"Your Majesty!"

Queen Wang suddenly screamed, "This person's identity is unknown, we must not be careless..."

"Queen!"

Emperor Yong glanced at Queen Wang coldly and said, "You are tired today. Come, send the Queen back to the palace to rest."

"Yes!"

A group of palace maids stepped forward and, regardless of Queen Wang's struggles, forcefully put her into the sedan chair and carried her out.

Queen Wang was slightly surprised.

When did Your Majesty train so many people in the palace?

The King of Qi was also a little frightened.

Is my father actually cultivating his power right under my mother's nose? Is there some other unknown force operating in secret?

Prince Li never expected that his dead fourth brother would come back to life.

Although he didn't like having another person competing with him for the throne, he felt happy when he thought that Ying Chu would face the same crisis as him.

Besides, even the powerful queen couldn't stop her father, so how could he stop him?

Rather than making my father dislike me, it is better to win his favor.

At that moment, Prince Li stepped forward excitedly: "Fourth brother? I didn't expect you to be my fourth brother! You're still alive, how great!"

After saying this, he wiped away his tears with emotion.

On the other hand, Prince Jing, who was on good terms with Gu Huaizhou, looked confused.

He ran to Gu Huaizhou and punched him on the shoulder: "Good fellow, you are actually my brother. No wonder I felt so attached to you the moment I saw you..."

"Cough cough cough..."

Gu Huaizhou coughed twice, his face pale as he said, "Prince Jing, you hurt my wound..."

"Ah? Oh, I'm sorry, I'm sorry!"

Prince Jing looked down and saw that Gu Huaizhou's wound, which had just been bandaged, was bleeding again. He immediately took away his fist and said to Zhang Yuanzheng, "Yuanzheng, Yuanzheng, come and take a look. Fourth brother is bleeding again..."

Gu Huaizhou: "..."

Zhang Yuanzheng was busy bandaging Gu Huaizhou.

After everything was settled, Emperor Yong waved his hand and said, "Return to the palace."

Eunuch Yu called for the third time: "Get up—"

"and many more!"

Gu Huaizhou suddenly pointed at the assassin being escorted by the imperial guards, and said with a pale face: "Your Majesty... the assassin has not yet been captured..."

Emperor Yong was stunned for a moment.

He glanced at his son and finally said in a deep voice, "Bring him up!"

Ye Zuan immediately stepped forward with the assassin.

There were four captured assassins, all of whom were masked and kneeling in front of Emperor Yong.

Emperor Yong looked at the assassins' faces and said, "Tear off their veils."

The imperial guards executed immediately.

When the veil was pulled off, four young faces appeared before everyone.

"Wang Haoxuan!"

"Wang Ruize!"

"Wang Hu!"

"Wang Rong!"

Several exclamations suddenly rang out!

It turns out that these four assassins were all members of the Wang family, and the leader, Wang Haoxuan, was the only son of Qin Tianjian, the patriarch of the Wang family!

The other three are direct descendants of the Wang family.

Because these four people are very ostentatious in Kyoto and often rely on the power of the Wang family of Langya to oppress the common people, the people of Kyoto all recognize them!

The officials of the Imperial Observatory were so frightened that their legs went limp.

He hurried out and knelt before Emperor Yong with a plop: "Your Majesty, please be wise. My son cannot be an assassin. He must have been wrongly accused!"

Three other Wang officials also stepped forward to plead, "Your Majesty, please understand!"

Emperor Yong looked at the four confused assassins, then at the four ministers kneeling before him.

A person in charge of the Imperial Observatory.

One works in the Ministry of Justice.

One works in the Ministry of Industry.

One works in the Ministry of Revenue.

Four really good positions.

Wang Haoxuan knew that the queen's younger brother was often summoned into the palace to accompany the queen. This boy was arrogant and domineering, and loved to bully others, but he did not have the courage to assassinate her.

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Moreover, Emperor Yong looked at the expressions of the four sons and saw that their eyes were dull and they didn't say a word the whole time. It was obvious that something was wrong.

If Huai'er hadn't insisted on trying the assassin, there would be no...

Thinking of something, Emperor Yong suddenly looked at Gu Huaizhou, only to see that Gu Huaizhou was also looking at him, his eyes were quiet and dark, as if everything was under his control.

Emperor Yong instantly became furious.

This brat!

It turns out that he arranged all this!

How dare he use his own father as a target just to return to the palace? Didn't I tell him the time wasn't right? How could he be so impatient?

Emperor Yong glared at Gu Huaizhou angrily.

Gu Huaizhou, however, looked calm.

Yan Qing had been observing the situation here, and she was even sweating for Gu Huaizhou!

I'd heard in my previous life that he was decisive, but I never thought he'd be so bold? Assassinating his own father? He truly was...

Fortunately, nothing happened, otherwise it would really be...

Although Emperor Yong was angry at Gu Huaizhou for acting on his own, this was not the time to lose his temper. Moreover, he had long wanted to clean up Wang's minions in the Ministry of Justice, Ministry of Revenue, and Ministry of Works, but he had no chance.

Considering that this kid did the right thing, I won’t bother with him for now. I’ll settle the score with him when I return to the palace!

Emperor Yong glared at Gu Huaizhou fiercely, then looked at the Imperial Observatory and the others with a cold face: "Patriarch Wang, you raised a good son? How dare you try to assassinate me!"

"Your Majesty, please forgive me. I dare not do that!"

Lord Wang immediately kowtowed and said, "Your Majesty, even if I had the courage of heaven, I would not dare to assassinate you. There must be a traitor who has framed me. Please understand, Your Majesty!"

The others also kowtowed repeatedly: "Your Majesty, please understand!"

Lord Wang of the Imperial Astronomical Observatory was sweating profusely on his forehead.

As soon as the Queen left, no one could compete with His Majesty, so he turned to the King of Qi for help.

The King of Qi's face was as cold as iron.

Lord Wang of the Imperial Observatory is his maternal grandfather, and Wang Haoxuan is his uncle. He knows his character better than anyone else. Even if he were given a hundred times the courage, he would not dare to assassinate him.

Everything that happened today was clearly arranged by someone!

First, he used the common people to plead for Gongsun Zhi, then he assassinated her. The deceased Fourth Prince inexplicably appeared in everyone's sight, and then it was discovered that the assassins were all descendants of the Wang family...

King Qi looked at Gu Huaizhou suddenly.

The man lay pale on the rattan chair, so weak that he seemed to die at any time, but the King of Qi suddenly gasped!

It's him!

Everything today was designed by him!

Yes, that’s right. In the princess’s mansion, this person had an unclear relationship with Yan Qing, so it was reasonable for him to rescue Gongsun Zhi for her!

What a great fourth brother!

After enduring for so many years, he wanted to wipe out the four direct descendants of the Wang family in one move? What a cruel method!

This fourth prince must die!

The King of Qi wanted to kill him immediately.

But he had to hold back.

Assassinating the emperor is tantamount to treason, and even if the person is the son of the patriarch of the Langya Wang family, he will never be forgiven.

In this series of events, he was already at a disadvantage.

If he begged for mercy, he would be rejected by his father just like his mother, so he could not say a word.

So the King of Qi closed his eyes.

When Lord Wang saw this, his heart sank into a deep valley.

Before he could react, Emperor Yong ordered in a cold voice, "The assassination attempt by the Wang family members is tantamount to treason, but I will show leniency to them because they have made great contributions to the country!

The Imperial Observatory will be fined for three years, and the other three will be dismissed and investigated!"

After a pause, Emperor Yong looked at the four direct descendants of the Wang family who were still in a daze and sneered, "As for the assassin, kill him immediately!"

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