Zhao Jing looked at Zhao Yun who came in from the palace gate and was stunned, "Your Highness? Why are you still..."
Some time ago, Zhao Jing watched helplessly as His Royal Highness the Crown Prince became emaciated and speechless. How could he still be alive?
Zhao Jing looked at the Crown Prince. Today, he did not look decadent at all, but rather had a cheerful look on his face.
Zhao Yun looked at Zhao Jing coldly and said, "I'm still alive and well. Are you disappointed?"
Zhao Yun looked at the people following Zhao Jing and sneered, especially when he passed by Wei Qian, he looked at Wei Qian with sarcasm.
When Gu Yan saw Zhao Yun, he took the lead in bowing and said, "Your Highness, I, Gu Yan, pay my respects to the Crown Prince."
In the main hall, except for Zhao Jing and his entourage, all the ministers knelt before His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.
Yu Xihe looked at His Royal Highness, covering her lips with her hands, and said with tears in her eyes, "Your Highness, are you okay? This is so great, Your Highness... I just hope you're still alive and well."
Zhao Yun looked at Yu Xihe and Ye Zhimiao. "You two spoke nonsense in front of the Crown Princess. I haven't settled the score with you yet. How dare you come into the palace and give false testimony today? It seems your father's position as prefect has come to an end."
Yu Xihe said, "Your Highness, I did not perjure myself. It was clearly the Crown Princess who poisoned you."
Zhao Yun said coldly, "The Crown Princess and I are deeply in love. How could she poison me?"
Yu Xihe was stunned for a moment, looking at Zhao Yun in disbelief. It was clearly Ye Wanhe who poisoned him: "Your Highness!"
Ye Zhimiao hurriedly said, "Your Highness, Ye Wanhe has also committed the crime of deceiving the emperor and being unfilial and unkind. She is not a daughter of the Wei family, she is a daughter of the Ye family..."
Before Ye Zhimiao could finish his words, Li Quan, who was standing beside Zhao Yun, slapped him hard in the face. "How dare you roar in front of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince? Shut up!"
Yun Xiangye sighed deeply. Ye Zhimiao brought this upon herself. Didn't she understand who made her sister the daughter of the Wei family?
After receiving this slap, Ye Zhimiao didn't dare to say anything.
Zhao Jing clenched his fists and looked at Zhao Yun in front of him, his heart full of unwillingness.
Zhao Yun looked at Zhao Jing coldly, "You committed treason, colluded with the rebels and led troops to force the palace, and then led troops to surround the Princess's residence. Each of these actions is a heinous crime punishable by the execution of all nine generations of your clan."
Zhao Jing still looked at Zhao Yun unconvinced, "How could you turn around? I saw His Highness dying with my own eyes. You are not His Highness, you must be a substitute found by the Gu family!"
Zhao Yun said, "Zhao Jing, you still haven't given up? Xu Jie, go to the Princess's residence and tell her I want you to bring Zhu Ting to the palace."
Zhao Jing looked at Xu Jie and said in a loud voice, "Uncle! If the entire clan is exterminated, your Xu family will also be implicated, not to mention our cousin Xu Pei. Mobilize the troops in Chang'an City, and we will definitely be able to capture this fake prince that the Gu family has found!"
Xu Jie said, "My Zhenbei Marquisate swears allegiance to Your Majesty until death. If Xu Pei really dies in Lizhou, he will be a good son of my Xu family. He died for his country and his people, and it is a worthy death."
Xu Jie's voice grew weaker and weaker as he spoke. After all, he only had this one son, but he couldn't be forced into treason for his son's sake. Even if he saved his son's life, he would surely bear the infamy for the rest of his life.
After Xu Jie bowed to Zhao Yun, he hurriedly led his troops to the Princess's Mansion.
Zhao Yun looked at Wei Xi who was standing beside the Queen with sharp eyes.
Wei Xi was so frightened that he knelt down repeatedly and said, "Cousin, cousin."
Zhao Yun said, "You are so brave! If your uncle doesn't agree to your rebellion, you will team up with your mother to drug your uncle..."
Wei Xi said, "No, cousin, I just want to avenge you and seek justice for you! Daddy is colluding with the traitorous Gu family. I just want to help you. I don't want to watch the Gu family treat the Crown Prince as a puppet."
Zhao Yun said coldly, "Wei Xi, you conspired with Zhao Jing to commit treason, and you drugged your own father. Your crimes are unforgivable. You will be imprisoned and executed in the autumn."
Wei Yu kept shaking her head and said, "No, cousin, no, please spare my life, I don't want to die! Cousin!"
Zhao Yun said, "You didn't want to die, but you sent Aunt Qi from your Wei family, who has been lurking beside the Queen Mother for many years, to try to kill my Yu'er. You are so cruel! If I hadn't brought Yu'er to the bedroom yesterday, my Yu'er would have died at your hands today!"
Queen Wei was so angry that she stood up and slapped Wei Mi'er in the face. "You! Mi'er, your aunt has always treated you well! How could you treat her like this?"
Wei Xi covered her face and looked at Queen Wei unwillingly, "You've been kind to me? Auntie, which queen's niece in history has ever lived a life as miserable as mine? You knew I loved Gu Yan, I've loved Gu Yan since I was a child, yet you didn't want to arrange a marriage for me. Instead, you accepted a country girl like Yun Xiangye!"
Queen Wei frowned and said, "You and Gu Yan are cousins!"
Wei Xi said, "So what if we are cousins? There are many cousins who get married in this world, not to mention that Gu Yan and I are cousins."
Queen Wei said, "Ming'er! Why would you make so many mistakes just for Gu Yan?"
Wei Xi said, "Aunt, how can I be willing to lose to Yun Xiangye!"
Wei Yu pointed at Yun Xiangye and said, "Gu Yan, look at her. How is she better than me? In terms of family background, I'm the legitimate daughter of the Duke of Wei. My bloodline is far more noble than hers. In terms of talent, I've been well-read since childhood..."
Yun Xiangye whispered, "Although I come from a humble background, I've been well-read since childhood. If we really talk about talent, it's not certain who's inferior. Besides, why are you competing with me for Gu Yan? Gu Yan isn't a bet, so there's no winning or losing involved."
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