"Who has the audacity to plot against the imperial heir? I will exterminate his entire family! Zhang Shunde, go and investigate!" the emperor roared in fury.
"Father, there's no need to investigate further. Your son has already found out that it was Imperial Physician Tao Zhi of the Imperial Hospital, but he committed suicide by poisoning himself after confessing his crime," Ye Jingchen said hurriedly.
The emperor's thunderous rage faltered abruptly because of Ye Jingchen's words, leaving him somewhat bewildered.
How did you find out so quickly?
The person is dead?
If Ye Jingchen weren't just a child, the emperor would have suspected that Ye Jingchen had orchestrated the whole thing to fool him!
The emperor picked up the teacup beside him, took a sip of tea, and needed to calm down.
"Consort Shu went to Chengqian Palace to complain, saying that you broke into Changchun Palace early this morning and forcibly took Jinghe away. What were you doing at Changchun Palace? And why did you take Jinghe away?" The Emperor decided to start from the source of the matter.
"Yesterday, I saw my fifth brother looking miserable in the Imperial Garden. Last night, I dreamt that he was being bullied. I was worried about him, so after I woke up, I took some clothes and snacks to Changchun Palace to see him. But to my surprise, I found Consort Shu locking my fifth brother alone in a side hall," Ye Jingchen said angrily, clenching his fists.
The emperor slammed his teacup down. "How dare Consort Shu?"
“That Consort Shu dared to do that! I was just as angry as Father is now, so I questioned Consort Shu, but she said that my fifth brother had epilepsy and that she locked him up for his own good! But my fifth brother was perfectly normal at the time. I didn’t believe her nonsense, so I forcibly took him back to the East Palace.”
"Chen'er, you did very well!" the emperor couldn't help but praise. "Having your own opinions and not being easily swayed by the words of others is the first step to becoming a qualified monarch!"
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