Liu Tan was just busy inquiring about the little Kunmi's situation and didn't listen carefully to what these people said, but... no matter how you look at it, it has nothing to do with the prince, right?

Liu Fuling was obviously furious: "How dare you slander me!"

Lu Xuan said calmly, "How could I ever slander the Sixth Prince? I was talking about them."

As he spoke, he pointed at the people who were wailing on the ground, to be exact, the two followers of Liu Fuling.

Liu Tan asked, "Who are they?"

Lu Xuan said, "Your Highness the Fifth Prince, don't you know? These two are the Sixth Prince's study companions. If you allow such study companions to stay around, they might lead the Sixth Prince astray."

Liu Tan looked up at him. If he hadn't just witnessed the conflict between these people, and just seeing Lu Xuan's gentle expression and tone, he would have really thought that he cared about Liu Fuling.

Liu Tan reached out and grabbed Liu Fuling, who was about to rush out. Liu Fuling turned to look at Liu Tan in shock and said, "You actually helped him! You actually helped the Xiongnu!"

Liu Tan smiled and said, "Silly child, I'm helping you."

Do you really think you can beat him? Have you forgotten how he knocked down four people just now?

Even I can hold you down, and you still expect to beat Lu Xuan?

Seeing Lu Xuan looking extremely eager to try, Liu Tan coughed lightly and said, "I was far away just now and didn't hear clearly. Kunmi, could you tell me what they were talking about?"

Before Lu Xuan could say anything, the two men groaning on the ground started to speak, "He's lying! We have never been involved with the Crown Prince!"

Liu Tan ignored them and just held Liu Fuling down while looking at Lu Xuan.

Lu Xuan lowered his eyes and looked coldly at the two humanoid creatures on the ground and said, "Mother is just a slave girl. Even if she is lucky enough to become the crown prince, she will be the ruler of a fallen country in the future. Isn't that what you said?"

Liu Tan's face turned serious, and his expression darkened. "How dare you insinuate the Crown Prince!"

The two people on the ground naturally understood that the Crown Prince must not be implicated in this matter, so even though tears streamed down their cheeks, they still explained, "We're talking about Lu Xuan, not anyone else."

Lu Xuan raised his slightly sharp but beautiful eyebrows and said, "Oh?"

Liu Tan frowned: "How dare you quibble? This person is the Kunmi of Wusun, not the Crown Prince of Wusun!"

Liu Fuling explained from the side: "They... they just don't quite understand what Kunmi means. They are not alluding to the Crown Prince!"

Liu Tan turned to look at Liu Fuling and said earnestly, "Fuling, I know you have a deep relationship with them, but people who spread rumors and even dare to insinuate things about the Crown Prince cannot be allowed to stay. Trouble comes from the mouth. What if... they implicate you?"

The two people on the ground trembled and said, "No, we didn't allude to the prince..."

Liu Tan looked at Lu Xuan and asked, "What else did they say?"

Lu Xuan lowered his eyes: "Nothing."

Liu Fuling, who was standing by, said quickly, "They... they didn't say anything about slaves. They just said that the young Kunmi's biological mother was just a concubine of the previous young Kunmi."

The two people below nodded frantically: "Yes, yes, we are talking about the son of a concubine, how dare you be so presumptuous!"

Liu Tan, expressionless, stepped on the hand of the person closest to him and said coldly, "How dare you! Not only do you dare to insinuate about the Crown Prince, you also dare to imply about Fuling!"

Liu Fuling was shocked: "What?"

Liu Tan turned his head and glanced at Liu Fuling nonchalantly, saying, "The son of a concubine, you're not talking about me. This matter is beyond our ability to resolve. Let's go to our father."

Liu Tan turned to the two young eunuchs who had been serving as a backdrop behind him and said, "Miao Rui, go tell the teacher first. I'm afraid today's class... will have to be suspended. Remember to explain things clearly and don't be rude to the teacher. Bigao, go to the emperor and report this."

Bigo hesitated for a moment and whispered, "It's probably inappropriate for both of us to leave, especially since His Majesty should be in court right now."

Liu Tan: ...

Oh, it exposed the fact that he had no idea about Liu Che’s daily routine.

He thought for a moment and said, "Then go find some guards and tie up these two men for me!"

After he finished speaking, he held Liu Fuling down and said, "The right and wrong will be determined before the emperor."

Liu Fuling was obviously very dissatisfied, but he could also see that Liu Tan would not stand on his side and speak for him, so he could only remain silent unwillingly.

Bi Gao was still hesitant, so Liu Tan said, "Go quickly! What else could possibly happen to us in the palace?"

Lu Xuan suddenly said calmly, "Don't worry, I won't do anything bad to your Highnesses."

Liu Tan then realized that these two people were actually worried that Lu Xuan would take action. He thought that unless this little Kunmi was crazy, he would not take action in the palace.

After hearing this, Bigo smiled and left quickly. Not long after, he brought back a team of guards.

Because they were in the Forbidden City, even the night guards were filled by eunuchs. The leading eunuch saluted Liu Tan and Liu Fuling and said, "Chen Gong greets the two princes and Kunmi."

As Liu Tan was sizing up the man's attire to gauge his position, Bi Gao leaned over to his ear and said, "Your Highness, this is Chen Goudun."

Chen Goutun? Liu Tan's mind moved. Later generations had studied that Goudun Rongcong seemed to be the official position of the eunuchs in the palace guards. However, it was not completely confirmed at that time. Now it seems to be true.

Liu Tan nodded as he thought about it and said, "Please, Chen Goudun, tie up these two men and come with us to see the Emperor."

Chen Gong seemed to have known something. He did not ask Liu Tan why he wanted to tie up these two people. He directly ordered several eunuchs to arrest these two people, but did not tie them up with ropes.

Liu Tan didn't care. He just wanted to take these two people to see Liu Che.

He turned to Lu Xuan and said, "Please, little Kunmi, come with us."

Lu Xuan said decisively, "Okay."

Liu Tan pulled Liu Fuling forward, and from a distance they seemed to be of the same blood. However, in fact, it was just because Liu Fuling was obviously unwilling to find his parents, so he was forcibly dragged away by Liu Tan.

They didn't have to wait long when they arrived at the Weiyang Palace. Originally, Liu Che was indeed discussing state affairs. If it was just about Liu Tan and Liu Fuling, he would not be in a hurry to meet them, but since it involved the little Kunmi, he had to meet them.

After all, even though Lu Xuan is young, he is still a foreign leader.

When Liu Tan dragged Liu Fuling in, Liu Ju was there too. Liu Tan thought it was perfect, he could help Liu Fuling attract some hatred, and let the two brothers fight to the death without causing trouble for him.

After paying his respects to Liu Che, he ignored his two sons and instead had someone find a seat for Lu Xuan. He then said to Lu Xuan in a gentle voice, "There are few outsiders entering the palace. I didn't expect to frighten the little Kunmi."

Liu Tan twitched his ears, feeling that Liu Che seemed to be questioning why Lu Xuan appeared in the palace.

To be honest, Liu Tan was also very curious. The palace restrictions were very strict. Even the maidservants before this body were not allowed to enter, let alone a foreign man like Xiao Kunmi.

Although the Han Dynasty was open-minded, that did not apply to the palace. This can be seen from the fact that all the palace guards were eunuchs.

Lu Xuan smiled shyly and said, "Your Majesty, please do not mind. I also felt that this was inappropriate before, but I could not refuse the Sixth Prince's kindness, so I followed him into the palace. However, I unexpectedly disturbed the nobles in the palace. I am truly ashamed of your kindness and cannot stay here any longer."

Liu Tan: ...

How should I put it, he's probably the only one in this room who's truly useless.

Lu Xuan actually dared to threaten Liu Che. Of course, maybe it wasn't really a threat, but he just wanted to leave, as if he was saying he didn't want to be served anymore.

However, the tone he used when he said this was not that strong, so it should not be the case that it is beyond redemption.

Liu Che smiled as if he didn't understand the meaning and said, "Little Kunmi, don't worry. I will naturally not cover up this matter."

As he spoke, he looked coldly at the group of people standing below. Lu Xuan had a special status and had a seat in front of Liu Che, right opposite Liu Ju. Others did not have this honor, especially those who seemed to have made mistakes.

Liu Fuling stood there with his head down and a timid look on his face, which made Liu Tan want to roll his eyes. Just now when he was about to rush up to beat Lu Xuan, he didn't look so timid. Was he pretending to be pitiful?

Before Liu Che could ask anything, Liu Fuling's two study companions knelt on the ground trembling and unable to speak. However, the young eunuch next to Liu Fuling had probably seen Liu Che many times and could still say a few words.

It was not until this time that Liu Tan learned that the reason Lu Xuan appeared in the palace was because Liu Fuling accidentally heard Lu Xuan's words expressing some admiration for Dong Zhongshu, so he invited Lu Xuan to attend the class with him.

This matter was also made clear - they reported it to Liu Ju.

Liu Ju certainly agreed. Now the Han Dynasty mainly tried to win over the Wusun, whether it was the Big Wusun or the Small Wusun.

This little Kunmi is young, so what would be wrong if we could arouse his loyalty to the Han Dynasty?

However, in Liu Fuling's view, this matter was his gift. Without him, how could the little Kunmi enter the palace to attend classes?

His sense of superiority naturally came out in his words. Lu Xuan endured it again and again, but he was still young and impetuous, so a fierce verbal conflict broke out, and he was caught by Liu Tan.

When the young eunuch was narrating the story, he naturally repeated the content of the quarrel.

Throughout the entire process, Lu Xuan had been restrained and polite. Liu Fuling... Liu Fuling didn't say anything. After all, he had two lackeys, and all he had to do was give them orders to charge forward.

The lackey was indeed obedient, and his words were as harsh as they could be. What kind of nutrition could there be in a quarrel between children? In the environment they grew up in, when they discovered that the other party had a bad background, mocking them seemed to be justified.

Lu Xuan did not slander those two people. They did mock that Lu Xuan's biological mother was a slave or a concubine. However, those two people were probably too ignorant and did not know that Lu Xuan was the king of Xiao Wusun, not the prince.

Of course, what they probably didn't expect was that Lu Xuan would lead this matter to Liu Ju.

He seemed to know that he could not do anything to Liu Fuling through this incident, but he clearly showed that he would not give up until the two companions were punished.

Liu Tan stood aside and observed carefully. Sure enough, when he heard the little eunuch repeat Lu Xuan's words, the expression on Liu Ju's face turned unpleasant.

In fact, what Liu Tan said later about those two people scolding Liu Fuling was a bit far-fetched, but it was quite interesting to say that they scolded Liu Ju.

After all, Liu Ju's biological mother, Wei Zifu, was not only born a slave but also a concubine. Under Chen Ajiao's influence, Wei Zifu was now just Madam Wei. According to the harem hierarchy changed by Liu Che, she should have become Concubine Wei.

Lady Gouyi's official title should also be Zhao Jieyushi, but she was conferred the title of Jieyushi not long after entering the palace. Liu Fuling was born later, and Wei Zifu was obviously conferred the title of Jieyushi because she gave birth to the prince.

After listening to this, Liu Che's face showed no emotion, he just said: "Call Dou Ruyi and Li Ju over."

Liu Tan noticed that after Liu Che said this, the two companions kneeling on the ground trembled even more violently, so he guessed that Dou Ruyi and Li Ju should be the elders of these two people.

He was not unfamiliar with these two names, as they were mentioned in history books. He had followed Wei Qing in fighting against the Huns and was rewarded for it.

Thinking of Wei Qing, Liu Tan couldn't help but glance at Liu Ju, wondering if he could meet Wei Qing through Liu Ju. It would be even better if he could meet Huo Qubing!

As he was thinking this, Lu Xuan suddenly said, "From now on, it will be your Majesty's family affairs. I am unable to stay here. I will take my leave now."

Liu Che didn't seem to want to keep Lu Xuan any longer, so he glanced at Liu Xuan and said, "Prince, please send the little Kunmi back to the inn."

Liu Ju bowed in response, and Lu Xuan quickly said, "Your Highness the Crown Prince is very busy, so there's no need for you to personally see him off."

Liu Ju smiled and said, "That's alright, little Kunmi, there's no need to be so polite."

Lu Xuan suddenly turned his head to glance at Liu Tan, who was pretending to be a pillar of strength, and said, "Your Highness the Fifth Prince and I hit it off right away. Could you please let me see you off?"

Everyone's eyes were once again focused on Liu Tan.

Liu Tan, who is happily enjoying himself: ...Can't you just let me be a nobody and be at peace?