The atmosphere in the Taoist temple was heavy and depressing.
Zhu Di knelt on the ground, not even daring to breathe loudly. He was afraid that he would make any noise and anger Zhu Yuanzhang.
Empress Ma and Zhu Biao were also feeling uneasy.
The few of them had the same doubts in their hearts.
What was going on?
How did Zhu Di become the emperor?
What happened in between?
After an unknown amount of time.
Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly moved. He slowly walked to Zhu Di under the night sky and said in a calm voice," Fourth Brother, we've been busy recently and forgot to ask you. How have you been these few days?”
“……”
Zhu Di's entire body trembled as he subconsciously looked at Fang Han, who was standing beside him.
He finally understood.
Why did Fang Han ask him how his body was in the morning?
It turned out that this kid already knew!
Zhu Di was so angry that he gritted his teeth. He felt that Fang Han was too unreasonable. He clearly knew that he was going to be in big trouble, but he refused to even reveal a word.
Before Zhu Di could speak, Zhu Biao took the initiative to block in front of him and said to Zhu Yuanzhang,"Father, don't be rash. Fourth Brother is your biological son.”
"Get lost!" Zhu Yuanzhang roared.”
His aura was extremely terrifying, like a ferocious tiger that wanted to eat people. In the dark night, his two eyes were faintly emitting a terrifying light.
Zhu Biao clenched his fists and said coldly,""Father, if you want to kill fourth brother, then kill your son first! He's not only your biological son, but also my biological brother!”
Zhu Yuanzhang's veins bulged." Do you think we won't dare to kill you?”
He had already endured it to the limit and was about to lose his rationality.
At this moment.
Anyone who stood in his way would only die.
"Big brother, you want me to die? I'm not human. I stole your throne. I deserve to die!”
Tears streamed down Zhu Di's face, and he felt extremely guilty.
He did not know what would happen in the future.
However, Zhu Biao was his good big brother. In his heart, his status was even higher than Zhu Yuanzhang.
"Idiot!"
Zhu Biao was angry, which was rare. He shouted at Zhu Di,"Didn't Priest Fang say so? Since the throne was destined to be yours, then it was yours. What could death solve?”
Zhu Di was scolded so badly that he lowered his head and did not dare to speak.
Zhu Yuanzhang had already reached his limit and was unwilling to waste time with his two sons. He directly shouted,"Men, bring the King of Yan back to the palace!”
"Yes, sir!"
Outside the White Cloud Temple, more than a dozen inspectors filed in and carried Zhu Di back.
Zhu Di did not resist and allowed them to take him away.
Zhu Yuanzhang glared at Fang Han and followed him out.
Zhu Biao was extremely anxious. He turned his head and asked,"Mother, you're just going to let father take fourth brother away?”
Empress Ma comforted him." Don't worry. No matter how ruthless your father is, he's still a vicious tiger that won't eat its cubs. He won't do anything to Fourth Brother."”
"The most important thing now is to figure out what is going on.”
Her words woke him up.
Zhu Biao was enlightened.
That's right!
As long as he understood everything, Zhu Di would be saved.
And if he wanted to know the answer, there was only one person who could help him, and that was Fang Han!
Zhu Biao hurried to Fang Han and said solemnly,"Daoist Fang, what exactly happened today? Daoist Fang, please answer my questions.”
"Since Your Highness wants to know, I'll be happy to help," Fang Han said calmly. But…"
Empress Ma walked over." But what? What else did Priest Fang have to hide?”
Fang Han smiled." I'm fine. I'm just worried about His Majesty." He must be more anxious than you. Why don't we wait for His Majesty to return and I'll bring you guys to find the answer?”
Empress Ma and Zhu Biao nodded silently, feeling that Fang Han's words were not without reason.
With Zhu Yuanzhang's temper, he would definitely investigate the ins and outs of this matter personally.
Since that was the case, it would be better for everyone to go and take a look so that they could dissuade Zhu Yuanzhang in person.
"Alright, since that's the case, I'll bring my father over tomorrow at noon. We'll investigate together." Zhu Biao agreed.”
Fang Han nodded and said,"I'll wait for Your Highness."”
Zhu Biao didn't waste any more time. He left White Cloud Temple in a hurry and went to the palace to save Zhu Di.
"Sigh, none of these father and son are worrisome.”
Looking at Zhu Biao's disappearing figure, Empress Ma sighed deeply.
"Empress need not worry, you still need to recuperate.”
Fang Han smiled faintly.
Empress Ma nodded and returned to her room after greeting him.
It was already late.
Fang Han was also a little tired and went back to his room to rest.
It was the third watch.
Outside Fang Han's room, a beautiful figure stood quietly.
She hesitated for a moment, as if she was struggling for a long time, but in the end, she gently pushed open the door, took off her thin clothes, and walked in barefooted.
At the same time.
Yingtian Prefecture, within the palace.
Zhu Di was hung on the beam of the hall by Zhu Yuanzhang. He personally picked up the whip and was beating him fiercely.
That night.
Neither Zhu Yuanzhang nor Zhu Di slept.
The inhumane wails echoed throughout the entire palace. Even the palace maids and eunuchs felt their hair stand on end.
Everyone discussed in private. They did not know what trouble the Prince of Yan had caused to make the Emperor so angry.
This night was destined to be a sleepless night.
Very quickly.
The sun rose from the east.
A new day had begun.
The officials in the capital walked briskly and arrived at the Hall of Heaven's Tribute early in the morning.
The mood of the officials today was worlds apart from yesterday.
Everyone thought that there was finally a conclusion to Hu Weiyong's case and that His Majesty could finally put down his butcher knife.
In particular, the officials of Huaixi Faction took this opportunity to collect all the people who had a relationship with Hu Weiyong and wrote them down on the roster.
They weren't muddle-headed, but they wanted to take advantage of Zhu Yuanzhang's benevolence to fish in troubled waters. If they investigated in detail in the future, they would have long been rid of suspicion and wouldn't have to worry about these things.
The morning court session soon began.
Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes were red and his face was tired. His face was drooping as if he had not slept the entire night.
He looked at the officials of the Hall of Heaven's Tribute angrily." If you have something to say, say it quickly."”
Gao Shijie walked out and presented the list of officials related to Hu Weiyong's case as usual. There were more than 500 people in total.
The mood of the officials was not as heavy as yesterday. Each and every one of them looked relaxed, especially the officials of Huaixi Sect.
However, he didn't expect it.
Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't even be bothered to look at the name list and directly spat out three words.
"Kill them all."
Boom!
Instantly!
All the officials in the hall were stunned.
The officials of Huaixi Sect were all scared silly, their faces terrifyingly pale.
F * ck!
Isn't His Majesty's expression changing too quickly?
Before anyone could react, dozens of inspectors walked in from outside the hall and arrested people according to the list.
For a moment.
Everyone in the Hall of Heavenly Tribute was crying.
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