"So how did you deal with them?"
"I collected evidence of their friendship with ministers and their acceptance of bribes, and had it made public during the morning court session, severely impeaching them.
The emperor was very angry and ordered them to return home to reflect on their mistakes for three months. He also demoted and arrested the people they had trained, and purged many of them from the court.
Sang Jueqian was listening intently. When he saw Li Junyan pause in the middle of his speech, he quickly asked, "And then?"
"Then."
A flash of disappointment flashed across Li Junyan's eyes, but his voice remained calm.
“After they were released from house arrest, they went to the emperor to admit their mistakes and apologize, promising never to do it again.
The emperor was very happy and relieved. In order to clear away the depressing atmosphere in the court and harem, he decided to hold a grand banquet.
At the banquet, someone attempted to assassinate my two brothers. The assassin was caught and publicly stated that he was instructed by me.
He said I didn't want them to come out and wanted to deal with them in public.
He said that there were no longer any of their confidants in the court, and the remaining ones were all my confidants, and that I would force the emperor to abdicate after their death.
After the assassin finished speaking, he bit the poison sac and died in public.
The emperor felt sorry for my two frightened brothers, and also thought that I was ambitious and wanted to force the emperor to abdicate and usurp the throne, so he drove me directly to my fiefdom, Tingzhou.
I was poisoned before because of that banquet."
Sang Jueqian listened quietly, and his expression became more solemn the more he listened.
Compared with Li Junyan's experience, the interactions between her and Sang Zhenzhen over the years were not even minor quarrels.
It turns out that happiness comes from comparison.
Sang Jueqian looked at Li Junyan with some guilt and worry, "Doesn't the emperor believe you?"
"The Emperor doesn't trust anyone."
Li Junyan laughed at himself.
"The two of them were purged from the court, and I was banished to Tingzhou, far away from the center of power in the court.
The entire court was once again firmly controlled by the emperor.
Your Majesty is the biggest winner!"
It was at this time that Sang Jueqian noticed that from beginning to end, Li Junyan called him "Emperor" instead of "Father".
That was his father, but his words did not show any sense of closeness.
When I watched TV dramas or read novels in the past, I knew that there was no father and son in the royal family.
But at that time I was just watching a show, sighing at most, and then I couldn't wait to watch it anymore, so naturally I didn't think about it anymore.
But now, listening to Li Junyan say these words, Sang Jueqian felt heavy in his heart.
She had just casually mentioned a few words about her troubles, but it ended up bringing up his sad story.
How can I comfort you?
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