At the end of the corridor, a young man dressed in black, holding a red-tasseled spear, strode forward. Before the Third Prince could question the palace guards about their weapons, the spearhead was already pressed against his throat.
If the opponent moves his hand forward even an inch, he can easily pierce his throat.
One shot to the throat, and he'll have no chance to escape!
Wow~
[Big brother is so handsome!]
Su Jinze's brows relaxed, and the corners of his mouth lifted in a restrained smile. The moment his gaze met the Third Prince's, he transformed back into the cold and serious young general on the battlefield.
Chiu Chiu had never seen her older brother exude such a murderous aura. Before, she only thought he was a fool, but now she realized that the Su family would never keep idle people!
The Third Prince leaned back slightly, but no matter how he moved, Su Jinze's spear seemed to have eyes and moved with him.
"Su Jinze, how dare you! Bringing a sharp weapon into the palace, do you intend to assassinate the emperor?!"
Su Jinze curled his lips into a smile, his gaze towards the Third Prince as lifeless as that of a corpse: "Regicide? The Third Prince's intentions are rather audacious."
"You!" The Third Prince's face darkened instantly after being falsely accused. He had no chance of winning against Su Jinze.
He could bully toddlers who couldn't speak and threaten even the lowest-ranking eunuchs in the palace, but he had virtually no chance against Su Jinze, the future heir to a first-rank marquis with military merits. Given the Emperor's trust in the Wenyang Marquis's family, he might turn around and blame him instead.
"General Su, watch your words. I am merely reminding you that this is the imperial palace, not the back garden of your Marquis of Wenyang's residence!"
Su Jinze raised an eyebrow and remained silent. If this were their Marquis's Imperial Garden, he would have shot this bastard down long ago!
In the end, he bullied women, children, the elderly, and the weak, especially his only sister, who was among those he bullied. The fact that he wasn't beaten was already a sign of the emperor's respect for power; otherwise, he would have been ready to send him to his death!
"Chirp chirp, did the Third Prince bully you? Let's go complain to the Emperor!"
Su Jinze couldn't really kill the Third Prince. If he couldn't fight him, then he'd tell his parents!
Chirping and sniffling, looking pitiful, Su Jinze felt a pang of sympathy and decided to find another opportunity to give the Third Prince a good beating to vent his anger.
[Complaining! Chirp wants to complain to the emperor!]
"Yes, that's right, we're going to appeal to the emperor!"
"General Su, I was just joking with Qiuqiu, there's no need to be so petty, is there?"
"A joke?" Su Jinze's eyes narrowed slightly. If the Imperial Cat hadn't brought him here, he would have believed the Third Prince's nonsense!
He secretly returned to the capital from the southwest, and his father ordered him to enter the palace immediately. Before he could even put down his spear, the Emperor sent men to escort him into the palace. On the way, the imperial cat blocked his path and led him here. Although he didn't witness the Third Prince angrily throwing Qiuqiu to the ground, he certainly heard Qiuqiu's cries for help!
"Third Prince, a man should take responsibility for his actions. Can you swear that you never intended to harm my sister?"
"have!"
The Third Prince: “???”
"Fu Ning, how could you do this to me!"
Fu Ning, who had never cried since birth, cried until her voice was hoarse. Pointing at the Third Prince, she complained again, "Yes!"
It was the Third Prince who bullied Qiuqiu!
Chiu Chiu nodded in agreement. What a pitiful little baby! She looked aggrieved and said, "Yes, there is."
Su Jinze was dissatisfied with Qiuqiu's volume: "Speak louder, who are you trying to fawn over with that girly voice!"
Surrounded by a group of rough men in the military camp every day, Su Jinze was most annoyed by their fussiness and completely ignored the fact that his sister was a girl.
The Third Prince's face darkened even more; he felt that Su Jinze was insulting him!
"Su Jinze, don't push your luck!"
Su Jinze was so angry he almost laughed. This guy bullied his sister and wouldn't let him retaliate, yet he accused him of being too much of a bully?
"Your Highness, if I were to deceive you, you wouldn't be here."
Get in line to be reincarnated on the Bridge of Helplessness!
Clearly, the Third Prince had heard of General Su's formidable reputation, and he dared not confront Su Jinze, this stubborn rock, head-on. "Then what do you want?"
Su Jinze gave him two choices: "One is to fall back the way you wanted to. See the eaves over there? I can take you up there."
"And what about number two?"
"Second... Third Prince, why don't you and I go see His Majesty?" Su Jinze pointed at Princess Fu Ning and then nodded, "Witnesses, victims, all there."
The Third Prince gritted his teeth, his eyes surging with hatred, and finally slowly exhaled: "I'll trouble General Su to escort me up."
“No trouble, no trouble!”
Su Jinze was very satisfied that the Third Prince had made the right choice. Although Emperor Jingming was a wise ruler, he was also a father. Su Jinze wasn't sure if the emperor would favor his own child, and that things could easily fall apart, harming the Marquis's mansion and the Yun family.
Since the Third Prince values the big picture so much, then let's grant the wish of the righteous Third Prince!
He didn't give the Third Prince a chance to back out. As soon as he finished speaking, he grabbed the Third Prince by the collar and climbed onto the roof of the palace next door.
The third prince struggled to maintain his balance on the rooftop, craning his neck to glance down before quickly pulling his head back. His pale face before was feigned; now it was pale with fear.
The black cat that had just scratched him sat gracefully on his right. As soon as he moved down, the chubby imperial cat from the palace appeared on his left, hissing at him and trying to force him to jump down.
Looking down, Su Jinze, holding a small bundle in each arm, leisurely watched the show from above.
He was forced into this situation; jumping was not an option, and not jumping was even worse.
The third prince closed his eyes, steeled his resolve, and leaped off.
Su Jinze put the little dumpling down, leaped up, and landed on the Third Prince's arm, catching him and pinning him to the ground.
"Your Highness, danger!"
The imagined pain did not come. The Third Prince opened his eyes in disbelief and met Su Jinze's concerned gaze.
This person first forced himself to jump off the building, then saved him. Is he mentally ill?
Before he could figure it out, Su Jinze shouted again, "Your Highness, how could you be so unruly as to climb onto the roof? Fortunately, I am here, otherwise you would have lost your arms and legs today."
The Third Prince wanted to say that this was the person who wanted to break his arms and legs, but Su Jinze covered his mouth first. By the time he realized what was happening, it was too late; his father and Grand Tutor Jiang were already in front of him.
Grand Tutor Jiang had once been the tutor of the Third Prince, and the shadow of those years was not to be underestimated. When he met Grand Tutor Jiang's hawk-like gaze, he instantly became flustered and lowered his head.
Seeing this, Grand Tutor Jiang shook his head helplessly, realizing that the man was not up to the task!
The moment Su Jinze saved the Third Prince, the two eunuchs had already grabbed Qiuqiu and Funing and ran away. The Third Prince hadn't even clearly remembered what the two eunuchs looked like, so he really couldn't explain it now. Besides, he didn't dare to explain.
Emperor Jingming: "What is the Third Prince up to now?"
The Third Prince was born prematurely and was physically weak, which the Emperor and Empress pitied. Emperor Jingming was usually very kind to him, but he also knew that the Third Prince was unruly and did not know that he would be so ruthless as to harm innocent children. He really thought that the Third Prince had done something naughty again and was saved by Su Jinze.
The Third Prince glanced quickly at Su Jinze, who stood with his arms crossed, raising an eyebrow at him without any fear, and gritted his teeth, resigning himself to his bad luck.
"Your Majesty, the scenery up there is beautiful, and I would like to go up and take a look."
"Nonsense!" Grand Tutor Jiang, with his upright nature, glared and puffed out his beard. "The Third Prince is not young anymore, how can he be so willful! This is unbecoming!"
"Your Majesty, I believe the matter of granting the Third Prince a fiefdom and a title should be discussed again!"
Emperor Jingming pondered for a moment and nodded in agreement: "What the Grand Tutor said is absolutely right."
Third Prince: "Father!"
"Enough! There's no need to say anything more! Ling'er, let's discuss this later!"
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