Long Live the Empress

Chapter 315: Imprisonment of the Prince

Soon, based on everyone's description, the artist drew a picture of a man in his thirties with a mustache and a shrewd look in his eyes.

The eunuch presented the painting to all the officials and asked them to carefully identify it!

Wei Zilin, who had been silent the whole time, stepped forward and said, “Father, the person in this portrait seems to be the owner of the Qi Ju Wen Wan Shop in the east of the city!”

Originally, Wei Zilin didn't want to get involved in this mess. Seeing the Crown Prince and the Second Prince fighting to the death, he felt extremely happy!

Since he was a child, all the princes have openly or secretly mocked his mother for her humble birth, and even now she is still a small concubine. Because of this, Wei Zilin has been bullied a lot, and he wants to retaliate, but he has no capital to do so!

This time, no matter who wins or loses between the Crown Prince and the Second Prince, he will enjoy the success!

"Can the Fourth Prince see it clearly?" asked the old emperor.

"Yes, I bought the birthday gift for my father at Qi Ju Coin Shop last year, so I recognize it." Wei Zilin showed a sad look on his face, which was noticed by the old emperor.

"Do you know who is the boss behind this?"

“Fourth brother, you’d better think carefully before you speak. Don’t make random accusations!” The second prince looked at Wei Zilin sternly.

Wei Zilin opened his mouth timidly, and said as if he had made up his mind: "Your son... I don't know."

"Bring him up!" Yan Liyuan lost his patience. He didn't care about any fights between the princes. He just wanted it to end quickly so that he could ask for rewards from the little thing!

As soon as Yan Liyuan finished speaking, the guards pushed the tied-up man into the hall.

Looking closely, isn't this the mustache in the painting?

"..."

All the officials looked at each other in bewilderment. Seeing the Ninth Prince's expression, could it be that he already knew who the mastermind was? He was just waiting for the right moment to let the Emperor personally interrogate him...

Thinking of this, all the officials broke out in cold sweat. Who among the officials hasn't done some dirty things? But as long as they think about doing dirty things, the nine thousand year old spy is like a poisonous snake staring at them from behind, ready to bite them at any time...

hiss……

too horrible……

When the second prince saw who was coming, he knew he could not escape today!

"Go ahead!" Yan Liyuan said.

The man with the mustache swallowed his saliva and looked around tremblingly. When he saw the Second Prince, his eyes darkened. He thought of the Nine Thousand Years Old Man's method of interrogating people, and suddenly he felt pain all over his body...

"The Emperor is here, why don't you come here quickly!" the eunuch shouted.

The man with the mustache got up from the ground and knelt down, "Your Majesty, I am a group of shopkeepers from the antique shop... A month ago, I was ordered by the Second Prince to search for students who had no real talent and knowledge to participate in the Spring Examination, and to select reliable and wealthy people... Each person was charged 20,000 silver coins, and the money and the questions were handed over! I will transfer the silver to the account of the shop and hand it over to the Second Prince!"

"Who gave you the courage to slander this prince?" The second prince angrily kicked the man with the mustache a few times but was still not satisfied. Finally, he took advantage of the guard's unpreparedness, drew the long sword from the guard's waist, and stabbed the man with the mustache to death.

The sword in the second prince's hand was dripping with blood, and his dark robe was stained with bloodstains. He looked full of murderous intent.

"Protect the emperor..." the chief eunuch screamed, and more than a dozen guards rushed into the hall and surrounded the second prince.

Several military generals also protected the old emperor, while the rest of the officials huddled in a corner, not daring to breathe!

The second prince hastily threw his sword to the ground, "Father, your son...your son...just now I was impulsive, please forgive me!"

Yan Liyuan sat there motionless, looking at the Second Prince with sharp eyes, "I have already found out that the toy store is owned by the Second Prince. Who does the shopkeeper work for? I don't need to tell you, right?"

"Nine Thousand Years Old, this prince has no grudge against you. Why are you forcing me like this?" The Second Prince stared at Yan Liyuan with bloodshot eyes, his hands clenched into fists, like a leopard ready to attack at any time.

"This governor has no grudge against you, but what grudge do those students who failed the exam have against you? What resentment do those students who were thrown into the mass grave by you have against you? They studied hard just to pass the imperial examination and have the opportunity to serve the court! And as a prince of Wei State... what have you done?" Yan Liyuan's words were sonorous and powerful, touching people's hearts.

The old emperor nodded, looking at the second prince with no hesitation, "You did something wrong, don't blame the ninth prince, blame yourself for being greedy! There is one thing I don't understand, how did you know the test questions?"

The second prince fell to the ground, silent for a long time.

After waiting for a long time without seeing the Second Prince's answer, the old emperor sighed, "Forget it, since you don't want to talk, I won't force you! Pass on my decree that the Second Prince has a bad moral character and disrupted the Spring Examination. From today on, he will be imprisoned in the Second Prince's Mansion, and no one is allowed to visit him!"

The emperor is disgusted with the second prince!

Fan Changyue couldn't catch his breath and fainted...