Why would the Crown Prince be holding Ye Zhen?
Didn't he like Su Yanwan?
The Emperor voiced the question that had been lingering in the Prince's mind: "Crown Prince, what is this?"
The emperor had noticed that the crown prince had feelings for Ye Zhen, but the crown prince hadn't mentioned it at all, so he thought he might have misunderstood.
Xie Tingzhou held Ye Zhen's hand and knelt down. "Father, Mother, I admire Ye Zhen and wish to marry her. I beg you to grant my request."
"Are you serious?"
The emperor looked serious.
He knew the Crown Prince couldn't possibly like Su Yanwan. She was a fool who tried to sow discord between the Empress and the Crown Prince before even marrying into the royal family. How could the Crown Prince possibly be interested in her?
The Empress clenched the handkerchief in her hand.
It turned out that the Crown Prince and Su Yanwan were just acting, but after Prince Yun was injured while saving Ye Zhen, the Crown Prince made his relationship with Ye Zhen public.
His performance was indeed aimed at Prince Yun. So, was Prince Yun the one who ordered the former commander of the Martial Virtue Division to assassinate the Crown Prince back then?
The Empress looked at Prince Yun, her heart aching terribly.
Xie Tingzhou nodded emphatically, "Your Majesty, I have never been more earnest in my request that you grant me and Zhao Ning a marriage decree."
The emperor glanced at him and felt something was amiss.
The Crown Prince and Prince Yun were not particularly close, but it was not to the point that the Crown Prince would disregard Prince Yun's life and death and still think about his own marriage after Prince Yun was injured.
Having been emperor for so many years, I've seen all sorts of conspiracies and schemes.
The emperor instantly thought of the crown prince's close relationship with Su Yanwan, and remembered that there was still one mastermind behind the assassination attempt on the crown prince who had not been caught...
Looking at the Empress's expression, his heart also grew heavy.
“Zhao Ning is now the daughter of the Marquis of Zhongyong. I do not abuse my power. If you want to marry her, you must ask the Marquis of Zhongyong for his opinion.”
The Crown Prince deliberately neglected Prince Yun; he must have had his reasons. The Emperor also wanted to see what was going on with his second son.
Listening to the conversation between the Emperor and Xie Tingzhou, Prince Yun felt both chilled and furious.
Even though he was so badly injured, he was carried into the palace. Instead of immediately seeking medical help for him, his father, the emperor, inquired about the crown prince's marriage.
Is the life of a biological son less important than the marriage of a stepson?
He concealed the disappointment in his eyes. "Father, I am in great pain. Could you please call a doctor for me?"
His tone was extremely humble.
Both the Emperor and Empress felt a pang in their hearts, but they both looked at Xie Tingzhou without prior agreement.
They just wanted to ask Xie Tingzhou what his purpose was in doing this today.
But in the eyes of the Prince of Yun, he was completely relegated to a position after the Crown Prince, and even treating his injuries required the Crown Prince's permission.
His eyes gradually turned sinister.
Xie Tingzhou got up and walked to Yun Wang's side. "Brother Yun knows medicine, but you didn't treat your wounds along the way. Since you don't care about them, we'll just assume that your wounds are not very serious."
Upon learning that the King of Yun had injured his leg while saving Ye Zhen outside the city, he realized that the King of Yun was the masked man.
He injured himself, which is like trying to hide something obvious.
In his previous life, when he killed Ye Zhen, his legs were perfectly fine. It is highly likely that he deliberately pretended to be disabled in his previous life, or that his legs were indeed injured but healed them in private.
Such deep thoughts.
Since he's jealous of her and always wants to compete with her, then let him compete to his heart's content today and see if he can still keep up the act.
Yun Wang's brain exploded with a buzzing sound.
When he saw Xie Tingzhou hug Ye Zhen, he knew that Xie Tingzhou had seen through his jealousy of the Crown Prince.
The Crown Prince approached Su Yanwan to put on an act for him; everything was a trap to lure him in.
Is he using his marriage to attract his parents' attention to show off how much they care about him?
Whether it was leg pain or heartache, he could no longer maintain his usual gentle and noble demeanor. "What does Your Majesty mean by this?"
The sound was very sharp.
He always thought he was disguising himself well, but the Crown Prince saw through everything. When he pretended to be indifferent and unambitious in front of the Crown Prince, did the Crown Prince think he was a clown?
King Yun cannot accept this!
"Father, your own son is injured and may never be able to stand up again. Don't you feel any heartache at all?"
Both are his flesh and blood, so the emperor naturally felt sorry for both.
He looked at Chen Banjun and said, "Go and summon the imperial physician."
When they learned that Prince Yun was injured, the imperial physicians from the Imperial Hospital were dispatched, but Xie Tingzhou stopped them and told them to wait in the palace while he sent someone to bring Prince Yun to the palace for treatment.
Prince Yun was carried all the way to the palace in front of his residence. Apart from the Emperor, Empress, and Chen Banjun, Xie Tingzhou only left Ye Zhen behind, while everyone else waited outside the palace.
Now that the emperor had given his decree, Chen Banjun was about to summon the imperial physicians when Xie Tingzhou spoke up, "Father, Mother, I am willing to treat Brother Yun myself."
"No, I don't want to!"
Before the Emperor and Empress could speak, Prince Yun refused first.
The crown prince already knew what he had done, and he feared that the crown prince would use the treatment of his injuries as an excuse to seek revenge.
This reaction was completely different from his usual demeanor, almost as if he were admitting his guilt, which made the Emperor and Empress even more worried.
Therefore, no one objected.
“I have treated injuries that are more serious than yours. If you are worried, your parents and mother are here to watch over you.”
Xie Tingzhou was very assertive this time. He had Chen Banjun accompany Ye Zhen out, and as soon as the palace door closed, he opened the medicine box.
The dagger, gleaming with a cold light, was drawn, and Yun Wang was so startled that he stood up on one leg and was about to run out the door.
Xie Tingzhou used a rope to tie his waist and pulled him back.
"Zhaolin, let me go!"
Prince Yun panicked, increasingly convinced that the Crown Prince wanted him dead. In his struggle, he drew a short knife from his sleeve and turned to stab Xie Tingzhou.
The queen was so shocked that she shoved her fist into her mouth and bit down hard.
Tears streamed down her face.
She desperately wanted to call a halt, but she knew that if she didn't let the brothers end the lawsuit today, it would likely become a life-or-death struggle in the future.
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