Chapter 281 Imprisonment of Prince Yong
Chapter 281 Imprisonment of Prince Yong
When the wise king heard the decree summoning him to the palace, he was a little surprised, but then he understood.
Seeing the virtuous king walk into the council hall again after many years, the ministers in the court had different expressions.
"Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you. Long live the emperor." The wise king knelt on the ground and respectfully saluted and greeted the emperor.
"No need to be polite, my lord. Please stand up."
Once again looking at his defeated general kneeling on the ground and respectfully performing the duties of a subject, the emperor felt a strange sense of satisfaction.
"Thank you, Your Majesty." The wise king stood up.
"I wonder what important matter the Emperor has summoned me to the palace for?"
The emperor signaled to the eunuch beside him to present what had just happened and the evidence to the wise king.
"Wise King, what do you think about this?"
“Your Majesty, Prince Yong is your son. He has listened to the teachings of your Majesty and the Grand Tutor since he was a child. I believe that he would never do such a thing.
Someone must be trying to frame him in this matter, please Your Majesty look into this matter."
The virtuous king frowned and expressed his opinion, then he glanced at the Yong king who was kneeling beside him, with a flash of heartache in his eyes.
"Your Majesty, I have watched Prince Yong grow up. I don't think he is that kind of person."
The emperor observed the wise king's expression and did not speak immediately. Instead, he glanced at the ministers in the hall again.
It makes no difference whether the wise king's words are spoken or not.
Upon seeing this, the emperor did not ask the wise king any more questions, but looked at Qi Ting seriously.
"Qi Ting, I hand this matter over to you. From now on, you will immediately bring people to investigate this matter in detail and make sure the truth is made public."
"I obey your order." Qi Ting stood out from the crowd and bowed to accept the matter.
When Prince Yong heard that Qi Ting was in charge of investigating the matter, he felt relieved but also began to worry.
Fortunately, Qi Ting is the emperor's man and is only loyal to the emperor. He will never be bribed by others.
What is worrying is that Qi Ting is extremely capable, and except for the last time when he was wrongly accused of beating Wu Tiancheng, he has hardly ever handled any unjust or wrong cases.
If he were to investigate, Prince Yong wouldn't know whether those things would be discovered.
"The Prince of Yong will be detained in the Prince of Yong's Mansion temporarily. No one is allowed to visit him without my order."
"Yes."
Prince Yong was taken away. The Crown Prince and Prince Cheng stared at his back with ambiguous expressions in their eyes.
After Prince Yong left, Prince Cheng looked at the Crown Prince again. Seeing the hint of excitement in the Crown Prince's eyes, Prince Cheng lowered his eyes to hide the mockery in them.
The prince is being used as a gun and he doesn't even realize it. He still thinks he is very powerful. It's really ridiculous.
When Prince Dingyuan heard that someone was saying that Prince Yong was secretly in contact with people at the border and was even imprisoned by the emperor, he sneered in his heart.
But then he thought of the people he had arranged, and felt a little uneasy.
However, he soon felt relieved.
He and Chen Xiao only contacted each other once every few years, and every time they contacted, it was Wu Tai who contacted him personally.
He was very confident that Wu Tai would do things without leaving any clues.
Even if the emperor sent Qi Ting to investigate the matter, it was not certain that he would find out anything.
After reading the contents of the memorial, Prince Dingyuan chuckled, knowing in his heart that Prince Yong was completely finished this time.
Glancing at the guard standing at the door, Prince Dingyuan asked casually, "Where's the prince? Did he go to that restaurant again?"
"In reply to Your Majesty, yes, the prince just left not long ago and said he was going to that restaurant for dinner." The guard nodded.
"Let's go and see what delicious food there is in this restaurant that makes him so obsessed with it and wants to go there every day."
After Prince Yong was dealt with, Prince Dingyuan was in a good mood. Seeing that Wu Tiancheng went to that restaurant every day, he also became interested for a while.
When Prince Dingyuan arrived at the private room of the restaurant, he saw the two guards he had arranged guarding the door.
"Where's the prince?"
"Your Majesty, the prince is inside."
"open the door."
"Yes." The two guards opened the door, only to find that the room was empty and the food on the table was intact and had not been touched.
"Where is the prince?" King Dingyuan frowned and looked at the two guards.
When the two guards saw that Wu Tiancheng was gone, they immediately became panicked.
"Your Highness, the prince clearly walked into the room, and I was watching outside the whole time, but no one came out at all."
"Search for this king!"
King Dingyuan knew that there was no need for the guard to lie. This was the third floor and Wu Tiancheng had no martial arts skills. Since he did not go out through the main gate, it was impossible for him to leave from here.
He must be here.
As several people were searching, they suddenly heard a slight sound coming from the innermost part of the private room.
King Dingyuan signaled the guards to stop and he walked over there first.
There was a wardrobe at the innermost part. King Dingyuan opened the wardrobe and found no one inside, but there was a square wooden block in the middle of the wardrobe.
Prince Dingyuan stared at the piece of wood, wondering what he was thinking about.
At this moment, the subtle sound just now appeared again, and it was more obvious and clear than before.
The sound came from the block of wood in front of me.
King Dingyuan pressed the square wooden block, and the next moment, a "boom" sound was heard next to the block.
The huge cabinet just now slowly opened from the middle to both sides, revealing the scene inside.
Inside was a small room of about three or four meters, with only a bed.
On the bed, two snow-white figures were entangled together.
Hearing the noise here, the two of them turned around suddenly and saw Wu Tiancheng and a beautiful woman.
Prince Dingyuan's eyes were filled with shock.
Wu Tiancheng was actually hanging out with a woman here!
When Wu Tiancheng saw his father, he was immediately frightened. He reacted and quickly climbed down from the bed.
"Father, father..." Wu Tiancheng was shocked. Why did his father come here?
Moreover, they actually discovered this secret room?
Seeing this, the woman pulled the quilt from the bed, wrapped it around herself, and knelt down on the ground.
"Wu Tiancheng, what are you doing!!!"
Prince Dingyuan could hardly believe his eyes.
He repeatedly warned Wu Tiancheng not to be arrogant or impatient, and even asked the kitchen staff to pay attention to his diet. He also arranged for personal guards to guard him, found an imperial physician, and used extremely precious medicines.
But what about him?
He actually ran here every day without telling him, having fun with women, and didn't take his instructions seriously at all.
Prince Dingyuan was so angry that his heart ached. He covered his chest, stared at the person kneeling on the ground, and was unable to speak.
The two guards were so frightened when they saw Wu Tiancheng sleeping with a woman here.
"Miss, it is said that King Dingyuan was so angry that he almost fainted on the spot." Boyun vividly told An Qingqian everything that happened in the restaurant.
"Prince Dingyuan is so unlucky to have such a son." Yingyi couldn't help but sigh after hearing this.
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