The abandoned concubine is charming and charming, and the sickly prince breaks his waist

"Father, the Crown Prince has always been upright and honest. He must be unaware of the corruption of his subordinates. I even suspect that they are using the Crown Prince's name to do whatever they want."

"For people like this, I suggest that they be executed immediately. This will not only clear the Crown Prince's name, but also serve as a warning to those who are hoping for the best."

The prince clenched his hands tightly in his sleeves, his nails digging deeply into his palms. He wondered why Chu Hengzhi was so kind to speak for him, and it turned out that he was waiting for him here.

A smile flashed in Chu Yunxiao's eyes. Chu Hengzhi's move was really smart. He knew that his father would not punish the prince, so he turned to his left and right arms. This move was really smart.

After hearing what Chu Hengzhi said, Chu Yunyang's face turned ugly. He had been with the prince for so many years, so he naturally knew that Chu Hengzhi had found out that these people were the prince's right-hand men.

He hesitated for a moment, then gritted his teeth and knelt down: "Father, I think that what my fourth brother did is inappropriate. These are all old officials in the court. If they are executed for this reason, it will inevitably cause public outrage. I think we should give them a chance to reform. Son..."

Before he could finish his words, Chu Hengzhi interrupted him directly: "Fifth brother, I think this method is inappropriate."

Chu Yunyang's eyes darkened. He looked at Chu Hengzhi and asked, "Fourth Brother, what do you think is wrong?"

Chu Hengzhi sighed and said, "If we let these people off this time, the others will think that even if they commit a serious crime like corruption, Father will only give them a light punishment. If this continues, corruption, collusion, or even treason will only happen. It's only a matter of time before they start to commit such a serious crime."

As soon as these words were spoken, the faces of the people present changed, and the ugliest expressions were those of Emperor Wu Ren and the Crown Prince.

Chu Yunyang looked a little unhappy and said, "Fourth brother, are you saying that the crown prince wants to rebel?"

Chu Hengzhi shook his head and said innocently, "Fifth brother, you misunderstood. I never said that the prince would rebel. I was just afraid that if this matter was not handled properly, it would affect him. Besides, he is the prince and is valued by our father. Why would he rebel?"

"You..." Chu Yunxiao wanted to say something, but Emperor Wu Ren interrupted him directly.

"That's enough, shut up!"

Chu Hengzhi and Chu Yunyang lowered their heads, and Chu Yunxiao, who had been watching the show, also lowered his head subconsciously.

The prince also lowered his head. Even if he had a thousand words to say, it was useless now.

Even though they were father and son, they were all very afraid of Emperor Wu Ren. After all, he could decide life and death with just one word.

What's more, the most useless word in the royal family is family affection.

Emperor Wu Ren's gaze swept over Chu Hengzhi and the others, and finally stopped at the Crown Prince, with a hint of disappointment in his eyes.

The prince is his most valued son, and he also knows that the ministers who came from Chu Heng’s friendship are the prince’s right-hand men.

But now that Chu Hengzhi has said this, if he continues to protect him, it will have a certain impact on the prince.

After thinking it over again and again, Emperor Wu Ren said in a deep voice: "Let the fourth brother handle this matter. It will serve as a warning to others."

Upon hearing this, the expressions of the people present varied.

The Crown Prince and Chu Yunyang's faces turned ugly in an instant. They didn't expect that their father would listen to Chu Hengzhi's proposal.

As a bystander, Chu Yunxiao was more or less surprised to see such an outcome. After all, he knew how much his father valued the prince.

Knowing that these people were his right-hand men, he still let Chu Hengzhi deal with them. What's the difference between this and cutting off the prince's arm himself?

Chu Hengzhi sneered in his heart. He knew that the emperor wanted to leave a reputation of being a ruthless person who killed ministers, but he didn't care at all.

Since ancient times, the successful person has never had blood on his hands. He doesn't care what others think of him. He just wants to survive.

Putting away his thoughts, he still said respectfully: "I will definitely do this well and will never let my father down."

Emperor Wu Ren glanced at him, then looked away and said, "I believe you."

Afterwards, Emperor Wu Ren said some words to them about the need for brothers to work together and then let them leave, leaving only the crown prince behind.

Chu Hengzhi, Chu Yunxiao and Chu Yunyang bowed to him and then walked out.

After they left, Emperor Wu Ren and the Crown Prince were the only ones left in the imperial study.

Emperor Wu Ren looked at the prince and said sternly, "Do you know where you went wrong?"

The prince lowered his head and said, "I know I was wrong. I will make up my mind in the future..."

Before he could finish his words, Emperor Wu Ren interrupted him sharply: "Your mistake was that you shouldn't have left any evidence behind."

The prince was stunned for a moment, then looked up at him in confusion: "Father, I don't understand what you mean."

Emperor Wu Ren looked at him with a look of disappointment and said, "You are my eldest son. I have valued you the most since you were young and taught you how to manage state affairs. Don't you understand what I mean?"

When the prince heard him say this, a glimmer of joy flashed in his eyes. His father meant to hand over the country to him.

Emperor Wu Ren looked at him like this, sighed and walked up to him: "You are my eldest son, my heir. I will give you everything I can, but the premise is that you have to keep it yourself. Do you understand?"

The prince suppressed his joy and said, "I understand. I will never let you down, Father."

Emperor Wu Ren looked at him without saying anything. He also blamed himself for having let him go too much over the years, which led to him making such a stupid mistake. It seemed that he still had to keep an eye on him.

On the way out of the palace, Chu Yunxiao looked at Chu Hengzhi with a smile: "Fourth brother, you are really good at it. You easily cut off the left and right arms of the prince. I really admire you."

Chu Hengzhi smiled harmlessly: "I don't understand what Third Brother means. I am just following Father's will."

After saying that, he bowed to Chu Yunxiao and said, "I have something else to do, so I won't accompany Third Brother anymore."

After saying this, he turned around and strode away.

The moment he turned around, the smile on his face disappeared instantly, replaced by an extremely cold expression.

Chu Yunxiao looked at his back, with the corners of his mouth slightly raised.

Now that Chu Hengzhi is back, he can sit on the mountain and watch the fight between the two tigers, and then profit from it.

Thinking of this, the smile in Chu Heng's eyes grew deeper.

……

Zhaoyang Palace.

Seeing that Concubine Yi didn't seem to want to leave first, Hua Shu had no choice but to suggest leaving first.

After all, she wouldn't get the answer she wanted from Concubine Yi here, and she also didn't want to continue playing nice with her.

Concubine Fu took a look at the sky, nodded and asked them to go back.

Hua Shu and Concubine Yi bowed to Concubine Fu and left Zhaoyang Palace.

Looking at Hua Shu's back, Concubine Fu's eyes were full of worry and emotions that others could not understand.

Nanny Wang stepped forward and said softly, "Madam, the wind is blowing. Please come in."

Concubine Fu nodded and turned to go into the house.

Here, Hua Shu and Yipin left Zhaoyang Palace. Yipin looked at her and smiled meaningfully: "Sister, did I disturb your conversation with the imperial concubine?"

Hua Shu smiled and shook her head. She was about to say no, but she caught a glimpse of a figure beside her out of the corner of her eye.

When she saw the man clearly, she was stunned and the blood in her body began to boil.

How come he is in the palace...