Something has happened at the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion!

Ye Jingchen learned of this news as soon as he woke up.

The Imperial Guards discovered waist tags unique to Xie's army on the bodies of the suicide soldiers.

Jiang He, who was originally imprisoned in the Ministry of Justice prison, committed suicide in prison out of fear of punishment. Before his death, he signed and sealed a document, accusing the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion of colluding with the Northern Barbarians.

Hearing this, Ye Jingchen wasn't particularly surprised.

A three-foot layer of ice doesn't form in a single day.

Although the deaths of the men of the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion on the battlefield in the novel occurred in the cold winter of that year, how could it have gone so smoothly and resulted in such a swift and thorough death if the emperor had not already intended to do so, and the court officials had not been pushing things along behind the scenes and had not planned it so meticulously?

With five thousand years of history to draw upon, Ye Jingchen knew that powerful clans were not so easy to deal with; otherwise, there would be sayings like "thousand-year-old clans and hundred-year-old dynasties" and "ironclad clans, ever-changing dynasties."

If the emperor and the powerful families hadn't gone through the process of killing each family one by one using their family genealogies, like Huang Chao did, how could the powerful families have revealed their true intentions so quickly?

The aristocratic families orchestrated this assassination not with him, the crown prince, nor with the emperor, but with the intention of destroying the foundation of the entire dynasty.

If the emperor gets involved, the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion will only be the beginning. In the future, more loyal ministers and generals will be framed by them in this way until Dayuan has no one left to rely on and is replaced by a new dynasty.

Such things have been all too common in history.

If he lets things go unchecked, things will definitely develop just like in the novel, with the emperor sharpening his sword and heading straight for the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion.

But unlike in the novel, Xie Chang'an is a reborn person. He will never let the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion be slaughtered like this, and he will definitely find a way to save itself.

In this way, the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion might be fine, but the Dayuan royal family would be in serious trouble, having simultaneously created two major enemies: the powerful families and the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion.

Ye Jingchen paced back and forth in the bedroom. He had some backup plans that could help the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion prove its innocence and get out of this crisis.

The seeds of distrust had already been sown in the emperor's heart. His adoptive father had the common flaws of all emperors: he was suspicious, arrogant, and ruthless. Once he became suspicious, he would regard the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion as disloyal and would try every means to get rid of them.

He had to find a way to dispel the emperor's suspicions without arousing the emperor's suspicions in return.

Lost in thought, Ye Jingchen opened the door to his bedchamber and walked out, but almost bumped into someone.

"Jinghe, what are you doing standing here?" He helped up the little Jinghe who had stumbled from his bump and asked in confusion.

Ye Jinghe looked up at Ye Jingchen pitifully, "I heard that my brother is sick and I wanted to go see him, but they said he was resting and wouldn't let me in, so I had to wait for him at the door." Ye Jinghe pointed at Fangfei and the others and complained.

Ye Jinghe appeared to be on the verge of tears, but in his heart he was thinking that it was really inconvenient not being able to go crazy.

If he goes completely mad, let's see if these maids dare to stop him.

Unfortunately, his brother wouldn't let him act crazy.

"Thank you for your concern, Jinghe. I'm fine." Ye Jingchen reached out and patted Ye Jinghe's head, feeling a warmth in his heart.

His transmigration into the book was not entirely meaningless.

At least, Ye Jinghe's fate has changed. He no longer has to grow up suffering as described in the book, nor will he become a cruel, bloodthirsty, and feared madman.

If he could change Ye Jinghe's fate, he can certainly change the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion!

Ye Jingchen slept for quite a long time, until noon, when he could have lunch.

After finishing his meal, he asked Ye Jinghe for his opinion.

"Jinghe, the weather is nice today. Shall I take you to the Imperial Garden?"

Ye Jinghe was reluctant to go.

Although the Imperial Garden was beautiful, he didn't like it there.

All his memories of the Imperial Garden were repressed, painful, and chaotic, without exception.

Even the day I met my brother.

So he was a little afraid to go there.

But my brother wants to go.

After much deliberation, Ye Jinghe ultimately decided that he wanted to play with his brother.

Ye Jingchen, holding Ye Jinghe's hand, led a large group of people out of the East Palace and headed for the Imperial Garden.

The Imperial Garden connects the inner palace and the outer court, is close to the East Palace, and is not far from the Emperor's Chengqian Palace.

Ye Jingchen instructed Fangrong to lead a few palace maids to clear the way and find a place where the flowers were in full bloom.

Having visited the Imperial Garden twice, Ye Jingchen had already noticed that the closer one was to the Emperor's Chengqian Palace, the more precious and well-maintained the flowers and plants became.

The emperor was the greatest master of this palace, so the best scenery was naturally reserved for him to enjoy.

Clearly, Fangrong was well aware of this as well, and she headed in the direction of Chengqian Palace.

Ye Jinghe cannot smell musk, but Fangrong has a keen sense of smell. Walking in front, she can detect various fragrances in the air in time, avoiding bumping into any concubine who smells of musk and irritating Ye Jinghe.

However, this fragrance is ultimately a hidden danger, and it's impossible for Ye Jinghe to avoid it every time he goes out in the future.

Even if Xiao Jinghe is not favored, he is still the emperor's son. This palace is his home, and he should receive some preferential treatment here.

As expected, Fangrong eventually led Ye Jingchen to the vicinity of Chengqian Palace.

The flowers in this area are in excellent bloom, in a variety of colors, which is not only pleasing to the eye, but their fragrance also attracts many butterflies.

Ye Jingchen immediately ordered the palace maids to help him catch butterflies, and they would be rewarded for catching them.

The palace maids in his palace were all quite young. Although they were bound by palace rules and behaved properly, they were still young girls at heart. At first, they were a little reserved, but after they started to enjoy themselves, they all let loose and showed their true nature.

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