After this incident, the old emperor lost all interest in the morning court and said to Li Quan, who was kneeling to the side, "Guards, lock Li Quan in the imperial prison first. We will make a decision after Xiao Song has searched the Lian and Li residences."

Li Quan's face turned pale: "Your Majesty, this old minister is innocent! This old minister dares to swear to Heaven that he never hired anyone to assassinate Prince An!"

Zhu Zhi sneered: "Lord Li, if oaths were effective, what would be the point of the Three Judicial Offices?"

Li Quan ignored Zhu Zhi and stared at Lu Xiaoyun with bloodshot eyes.

Wang Zhemao pulled a letter from his sleeve and held it high above his head: "Your Majesty, I have more evidence here."

The old emperor was utterly fed up. Every morning court session was filled with people giving him trouble: "Bring this here."

Upon reading the contents of the letter, the old emperor spoke grimly: "Li Quan, Prefect of the Capital; Lian Yongyuan, Vice Minister of the Ministry of Justice; He Zuo, Vice Minister of the Ministry of Personnel; Liu Xinjue, Vice Minister of the Court of Imperial Sacrifices..."

Those whose names were called collapsed to the ground, their faces ashen.

Everyone understood immediately.

"Imprison them all in the imperial prison!"

More than a dozen guards with swords rushed in from outside the main hall and dragged the people who had collapsed to the ground out to be sent to the imperial prison.

It wasn't the Dali Temple prison, nor the imperial prison, but the imperial prison.

What kind of place is the Imperial Prison? Even if you go in there for no reason, you'll still suffer a lot.

No one who went in ever came out alive.

After the old emperor left, the civil and military officials also walked out of the palace one after another.

The Second Prince, who hadn't said much during the morning court session, walked up to Lu Xiaoyun and said, "Fourth Brother, let me escort you back to your residence."

Lu Xiaoyun shook her head: "Thank you, Second Brother. With Physician Jiang here, I'm fine. Second Brother, please go and pay your respects to Consort Xian."

The Second Prince gave Lu Xiaoyun a deep look and smiled faintly, "Alright."

Lu Xiaoyun clutched her chest, and Physician Jiang, with a complicated expression, "helped" her walk outside.