Gongsun Wuniang didn't know Lu Xuan, but she paid attention to Liu Tan, so she naturally knew that Liu Tan had a close relationship with Kunmi of Xiao Wusun.

There is basically no man with this appearance in Chang'an now, so Gongsun Wuniang believed his words in an instant.

However, she was a little confused: "What do you want to talk to me about? His Highness just left, why didn't you come with him?"

Lu Xuan stood with his hands behind his back, looking at Gongsun Wuniang with an indifferent expression, and said, "I guess His Highness must have spared your life, right?"

Gongsun Wuniang's heart leaped with anxiety. She couldn't help but take a step forward, her sword slightly raised. "What do you want to say?"

Lu Xuan said, "Your Highness has always been soft-hearted. Seeing your pity, he will naturally spare your life."

Gongsun Wuniang gripped the hilt of her sword so hard that it turned pale. "Are you here to kill me?"

Lu Xuan was silent for a moment. "That's how it was originally, but... since it's his decision, I can't make it on my own. Otherwise, he'll probably be unhappy if he finds out."

Gongsun Wuniang was a woman after all, and Lu Xuan's mere words had made her vaguely aware of something. She couldn't help but ask, "You and His Highness..."

"I told you that Your Highness and I are close friends!" Lu Xuan gave her a warning look.

Gongsun Wuniang immediately understood what was going on. She tucked a strand of her hair behind her ear and said, "Your Highness was very decisive when you came over just now. Since Little Kunmi can become your good friend, he's obviously not a slow-moving person. Just tell me what you want to do."

Lu Xuan said, "Okay, young lady, you're really quick to speak. In that case, I won't waste any more words. I'll give you a day to pack your things today. Tomorrow I'll send someone to pick you up."

Gongsun Wuniang was stunned. "Take me away? Where do you want me to go? No, I'm engaged to His Highness. I'm not going anywhere before we get married!"

Lu Xuan's expression turned cold: "Engagement? Do you think you are qualified to marry him?"

Gongsun Wuniang said stubbornly, "Whether one is qualified or not is not for Little Kunmi to judge."

Lu Xuan raised an eyebrow but continued, "I'll have someone escort you out of confinement. Even if His Highness grants you a life, he won't let you truly live peacefully as a prince's consort. Most likely, he'll find you another identity to escape. However, given your situation, you'd be in danger as long as you were in the Central Plains. The Western Regions, on the other hand, are truly safe. But if no one comes to pick you up, a woman like you wouldn't be able to settle down there, not to mention the immense difficulties it would pose. If you agree, I'll ensure you live safely in Little Wusun."

Gongsun Wuniang's heart was instantly moved, but she still hesitated: "But...if I leave...the marriage..."

"You don't have to worry about this."

Gongsun Wuniang looked at Lu Xuan warily, "Are you really willing to let me go?"

Lu Xuan said, "Your life means nothing to me. It doesn't matter whether I kill you or not. However, if I kill you, Ah Tan will probably be unhappy if he finds out. So you can rest assured."

Although Gongsun Wuniang was still worried, she gritted her teeth and agreed. She believed in Liu Tan's character, but she did not believe in the palace.

The Queen had sent someone to warn her before. Even though Liu Tan promised her that he would spare his life, Gongsun Wuniang was still worried that he would be drunk by a cup of poisoned wine as soon as he entered the palace.

Gongsun Wuniang immediately packed up her things and followed Lu Xuan away.

At this time, Liu Tan was still thinking about another problem - how to deal with those alchemists.

These alchemists are really annoying, and as long as they are around, there will be a second Gongsun Wuniang.

Using him to fool Liu Che, did he think he was easy to bully?

If Liu Tan doesn't drive away all these alchemists, he won't be called Liu anymore!

Liu Tan thought about it and sent someone to find Jiang Chong to ask him if he knew who the alchemists were around Liu Che now.

Although Jiang Chong was promoted to the rank of Hengshui Commandant after his return, he actually had no other real power, unlike Huo Guang, who was also the Commandant of Fengche.

One was brought to Liu Che's side, and the other could only convey Liu Che's meaning. Their importance is self-evident.

So Liu Tan was not worried that he would delay Jiang Chong.

However, he did not expect that the people he sent did not find Jiang Chong.

Liu Tan was genuinely surprised. "Jiang Chong isn't here? He shouldn't be taking a day off today. Where did he go?"

Bi Gao replied, "The Hengshui Commandant has been investigating the case of Gongsun Jingsheng's witchcraft and curse, and he has reportedly not been home for several days."

"What?" Liu Tan stood up suddenly, his eyes wide open as he asked, "Jiang Chong is investigating the witchcraft case?"

Bigao replied, "That's right."

Liu Tan's heart suddenly sank. Some time ago, Liu Che went to Ganquan Palace and planned to escape the summer heat there. However, Liu Ju, who had always been with him, was left in Weiyang Palace this time.

For a moment, many records in history books flashed through his mind, all of which seemed to point to the fact that before the Witchcraft Persecution began, the relationship between Liu Che and Liu Ju, father and son, had reached a freezing point.

Liu Tan also thought so at the time. After all, no matter which prince it was, he would not be happy for his father to call another favorite concubine "Mother of Yao". Isn't this a disguised way of saying that Liu Fuling was similar to Yao?

Yao is one of the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors, and is a role model for all emperors!

How could he, the prince, not feel embarrassed when his brother was addressed like that?

However, after Liu Tan traveled through time, he had never heard of anything like the Yaomu Sect. He didn't know whether it didn't exist or no one had ever mentioned it to him.

Liu Tan sat there for a long time with cold hands and feet.

In fact, just after he came through to confirm the time, he had thought that if the witchcraft disaster reappeared, what he should do is to avoid it as much as possible. As long as anyone is involved in this matter, basically no one will have a good ending.

He is a member of the royal family. As long as he stays away from this matter, he will naturally have no worries about food and clothing and may even live a wealthy life.

This was also one of the reasons why he was anxious to go to the vassal state.

However, before he could reach his fiefdom, the witchcraft disaster broke out unexpectedly.

Many images flashed through Liu Tan's mind, most of which were related to Liu Ju.

He actually didn't spend much time with Liu Ju. Strictly speaking, he might even spend less time with Lu Xuan.

However, he could not say that Liu Ju was not a good brother.

At least when facing his younger brother who was very competitive for the position of crown prince, Liu Ju really showed brotherly love.

Liu Tan took a deep breath and suddenly remembered that sometimes when he read history books, he always felt that some ancient people were very stupid. How could they not foresee such obvious consequences? Were they all fools?

However, when in this environment, Liu Tan found that sometimes things were not unexpected, but had to be done.

He could certainly continue to stay out of it, but who can escape the condemnation of conscience?

Liu Ju has not committed any obvious misconduct so far, so it is hard to say whether he is a good emperor, but he is definitely qualified to be the crown prince.

Liu Tan even thought that if he got involved, he might end up fleeing with Liu Ju and then end his life one night.

In such a major event, with history moving forward, the power of an individual is too small, not to mention that he is completely unprepared.

Liu Tan thought a lot, and finally stood up, took a deep breath and said, "Let's go to the Prince's Palace."

Liu Ju was about to have dinner when he heard Liu Tan coming over. He immediately stood up to greet him, took his hand and said, "You've come at the right time. I'll have someone order a few more dishes that you'll like."

Liu Tan took Liu Ju's hand and whispered, "There's no rush for this. Your Highness, first find a few reliable confidants and have them search the entire Crown Prince's Palace. Remember, dig deep and search thoroughly!"

Liu Ju was startled by his serious expression. Coupled with the recent sorcery incident, he immediately thought of many things and said seriously, "Are you worried that someone is cursing me? This... the prince's palace hasn't had anyone enter for a long time, so maybe..."

Liu Tanxin said that he was not cursing you but framing you.

But he didn't mention any of this, only saying, "It's better to take precautions. Li Guangli cursed me, let alone Your Highness? Now Gongsun Jingsheng is cursing my father. Is there anything these traitors wouldn't dare to do? Your Highness had better be careful."

Liu Ju remained serious but composed. He pulled Liu Tan inside and said, "I'll send someone right away, but we can't skip meals just for this. Don't worry, you see I'm still full of life, so you know they won't succeed. You've become so thin after being in the Western Regions for a few months. How can you not recover quickly?"

Liu Tan was in no mood to eat. He couldn't express his worry, so he could only remind them, "Your Highness, tell them to be quiet. In case someone with ulterior motives complains..."

Before he could finish his words, he saw Liu Ju looking at him with eyes full of heartache.

Liu Tan suddenly stopped talking and didn't continue. He was a little confused. What did Liu Ju mean by looking at him like that?

Liu Ju pulled Liu Tan to sit next to him. Liu Tan subconsciously took two steps back. After all, Liu Ju was the crown prince, the heir to the empire. Who could be on equal footing with the crown prince?

However, he was pulled to sit by Liu Ju, who even patted him on the back awkwardly and said, "Don't be afraid, brother. You are back now. This is in the palace, in your own home. No one can harm you. You don't need to be as cautious as you were in the Western Regions."

After he finished speaking, Liu Ju perhaps felt something was not right and added, "Be careful of those you should be careful of, but there are dangers everywhere in the palace. If you think someone is wrong, tell me and I will deal with him!"

Liu Tan was several beats slow to react and realized that Liu Ju thought he was too cautious and defensive, and might even have thought that he was not having a good time in the Western Regions.

He was suddenly at a loss whether to laugh or cry. When it came to witchcraft, one could never be too careful. It had nothing to do with what he had encountered in the Western Regions.

But he did not refute, but just sat quietly next to Liu Ju and ate, but he was a little absent-minded while eating.

Liu Ju was very worried after seeing this. Just when he was thinking about whether there were any new dishes that Liu Tan might like, he saw several young eunuchs who had just been sent out running in hurriedly, their heads covered in sweat and their faces filled with fear.

Liu Ju also noticed something was wrong and knew that he must have discovered something, but he still slowly put down his chopsticks and asked calmly, "What did you dig out?"

The young eunuch stammered, "We dug up a few puppets in the main hall courtyard!"

Liu Ju instantly turned cold as ice: "What does it say?"

The young eunuch fell to the ground, trembling, and said, "It...it says...your Majesty's...birthday."

Liu Ju could no longer maintain his composure and stood up in a hurry, even knocking over the food and drinks on the table. He asked, "What?"

Liu Tan sighed. At this time, because of his foresight, he was actually calmer than Liu Ju.

Liu Tan stood up, looked at Liu Chuan who was in a dilemma, and said, "We can't hide it."

Liu Ju turned to look at Liu Tan, gritting his teeth. After a long pause, he said, "Father...Father..."

Liu Tan knew that Liu Ju was worried that if he presented these things to Emperor Liu Che, he would become suspicious of him.

Doubt seems to be the skill that the emperor can learn most easily.

Liu Tan held his hand and said, "Send someone to inform the emperor. We will go there together tomorrow. Don't worry, leave it to me."

Liu Ju looked at Liu Tan for a long moment, his eyes suddenly reddened. He stretched out his arms and hugged his brother tightly, whispering, "This is my business, don't get involved."

Liu Tan was helpless: "I came to your place so late at night and many people saw me. It's too late to hide now. Forget it, I won't go back tonight. I'll stay here with you. Just prepare something for me."

Liu Ju was a little hesitant. He didn't want to involve Liu Tan. He was also jealous of Liu Che's quick engagement with Liu Tan. After all, he still didn't have a crown princess.

Whether or not a person is successful in getting married sometimes represents whether he or she has an independent political image. Even a prince needs a princess. Even if he takes a step back, a princess is still needed to handle the affairs of the prince's palace and the wife's diplomacy.

But later he learned the truth that Liu Che was worried that the curse would come true and wanted to remove the curse from Liu Tan.

Liu Ju was very worried that if Liu Tan was involved in this matter, it would also affect him.

Liu Tan was determined, and said, "I need something."

Liu Ju had no choice but to ask, "What do you want?"

Liu Tan listed all the ingredients he had thought of before: male dog bile, crocodile bile, snake blood, vinegar, oil, alkali and turmeric water.

Liu Ju was completely stunned after hearing this series of things. He asked anxiously, "What...what do you want these for?"

He would never believe that Liu Tan got these things to eat. These things look very evil.

Liu Tan sneered and said, "I heard that there have been several more alchemists around my father recently. They're not good at anything else, but they're first-rate at deceiving people. With them around this time, I'm afraid you won't be able to defend yourself. What's more, who knows if those alchemists are trying to frame you?"

Liu Ju swallowed his saliva: "Then what are you going to do?"

To be honest, Liu Ju didn't have any idea about these alchemists, because... he believed in them too!

You have to know that he was raised by Liu Che, and his thoughts were naturally influenced by Liu Che. Liu Che believed in alchemists, so how could he not believe in them?

However, after hearing that these alchemists might threaten him or even frame him, he had to give up this trust no matter how much he trusted them.

His only worry now is that Liu Tan's attitude... doesn't look like he's up to any good.

Liu Tan smiled at him and said, "Nothing. I'm going to perform a few shows for my father tomorrow."

Liu Ju: Your smile doesn't look like nothing's wrong at all.

However, the shock Liu Ju received tonight was too great. Even if he was not completely at a loss, he was still a little at a loss, and Liu Tan made him even more helpless.

At this point, he calmed down instead, and for a moment he felt like letting things take their course.

He waved his hand and asked someone to prepare what Liu Tan wanted.

Then he turned to Liu Tan and said, "I have a room reserved for you. I guess you can use it sooner or later. You must be tired after a day of hard work. Go and rest."

Liu Tan wanted to take a rest, but when he thought about Liu Ju's reaction after Jiang Chong falsely accused him in history, he was so worried that he couldn't sleep!

No one has falsely accused Liu Ju yet. If Liu Ju acts on impulse, he might really succeed in raising an army, but that would only happen before Liu Che reacts. If Liu Che reacts, he will be dead.

So Liu Tan looked at Liu Ju and asked, "Can you sleep?"

Liu Ju didn't say anything. It would be strange if he could sleep after being asked this question.

Liu Tan laughed and said, "Then why not just stay awake? Let's go when the city gates open tomorrow morning."

Liu Ju said uneasily, "We can do it right now..."

Liu Tan quickly pulled him back and said, "Goodbye, Father should have gone to bed by now. If you disturb him now, he'll probably be angry."

The anger of waking someone up in the middle of the night, plus this incident, no one will be able to recover when the time comes!

Liu Ju reluctantly followed Liu Tan's advice, but he did not sit there in a daze. He started to clean up the Prince's Palace directly, closed it directly, and then arrested people in batches. Fortunately, the configuration of the Prince's Palace was equivalent to a miniature palace, and all the necessary departments were available, but the number of people was smaller.

The entire Prince's Palace was not quiet all night, to the point that Liu Tan could even smell the faint smell of blood in the main hall.

Although Liu Ju looked gentle, he was actually tougher than anyone else, and each order he issued was more bloody than the last.

Liu Tan...Liu Tan had no choice but to hide aside and let others deal with the things he wanted.

Even when Liu Ju was dealing with the affairs of the Prince's Palace, he did not forget to keep an eye on Liu Tan, so he watched the whole process, but... he still didn't understand what Liu Tan wanted to do.

To be honest, Liu Ju wanted Liu Tan to go to bed quickly because he found that Liu Tan's face turned pale when he stayed up late.

After the palace gates were finally opened, Liu Tan and Liu Ju washed, changed their clothes, and headed straight for Ganquan Palace.

Liu Ju was very nervous on the way, but whenever he wanted to retreat, he turned around and looked at Liu Tan, and then he felt at ease.

There was no way. Compared to his nervousness, Liu Tan looked as if he was going to Ganquan Palace to slay demons and monsters. The murderous look on his face was courageous enough!

In fact, Liu Tan did go straight into combat mode. After learning clearly that Liu Che would not attend court today and was about to handle government affairs after breakfast, Liu Tan and Liu Ju went over to stop their father.

Liu Che felt a little subtle at this time. His two sons came to see him together, and in such a hurry. His first reaction was that something happened in the palace.

But just as he asked, Liu Tan asked, "Father, hasn't the alchemist beside you said anything these past two days?"

Liu Che was a little surprised: "What did you say?"

"For example, what's buried in the prince's palace?"

Liu Che's expression changed when he heard this. He now reacted when he heard the word "bury". He must have suffered a psychological trauma from witchcraft.

He asked seriously, "What's in the prince's palace?"

Liu Tan took the package from the eunuch who was accompanying the crown prince, walked forward, put it on the ground and said, "I can't explain it to you. You... just read it for yourself."

Liu Che lowered his head and saw several small dolls scattered inside the bundle. He felt his blood boiling in an instant and slammed the imperial desk, saying, "How dare they curse the prince!"

Liu Tan said, "No, they want to kill someone with a borrowed knife."

Liu Tan picked up a doll at random, placed it under Liu Che's eyelids and said, "Look."

If Liu Ju was angry because of the curse, then after seeing his birthday carved on the wooden man, Liu Che basically went into a state of rage.

He looked up at Crown Prince Liu Ju and was about to say something when his eyes blurred and a person appeared.

Liu Tan blocked Liu Che's view of Liu Ju and leaned over to ask, "Father, the alchemist even knew how to remove the curse from me, but he didn't figure out that the crown prince was framed. Are you cursed too? Isn't that amiss?"

Liu Che was slightly startled, but his attention was not diverted. With a cold face, he pushed Liu Tan away and looked at Liu Ju: "Have you found out who did this?"

The relationship between Liu Che and Liu Ju was not so delicate at the moment. Liu Che was in the golden age of a politician, and Liu Ju was not too old to be in a hurry to inherit the throne.

So Liu Che had doubts about Liu Ju, but with Liu Tan around, he felt that Liu Ju would not do that. Moreover, if he really did it, how could he fall into a trap?

Liu Ju quickly bowed and said, "We've already started investigating, but the eunuchs and palace maids who placed the items have all passed away for various reasons, so it will take some time to verify."

Liu Che immediately understood that this was a typical murder to silence the witnesses, and could not help but sneer: "Send it to Jiang Chong." After a pause, he glanced at Liu Tan and said: "Send it to Xue Yao and others."

Xue Yao? Never heard of him. Liu Tan guessed that he must be the alchemist who had been around Liu Che recently.

Before Xue Yao and the others arrived, Liu Che looked at Liu Ju and asked, "How did you know these were buried in the Crown Prince's Palace?"

Before Liu Ju could say anything, Liu Tan on the other side had already started to answer: "I dreamed about it."

Liu Che looked at him, feeling that Liu Tan was a little strange today, and couldn't help but repeat: "Did you dream about it?"

Liu Tan looked at him seriously and said, "Yes, I dreamed about it."

Anyway, this is not the first or second time that he has had special dreams. This time he is looking for the alchemist, so he has to use magic to defeat magic!

Liu Che asked, "What did you dream about?"

At this time, a few people dressed as alchemists happened to walk in. Liu Tan deliberately said, "I also dreamed that the gods said that someone was using his name to deceive the emperor!"