Reborn Young Lady's Peerless Grace

Du Zhijie comforted him casually.

Without Shen Yunlan's obstruction, the Ministry of Justice and the Ministry of Clan Affairs quickly solved the case of the Casting Battalion.

The Crown Prince has been cultivating his own power over the years, using the connections at Zuixianlou to acquire some ill-gotten wealth. Now, he's hoarding weapons privately, and corruption and bribery are commonplace.

Starting from the investigation of his Zuixianlou, all the past of the prince was uncovered, and half of the officials in the court were implicated.

When Du Zhijie laid all the evidence before the emperor, the emperor couldn't believe that the prince had done so many shameful things right under his nose. It seemed that he had trusted the prince too much, so that he was now bold enough to privately stockpile weapons and win over officials in the court.

"Is the prince confused?"

The emperor was deeply distressed by the prince's behavior. The world would belong to him sooner or later, so why was he so anxious? After doing so much, wasn't he courting his own death?

The emperor became more and more angry as he thought about it, and angrily swept the evidence in front of him to the ground.

The emperor, whose condition had already deteriorated, was angered again. This time the situation was even worse, and his eyes and nose began to become crooked.

Seeing that the situation was not good, the second prince quickly summoned the imperial physician.

After the imperial physician's treatment, the emperor's condition became worse.

After some treatment, the emperor finally woke up. He summoned several important officials in the court and drafted a new imperial edict, stripping the prince of his title, demoting him to a ransom, and exiling him to Nanshan to guard the imperial tomb.

After the decree was announced, the emperor closed his eyes.

Everyone was shocked and was about to announce that the emperor had passed away.

"The old miracle doctor is here."

Du Zhijie hurried over with the old man.

The old man first took the emperor's pulse carefully, then took out a silver needle and gave the emperor acupuncture. After some work, the emperor's face regained some color, but there was no sign of waking up.

The old man prescribed some medicine and handed it to the eunuch beside him, then said, "The emperor has suffered a stroke, and it seems to be quite serious now. It is impossible to cure him completely. Please take good care of him in the future!"

Hearing this, Du Zhijie breathed a sigh of relief and locked the old man out of the palace.

Although the emperor has suffered a stroke and cannot move, and can only lie on the bed, he has not issued an order to abdicate. The second prince can only be a regent.

"Since you know the whereabouts of the miracle doctor, why didn't you invite him earlier to treat your father? What are you thinking? Murdering the emperor is a serious crime. Can you bear it?"

"You have wronged me. I have never had any intention of harming the emperor." Du Zhijie explained calmly.

The emperor's condition didn't seem serious at the time, and the imperial physician had said that as long as the emperor woke up, he would be fine. However, the emperor did wake up, and the initial stroke was mild.

He originally wanted to use the incident of the Casting Barracks to make the Crown Prince lose power, then let the Second Prince take over the government, and finally inherit the throne naturally.

The Second Prince looked at Du Zhijie angrily. "These are the plans you mentioned. Now that things have come to this, what do you want me to do? Just waste my time with my father?"

Du Zhijie sighed and said, "Your Highness is just being hasty. After all, the former Crown Prince has many followers, and it's impossible to kill them all. If that gets out, it will damage Your Highness's reputation."

"You have thought it through very carefully." The second prince suddenly realized.

The court situation is unpredictable, and we have to live our lives one day at a time.

Shen Yunlan was implicated in the court affairs, so he simply stopped going to court. He had nothing to do in the mansion, so he stayed with his concubine all day long. He never asked about Su's illness in the mansion, as if she was an unimportant person.

A dark cloud hung over the palace. The news of the crown prince's demotion was like a huge rock dropped into a lake, stirring up a thousand waves.

After hearing the news, Shen Wanru collapsed into her chair, tears welling up in her eyes. She was dressed in a gorgeous yet slightly disheveled palace dress, and a few strands of her carefully combed hair had fallen loose, making her look even more disheveled.

"How could this happen? How could this happen!" Shen Wanru muttered to herself, clutching the corners of her clothes tightly with both hands, her knuckles turning white from the force.

She stood up suddenly and rushed to the door, but was stopped by the palace maid.

"Get out of the way! I want to find the prince!" Shen Wanru's eyes were wide open and her voice was so sharp that it was almost piercing.

The palace maids were trembling with fear, but did not dare to let him go.

Shen Wanru struggled to break free and ran towards the prince's bedroom desperately.

She didn't want to believe it. If she didn't believe that the prince was demoted, how would she live in the future? She still wanted to be the master of the harem. Her dream was shattered in an instant, and she couldn't accept it.

At this time, the prince was sitting in the room with a gloomy face, his face was pale, and his eyes revealed despair and unwillingness.

Shen Wanru rushed into the room and threw herself at the prince's feet.

"Your Highness, what is going on? How did we end up like this?" Shen Wanru cried, tears sliding down her delicate face, messing up her makeup.

The prince raised his head and looked at Shen Wanru, a trace of anger flashing in his eyes: "Don't you have the nerve to ask me this? It's all because of you...it's all because of you, bitch, that I lost my position as crown prince, and now you're happy!"

Shen Wanru shook her head with despair in her eyes, "No, Your Highness, it's not me, it's not me, I have never hurt you, never..."

Her body trembled with anger and her hands clenched into fists.

Looking at Shen Wanru's distorted face, Yuwen Ze restrained his expression. After all, Shen Yunlan had not been implicated yet, so he still had hope. So he couldn't deal with this bitch at this time.

"Never mind. Now that things have come to this, you don't have to complain anymore. Just face reality."

The prince stood up and paced back and forth. Suddenly he stopped and said fiercely, "As long as I don't die, I still have a chance to turn things around! The world will eventually be mine!"

Seeing this, Shen Wanru did not make a fuss. She understood that the situation was hopeless. As long as Yu Wen Ze was still around, there would still be a chance in the future.

She also echoed: "Your Highness is right, we will definitely be able to make a comeback!" A hint of madness flashed in her eyes.

The prince looked at Shen Wanru and reached out to touch her face: "Wanru, you must stay by my side during this time and cannot leave me."

Shen Wanru nodded quickly: "Don't worry, Your Highness, I am yours in life and your ghost in death."

The day to set out for the imperial tomb soon arrived.

The prince was dressed in plain clothes, looking forlorn. Shen Wanru followed closely beside him, her eyes filled with resentment.

"Hmph, when I come back, I will make sure those people pay."

The prince had a sinister look on his face. He firmly believed that he would return to the palace one day, and those who had harmed him would die a miserable death. He would make sure that no trace of their bodies would be left.

Along the way, the prince remained silent, only occasionally looking up at the sky, secretly swearing in his heart that he must come back. Now it was only temporary, and there would always be a way out. He believed that he would be the future master of the world.