The prince took Lu Ruyi's body back to the prince's mansion. He didn't say a word along the way. The air around him turned into ice, and the people around him were so cold that they dared not speak.

"Someone, bring Zining here."

"Yes."

After a while, Zi Ning was thrown to the ground. She was no longer as arrogant as before in front of Lu Ruoyi. She lay on the ground and trembled, "Your Highness, Your Highness..."

The prince stood up, walked up to Zi Ning, and said, "Are you the Fourth Prince's man?"

"Your Highness, I was wrong, please spare my life!"

The prince stepped on one of Zining's hands and crushed it hard, causing Zining to scream. He then immediately covered his mouth, not daring to make any sound.

"I'm asking you a question. Are you the Fourth Prince's man?"

"Yes."

"When did it start?"

"Since, since the time in the palace."

"How did you, a little palace maid, get in touch with the Fourth Prince?"

"It was my godmother who made the connection. My godmother is Yang Qiu from the Clothing Bureau."

"Someone, go to the palace and bring Yang Qiu over."

"Yes."

Half an hour later, Yang Qiu was brought to the East Palace. When she saw Zi Ning on the ground, she knew it was over and immediately bit the pill under her tongue.

The guards around the prince said, "Your Highness, she wants to commit suicide!"

"Remove her jaw!"

The guard stepped forward, knocked Yang Qiu to the ground, removed her jaw, and took out a black pill from her mouth.

"She wants to commit suicide by taking poison!"

"Examine her carefully."

"Yes."

Yang Qiu was very stubborn. No matter how he was beaten or scolded, he refused to admit it, not even his relationship with Zining.

"Ah."

The prince said coldly, "If you don't open your mouth, do you think I can't do anything to you?"

Yang Qiu said, "Your Highness, you are the Crown Prince, yet you punish a mere palace maid like me. I have no way to stop you. You can kill me or chop me up as you please."

She acted loyal and unyielding, as if she had been wronged.

The prince was completely unmoved, not even bothering to raise his eyelids. "Since she won't say anything, there's no need to ask anymore. Go find out if she has any other relatives, bring them all here, and reunite with us in the underworld!"

"Yes!"

Yang Qiu was anxious. She didn't understand. Hadn't the prince always been lenient? He always had reasons and reasons when dealing with palace maids and never beat or killed them indiscriminately. What happened today?

She cried, "Your Highness, what crime have my relatives committed? Why are you arresting them? If you kill innocent people indiscriminately, you will become a tyrant in the future!"

"Oh, a tyrant? Not bad, I like him. He's much better than a benevolent ruler."

Afterwards, no matter how Yang Qiu screamed, even if she wanted to confess, the prince would not listen. He captured her relatives, a foolish brother and an old father, and prepared to execute them all.

Father Yang was terrified. "Your Highness, Your Highness, what crime have I committed?"

The guard said, "Your daughter ordered someone to poison the Crown Princess. Her entire clan should be executed. Now that only your family is being killed, it is already a mercy from the Crown Prince."

Father Yang fell to the ground in shock and asked, "Qiu'er, is it true?"

Yang Qiu didn't say anything. Ever since her father and brother came, she knew that the situation was hopeless and it was too late to say anything.

Father Yang slapped Yang Qiu in the face, "You killed me and your brother! You killed us!"

Yang Qiu bit his lip and said, "Your Highness, if I tell you who is behind this, will you release my father and my brother?"

"I'll think about it."

"Yes......"

Before Yang Qiu could say anything, a young eunuch who was lowering his head in the corner suddenly pounced on him, killed Yang Qiu with a knife, and then vomited black blood and died.

The guards shouted, "Protect the prince!"

They surrounded the prince and nervously looked around, but the prince remained calm and said, "Forget it, don't look for it anymore. I guess this is the only one."

It seemed that someone didn't want him to ask anything. In that case, he didn't ask anymore. The answer was already in his mind anyway.

"Come here, execute Zi Ning and Yang Qiu's family members."

"Yes!"

When Father Yang was dragged out, he was still crying, "Your Highness, we are innocent!"

"You think you're innocent?"

"Yes."

"Raising a daughter like Yang Qiu, are you innocent? Didn't you spend the money she earned from harming people in the palace?"

"me......"

"So, you are not innocent. You enjoyed the benefits brought by Yang Qiu, so you will also be punished for the crimes she committed. You will be dragged down as well."

This time, Yang's father no longer cried out for injustice. He, his son, and Zining were all dealt with.

The prince's expression remained calm. He looked at the peonies raised by Lu Ruoyi, and there was still a problem with his father that he had not yet resolved.

He went into the study, wrote a letter, and instructed his most trusted secret guard, "Send this letter to Fanyang, and make sure you deliver it to Lu Zhen personally."

"Yes."

A fast horse galloped from the capital and arrived in Fanyang two days and one night later. The secret guard delivered the letter to Lu Ruoyi's father, Lu Zhen.

Lu Zhen's heart was pounding and he felt something was wrong. Why did the prince send someone to deliver a letter to him?

When he opened it, he saw that his daughter had been having an affair with the Fourth Prince and was discovered by the Crown Prince. His daughter even tried to use the dragon robe to frame the Crown Prince.

Oh my god!

Lu Zhen felt dizzy and confused! All of this was about the confiscation of the family and the extermination of the ancestors. How did she do it? This evil girl really deserved to die!

Lu Zhen returned home and slumped into a chair. His wife asked, "Master, what happened?"

Lu Zhen's face was covered with tears. "What a misfortune for our family! Madam, I didn't educate our child well. I let her go out and harm others! She harmed others and ourselves! It's all my fault! I shouldn't have let Yi'er go to the academy in the first place. It caused such a big trouble!"

Mrs. Lu was frightened by him, "Master, what's the matter? Tell me quickly!"

"Too late, too late!"

Lu Zhen did not show the prince's letter to anyone else, and the prince did not expose the matter and let the world know about it. One reason was that he was afraid of damaging his own reputation. If the crown prince's reputation was ruined, he would not be able to inherit the throne smoothly.

Secondly, the prince was generous and did not want to implicate innocent people. Lu Ruoyi committed a crime that would implicate nine generations of his clan. If it were revealed, many people related to Lu Zhen would have to be executed. Lu Zhen was the dean of Fanyang Academy, with many students, many of whom were officials in the court. If this matter were to be exposed, there would be countless casualties and turmoil in the court.

So, it cannot be exposed, but the prince could not swallow this anger, so he sent him this letter.

Lu Zhen shed tears. He was also responsible for his family's misfortune. He had educated countless students, but he failed to educate his own child, allowing her to make such a big mistake. How could he have the face to stay in this world?

Only death can appease the prince and prevent him from implicating others!

That night, a famous person in Lu Town cooked a pot of sweet soup, put poisonous arsenic into it, and called the whole family together, young and old, and everyone drank a bowl of sweet soup.

The servant waited outside, but heard no sound for a long time. He knocked on the door and went in to see, and was horrified, "Master! Madam!"

I saw that all the members of Lu Zhen's family were lying on the ground, holding their stomachs and foaming at the mouth. They had been dead for a long time.

The secret guard got the news and sent it back to the prince by express horse. The prince nodded, thinking that Lu Zhen was sensible and it saved him from having to take action again.

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