The emperor just doesn't treat everyone equally, and it's none of my business!

"Mother, how are you? Are you hurt anywhere?" The virtuous prince stepped forward and grabbed the dowager queen's hand in panic, with no trace of false anxiety in his eyes.

"Mother, you are frightened. It's all because of my unfilial son."

The virtuous king usually looks like a gentle and polite gentleman, and it is rare to see him change his expression. When Lu Junze occasionally saw this face of the virtuous king, he felt that he really didn't know the virtuous king well enough before, and he didn't expect him to be so good at acting.

Suddenly, the virtuous king knelt on the ground with a thud, looked at Lu Junze and said, "Your Majesty, please allow me to take my mother to the fiefdom, so that I, as a son, can fulfill my filial duty."

The other three people in the room all looked at the virtuous king with strange eyes, but unfortunately the virtuous king was so immersed in his own performance that he didn't notice anything unusual.

As for the Concubine Dowager, she had just tried to interrupt the King several times, but unfortunately the King did not give her a chance.

"Your Majesty, my mother had nothing to do in the palace. Now she is being assassinated for unknown reasons. As her son, I feel very uneasy. I beg Your Majesty to grant my approval." The wise king continued to act.

Lu Junze had seen enough, so he stepped forward to help the virtuous king up and said, “The virtuous king is thoughtful.”

“It’s just…” Lu Junze also showed a trace of sadness on his face, “Now the person behind the assassination of the concubine has not been found yet. Isn’t it more dangerous to let the concubine follow you out of the palace?”

"I have increased the guards in this palace. Such incidents will not happen again. This incident was also an accident. I never expected that the assassin would hide among the dancers."

"Also, I have already discussed this with the Empress Dowager and the Concubine Dowager. The Concubine Dowager will move to the Empress Dowager's Cining Palace in the coming days. There will definitely be no more accidents."

Lu Junze's tone was firm, and it was obvious that he would not give the virtuous king a chance to refute. The virtuous king was stunned at first, then looked at the concubine. This was different from what they had discussed.

A trace of helplessness flashed in the concubine's eyes. No matter how good their plan was, it would be useless if the emperor did not agree.

But the reasons the emperor gave were all reasonable and his methods of handling the matter were excellent, and they could not refute them at all.

"Second brother." Lu Junze suddenly patted the virtuous king on the shoulder, "Second brother, you can stay in the capital for a while, or you can go to your fiefdom first. When I find out who is behind the assassination, I will send someone to send the concubine to your fiefdom safely. What do you think, second brother?"

How did he feel? He felt it was not good. The virtuous king was almost furious. He did not expect Lu Junze to do such a thing.

"Your Majesty, I need to think about it again." The wise king said with difficulty maintaining a smile, he really wanted to kill Lu Junze right now!

Lu Junze nodded and said, "Okay, then the Queen Mother and I will not disturb you and your son's chat, and we will leave first."

"Your humble servant respectfully sends off His Majesty, the Empress Dowager."

As soon as Lu Junze and the Queen Mother left, the virtuous king quickly drove the maids out of the room, looked at the Queen Mother and said, “Mother, what’s going on?”

He had clearly discussed it with his mother before. According to their plan, even if Lu Junze would refuse at first, as long as they fanned the flames among the ministers and the people, Lu Junze would definitely agree under the pressure of public opinion. But now, even if Lu Junze disagreed, they could not condemn Lu Junze. After all, every action he took was wholeheartedly for the concubine.

The concubine's expression was also very unpleasant. She said, "Do you think Lu Junze has already discovered our plan?"

The concubine's speculation was not groundless, but Lu Junze's reaction was too quick.

"Impossible!" Upon hearing the Queen Mother's words, the virtuous king immediately retorted subconsciously.

He did this very secretly. In fact, the two assassins had nothing to do with him. They were hired by the Yuan's Trading Company. Before, Lu Junze dealt with the Yuan's Trading Company and made them pay a large sum of money. They had been dissatisfied for a long time. Now that they had the opportunity to infect the palace with cholera, they would certainly not let it go.

And if Lu Junze knew what they were going to do from the beginning, why didn't he stop them at the beginning.

Why else could it be? Of course it was to control the Toffee.

Although the concubine had lived in the palace before, she had always been safe and sound, and Lu Junze had no evidence against her, so he could not do anything to her. And Shoukang Palace was firmly controlled by the concubine, so Lu Junze could not find any information.

Of course, Lu Junze could have sent people to Shoukang Palace, but he was afraid of alerting the enemy, so he didn't take any action. Now that the King of Virtue and the Concubine Dowager have given the opportunity to Lu Junze, there was no reason for Lu Junze to refuse, so he took advantage of the situation.

You know what, the final result was really good.

After Lu Junze and the Queen Mother left, they did not return to Chengqian Palace first, but personally sent the Queen Mother back to Cining Palace.

"Thank you for your hard work, mother." Lu Junze looked at the queen dowager and said respectfully.

Lu Junze always kept the Queen Mother's support for him in his heart. Compared to the concubine's eyes full of little thoughts, the Queen Mother really wanted good for Lu Junze.

"It's okay, they are all small matters." The Queen Mother waved her hand.

"Ze'er, you must be careful. As the emperor, your safety is the most important thing. Otherwise, if you are not careful, the people of the world will suffer." The Queen Mother said softly.

Lu Junze: "Thank you for your concern, mother. I know what's going on."

"It's good that you have an idea. Leave the Concubine Dowager to me. She won't be able to cause any trouble once she enters the Cining Palace." The Queen Mother said affirmatively.

Lu Junze naturally believed this. The Queen Mother entered the palace many years later than the Concubine Dowager, but she was able to sit firmly in the harem for many years. If she didn't have any tricks, she would have been dead long ago. If there is anyone in the harem who can control the Concubine Dowager, it must be the Queen Mother. It's just that the Queen Mother has become less and less willing to interfere in such matters in recent years.

"Go and get busy." The Queen Mother looked at Lu Junze and waved.

"Yes, I will retire."

When Lu Junze returned to Chengqian Palace, Song Jibai was already sitting inside drinking tea. When he saw Lu Junze come in, he didn't show any intention of getting up. He just took the cake and ate it by himself.

Su Deyuan, who followed in, immediately lowered his head when he saw this scene. He couldn't help but sigh in his heart that Doctor Song was still as courageous as ever.

Lu Junze was not surprised to see this and raised his hand to let Su Deyuan go out.

"How is Concubine Jin's health?" Junze asked as soon as Su Deyuan walked.

Song Jibai stood up, walked to Lu Junze, looked into his eyes and said, "Do you like Jin Fei?"

In fact, Song Jibai was sure that Lu Junze liked Jin Fei, he just wanted to see Lu Junze's helpless expression.

It's a pity that Lu Junze not only didn't look at a loss, but nodded very calmly and said, "I like it."

Lu Junze is not a person who is afraid to admit his inner feelings. He likes someone because he likes him. It is not strange to like someone.

This time, it was Song Jibai who was choked.

But he didn't care. He sat back in his seat and took a sip of tea.

"How is Concubine Jin's health?"

"Princess Jin is fine. I would like to congratulate His Majesty."