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Ji Cheng was calculating rapidly in his mind.

I clearly did it cleanly and there were no witnesses, so how come I was found out?

Would the emperor believe Song Chushi's few words?

But Pei Fan didn't care about that. He waved to the people behind him.

Four Jinwu Guards immediately put the shackles around his neck and said, "Prince Jin has brought Song Chushi to the emperor. The emperor is furious about this matter and has made the final decision. I advise you and the marquis to refrain from causing any more trouble!"

"No!" Wang grabbed Ji Cheng who was about to be taken away and said, "Master has been wrongly accused! The Emperor must not believe the Song family's one-sided story!"

Ji Bozhou and Ji Tang heard the noise and hurried over together.

Ji Bozhou also hurriedly stopped the Jinwu Guards: "Master Pei, do you have any evidence to support the claim that my elder brother was plotting to murder Prince Jin? If there is no evidence, and you just randomly arrest people based on one-sided statements, how can this be considered fair?!"

Pei Fan scratched his ears and said, "I don't know the truth about this matter. If you want to find out, please go to the emperor and ask him clearly!"

Ji Cheng was very calm.

He glanced at everyone in the Ji family and said calmly, "Dad! Si Luan! And Madam, Tang'er, don't worry! There's no evidence, I'll be out soon!"

Lord Ji Hou looked at him with deep concern, but he only saw deep determination in his eyes.

He also felt relieved.

Lord Ji Hou stopped Ji Tang who was about to pounce and said, "Tang'er, your father is just going to the prison temporarily. He has done nothing wrong and will be released soon!"

Ji Tang was only fourteen or fifteen years old. She had been a pampered girl since childhood. How could she have experienced such a big storm?

She and Wang immediately burst into tears, feeling as if the sky was falling.

Marquis Li signaled the entire palace to calm down and bowed to Pei Fan, "Thank you for the trouble, Lord Pei, for making this trip. The Marquis's Mansion has done nothing wrong. I believe the Emperor will clear our name! Please, Lord Pei, take good care of Ji Cheng during this time!"

Pei Fan nodded as per usual procedure and swiftly escorted Ji Cheng out of the mansion.

After the Jinwu Guards retreated in unison, Lord Ji immediately ordered his servants, "Go to the horse farm and call back the Second Young Lady!"

In just half a cup of tea, Ji Qingyan's tall horse arrived at the door.

She threw the reins neatly into the hands of the doorman and quickly walked towards the main hall with the urgent report in her hand.

"Qing Yan!"

As soon as Ji Qingyan entered the room, Lord Ji called her quickly.

Ji Qingyan picked up the teacup on the table and poured herself a glass of water. "I saw the Jinwu Guards coming towards our house half an hour ago, so I staggered to go to the palace to look for my sister. She sent a message, and now it's in my hands!"

Everyone in the room was looking at her. She handed the letter to Lord Ji, "We can't act rashly now. Things are a bit troublesome! What really angered the Emperor wasn't just Prince Jin's dominance this time, but also the fact that you and Big Brother have so many spies in the court and the palace! This has caused the Emperor's displeasure!"

Lord Ji narrowed his eyes and asked, "Where's Jiaru? The emperor has always doted on her, and she hasn't even said a word?"

Ji Qingyan looked at him and sighed helplessly, "With my sister's temper, do you think she hasn't gone yet? Even she was dragged back to the palace by the eunuchs!"

Lord Ji calmed himself down and read the letter line by line.

Ji Bozhou stood up: "What should we do now? Big brother said that he couldn't find any evidence, but I'm afraid..."

Ji Qingyan: "As long as big brother is in jail now, he'll be fine. As long as they don't find out anything, we can just delay it! When the emperor's anger subsides, big sister will comfort him and I believe he will be released soon!"

She turned to look at Ji Tang and Wang Shi who were still crying. "Don't be sad, sister-in-law and Tang'er. At this critical juncture, we can't rashly go to the palace to beg the emperor. As long as everyone pretends that the Marquis' Mansion has suffered all the grievances and is willing to endure for the emperor, coupled with your sister's affection, then why worry about big brother not being able to return safely? It's just that during this period, everyone needs to keep a low profile and be as humble as possible!"

After hearing her words, Wang and Ji Tang both nodded.

But Lord Ji still thought of a key figure: "Jia Ru's letter said that the people responsible for investigating this matter are Pei Fan and the Supreme Court Justice Xu Jiusi. Xu Jiusi is one of our people, so I have to go and say hello to him!"

In addition to the Ji family, Jiang Xing was also talking about Xu Jiusi at this time.

He and Lu Xuan were having dinner together in Jinyuan. "The key now lies with Xu Jiusi. He's from the Ji family. When we went to the Dali Temple prison to pick up Song Chushi today, we encountered a warden who blocked our way. It was him and the Ji family who arranged this. They planned to let Song Chushi take the blame and wait for his execution tomorrow so they can rest easy!"

"After I entered the palace, Xuan Ge said that Xu Jiusi sent people to the Ji family and told them what had happened!"

Lu Xuan's mind was full of thoughts, and she unconsciously picked up a piece of braised mandarin fish that Jiang Xing had added to her bowl and started eating it.

"Then doesn't he already know that it was Huang Zhiwang who helped you take Song Chushi away from prison? He is Huang Zhiwang's superior, so Huang Zhiwang..."

Jiang Xing nodded and nodded at her, indicating that she should eat.

Jiang Xing: "Through today, I have discovered that the current emperor's partiality has reached an outrageous level! He is too dependent on the Ji and Xie families, or rather, he is unable to be ruthless."

Lu Xuan looked at him doubtfully: "What do you mean by being unable to be ruthless?"

Jiang Xing laughed mockingly, "I used to think he was only so affectionate towards Cousin Siyu, but today I'm really disappointed. He treats Empress Ji a hundred times worse than Cousin Siyu!"

"I don't believe he isn't angry about what the Ji family did, but he doesn't want to punish them! Why? Because he only wants to maintain superficial peace! He's a tyrant!"

Lu Xuan thought about it, then suddenly smiled: "Don't worry! As long as he has something he cares about, he's not invincible!"

In the palace, Queen Ji and the Third Prince really couldn't help it.

Last night, the emperor stayed in Rong Fei's Zhongcui Palace and did not go to Empress Ji's Kunning Palace.

This is the only time in the past ten years that he didn’t come!

In the past, even when there was a conflict, the emperor would secretly come to see her in the middle of the night.

So at dawn, the third prince went to the gate of Zhongcui Palace and knelt down.

He really couldn't understand why his father was so cruel to his uncle this time!

That's Tang'er's father, his future father-in-law!

With the help of my uncle, it will be much easier for me to take the position of crown prince!

The maids in Zhongcui Palace were so frightened when they saw the emperor's favorite third prince kneeling at the door of their palace early in the morning that they dropped the basin of water in their hands.

After all, Rong Fei's fourth prince had suffered so much injustice in the past because of the third prince!

In the eyes of the people in Zhongcui Palace, the Queen and her son were like a plague. Seeing them so early in the morning was not auspicious!

Fortunately, at this time, the emperor came out of the palace and was about to go to court.

He looked at the third prince kneeling at the door and couldn't help frowning.

"Xu'er, what are you kneeling here for?"

When the third prince Jiang Xu saw the emperor coming out, he immediately felt uncomfortable and became dissatisfied with Concubine Rong and the Zhongcui Palace.

He concealed his resentment, lowered his head and said aggrievedly: "Father, Mother misses you!"

Seeing his beloved child begging in front of him so humbly, the emperor suddenly felt pity.

He walked a few steps to the Third Prince and helped him up: "Just tell your mother to stop being so petty! How about this, I'll go to her place tonight!"

A flash of joy flashed across the Third Prince's face. Sure enough, it was still the father he was familiar with!

He quickly stood up and followed the emperor's steps, unable to hold back what was in his heart. "Father, why did you imprison my uncle this time? That incident was clearly a fabrication by the Song family. Father, you must not be deceived by those villains!"

The emperor stopped and looked at him: "Didn't your mother tell you the truth yesterday?"

"My mother told me!" The Third Prince stood before the Emperor and laid out his thoughts. "But I feel that my uncle has always been thinking about us. Father must have misunderstood or been deceived!"

The emperor's anger suddenly surged, and his voice suddenly cooled. "So, my son, what you're saying is, if something goes wrong, it must be my fault, or someone else's fault, but your uncle is absolutely not wrong?"

"That's not what I meant..." Before the third prince could finish his words, he saw his father, who had always doted on him, smile.

There was something strange in that smile, and a sharp murderous intent was revealed in it.