the Third Prince's orders. If he really goes to the palace and sees Concubine De, wouldn't he be exposed at once?

What's more, the situation in the palace is delicate now.

I have already been criticized. If Concubine De comes forward to prove that what I have said all along is a lie and I lose Sima Yao's trust, then I...

Gu Nianzhi was as anxious as an ant on a hot pan, pacing back and forth in the room.

"Mr. Gu, the third prince asked me to pick you up." Lin Heng knocked on the door lightly and said while standing at the door.

"I'll go by myself." Gu Nianzhi took a sip of the tea on the table. The tea was already cold, but it tasted quite refreshing.

"The Third Prince said that the situation has been turbulent recently and he was worried that it would be unsafe for you to go out alone, so he specifically asked me to come and protect you."

Gu Nianzhi raised her eyes and glanced at Lin Heng. He didn't look like he was lying.

Gu Nianzhi took another sip of tea, made up his mind, and made up his mind.

"At worst, I can just tell them the truth and let them see me travel back in time with their own eyes!"

Gu Nianzhi followed Lin Heng into the palace and walked along the path along the palace wall to the Renxin Hall where Concubine De lived.

"When the Queen left the palace, the Third Prince was only ten years old. Now that the Queen has returned to the palace, the Third Prince is almost twenty. Time flies."

Gu Nianzhi continued walking, feeling guilty, and didn't say anything.

"The Emperor is truly devoted to Consort De. The Renxin Hall has been empty for as many years as the Consort De has passed away. Maids clean it every day, and everything inside is exactly the same as when the Consort De was here."

Lin Heng lowered his voice and continued, "I also heard from the cleaning eunuch of Renxin Hall that when the emperor is in a bad mood, he always goes to Renxin Hall to sit, and sometimes he even talks to himself."

"Lin Heng, you don't talk much on weekdays, why did you take the initiative to talk to me so much today?"

"Really?" Lin Heng said with a smile, "I always feel that once Concubine De returns to the palace, those who want to wrongly accuse our Third Prince will not be so arrogant. Everyone knows that the Emperor favored Concubine De to such an extent that the other concubines were jealous."

"Do you think that Concubine De can support the Third Prince?"

“I have a bit of that idea.”

Gu Nianzhi looked at Lin Heng, his joy was genuine.

From the perspective of the third prince, Concubine De's return to the palace was indeed a great thing, but from his own point of view, Concubine De's return to the palace became a very bad thing.

Gu Nianzhi's pace became slower and slower.

There are a hundred ideas in my head, but it seems that none of them are reliable.