"Come here, bring the prince to me... tie him up!"
Just like that, the originally quiet night suddenly became lively without any warning.
Princess Chengqian, who was deeply favored by His Majesty, was scolded and punished to kneel.
You must know that since Princess Chengqian was born, she has been the apple of His Majesty's eye and he has never even scolded her!
Not only that, His Majesty also summoned... no, kidnapped, the Crown Prince into the palace overnight, and did it with great fanfare, fearing that others would not know.
A difference of one word can lead to a complete change.
The officials who were unaware of the situation began to speculate.
Just how big of a mistake did these two make to make Emperor Jianxi so furious...
"Could it be that Princess Chengqian, seeing that Your Majesty is old, is plotting a rebellion so that Your Highness the Crown Prince can ascend the throne sooner?"
"No, I heard... Your Majesty hid Queen Xiaomin's bellyband, and Princess Chengqian accidentally discovered it. Princess Chengqian took it back and gave it to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince..."
"What? His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is wearing women's clothing?"
"What nonsense are you talking about? It was clearly His Majesty who wanted to make Consort Shu the Empress, but Princess Chengqian refused, angering His Majesty. Therefore, His Majesty punished the Crown Prince as well!"
"What proof do you have?"
"What proof do you have?"
Two elderly imperial censors started fighting. One knocked out the other's only tooth, and the other pulled out the few remaining hairs of the other.
The Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion.
Shangguan Shu naturally also got the news.
His brows were deeply furrowed. He had just sent Shangguan Zhu away. Shangguan Zhu suspected that the prince's background had been leaked, which was why Emperor Jianxi was so angry.
He didn't agree.
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