In the capital, in the prison.
The second prince had not eaten or drank for several days since he was thrown into the sky prison. His whole body was covered with injuries and was in an unnatural mess.
He stared at the inner wall of the cell with broken eyes, his expression blank, and he didn't know what he was thinking.
After a while, a series of footsteps sounded.
The third prince was accompanied by Emperor Zhaoxing's most trusted eunuch, Eunuch Fu. Surrounded by the warden and several jailers, they walked outside the cell door.
The warden took the key and opened the lock on the cell door himself.
"You guys go down." The third prince said calmly.
The warden and jailer respectfully excused themselves.
After there were only the third prince, Eunuch Fu and the second prince in this small square world, the third prince looked at the back of the second prince and shouted:
"Second Emperor Brother."
Hearing his voice, the second prince first stiffened slightly, then his numb eyes revealed hatred, and then went crazy.
"What are you doing here?"
"Everything went as you wished. It's true that a dog that bites doesn't bark!"
"You are an unfaithful, ruthless and sinister villain. I'm going to kill you!"
The second prince roared and rushed in the direction of the third prince, eyes wide open.
But his hands and feet were locked by the iron chains embedded in the wall. As he moved, he could hear the clanging sound of the chains, which was especially clear in this deep cell.
The third prince listened to the second prince's words without changing his expression. When the second prince finished speaking, he sneered and said mockingly:
"The second emperor brother said this as if he was on the side of justice, and he was such an innocent, pure white flower who was not stained with filth."
"You are not merciful to the eldest brother and the younger brothers. Your hands are already stained with blood. Your current fate is nothing but your own fault."
"Then Taoist Master Zhenyu is indeed yours. You instigated Taoist Master Zhenyu to harm my father. How could my father let you go?"
The more he spoke, the thicker the smile on the third prince's lips became.
"No! He is yours! Zhenyu is yours!"
The second prince roared.
After he was imprisoned and woke up, some details came to his mind.
For example, the first time he met Zhen Yu was with his third brother.
But this time, he was drunk with his beautiful concubine in his house, and somehow he talked about elixirs.
When he talked about pills, he inevitably thought of Taoist Master Zhen Yu.
He was also particularly shocked by what Taoist Master Zhen Yu said in Wen Tian Tower and his determination to die.
Afterwards, he thought that Lin Jinglan might have something to do with Taoist Zhenyu, which was why he did such a thing. After all, Taoist Master Zhen Yu started working for him several years ago, and Lin Jinglan didn't know his identity at that time.
The possibility that Taoist Master Zhen Yu is Lin Jinglan's man is unlikely.
At that time, when he and his concubine were talking, the door was kicked open.
His father, who had suffered a stroke, stood outside the door with a furious face.
Not to mention how shocked he was when he saw his father standing up, when he thought about the consequences if his father heard what he said, he immediately woke up and broke into a cold sweat.
Sure enough, his father was so angry that he yelled "You traitor!" several times, and then had him imprisoned before he fainted.
Naturally, he couldn't sit still and wait for death. He knew that with his father's character, if he did other things wrong, his father would turn a blind eye.
But only for the murder of his father, his father would never forgive him.
So, with the help of his confidants, he escaped from being imprisoned, gathered his forces, and launched a desperate attempt to force the emperor to conceive.
This time, he has a great chance of winning.
Unexpectedly, it was his third brother who stabbed him in the back and defeated him.
"Brother Second Emperor, don't talk nonsense." The Third Prince smiled slightly: "Zhen Yu, the sinner, belongs to Brother Second Emperor. This is what the Second Emperor Brother said himself."
"Eunuch Fu, let's do it."
The third prince did not want to talk to the second prince anymore.
Eunuch Fu held a glass of wine in his hand and walked into the cell.
"Second Prince, this servant, by order of the Emperor, gives you a glass of poisonous wine. Second Prince, please."
"No! I want to see my father! I want to see my father!"
The second prince struggled.
Eunuch Fu sighed, placed the tray on the ground, and picked up the wine glass.
Immediately, he controlled the second prince's chin with one hand and poured the poisonous wine into the second prince's mouth with the other hand.
Soon, the second prince died.
After taking one last look at the second prince's head hanging down due to death, the third prince turned and left. He thought about what the second prince had just said and sneered in his heart.
Zhen Yu really wasn't his. It was purely a coincidence that he, the second prince, and Zhen Yu met.
Of course, from his point of view, it was a coincidence, but from Zhenyu's point of view, it was definitely not a coincidence.
What Zhenyu said in Wen Tianlou was true or false. Did he change his appearance and come to the palace because he "sought wealth and wealth in danger" or because he wanted to take revenge on his father?
It’s unknown.
After returning to the palace, the second prince went directly to Emperor Zhaoxing's bedroom.
Entering the inner room, he saw Emperor Zhaoxing lying on the big bed, unable to move.
After seeing the second prince and Eunuch Fu, Emperor Zhaoxing opened his mouth, but he only made some roaring noises. He could no longer speak normally.
The third prince asked Eunuch Fu to go down first.
After Eunuch Fu left, the third prince told Emperor Zhaoxing the news that the second prince was dead.
Then, the third prince met Emperor Zhaoxing's urgent gaze.
"Father, do you want the medicine that made you stand up like last time?"
The third prince guessed the meaning in Emperor Zhaoxing's eyes.
But he shook his head: "I'm sorry, Father, Yao'erchen is gone."
"Father, does he know who gave this medicine to my son? It was Lin Jinglan."
"Are you surprised?"
"Oh? Father wants to know why my son is cooperating with Lin Jinglan?"
"Who told my father to only think of my son when I need to put my heart and soul into it, and to be dismissive of him at other times?"
Even if the second emperor's brother failed to force the palace, the father did not think of letting him supervise the country at the moment when he could still speak.
Fortunately, he had a backup plan and asked several ministers to give him some advice. Only then did he get the power to supervise the country under his father's eyes, which were like charity.
"Father, please take a good rest. There are sons and daughters in the court. Oh, by the way, I will issue an order in a few days to recall the Tiger Cavalry Army. I will tell my father about this first."
After saying this, the third prince stretched out his hand and tucked Emperor Zhaoxing into a quilt.
When the third prince left, the only sound left in the dormitory was Emperor Zhaoxing's "ho ho ho ho".
After a while, a figure appeared silently in front of Emperor Zhaoxing.
“Want to get back on your feet and take charge again?”
Wufeng looked at Emperor Zhaoxing coldly and continued: "As long as you promise to write the edict of sin against oneself, I will give you medicine."
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On the streets of the capital, people who bought the Changling News were shocked by the information published on it.
"What kind of sugar is white sugar? It only costs ten cents per can, and one can weighs two kilograms. Is it so cheap?"
"What is milk tea? What is hot pot? Why do I feel like the people in Changling Prefecture are living a good life?"
"This sugar is made by Princess Rui. What is there that Princess Rui can't do?"
"Look at this, Changling Prefecture, no, Prince Rui actually encourages it... It's really a declining world!"
The people in the capital gathered together and first discussed the information about white sugar and some novel foods in the Changling Newspaper.
Then, a person didn't know what he saw. He pointed at a piece of news in the Changling News and his eyes suddenly widened.
