"Master, what are you doing, Master..." Mrs. Zhen rushed forward crying and hugged her son with heartache.

There were five finger marks on Zhen Jun's face, and his eyes were red as he looked at his extremely unfamiliar father.

"Father, hit me! Hit me again! Wow wow wow wow... It's okay for others to bully me, but you, father, are helping outsiders bully me. What's the logic behind this?"

Zhen Zhinian felt distressed when he saw the expression on his son's face, but he couldn't tell his son that he had done something dishonorable in order to get the position of Minister of Justice four years ago.

Si Zhengxuan has been favored by His Majesty recently and has begun to fight with Prime Minister Xin. He is making fun of their Zhen family.

If one thing goes wrong, the Zhen family will be destroyed.

"Stay home and be good to yourself. If you don't want to bring disaster to the Zhen family, you will suffer a disaster." Zhen Zhinian threw down a sentence and left.

Zhen Jun cried and shouted: "Father, father..."

"master……"

Zhen Zhinian pretended not to hear and didn't even turn around.

Everyone was stunned. No one expected things to develop like this. The master always loved the young master, but he didn't expect that the young master would suffer such a great injustice this time, and the master would just swallow his anger.

Seeing his father's resolute attitude and unwillingness to stand up for him, Zhen Jun couldn't help but throw himself into his mother's arms.

"Mom, when did Dad become so cowardly? My son was beaten like this, his bodyguards were injured, and that woman even pulled a knife on him in the street, and Dad didn't even care?"

Mrs. Zhen was also feeling aggrieved, but she did not dare to disobey her master, so she could only comfort her son.

"Son, your father may have encountered some difficulties. You must understand your father."

Zhen Jun sniffed and said, "What difficulty could there be? Dad is already the Minister of Justice, and he has the Prime Minister's backing. Is he really that afraid of Si Zhengxuan?"

"Okay, Jun'er, just listen to your father and don't go out for the time being."

Mrs. Zhen had no choice but to wipe away her tears, feeling extremely heartbroken.

"I can't bear this." Zhen Jun hugged his mother and choked up, "Mom, my father doesn't care about me, but you can't..."

Madam Zhen sighed and said, "Mother is just a woman, what can I do?"

She has always listened to her husband and has no opinion of her own when faced with such matters.

Zhen Jun thought for a moment, his eyes lit up: "Mother, aren't you good friends with Princess Anyun? Princess Anyun is your Majesty's biological sister. If Princess Anyun can make the decision for my son, then someone will vent his anger."

"This..." Mrs. Zhen hesitated for a moment.

"Mother, can you bear to watch your son suffer? How can he face the capital when he is bullied like this?"

Seeing her son crying, Mrs. Zhen couldn't help but feel soft-hearted: "Okay, okay, okay, mother will give it a try."

Zhen Jun finally smiled. That woman Si Yan had pulled out a knife, so she was in no right no matter what. As long as Princess Anyun stepped in, the matter would become a big deal, and his father would have no choice but to ignore it.

The night in Shangjing City today was quite turbulent. Not only the residences of the high officials in the court, but even the palace was in turmoil.

In the emperor's bedroom, Imperial Noble Consort Xin Ya had people deliver bird's nest and lotus seed soup, but the emperor put them aside.

The emperor stared at the thousand-year-old ginseng and Ganoderma lucidum that his superior Yan had asked eunuch Gu to present to him, waiting for news from Prince Yong's Mansion.

Today, Imperial Physician He reported that Prince Yong's internal organs were damaged, his Qi and blood were deficient, and his life expectancy was less than three months. The emperor could hardly believe it.

Prince Yong had never shown such weakness in front of his father. Today, he saw Prince Yong faint on the spot in the hall with his own eyes, and he felt that Prince Yong did not seem to be acting. In addition, Imperial Physician He always dared to speak the truth, so the old emperor had to believe it.

He was also in poor health, and when he thought that his son was so young but even sicker than him, he couldn't help but become suspicious.

The old emperor pondered for a long time, and sent his most trusted imperial physician Fu to Prince Yong's mansion, and asked Fu to report back overnight.

"Your Majesty, it's already three o'clock in the morning. You should rest for a while. I'll wake you up when Imperial Physician Fu returns..."

"I'll wait here." The emperor spoke coldly with a stern look.

Gu Yuan didn't dare to say anything more and stood aside. In the past few months, he hadn't seen His Majesty so concerned about something.

"Your Majesty, the Imperial Concubine has sent over some ginseng soup. Would you like to have a sip?"

"I don't want to eat it." When the old emperor mentioned the Imperial Noble Consort, he couldn't help but get angry. The Imperial Noble Consort could actually say such words and asked him to take Si Yan into the harem.

Looking at the ginseng soup in the bowl, the emperor's gaze fell on the box in front of him.

He pointed at the thousand-year-old ginseng that Si Yan had sent him and said, "I want to eat this."

Gu Yuan was shocked. His Majesty had just met Si Yan and actually asked for the ginseng that Si Yan had given him.

"Yes, Your Majesty, I will ask the imperial kitchen to prepare it right away." Gu Yuan quickly asked someone to take the ginseng away.

The young eunuch was about to leave when the emperor said, "This is freshly picked thousand-year-old ginseng. Don't waste it. Save some for me and cook them one by one."

"Yes, Your Majesty." The young eunuch was terrified and hurried to the imperial kitchen holding the box.

The emperor waited until late at night, at one o'clock in the morning, before he received news from Prince Yong's mansion.

"Your Majesty, Imperial Physician Fu is back."

Fu Rentao followed Eunuch Gu into the hall and saw that His Majesty was still sitting in front of the dragon table waiting. He knew that His Majesty was very concerned about this matter.

"Imperial Physician Fu, how is Prince Yong?" The emperor sat up straight, his old eyes deep and sharp.

"Your Majesty, Prince Yong's health is indeed... indeed, as the imperial physician said, he only has three months left."

"Did you see it clearly?" The emperor stood up suddenly, feeling dizzy.

Fu Rentao slumped to his knees and said, "Your Majesty, I have seen clearly that Prince Yong... His Highness Prince Yong's body is in such bad condition that even I am helpless."

The emperor covered his throbbing head and fell headfirst onto the dragon throne.

"Your Majesty!" Gu Yuan was startled and quickly supported the emperor. "Imperial Physician Fu, why don't you take a look at Your Majesty?"

Imperial Physician Fu was about to step forward when the Emperor waved his hand, "I'm fine."

The emperor felt a splitting headache, as if his head was about to explode. He was so angry!

He was still thinking that even if Prince Yong was pretending to be sick, at least he didn't really only have three months to live.

The emperor sat on the dragon throne and it took him a long time to come back to his senses.

He was silent for a moment, then spoke majestically, "Move forward! To Prince Yong's Palace!"

Gu Yuan knelt down and advised: "Your Majesty, it's late at night and you are still sick. Your health is very important."

"Present!" The emperor raised his foot and kicked Gu Yuan hard.

Gu Yuan staggered and didn't dare to say anything else. He had to ask someone to prepare the carriage quickly.

At four o'clock in the morning, the emperor took a carriage directly to Prince Yong's Mansion without notifying anyone in advance.

The imperial guards were stationed on both sides of the gate of Prince Yong's Mansion. When the people in Prince Yong's Mansion saw the imperial carriage coming, they were shocked and at a loss what to do.

"Don't make it public. I'll go see Prince Yong myself."

The emperor gave an order and stepped into the gate of Prince Yong's Mansion. His eyes swept over the layout of the mansion. How long has it been since he came here?

Ever since Prince Yong disobeyed the imperial edict four years ago, no, that’s not right, ever since the Crown Prince was deposed and the Queen became alienated from him five years ago, he has never been to Prince Yong’s Mansion again.

Nothing has changed here.

The already deserted Prince Yong's Mansion looked even more shabby compared to the increasingly luxurious Prince Xin's Mansion.

As the emperor walked forward step by step, his heart sank little by little.

He did not allow the servants in Prince Yong's mansion to report to him, and under the guidance of the doorman, he walked step by step to the courtyard where Prince Yong lived.

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