I, the prince, only want to be deposed.

Chapter 225: His Royal Highness the Crown Prince told this slave that he would disobey the order...

Jiaofang Hall.

"How could Yishuo do such a thing?"

After reading the memorial sent by Su Wen, Wei Zifu's eyebrows also frowned.

As a female doctor, Yishuo spent most of her time in the harem before she went to Bowang Garden to serve as Liu Ju's personal physician.

Therefore, if we talk about understanding, Wei Zifu definitely understood Yi Shuo better than Liu Che.

She wasn't even worried that Yishuo would have anything beyond a subordinate relationship with Liu Ju, and she couldn't believe that Yishuo would do something like destroying and insulting a corpse.

That was why, when Liu Ju joined the army to conquer the Western Qiang, Wei Zifu asked Liu Ju to bring Yi Shuo with him.

"what on earth is it?"

"Although Yi Shuo admitted the incident in person in the memorial, she was probably coerced and framed by the bad guys, right?"

Wei Zifu thought to herself,
"Yishuo has been a doctor in the harem for many years. She has helped many concubines in the harem to have safe pregnancies and give birth to children, and cured many hidden diseases of women. The tranquilizing medicine I take every day is also made by her. Even if she has no credit, she has worked hard."

"If someone really harmed her like this, how could I just stand by and watch? Otherwise, wouldn't people think that the people in my harem are weak and can be bullied?"

"Besides, Yishuo is now the attendant physician of the Crown Prince's residence. If Jingzhao Yin can take him away at will, wouldn't people look down on the Crown Prince Ji'er in the future?"

"Juer did the right thing this time. Absolutely right. This is what a prince should be like!"

"But the most important thing right now is to find out the truth of this matter as soon as possible and clear Yishuo of his grievances."

"Otherwise, once this matter gets out, Yishuo will be charged with the crime of destroying and insulting a corpse, and it will be difficult for her to have a good ending. Even Juer will be criticized for shielding her, and her reputation will be severely damaged."

"After all, Yishuo is just a female doctor who doesn't like to fight with the world. What's the point of dealing with her?"

"Perhaps someone with ulterior motives is taking advantage of Juer's loyalty and using sinister tactics against him in an attempt to put him in a dilemma..."

"If that's the case, I can't just stand by and watch!"

Thinking of this, Wei Zifu immediately called over her trusted palace maid:
"Pass on my imperial decree. Summon Yi Shuo, the doctor in the Crown Prince's residence, to the palace to see me immediately. Then order someone to go to Jingzhao Yin to fetch Yi Shuo's case files!"

The Han Dynasty has always had a two-palace system.

The Queen's decree also has compulsory effect. Once issued within a certain scope, it is an order, and the consequences of disobeying the order are equally serious.

However, during the reign of Emperor Liu Che, after the death of his mother, Queen Mother Wang, an unwritten rule was added.

——The harem is not allowed to interfere in political affairs.

This was also the tacit understanding formed between Liu Che and Wei Zifu.

Liu Che never mentioned state affairs in front of Wei Zifu, and Wei Zifu never cared or asked about them.

As for matters other than state affairs, Liu Che also gave Wei Zifu a high degree of autonomy. The last time all the members of the Wei family turned into villains, when Wei Zifu set rules for the harem, Liu Che did not interfere even though blood was shed.

"promise."

The trusted palace servant responded and hurried down to convey the order.

Wei Zifu still frowned:

"Ju'er is good in every way, except that he is sometimes too loyal and righteous. This is his strength, but also his weakness. He can be easily exploited by others."

"If he had inherited half of the qualities of a gentleman, he wouldn't be so passive all the time..."

"That's what happened to the historian of Lu State last time. If it were a gentleman, he would have eradicated the problem long ago when the historian was investigated by the court judge. How could there be those dirty things that happened later?"

……

An hour later.

When the palace maid returned to the Pepper Room to report to Wei Zifu, her face was filled with indescribable embarrassment:

"Your Highness, the Jingzhao Yin's case file has been brought in, but..."

"Just what?"

Wei Zifu glanced at the palace maids, then looked at the palace gate, but did not see Yi Shuo, and she couldn't help feeling confused.

"It's just... I didn't see Yi Shuo when I went to the Crown Prince's Mansion. I only saw His Royal Highness the Crown Prince..."

The palace maids tried to choose the most euphemistic way of expression possible, weighing every word carefully.

She just felt that it was too difficult for her.

She couldn't be unaware of Wei Zifu's deep love for Liu Ju, so she knew that there were some things she absolutely could not say to Wei Zifu. Even if they were indisputable facts, she had to speak with caution, otherwise the end result would be that she would be neither a good person nor a good person, and would definitely not have a good ending.

"Why? Yishuo is not in Bowang Garden today?"

How could Wei Zifu not see that the palace maid's expression was not right? It was just that some things were beyond her imagination, so she asked in what she thought was common sense.

"No... not really, it's just that the Crown Prince forbade me to summon Yi Shuo..."

The palace maid's expression was so close to crying that her voice was shaking uncontrollably.

"?"

Wei Zifu was stunned.
"What do you mean the Crown Prince forbade you to summon Yishuo? Didn't you read my imperial decree to him?"

"Slave...slave..."

The palace maid froze when she heard this. This time she really couldn't think of how to make her next words sound better so as to avoid being in a difficult situation.

Seeing this, Wei Zifu finally showed displeasure on her face, and said in an extremely impatient and cold voice:

"Just say whatever you want to say. You've been hesitant since you came in, and you're vague about everything I ask you. Do you still want me to treat you? Or do you want to deceive me?!"

"Pfft!"

The palace maid was so frightened that she immediately knelt on the ground, kowtowed repeatedly to apologize, "I dare not, Your Highness, please forgive me. It's not that I don't want to say this, but I really don't dare to say it!"

"Speak! Tell me everything, without a single lie, and I will forgive you!"

Wei Zifu suddenly had a bad feeling, but she didn't have a clear idea of ​​what was wrong. She was just worried that something had happened to Liu Ju.

"promise."

The palace maid knelt on the ground, not daring to raise her head, and said in a muffled voice,

"I arrived at Bowang Garden and explained my purpose. Then I met His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and read the imperial decree to him. However, after hearing the imperial decree, the Crown Prince said to me...said...said..."

Having said this, the palace maid was stuck again. After talking for a long time, she didn't dare to say the rest of the words. Her body became stiffer and stiffer, and cold sweat quietly dripped from her temples.

"Keep talking!"

Wei Zifu's voice became even colder.

The palace maid shuddered and said in a voice as light as a mosquito:

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince told me... that he wanted to disobey the Emperor's order..."

"What did you say?!"

Wei Zifu jumped up with a "whoosh" sound, her still charming face full of disbelief. Even her eyes widened, unable to hide her shock when she heard the last two words.

"Your Highness, please forgive me. Everything I said was true. I have never exaggerated anything. If even one word is not what the prince said, I will make sure that my whole family will die miserably!"

The palace maid was so frightened that she huddled into a ball. She did not dare to hesitate for a moment and immediately brought out her entire family to clear her name, fearing that Wei Zifu would vent her anger on her.

"..."

Having said that, Wei Zifu had no choice but to believe it.

After all, this palace servant has been serving her for a long time. She knows better than anyone whether he dares to lie or make up rumors about such things.

But she still didn't understand why Liu Ju disobeyed her imperial order?
She is his mother. Could she, the queen mother, harm him? Doesn't he even trust his own mother?
what on earth is it?

There must be some hidden story behind this matter, and we must get to the bottom of it!

"This rebellious son..."

Wei Zifu gritted her teeth and forced herself to calm down, then said,

"Pass on my imperial decree again and summon Yishuo again. If the prince still refuses to let Yishuo come to see me, then let him come to see me himself!"

……

Bowang Garden.

"Your Highness, the Queen's decree is also her will. Your Highness, are you disobeying her order?"

Guo Zhen and Ji Ping were both worried. In the end, Ji Ping came to Liu Ju and bowed to persuade him.
"Isn't that... a bit impolite?"

"My own mother, what's polite or impolite about that?"

Liu Ju looked sideways and asked back.

"This……"

Ji Ping was choked and remained silent for a while, then smiled bitterly and said,

"It's just that the Han Dynasty has its own rules. Even if the Queen and Your Highness are mother and son, some rules cannot be broken. Otherwise, if it gets out, it might be bad for Your Highness."

"Why, are you two planning to betray me?"

Liu Ju continued to ask back, and when he saw Guo Zhen and Ji Ping's faces change drastically and they waved their hands to deny it, he continued,

"Or do you think my mother will harm me because of this?"

"Relax, my mother and I share the same fate. Besides, my mother only has me as her son. If she really punishes me for this, she won't be able to choose a replacement. Therefore, even if I disobey her order, my mother can only scold me a few words afterwards, and then make a big thing small and a small thing nothing."

"I'm not afraid, so what are you afraid of?"

"..."

After hearing such outrageous words, how could Guo Zhen and Ji Ping dare to respond casually?
Although what Liu Ju said made a lot of sense, it also fully demonstrated the fact that Liu Ju was a rebellious son. It is not an exaggeration to say that this was tantamount to a face-to-face attack!
Of course, Liu Ju had his own reasons for doing so.

He was very sure that Wei Zifu would not harm him, and he also believed that Wei Zifu had no ill intentions in summoning Yi Shuo into the palace.

But that is only now. When she finds out that Yi Shuo really did something to destroy and desecrate the corpse, it will be hard to say.

After all, Liu Ju knew what was going on in Wei Zifu's eyes.

This son of his is better than everything, and his position as the crown prince will never be shaken.

Even if it was Yishuo, once she was sure that she had become a huge hidden danger around him and an obstacle to his future succession to the throne, Wei Zifu might not necessarily do anything...

After all, Wei Zifu didn't know that he was actually a cheater, and his position as crown prince was more stable than Liu Che's throne.

It was for this reason that he decisively decided to disobey the order when the palace servant came to convey it.

Not to mention Wei Zifu's imperial decree, even if it was Liu Che's imperial decree, he would never hand over Yi Shuo this time. This matter must be handled by him himself.

at this time.

"Report!"

A prince's shield reported outside the hall, followed by the palace servant who had just arrived not long ago:

"Your Highness, the Queen's messenger has come again to convey the Queen's decree!"

(End of this chapter)