"Your Majesty, it's because the dosage of the medicine was insufficient."
Then, Daoist Qiufeng spoke slowly.
"I only refined one pill."
Empress: ...
"Father, it's all my fault for not trusting others. I beg you to punish me."
As the Fourth Prince spoke, he suddenly knelt on the ground with a thud, his face covered in tears. What a filial son!
“Your father should indeed punish you.”
Just then, His Highness the Crown Prince walked in and said coldly to the Fourth Prince. Then, His Highness the Crown Prince cupped his hands and addressed the Emperor.
"Your Majesty, the incompetent master imprisoned in the dungeon was assassinated last night."
Supported by Eunuch Su, the Emperor walked towards the Crown Prince, turned to look at the Fourth Prince kneeling on the ground, and slowly closed his eyes.
Ultimately, he still couldn't face all of this. The Emperor still vaguely remembered the smile on the Fourth Prince's face when he introduced Master Wuneng to him. At the time, he originally thought that the Fourth Prince was being filial and trying to make him happy.
But now, upon careful reflection, the Emperor felt that the Fourth Prince's smile was far too sinister, as if he wanted to devour him whole.
“It is also possible that Master Wuneng committed suicide out of fear of punishment. Besides, Master Wuneng deserved to die for his crimes. Father Emperor, there is no need to blame yourself for this.”
Ironically, the Fourth Prince is still unaware that last night the Crown Prince presented the Emperor with evidence of his secret collusion with the incompetent master.
The assassination of the incompetent master in prison was likely orchestrated by the Fourth Prince.
But even now, he continues to make excuses and shows no sign of regret.
"Father, the assassin who attempted to kill Master Wuneng last night has been brought back and is currently imprisoned. Would you like to question him personally?"
The Crown Prince respectfully bowed to the Emperor and said...
The Crown Prince knew that the Emperor was naturally displeased with him at this time. Although the Fourth Prince had made a mistake, the Emperor was still biased towards him. Unless absolutely necessary, the Emperor would not want to kill the Fourth Prince.
But now that he's forcing the emperor to do this, the emperor is probably already angry with him.
To prove his innocence and to make the Emperor completely give up on the Fourth Prince, the best way is to have the Emperor personally interrogate him in prison, so that he can uncover the truth of the matter himself.
"My health is not as good as before, this..."
These matters will be entrusted to you to handle everything.
As the Emperor spoke, he walked unsteadily toward the bedside with the help of Eunuch Su. He gently waved his hand, and the Crown Prince and the Fourth Prince withdrew.
"Second brother, there's no need to investigate some things so thoroughly."
After leaving the Emperor's palace, the Fourth Prince put aside his earlier grief and put on a cold expression as he spoke to the Crown Prince.
"We are all born of the same root, why are we so eager to harm each other?"
For some reason, when the Crown Prince heard the Fourth Prince's words, he suddenly wanted to laugh. He felt that this was the biggest joke in the world. It was clearly the Fourth Prince who was impatient, but instead he turned around and bit back.
"I don't quite understand what you're saying, Fourth Brother. I'm just following Father's orders."
His Highness the Crown Prince ignored the Fourth Prince and walked away after speaking, leaving the Fourth Prince alone in front of the Emperor's palace.
"If you are unkind, don't blame me for being unjust."
The Fourth Prince looked at the Crown Prince's departing figure and said quietly.
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