Chapter 931: The Prince of the Duke's Mansion vs. the Black Lotus Daughter 73
The secret guard was somewhat speechless. "Your Highness, all entertainment venues have secret passages. Servants go in and out through the secret passages to avoid disturbing you. The secret passages in the horse farm are not connected to the outside world. As for the cellar, it is used for storage. It is filled to the brim, and there are no weapons or armor."
"As for the Jade Plum Garden, I have taken people there to investigate, following your majesty's order. Apart from flowers, plants and trees, there is not even a secret passage. It is very open."
The Eighth Prince was a little panicked. He had clearly planted spies in the horse farm and had sneaked in to investigate. He saw a large number of private soldiers training from afar. How could they suddenly disappear?
"How dare you! You didn't find out that it was you who was incompetent, but you are questioning me? I think you have probably been bribed by the prince, and you are colluding with him to cover up the evidence!"
The secret guard knelt down and pleaded guilty. "Your Majesty, please understand that there are indeed no private soldiers. Your Majesty only asked me to verify it. I dare not deceive Your Majesty."
The emperor waved his hand and asked the secret guards to retreat. He had always been tolerant of the Eighth Prince and did not blame him for his nonsense. Instead, he patiently taught him, "You are too careless. How can you help me in the future if you are so reckless?"
"Okay, that's enough for today. The prince will stay here to take care of him. Xiao Ba can go back and rest."
The Eighth Prince naturally did not want to leave. "Father, I really did not lie. This Prince Yun is very close to the Crown Prince. He even broke in with the Crown Prince today. Duke Yun must have colluded with the Crown Prince a long time ago. I think we should order the Imperial Guards to search the Duke's Mansion!"
Yumei Garden is just Yun Ye’s private residence, and the secret guards went there quietly to investigate. Qingsong, who was in charge of Yumei Garden, naturally cooperated. This was not a big deal, but if the Royal Guards searched the Duke’s Mansion in a high-profile manner, the nature of the matter would be different.
Yun Ye was also a fool, and he immediately started to yell, "Your Majesty wants to kill me, I deserve it, but this matter has nothing to do with my father. I always drag the prince to spend my days in debauchery, and my father scolded me for being unruly and wanted to beat me to death."
"I just felt sorry for the prince, he was depressed, so I took him out to relax. According to what the Eighth Prince said, a prince shouldn't be able to listen to some music and drink some wine? There are people coming and going in Yumei Garden every day, there are a lot of bad friends, not a single decent person, what can they plot? Plotting which girl is the prettiest?"
"If I had known the prince was coming today, I would not have come. If we bumped into each other, it would seem that I had ulterior motives. I just wanted to come and see my father. Your Majesty, you know that my father has a bad temper and only knows how to fight and kill. I was afraid that he would be provoked by someone and bump into Your Majesty, and then be harmed by someone."
"Since Your Majesty is in good health and safe, I am relieved! Your Majesty had better lock him up for a few more days and beat him a few more times, so that Ye'er can vent his anger!"
The emperor watched Yun Ye grow up. Yun Ye was fearless since he was young. He even dared to crawl on him when he was little. He was very brave. Duke Yun was strict and always beat and scolded him, so he paid more attention to Yun Ye and was always thinking about rewarding him.
"You monkey, you never say anything serious! If your father hears you, he will definitely beat you up!"
The emperor said with a straight face: "I have locked up your father, but you are so careless. Aren't you afraid that I will really kill your father?"
Yun Ye chuckled, "Your Majesty, no! It must be the villain who instigated it. My father's words were harsh, so he deserved to be punished! He beats and scolds me all day long, and finally someone can control him. I have nothing to worry about, I am very happy!"
"Although my father has a bad temper, a loud voice, and a stupid mind, he is loyal to Your Majesty. Why would Your Majesty kill him? That would be like cutting off your own arm."
The emperor was overjoyed. "Get up! You are so cheerful now, but you will be scared when you see your father later! Someone, go and ask Duke Yun to come over."
The Eighth Prince did not want to let Duke Yun go just like that. "Father, Yun Ting's words and deeds are rude, and he has offended you many times. He can escape the death penalty, but he cannot escape the punishment of life. It would be better to lock him up in the prison of the Ministry of Justice. How can we let him go so easily?"
The eighth prince proposed a method to test the crown prince, and the emperor was very satisfied. The eighth prince then proposed to summon Yun Ting to the palace to discuss countermeasures, and the emperor agreed.
Yun Ting was in charge of the most important branch of the capital's army. He was the leader of the capital's army. If he pretended to be seriously ill and Yun Ting believed it, who knows what trouble might arise. Therefore, the emperor did not intend to hide it from Yun Ting.
But Yun Ting was a stubborn man. Knowing that the emperor wanted to test the prince, he totally disagreed and knelt on the ground to give him a last-ditch appeal. His words were very unpleasant, and the emperor was so angry that he locked him up.
The Eighth Prince only hated the Emperor for being soft-hearted. He was unable to kill Yun Ting in his rage. It was such a pity, but Yun Ting would not survive tonight, and he would never let Yun Ting delay his plan!
The emperor still trusted Yun Ting very much. He touched the eighth prince's head and taught him, "You really have the mentality of a child. You can do whatever you want with other officials, but not Yun Ting."
"It's easy to get thousands of soldiers, but it's hard to get a good general. Yun Ting is a pillar of the country, but his words were a little harsh. He has always been like this. A monarch should use both kindness and power, and not act on impulse."
"Ren Rong, go and pass on the imperial decree. Fine Yun Ting three months' salary and ask him to come and take his son back to discipline him properly. Breaking into the palace in the middle of the night is outrageous!"
Yun Ye had already stood up, rubbing his knees, and wailing, "Your Majesty! How could you do this? You are trying to kill me! You might as well send me to jail!"
"Although I didn't volunteer, I also came in to protect the prince. Otherwise, the prince would have more than just the wound on his neck. The guards are stubborn and have no mercy on their swords. The prince might have died at the palace gate."
"I have done a good job as a guard, so let's make up for the bad. Your Majesty, please be merciful and scold my father. Don't let him beat me up."
The emperor finally discovered that the prince was covered in blood, but the prince was very obedient and had no intention of disobeying him.
Xiao Ba is such an idiot. I don't know how he fell into the trap of the prince. He thought there were private soldiers in the horse farm and reported it to him. If it weren't for him protecting him, Xiao Ba would never be able to compete with the prince!
After all, he was a prince who had been raised since childhood, and the emperor had personally taught him how to read and write. The father was kind and the son was filial. However, as the prince became more and more stable, his health became worse and worse, and he could not help but be cautious, so he could only promote Xiao Ba to check and balance the prince.
But if we really want to depose the crown prince, in terms of intelligence, vision, and governing the country, Xiao Ba is no match for him, let alone the other princes.
The emperor was tired after all this commotion. "Stand up, don't kneel down. Find an imperial physician to check on the prince. Since Xiao Ba doesn't want to leave, you all should stay and take care of him tonight."
"I have not recovered from my cold. Since you are filial, you should stay in the palace to take care of me. Tomorrow morning, I will summon all officials to the court. Xiao Ba will go with me."
The prince thanked his father respectfully, but his father was still unwilling to give up and insisted on supporting his eighth brother to oppose him. Unfortunately, his eighth brother was a hopeless case and was heading towards his own death.
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