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"Your majesty, today is the empress dowager's birthday. It can be considered to be gathering blessings for her." The court official of An Guo said.

"Father, I beg of you." Feng Lingyue's face was covered in tears.

The emperor glanced at his daughter. Her forehead was cracked, and blood was flowing out. He finally opened his mouth and said:

"The empress's heart doesn't live up to her words. She joined hands with the crown prince to frame the imperial concubine and the ninth king.

From today onwards, the empress dowager's throne would be kept, and she would be confined to Changchun Palace, never to step out of the palace door again until she died of old age! The harem is co-operated by Consort Xian and Consort Gui, Consort De, and Consort Shu.

"As for the crown prince …"

The Emperor heaved a deep sigh. That was his beloved child from before. He was going to reinstate him as the crown prince.

"From today onwards, we will move out of the Eastern Palace to Xianyang. Empress, this is the last bit of tolerance I have for you. "

"Thank you father for your grace, thank you father for his grace!" When Princess Eleven heard this, she kowtowed once more. Tears rolled down her face as she said, "Imperial Mother, make Moon Child accompany you. Don't be afraid."

"Princess …" He looked through the mist at the poor girl beside him and thought of how she had desperately pleaded with the Emperor for him.

Feng Lingyue's eyes flashed. She avoided looking at Lian Lian Lian, and she softly said, "Lian Yin, there's nothing more to say. I don't need sympathy, especially for you."

After saying that, she used all her strength to help the empress up, supporting the unsteady steps of the empress out of the palace. At this moment, her delicate back looked exceptionally strong.

"Muhou, be careful …"

The Emperor stood up and prepared to leave. Everyone was just about to kneel down and kowtow …

"Father, your son has something to begin with …" At this time, Feng Yunzheng cupped his fist and said while kneeling on the ground.

"What is it?" At this very moment, the emperor's mood had already reached a certain point, and Feng Yunzheng had just seen this point, so he wanted to say the next thing …

When the empress and crown prince received their punishment, the person behind the scenes wanted to escape unscathed. Hehe, his eyes revealed a trace of coldness — —

Delusion!

"A few days ago, this son and Wen Yu had arranged to go to the capital to study at Jade Pavilion. The Jade Pavilion's owner timidly handed this son an essay, and this son was greatly shocked upon seeing it. However, this son didn't know how to deal with it, so he decided to invite Imperial Father to take a look at it." As he said that, Feng Yunzheng took out a book from his chest and presented it in front of the emperor with both hands — —

"Your Majesty …" Eunuch Feng De Gui took the paper, opened it, and held it up with both hands for the emperor to read.

Emperor Zhou Cheng Di's eyes revealed a puzzled expression. He looked at the paper in front of him, but after looking at a few lines, his expression changed drastically. He quickly grabbed the paper in his hand and quickly looked at the paper in front of him.

When the rest saw the emperor's reaction, they all looked at each other – what was the ninth prince showing the emperor?

"Audacious Xiao Shan!" The emperor was furious. The hand holding the paper was trembling as he glared at Xiao Shan, the son of the Xiao family. The fury in his eyes condensed.

Xiao Shan was startled when he was suddenly called out. When he came back to his senses, he hurriedly knelt down and said blankly, "Your Majesty …"

Xiao Zhenhai was also stunned. Could it be that the things in the book had something to do with Xiao Shan? He followed suit and knelt down. "Your Majesty, I wonder what Xiao Shan did to anger Your Majesty …" Xiao He, Xiao Hu, and Madam Xiao followed suit and knelt on the ground.

"Humph!" Zhou Cheng Di snorted and said, "I would never have thought that the one who harbors the real ill intentions is your Xiao family! Xiao Shan, you truly are worthy of being called the capital's most talented person. As he said that, he viciously threw the paper in his hand at Xiao Zhenhai's face. Xiao Zhenhai did not dare to dodge as the paper left a bloody scar on his face.

He hurriedly picked up the paper roll and opened it. When he saw what was written on it, he took a deep breath and looked at the seal at the end of the article. His face suddenly turned deathly pale and the hand holding the paper roll could not help but tremble.

"Father, what's written on it?" Xiao He had never seen his father in such a state of panic, so he asked in a low voice.

"Xiao Shan, read out your essay loudly so that everyone can hear it." Zhou Cheng Di gave the order.

"Yes, as you command." Xiao Shan trembled as he used his sleeve to wipe the sweat on his forehead.

"Ever since His Majesty ascended the throne of the emperor, corruption among the officials of the world had spread like wildfire. The army was small and weak. There were floods and droughts everywhere, and the people were no longer living well. Your Majesty, this, this is not … When Xiao Shan said till this point, cold sweat flowed down his back. He did not dare to continue reciting.

When the rest of the people heard this, they were all shocked. How could the eldest son of the Duke of Xiao write such an outrageous article?

"Continue reading." Zhou Chengdi ordered with a cold voice, his expression was like a king of hell.

"The administration, taxation, and other duties are becoming heavier and heavier. The officials at all levels are following the example of the imperial government and are unscrupulous in their exploitation of the people. His Majesty has spent a lot of money worshiping the Taoism and dealing with unscrupulous government affairs, resulting in a loosening of discipline and corruption …" "Your Majesty, this wasn't written by Xiao Shan, it isn't! Your Majesty …"

Xiao Shan's hands and feet trembled as he did not dare to continue reading.

The words on it were his own, as well as his own, but he really couldn't remember when he'd ever written an article insulting His Majesty like this —

"I didn't write this, I didn't write it, Your Majesty …"

Xiao Zhenhai knelt on the ground, sweating profusely. "Your majesty is enlightened. The Xiao family is loyal to the emperor, and Xiao Shan is absolutely not dissatisfied with the emperor. The emperor …"

"Continue. Let everyone come and see your magnificent literary talent …" However, Zhou Chengdi ignored Xiao Zhenhai's retort and continued to speak.

Xiao Shan was so frightened that his entire body turned into a sieve, but since the emperor had ordered it, he didn't dare to disobey. Thus, he trembled as he continued reading the contents of the paper:

"His Majesty also likes to suspect and slander people, and has chosen people who are not outstanding as well. Obviously, the current fourth prince, Feng Qianyue, is the most talented person in the world, and only if he was given a lot of things to do, would the Great Zhou be truly safe. However, he was not valued by the emperor, causing the fourth prince to lose his ambition and become depressed …"

Feng Qianyue, who was listening to Xiao Shan read his essay, trembled when he heard this. Immediately, he broke out in a cold sweat as he hurriedly knelt on the ground and said:

"Father, this … I have never felt that I have the ability to rule a country, and I have no ambitions. I, I … Long live royal father... " Feng Qianyue crawled onto the ground, cold sweat pouring out of his body!

The meaning of this article was clear. Prince Yue, Feng Qianyue, had overtaken Emperor Zhou Cheng and was even more outstanding than the other princes. It was a pity that he was not recognized by the Emperor.

Out of the corner of his eye, he saw Feng Yunzheng —

Ninth royal brother, ah Ninth royal brother, such a vicious plan! This article, every word pokes into the emperor's heart, you want to kill two birds with one stone ah! But now, any argument would only enrage royal father even more!

Feng Yunzheng chose the best time to expose this matter.