There was a gentle smile on Prince Jin's face, which was not the slightest bit different than usual. "Father asked us princes to go over. Is there something important?" As he spoke, he handed over a box.
Eunuch Li, who had come to deliver the imperial edict, took it carefully and answered softly, "It seems that the emperor has found out who framed His Highness King Yue."
The smile on Prince Jin's face froze, and his heart shuddered uncontrollably. The corner of his lips moved involuntarily. "That's great."
At this time, within the emperor's tent, Grand Princess Yi De was also present. Almost all of the princes came to the camp and kneeled down to pay their respects.
The emperor didn't call them out. He only looked at them coldly for a moment before he spoke to Grand Princess Yi De in a soft voice.
The princes did not dare to make a sound and remained kneeling on the ground. After nearly an hour, the emperor turned his head and said straightforwardly, "Fourth brother has been framed. We have already found out who the mastermind is."
These words caused the faces of the princes to change.
The First Prince was the first to speak, "Imperial Father, you have always taught us to be brothers and to be courteous. Fourth Brother just returned from the west of Cantonese, and someone set him up. King Yu nodded in agreement, "That's right, royal brother's words are reasonable. If we don't find evidence this time, we might have succeeded in the plot. When that time comes, fourth brother will bear the responsibility of killing the young masters of aristocratic families.
He probably wouldn't be able to keep his face, so he suffered greatly. Third brother, tell us how should we punish the mastermind? "
Prince Jin felt his heart tremble as he looked up at the emperor's face. He felt that the expression was as deep as the sea, without a hint of anger or joy. "I agree with what my royal brother and second royal brother said. We should investigate this thoroughly."
The emperor was livid. "The matter has been investigated. I know clearly who is the mastermind behind this. I am very disappointed about this. As a member of the royal family, I don't have the ability to tolerate others."
Prince Jin clenched his fists tightly. His face turned pale: Could it be that royal father had found out that he was the one who framed King Yue? There was also the evaluation of him not being able to become a great man. If it was fixed on him, he might not be able to get the throne anymore …
The emperor looked at their expressions seriously, and after a long while, he called the imperial guards in front of the door and said, "I am not the emperor today, but the patriarch of a family. As a father, he will teach them the right path, so he is determined to use family law. "
Prince Jin raised his head abruptly and looked at the icy-cold emperor. His eyes were trembling and there was a hint of fear in them. He was too impatient. If he had been able to remain calm, he would not have fallen into such a passive state today.
The emperor had originally thought that since he had come to this point, Prince Jin might directly admit his mistake. However, he didn't expect the other party to pretend as if nothing had happened, as if the matter had nothing to do with him. "Men, use family law!"
"Yes sir!" The guards who had entered the tent immediately went forward to detain the four princes, then took off their coats and picked up their bamboo sticks, ready for battle.
The eyes of the Grand Princess shifted to the body of the King. The wound on his back had already formed a scab, but it was not yet completely healed.
"Father …"
The emperor closed his eyes, and the aura around him was extremely stagnant. His voice was filled with rage as he said, "Move the family law!"
With that, the guards whipped the four princes viciously on their backs, causing streaks of blood to appear. The emperor stood in front of the princes, his gaze sweeping over their faces one by one. The eldest prince looked unsatisfied, feeling that he had been implicated in his innocence; the second prince grimaced and shouted out from time to time in pain; the third prince's expression was stoic, his face pale, and his eyes slightly swayed; only the fourth elder's expression was clear.
It was cold and emotionless, as if the thorny branch had not hit him.
The Emperor's fingers trembled.
After the imperial guards had lashed out for thirty times, the emperor waved them to stop. "Do you know you are wrong?"
The First Prince could not hold on any longer. Hearing the question, he nodded with much difficulty, "Father, this son knows his wrongs and should not have angered you."
The emperor looked at the silent Third Prince, Prince Jin. "Third Brother, did you realize your mistake?"
Prince Jin raised his head and looked at the emperor's stern expression. A trace of guilt flashed across his eyes as he said, "Imperial Father, please take care of the dragon's body. Do not let your children's mistakes anger you." The Emperor closed his eyes and disappointment flashed across his heart, "You are my sons. You can fight for it, but you must abide by your bottom line and not hurt each other's lives. This time, I know that this will not be the first time that we have been framed.
"That's right, it won't be the last time, but I want to tell all of you, although I am old, I am still the emperor of this country, and I still manage the great mountains and rivers. If we find out who among you are planning to plot against our brother's life, we don't mind enclosing him in peace and glory ahead of time!"
"Yes, your subjects will remember this."
"Put on your clothes and get down. These few days, I've had a headache, so all of the imperial physicians are helping me study the prescription. Don't let anyone disturb me, understand?"
"Yes, this son understands."
"Go down."
Yue Yang retrieved the clothes at the side, donned them on, and bowed before walking out. Before he could leave the tent entrance, the clothes on his back was already drenched in blood, but he seemed to not feel any pain, his body did not feel any stagnation, as though a cold light had just left its sheath, and he was unwilling to bend in the slightest.
Looking at the blood on his back, the Emperor couldn't help but set his gaze on the blood stained brambles on the ground. He squatted down and picked them up, "Big Sister, did I do wrong?" As he said this, he clenched the Thorn Rampart tightly, and the thorn on the Thorn Rampart immediately pierced his palm. Grand Princess Yi De hurriedly stood up, walked to the side of the emperor and forcefully opened his hand, taking out some medicinal powder from under the table, and carefully helped him bandage his wounds: "Royal brother, why do you have to go through so much trouble? "It may be painful to hit them in the heart, but it's not enough to teach your son a lesson as a father."
What's wrong with that? "
"Royal Sis, you know I'm not talking about this, I'm talking about Jun Yue Yang … After all these years, I shouldn't have exiled him to the west of Guangdong. He had no mother since he was a child, and my father was also a nobody. At the western border of Guangdong, he must have had a hard time, or else he wouldn't have developed such a cold personality. "
"Since you feel that what you did before was wrong, you should start to improve it bit by bit. Just like you said just now, you may be the emperor, but you're also their father. Which son would want to die because of their father?" The emperor thought about King Yue's cold expression and felt a little awkward: "Royal sister, if I give in suddenly, what about Jun Yue Yang that brat who doesn't care about me? As the ruler, where should I put my face? "
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