Qin An kicked the man off the bed and immediately knelt down on the bed: "Father, someone must be trying to harm me. Please investigate thoroughly."
"Is that so? I do have quite a few secrets about the Crown Prince. I originally heard that someone was spreading rumors about the Crown Prince, so I went to investigate, but I didn't expect to find these."
The emperor glared at Qin Ji, but couldn't help leaning closer to him and whispering, "Couldn't you have given it to me secretly? Now, in front of all the ministers, it's not just the crown prince who's losing face."
Qin Ji shook his head, seemingly disagreeing with his statement, and replied softly, "Your Majesty is mistaken. It is precisely at times like these that Your Majesty's wisdom and prowess are proven."
"You!" The emperor felt like he was about to die of anger. He picked up the letter from Qin Ji's hand, glanced at it, and became angrier the more he looked. He threw the letter in front of Qin An: "Outrageous! How could you, the Crown Prince, do such a thing? No wonder you haven't taken a concubine all these years, now I know!"
"No, Father, it's slander! It's all slander! Someone is trying to harm me! Someone must be trying to harm me. I grew up by Father's side. Doesn't Father know what kind of person I am?" As he finished speaking, Qin An suddenly looked up at Qin Ji, as if to say that the person who was trying to harm him was Qin Ji in front of him.
"Shut up! Your royal uncle has already ascertained the facts, and you still want to argue!" The emperor knew very well that what he held in his hands was definitely the truth, because Qin Ji had no intention of framing the crown prince.
Not to mention the Crown Prince, even he could be harmed by Qin Ji without anyone noticing.
Although he was reluctant to admit it, he had to say that he was truly powerless. He could do nothing about Qin Ji now, and could only watch helplessly as he seized power. From initially feeling that Qin Ji threatened his position, he had now come to realize that Qin Ji disdained his position.
The emperor didn't spend much time with Qin Ji, but out of fear, he tried to understand him and knew everything he had done.
This younger brother, who was almost the same age as his son, had a legitimate reason to want to take his place, in addition to the Empress Dowager's strong support.
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"Guards, the Crown Prince has committed moral failings. From this day forward, he is stripped of his title as Crown Prince, demoted to a commoner, and exiled to Luzhou."
"Wait a minute, Your Majesty, what do you plan to do with General Jiang's daughter? General Jiang dedicated his life to fighting for the country, yet his daughter married someone like Qin An. Shouldn't Your Majesty offer some compensation?"
The emperor was taken aback upon hearing this, and he seemed to understand why Qin Ji had intervened in this matter.
Qin Ji and General Jiang had fought together on the frontier and spent some time together. Perhaps the two had long since become friends and brothers. When the Crown Prince was rumored to have homosexual tendencies, Qin Ji went to investigate the matter.
It turned out that Qin An really did have homosexual tendencies, and had been using the Crown Princess as a tool all these years.
He couldn't stand seeing his friend's daughter being bullied like this, which is why he did this. He originally thought that Qin An's actions in the harem were just a coincidence, but now he doesn't think so anymore. Perhaps it really was Qin Ji who did it on purpose.
But if the Crown Prince is truly innocent and deeply in love with the Crown Princess, he would never deliberately frame him.
Upon learning the reason, the emperor actually breathed a sigh of relief.
He was indeed very worried that Qin Ji suddenly wanted the throne again, so he started by targeting the crown prince. But if that wasn't the case, he could be at ease. As for the crown prince, he had indeed done such a thing, so he should be punished.
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