Kang Le's mouth was full of blood, and he let out a shrill scream.
The prince cut out her tongue.
She had only been shouting for a short while when her mouth was gagged and she was dragged away.
"Your subject Xie Bang pays respects to Your Highness the Crown Prince. May Your Highness live a thousand years!"
Marquis Zhongyong led his men out of the Marquis's residence and bowed deeply to Xie Tingzhou.
Xie Tingzhou slightly raised his hand as if to help someone up, "Please rise, Lord Xie."
Marquis Zhongyong stood up, and when the two looked at each other, there were emotional fluctuations in their eyes, but they quickly concealed them.
Xie Tingzhou paused for a moment, then recounted how Xie Shizi sacrificed himself to save the Emperor, Empress, and everyone at the sacrificial altar.
Although he knew the matter was false, the Marquis of Zhongyong still teared up when he heard about it, thinking of his own son.
This makes everyone believe it even more.
After personally comforting him, the Crown Prince said, "The Marquis's family is loyal and righteous, and both His Majesty and I admire them deeply."
If there are any unresolved matters, Your Excellency, please speak frankly; the court will certainly not fail those who have rendered meritorious service.
He paused, then added, "But right now, Kang Le is conspiring with Prince Liang to rebel. Prince Liang has instigated the Imperial Guards Commander to besiege the Imperial Estate. I hope that Your Excellency will immediately send troops to the Imperial Estate to rescue the Emperor."
The Crown Prince's words caused an uproar in the capital.
The Marquis of Zhongyong immediately left the city to mobilize troops to rescue the imperial estate, while the Crown Prince led men to search the Liang Prince's residence and the Lin Prince's residence.
They found a dragon robe made to the size of the Liang King and the Grand Princess who had starved to death in the Liang King's mansion. They also found a secret passage leading to the palace in the Lin King's mansion.
All the officials from both offices were imprisoned, and the crown prince went to the Wang family.
“Tingzhou was my closest friend. His passing today is like losing my arm. I am heartbroken and wish to fulfill his unfinished wishes.”
He said to Madam Wang, "Tingzhou always cares about the Marquis and hopes that he will have someone to accompany him for the rest of his life. Cui is someone Tingzhou approves of."
Now that the Marquis has left the capital to rescue the Emperor, I humbly request that Madam Wang look after Lady Cui, so that the Marquis will not have to worry, and so that Tingzhou will not have to rest in peace in the afterlife.”
He always remembered the day his friend lay in his arms covered in blood, and he said, "Your Highness, my father wasn't a good father, but I wasn't a good son either."
But now I regret not being a good son to him. For the rest of my life, Your Highness, could you please protect that old man for me, so that I won't have to worry about him even after I'm gone?
From that moment on, he knew that his friend had feelings for the Marquis of Zhongyong, and that he had acted as the Marquis of Zhongyong's son for him all these years.
Now that he has withdrawn, he wants to smooth things over as much as possible.
If Cui Yihuan knew what he said today, she would definitely think that her son couldn't let go of her before he died, so he asked the Crown Prince to personally ask Old Madam Wang to take care of her, as a way to give her a little something to remember him by.
As for whether she will marry the Marquis of Zhongyong, that depends on their fate.
After settling everything in the capital, Xie Tingzhou led Kang Le and the others to the Imperial Estate.
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