After court, Xie Yun and the others gathered together and discussed the matter of Emperor Mingde, all of whom had some reservations.
Qiu Tang sighed, "With the unification of the empire in sight, how could the Emperor possibly let power slip away? In my opinion, the Crown Prince will be the next one to suffer."
Upon hearing this, Xie Yun immediately stood up, as if to leave, but Yan Shiren stopped him, asking, "Brother Xie, where are you rushing off to?"
"I'll go and remind the Crown Prince not to speak up for the Empress Dowager, lest he bring trouble upon himself." Xie Yun felt a chill run down his spine at the thought of Zhao Shu's close relationship with the Crown Prince.
This is clearly a series of schemes, designed to harm several people before they stop.
Yan Shiren wouldn't let go. "If the Crown Prince doesn't plead for mercy, some will say he's heartless and ungrateful. If he does plead for mercy, others will say he's disobeying his father. So, do you think he should go or not?"
"Then what do you suggest we do? We can't let the Crown Prince get caught up in this too." Xie Yun had never been so anxious before, and now he was sweating profusely with worry.
Qiu Tangshi also reached out to pull him, "Lord Xie, there's no need to worry. If the Crown Prince pleads for leniency, at most it will just cancel out the merits and demerits, it won't matter."
"It doesn't matter? Military merits are so easy to earn? What do you mean by 'it doesn't matter'?" Xie Yun was so anxious that he interrupted Qiu Tang with a few words.
Qiu Tangshi waited patiently for him to finish speaking before saying, "Once we find the truth about the Tenth Prince's life and death, everything will be resolved. Don't forget, there's also Consort Ning. Don't worry, nothing will go wrong."
"Those who were wrongfully killed in the previous dynasty were all exonerated later, but what good did it do? They were all dead anyway. Don't stop me, I can't let anything happen to the Crown Prince." Xie Yun shook off the two men's hands and strode out of the teahouse.
"What's wrong with Lord Xie? I've never seen him pay much attention to the Crown Prince before," Yan Shiren asked curiously.
Qiu Chengshi shook his head. "I don't know. He's been acting strangely lately, seemingly too concerned about the Crown Prince. Never mind, I'll go to the Ministry of Justice."
"Even the Emperor says the Tenth Prince hanged himself, so the people in the Ministry of Justice probably won't listen to your orders," Yan Shiren reminded him.
Qiu Tangshi sighed, "But we can't just ignore it."
"Extraordinary times call for extraordinary measures. Don't worry, first assess the situation, and then take action when the time is right."
The situation Yan Shiren described was somewhat cruel, revealing the true nature of many people—whether they were loyal or treacherous, cold-hearted or sentimental. After this incident, the truth will be revealed to the world.
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