The following days seemed peaceful, but Lu Zhenzhen felt that a huge vortex was brewing beneath the calm.

She had already instructed the people serving Doubao, Tangyuan and Chengzi to be extra cautious.

I also made it clear to Doubao, Tangyuan and Chengzi that they are not allowed to go anywhere except to their own home and Lan's house to go to school in the near future.

Fortunately, a month later, King Jin and his victorious army finally returned triumphantly.

Although he was said to be returning in triumph, the King of Jin actually came back lying in the carriage.

Without waiting for the emperor to lead the civil and military officials to greet them, the carriage quietly returned to the Prince of Jin's Mansion.

The Fourth Princess and several imperial doctors had been waiting in the Prince of Jin's Mansion for a long time.

I saw Prince Jin being helped out of the carriage. Even after a month of recuperation, his face was still pale, he had become much thinner and darker, and his clothes were loose.

The fourth princess' tears suddenly fell.

He took two steps forward and held onto King Jin's other hand, "Sixth Brother, why have you lost so much weight?"

Prince Jin smiled slightly and patted the Fourth Princess's head: "Sixth brother is fine."

Princess Jin, along with her concubines and the prince's children, also came forward with tears in their eyes.

Prince Jin glanced at everyone and nodded to Princess Jin: "Thank you for your hard work these days, Princess."

Princess Jin's eyes were red, a rare sight. "As long as the prince returns safely, I won't feel any hardship."

The Fourth Princess saw that Prince Jin was a little unsteady after standing for a while, so she hurriedly said, "Go in first and let the imperial physician take a look."

Prince Jin was helped into the main hall, and the imperial doctors came up to pay their respects, with the old doctor Qi leading the way.

Several people surrounded Prince Jin and took his pulse for a long time, their faces looking somewhat solemn.

After a few whispered words to the side, the old doctor Qi finally spoke: "Your Highness's wound has long since healed, but the remaining poison has not been completely cleaned out, which is a bit troublesome."

The other imperial doctors also nodded: "This kind of poison is the first time I've seen it. It's a bit tricky."

The Princess of Jin and the Fourth Princess were able to remain calm, but the other female members of the family changed color when they heard the news.

"Please, gentlemen, think of a way to cure this poison."

The imperial doctors glanced at each other and finally said, "Please rest assured, Your Highness. We will do our best."

After saying that, he was invited to the next door folk prescription to discuss the prescription.

Seeing that Prince Jin looked exhausted, Princess Jin quickly sent everyone else away.

Only three people were left: Prince Jin, Princess Jin and the fourth princess.

Seeing that no one was around, the fourth princess asked seriously, "Sixth brother, your health—"

The King of Jin smiled slightly and said, "It's nothing serious. It's just a minor problem. It will be fine in a few days."

The Fourth Princess finally felt relieved and sat down on the chair. "That's good, that's good. I have to go back to the palace to tell Mother the news. Do you have anything to tell Mother?"

Prince Jin looked guilty. "Please tell Mother that I'm unfilial and have caused her worry! When I'm better, I'll go to the palace to pay my respects to her."

The fourth princess nodded.

Prince Jin looked at the Fourth Princess with satisfaction: "These days, thanks to you for comforting Mother and helping your Sixth Sister-in-law in the palace. Our Changle has grown up and become sensible!"

Speaking of this, the fourth princess couldn't help but sigh: "Everything is thanks to Le An. If it weren't for her, how could I stay calm?"

At the same time, he asked, "Where is Master Fu? Did he come back with us?"

The King of Jin shook his head. "Although he is in charge of transporting food and supplies, he is also the Northwest Dao Gan Ning's political advisor. He will be needed to appease the local people, recuperate, and cultivate the land for the military. I'm afraid we have to wait until he has finished his current tasks and see if he can come back by the end of the year."

The fourth princess heard the news and couldn't help but feel curious: "This time the army has returned victoriously, the emperor will definitely reward you according to your merits, sixth brother, you——"

Prince Jin shook his head meaningfully: "My royal brother is only focusing on recuperating his health now, and nothing else matters."

Princess Jin and the Fourth Princess understood.

The fourth princess saw that it was almost time and did not dare to stay any longer.

He stood up and went into the palace with the imperial physician who had already written the prescription.

The emperor knew that the poison in Prince Jin's body had not yet been cleared, so he naturally felt sorry for his son.

The old doctor Qi was sent to live in the Prince of Jin's mansion and was asked to concentrate on treating Prince Jin alone until the remaining poison was completely eliminated.

The next day, Prince Jin went to the palace to meet the emperor despite his illness.

Although the emperor had granted him a special permission to ride in a sedan chair, everyone could see that the Prince of Jin did not look well and looked very sick.

Prince Jin entered the emperor's study, and no one knew what the father and son talked about inside.

All we know is that Prince Jin was summoned for two hours, and when he came out, he could hardly stand.

Finally, he was carried out of the palace and sent back to Prince Jin's Mansion.

For a time, rumors were flying all over the palace, most of which said that Prince Jin was dying, and even if the poison was cured in the future, he would probably become a disabled person.

After the imperial concubine found out, she took action to suppress the rumors several times.

But no one talked about it on the surface, but secretly it was still flowing out of the palace at a very fast speed.

In the court, the army returned victoriously and it was time to reward them according to their merits.

The Ministry of Personnel and the Ministry of War had already drafted a memorial, and if no one had any objections, they could issue an edict.

From the commander-in-chief, General Zhao, to the captains, no one had any objection.

Only when it came to King Jin, someone jumped out.

Some people said that Prince Jin was greedy for merit and acted rashly. If it weren't for the subsequent reinforcements that rescued Prince Jin, the 5,000 elite soldiers he brought with him would have been lost in the northwest.

Although the Prince of Jin had made meritorious service as an inspector of the army, this fault was even greater.

However, the King of Jin was injured for the country after all, so at most his merits and demerits can be offset.

As soon as these words came out, there was an uproar in the court.

Where there are those who oppose, there will naturally be those who agree.

The two sides quarreled fiercely and almost broke out into a fight in the hall.

The emperor sat upright on the throne, watching the officials below quarreling with cold eyes, without saying a word.

The six ministers and several of the emperor's trusted ministers all had sharp eyes.

It can be seen at a glance that those who support and agree that the merits and demerits of King Jin offset each other are basically the people of King Kang, King Wei and King Shou.

These people really don't try to hide it at all. Those who show up are either their own relatives or people from their own faction.

It was really embarrassing for the adults to watch.

Are the methods so crude and direct?

How is this different from doing it yourself?

No, you princes, are you so short of people? This kind of behavior of stumbling upon your own brothers and stabbing them in the back, can't you be more tactful? At least find someone who is not openly one of your people?

This will also make them look at you with a higher regard, right?

Now that I've been treated like this by the princes, to be honest, I feel like you guys are so stupid that even if what you say makes sense, I don't want to support you in taking the throne.

What's more, what he said doesn't make any sense.

Some adults even felt that if you hadn't jumped out, we could still keep a certain filter for the princes.

Now that you have jumped out to do this, your filter has been shattered to pieces.

It's really disgusting.

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