The blacksmith lady is killing people in the harem, and her son is responsible for it.

Zhao Zhen held the little lion's body in her arms, feeling very distressed.

He originally wanted to not expose the matter for the sake of their brotherhood, but now his second brother has obviously taken action against Donggong.

Zhao Zhen narrowed his eyes slightly and said, "Duke Su, you are really great."

Qin Wan felt distressed when she saw the little lion crying, "Little lion, come to your mother."

The little lion raised his head from Zhao Zhen's arms and looked at Qin Wan with tearful eyes, "Mom..."

The little lion still remembered what Zhao Zhen had always told him: that his mother was pregnant and he couldn't pounce on her suddenly, as that would scare the little brother in her belly.

The little lion hiccuped and insisted, "Mom, I'm here with Daddy."

Zhao Zhen rubbed the little lion's head and said, "Little lion, tell me what you heard?"

Zhao Zhen knew that his son was special, but he didn't take it seriously before. Now he finds that he actually ignored his importance.

However, the little lion is still too young. If he grows up a little, I can still communicate with him well.

The little lion thought for a moment, "They said too much, I can't remember everything."

Qin Wan thought of the little lion's habits and asked patiently, "Why did you think of paying attention to your second uncle?"

"I didn't ask Xiao Hei to keep an eye on my second uncle. Xiao Hei went to Bai Bai's house. Bai Bai's father is very powerful, and his family has a lot of money!"

Zhao Zhen: “.........”

The Duke Su’s Mansion is indeed hidden deep inside.

"You go on."

"Baibai's dad brought a lot of beautiful toys from the seaside for Baibai's brother. They were all shipped from western Liaoning. Dad, I don't have any beautiful conch shells, and I've never seen one before!"

The little lion always remembered this incident, and his face was full of loss.

Zhao Zhen narrowed his eyes. There was a port in western Liaoning, and Yan Dynasty's neighbors, Goguryeo and Mahan, were all there.

Zhao Zhen remembered this place called Liaoxi, and it seemed that he wanted to find someone to investigate it privately.

Qin Wan guided him by asking, "Then, you didn't go to Bai Bai's house, so how did you know that it was your second uncle who asked you to leave your parents?"

Qin Wan suppressed the anger in her chest and asked patiently.

"Xiao Hei heard Bai Bai's father and grandfather talking about the emperor's grandson, and I am the emperor's grandson!"

The little lion knew very well that he was the only grandson of the emperor in the royal family, and his fourth uncle, who could only drink milk, was a prince, not a grandson.

"They told me to be a proton, and told my second uncle about it. He agreed and wanted to send me away."

The little lion didn't know what a proton was at first. Later, he asked the eunuch next to him and found out what "proton" meant.

When he heard that Proton was going to leave his parents, he burst into tears.

"Daddy, I don't want to be a hostage. I don't want to leave mom and dad! Wuuuuu!"

The little lion's emotions, which had just calmed down, couldn't help themselves anymore.

Zhao Zhen picked up the little lion with a distressed look on his face and rocked it gently, "Don't worry, the little lion won't leave his parents and won't go anywhere."

The little lion sobbed and confirmed, "Really?"

Zhao Zhen promised, "Yes, really, whoever separates us father and son, Daddy will kill him."

The little lion thought for a while and said, "Daddy, let's kill my second uncle!"

Zhao Zhen: “.........”

Zhao Zhen didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

But this time, my second brother really went too far.

But it seemed impossible to kill him, as their father only had three children.

As for the fourth child’s matter, I can only tell my father after the whereabouts of the midwife is found.

Otherwise, without any real evidence, the emperor would probably be angry with him.

Zhao Zhen could understand the emperor's intentions in many matters, but he had to be careful and cautious when it came to matters concerning Princess Shang.

"Daddy, won't you kill my second uncle?" the little lion asked.

Zhao Zhen did not coax the little lion, "Daddy doesn't have the right now, your royal grandfather must agree."

The little lion turned his head and thought that his second uncle was also the emperor's child, and the emperor would not have the heart to do so.

He said, "When I grow up, I will kill my second uncle!"

The little lion has come to hate the Second Prince. Anyone who wants to separate him from his parents is a bad guy, a very bad guy.

Zhao Zhen was at a loss whether to laugh or cry when listening to what the little lion said.

"Little Lion, you can't say this in front of people outside. Even if you think so in your heart, you can't say it out loud. Do you understand?"

Zhao Zhen was really afraid that the little lion would say it out loud when he was outside.

So he carefully warned the little lion.

The little lion nodded solemnly, "Daddy, I understand."

There is only one concept in the little lion's head, that is, you can't say it, but you can do it.

As long as no one knows about it.

After Zhao Zhen coaxed the little lion to sleep, he put him on the bed and said, "I won't be back tonight. Let this kid stay with you tonight!"

Qin Wan nodded, "Listen to what Little Lion said, it was Duke Su who gave the Second Prince advice, and the Pan family was the mastermind behind this!"

Zhao Zhen's eyes were sharp, "The Pan family is very generous."

Qin Wan stroked her belly and said, "The Pan family has Concubine Pan's belly. It's normal for them to have other thoughts in their minds and want to seduce the second prince."

Zhao Zhen sneered, "What a wishful thinking! The second brother is also a fool. He is directly used as a gun by the Pan family."

Qin Wan smiled, "The Second Prince is not stupid. He may not be unaware of Duke Su's plan. It's just that the two of them are now taking what they need."

Zhao Zhen snorted coldly, "It's just trying to get the skin of a tiger. I know about this and I will deal with it."

"it is good!"

Qin Wan was most sensitive to money. "Zhao Zhen, focus on finding out why the envoy agreed to only ask for a hostage. Who was going to pay for the 10 million taels of silver? If you find out, you can generate revenue for the national treasury!"

Zhao Zhen chuckled, "Yes, there is also this one. It just so happens that I have no money for the war, and now it's here, hahahaha!"

Zhao Zhen's laughter was not cheerful, but rather a little cold.

Qin Wan is not afraid of Zhao Zhen because she also wants to kill those who don't want her to live a good life.

Since no one wants to have a good life, let’s just hurt each other!

Before Zhao Zhen left, he gave a few more instructions and then left Cheng'en Hall.

At night, a group of people secretly headed north.

The days that followed were quite peaceful.

The same was true in the court. In the past, the ministers who liked to sing a different tune from the policies proposed by Zhao Zhen were now much more obedient.

Perhaps because of Censor Geng, the ministers did not dare to speak freely at the court meetings as they did in the past.

However, this is not entirely a good thing. Although they did not come openly, they did a lot of small tricks in secret.

On this day, a major event happened in Chang'an City.

That means the second prince was bitten by a snake!

The strange thing about this incident is that the snake, which should have been hibernating, actually came out and moved around.

Not just one, but a whole nest!

Fortunately, after treatment by the imperial physician, his life was saved. However, the Second Prince had been poisoned after all, which would affect his lifespan in the future.