Bring your aunt to eat big meat, the scumbag father's family is furious

Even the prince frowned inadvertently at the emperor's actions.

"It seems that overthrowing the eldest prince is not an easy task." Qiao Jianer said.

Pei Shijiu continued in the space: "It's not just the eldest prince. Those unfavored princes are also the emperor's own flesh and blood. Things like this are obviously framed, and the emperor must protect them at all costs."

Qiao Jianer was silent.

She said quietly, "There's a long way to go."

The prince turned his head slightly, and immediately an attendant behind him knelt on one knee with his hands hanging down in front of the emperor.

"What else?"

The emperor's word "return" made the prince's eyebrows twitch, and he heard a hint of impatience.

He originally wanted his men to explain that the people brought by the eldest prince today were not clean. If the emperor had any opinions about the eldest prince, this could add fuel to the fire. If he favored the eldest prince and framed him, it would be a waste of time and even make the emperor feel that he was deliberately making things difficult for the eldest prince.

He waved his hand to dismiss his men and said, "Today, a letter was found in the Qiao family's incense burner. It caused some commotion and almost led to the Qiao family being misunderstood. However, when it was finally opened, it turned out to be a letter written by Princess Feiluan herself, wishing the emperor good health."

The emperor's brows relaxed, and he said with a half-hearted, half-serious expression, "Jian'er is still the best. She never worries me. Even when she blesses me, she keeps it secret in her heart, never saying it out loud. That's what sincerity is. On the contrary, you princes and princesses are always causing me trouble."

The prince had no choice but to kneel down and repent.

"Well, you've worked hard today. In the future, there's no need to make such a fuss about such groundless things." The emperor glared at the eldest prince again.

The eldest prince didn't even dare to raise his head.

"Dirty things were found in your room. Although the servants framed you, you are also guilty of negligence. You will be confined to your room for three months and fined one year's salary."

The emperor rubbed his brows, walked away, feeling irritated.

The prince watched the emperor leave without a trace of frustration in his eyes. His father would soon understand that there might be something hidden behind what he had just said.

The emperor guessed that the straw doll found in the eldest prince's room might be his doing, but what if the eldest prince took action first and wanted to harm the Qiao family?

The eldest prince slowly got up from the ground, a look of pride on his face.

"Second brother, you are too naive to want to take advantage of this opportunity to trip me up. You have also seen the attitude of our father. If you were not born by the Queen, you would not be able to live in the Eastern Palace."

As he spoke, the eldest prince patted the crown prince on the shoulder and said, "The truth is hard to hear, but it is the truth."

The prince had a faint smile on his face, reached out and brushed his shoulder, silently expressing his disgust.

"My eldest brother, you have misunderstood. You yourself have mismanaged your servants, and you want to blame me for it. Why do you have to bring up the position of the Eastern Palace? This position is decided by heaven, and it will be held by whoever it is. If it is not destined for you, don't force it. Overthinking it will waste your energy and it will be bad for your health."

Seeing that he was beating around the bush and refusing to admit it, the eldest prince sneered, "There's still a long way to go, and who can do what is still uncertain. You'd better hold on to your position, Crown Prince, or your words today will become a laughing stock one day."

"Then I will take my eldest brother's good words and fulfill my duties in this position. I will not let my father down."

After a battle without visible smoke, the eldest prince entered the palace and the crown prince left with the imperial guards.

The emperor leaned on the soft couch in his bedroom, supporting his brow with his fingers. He always felt that something was wrong. After thinking about it carefully, he realized it.

Why did Jianer write a letter and put it in the incense burner?

Although wishing the Holy Saint peace is commendable, since it is not to be shown to the public, it is enough to keep it in your heart. Why bother with this unnecessary effort and drag it out?

Although it is barely acceptable, after all, it is a shrine for ancestor worship. The king lives as long as the heaven and the earth, and placing it in that position shows sincerity.

But he always felt that Qiao Jianer was not the kind of person who would do such a thing.

The emperor uttered a click and sat up straight.

He received a report saying that the imperial guards and internal troops had caused a commotion at the gate of the Qiao family today, but it turned out to be a misunderstanding.

Could it be that some people are running for the things under the incense burner?

The emperor was sleepy and wanted to go to bed, but now he was not sleepy at all.

"Eunuch Qi."

Eunuch Qi was waiting outside the door. He hurried in upon hearing this: "What are your instructions, Your Majesty?"

"Sun Ping also went to search today, call him over."

Sun Ping was one of the commanders-in-chief of the imperial guards. His position was neither high nor low. He was a spy appointed by the emperor among the commanders of the imperial guards.

Eunuch Qi looked at the sky outside. It was already late at night. Under normal circumstances, the emperor would have been preparing to go to bed, but now he was summoning someone, which meant that he had a reason to meet him.

He immediately ordered someone to do it.

Sun Ping moved quickly and knelt outside the hall to greet them.

"Come in," said the emperor.

After Sun Ping entered, he said, "Tell us everything that happened at the Qiao family today in detail. Don't leave anything out."

Sun Ping paid attention to every detail and observed the emperor's expressions. When the emperor looked thoughtful, he would slow down a little.

When he finished speaking, he fell to the ground, motionless.

"Every word you said is true, without any fabrication or exaggeration."

"Absolutely not. I don't have any particularly outstanding talents, but I have a very good memory. I can almost remember everything I hear."

The emperor waved his hand and asked him to leave.

When the bedroom was quiet, the emperor slowly said, "Eunuch Qi, did you hear what Sun Ping said just now? What do you think?"

Eunuch Qi didn't know what answer the emperor wanted, so he considered his answer and said, "Fortunately, the Qiao family is safe and sound."

"The eldest prince said, what is written in the letter? Is there any need to tell me? Why are you so sure?"

"This, I'm afraid, is a misunderstanding. After all, the incense burner is hidden, and if you hide something inside, your first reaction would be to suspect it's something that can't be seen in public. And since it just happened to be under search, you'd think a little more."

Eunuch Qi is not so stupid as to speak ill of the eldest prince.

Even if the emperor had doubts about the eldest prince, that was another matter.

The emperor snorted, "He actually targeted the Qiao family and wanted to drag the Pei family into the quagmire."

"Your Majesty, this is just speculation. The eldest prince is very filial to you and would not dare to act so recklessly."

"The eldest prince covets military power. He once hinted to me that he wanted the position of the Imperial Guard's Palace Guardsman and wanted to command the Imperial Guards. I did not agree, and now he has his eyes on the Inner Army and the Qiao Family Army."

Eunuch Qi stopped talking at this time and just listened respectfully.

The emperor's fingers tapped slowly on the armrests of the dragon throne.

"Tell me, could it be that the letter originally placed in the incense burner was another letter?"