Reborn, the daughter of the Marquisate went crazy

Dongling Palace.

After the court meeting, the third prince Chu Yunyuan had no idea that a disaster was about to happen. He walked towards Kunning Palace happily, holding a brocade box.

The Third Prince's mother was originally a lowly palace maid. By chance, she was favored by the drunken Emperor Yingtian and gave birth to him. Overnight, the little palace maid was promoted to Concubine Zhou. Unfortunately, Concubine Zhou was unlucky and died of illness after only a few years as a mistress.

Since childhood, the Third Prince had secretly resented being born into the wrong family. He greatly envied Chu Yuncang and the Second Prince, and dreamed of becoming the Queen's son. As he grew older, he was overjoyed to see the Second Prince's lack of learning and ability, and he often visited Queen Meng to show his filial piety.

The Third Prince proudly stroked the brocade box in his hand. Inside was a top-grade night-shining pearl that Queen Meng would surely love. He secretly wondered when Queen Meng would become completely disappointed with the Second Prince and turn to supporting him.

"Your Highness, Your Highness, wait for your servant!"

Behind him, a young eunuch with a shrill voice quickly caught up with him.

The Third Prince paused and looked at the eunuch in confusion. The eunuch panted and said, "Your Highness, there's a message from your residence asking you to return as soon as possible. It seems something big has happened!"

The third prince was a little confused, but he immediately turned around and walked towards the palace gate. Sure enough, he saw the captain of the guards of the prince's mansion pacing anxiously in front of the carriage.

The Third Prince's face was slightly serious. It must be a big deal that could make the usually steady captain of the guards so anxious. He quickly got into the carriage.

On the rolling carriage, the captain of the guards could not wait to report, "Your Highness, Mr. Chong had just entered your study this morning when he noticed something was amiss. He immediately ordered his subordinates to close the door and prohibit anyone from entering or leaving."

"Mr. Chong searched the study carefully and discovered that items in the treasure cabinet had been moved. Finally, he found several letters and an account book hidden in two vases."

The Third Prince asked doubtfully, "Letters and account books?"

The head guard nodded and frowned, saying, "The forged letter shows the correspondence and conspiracy between you and Huang Dai, while the account book records Huang Dai's collection of money in Jiazhou and his transportation to the capital."

The Third Prince's head buzzed like thunder, and a cold sweat broke out all over him. Who wanted to pin such a heinous crime on him? Could it be Chu Yuncang?

He tried his best to suppress the trembling in his body and whispered, "What did you find out?"

The chief guard whispered, "I ordered my men to interrogate everyone who had access to the study over the past two days. When they came to questioning a young servant responsible for sweeping the floor, he suddenly collapsed and died of poisoning before I could press him! The court physician confirmed that he committed suicide by biting the poison hidden in his teeth."

"I sent someone to thoroughly investigate his identity. He has a clean background. His parents work at our farm outside the capital. I don't know when he became someone else's spy."

The Third Prince angrily slapped the carriage and said dejectedly, "Besides that servant, what else did you find out?"

The chief guard shook his head slightly. "When I left the palace, Mr. Chong was arranging a house-wide search. He was worried that there might be other evidence of frame-up."

The Third Prince nodded and said to the groom outside, "Faster!!!"

The coachman took the order, raised his whip high, and the carriage of the prince's mansion sped through the downtown area, and the pedestrians on the street dodged in a hurry.

The head guard said worriedly, "Your Highness, I just ran into Lord Peng, the Junior Secretary of the Dali Temple, at the palace gate. He rode his horse all the way to the palace gate, looking very anxious. Something must have happened!"

"Huang Dai is imprisoned in the Dali Temple. Will he confess?"

The Third Prince's breath was caught, and he felt a chill running from the top of his head to the soles of his feet. Huang Dai was a witness, and the things that were planted by the palace were physical evidence. The combination of witnesses and physical evidence, plus the fact that he had evaluated Huang Dai last year, had cut off all his chances of survival!

If he couldn't avoid such a catastrophic disaster, the only option was to force his father to abdicate! But he wasn't ready yet!

Before the carriage came to a complete stop, the Third Prince hurriedly jumped out and walked towards the palace in a disorderly manner.

When I walked to the study, I saw a middle-aged man in his forties standing at the door of the study. He had a regular appearance, deep eyes, a slightly hunched back, and his slightly gray hair was meticulously combed into a bun. With his simple clothes, he looked like a country teacher. This man was Mr. Chong.

Although the Third Prince was somewhat greedy and lustful, he was very good at winning over talented people. Mr. Chong was an important aide he recruited a few months ago.

Originally, the two had only known each other for a short time, and the Third Prince should not have relied on him so much, but this man was extremely talented and meticulous, and all the Third Prince's staff combined could not compare to him, so the Third Prince naturally regarded him as a treasure.

Although this man was aloof and arrogant, he was easily tamed. The Third Prince had mastered him with only a few subtle tactics. For example, the study was a restricted area; when the Third Prince was away, only Mr. Chong could enter and leave freely. Another example was that only Mr. Chong could command the guards of the Prince's residence.

When the Third Prince saw Mr. Chong, he felt like he had found a life-saving straw. He hurried forward and said anxiously, "Sir..." There was a hint of grievance and pleading in his voice.

He glanced at the guards in the courtyard and immediately pulled Mr. Chong into the study. He quickly turned around and closed the door. Then he turned around and bowed deeply to Mr. Chong, choking with sobs, "Sir, save me!"

Mr. Chong quickly helped the Third Prince to his feet and said gently, "Your Highness, there's no need to be so reckless. We're not at the end of our rope yet. There's still hope."

The Third Prince's eyes flashed with surprise, but then dimmed immediately. He said dejectedly, "Sir, you may not know yet, but the Junior Secretary of the Dali Temple has already entered the palace. I'm sure Huang Dai has betrayed me. Even if we burn these evidences, there's no room for maneuver!"

"I guess right now, the Emperor is furious in his study. It might not be long before the Imperial Guards arrive!"

Mr. Chong nodded slightly and said in a gentle voice, "I already know what Your Highness mentioned. I also heard that Huang Dai died in the Dali Temple's prison."

"Therefore, burning the evidence is not a wise move. Huang Dai's confession is no longer verifiable. Even if the Emperor considers the father-son relationship and does not punish Your Highness, he will still harbor resentment towards Your Highness."

The Third Prince's pupils suddenly dilated. Huang Dai was dead?! The people who framed him behind the scenes had gone to great lengths to do so!

He trembled and asked, "Sir, do you have any plan to deal with this?"

Mr. Chong twirled his beard and said aloud, "There's another trick. It's called diverting the trouble away!"

The Third Prince scratched his head and asked directly, "Where are they leading to?"

Mr. Chong smiled slyly, "Your Highness, have you forgotten? We still have a spy in our house. We've kept him for so long, it's time to put him to use!"

The Third Prince's eyes widened. He paused for a few seconds before speaking, "Sir, do you mean to lead it to Fourth Brother?"