My stepmother is here, all the rebellious sons and evildoers should kneel down!

The servant of the Marquis's mansion hurriedly ran towards the Marquis and whispered a few words in his ear.

The Marquis showed disbelief on his face, and then walked quickly towards the Emperor...

"Your Majesty, the guilty minister Lu Zhanyao requests to see you."

The emperor was slightly stunned, and then he was slightly angry: "What a courageous Lu Zhanyao! He pretended to be dead to deceive me, and he even dared to appear in front of me!"

"He keeps saying he's here to apologize to the Emperor, but I'm worried..."

Before the Marquis finished speaking, he waved his hand and said, "It doesn't matter. If I am afraid of an ant like him, how can I talk about the majesty of the emperor!"

The prince's palms were sweating with nervousness, but he still pretended to be extremely worried and said to the Marquis: "Marquis, the emperor is a noble person, Lu Zhanyao is cunning and insidious, and has wolfish ambitions! We must put the emperor's safety first! The emperor is in a hurry, so please inform the palace to prepare and protect him with all your strength."

The Marquis looked at the Prince coldly, thinking, do I need you to say this to me?

The emperor said calmly: "I said, if I am afraid of Lu Zhanyao, am I still worthy of being the emperor? Since he is here today, I really want to hear what he has to say! Let him in!"

"Yes!"

The Marquis immediately deployed the Marquis's mansion, with dozens of servants standing in front, behind, and around the emperor...

The emperor waved his hand: "Let them get out of the way! Let Wen Qiqi come over!"

The prince's eyes darkened...

Even though Wen Xiaoliang is the only male left in the Wen Mansion, in the emperor's heart, it is still not someone else's turn to protect him.

Wen Qiqi obeyed the order and came close to the emperor, while Pei Yun and the old lady of the Marquis's Mansion were supported by the maid and temporarily avoided the place.

After all, he is old, and it would be difficult to accommodate him if he gets frightened if he stays here.

"Seven seven!"

The emperor said, "Lu Zhanyao is a criminal. If he has any evil intentions today, you can punish this despicable villain for me!"

Wen Qiqi nodded and said respectfully: "Your Majesty, rest assured, Qiqi will definitely protect you."

Seeing this, the prince quickly said, "Your Majesty, although I have a crippled leg, if Lu Zhanyao has any ill intentions today, I will risk my life to protect Your Majesty from harm."

After saying that, the prince looked at Wen Qiqi again.

At the beginning, if General Wen had not always doubted his intentions and the emperor had not had full confidence in the Wen family, he would never have lived by pretending to be lame and paralyzed for so many years.

Today, since Lu Zhanyao came to the Marquis's Mansion, Hexu must have arranged everything.

Lu Zhanyao will not die in vain...

Hexu's final plan has begun to be implemented.

The prince's heartbeat quickened quietly, and his face turned pale due to nervousness...

"The prince's face... ahem... if he is nervous, he can just go and rest with my mother and my aunt. After all, the prince can't really help with matters like protecting the emperor."

The Marquis's straightforward words made the Prince so angry that he almost vomited blood.

However, he pretended to be paralyzed for many years, and everyone in the world knew that he had been disabled for a long time.

It is understandable what the Marquis said.

"I am nervous because I am worried about the safety of the emperor. Although I am disabled, my heart to protect the emperor is sincere and is no less sincere than any of you!"

The prince was not willing to leave at this time. His heart was already in his throat.

He Xu's last step concerns the life and death of the entire Prince's Mansion!

Originally, it would take some time for the plan to mature. If Madam Lu hadn't been confused today and Wen Qiqi hadn't discovered something, He Xu wouldn't have taken the risk of sending Lu Zhanyao to the emperor...

Wen Qiqi!

All of you in the Wen Mansion are a scourge to our Prince's Mansion!

If the Prince's Mansion is plunged into a quagmire and is doomed because of you today, I will not let go of even an ant in the Wen Mansion even if I become a ghost!

"Let the prince stay with me."

The Emperor said to the Marquis, "I invited the Prince to drink today, so how can he be absent? A Lu Zhanyao is not something I need to go through so much trouble with!"

"Yes, yes! Little Lu Zhanyao is just a guilty subject. Today, he must have known that he had nowhere else to go, so he came here to ask for his punishment and death!"

The prince was leaning on crutches, staggering slightly.

"If that's the case, why should the prince be so nervous?"

The Marquis refused to give in.

The prince gasped angrily: "I don't understand what you are saying, Lord. I am here to share the emperor's worries, and I will do my best for any small matter. Besides, why should I be nervous? Lord, you are too worried!"

The Marquis sneered coldly.

"The prince's expression..."

The prince hurriedly touched his cheek and said, "I didn't sleep well last night, so I am like this today."

The Marquis raised his eyebrows and pursed his lips, saying nothing more.

At this time, Lu Zhanyao had already followed the servants of the Marquis' Mansion and was walking towards this side at great speed!

"Escort!"

The Marquis gave the order at that time, and the Prince took the lead and rushed to the front of the Emperor, staggering violently.

"Prince... stand firm!"

The Marquis held the Prince, but the Prince angrily pushed the Marquis away and said, "I'm standing firmly!"

The emperor and Wen Qiqi looked at each other...

"Step aside!"

As soon as the emperor opened his mouth, the princes and marquises quickly retreated to the sides.

Lu Zhanyao came alone.

He is a civil servant, and his mediocre kung fu is just fancy moves. The emperor is an emperor on horseback, so even if there are ten Lu Zhanyao, he can be defeated without any problem.

What's more, there is Wen Qiqi standing next to the emperor!

Even if Lu Zhanyao really wanted to assassinate the emperor, he would be kicked away by Wen Qiqi.

"Your Majesty, I, Lu Zhanyao, pay my respects to His Majesty. Long live the Emperor!"

Lu Zhanyao raised his hands high and prostrated himself on the ground.

He was dressed in grey coarse cloth, looked thin and tired, with unkempt hair and a dirty face, and he no longer had any of the spirit he had in the court in the past.

Before the emperor spoke, Lu Zhanyao didn't dare to raise his head and could only keep bowing...

Wen Qiqi looked at Lu Zhanyao who was like an ant in front of her. Her eyes swept across the prince's face which was as pale as a wild ghost. She already understood in her heart.

Lu Zhanyao has an affair with the Marquis's Mansion. Today, Madam Lu didn't drink the poisoned wine, so he came to her house to die. This must be a temporary strategy of the Prince's Mansion at a critical moment...

When General Wen was alive, he told his children many times that among all the civil and military officials in the court, the one who should be most guarded against was the prince.

The old general had already concluded that with the prince's cunning character and uncontrollable mean-spirited nature, he would inevitably plot rebellion against the emperor and even the world.

If the men in the Wen Mansion had not died in the battle under the city, the emperor would have ascended the throne smoothly.

The prince's intention to rebel had already surfaced.

The emperor knew the truth, but the empress dowager persuaded him, saying that the prince was already disabled and had no sons, so it would be fine to keep him.

After all, if the emperor directly killed the prince after he ascended the throne, he would inevitably be criticized by his ministers and people all over the world.

The emperor was confused at this moment. Many years had passed and many past events were no longer clear to him.

The prince had been ill for many years and had not been attending court, so the emperor gradually let down his guard...

But a cancer is still a cancer.

The Prince's Mansion has quietly become the cause of today's scourge.