Chapter 41
Upon hearing this, Leng Zhen quickly sat up, her heart skipped a beat, and she was wide awake.
"What happened to Father? Why don't you let him in to tell us!" she asked sharply, her voice trembling slightly.
You must know that in this deep palace, besides the emperor's favor, her father Leng Chaozong is also her greatest support, so her father must not be harmed.
Xiuzhu quickly went out and called the little eunuch in.
"What happened to my father?" Leng Zhen asked the young eunuch quickly.
The young eunuch quickly bowed to Consort Leng before replying breathlessly, "Your Majesty, I just heard that His Majesty suddenly flew into a rage during the court assembly and ordered... ordered the Prime Minister to be imprisoned in the imperial jail!"
"What?!" Upon hearing this, Leng Zhen abruptly threw off the brocade quilt, her bare feet stepping onto the cold floor. Her face instantly turned deathly pale. "Are you telling the truth? Why did the Emperor suddenly imprison Father? What crime did Father commit?"
Leng Zhen couldn't believe it. Her father held immense power in the court, and the emperor usually treated him with great deference. Why would the emperor disregard their past relationship and throw him into prison?
"This servant...this servant does not know the specific reason. This servant learned of this matter and came to report to Your Majesty immediately." The little eunuch lowered his head even further in fright.
"Go and find out what happened! Go now!" Leng Zhen almost screamed as she ordered, and Xiuzhen Palace immediately descended into chaos.
Leng Zhen's heart sank; her father absolutely could not be allowed to get into trouble at this time.
No matter what, she had to find a way to save her father.
"Xiuzhu, help me with my hair and makeup. I need to see the Emperor!"
In the secluded courtyard next to the Leng family's house.
Leng Qi looked at the stubborn Li Zhiwei in front of him and had long lost his patience.
Chun Tao's persuasion was to no avail; this woman kept calling herself Princess An, she had truly lost her mind.
“A merchant’s daughter is just a merchant’s daughter; she can’t even make up a believable lie.” Leng Qi sneered, approaching Li Zhiwei step by step. “Princess An? If you are Princess An, then I am the Emperor! Stop dreaming. Obediently submit to this young master, and you will have your own benefits.”
Li Zhiwei kept retreating until her back hit the cold wall, leaving her with nowhere to go.
Her eyes were filled with despair and fear as she stealthily reached into her hair, where a sharp hairpin was hidden.
Even if it means death, she would never suffer dishonor!
"Don't come any closer!" Her voice trembled, but it was resolute.
"Hmph, you won't listen to reason, so you'll have to suffer the consequences." Leng Qi completely lost his patience and reached out to grab her.
Just then, a commotion could be faintly heard outside the courtyard, seemingly coming from the Leng family mansion next door.
Leng Qi paused, frowning. "What's going on? What's Du Cheng doing? What's all the commotion about?"
Chun Tao, quick-witted, immediately said, "Young Master, please calm down. This servant will go and see."
She jogged out of the house, and as soon as she reached the courtyard gate, she heard a great commotion coming from the direction of the Leng family next door, and it seemed that there were also sounds of weapons clashing.
Startled, she quietly opened a crack in the door and peeked out. She saw squads of Imperial Guards in gleaming armor pouring into the Leng family home, led by none other than Xu Heming, the Minister of War!
Chun Tao was terrified and scrambled back into the house, her voice trembling as she cried out, "Young...Young Master! Something terrible has happened! There are so many soldiers outside! They've entered our mansion! It looks like they're arresting people!"
"What?" Leng Qi's expression finally changed.
Arrest them?
Arrest the Leng family?
Where is Father?
Did Father do something wrong that warrants the confiscation of our property?
His first thought was that his father's political rivals would attack him, but how could this happen without any warning?
Upon hearing the words "officers and soldiers," a glimmer of hope instantly ignited in Li Zhiwei's eyes.
Did Prince An come to rescue her?
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