Cao Wanjin was in trouble. The miners who had escaped death from Wankuangshan would naturally not swallow their anger.
In particular, they also learned a shocking secret about the royal family of Western Chu.
In less than three days, the news that the King of Qi had faked his death and that his biological father was actually the Fourth Prince had spread throughout Western Chu.
Not only did the King of Qi not die, but he also used the power of his biological father, the Fourth Prince, to privately build weapons in a mine outside Yuecheng with the intention of rebelling.
"Your Majesty, I am innocent!" In the main hall of the Western Chu Imperial Palace, the Fourth Prince Xu Hui, dressed in official uniform, knelt in the hall and wailed about his injustice.
"I don't know which cunning person actually spread this trumped-up charge and threw this dirty water on me, saying that I had an affair with Concubine Liang, that the King of Qi is my son, and that I, Wankuangshan, was secretly building weapons in the name of the Crown Prince. This... this is simply ridiculous!"
As soon as the Fourth Prince finished speaking, the Emperor of Western Chu, who was sitting on the dragon throne above him, couldn't help but cover his lips and cough lightly a few times.
The Emperor of Western Chu was already over fifty years old, but it was not difficult to tell from the appearance of Crown Prince Xu Shihuai that he had a good-looking appearance when he was young. However, since the peace in the world, the Emperor of Western Chu, who was full of ambitions in his youth, gradually became addicted to licentious things and indulged in the harem all day long.
The Emperor of Western Chu had a decadent look on his face, with a dark patch under his eyelids and cloudy eyes. He looked like someone who had indulged in excessive sexual activities.
Some time ago, the Emperor of Western Chu and his favorite concubine, Concubine Zhen, indulged in debauchery for three whole days and ignored state affairs. He almost had a stroke, which frightened everyone in the court and the harem into panic.
Knowing that he had gone too far, the Emperor of Western Chu has been much more well-behaved these days. He has not set foot in the harem and has been attending court in a peaceful manner.
However, he hadn't tasted his beautiful concubine for a few days, and he was a little absent-minded when he went to court.
He raised his cloudy eyes and fixed his gaze on his younger brother, who was howling and shouting about his injustice. He said, "I naturally know what kind of person you are, my younger brother. This is just an absurd story fabricated by a group of ordinary people. How could I believe such a ridiculous thing?"
Hearing this, the Fourth Prince who was kneeling below couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
Afterwards, the Western Chu Emperor said to the ministers below: "I am tired. If you have anything to report, please report it. If not, please withdraw."
No one reported in the court. The Fourth Prince, who was kneeling on the ground and was extremely nervous, stood up and left the court with the other ministers.
He had been plotting for so long, and when the matter was exposed, he thought he was dead today. However, he did not expect that this foolish king was even more foolish than he imagined.
However, he had to send someone to investigate this matter secretly. He had hidden it so well, yet he dared to leak the news!
The court officials dispersed, but Crown Prince Xu Shihuai, who was standing below, did not leave. Instead, he respectfully said, "Father."
The Western Chu Emperor, who was about to stand up and leave the throne, sat down again and asked, "My son, is there something wrong?"
"I think the matter of Wankuangshan..."
"My beloved?"
Before the prince finished speaking, the Emperor of Western Chu, who was sitting on the dragon throne, saw something, his eyes suddenly lit up, and he stood up from the dragon throne.
The next second, Crown Prince Xu Shihuai saw his father, who was over fifty years old, get down from the dragon throne with a look of surprise in his eyes and walk past him without even looking at him.
"My beloved concubine, why are you here?" The Emperor of Western Chu looked at Concubine Zhen who was wearing eunuch's clothes, and a look of surprise appeared in his eyes.
"Your Majesty hasn't come to my palace for several days. I really miss you so much~"
A delicate and seductive female voice came from behind him. Prince Xu Shihuai turned around and saw a woman dressed as a eunuch. He couldn't help but frowned.
Concubine Zhen leaned softly in the arms of the Western Chu Emperor and said in a soft voice:
"I missed Your Majesty so much that I couldn't sleep well last night. Today, I really miss Your Majesty so much that I thought of this way to see Your Majesty. I hope Your Majesty won't blame me~"
"I miss my beloved concubine too, so how could I blame her?"
As soon as he finished speaking, the Western Chu Emperor put his arms around the woman's waist, pinched her chin, and without caring about the others around, he lowered his head and pressed against the woman's lips.
"Oh, Your Majesty~" Concubine Zhen shyly turned her face to the side and said in a delicate voice, "Is the Crown Prince still here?"
After listening to the woman's words, the Western Chu Emperor finally remembered that the Crown Prince was still here. He turned around and glanced at the Crown Prince beside him. "What did the Crown Prince want to say to me?"
The Crown Prince lowered his eyes and said calmly, "In reply to your Majesty, I have nothing to do. I will take my leave first."
The Emperor of Western Chu responded.
The prince left the hall and when he reached the door, he could still hear the voices of the two people behind him.
"Little devil, how dare you dress like this inside..."
"Oh, Your Majesty!"
The prince walked out of the hall with cold eyes and an extremely ugly expression.
Concubine Zhen, who was being held and kissed by the Emperor of Western Chu, looked at the back of the prince as he left, and winked at the eunuch Li beside her.
Eunuch Li understood and dismissed the eunuchs in the hall. He even closed the door when leaving the hall.
Only she and the Emperor of Western Chu were left in the huge hall. Concubine Zhen no longer concealed her feelings and began to absorb the little dragon energy left in the Emperor of Western Chu.
The guards outside the door saw the man coming out and stepped forward and said respectfully, "Your Highness."
Crown Prince Xu Shihuai asked, "How's the investigation going?"
The guard stepped forward and whispered a few words into his ear.
Xu Shihuai couldn't help but frown when he heard this: "What horse?"
Guard: "Jenima's awesome trio."
Xu Shihuai: “?”
"By now, the news about these three people in Wankuang Mountain has spread everywhere. I heard that they are a father and son trio, and the youngest is still a baby."
*
The other side.
Fourth Prince Xu Hui had just returned to the palace when his biological son, Xu Jinglin, the Prince of Qi who should have been beheaded by the Western Chu Emperor, approached him and said in a panic, "Dad... Dad, is the Yong Emperor suspicious? Are Mom and I okay?"
Fourth Prince Xu Hui patted Xu Jinglin on the shoulder and said, "The emperor hasn't become suspicious yet, but I'm worried about the crown prince..."
Emperor Yong has been obsessed with beauty recently and has no time to take care of state affairs, but Crown Prince Xu Shihuai is meticulous and he is worried that the Crown Prince might find some evidence.
"Cao Wanjin is dead, so there should be no evidence against him. However, I am worried about the three men who call themselves the Mud Horse Team."
Xu Jinglin thought for a moment and said, "Should we find someone to silence those three people?"
The Fourth Prince Xu Hui said, "Don't worry. Recently, the reputation of these three people has spread all over Western Chu. They say that they have some strange skills, that they can gather souls and spirits, and that they are talking nonsense. I have already sent people to investigate."
In the afternoon, the spy came back to report.
The Fourth Prince disguised himself and, under the guidance of a spy, met a man who claimed to be a miner in Wankuangshan.
"Those three are incredibly powerful. I heard they're disciples of a fairy named Jennyma from heaven, sent down to earth by Jennyma's will. One of them can kill hundreds with a wave of his hand. Another is a miraculous healer who can restore sight to the blind and stand up the paralyzed with a flick of his finger. The youngest, a little baby, is even more incredible. She—"
The man who claimed to be a miner paused for a moment before continuing:
"It can breathe fire!"
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