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Chapter 512: Court Dispute and Impending Storm

Looking at Prince Jing's departing back, Mei Changsu felt very uncomfortable, because for him, this approach was not what he wanted.

But he had no choice, he could only do this. Only in this way could he give his good friend a chance to ascend the throne and avenge him in the future.

At this moment, Prince Jing had no idea what Mei Changsu was thinking. He was standing outside the imperial study, waiting to be summoned by his father.

Today, Emperor Liang did not make him wait too long and let him in in less than a quarter of an hour. When he went in, he found that it was very lively here.

Because he discovered that in addition to his father, his two elder brothers, the Crown Prince and Prince Yu, were all here. When they saw him come in, they all looked at him.

Seeing this, Xiao Jingyan's expression did not change, but he bowed and said, "Your Highness, I pay my respects to you, Father."

"Alright, alright, stand up. Jingyan, please present the results." Emperor Liang said directly
After hearing this, Xiao Jingyan naturally nodded obediently, then handed the memorial he had prepared in advance to Gao Zhan who was walking over, and then waited there obediently.

When Emperor Liang took the memorial and read it, he flew into a rage and said, "How ridiculous! How ridiculous!"

After he finished speaking, he suddenly threw the memorial to Prince Yu, who naturally quickly picked it up and read it. After reading just two pages, he bowed and said, "Father, please calm down. Father, please calm down."

"Humph! Calm down, calm down? Look at the good things they have done, how can I calm down? Someone, pass on the order, Duke Qing is a traitor and has killed the people, his crime is unforgivable!"

"But considering his ancestors' contributions to the court, his crime will be reduced by one level. His title will be stripped, his property will be confiscated and he will be exiled to Lingnan. He will never be allowed to return to the capital!" Emperor Liang said angrily.

After hearing this, the three of them hurriedly praised him. At this time, Emperor Liang also restrained his anger and said, "Jingyan, you have made great contributions this time. What reward do you want?"

"Father, this is my duty as a son and I dare not accept the reward." Xiao Jingyan said hurriedly.

"Well, that won't do. You have to be rewarded for your merits. But since you don't want to say it, let them say it instead."

"You two, tell me, what reward should we give Jingyan this time?" Emperor Liang suddenly asked
Faced with the sudden question from their father, the two were stunned for a moment, but Prince Yu was well prepared, so he reacted quickly.

However, he did not speak first, but waited for the prince. As expected, the prince quickly reacted and said, "Father, I think Jingyan has made great contributions this time and should be made a prince."

After hearing this, Emperor Liang's expression did not change at all. Instead, he looked at Prince Yu and said, "Jing Huan, what about you? What do you think?"

"Father, I think what the Crown Prince said makes sense. However, this incident is a scandal in the court after all. If he is given the title of Prince, it will cause a lot of trouble."

"So I think that this prince should be rewarded, but not now. The key right now is how to deal with the subsequent impact of this case."

"So I suggest that the prince's title be postponed, but the prince's treatment should be retained, for example, the right to enter the palace at any time." Prince Yu bowed and said
"Well, Jing Huan, what you said makes sense. That's it, Jing Yan, from now on, all your regulations will be carried out according to the prince's regulations, but this decree will not be issued for the time being." Emperor Liang said directly
After hearing this, Xiao Jingyan naturally hurriedly bowed to express his gratitude. Although the prince was a little unhappy, he had no choice but to follow suit. Then Emperor Liang waved his hand, and the three of them left the imperial study.

After coming out, the prince smiled at Xiao Jingyan and then left. He didn't even look at Prince Yu. Prince Yu did the same, but the smile on his face was much more sincere.

After the prince returned to the East Palace, he immediately asked someone to call Xie Yu over.

"You are finally here. Come and sit down. Let me tell you that Xiao Jinghuan has offended Jingyan to death today. I have recommended Jingyan to be conferred the title of prince in the Imperial Study."

"In the end, this was stopped by Xiao Jinghuan. I wonder how he can win over Jingyan." The prince said
"Well, Your Highness, I think that what you did this time was inappropriate. You should know where His Majesty's dislike for Prince Jing comes from. What happened back then has always been a concern for His Majesty."

"Your Majesty has been thinking of the past every time he sees Prince Jing. How do you think he would allow Prince Jing to become a prince? What Prince Yu did today is exactly what he wants." Xie Yu said
"Hmm? Doesn't that mean he got the upper hand again this time? This is outrageous, outrageous! By the way, are there any other people under his command who are in trouble?" The prince said angrily.

"Your Highness, please don't be anxious. The case of Duke Qing has just been concluded. At this time, His Majesty will not allow any more problems to arise among the court officials."

"So don't say there is nothing right now. Even if there is, we can't do anything." Xie Yu said
"Humph, it's really a bargain for him. Well, since the court officials cannot get into trouble, then Su Zhe can be fine, right? Anyway, I don't care, Su Zhe must die!" The prince said directly.
After hearing this, Xie Yu knew that there was no room for negotiation, so he could only nod and agree.

At this time, Prince Yu went straight to Mei Changsu and told him everything that had happened today.

"Oh? Your Highness, if it's just this matter, I don't think you need to worry. I don't think Prince Jing would care about this kind of thing." Mei Changsu said with a smile

"Sir, why do you say that? You know, that's the position of a prince?" Prince Yu said
"Your Majesty, if Prince Jing really cared so much about the title of a prince, how could he have ended up like this after all these years?"

"What he's after is the case from that year. As long as you start from this aspect, you don't have to worry about Prince Jing not taking the bait." Mei Changsu said

"But sir, the case back then must not be touched," Prince Yu said directly
"Your Highness, I didn't say I was going to move. I just asked you to promise to help. As for whether you will help or not, isn't it up to you, Your Highness?" Mei Changsu said

"Ah? Sir, Jingyan holds the military power. If you play tricks on him like this, what if he does something terrible in the future?" Prince Yu asked in surprise.

"My Lord, if you don't tell him, how will he know? By the time he knows, you will have become the crown prince. By then, Prince Jing will be of no use, right?" Mei Changsu said

After hearing this, Prince Yu felt a chill down his spine. Yes, if he followed this approach, it would be useless at that time. In the end, he could even use him to gain his father's trust. It was really killing two birds with one stone. Thinking of this, Prince Yu said directly, "Sir, then tell me, how should I explain to Prince Jing about my actions today?"

"Your Highness, isn't this easy? Haven't you made preparations in the palace? If you just let the Queen and Concubine Jing meet, won't everything be solved?" Mei Changsu said

"Yes, yes, why didn't I think of that? Thank you for your help, sir. I will go to the palace first and thank you later." Prince Yu said happily.

After hearing this, Mei Changsu naturally stood up and saluted, then watched Prince Yu leave. Not long after Prince Yu left, Xiao Jingyan slowly walked out from the secret passage.

"Did you hear what I just said? What are your plans?" Mei Changsu asked
"Sir, are you asking me what my plans are? This seems like nonsense, right? Will you let me do what I plan to do? So I'd better tell you quickly." Prince Jing said directly
Mei Changsu just smiled at Prince Jing's rudeness and didn't care. Instead, he said to himself, "Although the matter has been resolved this time, don't be too happy too soon. After all, there are still a lot of troubles to come."

"As I said before, no matter how they try to win you over, don't give in easily. Also, you must control the army in your hands and don't be careless."

After hearing this, Prince Jing felt a little strange and asked, "Huh? What do you mean? Is there anyone who wants me to move?"

"That's right. According to my estimation, someone is indeed trying to make a move on you. You can't refuse this person, and I don't have any good solution." Mei Changsu said directly.

"Hmm? If even you can't do anything to him, then it seems the only one left is my father." Prince Jing said
"Haha, okay, don't worry about these now. What you need to do now is to deal with the two of them and control the army in your hands." Mei Changsu said directly

After hearing this, Prince Jing didn't say anything, but just stood up and left. Mei Changsu looked at his departing back without any relaxation on his face. He knew that some trouble was going to happen.

At this time, Prince Yu had already entered the palace and started chatting with the Queen.

"Mother, this is what happened. The reason why I want to stop Jingyan from being promoted to prince this time is because of this reason, but now I need to let him know my difficulties."

"So, so this matter can only trouble you, mother." Prince Yu said directly
"It's okay, these are just small matters, I will handle them, but you have to be careful about the prince, after all, this time, he did a favor to Jingyan." The queen said
"I understand, mother. Don't worry, I will handle it carefully." Prince Yu said directly
After hearing this, the queen nodded immediately. It was good that her adopted son could have hope. After all, she had no son, so she still had to rely on this son in the future.

Although she knew that her son was a little heartless, she didn't care. As long as she could prove her worth by then, there wouldn't be any problem.

After saying these things, Yuyu did not stay for long, but got up and said goodbye. After he left, the Queen naturally would not delay, so Concubine Jing soon came to Kunning Palace.

Meanwhile, the Qiu family was very busy from top to bottom because Qiu Yuan's wedding was approaching, so there was one person that no one cared about.

At this time, Qiu Ze quietly slipped out from the back door and went straight to Hong Xiuzhao. When Mei Changsu learned the news, he frowned slightly.

He expected that Qiu Ze would not be able to bear the loneliness and would secretly come out to play, but he didn't expect that Qiu Ze would actually join Hong Xiu Zhao, which made all his preparations useless.

At this time, Hong Xiuzhao and Prajna naturally also received the news.

"Have someone keep the person here, and then send someone to the Qiu family to summon Qiu Yuan and tell him the news." Prajna said directly.
Although the maid was a little confused, she still did as she was told, and soon Qiu Yuan learned the news.

"Hmm? You mean, my disappointing brother went to Hong Xiu Zhao? Besides asking you to tell me this news, did your daughter tell you anything else?" Qiu Yuan frowned.
"In reply to your question, no, my girl just asked me to tell you the news. As for other things, she didn't give any instructions." said the maid.
"Well, okay, then you go back first. Please tell your daughter to help me keep an eye on the people and not let my brother come back in the next few days." Qiu Yuan said directly
After hearing this, the maid showed no expression. She bowed respectfully and left. After she left, Qiu Yuan fell into deep thought.

Because according to the calculation of the time, his younger brother was about to die, but the situation was changed by himself, and Gong Yu was taken away by him in advance. Does Mei Changsu still have a way?

He couldn't think of what Mei Changsu would do next, but he didn't have the mind to be on guard against other people's calculations all the time. What he had to do now was to wait for the marriage.

As long as he successfully married Nihuang, then nothing would be a problem for him, so he wanted to keep her in Hongxiuzhao. He believed that Prajna understood what he meant.

In fact, when Prajna learned of Qiu Yuan's words, she did guess his intention. She was naturally happy to help with what Qiu Yuan asked her to do.

After all, she knew that Qiu Yuan was now the prince's man, which meant he was one of their own. It was only natural for people of the same family to help each other.

As a result, Qiu Ze found that his treatment had improved significantly. Many things that he had not seen before due to financial constraints, he saw today. Not only did he see them, he also had the opportunity to get them.

So for a while he was immersed in it and couldn't extricate himself. He completely forgot the time and the fact that he had only planned to have fun for one night.

So when Wen Yuanbo wanted to look for someone the next day, he left his son at home.

"What? Not in the mansion? Not in the mansion? Humph! He is fooling around again. Send everyone out to look for him. Bring him back to me! I will break his legs this time!" Wen Yuanbo said angrily.
The servants in the mansion quickly took action, but were stopped by Qiu Yuan who was well prepared.

"Yuan'er, what do you mean? Why did you stop them from looking for your brother?" Wen Yuanbo asked directly

"Father, calm down, father, calm down. Don't be angry yet. Listen to me slowly. Don't you know what kind of temper my second brother has? Even if you find him back, he will still go when he finds a chance."

"Do you really want to break his legs? Don't even mention whether you are willing to do so. Even if you are willing, I can't let you. It takes a hundred days to heal a broken bone. My wedding doesn't have that much time."

"It would be unlucky for him to have an injured brother at home," Qiu Yuan advised.
(End of this chapter)