The emperor was upset and suppressed his anger, skipping the topic. He said coldly, "Complain? Oh, then tell me, is this a 'complaint' or the truth?"
The Second Prince was stunned. "Wh, what facts?"
The Emperor: "Did your people tamper with Zhao Xiang's carriage?"
"Father! Do you doubt me?"
The Second Prince was stunned! His eyes were wide open in disbelief!
He had never imagined that his father, whom he had always trusted and relied on wholeheartedly, would think of him this way.
"I didn't! This matter has nothing to do with me!"
"Really? There are two guards missing from your house. Where did they go?"
"W-what?"
The Second Prince was even more stunned. Two guards were missing from his residence? Where had they gone?
It took a while for his expression to return to normal. The Second Prince understood what his father had said and trembled with anger. "Father, you, you suspect, you suspect that I sent those two guards to attack Zhao Xiang's carriage and then hid him?"
"Your Majesty! This is sheer nonsense! I didn't do anything! What does Zhao Xiang's accident have to do with me? I didn't even know two guards were missing from the mansion!"
He was really going crazy and felt even more wronged.
He didn't even know that someone was missing from his house, so how did the emperor know? What does this mean? It means that the emperor is investigating him! The emperor is actually investigating him.
The second prince felt as if his heart was stabbed by a sword, and the pain was excruciating.
Something seems to be broken
The Emperor simply didn't believe it and sneered, "Nonsense? Is it really nonsense? Do you want me to explain it more clearly? Zhao Xiang's daughter, Zhao Liya, and the Zhou family's second daughter, Zhou Rui, almost got into trouble in the mountains behind Jinyun Temple. Doesn't this incident have anything to do with you? Hmm?"
The Second Prince's heart skipped a beat, and he said stubbornly, "Your Majesty, please understand. This matter has nothing to do with me."
The Emperor: "Yes, this matter has nothing to do with you, but it has something to do with the Yan family!"
The second prince's face changed slightly, "Father, I don't know what's going on here."
"Oh!"
The emperor has already investigated this matter thoroughly. He knows that Zhao Xiang is an eyesore to many people, so he pays special attention to the affairs of the Zhao family.
What's more, the Zhou family is the prince's maternal family, so naturally, he couldn't turn a blind eye to it.
After something like that happened in Jinyun Temple, it was impossible for him not to send people to conduct a thorough investigation in secret.
So, he knew everything.
The emperor also found out about Zhao Liya's cleverness in the moment of crisis, which led her to shout "Miss Zhao!" to Zhou Rui and successfully escape the disaster by using someone else as a substitute.
The emperor didn't think there was anything wrong with Zhao Liya's behavior. Instead, he smiled and praised her, "As expected of Zhao Xiang's daughter, she's quite capable! She's incredibly intelligent!"
It is not something an ordinary woman can do to make a quick judgment and react like that at that moment.
This is not framing the innocent.
The Zhao family couldn't possibly be unaware of the Zhou family's complicated situation, and Zhao Liya had reason to suspect that the second and third branches of the Zhou family had bad intentions.
Following the clues, it is not surprising to find that people from the second and third branches of the Zhou family had secretly contacted the Yan family's chief steward.
Is it even necessary to investigate who is behind the Yan family? Whether the second brother knows or not is actually not important.
But the most abominable thing is that when their first plan failed, they came up with another one. When they couldn't harm Zhao Liya, they simply attacked Zhao Xiang!
This is what makes the emperor most angry.
Do you take him, the emperor, seriously?
The incident of Zhao Liya was related to the Yan family. After the incident of Zhao Xiang happened, the emperor immediately ordered a secret investigation. Unexpectedly, the clues were found, but no one was caught. The two suspects were the two guards of his good son's house. Although they escaped in time, they were still one step too late to be caught.
Now he has already run away and no one knows where he is. Trying to catch him is like looking for a needle in a haystack.
The clue was broken here, which made him angry and upset.
I didn't expect that the son would turn the tables.
The emperor became more and more disappointed with him.
He is too willful and emotional.
A qualified monarch should not be like this.
The emperor originally thought that he could change as long as he taught him well, but now, he has some self-doubt.
Is it really possible?
He is so stubborn.
However, the emperor still wanted to try again. He had to change his temper. One day in the future, he would realize that he had good intentions.
I hope it’s not too late to mend the fence after the sheep have been lost.
The Emperor decided to strictly discipline the Second Prince from today onwards. He immediately sternly scolded him, "How dare you lie in front of me? It seems I've been too lenient with you, too negligent in disciplining you, and too indulgent of your own will! Go back here and reflect on your mistakes behind closed doors. Do not leave the Second Prince's residence without my permission!"
"I will assign teachers from the Hanlin Academy to give you lectures every day. You must quickly clean up a room for me, listen carefully to the lectures every day, and do the homework assigned by the teachers well. I will send someone to pick it up every three days for my inspection!"
"I'm warning you, be respectful to the masters I send you, or don't blame me for teaching you a lesson!"
The emperor has a kind heart of a father who is disappointed in his son. He dotes on Concubine Yan and still loves this son who was also brought up in pampering. This child is the one who pleases him the most, and of course he hopes that he will get better and better.
Even if you accidentally take a detour, it's okay as long as you reform yourself.
Who doesn’t make mistakes when they are young?
This kid has grown up. If you want to change his temper, you must speak sternly and show no mercy to him. Otherwise, he will feel confident and will definitely not listen. That would be really bad.
However, how could the Second Prince possibly understand his father's good intentions? He only knew that his father had changed, becoming harsh and harsh towards him, no longer as kind as before. He had become cold and heartless, deliberately making things difficult for him, attacking him, humiliating him, and not considering his feelings at all!
If he still had a little bit of fatherly love for me, he would not have kept me under house arrest in his mansion. If this gets out, won't I become a laughing stock in the eyes of others?
Wouldn't the East Palace be proud? Wouldn't Zhao Xiang, Zhou Hansheng and the others be proud?
"Father has such a cruel heart!"
The emperor's heart subconsciously tightened. These words were too hurtful!
"In the future, you will naturally understand my good intentions." He said slowly.
What he got in return was the Second Prince's low sneer and defiant look.
Who are you trying to appease? What's the point of saying this? It's just paralyzing him.
The emperor closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and simply didn't look at him. If he looked at him any longer, he was afraid he would be furious again.
"I'm warning you, don't lay a hand on Zhao Xiang again, don't lay a hand on anyone in the Zhao family. If anything happens to the Zhao family again, you'll be held accountable!"
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