At this time.

Eunuch Wei burst into the East Palace with a serious look on his face, accompanied by palace guards: "The imperial edict has arrived, the prince will accept it!"

The prince's face froze!

He threw away the wine glass in his hand, staggered up to Eunuch Wei, and said drunkenly: "Eunuch Wei, what is written in this decree?"

"Father doesn't really want to destroy me, does he?"

Eunuch Wei said coldly: "Prince, please accept the order!"

The prince's heart sank, and he knelt on the ground weakly: "My son, I accept the order!"

Eunuch Wei opened the imperial edict and read out: "The emperor is entrusted by heaven to carry out the edict: Prince Xia Ren, I named you Ren at the beginning. I hope that you will be benevolent and virtuous and rule the world with benevolence and virtue in the future."

"However, since you ascended the throne as the crown prince, you have raised bandits and made money without regard to the laws of the country. It is simply lawless."

"You sent warriors to attack and kill your compatriot King Huangzhou. You have no brotherhood in your heart. You are simply not worthy of being a brother or a son!"

"In view of Prince Xia Ren's numerous evil deeds, he is not worthy of the position of Crown Prince of Great Xia."

"From today onwards, Prince Xia Ren will be demoted to a commoner. The Imperial City Secretary will escort him to the enshrinement hall to cultivate his mind. The Great Xia court will appoint another crown prince, please do this!"

"No......"

The prince jumped up from the ground and said with a ferocious expression: "I don't accept it!"

"I don't accept it!"

"Yes, I admit that I support bandits and make money!"

"However, it was my father who wanted to kill Stinky Lao Jiu in the first place. I just followed my father's wishes. What's wrong with me?"

"If there is something wrong, then it is my father's fault!"

Eunuch Wei's eyes narrowed: "Deposed Prince, Your Majesty has never ordered you to kill your own blood relatives. Please don't talk nonsense!"

"Isn't it?"

The deposed prince looked like he was crazy and said: "I all know that the reason why Stinky Laojiu was named Tian by his father, and he chose this name that defies heaven, is because..."

"Bang!"

Before the deposed prince Xia Ren finished speaking, he was slapped on the back of the head by Eunuch Wei.

The prince's true energy was scattered all over his body, and he fell limply into Eunuch Wei's arms.

Eunuch Wei warned with solemn eyes: "You can't say anything against heaven to dethrone the prince. Otherwise, it won't be as simple as taking you to the enshrinement hall to cultivate your mind!"

The deposed prince Xia Ren lay on Eunuch Wei's shoulder, his whole body weak: "Eunuch Wei, is the fact that my father killed Stinky Lao Jiu a conspiracy against this prince?"

"Tell me, does my father want Stinky Laojiu to be the crown prince?"

"Now that I have been deposed, this edict declares to the world that Stinky Lao Jiu is the biggest victim. He can naturally ask for something...including the position of the East Palace, right?"

Eunuch Wei's eyes were complicated: "Deposed Prince, you are thinking too much!"

"No! I am not dethroned. I want to see my father. I want to see my father!"

The deposed prince said frantically: "The deposed prince's edict was issued so quickly. It must be that old thief Sima Jian who was secretly trying to do it, right?"

"Has he already placed his bet on Stinky Lao Jiu?"

"Go and tell him, wouldn't it be okay for me not to have Sima Mei's idea?"

"Let him not add insult to injury, okay?"

Eunuch Wei's face became colder and colder: "Deposed Prince, you have been deposed. You are just a commoner, not a prince anymore!"

"The decree has been given!"

"Come here, escort the deposed prince Xia Ren into the enshrinement hall."

The deposed prince cried very sadly: "Eunuch Wei, when I was escorted to the enshrinement hall, I shouldn't have gone to that dark place to cultivate my mind, right?"

"I have heard a legend... If you want to open the Jixia Underground Palace, you must..."

"Bang!"

Before he could finish his words, Eunuch Wei slapped him hard and knocked him unconscious!

At this time.

Eunuch Wei said with a complicated expression: "You think there are too many things!"

"Come here, take the deposed prince into the enshrinement hall."

"yes!"

The experts from the Imperial City Division stepped forward and took the deposed prince Xia Ren away.

From now on, the East Palace of the Great Xia Empire has no owner.

"Eunuch Wei..."

Concubine Cao, who had been hiding nearby for a long time, walked out of the flower bed and asked with a gloomy face: "Xia Ren was taken to the worship hall to cultivate his mind. What should I do with my body?"

Eunuch Wei smiled gently: "Your Majesty ordered that all the concubines in the East Palace will return to their respective homes. The marriage with the deposed prince is over. However, they are not allowed to get married again in this life."

Concubine Cao's eyes dimmed: "I obey the order!"

She walked out of the East Palace gate with her maid, and then said with a ferocious look: "Smelly Old Jiu, wait!"

"My emptiness and loneliness will be returned to you!"

"You wait!"

Soon after.

In the palace.

Cao Wei knelt at the door of the Imperial Study Room, his forehead already bruised and bleeding.

He said with tears streaming down his face: "Your Majesty, I am confused and guilty. Please give me another chance!"

"Come in!"

Emperor Xia's voice came from the imperial study: "Come in and tell me where you are confused?"

"What crime was committed?"

As if hearing the sound of nature, Cao Wei stood up overjoyed, ran briskly into the imperial study room, stood in front of the desk, with a reflective look on his face: "I failed to teach the prince well, and led him astray. He is not worthy of being the prince's tutor!"

"

"What else?"

Cao Wei gritted his teeth and said: "Your Majesty, that Sima Jian tried to win over the party members in the court and deceived the Holy Majesty. I did not remind him in time. I am guilty!"

"I have made up my mind to be His Majesty's ears and eyes for the rest of my life, so that he will not be able to do evil things behind Your Majesty's back, and will not be able to cover up the sky with one hand in the court. Please give me another chance to be loyal!"

As he spoke, Cao Wei burst into tears: "Your Majesty, I have been following you for decades, and I know that it is not easy for your Majesty to govern the world, and I know even more about your hard work!"

"I only ask that your majesty trust me once more and let me take care of your worries!"

"Let me help His Majesty run errands!"

"Why......"

Emperor Xia put down his pen, sighed quietly, stared at Cao Wei and said: "I know your loyalty, so I have not punished you. Otherwise, at this moment, the Imperial City Secretary has already counted the family property at your house and dragged your son's beautiful wives and concubines.

He’s gone to the Imperial City Prison!”

"Plop..."

Cao Wei broke out in a cold sweat and knelt down again: "Your Majesty is wise!"

"Sage?"

Emperor Xia walked up to Cao Wei and said, "I am so tolerant to you. Tomorrow, those censors will definitely accuse me of being a coward and a sage."

Hearing the rare swearing from the emperor, Cao Wei felt much relieved!

but.

The emperor still looked at the historian alertly and said: "The deposed prince has been taken to the enshrinement hall to cultivate his mind. I will let your daughter return to the Cao family!"

"Although she can't remarry, it's better than being confined for the rest of her life!"

Cao Wei burst into tears of gratitude: "Thank you, Your Majesty for your grace!"

Emperor Xia then sat back on his chair and pretended to be casual and asked: "Cao Aiqing, the position in the East Palace is now vacant. Which one of my princes do you think can be the heir apparent?"

Cao Wei did not dare to lie: "Your Majesty has a candidate in mind, and I dare not say nonsense!"

Emperor Xia asked seriously: "What do you think of my Xiaojiu?"

"ah?"

Cao Wei was caught off guard: "Your Majesty, I heard that the Ninth Prince has sworn to live and die with Huangzhou!"

"Now, the Sirius army invades Huangzhou. If Huangzhou dies, then the Ninth Prince..."

Cao Wei hadn't finished speaking, but Emperor Xia already understood the meaning of his words.
To be continued...