The crown prince trembled, his heart was at a loss and frightened, and he couldn't say a word for a long time, the emperor was impatient, and scolded angrily: "You really give me a long face!"

"Father...... But what did someone say in front of you......" The prince lowered his head and did not dare to look at it, let alone admit it casually.

This is not a trivial matter, once he admits to the anger of the emperor, it is not impossible that his crown prince position will not be guaranteed.

"If someone really said something to me, do you think you would still be here?" the Emperor raised his voice and scolded him, pointing at him and scolding.

"If your mother is not my most beloved queen, and she dies when you are young, I will depose you as a prince now!"

The emperor had also said heavy things before, but he had never said that the crown prince was abolished in front of him, and the prince had blood stains on his head, and he couldn't even say anything to calm his anger at this time.

"You have to let people bring the evidence to you before you are willing to admit it?" The emperor repeatedly pressed him, and the prince finally couldn't bear it and was deflated.

"Father, please forgive your son this time, your son has no intention of rebellion, you are so indulgent to your younger brother, but you are so harsh on your son......"

The emperor's face was gloomy, and he seemed to have a headache: "If I didn't want to protect you, I wouldn't have sent you here, I want to be a Ming monarch, and the future king of Great Chu must also be virtuous, so I naturally have to be harsh on you." ”

"Father...... the crown prince didn't expect the emperor to say this, and now it seems that he hasn't really moved the prince's intentions.

The emperor clearly wanted to protect him.

"I got the news that there were some things that were dug up in the past, as long as your position is not shaken, don't hesitate when you should give up something, taking care of the overall situation is the most important thing. ”

When the prince heard this, he had some guesses in his heart, and his eyes gradually became firm, as if he had made a major decision, and slowly spoke: "Erchen understands." ”

"Well, that's all I can tell you, it's up to you how to do it. The emperor's words were shocking, and then he asked the prince to send him out of the palace.

When the prince got up, his legs were a little numb, and he almost didn't stand firm and knelt on the ground, and after sitting in the carriage, he was thinking that the emperor should have heard that Zhong Jingsong had found Song Er.

Many people know the relationship between Liuxiangju and the prince, but because the prince did not dare to expose it, this time Zhong Jingsong didn't know what kind of wind he was smoking, and he wanted to die by himself.

He is the king who will inherit the Great Chu River in the future, so naturally there can be no mistakes, and everyone's sacrifice for him is worth it.

"The main palace is going to Liuxiangju. The prince suddenly lifted the curtain of the carriage and said to the coachman.

"Yes. The coachman replied heavily, grabbed the reins and hurried to Liuxiangju.

At this time, it was the middle of the night, and Liuxiang Juben had already closed the door, and the shopkeeper heard that the prince was coming, so he quickly opened the door.

"Your Highness......"

The prince took off his cloak and walked in, pursed his lips and did not answer his words, and walked to the underground gambling house without saying a word.

After a while, the prince's face was heavy, and his tone was condensed: "This place can't be opened anymore, let's find someone to dismantle it now, the sooner the better." ”

Although the shopkeeper didn't understand his approach, he didn't dare to ask more, and soon found dozens of stout men and smashed all the gambling tables and the like.

The underground gambling house was demolished overnight, and the prince returned to his house at dawn the next day.

After the emperor dealt with the affairs of the court, the little eunuch was about to announce his retirement from the court, Zhong Jingsong stood up and stepped forward: "Your Majesty, the minister has recently found out some things, because it is about the prince, so it is difficult to decide." ”

"Oh?" the emperor's tone hesitated, and the corners of his eyes were dyed with some interest, "Since it's about the crown prince, then it's okay for you to speak directly in front of me." ”

Zhong Jingsong handed over the collected evidence to the eunuch, and then it reached the emperor, and the more the emperor looked at it, the more embarrassed his face became.

"Are all of this true?"

"The minister still has a witness, he wanted the minister's life before, but the minister was lucky not to die, but was injured. Only then did Zhong Jingsong tell the existence of Song Er, and the emperor asked the eunuch to bring Song Er up.

"Go to the prince's mansion now, and bring the prince to me, if these are true, then I will not spare them. The emperor immediately ordered, and the guards outside the palace also moved.

Zhong Jingsong glanced at Song Er, he knelt on the hall and trembled, and then said: "The minister was originally investigating Liuyin's case, and then he was involved in Liuxiangju, and it was also because of Song Ergongzi that he learned about the underground gambling house. ”

The emperor's gaze stayed on Song Er for a moment, as if he was comforting on the surface: "The gambling house is expressly forbidden by Da Chu, if the prince is really involved, you will have merit, don't be afraid." ”

"Tell me everything you know, and I will call the shots for you, and no one will dare touch you. ”

With the emperor's words, Song Er seemed to have received a gold medal for avoiding death, and repeated what he had said to Zhong Jingsong.

Emperor Long Yan was furious and wanted to put the prince in prison, some courtiers echoed and could not condone it, and some courtiers spoke for the prince.

The eunuch came from outside the hall, and his sharp voice was raised: "Your Majesty, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has come down." ”

"The son asks his father to be safe. The prince respectfully stepped forward and saluted.

The emperor glanced at him coldly, and his tone was angry: "You stabbed me with such a big basket, how can I be safe?"

The prince was silent, and Song Er, who was next to him, couldn't hide the panic in his eyes when he saw him, but his face didn't change: "Did my father say about staying in Xiangju?"

"So you also know that what Lord Zhong said is true?" the emperor asked angrily, just about to let the guards drag him down.

The prince's gaze swept between Zhong Jingsong and Song Er, and he frowned deeply: "Father, the son-in-law was also wronged, and Liuxiangju has nothing to do with the son-in-law." ”

"How so?"

"Erchen also found out that the relationship between the housekeeper and the shopkeeper of Liuxiangju, the two secretly colluded to harm the people, and did not find out in time that Erchen was ineffective, and Erchen was willing to accept the guilt. ”

The prince's words made him clean, and the loss of a butler did not pose any threat to him, but on the contrary, it could make him take this as a warning.

Second Prince Song's face changed suddenly, and he looked over in surprise: "How did Your Highness tell me before, have you forgotten?"

The crown prince never looked at him from beginning to end, and his attitude towards him was the same: "This palace has never seen you in private, and what did you say to you?"

The emperor listened to the two of them having a headache, and interrupted in displeasure: "Okay, shut up, what do you think?"

"The minister thought that what the second prince of Song said alone could not be used as a witness, and the prince's words also needed to be confirmed, and it would be impossible to stay in Xiangju. ”

"The responsibility for this mistake is not all on the crown prince, although His Royal Highness is not well supervised, but it will not end up in prison, please ask the emperor to investigate. ”

The corners of the prince's mouth turned up on one side, as long as a courtier fell to him, then the rest would be settled.

"Father, after the sons found out what the housekeeper did, they immediately cleared the underground gambling house, and as for the Xiangju, it was left to the father's disposal. ”

The emperor nodded, asked people to go to verify, and found that there was not much difference from what the prince said, so he detained Liuxiang, but did not hand it over to the prince to manage.

The prince looked at Zhong Jingsong with a smile, and suddenly said: "There are too many coincidences in this matter, which is unconvincing, and the sons suspect that Lord Zhong instructed the second son of Song to slander!"