Just then, Zhou Anyuan hurriedly walked in, greeted the Empress, and said with a smile, "Your Majesty, His Majesty has instructed me to inform you that Prince Anxian has been captured."
"Excellent!" Linghu Lan clapped her hands and laughed.
Zhou Anyuan continued, "The guards who were sent to search the Prince Anxian's residence said that they found a dragon robe and jade belt there. It seems that his rebellious intentions have been brewing for quite some time. Fortunately, Your Highness is wise and discovered that Prince Anxian was behind Yue Qingyin's faked death. Otherwise, you would have been fooled by Prince Anxian. Who would have thought that Prince Anxian, who seems so honest, would be so cunning?"
Linghu Lan smiled slightly, unconcerned. "Great treachery can appear as loyalty, and great falsehood as truth. The human heart has always been unpredictable; Your Majesty is truly wise."
In the past, she mentioned to Jun Zhe that Jun Qiming knew Dugu Feng, and Jun Zhe took it to heart. He pushed Jun Qiming to the front of everyone, making Jun Qiming hopeful and revealing his ambition early on.
"..." Zhou Anyuan was on the verge of tears. "Your Majesty is right!"
He said to the emperor, "Your Majesty is wise," but the emperor insisted that the empress was wise.
All right!
When we say "Your Majesty is wise" to the Empress, she insists on saying "Your Majesty is wise."
Today, he really learned his lesson. From now on, he'll praise His Majesty to the Empress and praise the Empress to His Majesty. This time, he'll be sure to do it right.
"How does Your Majesty intend to deal with Jun Qiming?" Linghu Lan's eyes flickered, revealing a glint of light, and she appeared energetic.
"His Majesty has entrusted the case to several senior officials for joint investigation, and it is likely that the defendant will be charged with treason."
"Good!" Hu Lan was extremely satisfied with this result. The internal and external troubles had been basically eliminated, and only Dugu Feng was missing.
...
In the imperial prison.
Jun Qiming was bewildered.
He didn't understand what he had done wrong, that he had been so easily arrested by the emperor.
On that day, he received an imperial decree to enter the palace to meet the emperor, and he immediately packed his things and rushed to the palace.
Upon entering the Imperial Study, he was taken away by the guards, who accused him of plotting rebellion by poisoning the Emperor.
Jun Qiming was completely bewildered. He had planned to rebel, intending to poison Jun Zhe when Dugu Feng raised his army and everyone was distracted.
However, Dugu Feng has not yet raised an army, and his poisoned wine has not been prepared yet, so how can there be talk of rebellion?
Besides, he was usually cautious in his words and deeds and never revealed any signs of treason. How could anyone have any evidence against him?
The only leverage he had was Yue Qingyin. However, he had handled the matter flawlessly, using carefully selected assassins who acted under the name of Yue Qingyin's mother, Aunt Zhao. Even if the matter was discovered, it would only shift the blame to the Prince of Qinyang's residence, and would never implicate him.
After careful calculation, he concluded that His Majesty must have been bewitched by Yue Huangyin and wanted to exterminate the royal family.
After all, the Empress Dowager had done the same thing before. Just by looking at the fact that the late Emperor only had one son, Junzhe, one could tell how remarkable the Empress Dowager's methods were.
Yue Huangyin surely wants to emulate the Empress Dowager by killing off the royal family in order to strengthen the Yue family's power.
snort!
With this thought in mind, he devised a plan and waited quietly for the Imperial Clan Court to come and interrogate him. He would then use his silver tongue to persuade them to submit completely.
In the afternoon, they heard that a dragon robe and jade belt had been found in the Prince Anxian's mansion.
Jun Qiming was completely dumbfounded.
In all honesty, those things weren't his at all. He's not a frivolous person, so why would he leave such obvious evidence in the Prince's mansion?
There is no doubt that someone deliberately framed him.
He panicked immediately, feeling like he had fallen into a huge trap.
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