Wandering the Heavens

Xiao Xuan quickly issued the results of the handling. He Jingzhong and the Minister of Justice were both dismissed from their posts. The Minister of Justice was exiled for dereliction of duty. He Jingzhong was beaten with dozens of boards and paid a lot of fines because he was forced by his mother. The old lady who instigated the murder and her beloved grandson were secretly sentenced to death, and each drank a cup of poisoned wine and went on the road.

Prince Jing was promoted to Prince Wuzhu for his meritorious service in handling the case, and Cai Quan was reinstated. Prince Yu was not good at judging people and was confined to his home for a month.

As a result, Prince Yu's side became much quieter, but he was not quiet at all. The golden crown on Prince Jing's head was too eye-catching and it made his head hurt.

After Qin Banruo recovered from her injury, she was dumbfounded to learn that Prince Yu's outrageous move had caused the loss of two key members. As for Mei Changsu, he had recovered more than half of his illness.

"Sir, is this what you often call giving away your life?" Qin Prajna asked Yu Xian who was practicing Tai Chi.

"That's almost right. He Jingzhong has been an official for many years and is a veteran. How could he do such a low-level stupid thing?" Yu Xian was also very depressed.

After thinking about it, I can only blame the He family for having a bad family tradition. It was so hard to save Prince Yu to disgust Xiao Xuan, but who knew that this man would ruin himself. I wonder how happy the Crown Prince and Prince Jing must be now.

"Sir, what should we do next?" Qin Prajna was very confused facing this situation. All the people supporting Prince Yu were gone in the court. He might gradually lose power and be forgotten.

"Wait, now the forces supporting the Crown Prince and Prince Yu are all badly hurt, it all depends on Prince Jing. You should take this time to practice martial arts, don't show off like you did last time."

Yu Xian changed the topic. If he continued talking, he would be exposed. Qin Prajna obediently burned the note in her hand and began to practice martial arts. Fei Liu's punch put too much pressure on her.

When the sound of the bell spread throughout Jinling, all undercurrents seemed to stagnate and the palace was filled with wailing.

According to the logic of female-oriented literature, this Empress Dowager, who was of such a high generation, must have been no easy person when she was young, otherwise she would have died without leaving any ashes.

She is the white moonlight in Mei Changsu's eyes. Mei Changsu once told Fei Liu that she is the most loving old man in the world.

Her funeral brought a period of peace to Jinling. The various forces rarely stopped fighting, and even Mei Changsu quietly observed mourning regardless of his health.

But Liang State was not limited to Nanjing. Xiao Xuan was overwhelmed by government affairs every day. It was also a period of mourning, so he could not do anything. After having a headache every day, he could only take Gao Zhan and Meng Zhi for a walk in the palace to relieve boredom.

Then a burst of music was heard.

"Gao Zhan, is this noise coming from the East Palace?" Xiao Xuan looked unhappy.

His grandmother had died, and his own son was listening to a ditty. Xiao Xuan was furious and brought the two of them to the gate of the East Palace and controlled the eunuch and guard who were going to report the news.

"Meng Zhi, open the door and don't let the people inside notice." Xiao Xuan almost gritted his teeth when he heard the playful sounds coming from inside.

After paying his respects, Meng Zhi jumped over the palace wall, subdued several guards, eunuchs and palace maids in the yard, and opened the palace gate. A team of guards rushed in and took away all the people in the yard.

Xiao Xuan and Gao Zhan just came in. Gao Zhan was about to knock on the door of the main hall to ask the prince to come out to greet him, but Xiao Xuan stopped him.

"Drink, you two, drink for me!" The prince's lazy voice passed through the hall and reached the ears of everyone in the yard.

Gao Zhan quickly winked at Meng Zhi, and after receiving the signal, Meng Zhi asked the guards in the yard to wait outside the palace wall for orders.

"Prince, I really can't drink anymore." This was a woman's voice.

"Prince, now is the period of mourning for the Empress Dowager. This act is extremely treasonous. Prince..." This was a woman's voice.

"What did you say? I am the crown prince of Daliang, and I can't have a drink and listen to music! What's the logic behind this!" There was a hint of dissatisfaction in the crown prince's voice: "In the court, the fifth and seventh brothers both opposed me, and my father couldn't tell right from wrong and confined me. Now even you dare to disobey me, what are you all doing? Keep playing the music, keep dancing!"

"Prince, please stop. If you continue making trouble, it will be bad if His Majesty finds out."

"He knows, what can he know? This is the East Palace, can't I make the decision?"

"Prince, there is a great mourning now..."

"Shut up, whether it's mourning or not has nothing to do with me!"

Then the sound of clothes being torn was heard. Xiao Xuan's face became more and more ugly, and finally he could not help but pull out the sword hanging on Meng Zhi's waist, climbed up the steps aggressively, and kicked open the door of the palace.

With Meng Zhi's martial arts skills, he should have caught up with Xiao Xuan, but at this moment he was blocked by Gao Zhan, who gestured to him not to catch up, because he had just heard the sound of clothes tearing, and Meng Zhi's identity was not suitable to be there.

Seeing his father’s face full of murderous intent and holding a sword in his hand, the prince’s mind went blank in an instant.

Everyone in the hall was kneeling on the ground, but the prince was only wearing his inner garment, which was tied incorrectly, and holding a piece of women's shirt in his hand.

"Everyone, get out of here!"

Gao Zhan hurriedly tried to coax people out, and everyone except the crown prince quickly got up, lowered their heads and trotted away from this deadly place as if they had been pardoned.

"Father, I know I am guilty!" The prince did not argue or struggle, but knelt on the ground and cried bitterly.

"That's your great-grandmother! Ordinary people still have the etiquette of mourning for three years. You are in the royal family, so you should set an example..."

Xiao Xuan was still angry, but the person in front of him was his son after all. It was his fault for not raising him well, and he was also responsible for the way he grew up. After saying this, he could only pick up his sword and turn around to leave the hall, no longer paying attention to the prince's crying.

Xiao Xuan asked Meng Zhi to inform everyone present not to spread today's events, and to seal off the East Palace immediately.

According to Xiao Xuan, the Crown Prince was drinking and having fun during the period of mourning. This matter concerned the reputation of the royal family, so even if it needed to be dealt with, it had to wait until the mourning was over.

But the gods did not follow one's wishes. The news of the blockade of the Eastern Palace spread quickly. Meng Zhi remembered Mei Changsu's words and refused to tell the reason. However, Prince Yu learned the inside story through the maidservant beside Queen Yan. Under his instruction, Xiao Jingxuan's affairs were spread. Various forces, regardless of the great mourning of the Empress Dowager, wrote to request the abolition of the crown prince and punishment. Xiao Xuan could withstand all these. But in the end, Prince Ji, who was a man of self-preservation, stood up and demanded severe punishment.

Xiao Xuan couldn't bear it anymore, so he issued an edict to depose Crown Prince Xiao Jingxuan as King Xian, and ordered him to leave Jinling immediately and go to his fiefdom. No matter how much Concubine Yue cried, it was useless this time.

Xiao Jingxuan, who had been confused for a long time, finally had a conscience. He wrote a letter requesting to take his biological mother Yue with him. This request seemed extremely rebellious to Xiao Xuan and the court officials, but it made Xiao Xuan look at him with admiration, but it was too late.

In the end, Xiao Jingxuan left Jinling alone, and Concubine Yue also received an imperial edict. After Xiao Xuan's death, the imperial edict would take effect, and Concubine Yue could leave Jinling to reunite with her son.

Yu Xian and Mu Nihuang were at the long pavilion outside Jinling City, watching the soldiers escorting King Xian go further and further away.

"Sir, I didn't expect the prince to leave like this." Mu Nihuang thought for a long time and still didn't know how to evaluate this person.

"He is protected too well by his mother." What else could Yu Xian say.

Xiao Xuan was an irresponsible father and emperor. He did not teach his son well, nor did he handle the relationship between the emperor and the crown prince well.

The father and son were alienated from each other. It was a miracle that Xiao Jingxuan was demoted from Crown Prince to King Xian instead of being demoted to a commoner under successive blows.

"As a mother, Yue tried her best to consider her son; but as the mother of the crown prince, she is totally unqualified!" Yu Xian added this conclusion at the end.