In the room.
When Lu Jingxuan said this, Chen Mingyuan was shocked and the prince's face suddenly darkened. He didn't even have a daughter, so where would a son-in-law come from?
"Lu Jingxuan, you are so brave! Someone, drag him down and behead him."
The two guards at the door immediately came in to arrest the person.
Lu Jingxuan hurriedly took out another letter from his bosom. "I dare not speak nonsense. This letter was obtained from the secret compartment in the study of the King of Bashu. It records everything in detail. Please take a look, Your Highness."
Xiao Yu went straight over and took the letter, then read it carefully and his expression became extremely ugly.
Bang!
Xiao Yu slammed his palm on the table and said angrily: "Xiao Cheng, how dare you bully me like this!"
His chest was heaving, and he was obviously extremely angry.
The letter recorded that 19 years ago, when the Crown Princess gave birth, Xiao Cheng bribed the guards and had the midwife swap the baby girl born by the Crown Princess with the baby boy just born by Xiao Cheng's wife.
If Xiao Yu died and the emperor's other sons were all made princes, the position of crown prince would most likely fall into the hands of the emperor's eldest grandson.
In this way, Xiao Cheng's son can become the crown prince, and when the throne is passed down, Xiao Cheng will be the emperor emeritus.
It’s just that Xiao Cheng’s son died young, seriously ill at the age of five.
Xiao Cheng's plan failed, but he still raised Xiao Zhiruo and used her as a talisman in his hand.
If his rebellion failed, or if Xiao Yu became emperor and wanted to target him, he could use Xiao Zhiruo as a hostage, so he always cultivated the father-daughter relationship with Xiao Zhiruo.
Xiao Yu closed his eyes and opened them after a while.
"Where is the princess now?"
"Your Highness, the princess is now in the Qianhu Office. Xiao Cheng sent people to hunt her down, but Lord Pei risked his life to protect her."
The prince sat back in his chair and waved to the two guards.
After a long silence, he said, "Mingyuan, take him down and settle him down."
Chen Mingyuan responded hastily. At this moment, cold sweat broke out on his back. This was really a big news.
Although not much was said afterwards, Lu Jingxuan's words that Pei Yun was the prince's son-in-law were enough to shock him.
Wait until the two leave.
The prince took a deep breath, read the letter again, then folded it and put it in his sleeve.
He has three sons but no daughter. Now he knows that it's not that he doesn't have a daughter, but that the daughter was switched by Xiao Cheng.
All the midwives and guards involved in this matter must die!
He was no longer in the mood to stay outside and look for other women, so he hurried back to the East Palace.
Although he still had some doubts about the letter, the prince was ready to report it to the emperor and expose Xiao Cheng's conspiracy. This was a perfect opportunity to get rid of Xiao Cheng.
If Pei Yun is really his son-in-law, it is not a bad thing. His father attaches great importance to the mission to the Southern Barbarians. Since Pei Yun succeeded, it is a great achievement.
Maybe I can recruit Pei Yun for my own use.
…
Lu Jingxuan followed Chen Mingyuan out of the mansion, and they both breathed a sigh of relief.
Chen Mingyuan smiled bitterly and said, "Brother Lu, I didn't expect you to give me such a big surprise. How could I hear such a secret? Fortunately, the prince didn't blame me."
Lu Jingxuan clasped his fists and said, "Thank you, Brother Chen, for tonight."
"Why should we be so polite? It's still early. Why don't we go to the Qinhuai River and spend a night together?"
Lu Jingxuan shook his head. "Forget it this time. Maybe next time."
He still didn't know what the prince's attitude was. Although Xiao Zhiruo was his daughter, he was actually a very unfamiliar person to her. After all, he had never seen her before.
Xiao Cheng rebelled, so the prince would definitely deal with him. Lu Jingxuan was worried that the situation would not be handled in time, and if the Qianhu Suo was breached, then it would be the end of him.
He planned to return to Yizhou first. With his skills, he could help a lot, so he had no time to pursue prostitutes.
"Brother Chen, I will go back to Yizhou first. We can have a drink together again when we have a chance."
"You're leaving now?"
Chen Mingyuan was a little confused. Is it so urgent?
"Well, there are still some things to take care of. See you later."
After Lu Jingxuan finished speaking, he moved and disappeared.
…
The next day.
At the court meeting, Emperor Xiao Yugan sat on the dragon throne, looking a little haggard. He had been worried about the war with the Northern Hu during this period and had not been able to sleep well at night.
I was already in poor health, and now I feel exhausted.
"If you have something to say, come to court. If not, leave court!"
"Your son has a report to make!"
Xiao Yu strode out with a jade sceptre in his hand. Immediately, the eyes of all the ministers in the court were focused on Xiao Yu.
"I want to report to the Emperor."
"I have received a secret report that Bashu King Xiao Cheng has bribed the border troops and officials from all over Yizhou, and is hoarding armor in an attempt to rebel!"
There was an uproar in the court. Several old ministers looked at each other, and some officials who had a good relationship with Xiao Cheng had their pupils shrink suddenly.
The Minister of War stepped forward and said, "Your Highness, this matter is of great importance. Do you have any solid evidence?"
Xiao Yu took out several secret letters from his sleeve. "These are letters of loyalty written by Yizhou officials and border army generals to Xiao Cheng. The last time the southern barbarians invaded, it was also Xiao Cheng who was responsible. His purpose was to kill the border army generals who were loyal to the court."
"On the other hand, he was instrumental in repelling the southern barbarians."
The eunuch in charge of the seal gave the secret letter to Xiao Yugan for review.
Xiao Yugan's tired eyes suddenly became sharp. He slowly sat up straight, and his voice was hoarse but full of majesty, "Prince, where did you get these letters from?"
"Pei Yun risked his life to obtain it, and his confidant Lu Jingxuan sent it to Xingcheng overnight."
"Pei Yun?"
Xiao Yugan frowned slightly, thinking that the name was somewhat familiar, but he had too many things to deal with and couldn't remember where he had heard it for a moment.
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