Chapter 219 Demoted to the Imperial Mausoleum
"Thank you, Divine Doctor! Please help me take a look inside this evil boy's body." After yelling at Prince Yu, the Emperor said seriously to Divine Doctor Xuan.
Although it was almost certain that it was Prince Yu who did it, he was his son after all, and he still wanted to see definite evidence so that he could know the truth clearly.
Doctor Xuan nodded and walked towards Prince Yu. Prince Yu was already frightened and stunned. When Doctor Xuan came over, he didn't know how to resist. He just let Doctor Xuan pierce his body with a few needles and squeezed and rubbed his arms. When he wanted to resist, he had already been controlled by the eunuch next to him.
After squeezing and kneading, Doctor Xuan finally squeezed out a disgusting black worm from the cut on his arm. When the worm was handed to the emperor, his face was as dark as a dark cloud covering a city.
"You evil son! Have I not been good to you? Why are you so anxious to use this method on me!" the emperor scolded angrily.
Over the years, he had been very fond of Prince Yu, and his previous performance had satisfied him. He had indeed considered handing over the kingdom to him after he died. However, Prince Yu's current behavior really disappointed him.
"Father, please spare my life! I was just confused for a moment. I never intended to harm your life. I just wanted to be the crown prince and your favorite heir!" Prince Yu was so scared that he knelt on the ground and begged for mercy.
When he saw the poisonous insect being taken out of his body, he was already in a state of panic. Now he did not ask for anything else but hoped that the emperor would spare his life.
The emperor was extremely disappointed with Prince Yu, and he felt a little reluctant to kill him, after all, he was his own flesh and blood. He immediately issued an imperial decree to deprive Prince Yu of his throne, demoted him to a commoner, and imprisoned him in the imperial mausoleum like the sixth prince. After doing all this, the emperor felt exhausted both physically and mentally. After the miracle doctor prescribed him some medicine to nourish his body, he dismissed everyone and went to rest.
"Young Master, Prince Yu and the Sixth Prince have now been banished to the imperial mausoleum. Do you think they can still turn things around?" After leaving the palace, King Qin asked Pei Jingchuan.
After all, he wouldn't feel that everything was completely resolved until the enemy was dead.
Pei Jingchuan's eyes were deep, and he recalled Xu Qingyan's previous complaints, and said: "I'm afraid that besides the two of them, there are other people in the capital who have ulterior motives. The prince's enemies are not just Prince Yu and the Sixth Prince. The two of them can't make any waves on their own, but I'm afraid someone will use them to cause trouble!"
"Oh, who else? Could it be the prince?" King Qin looked at Pei Jingchuan with some confusion.
Pei Jingchuan shook his head and said, "No! It's Prince Shuo."
At the same time, Prince Shuo had not yet learned of the great changes in the palace. He was holding Xu Qingyue in his arms and playing with brushes and ink in a calligraphy and painting building. Xu Qingyue had been carefully cultivated by the Xu family since she was a child. She had won the title of a talented woman in the capital and was also proficient in poetry, calligraphy, chess and painting. Prince Shuo liked Xu Qingyue very much in this regard.
The two of them painted upstairs for an entire afternoon. Prince Shuo finally finished a painting that he was quite satisfied with. After having it put away, he took Xu Qingyue downstairs.
At this moment, Jing Mo walked in from outside. He was not familiar with Xu Qingyue in the mansion, but he had an amazing memory. He could remember anyone he had met once or twice. At this moment, he saw Xu Qingyue and a strange man coming down from upstairs, and he recognized her immediately. So, Jing Mo hid aside in surprise and quietly observed the two of them.
Just before leaving the door, Xu Qingyue said, "Your Highness, it's getting late. Qingyue should go back to the Duke's Mansion. Otherwise, if Pei Jingyuan comes back and looks for me, it will be troublesome."
"Really? He often visits you now?" Prince Shuo looked at Xu Qingyue jokingly, playing with her slender waist with one hand.
Xu Qingyue said coquettishly: "Your Majesty, you still want to use him! I certainly can't fall out with him these days! What Your Majesty wants to do still requires his life!"
Upon hearing this, Prince Shuo showed a hint of satisfaction on his face. He curled his lips and smiled, released her waist, and nodded, saying, "Well... go ahead! Keep a good eye on him, and the woman he brought back, too! It would be best if you could make friends with her and get some useful poisonous insects from her."
"Understood, Your Majesty!" Xu Qingyue nodded in agreement, then said goodbye to Prince Shuo.
The two of them got on different carriages. Jing Mo was shocked and wrote down everything that had just happened, thinking that he would tell Pei Jingchuan and the others after he returned. It seemed that Xu Qingyue and this strange prince were plotting something big!
Originally, he came here to have someone draw a portrait of his master's wife, hoping to find his master's granddaughter and then his master's daughter based on the portrait. Yesterday, he asked his master about the specific features of his master's wife and wrote them down. He couldn't draw, so he planned to find someone to draw for him. But he didn't expect to see this scene.
After Prince Shuo left, he went upstairs to find someone to paint the portrait, then hurried back home to find Pei Jingchuan and the others.
——Tingyuxuan——
"What did you say? You saw Xu Qingyue with a man? And you called him Prince?" Xu Qingyan and Pei Jingchuan couldn't help but look surprised after hearing Jing Mo's words.
She knew that Xu Qingyue and Pei Jingyuan had fallen out, and she also found out through investigation that Xu Qingyue had some dealings with Prince Shuo, but she didn't expect that they had become so close.
"Yes! The prince also asked her to get along well with Miss Chen. I think they have bad intentions, so you should be more cautious." Jing Mo nodded.
Although, he still didn't quite understand what was going on among the princes and princes in the capital, he could vaguely sense that Xu Qingyue was not on good terms with his elder brother and sister-in-law.
Xu Qingyan and the others naturally understood this truth. She said to Jing Mo, "We know! You have to be careful in the future! Now, mother and the others have announced your identity to the public, and everyone already knows that the Duke's Mansion has a second legitimate son. Now, I'm afraid that some people want to deal with more than just my husband. I'm afraid that some people will set their sights on you."
"Okay! I'll pay attention." Jing Mo nodded after hearing that.
Afterwards, after Jing Mo left, Pei Jingchuan looked at Xu Qingyan seriously and asked, "Qingyan, now that Prince Yu and Prince Jiu have been abandoned by the emperor, do you think this Prince Shuo will jump out and do something?"
After hearing this, Xu Qingyan narrowed her eyes, thought for a moment and said, "I think Prince Shuo will deal with King Qin! After all, if King Qin is gone, everyone thinks the Crown Prince cannot afford to take on big things. By then, if the Emperor has no hope of having an heir and dies unexpectedly, Prince Shuo's people will most likely nominate him."
[In his previous life, Prince Shuo jumped out when the court was in the most chaos. If Pei Jingyuan hadn't had so many powerful confidantes to help him, he might not have been able to defeat Prince Shuo. This Prince Shuo has been keeping a low profile for so many years, but in fact he has already trained a lot of private soldiers in private. If a fight breaks out, he will also be a big problem! ] Xu Qingyan thought in her heart.
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