After entering Yu's study, Yu Jin politely paid his respects to Emperor Jingming: "Your Highness, I have seen you, father."

He had not yet changed the clothes he was wearing when he was attacked, and the tears and bloodstains on his sleeves immediately caught the attention of Emperor Jingming.

The bloodstains made Emperor Jingming furious.

Regardless of how he treated this son, the seventh prince was after all the seventh prince of the dynasty, the Prince of Yan. How could someone under the emperor's feet assassinate him with a poisoned dagger!

So what was the murderer thinking, and where did he put him, the emperor?

The more Emperor Jingming thought about it, the angrier he became. He was no longer so angry about Yu Jin's ridiculous act of running to Shuntian Prefecture to report to the authorities.

Nevertheless, whether you are standing on the emperor's side or the father's side, you still have to strike when you should.

"Were you attacked today?"

Yu Jin lowered his eyes and said, "I am an unfilial son and I am sorry to have caused your Majesty to worry."

Emperor Jingming touched his nose.

Who's worried? This guy is really self-indulgent.

But the emperor did not deny it, and the ministers in the study were a little surprised.

They didn't expect that His Majesty still cares about the Prince of Yan. This is somewhat inconsistent with their previous perceptions. It seems that they need to readjust their positioning of the Prince of Yan in the future.

Among them, the Minister of Justice thought the most deeply.

Since returning to the capital, the Seventh Prince has lived in seclusion and has hardly appeared on any occasion. It can be said that he has no sense of existence in the capital. Many people are waiting to see what will happen to this prince when he turns 18 and still has not been summoned by the emperor. However, they did not expect that the Seventh Prince would actually meet the emperor through a group fight.

In the eyes of the Minister of Justice, this was a desperate move, and the Seventh Prince undoubtedly made the right bet, as the opportunity to see the Emperor allowed him to be crowned king smoothly. And this time, the Seventh Prince actually met the Emperor again in a logical way!

The King of Yan is a man who should not be underestimated.

Emperor Jingming looked at his son, his eyebrows gradually wrinkled into a "川" shape: "Did you offend someone again?"

If the emperor said this, anyone else would be panicked, but Yu Jin didn't care at all, his expression didn't change at all: "I have had little contact with people since returning to the capital, I can't think of anyone I have offended."

"Did you offend fewer people on your birthday?" Emperor Jingming blurted out.

Yu Jian was stunned for a moment, then sighed, "Yes, I have offended a few brothers."

Emperor Jingming suddenly had the urge to kick someone.

He spoke out of turn today. By saying this, isn't he telling others that it was the other sons who attacked the Seventh Brother?

Family disgrace should not be made public. There are three old guys in Yu's study.

The three "old guys" looked at me with innocent expressions, as if they had heard nothing.

Once Emperor Jingming's suspicion arose, it spread like wildfire and could not be stopped.

He knew that the Seventh Brother had been living in seclusion since returning to the capital, and if there was anyone he had offended, it was those brothers. Could it be that because of a fight, one of them would do such a cruel thing to his own brother?

Family affection is weak in the royal family, but precisely because of this, Emperor Jingming is particularly wary of brothers killing each other.

Sending out assassins with poisoned daggers is completely different from a group fight.

The more Emperor Jingming thought about it, the angrier he became. However, he remained calm and said to the three ministers of the Ministry of Justice, "You don't need to intervene in this matter anymore. Just let Jinlin Guard investigate."

Yu Jin raised the corners of his lips slightly after hearing this.

No matter who investigates or how much they find out, it will only benefit him and not harm him. So it is right for his son to come to him to complain when he is wronged.

When the three ministers of the Ministry of Justice heard this, they couldn't ask for more and quickly agreed.

Finally this hot potato has been thrown out, whoever wants to take it can take it.

The atmosphere in the study was somewhat solemn. Emperor Jingming glanced at Pan Hai with a sullen face and said, "Pan Hai, go ask Minister Dou if Prince Yan plans to stay in the mansion until the New Year."

The three ministers of the Ministry of Justice exchanged glances, thinking that the Minister of Works was truly brought upon himself.

"Okay, you guys leave now."

"I will take my leave."

Seeing that Yu Jin was about to leave with the Minister of Justice and the other two, Emperor Jingming raised his eyelids and said, "Seventh Brother, you stay."

Under the strange looks from the three ministers of justice, Yu Jin stopped.

After the outsiders left, Emperor Jingming relaxed his posture slightly and snorted coldly: "Seventh Brother, do you still have any manners? Why did you go to Shuntian Prefecture to report to the authorities after being attacked?"

A prince, his own son, actually ran to report to the authorities like a commoner. He could almost imagine the expressions of those people when the boy revealed his identity.

"Who are you?"

"I am from a royal family, and my father is the current emperor."

As soon as he thought about it, Emperor Jingming felt that he had lost all his face!

Yu Jin was silent for a moment, then looked up at Emperor Jingming and said, "I don't know what to do when I encounter such a situation. The first thing I thought of was to report it to the authorities."

The boy has delicate features, and his temperament is as pure and clear as the snow on the mountains. He looks very pleasing to the eye.

People or things that are pleasing to the eye are always preferred.

Emperor Jingming looked at his handsome son and suddenly thought of the fact that he had been away from the palace for more than ten years, especially in the uncivilized southern border, where it was normal for him to be ignorant of the rules.

How could he expect a child raised in the wild to be as discerning as one who grew up in the palace? This is like rejecting a wolf for not eating grass, which is not what a wise ruler should do.

"Ahem, when you move into the palace you will have officials there, and someone will take care of these things for you. Don't do this again."

"I know I was wrong." Yu Jian admitted his mistake very happily.

Anyway, admitting his mistake won't hurt him, and as for whether others will lose something, that's not what he cares about.

"Okay, you can leave now. Stay where you are and don't cause trouble all day long."

"I will follow your father's instructions."

Looking at his calm and obedient son, Emperor Jingming had a bad feeling.

I feel like I won't have as much leisure to read storybooks in the future.

Never mind. Out of sight, out of mind.

Emperor Jingming waved his hand to signal Yu Jin to leave, and more than an hour later, the commander of the Jinlin Guard arrived.

"Go ahead." Seeing that the commander of the Jinlin Guard was hesitant to speak, Emperor Jingming said impatiently.

The commander of the Jinlin Guard bowed his head and said, "Your Majesty, we have not yet found any clues about the person who attacked the Prince of Yan. The only anomaly is that... Prince Lu was wandering around the Prince of Yan's temporary residence today, and Prince Yan had a brief conversation with Prince Lu before entering the palace--"

"This bastard!" Emperor Jingming was so angry that he slammed the dragon table.

In his heart, Yu Jin was just an insignificant prince to the court and even to him. How could such a person be killed?

He had to doubt several of his sons.

"Prince Chuanlu is entering the palace!"

Pan Hai was about to leave when Emperor Jingming stopped him and said, "Wait, call all the princes into the palace."

Even though the fifth brother was the most suspicious, it would be too unpleasant to hear of brothers killing each other, not to mention that there was no evidence.

Emperor Jingming decided to call his sons into the palace and give them all a good beating, treating them all equally.

Pan Hai lowered his head and walked to the door of Yu's study, but was stopped by Emperor Jingming: "Call the crown prince as well."