I saw the wise king next door stand up at some point, rush forward in two steps, bend down and pick up the peace locket from the ground.
Under everyone's doubts.
The virtuous king, with a serious expression, brought the peace locket to Master Liu Er and questioned him. "Master Liu Er, I want to ask you where you got this."
Prime Minister Liu has not yet come to his senses.
Then Master Liu Er stood up, smiled sheepishly, and reached out to take the peace locket back. "Xian Wang, I'm so sorry. I asked you to pick it up and return it to me."
The virtuous king retracted his hand, showing no intention of returning it. He continued to question angrily, "I'm asking you, where did you get this thing?"
A trace of fear appeared on Master Liu Er's face, and he quickly explained, "Your Highness, I picked this up in my garden at home."
The virtuous king narrowed his eyes, "Does Master Liu Er really mean what he said?"
"Yes, Your Highness. My nephew was present when I picked up the peace locket."
Master Liu Er quickly looked at his nephew beside him for help.
General Liu stood up, looked at the virtuous king and replied, "My virtuous king, what my second uncle said is true."
The wise king got a satisfactory answer, turned around and waved the peace locket in his hand in front of everyone.
"Everyone, can you see clearly?"
The virtuous prince gnashed his teeth, then looked at the empress dowager and the emperor. In an instant, the virtuous prince knelt in the hall, holding the peace buckle in both hands.
"Empress Dowager, Your Majesty, my only son has been missing for over a month. Everyone in Chang'an knows about this, and I have searched everywhere but to no avail."
"After the prince was born, I personally hired a master craftsman to carve this peace locket. He taught me how to carve it bit by bit. My son has never taken it off."
The virtuous king turned his head and glared at Prime Minister Liu, "Now, the thing has appeared in the Liu family."
"Mr. Liu and General Liu have just admitted that this thing was indeed obtained from the Liu family."
"Prime Minister Liu, give me an explanation!"
If Prime Minister Liu had not yet reacted, now after listening to the wise king's words, he certainly understood.
He was nervous, but he had to look innocent.
"Your Majesty, I don't know either. When I return home and conduct a thorough investigation, I will naturally give you a satisfactory answer."
Prime Minister Liu stood up, walked to the wise king and knelt down to explain.
Everyone was whispering during the banquet. After all, everyone knew that the young master of Prince Xian's Mansion had disappeared.
The virtuous king raised his eyebrows and sneered, "Prime Minister Liu, do you think you can deal with me with just a few words? Prime Minister Liu, don't you feel guilty for saying this?"
Facing the wise king's questioning word by word.
Prime Minister Liu remained calm, "Your Highness has misunderstood me."
Zhao Yunzhu looked at this sudden change, then looked at Master Liu Er, and saw him lowering his head and drinking tea.
I'm afraid all this was done intentionally by Master Liu Er.
I just don’t know if the wise king also knows this?
At the moment, she couldn't tell from the wise king's expression.
"Prime Minister Liu, I don't seem to have any grudge against you, why did you kidnap my son?"
"If I have offended Prime Minister Liu in any way, I hope Prime Minister Liu will tell me directly and not threaten me with my only legitimate son."
"Even if I don't want to live, you must protect my son!"
The wise king clenched his fists so tightly that his teeth seemed to be almost ground to pieces.
Prime Minister Liu watched as the virtuous king was being scolded, and also felt a biting chill rising from the virtuous king's body.
In the end, a trace of fear rose in his heart.
After all, one is a prince who killed countless enemies on the battlefield, and the other is the prime minister, the head of the civil officials.
"Your Majesty really misunderstood."
Prime Minister Liu was so anxious that cold sweat broke out on his forehead. Naturally, he could not admit it.
"Wise King, please don't make too much of a misunderstanding and lose face."
Empress Dowager Liu interrupted.
The virtuous king raised his head, looked at the queen mother, and sneered.
Today, the Queen Mother will naturally protect Prime Minister Liu.
He bowed to the Queen Mother and said, "Queen Mother, I will not make a mistake on Christmas Eve. How did such a valuable item get to the Liu family?"
"I understand that the Queen Mother will naturally protect Prime Minister Liu, but the Crown Prince is also my only legitimate son. I am willing to sacrifice my own life for him and will definitely find him."
"Wise King, after today's banquet, I will have someone follow you to investigate the Liu family. I understand you are worried about the Crown Prince, but everything requires evidence, otherwise how can we convince the public?"
Queen Mother Liu ordered people to help the virtuous king stand up.
But the virtuous king glanced coldly at the queen mother, pushed everyone away, stood up and sat down.
He held the peace locket tightly in his hand.
When Empress Dowager Liu raised her glass, everyone followed suit and raised their glasses.
The previous farce of the wise king seemed as if it had never happened.
Zhao Yunzhu raised her eyes to look at Master Liu Er, and saw a smug smile on his lips. She immediately understood that all this was planned by Master Liu Er.
After three rounds of drinking, everyone talked and talked at the banquet. The strong smell of alcohol in the stuffy hall made Zhao Yunzhu feel depressed.
She stood up and left the banquet, going outside to breathe some fresh air.
In order to avoid bumping into others, she walked around the palace where the banquet was held.
She chose a good place, sat on the porch, and looked up at the moon hanging high in the sky.
"Miss, it's cold outside, let's go back."
Linglong draped a silver-gray cloak over the young lady and said, "I think the banquet is almost over."
Zhao Yunzhu stood up and responded with a "Linglong".
The master and servant were about to leave, but they had only taken a few steps when they bumped into General Liu, who looked hurried and seemed very anxious.
He didn't notice Zhao Yunzhu standing at the corner at all.
"Hurry back to the mansion and get the prince out of the city from the secret room in the garden overnight. Remember, don't let anyone else find out."
"Also, remember to handle it carefully and carefully, and don't hurt the young master. Father instructed us to keep it, it will be useful in the future."
Although Zhao Yunzhu could only see General Liu's back.
But he could clearly see General Liu's anxious expression from the way he pulled the Liu family servant.
"Go quickly and come back soon."
General Liu let go of his hand, and the Liu family's servant left quickly.
The servant following behind General Liu sighed softly, "Sir, do you want to go back to the mansion as well?"
General Liu shook his head, his tone heavy, "If I leave, the virtuous king will surely become suspicious."
"Father, why did you kidnap the young prince? The virtuous prince already had a lot of complaints about the Liu family because the young princess was not in the palace. Now father..."
He turned around, looked at the servant who followed him, and sighed, "Now that these words have been said, I'm afraid the feud between the Liu family and the Xianwang Mansion has been completely forged."
"Father is acting more and more recklessly now."
"Ah, I don't know what will happen to the Liu family in the future?"
"Now my aunt has become the Queen Mother and a relative of the Liu family. My father is already at the peak of his life, but he is still like this."
"I'm afraid—"
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