The Crown Prince Was Finished! A Remnant of the Former Dynasty Turned on the Eastern Palace Before the Throne

Lin Zhenshan looked down at him.

Gu Moran up and back.

The two stared at each other for a moment.

Lin Zhenshan's face turned pale.

I've fucking had enough!

The next moment, he pressed his palm against the hilt of the knife.

"Take it down."

Xiao Jinghan he almost vomited blood.

The next moment, Lin Zhenshan's scabbard was already pointing at the back of his neck.

Xiao Jinghan was powerless to fight back. His body sank, and he knelt on one knee in the water.

Half of the old seal slipped from his palm and rolled to the edge of a puddle.

The guard stepped on it and picked it up.

He smelled it and frowned.

"Grand Commandant, this stuff has a night-scented fragrance."

Gu Moran took a breath and looked at Uncle Fu triumphantly.

I've finally made my move today, wasn't that cool?

Uncle Fu looked at the sky.

Another guard tore off half a piece of his waist tag from the person who was supposed to be meeting him.

The fragment was burnt by fire, and half of the Chinese character "" (""), the name of the chamberlain of the East Palace, was engraved on the corner.

Lin Zhenshan's expression darkened even further.

"Seal off the road."

"Take the old seal and the fragment of the waist tag with you."

Xiao Jinghan was held down by his personal guards, his face covered in soot and blood still dripping from his wrist.

He looked up at Gu Moran.

" Gu Moran, I'll remember you."

Gu Moran took the medicine box from Uncle Fu and looked down to check if the oilcloth was torn.

Xiao Jinghan gritted his teeth.

"I want to see the Emperor."

Lin Zhenshan looked at him.

Xiao Jinghan raised his right hand.

"I want to file a complaint with the Emperor!"

"Someone wants to use me to kill Prince Yi!"

Gu Moran and Lin Zhenshan exchanged a glance.

The old Grand Commandant's gaze was not friendly.

Gu Moran immediately took half a step back.

"Father-in-law, I didn't cause this tonight."

Lin Zhenshan sneered.

"Not sleeping at night, passing by the back alley of the imperial prison, and still managing to run into remnants of the previous dynasty."

You are indeed very busy.

Gu Moran hugged the medicine box tightly.

" The Shen Family's old clinic is nearby; there are some old files there, and Shen Ling'er is insisting on having them today."

"I'm afraid of my wife. I went out to pick up some medicine, and who knew I'd be so unlucky."

Lin Zhenshan looked at him.

How long did you practice being a " Wind-Dismantling Hand "?

Gu Moran silent for a moment.

"It didn't take long, but I Wind-Dismantling Hand immediately."

After saying that, he raised his hand and pointed at Xiao Jinghan was still kneeling on the ground.

"Father-in-law, interrogate him first."

"The move he just shouted was infuriating."

The words had barely left his mouth.

Xiao Jinghan shouted again.

"I'm innocent! I'm truly innocent! I really didn't want to escape from prison!"

Lin Zhenshan stared at him. "Do you know what you're saying?"

Xiao Jinghan slammed his forehead against the stone brick, suppressing a sob in his throat.

"I've been locked up for ten years, I'm used to it."

"But I am truly innocent! It was the Crown Prince!"

Lin Zhenshan did not ask any further questions.

He raised his hand. "Gag her, and take her to the palace."

The guards stepped forward.

Xiao Jinghan did not resist.

Before stuffing the cloth into his mouth, he glanced at Gu Moran one last time.

Gu Moran a half step back and hid inside the carriage.

Uncle Fu lowered his voice. "Your Highness, has he already surrendered and turned against the Crown Prince?"

Gu Moran watched as the Grand Commandant's Residence's troops escorted the carriage away.

If Xiao Jinghan stubbornly resists, tonight will be a case of remnants of the previous dynasty escaping.

If Xiao Jinghan were to bite the Eastern Palace, the heir apparent would be dragged into the fire first.

This guy managed to survive ten years in prison; he's got a sharp mind.

Gu Moran shook his folding fan.

"Sharp."

"That's what it means to be a wise person who knows when to yield."

Before dawn, the lights outside the Hall of Supreme Ultimate were turned on again.

Chen Dehai personally led people to remove the medicine cups from beside the imperial desk.

The smell of medicine hadn't completely dissipated; the bitterness lingered between the beams and pillars of the hall, and inhaling it for too long made one's throat dry.

The emperor, wearing an outer robe, sat behind his dragon desk, his face pale.

My head was throbbing all night.

He had just been persuaded by Noble Consort Chen to rest when an urgent report from the Grand Commandant's Residence arrived at the palace gates.

The prison was flooded.

The remnants of the Xiao Clan fled.

Fragment of the waist tag of the Eastern Palace.

I clearly heeded my beloved concubine's advice and ordered a thorough investigation into matters related to the amnesty.

Still dare to act recklessly?

When Lin Zhenshan entered the hall, his armor was still wet with rainwater.

He knelt down and presented the old seal, pine resin seal wax, and fragments of the waist tag.

"Your Majesty, during my night patrol of the outer defenses of the imperial prison, I encountered a fire on the west side of the prison."

"A gray-canopied cart emerged from the alleyway outside the main gate, carrying half an old seal from the previous dynasty."

"A fragment of the Eastern Palace's waist token was found on the contact."

The emperor did not respond immediately.

Chen Dehai opened the iron box.

Half an old seal lay before the emperor's desk, its faded patterns revealing their worn color in the candlelight.

The emperor rested his hand on the table, his fingertips pressing down on the edges of the dragon pattern.

Where is Xiao Jinghan?

Outside the palace gate, guards escorted people inside.

Xiao Jinghan knelt in the hall, his prison clothes blackened by smoke, and the old wound on his wrist reopened, blood dripping from his finger bones onto the gold bricks.

The sealing strip was removed.

He looked up at the emperor.

"Prisoner Xiao Jinghan pays his respects to the Emperor of Great Yan."

Upon hearing this address, Chen Dehai's eyelids twitched.

The emperor looked at him. "So you do know whose palace this is?"

Xiao Jinghan's throat was choked by the smoke, and his voice was hoarse.

"How could I forget the ten years you spent imprisoned in that dungeon?"

Lin Zhenshan turned his head to look at him.

Xiao Jinghan didn't look at Lin Zhenshan, but stared at the half of the old seal in front of the imperial desk.

If he recognizes the old seal, today's case is a case of remnants of the previous dynasty attempting to restore their kingdom.

They died cleanly.

The Eastern Palace can still pick half.

He can't die like this.

He must drag the crown prince down with him.

The crown prince also had the surname Gu.

If the crown prince is changed, the court will surely descend into chaos.

The emperor asked, "How did the fire in the imperial prison start?"

Xiao Jinghan replied, "It was placed there by the people from the Eastern Palace."

The candlelight inside the hall flickered.

Lin Zhenshan lowered his head and did not interrupt.

The emperor, his eyes blazing with suppressed anger, asked, "Do you know what crime it is to slander the Eastern Palace?"

"Prisoners deserve to die."

Xiao Jinghan raised his wrist, and the iron chain hit the ground.

"But I was truly deceived by the Eastern Palace."

The emperor stared at him.

Xiao Jinghan continued, "Someone asked me through the prison gate if I hated the Gu Clan Lady Liu."

"After the shift change last night, the person from the Eastern Palace who was supposed to meet me went into the prison and said he would take me away once the fire started."

"After I got out, someone gave me a new identity and told me who I should kill first."

The emperor asked, "Whom should be killed first?"

Xiao Jinghan bowed his head low, his forehead pressed against the gold brick.

"Kill Lady Liu first, then kill Prince Yi."

Chen Dehai lowered the whisk in his hand slightly.

The emperor's gaze finally shifted from Xiao Jinghan to the fragment of the waist token beside the old seal, and he almost couldn't catch his breath.

Xiao Jinghan continued with his head down, "He said that Gu Moran is Your Majesty's most beloved prince, and that he protects Lady Liu."

"Kill Lady Liu, Prince Yi's Residence will be in chaos."

"If we can kill Prince Yi well, the capital will be in even greater chaos."

The hall was so quiet that the soft crackling of candle wax could be heard.

The emperor raised his hand and pressed it to his forehead.

The second prince had already offered elixirs.

Later, the Crown Prince released the man from the Heavenly Prison.

Everyone thinks he's too old.

Who is the person from the Eastern Palace who will be there to meet us?

I only saw the waist tag rope.

Xiao Jinghan looked up.

"The weaving technique used at Hall of Proper Beauty."

"The man has been captured by the Grand Commandant; His Majesty will question him sooner than he questions me."

The emperor looked at Lin Zhenshan.

Lin Zhenshan bowed. "The contact person is already being held outside the palace gates. I haven't questioned him, so I've sent him here with his mouth sealed."

That's a clean statement.

They neither took over the duties of the Imperial City Bureau nor made way for the Eastern Palace Prince.

The emperor picked up the fragment of the waist badge and rested his fingertips on the burnt word "".

" The Prince Yi Chuanyi."

Chen Dehai immediately turned around. "Summon His Prince Yi to the palace."

The Emperor then said, " The Eastern Palace Jinwu Guard to escort him to the Imperial Study!"

Chen Dehai's back tightened.

This is no longer a regular summons.

"Your servant obeys the decree."

The eunuch quickly withdrew.

When Gu Moran was summoned to the Hall of Supreme Ultimate, it was still dark.

He glanced at it only when he entered the hall to pay his respects.

The Grand Commandant stood on the left.

Xiao Jinghan knelt in the hall.

The emperor's face was grim, his suspicion and anger barely concealed in his eyes.

The system panel appears.

[Emperor's current condition: Headache worsening, anger rising, and suspicion between father and son deepening.]

Trust in the Crown Prince: has decreased significantly.

[Suspicion of the host: 49.]

Gu Moran felt a bitter taste rise in her mouth when she saw the number.

Missing two dots does not mean it's safe.

The emperor was simply too busy keeping an eye on the crown prince to deal with him for the time being.

The emperor looked at him. "Third son."

Gu Moran immediately knelt down. "Your subject is here."

Xiao Jinghan said that the Eastern Palace released him so that he could kill the Lady Liu woman in your household, and then kill you.

Gu Moran looked up at Xiao Jinghan.

Xiao Jinghan also looked at him.

Their eyes met, and neither of them looked away first.

Gu Moran quickly weighed the options in his mind.

He pressed his forehead down, his voice trembling slightly.

"Father, may I ask a question first?"

The emperor said coldly, "Ask."

Gu Moran turned to look at Xiao Jinghan: "I have no grudge against you, what right do you have to try to kill me?"

"Besides, why should I be ranked after Lady Liu?"

Xiao Jinghan gasped.

This person just fought him, and now he's asking such a question?

That's absolutely shameless!

How could someone like that be favored by the emperor?

Can it still be at the height of its popularity?

Heaven is on my side! The fate of the Great Yan is truly sealed!

Gu Moran kept talking, looking very aggrieved. "I am a prince, how come I'm ranked second?"

[Thank you to Shan Hai for the flowers, Xiao Rao for the two love letters, Yu Zhen for the flowers, and all the lovely fans for their support!]