The third prince Zhao Jin'an, and his mother is Concubine Sun De.

In the harem, Concubine Sun De can be regarded as a low-key and inconspicuous existence, and the third prince and the second princess she gave birth to usually act are also very low-key.

Before the accident of the eldest prince and the second prince, few officials in the court would pay attention to the third prince.

After all, the eldest prince was born to a noble concubine, and both mother and son are very favored.

Although the second prince is not the eldest son of the emperor, he was born to the queen and is the son-in-law.

In the eyes of everyone, the emperor will only choose from these two people. No matter what aspect the three princes are, they are not as good as the eldest prince and the second prince.

is such an inconspicuous third prince, no one expected that he would dare to have an affair with a concubine in the harem in a quiet manner.

It is said that the third prince entered the palace to see his mother, and after coming out of Concubine De's residence, he secretly ran to the palace of the concubine surnamed Zheng.

When one of the guards was on patrol, he noticed a dark shadow running in the direction of the concubine's house. Worried that an assassin had entered the palace, the patrolling guards naturally chased after him, who knew that the assassin was not found, but he bumped into the third prince cheating with the concubine.

The matter was so big that many people saw the third prince coming out of the palace of the concubine surnamed Zheng in disheveled clothes.

When the emperor heard the news, he was naturally furious.

He immediately ordered the concubine and the third prince to give poisoned wine.

When Concubine Sun Defei heard the news, she ran to the emperor and cried, saying that the third prince must have been framed by someone.

The emperor listened to Concubine De's words, and remembered that the guard's report was to track down a black-clothed person who broke through the matter.

Although the emperor was suspicious, many people in the palace saw the third prince coming out of the concubine's bedroom in disheveled clothes, and no matter what the truth of the matter was, he lost face.

He couldn't wait to kill the third prince, but thinking that the eldest prince was imprisoned and the second prince died again, the emperor opened up to Concubine De's crying.

The three princes were not given death, but were demoted to commoners and assigned to Ningguta.

Originally, this kind of scandal was blocked from above, but for some reason, it spread quickly.

Because this matter is related to the Heavenly Family, the people who heard the news, although they were afraid in their hearts, couldn't help but risk losing their heads, and whispered about it in private.

The general public is interested in whether the third prince had an affair with the emperor's concubine, and even wondered what the concubine was so beautiful that she could seduce the third prince so much that she did not hesitate to commit such incestuous things.

When the officials in the court heard this, some were happy and some were worried.

The officials who originally supported the faction of the eldest prince and the second prince had not yet recovered from the blows of the accident of the two princes, and hesitated whether to support the third prince instead.

Who knew that before they had made up their minds, such a big thing happened to the third prince who had no sense of existence.

There are five adult princes in the emperor today, the eldest prince is imprisoned, the second prince is dead, and now the third prince has been assigned, and now there are only four princes and five princes left.

Originally, such a big thing happened, and Kyoto felt a lot quieter all of a sudden, and no one dared to touch the emperor's mold at such a time.

But in the court, many officials have become ready to move.

This is privately thinking about which prince's team to stand, the two princes, no matter which one they choose, they have a fifty percent chance of success, as long as they choose the right one, it is a chance to reach the sky in one step.

Just when this dark tide was surging, the news came that the emperor was sick.

The emperor is not in good health and cannot go to the court, and some people are worried about the world's society, but more of them are thinking about how to stand in line so that they will not make mistakes.

When Xiao Jinyue heard the news, she smelled a sense of uneasiness that the mountain rain was about to come and the wind was all over the building.

For some reason, she remembered the two men and women who were cheating in the cave of the Jin Palace.

It's a pity that after so many days, she still has no clues.

Xiao Jinyue even went back to Xiao's Mansion to find her mother, Xue, and asked her if she knew of any lady in Kyoto whose name was the same as the word Se.

It's a pity that the Xue family has lived in the border for a long time and doesn't know much about the lady in Kyoto.

Lu Chengting noticed that Xiao Jinyue seemed to have something in his heart after returning from the confession banquet. He didn't take it seriously, but he found that she frowned every day, and he didn't know what she was thinking.

I couldn't help but ask her.

Xiao Jinyue thought about it, relying on her alone, I was afraid that she would not be able to find any clues.

Besides, the two of them mentioned Lu Chengting, and they didn't know if there was any conspiracy, so Xiao Jinyue simply told him what happened in the cave that day.

Lu Chengting's brows furrowed when he heard this, but Xiao Jinyue knew too few clues, and he was afraid that it would be difficult to investigate.

At this moment, a guard who was out on errands hurried back and immediately went to Shi'an Yuan to ask to see Lu Chengting.

Lu Chengting asked the little servant to call the guards in, but when the guards saw Xiao Jinyue sitting aside, they wanted to say goodbye, but they hesitated all of a sudden.

Xiao Jinyue knew at a glance that it was inconvenient to say something in front of her.

She just wanted to stand up and avoid it, but Lu Chengting glanced at the guard lightly, "If there is anything to say, the princess is not an outsider, so there is no need to avoid it." ”

Xiao Jinyue glanced at him in surprise, but was quickly attracted by the guard's words.

"Back to the prince, my subordinates just went out to run errands, and when I passed by a small hall that made trouble, I overheard someone talking about it, saying that the fifth prince had an accident inside."

When the guard said this, he hesitated and stopped, not because he didn't want to say it, but because he was worried that what he said below was not suitable for the princess.

Lu Chengting didn't expect that what the guards were going to say would even involve some small pavilions, so he understood why the guards hesitated just now.

He was also embarrassed for a while, and he didn't know if he should let Xiao Jinyue continue to listen.

Xiao Jinyue naturally understood what the small pavilion meant, but she didn't feel that there was anything in her heart, and seeing that the guards didn't say anything, she urged instead, "What happened to the fifth prince?" ”

The guard glanced at Lu Chengting and saw that he didn't stop him, so he continued, "My subordinates heard someone talking about it, saying that the fifth prince was competing with the young master Zhao of the Chengguo Mansion in the small pavilion for the little one, and the two of them fell in love with the same little one at the same time, and they fought under the scramble, and accidentally stabbed the little one to death. ”

Lu Chengting frowned, "Is this matter definitely related to the five princes?" ”

The guard nodded, "It's true, my subordinates quietly entered that small pavilion to see, and the five princes and the young master Zhao were bruised and swollen." After the five princes knew that the matter was exposed, they were so frightened that they were overwhelmed, and they were quietly pulled back to the Five Princes' Mansion by the little eunuch beside them. ”

Xiao Jinyue also frowned when she heard it, if she remembered correctly, the fifth prince was also married, and I heard that the relationship with the fifth princess was not bad.

Could it be that this five princes is still a master of both men and women?

Lu Chengting said slowly, "I'm afraid this matter is not simple, and it is estimated that there is a driving force behind it." ”

Xiao Jinyue also reacted, the Chengguo Mansion is Zhao Guifei's maiden family, and the young master Zhao is Zhao Guifei's maiden nephew, and the people behind it are afraid that they want to drag the Chengguo Mansion into the water and make the emperor disgusted with the eldest prince's foreign family.

(End of chapter)