Chapter 143 The Unlucky Prince Goes Crazy (13)

"Why are you shouting? I thought you were the Fourth Prince, and countless servants would come to serve you with just a shout. Wake up, you are just a commoner now. If it weren't for the emperor's mercy, you would have your head chopped off by now," the guard walked into the room, holding the knife at his waist, and sneered at the pale Tuoba Hong.

Tuoba Hong staggered back a few steps in disbelief. He had expended too much energy last night and had not yet fully recovered. He stumbled, his legs went weak and he fell to the ground.

Is he a commoner?

Father... discovered it?

Tuoba Hong shook his head desperately, not daring to believe his own guess. He didn't care about the dignity of a prince, got up from the ground, stepped forward, grabbed the guard's collar and questioned him.

The guard grabbed his wrist with his backhand and threw him to the ground again, spitting at him, then turned and left the room, closing the door.

Tuoba Hong sat on the ground, his eyes unfocused and his mind blank.

The matter of Tuoba Hong had been kept secret, and when Emperor Xuan thought that the scandal had come to an end, it suddenly spread among the people.

In the Yangxin Palace, Emperor Xuan sat on the couch with a sullen expression. Li Dequan knelt on the ground, trembling all over. Liu Wei said that Wu Gui had been dealt with, and the dead could not speak. So, the only person who could spread this matter now was him.

However, even if he had ten lives, he would not have the courage to do so.

"Your Majesty, I am innocent!" His voice was still shrill, but this time it was filled with tears.

Emperor Xuan's eyes were dark and murderous, and he stared at the back of Li Dequan's head for a long time. Li Dequan was so frightened that he dared not breathe, waiting for Emperor Xuan to speak.

"Get up, I know it's not you," Emperor Xuan said in a low voice.

Li Dequan's heart suddenly returned to normal and he shed tears of excitement. He stood up while wiping his tears.

Emperor Xuan ordered Liu Wei to investigate among the people who leaked the news. This matter could only have been spread from the palace. As for his purpose, Emperor Xuan could not guess it for the time being.

The affairs of Wu State were about to be completed, and Mo Su ordered the delegation to rest for two days. He took the opportunity to rush to the capital overnight. If nothing unexpected happened, Tuoba Hong's child would be born this month. His status meant that he could not keep the child with him, but Mo Su could.

He doesn't care who gave birth to the child, he only cares whether the child is his own flesh and blood.

Mo Su entered the capital and found an inn to stay in. He asked the waiter to take good care of the horse. He went into the lobby, ordered some wine and food, found a corner with few people and sat down, waiting for the food to be served.

"Oh, the world is so big, there are so many strange things. It's amazing that men can get pregnant and give birth to children. Don't you think this is strange?"

"What man? Haven't you heard that the Fourth Prince is the reincarnation of a fox demon? He's not even a human being."

"Yes, I heard that he had previously made the Empress Dowager sick. This kind of scourge is just locked up in the clan house, which is really not reassuring."

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At night, Mo Su opened the door and walked out of the inn. After half a day in the capital, he had basically figured out Tuoba Hong's affairs. However, when he asked around, all he found out was that Tuoba Hong was imprisoned in Zongren's mansion. As for the situation of the child he had given birth to, no one knew.

Mo Su came to the capital just for the child. He couldn't return empty-handed, so he had to find Tuoba Hong to find out what happened.

In the afternoon, he had sent someone to bribe the guards of Zongren Mansion. When he arrived at Zongren Mansion, it didn't take him long to reach the door of the room where Tuoba Hong was imprisoned.

"If you have anything to say, please say it quickly and don't make things difficult for me," the guard who brought Mo Su in warned him.

"Okay, I'll do it as soon as possible."

Mo Su pushed the door open and walked into the room, with the guards standing guard for him at the door.

"Father, are you thinking of ending me so soon?"

Mo Su heard a weak voice and turned to look at the source of the sound. There was no candle in the room, and with the moonlight seeping in from the window, Mo Su could barely see his appearance.

Tuoba Hong was lying on the bed with disheveled hair, his cheeks were pale and thin, and his clothes were in a mess. He looked like he hardly looked like a living person.

"I didn't expect that His Royal Highness the Fourth Prince of the Great Sage Dynasty would be in such a miserable state," Mo Su took a few steps forward and stood in the moonlight seeping in from the window, so that they could see each other's appearance.

"You've made me like this, and you still dare to appear in front of me," Tuoba Hong, after seeing the appearance of the person, held onto the bed and tried to get up, but he eventually fell back onto the bed due to lack of strength. He could only stare at Mo Su fiercely.

Tuoba Hong said that it was he who caused him to become what he is now. Mo Su denied it, but did not refute it either. It was pointless to worry about who caused whom now.

"Where is that child now?"

"Hahaha, child? You came here just to want that child," Tuoba Hong laughed out loud with a crazy look in his eyes.

"Keep your voice down, it would be bad if someone heard you," the guard outside the door pushed the door open a crack and said to the two people inside.

"I understand," Mo Su said. After hearing the sound of the door closing, he lost his patience and walked to the bedside. He grabbed Tuoba Hong's neck with one hand and lifted him up from the bed.

"I'll ask you again, where is the child?"

Tuoba Hong stopped laughing and weakly slapped Mo Su's hands that were pinching his neck. Mo Su only let go when she saw that he was about to suffocate. Tuoba Hong fell back onto the bed and lay there coughing non-stop.

After a while, the coughing sound in the room gradually died down. Tuoba Hong looked up at Mo Su standing in the moonlight.

"Take me out, and I'll tell you where the kid is. Otherwise, you'll never know where he is in your life."

Getting someone out of Zongren Mansion, especially when this person is now attracting the attention of the whole world, is as difficult and dangerous as snatching food from a tiger's mouth. Mo Su needs to make careful arrangements to ensure that nothing goes wrong.

But before he could make a few moves, things took another turn. Almost the entire capital's population suddenly rushed outside the palace. Millions of people gathered outside the palace gates, shouting in unison for the execution of Tuoba Hong, the reincarnation of the fox demon. The shouts were so loud that Emperor Xuan could hear them clearly from the Yangxin Palace.

"Your Majesty, it seems that the only way to get the millions of people outside the palace to disperse is to follow the will of the people." Dozens of court officials, led by the Prime Minister, knelt before Emperor Xuan, waiting for his decision.

Emperor Xuan had been on the throne for decades and had never been forced like this. His lofty imperial heart did not allow him to surrender to the people kneeling outside the palace gate, but the reality had forced him into a corner.

The huge palace was silent for a long time. Emperor Xuan did not speak, and none of the kneeling ministers dared to say a word.

"The fourth prince Tuoba Hong has committed treason and committed crimes. He will be executed in public at the West Market of the capital at 3:30 pm tomorrow to serve as a warning to others. Li Dequan, read out the imperial edict," said Emperor Xuan.

"Your Majesty is wise," the court officials knelt on the ground and shouted in unison.

Emperor Xuan had been in power for decades, and he had never felt as exhausted as he did at this moment. He waved his hand and asked all the court officials to leave.