Just as Tao Yao and Lu Jiuyuan were on their way back to Beijing, a major event happened in the imperial court.

On this day, Tao Yao was in the carriage, his head resting on Lu Jiuyuan's lap, boredly flipping through the idle books he had found for himself.

At this moment, a rapid sound of horses' hooves came, accompanied by a "report", and the carriage suddenly stopped.

Tao Yaozheng felt strange, and suddenly Wu Ze's solemn voice came from outside, "Master, there is an urgent report in Beijing!" ”

"Bring it in!" Lu Jiuyuan spoke in a calm voice.

Immediately after, the window opened, and Uze handed in a letter from the outside.

After Lu Jiuyuan opened it and finished reading, his face suddenly became solemn.

Tao Yao noticed it, pulled his sleeve and asked, "What's wrong, did something happen?" ”

After a long time, Lu Jiuyuan said: "The prince has been thrown into prison. ”

"What?" Tao Yao was taken aback, sat up, and took the letter in his hand.

After reading it, she looked shocked, "How can this be?" ”

This letter was sent to Lu Jiuyuan by Gu Changqing.

The letter said that Wanrun suddenly fell unconscious, and the emperor tried his best to make her wake up, but in the end, he found a puppet man full of needles in the East Palace.

On the puppet, Wanrun's name and birth date are also written.

The emperor was furious, thinking that Wanrun's coma was related to the prince's curse, and in a fit of anger, he threw the prince into prison.

Those who pleaded for the prince were all thrown into prison, and no one dared to intercede for the prince in the back.

"The prince wouldn't do such a thing." Lu Jiuyuan frowned.

Tao Yao came back to his senses and nodded, "I also believe that he won't, someone must have framed him." ”

When Lu Jiuyuan heard this, his tone was a little sarcastic, "What everyone can understand, but the emperor can't understand." ”

"So what's next?" Tao Yao was worried, worried about both the prince and Wanrun.

The letter said that Qi Yan would be deposed and his life was in danger, while Wan Run had no signs of waking up so far, and the imperial doctor could not find out what the reason was.

Lu Jiuyuan pressed down, "I'll talk about it after I return to Beijing." ”

When Tao Yao heard this, he could only suppress the anxiety in his heart and nodded, "Hmm." ”

They are still on the way, and no matter how urgent they are, they can only hurry as soon as possible.

Fortunately, it is not far from the capital now, and it should be possible to arrive in three or five days.

Because of this incident, Tao Yao and Lu Jiuyuan were not in the mood to enjoy the scenery along the way anymore, and only thought about returning to Beijing as soon as possible.

A few days later, the group finally returned to the capital.

After Lu Jiuyuan instructed the deputy general to settle the soldiers, he asked the accompanying Khitan envoys and princesses to escort them to the post house.

After arranging these, he took Tao Yao into the city first.

Sending Tao Yao to the gate of Lu Guogong's mansion, Lu Jiuyuan turned his head and entered the palace.

During this time, the emperor was in a gloomy mood and his face was haggard, but when he saw Lu Jiuyuan coming back, he finally had a smile on his face.

"Jiuyuan, this time, it's been hard, I am on behalf of the people of the Great Swallow, thank you and the soldiers."

Lu Jiuyuan shook his head, "Sharing worries for the emperor is within the responsibility of the ministers, and it is not hard." ”

The emperor insisted: "This time, you have made meritorious contributions to defending the frontier and resisting the Khitan, and in a few days, I will reward them one by one." ”

"The soldiers shed their blood for Dayan, they should indeed be rewarded, but the ministers don't have to." Lu Jiuyuan is colorful.

Hearing this, the emperor patted him on the shoulder, "I know that you don't care about rewarding, but you have made such a great contribution to Dayan, and there is no reward, don't I want to make the world question?"

Say, you can get whatever reward you want. ”

The emperor was very generous.

Lu Jiuyuan paused and spoke slowly, "Is it really okay to give any reward?" ”

The Emperor nodded, "I have a word." ”

When Lu Jiuyuan heard this, he suddenly knelt down on one knee and said, "The minister heard that the prince was involved in the witch Gu incident, and I hope that the emperor will order a thorough investigation of this matter!" ”

The emperor's face changed, "The reward you want, it's just this?" ”

Lu Jiuyuan sighed, "The prince has a pure nature, and the minister believes that he will not do such a thing." ”

The emperor looked at him scrutinically for a long time, then smiled bitterly, "I thought you were different from the courtiers next to me, but I didn't expect you to stand in line." ”

Lu Jiuyuan frowned, "The minister spoke for the prince, not because the minister stood for the prince, but because he didn't want the emperor to wronged the prince because he was worried about Wan Jieyu." ”

"How do you know that Qi Yan was wronged, not true? You've only just arrived in Beijing, and you haven't even figured out what happened. The emperor said in a light tone.

"The minister just believes in the personality of the first queen, and the prince is born by the first queen, and he will definitely inherit the virtuous of the first queen." Lu Jiuyuan raised his head and suddenly said this.

The emperor's expression flickered.

After a while, he stretched out his hand to help Lu Jiuyuan up, "You are my best and most trusted courtier, since you raise objections, I will give you a chance to investigate thoroughly, hoping that you can find evidence to clarify the prince's charges." ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Lu Jiuyuan's tone was solemn.

The emperor sighed, "You go, but I want to remind you that this matter, I'm afraid you are too worried, although Wan Jieyu has an accident, I am very worried, but I am not so confused that I am angry with the prince."

Do you know that two days before Wan Jieyu's accident, what did the prince say to me in the court? After that, Wan Jieyu fainted, and the doctors were helpless, but they searched the East Palace for that kind of witchcraft.

I have reason to believe that the prince cursed Wanjieyu because of his resentment against her! ”

Lu Jiuyuan paused and didn't say anything more.

As soon as he left the palace, he saw Gu Changqing waiting there.

Seeing him come out, Gu Changqing immediately stepped forward, "How is it, did you mention the matter of the crown prince to the emperor?" ”

"The emperor has promised me to investigate this matter thoroughly." Lu Jiuyuan said.

When Gu Changqing heard this, his face changed, "In this case, it's bad." ”

"Why do you say that?" Lu Jiuyuan frowned.

Gu Changqing sighed, "You are not in the capital, I don't know, after the five princes were demoted before, several princes had accidents, and they were all related to Wan Jieyu."

Even the Eighth Prince had an accident, you know, the prince has always had a close relationship with the Eighth Prince, and if the Eighth Prince had an accident, the prince naturally couldn't sit still.

accused Wan Jieyu of being a disaster in the court, and the emperor should not be bewitched by her, and compared her to Daji.

Wan Jieyu is Daji, isn't the emperor the king of the faint monarch? At that time, the emperor was furious, reprimanded the prince fiercely, and asked him to think about it behind closed doors.

Coincidentally, Wan Jieyu fainted not long after, and the emperor tried his best to make her wake up, and then found the puppet full of needles in the East Palace. ”

Speaking of this, Gu Changqing frowned, "We all know that the prince must have been blamed, but the problem is that the people behind the scenes this time are meticulous and have no flaws, and it is useless to investigate thoroughly."

I thought that if you interceded for the crown prince, the emperor would consider it for the sake of your great achievements. ”

"Since it was artificially framed, there will definitely be traces of spiders and worms, let's go to the prison first, I want to see the prince first." Lu Jiuyuan said.