"Your Highness, my general's point is that since Prince Chen has the goddess's protection, he will definitely not be willing to stay in remote places like Tingzhou and Xizhou.
He now has the support of the people and the goddess. If he returns to Chang'an and seizes the throne, he will definitely take action against the Turks when he becomes emperor.
For the sake of future peace in the Turkic region, and for His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to ascend the throne smoothly, we should join hands and cooperate to resolve this grave threat to the Prince as soon as possible."
The Crown Prince quietly clenched his hands in his sleeves, but after a moment, he slowly loosened them. "This is ridiculous. He is a vassal prince and cannot return to Chang'an without being summoned. I am also alive and well. Unless he eats breakfast, how can I possibly ascend to the throne?"
Kubicheng smiled slightly and said, "The general has specifically instructed that if the prince doesn't mind, then it doesn't matter, I can go back directly.
I'm really sorry to disturb the prince so late at night."
He said this and was about to leave.
The prince gave Sun Changshi a look.
Sun Changshi immediately stepped forward and stopped him with a knife.
"What do you think the Prince's Mansion is? Can you come and go as you please?"
Kubicheng put away the smile on his face and said, "If I can't leave, the news that the crown prince is colluding with the Turks will spread throughout Chang'an tomorrow."
"you!"
Sun Changshi looked angry.
The prince laughed at this moment, "Collusion? How can a win-win cooperation be called collusion?"
"So, the prince agreed?"
"Why not? Tell me what you are going to do first!"
Kubi Cheng took out a thick envelope from his pocket and handed it to Sun Changshi.
Sun Changshi first examined it carefully before handing it over to the prince.
Hubicheng stood aside waiting, not only with a smile on his face, but also with an extremely confident look.
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The next morning.
Early morning.
When the court was about to end, an imperial censor came out and bluntly advised that Prince Chen was colluding with the Turks and had reached an agreement to have the Turks send troops to help him attack Chang'an and seize the throne.
The emperor didn't believe it.
The censor produced evidence, which turned out to be a contract with a Turkic seal and the Prince's private seal and handwriting on it.
Faced with irrefutable evidence, the emperor was furious.
The Crown Prince and King Jing vied with each other to persuade him, but to no avail.
The emperor issued an imperial decree, summoning Prince Chen back to Chang'an.
The imperial edict was immediately issued and sent to Xizhou at an expedited speed of 800 miles.
Shangshu Zhao Chengji knelt down and begged the emperor to take his legitimate daughter Zhao Wanxi back to Chang'an.
Zhao Chengji burst into tears, and the emperor's heart softened. He promised that this matter would not implicate Zhao Wanxi. After all, Zhao Wanxi and Li Junyan had not yet been married, so she could not be considered the Princess of Chen.
The decree to cancel the engagement was also sent to Xizhou.
After court.
In the imperial study.
The emperor sat alone behind the desk with a gloomy face, making it impossible to tell what he was thinking.
After a long time, Li Deshun, the deputy chief eunuch of the imperial palace, walked in quietly.
"Your Majesty, Consort De requests an audience."
"Let her in."
After a while, a beautiful woman who looked to be about thirty years old, wearing a gorgeous palace dress and intricate and gorgeous jewelry on her head, walked in gracefully.
As soon as she came in, Concubine De knelt on the ground.
"emperor."
Concubine De looked at the emperor, her eyes were red, tears in her eyes, and her face was full of pleading.
"Your Majesty, Jun Yan has been filial and polite since he was young. He would never do something like a rebellion! Someone must have framed him in this matter. Please investigate the truth and don't let this villain succeed."
"De Fei trusts him so much? You are not his biological mother."
The emperor spoke in a cold voice, looking at Concubine De without a trace of emotion in his eyes.
Defei's eyelashes trembled slightly, and tears slid down her cheeks like pearls.
“Although I am not his biological mother, I have been taking care of him since his mother, Concubine Rong, passed away.
I don't have any biological children, and over the years, I have already treated him as my own.
What mother in this world wouldn't trust her own child? "
A trace of emotion flashed across the emperor's face, and his voice softened a little, "You should get up first! I understand everything you said.
He is my son, how could I not trust him? I asked him to come back to give him a chance to refute his words and explain the matter clearly in front of the entire court.
It's good for both you and him, don't you think?"
De Fei's eyes were filled with affection and she was deeply moved. "Your Majesty is really thoughtful. Thank you for trusting him."
"What is there to thank him for? He is truly his father, the Emperor. He is my biological son. How could I not trust him?
Okay, I have other things to do, you go back first! I will come back to see you when I have time."
"Yes! Then I won't bother the emperor anymore."
With the help of the palace maid, Concubine De stood up and walked out slowly.
As soon as she left, the emperor's expression turned gloomy.
As Defei slowly walked out, she gently wiped the tears from her eyes with a handkerchief.
It was not until she returned to her palace, where there was no one else in the room except her confidants, that the expression on her face slowly changed.
“The Emperor doesn’t trust Jun Yan at all, and I’m afraid he wants to take this opportunity to get rid of Jun Yan, so Jun Yan must not come back.
Send a message to Lei Shou now and tell him to find a way to inform Jun Yan and make sure Jun Yan does not come back."
Aunt Jin responded at first, then became a little worried, "The emperor might be keeping an eye on us..."
"That's too late. Are you going to let me watch Jun Yan come back and die?"
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