"How can you be so flustered?!" Lu Yanzhou shouted angrily and threw the pen that was broken into two pieces in his hand onto the table.
Chen Xun was no longer afraid and quickly said, "Concubine Yu and the Queen had an argument in the harem. During the argument, Concubine Yu pushed Concubine Xi, who was pregnant with the dragon seed, and then Concubine Xi had a miscarriage..."
Lu Yanzhou frowned impatiently, "It's just a concubine having a miscarriage, why are you making such a fuss?"
"Your Highness, although Concubine Xi's position is not high, her father is the General of Zhenxi, and is currently quarreling with His Majesty!" Chen Xun urged anxiously, "Your Highness, you'd better go and apologize to His Majesty immediately, otherwise Concubine Yu will definitely be punished by His Majesty!"
"My mother is the biological mother of the crown prince! She, Xipin, is just a small concubine. Can my father punish my mother just because of this?" Lu Yanzhou sneered. With the love his father had for his mother, he could only scold her a few words at most.
Things are different now, but Lu Yanzhou still hasn't realized it. Chen Xun said anxiously, "Your Highness, you——"
Before Chen Xun could finish his words, a guard rushed in from outside. "Your Highness, this is bad! Concubine Yu has been punished by His Majesty and demoted to Concubine Yu! She is also confined to Chuxiu Palace and is not allowed to enter or leave!"
Not only was he downgraded, but he couldn't even live in his original palace! ?
Lu Yanzhou then started to panic and rushed into the palace with his men. When he found the emperor, he was discussing matters with Lu Zhixing with a look of admiration on his face.
Seeing this scene, Lu Yanzhou's heart sank. In the past, his father disliked Lu Zhixing the most.
"Your son pays his respects to the Emperor." Lu Yanzhou raised his voice.
The emperor seemed to have just noticed Lu Yanzhou coming and nodded, "Here he comes."
"Father, Mother—" Lu Yanzhou was interrupted by the emperor before he could finish his words.
"Your mother is becoming more and more arrogant. This matter has been decided. If it weren't for you, she would have been sent to the cold palace!" The emperor stared at Lu Yanzhou with a stern expression.
Which prince's mother would be just a concubine? Lu Yanzhou couldn't stand it any longer. "Father, there must be some misunderstanding. Mother is not that kind of person. You can't make a decision based solely on the Queen's words. Not only will I be dissatisfied, but all the officials will be dissatisfied too!"
"Are you threatening me?" The emperor slammed his hand on the table. "You are the crown prince, not the emperor! It is not your turn to rule this country!"
"Your Majesty, please calm down." Lu Zhixing reacted faster than Lu Yanzhou and knelt on the ground to salute. Lu Yanzhou and the emperor looked at each other for a long time before finally kneeling down.
"Okay, go back and reflect on your mistakes. I don't have time to deal with you." The emperor was speaking the truth. The national treasury had a huge deficit, the natural disaster lasted for a long time, and riots broke out in many places.
He asked Lu Zhixing to come because he wanted him to find a way to fill the national treasury to provide disaster relief. After all, there was not much money left in the Lin family's secret vault in Lu Yanzhou's hands.
Lu Yanzhou's hands, which were pounding at his sides, suddenly clenched, veins bulging. From childhood to adulthood, he had never heard the emperor speak like this.
The emperor ignored Lu Yanzhou and continued to discuss disaster relief with Lu Zhixing. "You are the most suitable person to handle this matter..."
Lu Yanzhou suppressed his anger, stood up, turned around and left the imperial study.
For several days in a row, Lu Zhixing was summoned to the palace by the emperor, and all the officials were unanimous in praising Lu Zhixing. Lu Yanzhou only had the title of crown prince, but not the actual crown prince.
Lu Yanzhou was extremely panicked and repeatedly wanted to go to the palace to pay his respects, but the emperor turned him away every time and completely ignored him.
Lu Yanzhou, who had never been in such a situation before, could not bear it and went straight to find Li Biao, the commander of the Imperial Guards.
"Li Biao, there have been rumors in the court recently that my father wants to depose me. What do you think?" Lu Yanzhou called Li Biao, the commander of the Imperial Guards, and looked at him meaningfully.
"This is all nonsense. Your Highness has been the Empress for many years. How could such rumors be spread?" Li Biao quickly expressed his loyalty. "I am always on your side. Don't worry."
"In that case, I have something here that I need your help with..." Lu Yanzhou paused.
Li Biao quickly said, "Your Highness, if you say so, I will do my utmost to serve you."
"Prince Jing is always by my father's side, using sweet words to deceive my father and make him suppress officials close to me. I believe you can't escape this either." Lu Yanzhou sighed and pretended to be very heartbroken.
Li Biao had no real skills, and his family wasn't very powerful. He'd reached his current position entirely thanks to Lu Yanzhou's support. Naturally, he was afraid, and nodded hurriedly, "Who says it's not true? That Prince Jing, once in power, actually tricked Your Majesty into murdering loyal officials!"
"So, I have decided." Lu Yanzhou waved his hand, inviting Li Biao to approach, and whispered a shocking sentence, "Purge the imperial court."
Li Biao's eyes widened when he heard this, and he stepped back in panic, "You, what did you say?"
"The situation is urgent. If I wait a few more days, I'm afraid I won't be in this position anymore, and it will be difficult to protect you." Lu Yanzhou stared at Li Biao. "If Prince Jing fabricates some evidence, I'm afraid you won't be able to escape the disaster either."
Li Biao relied on Lu Yanzhou's power and did many things that were not allowed to happen. Just for stealing the palace's property and reselling it, he could go straight to the Heavenly Prison.
Only then did Li Biao realize that Lu Yanzhou hadn't come to him to discuss anything. He wanted to rebel, and he had no choice but to follow him!
Under Lu Yanzhou's threat, Li Biao finally had no choice but to agree to the matter in a cold sweat.
"Your Highness, don't worry. I will follow you." Li Biao gritted his teeth. He was the commander of the Imperial Guards. As long as he made careful plans, there would be a great chance of success.
If Lu Yanzhou really succeeded, he would have made great contributions to the emperor and would not have to worry every day about King Jing finding out what he had done.
Lu Yanzhou smiled with satisfaction, "After all, you still have some brains. I am not a brainless person. You don't need to mobilize any troops or soldiers for this matter, just use your hands."
Li Biao wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and asked, "Your Excellency, what do you need me to do?"
"You just need to put this thing into your father's food, and he will be sober the next morning and will not be bewitched by King Jing." Lu Yanzhou took out a small jade bottle from the box on the table and placed it on the table.
That sounds nice, but isn't that just asking me to poison myself?!
Li Biao fell to the ground, his face dejected, and shook his head repeatedly, "Your Highness, Your Highness, I, your humble servant, am afraid that I cannot obey your command!"
"Li Biao, if it weren't for me, would you be where you are today? King Jing has disliked you for a long time and wanted to replace you time and time again. It was me who saved you! I know exactly what you did behind my back!" Lu Yanzhou stood up with a cold face and said grimly.
"If you don't obey, then you will die."
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