Mother, I have returned to the throne.

In the past, it was the Imperial Garden that belonged exclusively to Song Youji.

But today, the situation has changed drastically under the arrangement of the third prince.

There was a playful atmosphere all around.

With the entrance of Song Yuan and the other two, in just a moment, the prince and his princess became the focus of everyone around them.

"Brother, we have to have a couple of drinks today. You're going to the border soon, and we don't know when we'll meet again!"

"Your Majesty, I hope you will be victorious this time, defeat the barbarians, and enhance our nation's prestige!"

"Your Highness, please be careful of the dangers ahead. I hope you can come back alive!"

Civil and military officials, including many princes, rushed forward and surrounded the two men in the blink of an eye.

For a moment, it was like the moon surrounded by stars.

Faced with such a scene, Situ Jing was completely confused.

Why is the scene in front of me different from what I expected?

Shouldn't everyone condemn Song Yuan when he appears?

The last time, Situ Jing, as Song Yuan’s fiancée, accompanied Song Yuan to attend the dinner to welcome the barbarians.

The two had just appeared when they were met with a barrage of sarcasm and ridicule.

However, the enthusiasm today is in stark contrast to the coldness at the beginning.

How did Song Yuan become like this?

After not seeing him for one night, he looks like a star!

Originally, Situ Jing was a little cautious along the way, and she had even thought about it. In the past, she could just sit back and watch Song Yuan being bullied and do nothing.

Now that I am the princess, if there is anyone who is still blind, I will make him pay!

But now with such a commotion, Situ Jing's original preparations suddenly seemed a bit redundant.

Looking at the lively scene in front of him, Situ Jing lowered his head, and for a moment he didn't know how to deal with it.

Compared to the others who were nervous, Song Yuan looked very happy.

Song Yuan had anticipated this scene.

According to the reminder I gave to the Third Prince, the other party might have already secretly spread the news that I was about to leave the imperial city.

At the same time, he signaled to the other party's confidants to show more affection to Song Yuan.

Under such leadership, the current scene naturally took shape.

However, I saw that the group of adults were just talking and had not expressed anything from the beginning to now.

Song Yuan couldn't help feeling a little dissatisfied.

Brother, I took care of the whole process and tried every possible way to remind my third brother. What was it for?

Isn't it just to take advantage of this opportunity to make a fortune?

You guys are just talking and not spending any money. Are you really just dipping your fingers in salt?

When I go out, I ask my servants to prepare the carriage and wait for the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet to be over to bring gifts.

What you are doing now makes me look stupid.

If I end up with nothing by then, wouldn’t that be wishful thinking?

For a moment, Song Yuan secretly complained in his heart. Looking at the group of adults in front of him who were complimenting him, he felt a little dissatisfied.

While everyone was communicating, Song Yuan did not notice it.

In the distance, a figure ran hurriedly to the side of the Fourth Prince.

Today is the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet, and the Fourth Prince, who has been under house arrest for a long time, has finally regained his freedom.

After hearing the report from the servant, the Fourth Prince raised his head and glanced at Song Yuan, with a look of satisfaction evident in his eyes.

Boy, weren’t you awesome before?

Now that you've fallen into my hands, I'll show you how you die!

I'd like to see what the scene will be like when you are punished by your father.

"His Majesty is here!"

Before the Fourth Prince could put his thoughts into practice, accompanied by a shrill voice, the focus of the banquet finally arrived.

Song Youji was seen walking slowly towards them with a concubine, all smiling.

There were several other concubines following behind her!

Faced with such an important figure, the adults who were originally surrounding Song Yuan turned around and saluted the emperor in front of them.

"Alright, alright, today is the Mid-Autumn Festival, and what's important is family reunion. No need to be so polite, just be casual!"

In such an atmosphere, Song Youji behaved exceptionally kindly, smiling and waving to the ministers around him.

Afterwards, he led the concubines to take their seats.

According to past traditions, as the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet began, the first step was for the princes to present mooncakes to Song Youji.

According to the size, the eldest prince Song Yuan should naturally be the leader.

Facing the gazes of everyone in the audience, Song Yuan calmly took the gift box that the third prince had given him from the servant beside him.

Seeing this scene, Situ Jing frowned slightly.

Didn’t this idiot say he would give me soap before?

Why did you suddenly change your mind?

Although Situ Jing had previously talked about Song Yuan because of the soap incident, now that he had come to his senses, she felt a sense of crisis.

After all, these mooncakes were not made by the two of them themselves.

If it is really exposed, how will it end?

What are you afraid of?

Just as Situ Jing was secretly worried, the servant who had come to report to the Fourth Prince in a panic before now seemed to have a fire in his eyes.

"Your Highness, look! This box is exactly what the Third Prince gave to the First Prince!"

"Judging from his appearance, the Third Prince has ill intentions. If you get there first, you'll definitely be able to expose the conspiracy between the two and defeat both the First and Third Princes!"

It turned out that the servant under the Fourth Prince had witnessed the communication between Song Yuan and the Third Prince outside.

He saw it clearly. After the two met, the third prince clearly handed the wooden box to Song Yuan.

The reason why I reported it in a hurry before was because of this reason!

Brother, I finally caught you now, right?

After being reminded by his subordinates, the Fourth Prince showed a happy smile on his face.

Without any hesitation, he stepped forward and bowed to Song Youji to report.

"Father, I have something I want to tell you!"

Just at this moment, Song Yuan had already come to Song Youji with a wooden box in his hand.

After being interrupted by the Fourth Prince, Song Yuan immediately stopped his original action and looked extremely embarrassed.

"Today is the Mid-Autumn Festival, so let's not talk about state affairs. If there is anything, it's not too late to discuss it at the court tomorrow morning!"

Song Youji frowned slightly and waved his hand at the Fourth Prince. The anger from a few days ago had not yet dissipated, but as soon as he saw the Fourth Prince, Song Youji felt a slight pain in his palm.

Unexpectedly, the other party was reckless and continued to insist, "Father, what I said just happened to be related to this banquet!"

"Oh? Then I'm interested. What do you want to say?"

"Father, according to tradition, the mooncakes presented by the princes must be made by hand. Even if they can't make them themselves, at least the imperial concubine must make them for them. But I can guarantee that the gift you gave me now was definitely not made by you personally!"

The Fourth Prince explained the truth with some pride, but he didn't realize that his explanation immediately caused Song Youji to misunderstand him.

"Hey kid, did you plant a spy in your eldest brother's house? Otherwise, how could you know everything so clearly?"

It’s not me, I’m innocent!

When the Fourth Prince heard this, he was shocked and quickly pointed at Song Qi, explaining the reason.

"Your Majesty, I was just outside the venue when I saw my eldest brother and the third brother whispering to each other. This wooden box was given to my eldest brother by the third brother during their conversation!"

"If I'm not mistaken, the mooncakes here must have been prepared in advance by the third brother. My eldest brother takes the Mid-Autumn Festival so lightly that he doesn't even want to prepare the mooncakes himself. I hope my father will be able to see through Qiu Hao and not let anyone deceive him!"

Hearing this, Situ Jing in the crowd felt a pang in his heart.

Oh no, what should I do now?

I have said it long ago that the Third Prince has bad intentions.

It seems that the two of them had already discussed it beforehand.

"Old Four, are you telling the truth?"

Song Youji's originally good mood instantly sank to the bottom, and fire seemed to burst out of his eyes.

He first glared at Song Yuan fiercely, then looked at the Fourth Prince.

Just when everyone was gloating, they didn't expect that before the Fourth Prince could respond, Song Yuan suddenly took a step forward.

"Father, what Fourth Brother said is correct. Third Brother gave me a box of mooncakes before. This is indeed true!"

Okay, okay, okay, you bastard!

Seeing Song Yuan actually come forward to admit the matter, Song Youji felt anger rising in his heart for a moment.

Originally, mooncakes were given out during the Mid-Autumn Festival for family reunion.

Letting the princes do it themselves is just to get a good start.

Song Yuan deceived me like this. Is this guy looking for death?

For a moment, Song Youji's face was gloomy.

Many ministers in the audience were also furious!

"What the eldest prince did was wrong. The Mid-Autumn Festival is supposed to be a celebration of filial piety. How can you be so foolish?"

"This is a crime of deceiving the emperor. It depends on how Your Majesty handles it!"

"What else can I do with him? If he's my son, I'll beat him so hard he won't even recognize himself! You dare to fool me? You're courting death!"

Many of the Fourth Prince's confidants took advantage of the situation at this moment just to boost the prestige of their master.

Seeing that other ministers were also affected by this, they began to whisper to each other.

The smile on the fourth prince's face widened, and he felt indescribably happy in his heart!

Brother, I will repay you double for the humiliation you brought upon me before!

Just for this reason, I will definitely beat you today!

For a moment, the situation on the field was one-sided, but facing the criticism from thousands of people, Song Yuan's face did not show any panic.

"Father, I haven't finished speaking yet... It's true that my third brother gave me a box of mooncakes, but that wasn't the box I gave him!"

"Brother, are you still going to quibble now?" Seeing that Song Yuan still wanted to defend himself, the Fourth Prince immediately stepped forward.

But he didn't notice that as he walked forward, Song Yuan calmly winked at the third prince in the crowd.

It turned out that the two of them had already discussed it. The so-called gift box was simply a bait to lure other princes into taking the bait!

"Father, I'm not lying. If you really don't believe me, just open this box and take a look!"

"Fourth brother just said that Third brother gave me a box of mooncakes, but the gift I gave wasn't mooncakes at all, so how could it be said that he was doing something for me?"

Seeing that the time was ripe, Song Yuan smiled and revealed his cards.

When Song Youji heard this, his face darkened and he immediately waved at his men.

"Bring the stuff up!"

Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, a eunuch came forward and slowly opened the wooden box in front of Song Youji.

As the exquisite gift box cracked, a rich floral fragrance rushed into the nose.

The taste is exactly the same as mooncakes.

Song Youji's face suddenly darkened, and he immediately yelled, "Boss, are you talking nonsense?"

"This smell is clearly mooncakes. What else can you say?"

"Father, it's not too late for you to take a look at what's inside first!" Song Yuan said softly with some innocence.

Hearing this, Song Youji was slightly stunned, then he shifted his gaze and looked towards the wooden box.

The next second, Song Youji opened his mouth slightly, and a hint of doubt flashed in his pupils.

With just one glance, he was able to determine that although the contents tasted the same, they were not at all similar to mooncakes.

What is this thing?

"Father, you should trust me now, right?"

"This thing is called soap, and it's for bathing. You absolutely cannot eat it!"