On the night of September 11th, many people in the capital could not sleep. The prince was about to come to court the next day. For many people, life and death, success or failure, wealth and glory all depended on this.

Shen Lian was pacing in his mansion, feeling quite restless.

"Father, there is news from Qinghe," a man in black came to deliver the news. "Except for the people from the Criminal Department, everyone who went to inquire about the news was arrested. There were thirteen people in total, and none of them escaped. "

"Kill them all," Shen Lian's voice was a bit sharp, "Nothing can go wrong in the past few days!"

"Yes!" The man in black bowed and excused himself.

Not long after, a young eunuch came to report, "Father-in-law!"

Shen quickly waved people forward, "How's it going?"

"Back to father-in-law, the things have been sent in," the little eunuch said urgently, "The Qinghe County Magistrate has been tortured for many days and is very weak. People will definitely think that he will not die after being tortured."

"Go and keep an eye on the person, and then report to me after he is completely dead." Shen Lian breathed a sigh of relief, sat on the chair, picked up the tea on the table and took a sip, with a bit of sinister look in his eyes, "Chen Shichang, this old man ,Dare to plot against me!"

"My godfather doesn't want to be associated with that man surnamed Chen. He just wants to give up his son. Why bother?" The little eunuch who was squeezing Shen Lian's shoulders gently persuaded him. He was Shen Lian's godson and he was comparing himself in front of Shen Lian. Others are bolder.

"Hmph, you think I'm willing to be his spearman!" Shen Lian knocked the cup in his hand heavily on the table, "Chen Shichang dares to force me into this situation this time, I will make sure to look good to him next time !”

Yun Liuliu, who went to Qinghe to investigate, had not returned yet. Xiao Chengjun took the Crown Princess to discuss tomorrow's countermeasures with the officials of the East Palace.

"I don't know where the royal ancestral hall came from. People from the Ministry of Justice went to investigate overnight and found that it is indeed half-finished." Cai Yi frowned tightly. The wind and clouds had been blowing in the morning in the past few days, and he was so anxious that he felt angry. He was furious, "Your Highness, I think this time is unusual. I'm afraid there will be many people impeaching the Crown Prince tomorrow morning!"

Xiao Chengjun frowned. He had never asked anyone to build an ancestral hall. Qinghe County wanted to build embankments, and the money for temple construction was all approved as usual. So what happened to that ancestral hall? Did the right prime minister go to Qinghe specifically to frame him? Repair one?

An official from the East Palace said: "Building the Imperial Temple is also a meritorious deed. It is much better than being greedy for money to build embankments. In my opinion, Your Highness might as well acknowledge this matter to avoid another turmoil." The longer this matter is delayed, the worse it will be for the prince. Unfortunately, once the courtiers speculate on the holy will and feel that the emperor is deliberately trying to embarrass the prince, they will fabricate accusations against the prince and submit memorials to depose the prince one after another.

"This method is inappropriate," Cai Yi immediately interrupted the man, "If you admit the crime at random, you might have fallen into a trap."

Lou Jing looked at the big bubble on Cai Yi's mouth. Although this man was impatient, he saw things very accurately. He narrowed his eyes slightly and said, "I must not admit the matter of the Imperial Temple."

Xiao Chengjun looked at his princess, "How do you say this?"

"If you want to harm someone, you have to poke at the painful spot," Lou Jing curled her lips and sneered, "The construction of the imperial temple is a matter for the Tianjia ancestral temple. The prince is the prince, but he built it without authorization. Doesn't it seem to be overestimating the imperial power?"

His Royal Highness the Prince is good at political intrigue, but what Lou Jing is good at is conspiracy. If you guess with the mind of a conspirator, you can see the danger in this.

The person who made the suggestion paled, and Cai Yi took a breath. He just intuitively felt that this was a fraud, but he didn't expect the murderous intention behind it. Everyone's eyes couldn't help but change when they looked at the Crown Princess. I originally thought that the Crown Princess was a military commander, but I didn't expect that she was also a counselor.

Luanyi Palace is still brightly lit at this hour, and there are dancing girls in colorful clothes dancing in the middle of the small pool lit with lotus lanterns.

Emperor Chunde drank wine absentmindedly. When the prince returned to the palace in the evening, he immediately went to Panlong Hall to pay his respects and took away a bunch of memorials that he was unwilling to approve.

"Your Majesty, if you have any troubles, you might as well tell me." Concubine Chen leaned on Emperor Chunde's shoulder, her upturned eyes were reddish from drinking, and she looked very charming.

Emperor Chunde patted Concubine Chen's still delicate face and sighed: "Although the prince is stupid, he has a good heart. I can't bear it."

A dark light flashed in Chen Guifei's slender eyes, she raised her soft and boneless jade hands to fill the wine for the emperor, and said with a smile: "The prince is indeed benevolent and righteous. He has taken good care of these young brothers since he was a child. He will give you any good things."

Let my brother eat first and use it first."

When Emperor Chunde heard this, his expression suddenly changed. The second prince was poisoned because he ate Xiao Chengjun's snacks first.

At that time, the late emperor passed away and the new emperor ascended the throne, but there was no crown prince yet. Because Chen Guifei was reluctant to let go, the third prince had not been raised by the queen since childhood and was not qualified to become a prince. At that time, except for Xiao Chengjun, who was the eldest son, he had a photographic memory and was extremely smart.

The second prince is also the most likely person to become the prince!

When I was young, I didn't have time to think about it carefully, but now that I think about it, everything seems suspicious. Emperor Chunde's brows furrowed more and more tightly. Concubine Chen looked on, but she didn't smile.

Xiao Chengjun opened his eyes and looked at the sleeping face of the Crown Princess quietly.

His father was afraid that he would become addicted to women if he came into sexual intercourse too early, so he never arranged a bedmate for him. He also taught him from an early age that even though his wife is a man, he should respect and pamper her, so that the court can be stable and the harem can be peaceful.

Only then can the heir be preserved...

In fact, my father was really worried. No matter who his wife was, as long as she knew etiquette and observed etiquette, he would give her enough respect. However, my father was still worried and insisted on letting him marry Lou Jing despite all the difficulties.

.Xiao Chengjun stretched out his hand and touched the handsome face that was like a jade in a spring. If he were a little uglier or less capable, he wouldn't be so reluctant to part with him now...

"Is my appearance worthy of His Highness's eyes?" Lou Jing slowly opened his eyes, and his sweet voice was as sweet as Kunshan jade, with a hint of fascination.

"You can get it." Xiao Chengjun did not take back his hand, and gently rubbed his cheek with his thumb.

Lou Jing closed her eyes, held the hand that was resting on her face, placed a kiss on the palm, and took a deep breath. It was soft and warm, with a bit of milk fragrance... She suddenly opened her eyes,

Fragrance! When Xiao Chengjun was a child, there was a smell of milk on his face and hands, so at that time he thought the soft prince was a little rabbit steamed bun, a rabbit steamed bun made by his mother using milk and flour.

But in the past few days, he has never smelled this smell again.

Lou Jing couldn't help but leaned forward, rubbed against Xiao Chengjun's neck, put her nose against that beautiful chin, and sniffed hard. It really smelled like milk!

"What are you doing?" Xiao Chengjun was tickled and reached out to hold down the big head that was rubbing against his head.

"...It's nothing." Lou Jing happily hugged His Highness the Crown Prince. If Xiao Chengjun knew that he smelled the scent of milk, he might become angry. Therefore, the Crown Princess decided to wait until she found out why the scent of milk suddenly appeared again.

Let’s talk about the milky flavor.

Xiao Chengjun looked helplessly at Lou Jing, who was in the wind and rain, and shook his head gently, "Go to bed quickly, I have to go to court tomorrow, and you should also go and pay your respects to your father." The tenth day of the wedding has passed.

If the Crown Princess did not go to the morning meeting, she would be said to be unfilial. In order to stagger the time to greet the concubine, Lou Jing had to get up with Xiao Chengjun to catch up.

"You are the one who should talk about this," Lou Jing pulled His Royal Highness closer to her arms, "Why can't you sleep?"

"I'm thinking about how I can convince my father tomorrow..." Xiao Chengjun sighed. He was good at pretending to be mediocre and confused, but how to convince Emperor Chunde that he was not scheming?

"This is simple." Lou Jing tentatively stretched out his hand and touched His Highness the Prince's hair. Seeing that he had no reaction, he put his hand on the top of his hair and rubbed it gently, "I will teach you a way to keep it effectively tomorrow morning.

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Xiao Chengjun looked at the Crown Princess who was secretly touching his head. He couldn't help but curl his lips, but he felt relaxed in his heart. He intuitively believed what Lou Jing said. If he said there was a way, there would definitely be a way.

Early the next morning, His Royal Highness, who had had a good night's sleep, was served by Anshun, who put on complicated court clothes layer by layer, while Lou Jing only had to wear decent everyday clothes.

After His Highness the Crown Prince put on his tiara, the Crown Princess, who had already dressed neatly, handed him an apricot-yellow veil.

"What is this?" Xiao Chengjun looked down at the brocade handkerchief in his hand. The handkerchief was folded into a square shape, which was exactly the kind he usually carried with him.

"Your Highness, don't you want the Emperor to believe it?" Lou Jing smiled mysteriously and whispered in His Highness's ear, "A little pepper water is enough."

Xiao Chengjun was stunned for a moment. He opened the corner of the veil slightly and saw an inconspicuous little red dot. Then he stuffed the veil into his sleeve silently.
Chapter completed!