The substitute prince: Reported the emperor's brother at the beginning

In the prince's mansion, Yang Ziqin didn't sleep well all night.

Originally, I asked my personal maid to invite the Sixth Prince last night, and the Sixth Prince had already arrived outside the bedroom.

She had been waiting in the room, but in the end, the Sixth Prince heard some news and ran away, not returning all night.

In the morning, Yang Ziqin had dark circles under her eyes, and she was naturally very dissatisfied.

He angrily asked what the prince was doing last night and whether he went to a brothel again.

The maid returned from the front yard after inquiring about the news and said, "Miss, the people from the front yard said that the Sixth Prince led his troops to arrest someone last night."

"Besides, the emperor summoned me to the palace early in the morning."

After hearing this, Yang Ziqin's heart skipped a beat: "The Emperor summoned her to the palace? Could something have happened?"

She is the daughter of the Minister of War, not the kind of young lady who lives in seclusion in a secluded courtyard and is not exposed to real affairs.

From the news the maid heard, it was natural to be certain that the emperor must have called him into the palace because the Sixth Prince led troops to arrest people.

This was a big deal, and Yang Ziqin didn't have the heart to blame him.

Now I start to worry that something might happen to Ning Yi.

But she is a woman, who can she go to?

After much thought, I decided to go to Yang's house to find my father.

Yang Long was wondering why his daughter came here so early in the morning.

Seeing his daughter's anxious appearance with dark circles under her eyes, Yang Long frowned unhappily: "Qin'er, could it be that the Sixth Prince has bullied you again?"

I guess this is the only reason why my precious daughter would come to her parents' home so early in the morning.

Yang Ziqin said worriedly, "Father, please don't misunderstand me. I came to see you this morning because I have something important to tell you."

Then she didn't waste any time and hurriedly told Yang Long the whole story.

Yang Long was stunned at first, then frowned: "The Sixth Prince mobilized troops to arrest people without permission?"

"Does anyone know who caught him?"

"Do you know where he was caught?"

Unfortunately, Yang Ziqin came in a hurry and had no time to ask the servants in the front yard these questions. Now, when Yang Long asked them, they knew nothing about anything.

Yang Long shook his head slightly: "Qin'er, it's not that I don't want to help, it's just that I don't understand the situation. If I rashly go to the palace now, won't it make the emperor even angrier?"

This would be like adding fuel to the fire and would also implicate the Yang family.

Yang Ziqin bit her red lips and said aggrievedly, "Dad, you're the only one who can help him now. Otherwise, if something really happens to the Sixth Prince, we, our Yang family, will also be implicated."

She openly said that it was for the Yang family's consideration.

Yang Long stared at his daughter leisurely: "A daughter who is married off is like pouring out the pot. The first one to worry about is her husband."

This made Yang Ziqin embarrassed, and she had no way to explain it. Besides, wasn't it normal for her to worry about her husband?

Yang Long sighed, "You don't have to worry too much. I'll have someone go to the palace to get some information first. Once we're sure, we can make any plans."

With her father's words, Yang Ziqin's beautiful eyes finally flashed with joy, and she bowed slightly: "Daughter thanks daddy."

Yang Long shook his head and smiled bitterly: "No need to thank me, you haven't been home for a long time. Go to the backyard to see your mother. She misses you very much."

After watching his daughter leave, Yang Long gave instructions to the housekeeper and felt depressed.

Although he did this to plead for his daughter, the bigger reason was for the Yang family.

Now the Yang family is tied to the Sixth Prince. If anything happens to the Sixth Prince, they will also be in trouble.

Yang Long snorted coldly and complained, "He's such a hassle. He even dared to do something like mobilizing troops and arresting people without permission. He's just like his father, lawless and arrogant."

......

The imperial study room in the palace.

The two brothers are still at loggerheads.

The Fourth Prince tried his best to seize upon Ning Yi's private mobilization of troops.

Ning Yi arrogantly accused the Fourth Prince of all kinds of negative things.

Facing Ning Yi's questioning.

The Fourth Prince stuttered for a while, not knowing how to answer.

The virtuous concubine was extremely anxious. The Sixth Prince had set a trap. If she gave a bad answer, she would be in great trouble.

Seeing her son acting like a fool, Concubine Xian simply intervened herself and snorted coldly, "Fourth Brother, are you secretly making friends with those ministers in the government office again?"

"I warned you several times not to make friends with ministers at court, but you ignored me?"

With his mother's reminder, the Fourth Prince also reacted.

He immediately knelt and kowtowed, begging for mercy with tears and snot: "Father, it was me, it was me who secretly made friends with the ministers of the Canal Transport Office. I just wanted to go through the Canal Transport Office to make a little money. I absolutely did not do anything else. I will never dare to do it again. I will go back and immediately cut off all contact with all of them."

The Fourth Prince attributed all the problems to his private friendship with government officials.

The virtuous concubine breathed a sigh of relief, fortunately her son was not stupid.

She knows the emperor very well.

One's sons can fight, compete, make friends with civil servants, accuse each other, sue brothers, and even do business to make money.

As long as it doesn't involve military issues, Emperor Wu doesn't care at all.

Sure enough, she took a quick glance and found that Emperor Wu paused slightly when he looked at the Fourth Prince's expression, which made her feel much more relieved. The Fourth Prince had passed the test this time.

Emperor Wu looked at the two brothers, one of them knelt down and kowtowed for mercy, while the other was looking at him eagerly.

Finally, he spoke: "Sixth Brother, since it's just the confessions of these businessmen, nothing else, let's drop this matter."

"As for those businessmen who broke the law, they were all dealt with."

Ning Yi felt disappointed, but he also knew that the Fourth Prince had escaped a disaster.

I am even more disappointed with this old emperor. He is so confused that he can let the Fourth Prince off even for such a dirty deed.

What's more, there is a virtuous concubine who is secretly helping him, so Ning Yi has no chance of winning at all.

With the Fourth Prince's mother around, it seems almost impossible to kill the Fourth Prince in a short period of time.

He had no choice but to kowtow: "My son obeys the emperor's order. Long live the emperor."

Emperor Wu was helped up by Concubine Xian and said lazily, "I am tired. You all should leave and stop causing trouble for me."

After Emperor Wu and Concubine Xian left with several palace maids, the Fourth Prince, who had been looking miserable in the front hall just now, patted his butt and stood up.

He stared at Ning Yi with a malicious look: "Sixth Brother, you are really something. You actually dared to dig a hole for this prince. Are you so eager to seek death?"

Ning Yi also stood up and dusted himself off, giving him a look of disdain: "You are a parasite, corrupt and unjust, selling out your country for money, and committing all kinds of evil. You will die a miserable death sooner or later."

This made the Fourth Prince, who was originally itching to do something, suddenly happy.

"Hehe, Sixth Brother, Sixth Brother." The Fourth Prince took a step forward, although his face was still dirty.

But he laughed arrogantly and said, "You said you put so much effort into it, tossed around all night, mobilized troops everywhere, and only caught a few lackey merchants. Aren't you tired?"

"You can't even stop me from reselling military rations, what can you do to me?"

There are only two brothers here. The fourth prince's true colors are revealed. It feels so good to make the sixth prince angry.