After rebirth, I married the emperor's uncle and overthrew my ex-husband's kingdom

"I don't know, brother."

Lu Huaizhen covered his mouth and coughed.

The emperor looked at his sickly face and thin body, his eyes filled with disgust and contempt.

His younger brother has never had a sense of existence and has never had any real power. To be honest, he is just a royal relative in name only and is not as good as those sixth-rank minor officials.

He secretly hid the dragon robe and wanted to rebel...

The emperor glanced at the prince beside him. If someone said that the one who rebelled was him or the third brother, he would definitely believe it 90%.

He ordered the eunuch beside him, "Go, call Doctor Pang over."

You can tell whether he is a dying person by looking at him!

The prince quickly spoke up, "Father, the seventeenth uncle is seriously ill. It would be inappropriate for Imperial Physician Pang to come alone. Why not bring Imperial Physician Liu along as well?"

The emperor hesitated for a moment and nodded: "Send Dr. Liu here!"

Watching the young eunuch leave, the prince stood aside and raised his eyebrows and chuckled, then said meaningfully: "Seventeenth uncle is still capable. He has made a lot of money by partnering with the prince of Weining Marquis's mansion over the years. I heard that he has donated a lot of food and grass to the Duke of Zhenguo in recent years."

"Oh, is there anything else?"

When the emperor heard this, his expression suddenly changed.

It was true that the treasury was empty, but he deliberately delayed delivering grain and grass to the Duke Zhenguo on time mainly to hinder the Duke Zhenguo. He never thought that his seventeenth brother, whom he had never even remembered, had actually delivered grain and grass to the Duke Zhenguo!

"Yes." The prince continued to exaggerate, "If I hadn't discovered it by accident, I really wouldn't have known that Shiqishu and the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion were so close in private."

He had not taken the incident at Yao Chi Court in West City seriously before. Half a month ago, he ordered people to investigate Lu Huaizhen, but unexpectedly, he uncovered a lot of secrets.

"Humph!"

The emperor snorted coldly, staring coldly at Lu Huaizhen who was kneeling on the ground, "You are quite capable!"

It is easy to find a pretext to accuse someone of a crime. Lu Huaizhen knew that the Crown Prince had deliberately framed him, so he could only defend himself feebly, "Your Majesty, I am innocent. I and the Prince of Weining only did some small business. As for the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion, I just admired their contributions in fighting for the country. Sending them food and fodder was just a personal respect, and I had no intention of forming a clique for personal gain."

The emperor sneered, "Do you think I will believe it?"

At this time, Imperial Doctor Pang and Imperial Doctor Liu hurried over.

The emperor said coldly: "You two go look at Prince Xian and see how he is doing."

If he really doesn't have much time left, he might let him survive for a few more days. If he is just pretending, then he will make it real for him!

After the two of them exchanged greetings, they began to diagnose Lu Huaizhen's pulse. After a moment, Doctor Pang said respectfully, "Your Majesty, the Seventeenth Prince injured his lungs in his early years, and now he is at the end of his rope. I'm afraid he won't have much time left."

After taking Lu Huaizhen's pulse, Imperial Doctor Liu gave the same answer as Imperial Doctor Pang.

After hearing this, the emperor's expression eased slightly.

The prince frowned slightly.

Didn’t they say he was pretending? How could this be possible?

Lu Huaizhen smiled sadly, "Your Majesty, I have been bedridden for many years and have no intention of rebelling. I conspired with the Prince of Weining to do some small business just to pass the remaining time."

"Who knows?"

The prince would not be soft-hearted just because he was terminally ill. "When the country was in trouble, the Seventeenth Prince generously donated money, but he rushed to curry favor with the Duke of Zhenguo. What he wanted to do is obvious!"

After hearing what the prince said, the emperor nodded slightly, but the suspicion in his eyes had not completely disappeared.

At this moment, the Queen came in with a food box and the Third Prince, "Your Majesty, you have been busy with government affairs these days, working day and night. I personally made chicken soup."

"Father."

The emperor glanced at the mother and son with an indifferent expression.

Just at this moment, he felt hungry, so he picked up the jade bowl that the queen had placed in front of him and started drinking from it with a spoon.

The Third Prince looked at Lu Huaizhen lying on the ground and pretended to be surprised. "Seventeenth Uncle, why did you come to the palace today?"

Before Lu Huaizhen could speak, the prince said coldly: "Seventeenth uncle has close contacts with the Zhenguogong Mansion in private, and secretly hides the dragon robe in the mansion, intending to rebel!"

The Third Prince laughed directly, "Brother Crown Prince, you said that the Seventeenth Uncle was plotting a rebellion?"

He looked at Lu Huaizhen's sickly face and said, "Seventeenth Uncle has been suffering from a serious illness for many years and it is unknown how many days he can live. Why would he rebel?"

"If you have no intention of rebellion, why did you buy food and fodder and send it to the Duke of Zhenguo to win over the people's hearts?"

The Third Prince ignored the Crown Prince. He turned to look at the Emperor, "Father, the Seventeenth Uncle has always been weak. He may have been framed. I remember that Grandmother mentioned many times that the Seventeenth Prince was kind. The act of giving food may be just to show respect to the soldiers on the frontier. There is no other intention."

The emperor held the bowl and drank chicken soup, then raised his eyes and looked at him meaningfully.

He wouldn't come here specially to protect this sickly person. It must be the Duke Zhenguo's Mansion that asked him to come.

The emperor put down the bowl and said slowly: "Third brother, don't be fooled by appearances. Whether there is another hidden story, we need to investigate carefully."

The Third Prince knelt down hastily, "Father, I am willing to guarantee with my own life that Uncle Seventeen will never rebel!"

The prince smiled, "I know that my third brother has close ties with the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion, but you don't have to be too anxious. Whether he has the intention of treason, the Ministry of Justice will investigate."

My father would definitely not believe that Lu Huaizhen had the intention of rebellion, but if Lu Huaizhen was involved in the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion, my father would not care how many days he could live.

The Queen glanced at the Third Prince and said with a smile, "This matter is of great importance, so it is best to investigate it thoroughly."

The emperor's gaze swept across everyone's faces, and finally settled on Lu Huaizhen who was kneeling on the ground.

If it weren't for today, he really wouldn't have remembered that he had such a younger brother.

Befriending the Duke of Zhenguo Mansion...

snort!

"Whether the Seventeenth Prince has the intention of rebellion remains to be determined." The Emperor instructed Li Zongguan, "Go and inform the Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of Justice and ask him to investigate the case thoroughly."

"Come here, take Lu Huaizhen to the prison of the Ministry of Justice."

The third prince wanted to plead for mercy, but was stopped by the queen's eyes.

Lu Huaizhen was taken to the Ministry of Justice prison. Lord Lang dismissed the people around him, stood in front of the cell door, hissed, and sighed.

"No matter how I think about it, I never thought I would see you here."

Lu Huaizhen sat lazily on the grass and looked at him sideways, "Laugh if you want to, don't hold it back."

"You are just an idle prince, why are these people unwilling to let you go?" Lord Lang said with sympathy, "You are a sickly person with no real power, I don't know what you can threaten them with."

Lu Huaizhen's lips were full of sarcasm, "If the king wants his subjects to die, the subjects have to die. If you want to accuse someone, you can always find excuses."

"Look at you, why don't you just be a leisurely prince? Why do you have to get involved with the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion? You know who's thinking."

Lord Lang sighed several times, looking a little solemn.

The crime of treason, how dare the prince!!!