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Chapter 551 Escort
There is a grand outing outside the palace today, and there is also a grand event in the palace. The Virtuous Concubine held a flower-viewing banquet in the Imperial Garden, and princes, ministers, clan relatives and nobles all came to the banquet with their families.

The Empress was not feeling well, so Consort Xian and Consort Shu sat on her left and right. As for the Emperor, he only sat for a while before returning to the Qianqing Palace to handle government affairs.

There were delicious delicacies on display, elegant stringed instruments playing in the background, and everyone was laughing and talking in peace.

Prince Gong, who was dressed in gorgeous clothes, looked relaxed, but his hands on his knees had already been clenched into fists, covered in sweat, and his heart was beating like thunder.

He quickly glanced at the Crown Prince opposite him, then glanced at the person above him inconspicuously, and his eyes inadvertently met those of Concubine Shu.

The confidant quietly leaned in and whispered, "Everything is ready."

Prince Gong's eyes flickered slightly and he took a deep breath.

At this time, a man hurried into the Imperial Garden and said to Crown Prince Zhao Zhen, "Your Highness, there is news from outside the palace that a large number of rebels have appeared on the banks of the Huai River. They are shouting 'Resist the Jin Dynasty and restore the dynasty' and are killing anyone they see. The banks of the Huai River are already flowing with blood and in chaos. The Emperor has ordered Your Highness to leave the palace immediately and eliminate the rebels!"

"What?!" Zhao Zhen was shocked. He quickly stood up, bowed to Concubine Xian who was sitting at the top of the table, and then strode out.

This sudden news also made everyone panic. There were rebels killing people on the banks of the Huai River. Some of their children also went to the banks of the Huai River today!
Many people could hardly sit still, but the virtuous concubine at the top of the table was smiling sweetly and did not even say that the banquet was over, so they had no choice but to stay here.

Suddenly, a large number of masked men in black descended from the sky and poured into the Imperial Garden, their sharp blades flashing coldly, "Give us back our country! Kill! Kill! Kill!"

As they spoke, they all brandished their swords and rushed towards the crowd.

"what!"

Everyone was horrified, screaming, running around, pushing and falling in the panic, and cups and plates falling to the ground.

Prince Gong stood up suddenly, his voice like a bell, his eyes cold and stern, emitting a red light, "I am following the secret order of my father to investigate the traitors and treason. Now there are treacherous people hiding in the palace, plotting evil and endangering the emperor, we must be on guard!"

After that, a group of people dressed in Royal Guards uniforms rushed into the garden, wrestled with the men in black, and quickly subdued them.

Just when everyone breathed a sigh of relief and hurriedly tidied their appearance and stood back, the group of guards turned around and surrounded them tightly.

Everyone was dumbfounded, with fear still on their faces, looking at Prince Gong in confusion.

"Prince Gong! What are you doing? Do you want to rebel?" At the top, Concubine Xian shouted.

Prince Gong flicked his sleeves, walked out of the table, glanced at everyone, and said loudly: "The rebel sneaked into the inner courtyard of the imperial palace to plot rebellion. He must have accomplices. All of you present are suspects. Before we investigate clearly, I will wrong you!"

After that, he raised his arm and called out, "Leave some people behind, and the rest will follow me to the Qianqing Palace to protect me!"

Prince Gong led his men quickly to the Qianqing Palace and walked all the way there.

When Eunuch Gao saw him coming with so many guards, he quickly stopped them and asked, "Your Highness Prince Gong, what do you mean?"

Prince Gong looked nervous and worried. "Rebels have also broken into the Imperial Garden and have been captured by me. Is everything okay here, Father?"

Eunuch Gao said, "Everything is fine in the Qianqing Palace. The Emperor is dealing with memorials. Your Highness Prince Gong should leave immediately."

Prince Gong said solemnly, "I don't know how so many rebels got into the palace. Although I have stabilized the situation in the Imperial Garden, I don't know if there are any rebels who have escaped. I am really worried about my father's safety!"

As he said this, Prince Gong walked around Eunuch Gao and went inside.

Eunuch Gao quickly led a group of young eunuchs to stop them, "Your Highness Prince Gong, the Emperor didn't let you in, you can't go in!"

"Eunuch Gao, why are you stopping me? Are you colluding with the rebels? Come, arrest Eunuch Gao!" Prince Gong said, his face changed drastically: "Could it be that my father has..."

"Father! Father! Your son is here to rescue you!" After saying that, he rushed into the hall with his men.

The emperor sitting behind the dragon case looked at him coldly, "Yier, you brought so many people to my Qianqing Palace, are you planning to rebel?"

Prince Gong met the emperor's gaze, then quickly bowed his head and said, "Father, the Imperial Garden has been attacked by rebels. I am worried about your safety, so I came here to protect you!"

"Oh?" The emperor waved his hand calmly, "I have nothing to do, you can leave."

Prince Gong stood there without moving.

"Why don't you leave?" The emperor frowned.

Prince Gong slowly raised his eyes and looked directly at the emperor, "I came here to protect you, but the situation is unclear now, how can I leave?"

The emperor snorted coldly and threw the memorial in his hand heavily on the dragon table, "I think you have other intentions!"

"I heard that you shouted in the Imperial Garden that you were following my secret order to investigate the rebels, and you also controlled Consort Xian and the families of the ministers?"

Prince Gong's hands trembled slightly under his sleeves, but his eyes were determined. Things had come to this point and he had no way out!
"Father, in terms of age, my eldest brother died young, so I am the eldest. In terms of virtue, I have as many people in the court praising me as my fifth brother. I want to ask you today, why did you make my fifth brother the crown prince, but not me?"

The emperor's eyes were deep and his emotions were hard to tell. "You don't accept it?"

"I refuse to accept the defeat!" Prince Gong looked directly at the emperor with a determined look on his face.

"You want to know why I didn't make you the crown prince, right?"

The emperor looked at Prince Gong and said slowly: "This is why."

Prince Gong was stunned and looked puzzled, but when he met his father's calm and disappointed eyes, he suddenly reacted.

He was furious. "If I were the Crown Prince and my fifth brother were Prince Gong, and Father was trustworthy, it would be my fifth brother standing here!"

He and his fifth brother have long been at loggerheads. If he becomes the crown prince, won't his fifth brother rebel? He knows that he won't let him go, and he also knows that his fifth brother won't let him go either, so he has no choice!

Prince Gong closed his eyes, then opened them again, looked at the emperor, and said slowly: "Father, the Qianqing Palace has been surrounded by me, and the guards at the palace gate are all my men. If my fifth brother goes out of the palace to eliminate the rebels, there will be a net waiting for him! Father, please write an edict and abdicate to me. For the sake of our relationship as father and son, I will respectfully invite you to be the emperor emeritus and send you to the Xishan Palace to spend the rest of your life in peace!"

"Ha! He is really my good son!" The emperor suddenly laughed.

Prince Gong was frightened by his smile and subconsciously looked around. They were all his confidants, so he felt relieved and gave Eunuch Xiaolin a look.

Eunuch Kobayashi then held up the blank imperial edict and presented it to the emperor to write the decree.

The emperor lowered his eyes to glance at the imperial edict, then suddenly raised his eyes and threw the imperial pen at Prince Gong, splashing ink everywhere.

At that moment, there were the sounds of boots trotting and the clash of swords outside the palace.

Prince Gong turned around suddenly and saw Zhao Zhen, who was supposed to be ambushed and strangled outside the palace to suppress the rebellion, striding into the palace.

His pupils shrank and his face was full of disbelief.

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