"Bang--"
The emperor threw the cup to the ground. "Since when did the royal family's reputation become yours?! You can't wait to ascend the throne before I'm even dead?!"
"Your Majesty, please calm down." All the eunuchs and palace maids in the imperial study knelt on the ground.
Lu Yanzhou was also startled and fell to his knees again with a thud. His father had never treated him like this before!
"Are you thinking I have no other choice but you?" The emperor grew increasingly angry as he spoke, and stood up. Eunuch Li hurried forward to support him. "Don't think that just because I made you the crown prince, the country will definitely be yours!"
"Father, please calm down." Lu Yanzhou kowtowed several times. "Your Majesty, I'm afraid that if I let those scholars off so easily, they'll be able to do whatever they want in the future. If this continues, it will be detrimental to the court!"
If it were in the past, the emperor might have listened to him, but he had already begun to suspect Lu Yanzhou, and the more he listened, the angrier he became, pointing at Lu Yanzhou and cursing him.
"Shut up! Do you really think I'm senile? Why do I need you to dictate the government?" The emperor became even angrier. "Kneel down outside! When you've figured it out, get up!"
Since the crown prince came of age, he has never suffered such an injustice in public. In the past, in order to protect the crown prince, the emperor would not let outsiders see even the punishment.
This time, Lu Yanzhou was forced to kneel in front of the imperial study in broad daylight.
There are endless officials coming here every day to report matters! That is equivalent to announcing to the entire court that the prince has been punished!
"Father!——" Lu Yanzhou wanted to argue, but he saw Eunuch Li trying hard to wink at him.
Since ancient times, servants who have served the emperor have understood their master's thoughts best. In the end, Lu Yanzhou had no choice but to shut up and kneel down obediently outside the imperial study.
Prince Jing's Mansion.
Song Yushu sat leisurely in the rocking chair, holding the cat. "I heard that even after Concubine Yu came to intercede in person, she couldn't change the outcome of the Crown Prince being punished."
Lu Zhixing sat next to her, reading a book. "Father is actually very suspicious. Prince Yu was demoted, and the Crown Prince's family is the only one in power. Father will never let this situation last too long."
"The royal family is truly ruthless." Song Yushu spoke directly without shying away from Lu Zhixing, "For so many years, His Majesty has always doted on the Crown Prince, but I never expected that he would turn against me and show no mercy at all."
"Actually, the Crown Prince has been punished quite a bit. He has a flamboyant personality and doesn't listen to advice. Father has put a lot of effort into disciplining him, but this is the first time he's been treated so unfairly."
Liu An brought them some cold tea and some rice that had been washed clean and even arranged individually.
Song Yushu pinched a pill and put it in his mouth, which burst into juice. "The Crown Prince is too impatient. It hasn't even been two days since Prince Yu was demoted. How can he be beaten to death? How dare he be so presumptuous?"
"The Crown Prince has always had this temper. He was just suppressing me before." Lu Zhixing shook his head slightly. "Instead, he gave Prince Yu an opportunity."
"Could it be possible that the emperor could allow Prince Yu to come back?" Song Yushu was a little confused. Wouldn't this give the Lin family another chance?
Lu Zhixing nodded, "Judging from the current situation, yes."
"Then all our efforts to defeat King Yu would be in vain, wouldn't it?" Song Yushu was a little depressed. He had finally taken a step forward, was he going to retreat again?
"No, after this incident, father and the prince have become estranged, and the prince may even hate father even more. Prince Yu and the Lin family have also become estranged. This is a better outcome. Don't judge things by appearances." Lu Zhixing patted Song Yushu's head.
Song Yushu snorted, "Yes, yes, you are smart and I am stupid!"
Lu Zhixing glanced at Song Yushu with amusement, peeled a grape for her, and brought it to her lips. "I'm stupid, can you forgive me for talking nonsense?"
Song Yushu glanced at Lu Zhixing and took the grape from his finger. "I reluctantly forgive you."
Lu Zhixing wiped his hands and shook his head helplessly.
The two were laughing and joking in the courtyard when Liu Bai walked over and said, "Your Highness, Miss Lin requests an audience."
Lin Zhiyao?
It's been a long time since I last saw this guy. Ever since the wedding date between Prince Yu and her was confirmed, she has been busy preparing for the wedding and rarely goes out.
Lu Zhixing glanced at Liu Bai indifferently and said, "No."
Liu Bai glanced at Lu Zhixing and Song Yushu, and said awkwardly, "Miss Lin said that if we don't see her, she will bang her head against the gate of Prince Jing's Mansion."
"You guys, a bunch of grown men, can't control a girl? Just send her back to the Lin Mansion." Song Yushu didn't really want to see this young lady.
She is about to get married, but she is still thinking about Lu Zhixing. If a normal boyfriend is thought about like this, he will make trouble for her from time to time and anyone would be unhappy.
"But Miss Lin came here alone, and if she continues to quarrel at the door, the news will spread to the palace." Liu Bai really wanted to capture Lin Zhiyao and take her back to the Lin Mansion.
But he can't do it!
The woman was like a madman. Whoever touched her would scream loudly, as if someone had bullied her.
After all, she was Lin Zong's only daughter and a noble lady in Kyoto. It was really beyond the ability of these grown men to handle a woman causing trouble.
Lu Zhixing turned to look at Song Yushu, who rolled his eyes and said, "Let her in."
After a while, Liu Bai brought Lin Zhiyao over. As soon as she saw Lu Zhixing, she rushed forward, as if she wanted to hug Lu Zhixing's thighs.
"cousin--"
Liu Bai wanted to grab it, but he didn't dare to, so he could only block it with the hilt of his sword.
"I wonder why Miss Lin came to the palace?" Song Yushu stood behind Lu Zhixing and spoke with a smile.
Lin Zhiyao seemed to have just noticed Song Yushu's presence. Her expression changed. She pushed away the hilt of Liu Bai's sword that was blocking her and stroked her temples. "When did an outsider like you get to speak in the palace? Why don't you leave immediately?"
"Wherever she goes, she's always with the royal family." Before Song Yushu could say anything, Lu Zhixing spoke first.
This simple sentence successfully made Lin Zhiyao's face even uglier. She was about to refute, but she saw that Lu Zhixing's face was not looking good.
Thinking of her purpose, Lin Zhiyao took a deep breath and decided to ignore Song Yushu, the eunuch.
"Cousin, you and King Yu are brothers from the same mother. Now that he's in trouble, you need to think of a solution!" Lin Zhiyao looked worried and spoke earnestly.
Lu Zhixing said calmly, "Now you remember that we are from the same mother?"
When it was determined that he would never regain his sight, the Lin family and Prince Yu immediately divided up what he had, and allowed others to mock and harass him.
Why didn’t people say we were born of the same mother at that time?
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