"Your Majesty, something terrible has happened!" A eunuch rushed in, disregarding the tense atmosphere in the hall, and said directly:

"On the stone slabs of the imperial road that His Majesty often walks on, cinnabar water has inexplicably seeped out. After examining it, the master of the Imperial Observatory said that this is an omen of the earth's veins weeping blood!"

Huaifu immediately turned pale and said, "No wonder Prince Yu dreamt that His Majesty was in danger. This blood-weeping ley line is an ominous sign!"

Prince Yu secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

This news came just in time.

However, the so-called "blood weeping from the earth's veins" was all fake. In reality, he had someone apply alum water to the imperial road in advance, which would become visible when it was slightly heated.

Of course, Yun Zhuo taught him this method.

No, all the things I said tonight were taught by Yun Zhuo.

The emperor's resolve began to waver. Could it be that his father had truly appeared in a dream to his brother, the Prince of Yu?

Could it be that Yun Zhuo was still very concerned about his safety even after being deposed?

So, was it really him who wronged Yun Zhuo?

Da da da!

Footsteps sounded outside again, even more urgent than before. It was extremely urgent. Before anyone could announce it, the eunuch rushed in and knelt before the emperor!

It was still that same cry of "Something terrible has happened!"

Then he said, "Your Majesty, Prime Minister Ning has been secretly searching for the whereabouts of the deposed crown prince. Tonight, he finally made a breakthrough and brought over a thousand soldiers to capture the deposed crown prince and bring him before Your Majesty for questioning!"

"For some reason, the news leaked out, and the deposed crown prince learned of Prime Minister Ning's actions. So he led his men into Taoxi Village, trying to turn the villagers against him and make them rebel. The villagers refused, even at the cost of their lives!"

"The deposed crown prince ordered the massacre of all the villagers in Taoxi Village, wanting to take as many people as possible down with him before Prime Minister Ning could capture him! Now Taoxi Village is a mountain of corpses and a sea of ​​blood, Your Majesty!"

When the eunuch shouted, his voice was clearly choked with sobs!

Finally, she cried out in anguish, "Your Majesty, please save the villagers of Taoxi Village! Do not let the deposed crown prince continue his evil deeds! The number of innocent people he has killed cannot be any more!"

Prince Yu: "..."

Is this a hallucination?

He had only just gained the emperor's slight trust through two dreams and the story of the earth's veins weeping blood, and now...

This must be a hallucination!

How could the deposed crown prince possibly do such a thing?

How could someone whom Miss Ye trusted and protected do such a heinous thing!

The vase, which had been on the verge of collapse, was finally smashed to the ground by the emperor.

The eunuch hadn't finished speaking when he continued, "Your Majesty, what's even more terrifying is that Lord Pan, Lord Zhang, General Liu, and other important court officials are all in Taoxi Village, and they're actually with the deposed crown prince!"

"The reason why the deposed crown prince was able to escape the relentless pursuit must be due to the help of Lord Pan and his men! Today, the deposed crown prince's plan to massacre the entire Peach Creek Village must also have their support!"

"They have remained loyal to the deposed crown prince, not to Your Majesty, and not to the Yun Dynasty! Your Majesty, you have been deceived by Lord Pan and his ilk!"

The table where the vase was placed is now in imminent danger of collapsing.

The emperor was furious, his eyes were bloodshot, but after everyone waited for a long time, the table was not overturned, and the emperor did not fly into a rage.

He slowly, very slowly, sat down on the golden nanmu chair. Huaifu cautiously peeked at him, then immediately went out to brew tea and placed it in front of the emperor as quickly as possible.

Prince Yu immediately changed his kneeling position, turning his head towards the emperor.

The moment Huaifu put down his teacup, the emperor swept it away, and the teacup hit Prince Yu on the head, splashing scalding tea onto his neck, which instantly turned red.

However, Prince Yu did not dodge or beg for mercy, but remained kneeling as before, prostrating himself on the ground.

"Is this what you mean by the deposed crown prince being wronged? If he is wronged, why kill innocent people to accompany him in death?"

"If he is wronged, why would he collude with so many court officials to stand on his side and try to rebel against me?"

"He has no respect for me as the emperor, nor for me as his father! And you're actually pleading for him! Isn't your Prince Yu's mansion also part of the deposed crown prince's faction?"

Prince Yu was utterly disheartened.

After the emperor finished his reprimand, he said, "Guards, take Prince Yu to the prison!"

After a pause, he continued, "Put everyone in the Prince Yu's mansion in jail, and deal with them all after the deposed crown prince is captured."

Prince Yu was utterly devastated, and all color drained from his face.

Prince Yu was dragged away.

"Cui Shao, listen to my command!" the emperor said again.

Cui Shao strode in from outside and knelt before the emperor.

"Send three thousand guards to Taoxi Village to capture the deposed crown prince and his accomplices. If they refuse, kill them without mercy."

Cui Shaodao replied, "Yes, Your humble servant obeys!"

The eunuch continued, "Your Majesty, there is one more thing... During the time the deposed crown prince was on the run, he actually hid in the residence of the Marquis of Zhongyong, at the home of the eldest daughter of the Ye family."

The emperor took a deep breath, his whole body seemingly enveloped in frost. There was still a place for the Marquis of Zhongyong's mansion, and a place for Ye Qingxue!

Okay, okay, very good!

So many ministers have chosen to side with the deposed crown prince and oppose him; they deserve to die!

The eunuch weakly added, "However, after the eldest daughter of the Ye family was discovered, Lord Shen Jiefeng had her killed. But Lord Shen also paid for it with his life..."

Not only the emperor, but even Cui Shao was taken aback.

Ye Qingxue is dead, and Shen Jiefeng is dead too...

The emperor closed his eyes and rubbed his aching temples: "Lord Cui, arrange for a group of men to arrest everyone in the Marquis of Zhongyong's mansion and send them to prison, just like the Prince of Yu's mansion, to await their fate."

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