It's great, another day of lying down and idling in the palace

Ruirui said anxiously: "You are wrong!"

That's it?

The old prince was dismissive, saying that children are just childish and can't say anything.

Even if I tell it, no one will believe it.

As for King Zhao, could he still bother with an old man like me?

Thinking of this, the old prince felt proud and hugged the old emperor's legs even tighter.

But out of the corner of his eye he saw that his "good" brother's expression became increasingly gloomy, and he finally made a decision.

The old emperor felt a little regretful and could only temporarily inconvenience the boy from the third family.

There was nothing he could do about it. It was his fault for offending his younger brother, who was raised specifically to show the royal family ties.

But the good news is that this old guy is so old and doesn’t have much time left to live.

After weighing the pros and cons, there is really no need to stir up any more trouble.

At this time, Prince Zhao, who was familiar with the old emperor's temperament, quickly guessed what he was thinking. He also had a bad look on his face and was about to speak.

Ruirui was one step faster than him. She said in a tender voice: "Stop! After you touch me, is my royal grandfather's thigh going to be killed as well?"

The voice was quite righteous. Although it was immature, it was full of sincere emotions and obvious concerns.

What is even more striking is the huge amount of information contained in these words.

Everyone's eyes fell on the old emperor's thigh and... on the old prince's hand which was tightly holding the old emperor's thigh.

Under everyone's gaze, the old prince's two fingers were clearly almost resting on the old emperor's inner thigh.

The old prince panicked instantly: "..."

"No, my brother."

"I just didn't mean to offend..."

The old emperor's face turned dark in an instant.

Ruirui on the side continued to speak righteously: "As the saying goes, handsome boys should also pay attention to safety when they are outside!"

After saying this, Ruirui actually felt a little guilty.

In fact, these were not common sayings that he had heard, but words that his mother had repeatedly told him.

But Ruirui recalled in his little head that his mother also told him not to mention her name if he got into trouble outside, and just say that it was his father who taught him.

Is this considered a trouble situation?

Although the old emperor didn't think that his useless brother had the guts to molest him, he couldn't help but think of the childish voice.

Pretty boys should also pay attention to safety!

——Thinking back then, he was also a handsome prince, with a beautiful face, a graceful demeanor, and a dignified manner. It was indeed easy for him to attract some attention.

Even now there are still young concubines who cannot help but adore him.

As for his younger brother who loves beauty and is blinded by lust, he covets her...

The old emperor took a look at the tender little Ruirui and couldn't help but despise her in his heart. How could a grown man be described as beautiful?

He is clearly a great man!

Then he should really pay more attention.

Ruirui slowly recalled what his mother taught him.

"Mother, no, father said that if someone suddenly comes up and pinches your face, body, or legs, you must be alert."

Ruirui wanted to say that someone pinched his face, and that person was not a good person. However, the old emperor heard that someone pinched his legs.

So he looked at the old prince's annoying dog paw on his leg!

The old prince's heart skipped a beat and he loosened his hands that were hugging the old emperor's thighs without knowing when.

"Brother, I have no other intentions. I just treat you as my closest relative and rely on you!"

Ruirui inherited Ji Yunqing's style of doing things. No matter what, she would not let other people's words disturb her thoughts and continued to concentrate:

"These bad guys will use all kinds of reasons, all kinds of postures, and all kinds of excuses to cover up their actions, but these are all disguises, and cannot be believed, let alone easily forgiven."

The old emperor looked at the old prince, his eyes full of wariness.

reason?

posture?

Excuse?

We have them all!

The chief eunuch beside the old emperor fully understood the emperor's intention and hurried over to support the old prince.

The other person said: "Old Prince, the ground is cold, please get up quickly and take care of yourself."

But the ultimate goal is to move the old prince away from the emperor and quickly put him aside.

How come the old prince doesn't know this?

He felt aggrieved and looked at the annoying child with red eyes in anger.

It's all his nonsense!

No, these were all taught by King Zhao, the old prince glared at King Zhao.

Regarding this, King Zhao was calm and didn't care at all.

But the most important thing now is to make the old emperor believe his words. The old prince tried his best to calm himself down and began to play the family card.

Rui Rui continued, "The most important thing is that my father usually just pats me on the top of my head, or lifts me up by the back of my collar, or asks someone to take me out, or teaches me a few words and then asks me to write big characters. Anyway, don't get in his way!

Is he such an elder? "

Everyone: "..."

They looked at King Zhao. Is it necessary to treat a child like this?

At least have a better attitude.

But after he said this, everyone thought to themselves, this is indeed the case.

As an old emperor, the old emperor has always been suspicious.

He slowly recalled that other people never dared to get close to him easily, let alone hug his thighs, except this younger brother who was fond of beautiful women.

Maybe this time the old guy pretended to have bad intentions towards the kid, but he was actually trying to get close to him on purpose and take advantage of him!

Yes, he remembered everything. In the past, his younger brother often looked at him secretly.

This guy was clearly coming for him!

What a deep scheming!

The old emperor was shocked by his bold guess, and then he concluded that this was the real truth.

After all, with such a tall and handsome man in front of him, and an emperor with great power, who would be interested in a hairless little kid?

The old prince said: "Brother, Your Majesty, that's just a child. How could I be interested in a child whose hair hasn't even grown out yet?"

Yes, you are not interested in children, you are interested in me!

The old emperor no longer listened to the old prince's feeble excuses and ordered in a cold voice: "Take him away and investigate him strictly!"

This matter involved King Zhao, but he did not intervene. Instead, the Dali Temple took over.

The officials of the Dali Temple had heard about the old prince's affairs a long time ago, but since it involved the old emperor, the matter was complicated and they dared not speak out.

Now we have the opportunity to quickly find out and present all the evidence.

ten days later

The Dali Temple official knelt on the ground, not daring to raise his head:

"Your Majesty, there are currently 156 abducted women, 87 abducted boys, and 43 abducted young sons and daughters in the mansion of Prince Ping. These are the remaining people who died, and there are still many who are missing..."

The old emperor lowered his eyes and remained silent, listening to the reports from the officials below, slowly turning the jade ring on his finger.

An official presented as evidence of the crime seven or eight thick albums of pictures of the victims.

"These are all the paintings that Prince Ping had commissioned over the years. It is said that everyone who entered Prince Ping's palace had a portrait painted."

The officials couldn’t figure it out, how could this be evidence of a crime?