"Your Highness!" The people from the Second Prince's Mansion hurriedly stepped forward to support him and glared at the Fourth Prince angrily: "Your Highness, Your Highness is your brother. What you said is too much..."
"Who are you, worthy of barking at His Highness?"
The fourth prince's words were without scruples, and the contempt in his words made the faces of those watching the excitement change. The face of the second prince, who had been so persuasive at first, also turned cold.
"Xie Guangzheng, this is enough!"
The second prince stood aside, frowning tightly, and said in a deep voice: "I am trying to persuade you for your own good. What's the point of causing more trouble than you today?"
"Although Mr. Zheng Dalang is wrong, his crime will not lead to death. You have already taught him a lesson. Could it be that he really wants to beat people to death? Moreover, what they said is not honorable. Everyone knows that the fourth brother wants to make trouble. ?”
"What did you say?" The fourth prince glared angrily.
The second prince did not retreat at all, and was rare and tough: "Fourth brother should know what I said. There are many people here with mixed eyes. If fourth brother makes trouble, you will not only lose face. If you are impeached by the censor, will fourth brother be in the court?" How can anyone tell what they said? If my father knew about it, Long Yan would be furious."
"Are you threatening me with my father?" the fourth prince said coldly.
The second prince frowned: "It's not a threat, I'm just trying to reason with you."
When the fourth prince heard this, he didn't appreciate it at all. Instead, he felt that Xie Pingjia was deliberately stepping on his face. When he looked at the second prince fiercely, he became even more depressed.
He is the legitimate son of the middle palace and has the support of a noble family. However, Xie Pingjia was born from a humble servant and has no status in the palace. In the past, when Xie Pingjia saw him, she would always greet him with a smile, always clinging to him, and keeping his head down. How could he dare to do so? Talk like this in front of him.
Now that he had just lost some power, he dared to teach him a lesson as an elder brother in front of him. The fourth prince just wished he could tear the person in front of him to pieces, and his eyes were red with anger as he clenched his fists.
The two sides were confronting each other, and the atmosphere was extremely stagnant. The people around them did not dare to express their anger, but at this moment, a voice came from behind.
"What are your two highnesses doing?"
Everyone in the corridor turned around and saw Xiao Yan appearing behind them at some point. Everyone in the crowd was surprised.
The second prince didn't seem to expect to see Xiao Yan here. He quickly calmed down his anger, calmed down and greeted him proactively: "Supervisor Xiao."
Xiao Yan said quietly: "What happened?" He lowered his head and looked at the person curled up on the ground: "But someone has offended your two highnesses, do you want me to take him back?"
The second prince quickly said: "It's nothing, just some misunderstandings."
"Your Royal Highness?" Xiao Yan looked at the fourth prince.
The fourth prince originally had no intention of letting these people go. If it had been any other time, he would have smashed their mouths. However, Xiao Yan's appearance was like a basin of cold water, instantly calming down his anger.
Xiao Yan suddenly asked him out today for unknown reasons, and it was unclear whether he was a friend or an enemy. During this period, he had suffered many setbacks, and even his mother was trapped in Fengxi Palace.
If the man surnamed Zheng really enters the Privy Council and makes trouble in the court, then everyone will probably know about what was suppressed with great difficulty, and it will be him who loses face.
The anger in the fourth prince's eyes subsided: "It's a misunderstanding."
Those people all breathed a sigh of relief and said quickly: "Yes, yes, it was a misunderstanding. We were drunk and accidentally bumped into His Highness the Fourth. It has been explained clearly now."
Xiao Yan frowned when he heard this: "Since it's a misunderstanding, let's let it go."
Those few people looked at the Fourth Prince with some trembling, and saw that he didn't say a word after hearing the words, apparently acquiescing to Xiao Yan's words. They suddenly felt like they were being pardoned, and hurriedly helped the man on the ground with pale faces and trotted away.
Xiao Yan raised his eyes and glanced around. The people nearby who were watching the excitement tensed up and dispersed one after another.
After the second prince waited for those people to leave, he said eagerly: "It's rare to see Governor Xiao outside the palace. It's such a coincidence. Why don't I invite the Governor to tea."
Xiao Yan said indifferently: "Unfortunately, I have an appointment with the fourth prince."
The second prince's smile paused. Even though he quickly returned to normal, he was still looked at by the fourth prince. He said sarcastically: "I see. Since we are meeting with the fourth brother, I don't want to disturb you. Wait until next time." Governor Xiao is free, I'll invite you again."
"talk to you later."
Anyone could hear the perfunctory tone, which made the second prince's expression slightly stiff. There was a flash of anger in his eyes. After all, he was concerned about Xiao Yan's identity and didn't say much, but his face was not very good when he turned around and left.
The fourth prince was originally very depressed because of what happened just now, but when he saw the appearance of the second prince, he suddenly felt relieved.
The son of a lowly maidservant, so what if he is a prince? Even a eunuch can't look down on him, and he still wants to fight with him!
The fourth prince turned to Xiao Yan and said kindly: "It is rare for Governor Xiao to have free time. I should be the one to invite Governor Xiao to tea..."
"I don't like tea."
The Fourth Prince: "..."
"The governor is not idle either."
The fourth prince, who had been happy just now, became stiff, and the atmosphere suddenly turned cold.
Xiao Yan didn't seem to notice the expression of the fourth prince at all, and just said directly: "If the fourth prince wants to drink tea, you can find someone else. I came to see your highness today. It is your majesty's order."
Father?
Although the fourth prince was disgraced by Xiao Yan, he was still angry because of Emperor An's instructions. After he followed Xiao Yan to a private room, he found that there were other people inside.
"I have met Your Highness." Tang Ning saluted.
The fourth prince was stunned for a moment, and then he said with some uncertainty: "Song Tangning?"
Tang Ning said: "I am no longer a member of the Song family. Your Highness can call me Yiyang."
The fourth prince looked surprised.
He had met Tang Ning before. After she got engaged to the Lu family, she often went in and out of Fengxi Palace and the Lu family. The fourth prince had also met her a few times, but he hadn't spoken to her much.
In his impression, although Song Tangning was good-looking, her personality was not very likable, and Mrs. Lu was very disdainful of her, and she was full of disdain when she was mentioned occasionally. Even the fourth prince did not have a good impression of her.
After the incident in the Song family, Tang Ning never entered the palace again. The fourth prince had not seen her for a long time. When he first saw the little girl with a straight back and a calm expression, he almost didn't recognize her.
"Director Xiao, what is she?"
"What this governor and His Highness are going to say has something to do with her, so I called her here too."
The fourth prince frowned when he heard this. It was a matter that his father was interfering with and it was also related to Song Tangning. He vaguely felt that something was wrong. After sitting down, he asked directly: "Then what is the main thing that Governor Xiao is talking about?"
Xiao Yan motioned for Tang Ning to sit next to him before speaking: "Your Highness should know that this governor is investigating the collusion between Prince Cheng's Mansion and the Lu family."
The fourth prince nodded.
"Did the Queen tell Your Highness that Prince Cheng and the female members of the Lu family are secretly living in peace, and that Xie Yin is of the Lu family's blood?"
The fourth prince stood up with a whoosh, his face full of shock: "What did you say?!"
Xiao Yan frowned: "The queen didn't tell you?"
The fourth prince opened his mouth: "Does the queen know?"
Xiao Yan's eyebrows tightened: "I told the Queen a few days ago. She begged me to keep it secret for the time being and allow her to investigate the matter secretly and try to keep her relationship with His Highness away, but she didn't tell His Highness..."
He raised his head and glanced at the fourth prince, looking a little strange.
"Your Highness secretly met with Lu Zhongshu yesterday, right? No wonder His Majesty was so angry with you when he found out about the Lu family."
The fourth prince's face instantly turned pale. Did his father also know?
But the queen...why?
