"Today's morning court session ended before it even began. His Majesty was furious. Prince Shu is still in the palace and hasn't come out yet. The identity of the head hasn't been revealed yet. I guess with the speed of the Sifangtai, it should be soon."

Ping An finished telling the news he had just received this morning in one breath. Seeing that His Highness did not show any surprised reaction, the smile on his face faded. Thinking of the day when His Highness was kidnapped and the group of people who secretly sent him into the mansion when he returned, he already had a guess in his mind.

"Just consider this a joke. From now on, the palace must step up its guard. This princess has already been negligent once, and it won't happen again."

"Yes, I understand."

Ping An understood what His Highness meant and was certain that this was definitely His Highness's doing.

His Highness was able to take such a risky move when the situation was least prepared because he was forced into a corner by the two princes. Once the two princes have resolved this matter, they will surely turn around and plot against His Highness. During this period of time, he must properly handle everything in the mansion and not let anyone take advantage of any loopholes.

After safely retreating, Liang Chongyue finished his breakfast comfortably and went back to bed to catch up on his sleep.

As usual, it was a nightmare, as usual, fearless. Liang Chongyue slept soundly and restlessly. However, from today on, she was not the only one who had trouble sleeping.

In the Yangxin Palace, Liang Chongjing knelt upright, listening to his father's scolding, his mind was blank. He couldn't figure out how Xiao Yao's head got on his carriage, and why didn't he notice it when he got on the carriage?

"Liang Chongjing, explain to me clearly how a head fell from your carriage!"

Liang Chongjing was frightened by his father's scolding, and Liang Chongyue's smiling little face suddenly popped up in his mind.

Liang Chongjing subconsciously wanted to say that all this must have been the work of his fifth sister, but fortunately, his remaining sanity stopped him.

Only he and Lao Er knew about Xiao Yao's affairs. Lao Er usually only knew how to recite poems and write essays, and wanted to run away when encountering problems. If he hadn't tied Lao Er up on the boat, he would not have done such a thing even if he had eight guts.

But if this matter were to be exposed, Liang Chongjing swallowed his saliva and was a little afraid to think about it. If his father knew what he and the second brother had done to his fifth sister, given his father's love for his fifth sister, his position as prince might be directly stripped away.

Facing his father's questioning, Liang Chongjing's shoulders trembled slightly, and in the end he could only pretend to be calm and insist that he didn't know:

"Your Majesty, I truly do not know anything about this matter. These past few days, apart from attending court, I've been visiting my fifth sister. Otherwise, I've been staying at home. I truly do not know where this head came from, Your Majesty."

Liang Chongjing said this sincerely, and even knelt and took a few steps towards his father's position, sweat breaking out on his forehead due to his anxiety.

Liang Zhan sat on the dragon throne, pinching his eyebrows with one hand, unwilling to even look at his troublesome eldest son.

I wasn't that stupid when I was a kid, why am I getting worse the older I get?

Liang Zhan said nothing, and the Yangxin Palace fell into deathly silence. Qi Deyuan stood beside His Majesty, with his head lowered, not daring to even breathe.

He still remembered that once a minister lost his manners in front of the palace and was directly stripped of his official hat by His Majesty. Now the case of Prince Shu was much more serious than losing his manners in front of the palace.

So many ministers saw the bloody head at the morning court. If His Majesty had not issued an order to adjourn the court today, there would probably be a huge uproar in the Hall of Supreme Harmony by now.

Qi Deyuan thought of the head and always felt that he had seen it somewhere. He had been with the emperor for many years and had seen countless people, but he had a good memory.

He will have an impression of anyone he has met, no matter if it was ten or twenty years ago.

Qi Deyuan was still wondering who the head belonged to when a young eunuch came trotting in from outside:

"Your Majesty, the Lord from the Sifangtai has arrived."

Hearing that someone was coming from Sifangtai, Liang Zhan didn't even raise his head. He waved to the young eunuch, signaling him to bring the person in.

Liang Chongjing, who was kneeling in the hall, was startled when he heard that someone from Sifangtai was coming. Sifangtai was the most mysterious existence under his father's command. His father actually asked someone from Sifangtai to investigate the matter directly. He was extremely nervous about the matter being exposed.

The footsteps behind him were getting closer and closer, and Liang Chongjing's heart was about to jump out of his chest.

"Your Majesty, long live your Majesty."

A strong and powerful voice came from beside him. Liang Chongjing swallowed his saliva and looked at the man in black clothes, black robe and black mask beside him. This was the first time he was so close to someone from Sifangtai. He felt it was difficult to breathe.

"explain."

The emperor's stern voice came from above, frightening Liang Chongjing so much that his body trembled, his legs went weak, and he almost fell to the ground.

"Your Majesty, the identity of the head has been ascertained. It belongs to Xiao Yao, the youngest son of the Xiao family in the north."

Even though he expected that Sifangtai had already found out who the head belonged to, Liang Chongjing still felt dizzy when he heard the person next to him say that name. After he came to his senses, he kept praying in his heart that Sifangtai had only found out who the person was and did not continue to investigate further.

Otherwise, his position as prince would be coming to an end.

"The son of the Xiao family, why is he coming to the capital instead of staying in the north?"

After Liang Zhan finished asking the people from Sifangtai, his gaze turned to Liang Chongjing:

"Do you know what Xiao Yao is doing in the capital?"

The Xiao family is also considered as royal relatives, and their influence in the north cannot be underestimated. Members of the Xiao family must report to the emperor before entering the capital, and can only leave the capital after obtaining his father's permission. But now, Liang Chongjing can only insist that he did not know anything about it.

"I don't know. I don't even know this Xiao Yao."

Liang Chongjing regretted it after he finished speaking. He denied it too quickly. As soon as he finished speaking, he heard a sneer from the man next to him, whose whole body was covered in a black robe.

Almost instantly, he felt that he was finished.

"Your Majesty, this was found by the Sifangtai."

Liang Chongjing's eyes had never left the man since he took out the letter from his sleeve. He saw with his own eyes that Eunuch Qi took the thing handed to him, checked it, and then handed it to his father.

During this period, Liang Chongjing was still praying in his heart. The Xiao family's main branch was in the north, and he was the one who sent people to the north to invite them personally. Even if the Sifangtai was fast, it would be impossible to find anything in such a short time.

He also went to the outskirts of Beijing to check. The village there had been burned down. He also sent people to deal with the corpses that were not burned completely. There must be no problem.

No matter how much Chongyue is doted on, she is still a woman, and women care most about their reputation. Chongyue would definitely not dare to spread this matter.

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