The soles of her feet went limp, but she still pretended to be calm, inhaled several times, and then leaned on the door panel to listen.

"Aren't you afraid that the prince will find out in the future and blame you?" The sound of Cun Zhao mingled with the rustling of paper.

"No way," Lan Yuan said, "This letter will reveal a lot of inside information, and if others see it, it will really be doomed." It's better to deal with it sooner. Not to mention...... It's not the first time I've done this kind of thing, and it's not bad to hide it again. I told Si Ban in my heart that the prince would definitely not be able to do without me as the mastermind. ”

"It's nature." Cun Zhao laughed and said.

When the palace maid heard these words, she couldn't help but tremble with her hands and slapped on the door panel. Although the voice was not loud, she was so frightened that her face turned blue and she staggered out.

The palace maid quickly reported the news to Concubine Geng, saying that Lan Yuan and Cun Zhao were wrong. Concubine Geng didn't care much about the so-called 'bad words', but after hearing about their collusion to disrupt the prince, her anger and blood surged, and she scolded non-stop, thinking of revenge. She instructed her subordinates not to make a noise, and to tell the prince herself.

When the weather arrived at the second watch, the prince really summoned her to come to bed. Concubine Geng readjusted her makeup a little, thought about what to say, and then stepped into the dormitory, and saw the prince reading in the faint yellow light, leaning on the couch. So she tossed her hair a little and then approached to salute.

"Concubine Geng, have another glass of wine with me before going to bed." The prince closed the book and said with a smile.

"Yes." Concubine Geng said in her mouth, but she didn't move.

"Then you pour wine for this king." The prince lowered his eyes and looked at her.

Concubine Geng was silent, suddenly sobbing, and when she raised her head, her eyes were already red.

The crown prince frowned, leaned over and asked, "Why is the concubine like this?" But what grievances have you suffered? ”

Concubine Geng then fell to the ground and cried: "How can the concubine be an ordinary grievance!" That attendant Lan Yuan conspired with your brother, and as soon as the two of them sang and harmonized, they canonized me in order to prevent His Highness. ”

"It turned out that it was all instigated by Lan Yuan...... There is such a thing! The prince slapped the table, and the tea bowl on it shook, "How did you hear these words?" ”

Concubine Geng cried so much that pear blossoms brought rain: "I originally sent a maidservant girl to send him to the storage ban, but I couldn't find him, and I heard this conversation under the wall." ”

"What else did they say?" The prince asked eagerly.

"They also ...... He also took out a letter, which was given by Lan Yuan, saying that the prince must not know about this matter, otherwise it will be doomed......"

"Bold!" The prince couldn't hold back the anger in his heart at all, the blue veins on his forehead burst out, and he got up and shouted, "I have trusted him for so many years, and now it is clear that he is going to rebel!" Do you know the contents of the letter? ”

"I don't know ...... yet"

"Then call the servant girl in and write down all she knows on a piece of paper!" The prince waved his sleeves and sternly ordered to go down.

A subordinate who was on patrol at night learned of the news, and when he saw that the palace maid had entered the palace, he was very worried, so he secretly knocked on the door of Lan Yuan's room, told him about it, and asked if there was such a thing. Lan Yuan had just fallen asleep, and when he heard about the change, he was terrified, so he hurriedly denied it, changed into official clothes, and walked straight to the dormitory with him. However, the doors and windows were closed, and he had to kneel down at the foot of the cold stone steps, crying out for him, and the sound of prostration, almost like a landslide, received no response from the temple.

Lan Yuan still wanted to continue to bow down, but everyone who patrolled the night couldn't bear it, and hurriedly persuaded him: "Your Highness is in a state of anger, even if Mr. wants to confess, he has no chance to show his face. It's better not to do this useless work, and wait for the next day to be tomorrow. Lan Yuan was stopped by them, and he had no choice but to go back alone, not sleeping all night.

At about the beginning of the morning, Lan Yuan looked at the sky with a little daylight, thinking that Concubine Geng had gone, so he dragged up his tired body, went to the dormitory again, and finally got the prince's promise.

"Your Highness!" Lan Yuan saw the prince from a distance, and was about to step forward, but he tripped over the threshold under his feet, and crawled to the ground and made a big salute, "The loyalty of the minister can be seen by the sky, how can there be reason for rebellion?" What's more, I have no personal relationship with Cun Siban, he has been gone for three years, and I haven't seen him, and those false accusations are really ridiculous! ”

The prince sneered a few times and stared at him with a cruel gaze: "There are all human and material evidence, what are you doing to quibble?" Could it be that they made up that letter? ”

Lan Yuan was afraid that Cunzhao would be affected by this matter, so he didn't dare to tell the truth, so he had to resolutely replied: "The minister really didn't give Cunzhao any letters, I dare to swear to the sky." It must be that Concubine Geng is jealous in her heart and is talking nonsense. Would Your Highness rather trust a prostitute than your vassals, your brothers? ”

"Should I listen to the words of a traitor? Who knows what you're secretly thinking! ”

Lan Yuan said: "If Your Highness doesn't believe it, everyone in the East Palace can testify for the minister, and they know the minister's loyalty!" ”

"You should not threaten me with words," said the prince, gritting his teeth, "and when the king has searched the palace thoroughly, then everything will be made clear who is loyal and who is traitor." ”

Lan Yuan replied suddenly: "The minister is not afraid at all, and he accepts this calmly. If His Royal Highness is still suspicious of his ministers, he is willing to temporarily resign from his official position and return home in white clothes, without any more dealings with anyone. If there is real evidence, the minister will not escape, and the court will be punished by law. ”

"Okay."

When Lan Yuan heard this cold sentence, he immediately took off his official hat and official uniform, and returned the official seal with both hands.

The prince was unceremoniously and took it: "Go out and pack up the things in your house, and just go." ”

Lan Yuan's departure was undoubtedly like a thunderbolt from the sky, and it quickly caused quite a shock. Although the crown prince was sure that he was a rebel, in order to prevent outsiders from taking the opportunity to intervene, he only called Lan Yuan 'returning home to recuperate', so that everyone in the East Palace was not allowed to spread the news.

However, such an important event, like an endless fire, cannot be concealed. King Yi, who was dormant in the palace, had been listening to the actions of the East Palace, and the recent events naturally could not escape his eyes.

Liu Chenzhai beside him was particularly vigilant, and he walked around Lan Yuan's mansion in the past two days, and found that Lan Yuan had already returned, and when he asked, he realized that it was Lan Yuan who hurried home in order to 'recuperate'. But he didn't see Lang Zhong coming, nor did he see the servants in his family come out to grab medicine, but he closed the door all day long, and there was no trace of him, and he suddenly hesitated in his heart.

He immediately reported the news to King Yi, and King Yi discussed it with all his henchmen, and they all thought that they should not act arbitrarily, so they ordered Chen Zhai to enter the palace in the name of asking for poetry, and told Ye Yongjia about this matter.

After hearing this, Ye Yongjia was still hesitant, turned his head to look at Cai Xianqing, saw the latter slapping his knees and laughing, and said confidently: "Tinglong, this is the opportunity to completely bring down the prince!" ”