After the cannon fodder father and daughter married into the family, the whole family regretted it

Once things calmed down inside the Wuwei Camp, General Wei led a group of men to meet up with Lord Yan.

As dawn broke, most people were still asleep.

The joint operation by the Imperial Guards and the Wuwei Battalion began.

The residence of General Tong, a sixth-rank military officer, was completely surrounded.

General Wei burst through the door and caught General Tong, who was sleeping in his concubine's room, naked.

The incident happened suddenly; by the time Prince Ning received the news, the person had already been brought into the palace.

Prince Ning vomited blood in anger. The royal physician rushed over and said that the sudden anger had affected his heart and that his illness was not yet cured. He advised the prince to calm down and focus on rest and recuperation.

This is what it means to talk without any back pain.

Tong Canjiang was stationed at Dongyingmen, but his regular duties were guarding Chunhemen in the capital, and he wielded some real power.

He is Prince Ning's secret weapon. If he really wants to raise an army in the future, having such a person to cooperate with him from the inside will definitely make things twice as easy.

Now, it's all gone!

"Send someone into the palace to inquire!" Prince Ning said angrily, taking several deep breaths.

Princess Ning gave him comforting words, but was deeply worried.

Inside the palace, Lord Yan and General Wei were reporting that it was Lieutenant General Tong who was the one who murdered Le Qi.

General Wei investigated the Third Prince and realized that it was a frame-up.

On the surface, the guard commander had no connection with General Tong, but in reality, they were very close friends.

The two are sworn brothers who are not related by blood.

But in order to obtain the list and find other spies hidden in the Wuwei Camp, they decided to turn the tables on them.

The "list" is fake, but to make it believable, it must contain some truth.

What General Wei did was to find that bit of truth, and then extract more truth from that bit of truth.

After this investigation, while it's hard to say that the Wuwei Camp is an impenetrable fortress, it is at least heavily fortified.

After purging the Wuwei Camp, they swiftly arrested the mastermind, Commander Tong.

Everything happened so fast that the Prince Ning's residence was completely unprepared.

At this moment, before the Emperor, the Third Prince feigned sadness, feeling deeply aggrieved by the injustice he had been wronged, hoping to use this incident to ask his father for some benefits.

The emperor merely snorted coldly: "You've been lax in managing your subordinates, and your commanders have long since rebelled. You didn't even know it, and you still have the nerve to cry?"

One sentence silenced the Third Prince.

Is this his real father? He vaguely remembered that when the Crown Prince's palace discovered a traitor, his father was furious and ordered the Imperial Guards to conduct a thorough investigation.

How come it became a reprimand when it came to him?

The third prince was seething with hatred, but outwardly he obediently admitted his mistake.

In reality, the emperor's mind was not on him, but on General Tong.

General Tong was disheveled, cough cough, with only a piece of cloth tied around his waist.

Whether it was intentional or not, General Wei had been under a lot of suspicion and criticism lately because of Yue Qi's matter. Once the culprit was found, he was bound to cause some trouble.

So they sent General Tong into the palace almost naked. Although it was disrespectful in front of the emperor, it also showed the urgency of arresting him.

"Tell me, why have you repeatedly tried to harm Le Qi?"

The emperor stared at the man and questioned him in a cold voice.

General Tong remained silent for a long time.

He was greedy and lustful, and spent his whole life enjoying himself; otherwise, he wouldn't have been so easily bribed by Prince Ning.

But that doesn't mean he's spineless. General Tong knew perfectly well that if he fell into the hands of the Imperial Guards, whether he cooperated or not, he was destined to suffer a fate worse than death.

Why should he cooperate?

Then General Tong did something that no one expected.

He struggled to his feet and suddenly rushed towards the emperor, his eyes fierce, as if he wanted to kill the monarch!

Are the palace guards just there for show? He instinctively drew his sword, piercing General Tong's body.

He fell straight backward.

The person then stopped breathing.

Everyone was stunned at first, then Lord Yan and General Wei knelt down together to beg for forgiveness. They admitted that they had not checked thoroughly enough and did not know that General Tong was so audacious. They said they should have broken the man's hands and feet before sending him over.

The emperor's face was gloomy, but he waved his hand and did not take his anger out on them.

The two were acting in accordance with the rules of the society. Who would have thought that this man was so crazy that he would dare to assassinate the king in court?

Do you not know that this is treason, a crime punishable by the extermination of nine generations of your family?

What, you're not content to die alone, and you want to take your entire family down with you to the afterlife for a reunion?

Although the emperor was furious, he was ultimately concerned for the well-being of the people and had a broad mind. He was unwilling to implicate so many innocent people for the sake of a brainless person.

In the end, he only ordered the execution of the sons of General Tong, as well as all those who had been on good terms with him, to be thoroughly investigated.

General Tong died without explaining the reason or revealing the mastermind.

Lord Yan and General Wei received their orders and left, leaving only the emperor sitting on the dragon throne, deep in thought.

Even a lowly military officer dared to assassinate the emperor, which shows how much the people behind him wanted to get rid of the emperor.

Although General Tong did not explain, the emperor probably understood that he was a man of Prince Ning.

It seems that his younger brother is really impatient.

With the case solved, Yue Zhenye went to the palace to express his gratitude.

Upon learning the news, Prince Ning developed a high fever that night and became delirious.

Although General Tong did not betray him, Prince Ning always felt uneasy.

While he was running a high fever, he fell asleep and dreamt that the Prince Ning's mansion was almost stained with blood, and his head was hanging on the plaque above the door.

His son, Qingyao, was pierced through the chest by a sword and pinned to the ground.

His queen hanged herself.

The servants of Prince Ning's mansion lay in pools of blood, while the Crown Prince stood on the steps, his clothes spotless, looking down with a familiar coldness and a deep-seated contempt.

The Prince of Ning woke up in a rage, his mind in turmoil, wishing he could immediately storm into the Eastern Palace and kill the Crown Prince.

Blame him!

Originally, he didn't need to gain momentum so quickly; he could have planned his moves slowly.

The crown prince should just die obediently; then the other princes won't stand a chance against him.

With the Empress Dowager's help, they can kill the Emperor, and the empire will be theirs!

But now, although he is preparing for a rebellion, it is too hasty, making him feel like he is being forced into a corner and has no choice but to try his luck.

Perhaps it's a mother's heart that's connected to her child, but the Empress Dowager in the palace isn't doing too well either.

She was also awakened by a nightmare, but after waking up, she continued to go crazy.

"Don't come any closer! You treacherous woman! You're nothing but a mere beauty, yet you dare to compete with me for my favor! It's only right that I kill you and the child in your womb!"

"Ah! No, please spare me! I didn't do it on purpose! It was your own rash that disgusted His Majesty! No, no, no, I didn't use any medicine!"

The Empress Dowager went mad in Cining Palace, chasing and fighting with several palace maids, or dodging and crying out.

The palace maids on night watch had tears in their eyes.

How unlucky they are to be on duty tonight! Having their ears hear things they shouldn't have, how can they possibly survive?

Fifteen minutes later, the Empress Dowager was exhausted and collapsed on the bed.

A palace maid carefully covered her with a blanket, but suddenly grabbed her wrist.

The Empress Dowager's eyes were bloodshot, and her voice was hoarse: "What time is it now?"

The palace maid's heart was pounding in her throat, but she forced herself to remain calm.

"Your Majesty, it is still early. Did you have a nightmare? Would you like me to prepare some calming medicine?"