Even the usually calm and collected Eleventh Prince was enraged by these words. She took a large step forward and was about to pull Liu Ruyi away, "Don't talk nonsense! His Highness is the Emperor's most favored prince, how could he..."
"Your Majesty! It is precisely because you favor the Seventh Prince that he has been so brazen in colluding with border generals, hoping to ascend the throne as soon as possible!" Liu Ruyi hid behind the emperor, but remained kneeling.
Since ancient times, what emperors feared most was someone coveting their throne. Whether it was true or false, they had to find out the truth before they could feel at ease.
Liu Ruyi said these words precisely to exploit the emperor's paranoia.
Unless the emperor truly had a deep father-son bond with the seventh prince, he would not have dealt with her immediately.
"Your Majesty, His Highness is extremely fond of you and has never been involved in politics. He could never possibly have any intention of rebelling. I beg Your Majesty to investigate!" Eleven knew very well the importance of this matter, and without bothering to argue with Liu Ruyi, he immediately knelt down and kowtowed.
The emperor glanced at Liu Ruyi, then at the eleventh prince, his expression unreadable.
But his next words chilled Eleven to the bone: "Someone, send a letter to the spies in the border town to see if the Seventh Prince has been there."
"Yes!" Someone immediately came in to carry out the order.
Eleven's entire back was soaked in cold sweat. The Emperor said to check if His Highness had been to the border town, which meant that regardless of whether His Highness had colluded with Lu Yanzheng or not, as long as he had been there, the matter would be confirmed!
"As for the two of you... Liu Ruyi will be temporarily confined to the Cold Palace to await further action, while Eleven will be confined to the Imperial Guard's residence." The emperor finished speaking and left, his face unusually grim.
This is the good son he raised! "His cold isn't better yet, swallowing saliva feels like swallowing razor blades, he's in so much pain..."
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