On the city wall of the capital.
The fourth prince wore a brocade robe and had a cold expression.
This was probably the most serious and earnest moment of his life.
Sigh, I have to be stern.
The fourth prince was panicked, and a chill ran down his spine.
Besides worrying about Empress Xie, who fainted at the Prince of Ruyang's residence yesterday, he was also worried about the Emperor, who was only three hundred miles away from the capital.
"That guy's crazy!"
"Even when he was still the crown prince, he was willful, unruly, and reckless!"
“Ah Yuan, let me tell you, when Father deposed him, besides the Turkic reasons, he himself also made mistakes.”
"He went to Lingnan with the Empress for several years and seemed to have become much more docile and peaceful, but deep down he was still just as terrifying."
"He is like a sharp, cold sword, and the Empress is the scabbard."
"Now that the scabbard is faulty, the sword will hurt people."
Yesterday afternoon, after sending Empress Xie back to the palace, the Fourth Prince, while maintaining control of the situation, took the opportunity to whisper with Princess Xu.
He's scared!
He was genuinely afraid.
Although he hadn't seen Helian Jue go mad for several years, the Fourth Prince was far from naive enough to believe that Helian Jue wouldn't go mad again.
He acted like a wise ruler, but he simply didn't offend him.
If you provoke him... the consequences are truly unimaginable.
"And another thing, the Empress is too capable. Before she fainted, she arrested all the main culprits who tried to harm her."
The Prince of Ruyang's mansion was wiped out, and the Marquis of Yong'an's mansion followed suit.
Even Wang Yu and several other ministers were found to have solid evidence against them by Empress Xie.
Oh, right, Xie Yuan also found a handle on the Empress Dowager, who lived deep within the inner palace.
...almost all of their enemies were wiped out in one fell swoop.
The sage has returned and wants to vent his anger on an enemy, but he has no one to vent his anger on!
Imagine your loved one being poisoned and falling into a coma.
Besides desperately trying to save her, he must also want to personally help his lover find the culprit and avenge her!
As it turned out, the capable Empress Xie did all the work herself.
At most, he hasn't been convicted by those families yet!
However, Empress Xie had always admired the "Great Zhou Code," believing that if someone committed a crime, they should be punished fairly and justly in accordance with the law.
"I'm afraid he'll go crazy when he comes back!"
This is the fourth prince's biggest worry.
When a king is enraged, millions will die.
The capital city had finally achieved a few years of stability, and with the relocation of the capital imminent, it was best to avoid causing any major chaos.
The fourth prince was truly afraid that his crazy brother, if he were to cause trouble, would turn the capital into a living hell.
Princess Xu: ...
She had never seen Helian Jue go mad. When she met Helian Jue, Xie Yuan was already by his side.
In Princess Xu's view, the Sage was a rather aloof and somewhat narcissistic monarch.
He may not have been a benevolent ruler, but he probably wasn't that terrifying either.
However, Princess Xu believed in her husband; he only seemed like a simpleton, but in reality, he was wise beyond his years.
He's like a little animal, with the sharpest intuition.
He found saints terrifying; presumably, saints' tempers really could be frightening.
However, no matter what, what has happened has already occurred, and all they can do is try their best to protect the Empress and wait for the Emperor's return.
So early in the morning, the fourth prince personally climbed the city wall and took charge of the capital's defenses.
The sky was not yet fully bright, and the city gates were tightly closed.
Even if it wasn't an order to seal off the city, it was because it wasn't time to open the city gates yet.
The sun began to rise, and the horizon was dyed crimson by the rising sun.
Then, a cloud of dust suddenly rose up on the official road directly opposite the city gate.
Accompanied by billowing dust and the rapid sound of horses' hooves.
There must have been more than a dozen people; it was quite a large group.
The ground trembled slightly.
"Someone's here? It shouldn't be the people from the post station?"
"Could it be him?"
The fourth prince's spirits suddenly lifted, and his eyes were fixed on the moving mass of yellow sand.
How long has it been?
It had been less than ten hours since the Empress fainted.
Even if the Imperial Guards or Shadow Guards left behind in the capital immediately ran to inform the Emperor, the Emperor would immediately return...
Well, if you run like crazy, a round trip of five or six hundred li (250-300 kilometers) should be achievable in an afternoon and a night.
But that's a reckless thing to do.
The messenger was fine; in an emergency, even if he ran himself to death and his horse died of exhaustion, he could still arrive in half a day.
But the saint—
Okay, that's Helian Jue, he's a madman!
Is there anything he can't do?
Thinking of this, the fourth prince became increasingly panicked.
He lay on the battlements with both hands, his eyes fixed on the city below.
Then, the cavalry closed in.
With a series of "whoa," the horse stopped.
Then he collapsed to the ground with a thud, followed by painful moans.
Did they really run the horses to death?
The fourth prince's legs began to tremble.
As the horses fell to the ground, the swirling yellow sand slowly receded.
The figures rolling on the ground became clearer.
"saint!"
It really is that madman!
They were brothers after all; the Fourth Prince recognized the handsome, travel-worn man at a glance.
Ignoring his weak legs, he stumbled down from the city gate tower.
At first his steps were a little unsteady, but soon he was running.
"Guards! Open the city gates at once!"
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