Seeing that Yun Li's expression was not right, the other princes quickly stretched their necks to look at the box in Yun Li's hand.
When the other princes saw the treasure in the box, they were all stunned.
What's inside the box is clearly a yellow broom stick as thick as a thumb!
treasure?
Is this the treasure that Emperor Wen mentioned?
I'm afraid this must be a mistake?
“Bold!”
Just when everyone was confused, Concubine Shu shouted sternly: "Mu Shun, immediately ask someone to investigate and see who is so daring as to steal the treasure in this box!"
Mu Shun just bowed slightly but said nothing.
"What are you still standing there for?"
...
...
Concubine Shu glared at Mu Shun angrily.
“No need to check!”
Emperor Wen finally spoke calmly, "The treasure in this box is originally this thing!"
boom!
As Emperor Wen finished speaking, the scene suddenly fell into dead silence.
Is this the treasure that Emperor Wen mentioned?
Isn’t this just an ordinary broom stick?
Yun Li was also completely stunned, and his hands holding the box began to tremble.
He has realized that something is wrong!
"Old Three, you are really capable!"
Emperor Wen raised his eyes slightly, his face full of tears, "I ordered people to clear the Nanyuan hunting ground five days ago. After dawn today, I had people throw some shot prey into the Nanyuan!"
"They didn't even throw a bear in, and you actually hunted a bear!"
"I'm just wondering, where did you hunt the bear?"
What?
Nanyuan was cleared several days in advance?
Were all these prey that were shot thrown in by Emperor Wen?
Didn't he get hit by someone else's arrow and then ran away and died?
how so?
what to do?
What should I do now?
At this moment, except Yun Zheng, all the princes except the ninth prince began to panic.
Yun Li's forehead was covered with cold sweat. He knelt on the ground with a plop, holding the box in his trembling hands, and wailed, "I am guilty, please punish me, father!"
“Thump, thump…”
As Yun Li knelt down, the princes who had prey and their guards also knelt down one after another.
Looking at the prince kneeling on the ground, Shen Luoyan's heart suddenly jumped and she looked at Yun Zheng blankly.
At this moment, Shen Luoyan's mood was extremely complicated.
There was shock, joy, and a hint of regret.
If Yun Zheng hadn't insisted on not letting them cheat, they would have been in trouble!
Ye Zi glanced at Yun Zheng quietly, who had an indifferent expression on his face, and she already understood in her heart.
Yun Zheng had long seen that this was a trap set by Emperor Wen!
That's why I didn't bring back any prey!
That’s awesome!
Among so many adult princes, he was the only one who noticed the problem!
Now, they really have to wait and see the show.
At this time, Emperor Wen finally stood up again.
However, Emperor Wen did not rush to punish Yun Li. Instead, he walked straight to the kneeling Lao Ba, who was in awe, and said with a cold face, "You are really amazing! You are so young, but you have learned all the tricks of being sneaky and cunning!"
"Your Majesty, I deserve death. Please forgive me, Father!"
Lao Ba fell to the ground, his whole body shaking, even his voice was filled with tears.
No matter how much he tries to learn to be scheming, he is still a child after all.
Emperor Wen was angry at this moment, and Old Eight was so scared that he burst into tears.
"He deserves death?"
Emperor Wen suddenly raised his voice and glanced at the five princes kneeling on the ground with a cold face, "I want to sentence all of you bastards to death! Who gave you the guts to deceive me?"
Emperor Wen's sudden outburst frightened everyone so much that they dared not even breathe.
The five princes all buried their heads and didn't dare to respond.
"All the guards of Lao Liu and Lao Jiu, get out here!"
At this moment, Emperor Wen turned his attention to Yun Zheng and the Ninth Prince's guards.
Gao He and others were a little confused and ran out in fear.
"Your Highness..."
Everyone was filled with uneasiness, not knowing what Emperor Wen meant.
"I want to ask you, have Lao Liu and Lao Jiu seen the prey that were shot?"
Emperor Wen glanced at Gao He and others and asked in a stern voice.
“Look… I see.”
“I saw several of them…”
Several people answered cautiously.
Emperor Wen asked again: "Why didn't they bring back the prey?"
Gao He thought for a moment and replied cautiously: "The Sixth Prince and the Sixth Prince's Consort said that it was not their prey to shoot, so they... don't want it."
Emperor Wen hesitated for a moment, then angrily asked several guards: "Does the Sixth Prince not want to bring it back, or does the Sixth Prince's wife not allow him to bring it back?"
Faced with Emperor Wen's questioning, several people hesitated for a moment before speaking.
"Neither the Sixth Prince nor the Sixth Prince's Consort wants to bring them."
"The Sixth Prince's wife also praised His Highness, saying that although... although his archery skills were not good, at least he still had... still had backbone."
"Yes……"
These people are quite smart.
At this time, he still knew to protect Shen Luoyan's face.
Listening to their words, Shen Luoyan wished he could find a crack in the ground to crawl into.
It was clearly Yun Zheng who forcefully stopped them from bringing back the prey.
Now, neither she nor Yun Zheng wanted to bring back any prey.
Afterwards, Emperor Wen asked about Lao Jiu's guards.
The answers were similar.
Lao Jiu also saw the prey that was shot, but he was determined not to take it. After all, he was young and the important thing was to participate, so there was no need for him to cheat.
"Alright, I understand, everyone, please leave!"
Emperor Wen waved his hand gently, and his cold eyes swept across the princes again: "Did you hear that? Integrity! Even Old Six, who you treat as a waste all day long, knows the word integrity!"
"What about you? One by one, you come up with all kinds of tricks to fool me!"
"If I don't try, you are all good people, all gentlemen! If I try, your true colors will be exposed!"
"I have given you chances time and again to see if anyone would stand up and admit that these prey were picked up, but not a single one of you has come forward to admit it!"
"Is the position of the crown prince something you are so concerned about?"
The more Emperor Wen scolded, the angrier he became. He kicked all five princes to the ground one by one.
Even the little brat Lao Ba was not spared.
The little brat's eyes were filled with tears after being kicked, but he didn't dare to cry out loud.
“You deserve it!”
Yun Zheng laughed secretly in his heart.
At such a young age, are you still learning to target these idiots?
Don’t you even check whether their hair has fully grown?
The five men were kicked to the ground, but they all got up and knelt down again, begging for forgiveness.
"Shufei!"
At this time, Emperor Wen shouted angrily again.
"Your concubine... is here!"
Concubine Shu came out trembling with fear.
"Don't you really want Lao Liu to go to Shuobei?"
Emperor Wen looked at Concubine Shu coldly, "Are you also like the Third Prince, wanting to personally send the Sixth Prince off?"
"thump……"
Concubine Shu suddenly knelt down and cried, "I dare not! Your Majesty, I am really afraid that Yun Zheng will have an accident when he goes to Shuobei!"
"I'm not senile yet!"
Emperor Wen glanced coldly at Concubine Shu, then turned his gaze to Concubine Liang.
Facing Emperor Wen's gaze, Concubine Liang knelt down and cried, "I am a bad parent. Please forgive me, Your Majesty!"
"You are more than just a bad parent."
Emperor Wen shouted angrily: "Tell me, Lao Ba is only thirteen years old, how can he catch so many prey? You still have the nerve to come out and fight for Lao Ba?"
Emperor Wen was indeed very angry today.
Of the six sons who had the chance to become the crown prince, five of them were deceived by him!
"I am guilty..."
Concubine Liang knelt on the ground crying, her whole body shaking.
"Kneel here and reflect on your actions!"
Emperor Wen glared at Concubine Liang and roared murderously, "Come here, drag away the guards of the second, fourth, fifth, and eighth sons and give them fifty strokes of the cane! Execute all the guards of the third son, and spare no one!"
At this moment, Emperor Wen showed his ruthlessness to the fullest...
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