"I will take care of myself," Zhong Zhiheng leaned on the soft pillow, a smile appeared on his sallow face. He took the bowl of honey and lily porridge and said to Zhong Mingwei, "Even if it's for Mingwei, I will take good care of myself."
Zhong Mingwei paused, then silently withdrew his hand and said in a deep voice: "Thank you, father, for your kindness."
Zhong Zhiheng lowered his head and drank a few spoonfuls of honey and lily porridge, then put the bowl back on the small table. While taking the handkerchief from Zhao Ruhai to wipe his mouth, he looked at Zhong Mingwei again: "Mingwei, I asked you to come so late because we haven't talked about the fourth prince's murder case during the day..."
Zhong Mingwei knelt on the ground in haste after hearing this, and then kowtowed, saying, "It was all because of my incompetence that I implicated the Prince of Pingxi in the murder of my fourth brother, and almost made a huge mistake. If Commander Jiang had not caught the real murderer behind the murder of my fourth brother in time, the Prince of Pingxi would have been charged with murdering the heir to the throne because of my negligence. Thinking about it afterwards, I am very terrified. I have failed your father's trust, and I ask your father to punish me!"
"No, you did nothing wrong. During this period, you have been tracking down the real culprit behind the murder of the Fourth Prince. Finally, you found out the real culprit. You have a solid foundation. I am very satisfied," Zhong Zhiheng said slowly, while patting Zhong Mingwei on the shoulder. "So, you don't need to be so fearful."
"But father, this morning, Commander Jiang found out that the cause of fourth brother's death was related to Concubine Hui. Concubine Hui has also admitted that she personally planned to kill the fourth prince. So it is clear that someone is deliberately misleading my investigation and trying to pin the crime of murdering the fourth prince on Prince Pingxi," Zhong Mingwei looked at Zhong Zhiheng with a puzzled look, "but father now says that my investigation is well-founded. Father, I'm sorry that I don't understand what you mean."
"You are old now, why is your brain not as sharp as before?" Zhong Zhiheng curled his lips and showed a faint smile. While sipping his tea, he lowered his head and looked at Zhong Mingwei with interest. After a while, he continued to call out, "Mingwei, do you still remember the big case of 20 years ago?"
Zhong Mingwei was startled, then nodded and said in a deep voice: "Remember."
"If you remember, how can you not understand?" Zhong Zhiheng said slowly, took a sip of tea, and then put the teacup back on the small table. Then he put his withered fingers on Zhong Mingwei's shoulder again, patting him gently, "Mingwei, the Prince of Pingxi has been willful and reckless, forming cliques for personal gain. I have tolerated him for thirty-four years. I think I don't need to tolerate him any longer. Mingwei, what do you think?"
Zhong Mingwei slowly raised his head and met Zhong Zhiheng's unfathomable eyes: "Father, I still don't understand."
"Well, today, I will make you understand clearly," Zhong Zhiheng gently patted Zhong Mingwei's shoulder, then took his hand back. He leaned on the soft pillow, looked down at Zhong Mingwei, and said slowly, "Mingwei, my health has not been as good as before recently, so I have been thinking about the matter of establishing a crown prince. Although you were naughty and rebellious in the past, you are the eldest son of me and the queen after all. Although I am angry that you are ignorant, I still like you the most in my heart, so I summoned you back to the capital under the pretext of attending the funeral of the queen mother. However, after all, you have been to the clan house and were demoted from the capital, so it is not easy to help you take the throne. And since you returned to the capital, you have been staying at home and have not been to the court. "You are unwilling to enter the hall, I am even more anxious for you. Seeing that my body is getting worse day by day, and seeing Prince Rong's power in the court is getting stronger day by day, how can I not be anxious for you? After thinking about it, I must let you do something extraordinary to turn the situation around and let you win again. It just so happens that the fourth prince was murdered at this time, and it just so happens that you single-handedly uncovered the conspiracy of the Prince of Pingxi to murder the heir and attempt to rebel, and turned the tide. "Speaking of this, Zhong Zhiheng raised his eyebrows and smiled kindly, "Mingwei, this opportunity is rare. If you seize it, and with my support, you can sit firmly on the throne of the prince. Do you understand now?"
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