It was almost dawn, the darkest time before dawn.
The Prince of Qi's mansion was still the same, but there was an empty silence.
When I returned to the room, there was still a dim light on.
Xiao Feng's breathing was slow and long, as if he was sleeping soundly.
Wan Jinlan took a look and went to the side hall to sleep.
Lying on the Arhat bed, she wondered where they should start if Xiao Feng wanted revenge.
The emperor was not born to the empress dowager. Even if his bloodline was not legitimate, he had been sitting on the throne for many years and there was no evidence.
Xiao Minghuan and Wan Qiuyu wanted to rebel. She even thought, Xiao Feng was the legitimate son of the late emperor, so why couldn't he do that?
My mind was in a mess and I didn't know when I fell asleep.
When Wan Jinlan was woken up by Xiao Feng, who was dressed neatly and had a serious expression, he was still dazed from sleep.
Her black hair fell behind her, setting off her snow-white skin. Looking at her sleepy eyes, Xiao Feng frowned slightly and said, "Hurry up and put on some warm clothes. The situation is not good."
He still underestimated the emperor's hatred for him and his mother. He thought that the emperor would wait for him to die. As a result, the emperor sent the Imperial Guards to surround the palace on the second day after he returned to Beijing.
Butler Wang just left the house, so the matter must not be settled yet. This is really terrible.
Wan Jinlan woke up instantly, got dressed and washed up, and the commander of the Royal Guards had already arrived at the main courtyard.
He shouted from outside the courtyard, "Prince Qi, Princess Qi, yesterday, a guard from the Prince Qi's residence, Jiang Huo, attempted to assassinate Your Majesty at the end of the ten-hour period on his way back to the capital. This was witnessed by many, and he cannot deny it. After a night of interrogation, Jiang Huo confessed that the Prince Qi intended to disrupt the court order and leaked military secrets to the Prince of Guangling. Your Majesty is deeply distressed and has ordered us to search the Prince Qi's residence."
After the commander finished speaking, he signaled his men to disperse and investigate everywhere.
Even the room where the two of them were now was not spared.
Xiao Feng put a cloak on Wan Jinlan and led her out of the inner hall.
The snow that stopped last night started falling again, and the sky was gloomy.
Xiao Feng's study was the focus of the search, and the guards moved out all the letters and documents without leaving any behind.
Amidst the knocks and bangs, a secret door was pushed open.
"General, we have made a discovery."
Soon after, box after box of gold and jewelry were carried out from the dark room.
Wan Jinlan looked at the boxes of glittering gold and whispered, "So you are so rich."
Xiao Feng had nothing to say about the emperor's arrangements.
He only just found out when there was such a secret room in the study of his own palace.
"Just yesterday, Aunt Xia Liu caused a scene in the Imperial Mausoleum, and today he comes to deal with you. He really isn't afraid of the opinions of the civil and military officials."
Xiao Feng said, "He will not execute me, a dying man, in order to show his magnanimity and benevolence towards his closest relatives and brothers."
"Jinlan, you are going to suffer with me."
Either confinement or exile.
Either die in the clan house, or die in the bitter cold of exile.
Xiao Feng put himself in the emperor's shoes and thought, if he were the emperor, he would probably choose to imprison him under his nose and wait for his death.
He couldn't just sit there and wait for death.
Everything he had in the past was given by his so-called royal brother, which is why he is so passive now.
Xiao Feng clenched his fists, his expression flickering, and whispered a few words in Wan Jinlan's ear.
Wan Jinlan looked at Commander Fang who was checking the letter and said, "General Fang, I have something I would like you to tell His Majesty."
Commander Fang looked up at Wan Jinlan in surprise.
"Please be careful with your words, Princess."
Wan Jinlan smiled and said, "Don't worry, General. I won't make things difficult for you."
"The Empress Dowager once said that she has two sons in this life. Your Majesty is calm and measured, and is the perfect choice for the country. She is proud of it. Our prince is a blessed one. With Your Majesty's protection, he will live a stable and prosperous life. She has no complaints."
General Fang felt relieved after hearing this.
As long as it's not something outrageous, I'll help you out because of the old Duke's past support.
Xiao Feng suddenly started coughing violently.
General Fang felt sorry for Xiao Feng, who used to be as handsome as a bamboo but now looked thin and terminally ill.
Red plum blossoms dotted the snow. Xiao Feng wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and said, "Commander Fang, please pass this letter to His Majesty."
After Commander Fang took it hesitantly, Xiao Feng continued, "I hope Commander will tell you that from now on, he and I are no longer brothers."
Commander Fang felt the letter in his hand was somewhat heavy.
An hour later, Commander Fang left with the imperial guards and the "physical evidence".
The gate of Prince Qi's palace was surrounded by the imperial guards.
When Butler Wang came back with the letter of divorce, it took a long time for the wife to be let in.
After searching around the house, I finally found the two people in the kitchen, sitting around a wooden table and drinking minced meat porridge.
There were tears in Butler Wang's eyes. He wanted to curse that damn bastard emperor, calling him an ungrateful and ungrateful wolf.
In the eyes of Steward Wang, the emperor was an ungrateful person, but Emperor Jian'an himself did not think so.
The Empress Dowager thought that it was Nanny Huang who came to the palace with Sui'er's letter and told him about his life experience and his mother's revenge. This was indeed the case, but he had a very deep impression of his biological mother Sui'er when he was young.
At that time, he was the son of the unfavored Empress Dowager. He studied hard and practiced martial arts every day in order to win the favor of the late emperor.
What impressed him most was that there was always a person dressed as a palace maid outside his study, looking at him intently.
When he was thrown into a small pond by his two royal brothers to tease him, she jumped in and rescued him without regard for her status; when he was crying late at night because he was scolded by his teacher and was afraid that his mother would be sad and disappointed, she appeared to comfort him.
All in all, she always appears in places that her mother ignores.
He was extremely sad when he heard that she died as punishment for her mistakes.
Later, Nanny Huang appeared beside him and told him everything. He then realized that she was his biological mother, and his mother was just a despicable thief.
As the emperor listened to Commander Fang relaying Wan Jinlan's words, his expression remained stern.
When he opened the envelope again and saw the contents, the emperor's pupils gradually dilated, and then he slammed the envelope on the table, making a dull vibration.
The emperor didn't believe it. The Sui'er he knew was not the unscrupulous palace maid described in the letter. She climbed onto the dragon bed and betrayed her master. In order to protect her son's future, she replaced the crown prince with a cat. She also deliberately froze the empress dowager's real son to death in the cold winter.
At the end of the letter, Xiao Feng wrote: "If the Queen Mother is truly the one Your Majesty harbors evil intentions, someone who is trying to consolidate his position and snatch someone else's child, she wouldn't have left behind Sui'er as a potential threat after snatching you away. She should have been executed long ago."
Emperor Jian'an stared intently at the last words.
There was a faint, subtle wavering feeling in his heart.
In his memory, the queen mother was strict with him, but she would also protect him.
Emperor Jian'an raised his eyes with deep expression and looked at Commander Fang who was kneeling upright in front of him.
"Does the King of Qi have anything else to say?"
Commander Fang hesitated for a second before finally saying, "The King of Qi said that from now on, he and Your Majesty are no longer brothers."
Emperor Jian'an felt annoyed and threw away all the memorials and writing materials on the table.
"Get out of here."
Emperor Jian'an suddenly felt dizzy and passed out.
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