Qi Yuning and his party rode fast horses to the gate of Shengjing City.
It was the hour of Mao, and the city gates were wide open. The people entering and leaving the city were frightened when they saw so many horses and soldiers.
The city guard stopped Qi Yuning and asked, "Who are you?"
Lichun, who was beside Qi Yuning, showed the token of the palace and said, "My princess is Princess Qi. She has an important matter to go out of the city today. You soldiers should not stop her!"
Lu Baozhu raised her horse whip and walked up to the city guard and said, "This princess and Qi Yuning are going to go hunting outside the city. You are here to stop us!"
"yes!"
The official guarding the city recognized Lu Baozhu and opened the gates of Shengjing wide to let everyone out.
Qi Yuning turned his head and took a deep look at the prosperous Shengjing City, then rode away.
…
In the main hall, the black square bricks with lotus patterns shone with golden light under the slanting morning sun.
The civil and military officials stood in two rows. The dragon throne was empty. Zhao Chong sat on the lower right side of the throne. Outside the door of the hall was the rising sun. All the officials bowed their heads and knelt in worship. This was the pinnacle of power. Zhao Chong glanced at the dragon throne beside him with a sidelong glance.
If Lu Ze was willing to hand over Qi Yuning, Zhao Chong still couldn't bear to kill Emperor Shi Yuan. After all, his father had given him a lot of love since he was a child. Letting Emperor Shi Yuan take opium and die in drunkenness was also his filial piety.
But if Lu Ze insisted on marrying Qi Yuning, Zhao Chong would have no choice but to climb onto the dragon throne with a mighty flying dragon carved on it as soon as possible.
Zhao Chong looked down and saw all the civil and military officials in the court bowing their heads in submission, except Lu Ze who stood upright and did not kneel.
Zhao Chong frowned and said, "You are so bold, Lu Ze. Why don't you kneel down in the hall?"
Lu Ze said: "I didn't kneel because you are not of Zhao's royal bloodline, not the legitimate crown prince, but the son of a slave. Why should I kneel to you!"
Zhao Chong said angrily: "Lu Ze, what did you say?"
Lu Ze said: "You, Zhao Chong, are not the biological son of His Majesty. Your biological father is Qin Han, and your biological mother is the maidservant of Madam Yu, Xia Xi, who was killed by you."
When Uncle Qin heard what Lu Ze said, he didn't expect that this little bastard actually knew about this. He stood up and said, "What nonsense are you talking about? Lu Ze, are you crazy?"
The princes of the Zhao family looked at each other in bewilderment.
Prince Ning walked up to Lu Ze and said, "Ze'er, do you know what you are talking about? You said that the Crown Prince is not of royal blood. How is that possible?"
Lu Ze bowed to Prince Ning and said, "Second uncle, Zhao Chong was not born to my grandmother. She gave birth to a daughter, but the Qin family replaced her with a boy. Nanny Qin, her loyal servant, can testify to this."
Lu Ze took out a stack of papers from a wooden box nearby and said, "This records the imperial doctors, palace maids, midwives, and others who were with the queen when she gave birth 23 years ago. Without exception, all of them died in accidents 20 years ago. None of them died of natural causes."
Lu Ze handed the papers in his hand to Prince Ning, Prince Liao, Prince Xu, Prince Jin and Prince Shou one by one.
Prince Xu was obviously not interested in these things, while Prince Liao quickly stepped forward to take the paper. Prince Jin took a deep look at Lu Ze, sighed as he took the paper, and whispered in Lu Ze's ear: "Ze'er, you are looking for death."
Zhao Chong frowned and looked at Lu Ze below, feeling extremely angry and heartbroken.
"Lu Ze, Lu Ze, you are my nephew. Everyone in the capital knows how well I have treated you since you were young, and how much my mother dotes on you, my grandson. Yet, you dare to slander me and the queen like this! I will never forgive you."
Uncle Qin also said repeatedly: "Your Highness, Lu Ze used foul language to slander the crown prince, and he should be killed!"
The Qin family's followers also knelt down and said, "Your Highness, please punish Lu Ze!"
Lu Ze still spoke frankly, took out a piece of bones from the wooden box and said: "This is the bones dug out from Xia Xi's grave. It is recorded in the autopsy record that if they are biological mother and son, the blood of the son will drip on the bones of the mother, and the blood will enter the bones. Zhao Chong, do you dare to try it?"
Zhao Chong said, "Lu Ze, you are really going too far. Xia Xi is just a slave, and you dare to ask me to verify whether they are mother and son. If I really verify it, it will be a joke. You are really bold and rebellious. I will never forgive you. Come, take Lu Ze away and put him in the sky prison!"
The guards in the court came forward one after another to take Lu Ze away.
Lu Ze said to King Ning and King Liao: "Second uncle, fifth uncle, everything Lu Ze said is true, Zhao Chong is not of Zhao family blood.
Zhao Chong also gave His Majesty the scent of opium, which he called the scent of sweet grass. This scent of opium is addictive and extremely harmful to the body.
Your Majesty is in seclusion because he was bewitched by Zhao Chong to seize power. If anything happens to Your Majesty, it must be Zhao Chong who killed the king! The matter of opium incense is known to everyone in the Persian court, and they will know it once they ask. "
Zhao Chong heard this and shouted angrily, "The scent of opium is used to treat my father's illness. Lu Ze, oh Lu Ze, you really disappoint me. Come, drag him away and execute him immediately!"
Prince Ning said repeatedly, "No, Your Highness, Your Majesty is not in good health right now. This Ze'er has always been your favorite grandchild. Your Majesty has to have the final say on the matter of executing Ze'er."
The King of Liao also said: "That's right. After you were born, why did the people who delivered you die one after another within three years? It's really too strange."
Zhao Chong said angrily, "Brother Fifth Prince, do you also want to slander me?"
The King of Liao said: "I dare not, but you cannot kill Lu Ze."
Uncle Qin bowed and said, "Your Highness, I see Lu Ze is so crazy, could it be that he has a madness? It would be better to put him in the prison first. How to deal with Lu Ze will be decided after Your Majesty comes out of prison first!"
Zhao Chong frowned and said, "Put Lu Ze in the prison first."
When Lu Ze was escorted away by the guards, he took a look at the murderous intent in Uncle Qin's eyes.
After Zhao Chong retired from the court, he was full of disappointment. When he heard that the queen was coming, Zhao Chong stepped forward and said, "Mother."
The queen held Zhao Chong's hand and said, "Chong'er, why did you put Ze'er in jail?"
Zhao Chong said: "Mother, it was Ze'er who really went too far. I have always loved him as my nephew the most, but he actually slandered you like this, saying that the child is not your biological child..."
Queen Qin said, "Alas, why did this child Ze'er suddenly slander you? Why aren't you my biological child?"
Zhao Chong said: "I don't know why Lu Ze's temperament suddenly changed, so I have to lock him up for a while and let him sober up.
Mother, Ze'er is so crazy that he is not worthy of marrying Princess Qi. I think his marriage with Yuning should be over now."
Queen Qin frowned slightly.
"Your Highness, Master Qin Wu requests to see you."
Queen Qin even let her nephew in.
Master Qin Wu bowed to Zhao Chong and said, "Your Highness, Qi Yuning left Shengjing City early this morning with the soldiers in the capital, and has now arrived at Jingji Road!"
Zhao Chong frowned and said, "What?! Is the Qi family planning a rebellion?"
Qin Zhen smiled. Qi Yuning had been rampant for so long, it was time for him to control her. "Your Highness, please give the order and let me chase Qi Yuning!"
Zhao Chong said: "Go quickly!"
Queen Qin was extremely worried and asked, "Why did Yuning leave so early?"
Zhao Chong frowned and said, "With Lu Ze here, we are not afraid that she will not come back! I just don't believe that the Qi family really dares to rebel against the world!"
Zhao Chong asked someone to help Queen Qin back and told the guards beside him, "Lock Lu Ze and Guan Zhiyi together!"
The guard replied, "Yes."
…
The prison is dark.
When Lu Ze was put in jail, he thought of the old Taoist priest whom he met during the New Year in Beicheng. He never expected that he would be imprisoned.
"Prince Lu."
Lu Ze frowned slightly when he saw Guan Zhiyi coming out of the prison door.
The guard pushed Guan Zhiyi inside and said, "Go in!"
Guan Zhiyi looked at Lu Ze and asked, "Master Lu, how did you get into the prison?"
Lu Ze ignored Guan Zhiyi. He knew he would not die. After all, Zhao Chong did not dare to kill him at this time. If he died, King Ning and King Liao would never forgive Zhao Chong.
By the time Prince Ning and Prince Liao went to ask the Persians for confirmation on the opium matter, and after Ah Ping had given birth safely, they would bring Nanny Qin to confront him. At most, he would have to spend another year or two in prison.
But it was really annoying to have Guan Zhiyi by my side when I was in prison.
Guan Zhiyi walked to the side of Lu Ze and reached out to remove the straw on Lu Ze's head, "Lu Shi..."
Lu Ze frowned and looked at Guan Zhiyi and said, "Don't touch me!"
Guan Zhiyi pursed her lips and said, "You and I were almost husband and wife..."
Lu Ze looked at Guan Zhiyi coldly and said, "Get lost!"
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