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

"Enough." Emperor Wu interrupted the Fourth Prince with a cold and angry voice.

The sound made the entire imperial study so quiet that you could hear a pin drop. It was eerily quiet.

Emperor Wu just glanced indifferently at the Fourth Prince who was kneeling on the ground and trembling, then looked at Han Changqing, who also had a pale face and a pitiful look of pleading.

"Han Changqing, as the commander of the Imperial Guard, has wantonly leaked my information and should be executed."

"Drag out and kill."

Han Changqing cried out in alarm: "Your Majesty, spare me, Your Majesty, spare me."

Two guards had already grabbed Han Changqing's arms and dragged him to the door.

At this moment, Ning Yi suddenly shouted, "Wait a minute."

This made everyone look at Ning Yi strangely.

Even the Fourth Prince, to whom Han Changqing had already surrendered, looked at Ning Yi in surprise, not knowing what the Sixth Prince meant at this moment.

Emperor Wu glanced at Ning Yi with the same cold gaze.

Although the Emperor Wu had already believed that Ning Yi had not secretly stationed troops, he was now furious and suspicious, and his eyes showed his dissatisfaction with Ning Yi's obstruction.

Ning Yi calmly bowed and said, "Father, Han Changqing cannot be killed yet."

"As the leader of the Imperial Guard, he must know many of our father's secrets. We can first put him in the Heavenly Prison and interrogate him strictly to find out how many people he has leaked them to."

Ning Yi's words seemed to be for the emperor's sake. He wanted to interrogate Han Changqing about what he had done to harm the emperor.

In fact, it was just to prevent Han Changqing from dying in a hurry.

After all, at this time, if Ning Yi used Han Changqing's numerous military achievements to plead for mercy, it would be adding fuel to the fire.

But everyone else, even the Fourth Prince, thought what Ning Yi said was normal. Without any accidents, Han Changqing would have no chance of survival. No one would believe that Ning Yi would go to save Han Changqing.

But Ning Yi knew that Emperor Wu's life span was short...

Emperor Wu nodded slightly.

The two guards immediately carried Han Changqing away.

Emperor Wu turned his gaze to the fourth prince who was kneeling on the ground.

The Fourth Prince is now crying and snotting, like a child who is being bullied outside.

"Fourth Brother, you're in charge of the disaster relief work in Fanghai City, right?"

The Fourth Prince's heart skipped a beat: "Father."

Emperor Wu still said leisurely: "Let Lao Liu handle this matter."

Ning Yi was also startled and looked surprised. As the substitute of the Sixth Prince, he also knew a lot of information about the Wu Kingdom.

For example, Fanghai City is not far from the capital, and there are many wealthy families there. A disaster occurred a while ago, and many people were left homeless.

If you establish good relations with the local wealthy families when you go to provide disaster relief, then your chances of winning the battle for the throne will increase a little.

This was an opportunity that the prime minister had fought for for the fourth prince, but with just a few words from Emperor Wu, it fell into Ning Yi's hands.

Ning Yi immediately bowed and said, "Thank you, Father. I will definitely not let you down."

However, the Fourth Prince glared at Ning Yi angrily, and then looked at Emperor Wu with frustration: "Father, this matter..."

"Alright." Emperor Wu said calmly, "I'm tired. You all should leave."

"Your son, take your leave." The Fourth Prince and Ning Yi bowed together, slowly stepped back a few steps, and turned to leave.

As the two of them were about to leave, the Emperor Wu's voice drifted from behind them: "Fourth Brother, Sixth Brother, no matter how much you brothers quarrel, I don't care."

"But there are some things that you can't think about."

Emperor Wu's words made both of them pause.

Just as he walked down the steps of the imperial study, the Fourth Prince suddenly stopped and stared at Ning Yi coldly. His tone was gloomy and he gritted his teeth and said, "Sixth Brother, you are really good."

At this time, the Fourth Prince no longer had the pitiful look he had in the imperial study. Now, he was a very imposing prince.

"You're lucky this time. There won't be a next time."

The fourth prince uttered a harsh word, snorted coldly, and walked away with a flick of his sleeves.

Ning Yi just rolled his eyes. The Fourth Prince's words had the momentum of a child who had lost a fight and was yelling, "Just wait for me."

But he now had something more important to do, and he couldn't wait to leave the palace quickly.

"Your Highness, you are back."

"Your Highness, are you okay?"

Qin Haifeng had been waiting at the gate and immediately came over when he saw Ning Yi.

Qin Haifeng couldn't help but be surprised. Although Ning Yi asked him to stay here to look after the house, he was not at ease at all, so he specially asked a personal guard to watch over the gate of the palace.

The personal guard had just come back to report the news and saw with his own eyes that Han Changqing, the commander of the Imperial Guards who had just tried to capture His Highness, was tied up and sent to the Sky Prison.

I thought His Highness was in grave danger. Just now, several guards were whispering that His Highness had probably been put to death by the Emperor. I wonder if it was with white silk, poisoned wine, or...

As a result, His Highness has returned safely and was even escorted back personally by the Imperial Guards.

Ning Yi just hummed lightly, in a tone very much like Wu Lingyun, and went straight into the mansion.

But the entire mansion was in a mess. After the Sixth Prince left, the servants and maids hurriedly packed up their things and fled.

After all, staying means death, and no one wants to be buried with you.

Qin Haifeng followed Ning Yi and advised, "Don't worry, Your Highness. I will send someone to capture them right away."

"Forget it." Ning Yi said expressionlessly, "True feelings are revealed in times of crisis. There's no point in keeping them around."

Ning Yi then looked at Qin Haifeng with a complicated expression. This was a true loyal minister, but in order to deal with Wu Lingyun, they, the loyal ministers, had to be dealt with first. "We haven't completely overcome the disaster today. Go to the accounting office and find some silver. Share it with them. Let's all leave the imperial city. The farther away the better."

"Ah?" Qin Haifeng was shocked. His two copper bell eyes widened. The nine-foot-tall man knelt straight down and said, "Your Highness, I have done something wrong. If I have done anything wrong, Your Highness can punish me, but please do not drive me away."

Ning Yi was speechless. How could this big idiot not understand?

If you, the guards, don't leave, how can I concentrate on dealing with Wu Lingyun?

However, Ning Yi saw that Qin Haifeng was so persistent and loyal.

"How about this, you can stay and let them all leave. This is for their own good."

Ning Yi did not allow Qin Haifeng to refuse. Their departure was actually a good thing. It would let the emperor see that I had dismissed even the most trusted guards. You should believe it, right?

The royal family is so heartless and ruthless that when their sons rebel, the fathers kill their sons, which fully demonstrates their ruthlessness and cold-bloodedness.

Ning Yi could finally settle the score and take revenge, and he ran towards the secret room excitedly.

In the underground secret room of the prince's mansion, Wu Lingyun was gracefully holding a chess piece and slowly dropping it.

He muttered to himself, "The substitute should be in jail by now. The eldest and fourth brother should be hating each other..."