On the same day, the Zhenguo Duke's Mansion was surrounded by the Royal Forest Legion, and people in the mansion were panicked.

Wang Caidan was shocked when he heard the news and hurried to the outer courtyard.

There were indeed many soldiers outside the door of the mansion. When they saw the door of the mansion opened, they all raised their swords and faced the door with murderous intent.

Wang Caidan went to Wang Mao's study and asked anxiously, "Brother, what happened?"

Wang Mao's face was gloomy, "My father was imprisoned for treason, but the Jin Palace and Dingguo Palace are safe. What do you think happened to my eldest sister?"

Wang Caidan was stunned for a moment, and there was a flash of joy in his eyes, "Is Uncle Seventh Emperor okay?"

Wang Mao sneered, "As you wish."

Wang Caidan quickly reacted, "You mean, the Seventh Emperor's uncle is trying to harm his father?"

Wang Mao said coldly, "Not only does he want to kill my father, he also wants to bury our entire family with him."

Wang Caidan shook his head in disbelief, and seemed to be comforting himself, "No, the Seventh Emperor wouldn't do that. My father must have done something secretly, and the emperor discovered it."

Wang Mao looked at her coldly, "Let's go."

——

The Queen Mother arrived at Qianqing Palace.

"With no one to testify and no proof, does the Emperor want to convict the Wang family just based on speculation?"

Emperor Qingming said calmly, "The Duke of Zhenguo was in charge of everything, why can't the Queen Mother understand it?"

The Queen Mother said angrily, "Zhu'er's blood test was clearly caused by Princess Jin's Jade Fragrance Pills. It was the Ai family's idea to punish Prince Jin and Princess Jin. What does it have to do with Duke Zhen Guo?"

"It doesn't matter?" Emperor Qingming's eyes were cold. "The queen mother can go to the imperial prison and ask the Duke of Zhen privately whether the blood certificate obtained by Nanzhang has anything to do with him. Just because Prince Jin and others don't know the inside story, it doesn't mean that I don't know."

The Queen Mother slowly shook her head, with a look of sadness on her face, "You can kill him no matter what you say. What's the benefit to them if they harm Pearl, and what's the benefit of plotting against them at this time?"

Emperor Qingming looked through the memorial and said casually, "According to the queen's love for Nanzhang, it is impossible to make her the crown prince. Duke Zhen Guo wants to be thorough and safe when completing his affairs, and he has to take precautions."

The Queen Mother looked at her son in front of her.

She knew that he was dissatisfied with the Wang family's control of government affairs, but she didn't expect that he was so afraid of the Wang family.

She placed a box on the dragon case and said, "This is a thousand-year snow lotus. You can use it for whatever you want. Whether the Wang family is really rebelling, the emperor still has to ask his own heart."

Emperor Qingming opened the box, and the snow lotus inside bloomed holyly, exuding a quiet fragrance.

His eyes were heavy, if the queen had used it, she would have suffered a lot less.

The Queen Mother took another box from the maid and put it in the hands of Emperor Qingming, "This is the gold medal for immunity from death that you personally gave to the Duke of Laozhen. Back then, the Wang family had the merit of serving the dragon. Even if the emperor did not care about family ties, he should still care about them. It’s a bit like the old relationship between the king and his ministers.”

Emperor Qingming knew that before coming here, the Queen Mother sent someone to the Zhenguo Duke's Mansion. It turned out that she was holding a gold medal for immunity from death.

He rubbed the gold medal that exempted him from death and said, "The Lord Zhen Guo acted so wantonly, and he must have relied on the protection of his mother and the protection of the Conglong Gong."

The Queen Mother said, "Your Majesty, think about it, if you dispose of the Zhenguo Palace now, whose wishes will be fulfilled? After all, the Zhenguo Palace is the mother's family of the Ai family. They will always turn to the Ai family and you, the Emperor." . If you let someone else take this position of chief assistant, would it be better than now?"

Emperor Qingming said quietly, "Did the prince's godmother say so?"

The Queen Mother was noncommittal, "Your Majesty only said that this is not true."

Morning morning the next day.

It was already time for the morning court, but Emperor Qingming still didn't show up, and the door to the main hall was closed tightly.

The courtiers had been waiting outside the main hall for a long time, and then they began to whisper, asking each other for information in low voices, wondering what the emperor would do with the Zhenguo Palace in the end.

Yesterday, the Duke of Zhen Guo was detained, his palace was besieged, and the Imperial Guards evacuated from the Jin Palace. However, the 50,000 soldiers and horses who rushed to the capital with great fanfare stopped. Everyone did not know the inside story, and there was a lot of discussion.

Someone approached Luo Shangshu and congratulated him with a smile, "Master Luo is now restored to his official position, and he has the title of Second Assistant to the Cabinet. Without the Duke of Zhenguo, you are the number one person in the dynasty."

"Lord Luo, what happened to those 50,000 troops? Where did Duke Ding go?"

"Lord Luo, why did the emperor imprison Duke Zhenguo?"

Luo Shangshu folded his sleeves and didn't answer anyone's words.

Many people speculated that this was a bureau set up by the Zhen Guo Gong. Now that the matter has failed, even he himself had this suspicion. In fact, it was the Zhen Guo Gong who had been promoting this bureau, and Jin Wang had always stayed out of it. How could he be involved?

But if it hadn't been for the promotion of King Jin, how could Duke Zhen's tree be easily sent to prison because of its big roots and deep roots? At the same time, King Jin and Duke Ding had picked all the trees.

Everyone saw that Luo Shangshu was like a sawed gourd and couldn't ask anything, so they started whispering again.

"It must be Duke Zhen who is plotting a rebellion, and Duke Ding is being used by him. Otherwise, how could the imperial guards outside Duke Ding's mansion withdraw?"

"That's exactly it."

"It's hard to say. If the Duke of Zhen Guo rebels against the Crown Prince, the Crown Prince is already the Crown Prince... Isn't this a redundant move?"

"I heard that the prince has not returned for a long time. He is not handling military affairs in the northwest, but has gone to Xiliang. His life or death is uncertain..."

Everyone's expressions changed as they thought of another possibility...

Royal study room.

Emperor Qingming asked quietly, "What did Luo Shangshu say?"

A young eunuch said, "When I returned to the emperor, Mr. Luo said nothing. No matter how the courtiers asked or guessed, he never spoke."

Emperor Qingming nodded.

If Luo Shangshu had said something to add insult to injury, he should have suspected whether Luo Shangshu had colluded with anyone to deal with Duke Zhen Guo.

"What did the courtiers say?"

Several young eunuchs learned the words of the courtiers one by one.

Emperor Qingming's face darkened.

He hasn't thought about this level yet——

The life or death of the prince is uncertain, so if Wang Can raises troops to capture the imperial city, who will be the emperor?

He has all the troops and horses in his hands, he controls the government, and he has the final say on who will be the emperor!

Letting your son become the emperor is much more glorious than having your nephew become the emperor.

He said, "Wu Jian, it is said that Prince Cheng has come in."

Wu Jian said, "Back to the emperor, Prince Cheng is guarding the gate of Zhenguo Duke's Mansion."

Emperor Qingming said, "Then go to the Zhenguo Duke's Mansion to spread the message."

Wu Jian agreed and left the hall.

Half an hour later, Prince Cheng arrived.

Emperor Qingming asked, "What is the Crown Prince doing?"

Prince Cheng replied, "Back to the Emperor, I have entered the mansion twice. The Crown Prince Zhen Guo has been outside in his study, and he did not seem to be in any panic."

Emperor Qingming lowered his eyes and said, "He is quite calm. I asked you to check his recent whereabouts, but what did you find?"

Prince Cheng's face looked a little uncomfortable, and he hesitated for a moment.
Chapter completed!