"What on earth is going on?!" Lu Zhichen brought everyone to the deep pit and asked even though he knew the answer.
"In reply to Your Highness, Prince Jing just came back from changing his clothes and met Prince Banner, and then, and then..." A guard knelt down and explained hesitantly.
Lu Zhichen's face turned serious, and he sternly scolded, "If you have something to say, just say it. Why are you hesitating?"
The guard glanced at Lu Zhichen and the officials behind him, "His Royal Highness Prince Jing seems to be quite impressed with Prince Banner. He insisted on dragging the prince to the courtyard for a chat. When they arrived at this courtyard, the ground suddenly collapsed, and they fell in..."
This use of appreciation was very clever, and the expressions of the officials present became subtle. After all, King Jing was a real homosexual who was not picky about food. Even the eunuchs liked him, let alone the exotic Banner?
Lu Zhichen looked at the officials' reactions with satisfaction, but frowned, "Why don't you hurry down and look for it?"
"Your Highness, I have already sent people to look for it. There is a very deep river below. I'm afraid it is..." The guard immediately reported.
"What?!" Lu Zhichen pretended to be unbelievable and took two steps back.
"Your Highness, this matter should be reported to the Emperor immediately. After all, Prince Banna is a prince from the outer court. Because Prince Jing died inexplicably, this..." Guo Linyu immediately stepped forward and said loudly.
The officials at the scene were not fools. They had noticed something since Prince Jing appeared in Prince Yu's mansion. Now they were unwilling to turn against Lu Zhichen, so they could only remain silent.
Lu Zhichen snorted in his heart. He had fallen into such a deep pit, and with guards chasing him, even if Lu Zhixing didn't die, he would be half-crippled. He would just have to send someone to kill him later. He nodded, "That's the only way—"
"Hey, why are there so many of you here?" Banner, relying on his tall stature, appeared from somewhere, waving his hands and shouting loudly.
It's impossible not to notice this guy.
The translator beside Banner looked at all the glances cast at him awkwardly, but the look he gave Lu Zhichen was not very friendly.
If it weren't for the eunuch named Song who saved their prince's life, wouldn't he have had the king torn to pieces and skinned alive when he returned?
Lu Zhichen's expression froze. Guo Linyu, who was beside him, pointed at Banner with a trembling hand, "You, why aren't you dead?"
"What? You in Dayan Dynasty don't welcome our prince? He's just attending a banquet, but you want to take his life?" Before Banner could speak, the translator beside him looked at Guo Linyu with surprise.
Guo Linyu felt inexplicably frightened by his gaze and took a step towards Lu Zhichen. "You, what are you talking about? I, I didn't mean that!"
"I'm glad you didn't mean that. I thought you wanted our prince to die." Since the translation official dared to come to Dayan Dynasty with Banner, it proved that he was not someone to be trifled with.
"The envoy's words are too harsh." Lu Zhichen had to step forward to stop him, fearing that this Pola countryman would say something unpleasant again.
Unfortunately, Banner's translator wasn't about to give up. "Okay, I can temporarily consider this a slip of the tongue, but Your Highness, we need to carefully consider what your guard just said!"
"Your guard is full of nonsense, clearly trying to ruin the reputation of our Prince Banna! You are at a banquet in the palace, and the maids are so careless that our prince has to change his clothes."
"It's fine if I change him, but I've always been with our prince and have never met any Prince Jing. This guard is lying with his eyes open, and you have no intention of stopping him!"
Banner's translator was very eloquent, his saliva flying. Lu Zhichen tried to interrupt him several times, but failed. In the end, he could only apologize with a dark face, "Don't get excited, envoy. This guard is talking nonsense, and I will punish him."
"What a crappy banquet! We can't even have a meal in peace!" The translator did not respond to Lu Zhichen's words, but muttered a few words angrily and shook his sleeves.
Lu Zhichen's face turned completely the color of the bottom of a pot. He was about to speak when he was interrupted.
"There are indeed some problems with this banquet, my royal brother. You took me to change clothes, but I kept walking away, and the maid wasn't even a proper maid." Lu Zhixing suddenly appeared, with Song Yushu beside him.
Liu Bai threw a maid on the ground. Everyone looked closely and saw that the maid had her hair flying and was dressed up in a flashy way. It was obvious that she was not a proper maid.
Lu Zhichen immediately wanted to refute that this maid was not from his house, but Li Wenyu held him back and shook his head slightly.
This maid had just been walking around at the banquet pouring wine for the officials. Many officials recognized her. It was meaningless to refute her at this time.
Lu Zhichen glared at Lu Zhixing fiercely, knowing that he had made preparations before coming to Prince Yu's Mansion!
"Your Majesty, please spare me! Your Majesty, please spare me!" The maidservant who had been thrown out climbed up and begged for mercy loudly, "Your servant, your servant has no other choice!"
"Someone! Drag this bitch down!" Lu Zhichen shouted angrily, then pointed at Lu Zhixing with a distorted expression. "This man is not King Jing, he's an imposter! The real King Jing is already dead in the pit. Someone! Execute this fake King Jing right here!"
Following Lu Zhichen's angry shout, countless officers, soldiers and guards rushed in, holding swords and surrounding everyone at the banquet.
The officials present immediately became a little panicked. This Lu Zhichen actually wanted to kill a prince in front of them!
"Your Highness Prince Yu, if you have something to say, please talk it over nicely. Why do two brothers have to resort to violence?" The new Minister of Rites shouted, and the officials beside him immediately echoed him.
Are you kidding me? This Prince Yu killed his brother and actually wanted them to be witnesses and drag them into this!
Lu Zhichen sat in the first seat and laughed coldly, "You are here to be my pawns today, what's the point of saying so much?"
"Lu Zhichen! Are you crazy?!" an official shouted angrily with a pale face.
"Is this king crazy?" Lu Zhichen laughed loudly, looking up to the sky. "This king will inherit the throne in the future! How can I be crazy? I have already given you a way out. It's a pity that you don't understand my good intentions!"
Lu Zhichen's smile was mixed with complete madness, which made everyone present feel a little creepy.
"You poisoned our food?" Song Yushu suddenly spoke, looking directly at Lu Zhichen.
Seeing that it was Song Yushu who spoke, Lu Zhichen's face immediately darkened, his eyes filled with murderous intent, "You damned eunuch, you have some brains. That's right, I did poison..."
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