As the Fourth Prince emerged from the Hall of Mental Cultivation, he encountered the Minister of Rites, who was anxiously waiting inside the Hall of Preserving Harmony. The Fourth Prince quickly calmed him down with a few words.
The Emperor did not express his opinion, but the Fourth Prince could still see clearly that this matter was no longer related to the Ministry of Rites and the Court of State Ceremonies, but now it was more related to the Crown Prince and the various Mongol tribes.
When the Fourth Prince was in the Hall of Mental Cultivation, he could only guess that the missing birthday gifts might be related to the Crown Prince. But as he walked from the Hall of Mental Cultivation to the Hall of Preserving Harmony, he realized that the gifts hadn't mysteriously ended up in the Palace of Fulfillment. If they hadn't mysteriously ended up in the Palace of Fulfillment, then someone must have taken the initiative to deliver them to the Palace of Fulfillment.
The Fourth Prince doesn't have time to think about why the Crown Prince of Yuqing Palace accepted the gifts; it's all up to him to guess. Everything depends on the Emperor's statement.
During the banquet at the Hall of Preserving Harmony, the Fourth Prince was absent-minded. He waited quietly, not even noticing that several children were being led to their father, the Emperor, to test their knowledge.
Today, only the Second Prince and the Third Prince accompanied their father, the Fourth Prince, to the Hall of Preserving Harmony. Among all the imperial grandsons, the two princes were still young and did not stand out.
After the banquet, all was calm, and the undercurrents in the Hall of Supreme Harmony in front and the people in the backyard were naturally unaware of them.
However, when Li Chenjiao came out of Yonghe Palace and waited outside the Forbidden City, she still noticed something was wrong.
Li Chenjiao has a very keen sense of perception; she can sense the difference even in the slightest breeze.
Last time, the reactions from various families outside the Forbidden City were particularly noticeable. This time, Li Chenjiao could sense that the difference didn't come from the families, but from the guards outside the Forbidden City.
Li Chenjiao estimated that there were at least twice as many people as when she entered the palace.
As a storm brewed, Li Chenjiao sat quietly in the carriage, occasionally lifting the curtain to observe the situation.
Li Chenjiao was actually feeling a little sleepy, but her heart was still pounding.
It was already late at the most crucial time, but the Fourth Prince still hadn't come out of the Hall of Preserving Harmony.
Seeing that it was already past 7 PM, Li Chenjiao did not see the Fourth Master, but instead saw a line of guards coming out from the inner room.
Li Chenjiao lifted the carriage curtain, glanced inside, and then returned to the carriage: "Something happened?"
Something must have happened in the palace.
Both girls looked a little nervous.
What happened in the palace?
After the banquet ended, His Majesty returned to the West Warm Pavilion and suddenly ordered a search of Yuqing Palace.
Longkodo personally led the search of Yuqing Palace, and no one knows what they found in the end, only that His Majesty was furious.
It was at this moment that the Fourth Prince emerged from the Hall of Preserving Harmony, accompanied by the Minister of Rites and officials from the Court of State Ceremonial who kept expressing their gratitude.
Li Chenjiao finally felt relieved.
That night was destined to be anything but peaceful. After returning to the mansion, the Fourth Prince rested in the front courtyard, where the candlelight burned for almost half the night.
The next morning, the Fourth Prince went to the morning court as usual. During the court session, the Emperor rebuked the Crown Prince for being disrespectful and disrespectful to the Emperor by intercepting Mongolian tribute while under house arrest, showing no respect for the Emperor.
They reprimanded him for a long time, but in the end, there was no further punishment.
After all, the Crown Prince is still under house arrest, and any further punishment would be torture, but who would dare to torture the Crown Prince?
It could only be the one sitting on that golden throne.
But everyone knows that you can only scold them, not punish them. But if you think about it further and more deeply, the result will be much worse.
If the Crown Prince were no longer the Crown Prince, the situation, circumstances, and outcome would naturally be different.
But since His Majesty didn't speak, no one dared to take the lead.
The Crown Prince's faction is now leaderless. Suo'etu is still suffering in the Imperial Clan Court. His two sons are good-for-nothings; it's good enough that they're not causing any trouble.
However, apart from the Crown Prince's faction who were eyeing Suo'etu, there were many others in the court who were also eyeing Suo'etu.
Not only were people in the imperial court thinking about it, but His Majesty himself hadn't forgotten about Suo'etu either.
If His Majesty cannot punish the Crown Prince, can he not also deal with the elderly Suo'etu in the Imperial Clan Court?
After the morning court session, the imperial edict was issued.
They only said that Suo'etu, as the Crown Prince's tutor, had failed in his teaching, thus pinning all the blame on Suo'etu for the Crown Prince's misdeeds.
Such a charge is far too serious.
The Crown Prince, on the other hand, appeared innocent.
Before noon, Suo'etu coughed up blood and fainted after only twenty strokes of the cane.
The news was reported back to the Qianqing Palace, but His Majesty didn't even bother to inquire about it.
However, the Crown Prince could no longer sit still. He was still under house arrest and could not come out to see His Majesty to plead for Suo'etu. Now he could only write a memorial to the throne to appeal on Suo'etu's behalf.
In addition, he secretly sent word to his agents, both overt and covert, to help them see Suo'etu, and all the medicines he had prepared beforehand were used.
Suo Xiang was his mentor and one of the few relatives in the world. He remembered Suo Xiang's kindness in teaching him since he was a child, as well as Suo Xiang's kindness to him and his plans for him step by step.
It's just that Prime Minister Suo'etu was better in the past, but now, if the Crown Prince himself had to say it, people inevitably become confused and pedantic as they get older...
Take, for example, those young men of the Hesheli clan who indulge in cockfighting, dog racing, debauchery, and forming cliques. Aren't they all spoiled rotten by a life of wealth and luxury?
Aside from those within the Hesheli clan, there are also all the servants, from top to bottom. Anyone with even a slight connection to the Hesheli clan, or whatever their relationship may be, is using the Crown Prince's name to stir up trouble outside.
When he was a noble and upright prince, everyone only knew how to leech off him. But once he fell from power, everyone resented and hated him...
The Crown Prince had long understood that those tributes from his previous life were not ones he had accepted.
The influence of the Hesheli clan is growing ever wider...
The Crown Prince is doing all this for Prime Minister Suo, whether openly or secretly, he has to protect Prime Minister Suo.
Ultimately, His Majesty, considering Suo'etu's merits or the Crown Prince's pleas, sent the imperial physician to the Imperial Clan Court to treat Suo'etu.
When the imperial physician returned, His Majesty personally inquired about the matter and learned that Suo'etu's condition was indeed serious. His Majesty seemed to become sentimental again.
About half a day later, around dusk, a large group of people suddenly entered the Imperial Clan Court.
The Fourth Prince received the news via a messenger sent by Prince Jian, Yarjiang'a, indicating that time was of the essence.
Fourth Master breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing the message.
Suo Xiang finally emerged from the Imperial Clan Court...
The Emperor, in his mercy and out of consideration for Suo'etu's many years as a loyal minister, pardoned Suo'etu's crimes and only allowed him to retire peacefully at home.
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