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

"Lord Zhao, be careful with your words. When did I ever help the Second Prince? I acquiesced to Concubine Tong's talk of a miracle doctor because it was for the good of the Eastern Palace."

Yue Zhongchi was not angry and stroked his beard.

"If the Crown Prince's condition is serious, wouldn't it be a good thing if Divine Doctor Sun could treat him? If the Crown Prince has already... then Your Majesty should be allowed to sober up."

He just went along with it and gave it some face.

"Master Zhao, isn't that what you mean?"

If it weren't for the deliberate actions of several court officials, not even a fly could fly into the Taiji Palace, while the Eastern Palace was in chaos.

Minister Zhao was silent for a moment.

Wang Jilai snorted coldly: "Your Majesty dotes on the Crown Prince too much. The Crown Prince has a cruel heart and should not be allowed to rule the Eastern Palace."

"Did Lord Wang stay up too late and talk nonsense? The Crown Prince is the legitimate son of the late Queen, and he is outstanding in both civil and military skills. Why is he unsuitable?"

Minister Zhao spoke in a bad tone.

"Sir Wang, since you are in the position of Minister of Revenue, you should prioritize state affairs and avoid pursuing personal gain for your family."

Wang Jilai is from a noble family - the Wang family.

The prince has always suppressed the aristocratic families, which is the main reason why Wang Jilai dislikes the prince.

Wang Jilai stopped talking, not because he agreed, but because he was concerned that this was the Tai Chi Hall and he had to be careful with some words.

Outside the East Palace.

Deputy General Yan was unable to make a decision, so he sent someone to ask for help from Lord Cen.

But for some reason, Lord Cen has not come yet.

"Deputy General Yan, are we going to delay any further?"

The prince consort's voice turned cold.

"Your Majesty has ordered..." Deputy General Yan gritted his teeth and refused to give in.

Before he could finish his sentence, a commotion broke out not far away.

"Oh no! Lihua ran into the East Palace."

"Princess, what should we do?"

"Waste." Princess Yiyang stamped her feet in anger: "Why don't you go find him!"

As they were talking, Princess Yiyang and her men hurried towards the gate of the East Palace.

"Sir, my princess's white cat accidentally ran into the East Palace. Please do us a favor and go in to look for the cat. We will not disturb the prince."

The little palace maid said respectfully.

Deputy General Yan remained unmoved: "In that case, I will send someone to help the princess find it."

"Sir, the pear blossoms were given to the princess by the Queen Mother. You are clumsy and what if you hurt the cat? We should go."

The little maid moved out the empress dowager.

Deputy General Yan feels that his job has been particularly difficult recently, as those with power and influence tend to bully him.

"Your Majesty has ordered that no one is allowed to enter the East Palace without permission."

"What a grand gesture!" Princess Yiyang said coldly, "Let alone the fact that I'm just going in to look for a cat, even if I were to go find the Crown Prince's nephew, would you dare to stop me?"

After Princess Yiyang finished speaking, she rushed in first.

The emperor's cousin has always loved her, and she doesn't believe that anything can happen after entering the East Palace today.

Deputy General Yan failed to stop her and did not dare to touch the princess, so he drew his sword.

The other imperial guards also drew their swords.

Princess Yiyang became furious.

"How brave! I will see today if you dare to kill me."

She looked inside without looking away.

"Shh!"

The next second, the long knife was really placed on her neck.

"Princess, His Majesty said that if anyone breaks in by force, we have the right to act at our own discretion."

Lieutenant General Yan said decisively.

In secret, Qing Min sighed as he watched everything. He was really meeting a stubborn person.

After thinking about it, he went to report to the prince.

Qing Yan was being helped to change his clothes.

"Cen Huo didn't come?"

"Yes." Qing Min nodded.

"He's quite good at avoiding idleness." Qing Yan said indifferently.

"Since Vice General Yan is so loyal, let him hold them back a little longer until those people are desperate enough to take action."

Qing Min was stunned. He thought the time was right and all the fish were caught.

What the prince meant was to make them fall flat on their face, preferably the kind from which they couldn't get up?

Sure enough, Deputy General Yan performed his duties conscientiously and successfully stopped the four groups of people outside the East Palace.

The eleventh prince was the first to leave.

But as soon as he returned, he was caught and beaten by several eunuchs.

"Why is the Eleventh Prince still so useless?"

"Snapped!"

"If nothing is accomplished tomorrow, the master will come to find you and Concubine Zhaoyi himself."

The Eleventh Prince was beaten but did not dare to cry out in pain. He could only curl up into a ball and wait until they had vented their anger before he got up and returned to the palace.

When Song Zhaoyi saw her son coming back with a bruised face, she felt heartbroken.

"How dare they, how dare they...it's my mother who is useless, it's my mother who is useless."

She hugged the Eleventh Prince tightly, and self-blame, guilt, and anger surged in her heart.

"It's okay, mother, I don't feel any pain." The eleventh prince was very sensible.

He is already very content.

He had his mother to protect him, so he wasn't beaten every day. Only occasionally...

The mother and son snuggled together, drawing in a little warmth.

That night, the sky was filled with flames that illuminated the palace.

"There's a fire! There's a fire in the East Palace!"

The fire was first discovered in the palaces closest to the Eastern Palace, and Concubine Tong arranged for palace servants to help put out the fire.

But when the eunuchs came over with buckets of water, the imperial guards still refused to let them get close.

Deputy General Yan was very worried and wanted to go into the East Palace to take a look, but he finally held back.

"Oh, Lord Yan, the Crown Prince is in the East Palace. If you don't let me in, who will be held responsible if something happens to the Crown Prince?"

Some eunuchs were anxious.

"Yes, if you don't let me in, Lord Yan should send someone to put out the fire, or invite the prince out!"

"Fire and water are not a match for each other. If you hesitate any longer, my lord, and something catastrophic happens, neither you nor I can bear the consequences!"

"What's the noise?"

Deputy General Yan scolded coldly, but when he caught a glimpse of something out of the corner of his eye, he suddenly felt a chill on his back.

The next moment, a dart shot out from the air. Deputy General Yan dodged it and saw five or six assassins appear.

Deputy General Yan immediately led his men to fight with them.

The palace maid seized the opportunity, picked up the bucket and ran towards the East Palace, but the other imperial guards immediately stopped her.

But among the palace servants, there were a few who were very nimble and quick. With the help of others, they covered for them, and they rushed left and right and finally entered the East Palace.

In Taiji Hall, several important officials were awakened by the fire not far away.

"Prime Minister Yue, I'm afraid you've miscalculated. They've gone too far."

Minister Zhao's face turned ashen.

Wanting to know the prince's health condition is one thing, setting fire to the Eastern Palace is another.

This is trampling on the face of the Eastern Palace.

But the prince was either seriously ill or already dead. If he was burned by this fire... there wouldn't even be a complete corpse.

The emperor woke up and was really going crazy.

Yue Zhongchi also knew the seriousness of the matter and couldn't help feeling a little anxious.

"Where is Lord Cen? Why hasn't he gone to put out the fire yet?"

No one responded, how would they know.

The imperial guards only obey the emperor.

Yue Zhongchi called the chief eunuch and said, "Eunuch Fu, send someone to the East Palace to put out the fire immediately."

Eunuch Fu stood with his hands down and said, "Master Yue, I'm afraid I can't go."

"Your Majesty invites several people."

He extended his hand and made a gesture of invitation.

Yue Zhongchi and the others looked at each other, their shock turning into suspicion.

"When did Your Majesty wake up?"

Eunuch Fu did not answer.

Yue Zhongchi and his companions could only hurried towards the main hall.

The emperor sat on the dragon throne with several plates of snacks at his sides, looking energetic.

For a moment, Yue Zhongchi and others almost thought it was a last gasp.