He was the only one drinking tea.

No, there's another person who's acting strangely.

Since he had his back to her, Shen Zhiyi could tell from his clothes that he was the Third Prince. His hands were pressed tightly against his sides, his head was slightly lowered, and his body seemed to be trembling with tension.

Could it be...?

Shen Zhiyi was horrified, and her pupils dilated involuntarily.

Meanwhile, Gao Daban was serving tea to His Majesty.

Emperor Xiaoxuan suddenly raised his hand, gesturing for the third prince to step forward. His legs trembled as he slowly stepped forward, "Father, Father Emperor..."

result,

The next second, Emperor Xiaoxuan suddenly raised his foot and kicked him to the ground.

Everything happened so fast that everyone was stunned and hurriedly knelt down.

When the Empress saw her son being beaten, she was about to speak when Emperor Xiaoxuan coldly said, "Kneel down properly for me!"

The Third Prince was kicked in the chest and felt a sharp pain. He hurriedly crawled to his knees on the ground, but Emperor Xiaoxuan kicked him in the shoulder again, causing him to groan in pain.

Still not satisfied, she took the tea from Gao Daban's hand and threw it at him. The scalding tea mixed with tea leaves fell all over him, causing him to kneel down and beg for mercy: "Father, please calm down!"

"Zhou Yuanheng, do you really want to be the crown prince?!"

The third prince lowered his head, his eyes filled with horror, "Father, I had no such intention."

"Colluding with barbarians, plotting against your brother, what else wouldn't you dare to do!" Emperor Xiaoxuan snatched the paper with the incriminating evidence and threw it at him. "See for yourself!"

That lieutenant...

Is he one of the Third Prince's men?

In her past life, Shen Zhiyi only knew that he had betrayed the country, but he had not been captured. So she did not know who was behind it all. How could the truth be like this?

"I've already been very lenient with you by not exposing you in public."

"You disdain the position of Crown Prince, Zhou Yuanheng. Should I offer you this dragon throne instead?"

The emperor roared in anger, and it seemed as if all the air in the study had been sucked away in an instant.

Standing outside the window, Shen Zhiyi could feel the oppressive and suffocating atmosphere emanating from her.