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In the Imperial Palace's Imperial Hospital, a few doctors were busy treating Chu Yixuan's wounds. The emperor Chu Zhe came over hurriedly, and when he saw Chu Yixuan's body that was covered in indistinct, bloody wounds, he couldn't help but be angry and anxious: "He's actually injured to this extent! "How long has it been here? Why hasn't the wound been treated?"

The imperial medical supervisor immediately replied: "Reporting to Your Majesty, Prince Qi has a lot of injuries, and a few of them are on fatal points, you have to be careful, and do not dare to act rashly. Please rest assured Your Majesty, this servant will do his best, and Prince Qi will be fine."

On the sickbed, Chu Yixuan, who was in a coma, tried to move his eyelids with difficulty to speak weakly: "Royal Father, your son is fine, Royal Father …" "Don't worry …"

Chu Zhe's eyes reddened. Gritting his teeth, he walked over to gently stroke Chu Yixuan's hair and said with an incomparably resolute voice, "My son, don't worry. No matter who it is, Royal Father will definitely not spare anyone who dares to hurt my son to such an extent!"

"Royal Father …" A tear slowly flowed down from the corner of Chu Yixuan's eye.

The imperial physician supervisor hurriedly stepped forward and bowed to Chu Zhe, "Your Majesty, Prince Qi needs to sew up your wounds. If your emotions were to fluctuate too much, it might affect the stitches on your wounds.

Chu Zhe's eyes were filled with anger, he caressed Chu Yixuan's hair again, and turned to walk out of the Imperial Hospital.

Crown’s Master Xu Chang, had already been summoned into the palace, and was waiting outside his Imperial Study. Seeing Chu Zhe rushing back, Xu Chang quickly bowed and greeted: "This old official greets Your Majesty."

Chu Zhe sat in front of the royal desk with a gloomy face, he looked at Xu Chang coldly: "Do you know why I have summoned you?"

Xu Chang maintained his bow with his head lowered: "This old one has just heard about Prince Qi's injuries."

Chu Zhe scoffed, "You also know that we summoned you here for the Sanlang!"

Xu Chang knelt down and kowtowed, "Your Highness Prince Qi is injured, this old official is deeply saddened, but this matter was definitely not done by Your Highness, your majesty!"

Chu Zhe said coldly: "How do you know that we believed that the one who harmed Sanlang was the crown prince?"

Xu Chang said: "Someone witnessed the murderer of His Highness Prince Qi is the Eastern Palace Guard Cheng Feng. Based on this point alone, the Crown Prince might be unable to get away from it. His Highness the Crown Prince has always been friendly with the other princes, so it is impossible for him to hurt His Highness the Prince Qi.

"With regards to the assassination of the Prince Qi, Justice Division has already strictly interrogated the murderer. The mastermind behind this, whether it is the crown prince or not, will be revealed very soon! I just want to ask you, Xu Chang, as a Crown’s Master, if the crown prince really did such a cruel thing to his brothers, what would happen to you? "

Xu Chang said with teary eyes: "Your majesty, your highness, don't you understand? "Please handle this matter fairly, Your Majesty!"

"What did you say?" Chu Zhe's expression first changed, then sneered: "Fine, since you dare to vouch for him, if you find out that this matter is because of him, then you are as guilty as him!"

Xu Chang was startled, he silently lowered his head and said sorrowfully: "If this is really the work of His Highness the Crown Prince, this old subject will not get away with it, I am willing to suffer the same punishment as him."

— — The words Chu Zhe said to Xu Chang, were quickly transmitted to the Eastern Palace. Chu Yizhao took two steps back in shock, not daring to believe it, "This … How was this possible? Royal Father has always believed in me, how can he possibly believe that I was the one who did it? This... "That's impossible!"

"Your Highness, His Majesty went to the Imperial Hospital to check on His Highness' injuries. Seeing that His Highness' body was covered with injuries, His Majesty almost cried from the pain!"

Chu Yizhao slowly sat down, raised his head, and looked at the sky in a daze.

"Your Highness …" Zhan Cao anxiously looked at Chu Yizhao, "This matter has not reached the final stages, so Your Highness does not need to be so pessimistic!"

"Then what else could be considered as the final step?" After a long while, Chu Yizhao finally turned and looked at Zhan Cao, "How is the situation with the Justice Division?"

Zhan Cao lowered his head, and said in a low voice: "I heard that the Justice Division used torture on Cheng Feng."

Chu Yizhao's body trembled slightly: "The various methods that the Justice Division uses are extremely harsh and cruel, it can be said that they do not hold anything back, even bronze men, when it comes to Justice Division, can have their arms and legs removed, how can Cheng Feng, a mere mortal, withstand it?"

Zhan Cao lowered his head.

Chu Yizhao let out a sad laugh, "So, do you think this matter has yet to reach the final stage?"

Chu Yizhao's sad laughter made their scalps tingle with discomfort. Zhan Cao didn't know how to comfort his, and could only say: "I only know that as long as Cheng Feng can endure through it, and not summon your Highness out, your Highness will be safe and sound."

Chu Yizhao was silent for a long time, then suddenly stood up and asked suspiciously: "Cheng Feng should have been doing things in secret this time, how did he expose his identity and land into Justice Division's hands?"

Zhan Cao was startled: "This … Subordinate is not clear about this. "

Chu Yizhao said anxiously: "Quickly, go and check how Cheng Feng was exposed. Also, check where that stinking woman Su Leyao is now!"

"Yes sir!" Zhan Cao hurriedly asked, "Your Highness, are you suspecting that Su Leyao leaked her traces?"

Chu Yizhao said with a dark face: "No need to ask any further, you just go and check!"

Zhan Cao immediately cupped his hands: "Yes, Your Highness!"

"There's no need to check." However, Xu Chang's voice came out in a hurry.

Following this was Xu Chang's exhausted figure.

Chu Yizhao stood up immediately and took two steps forward to support Xu Chang: "Is Master alright?"

Xu Chang looked at Chu Yizhao, sighed, and shook his head.

"This student has already heard about the matter of Royal Father criticizing Master." Chu Yizhao lowered his head, "It is this student who has implicated master."

"Your Highness, don't say that." Xu Chang waved his hand, "The glory of life and death for this old man is directly linked to the crown prince. The matter of dealing with the Prince Qi was also my idea, if anything were to happen, this old man will be unable to shirk his responsibility."

Chu Yizhao lowered his head in dejection: "Do we really have to wait for death?"

Xu Chang was silent for a moment, then asked: "Besides Cheng Feng, did Your Highness leave any evidence?"

"Of course!" Chu Yizhao said, "If it wasn't for Cheng Feng's mistake, even if Royal Father believed that I had killed Sanlang, I am afraid that he would not have any evidence to prove that I did it!"

Xu Chang frowned: "If that's the case, then we still have a chance at survival."

Chu Yizhao was overjoyed, "There is still a chance of survival? Please enlighten me, Master! "

Xu Chang looked at Chu Yizhao, and asked: "Your Highness, do you think that the safety of the entire Eastern Palace is more important, or is Cheng Feng's life more important?"

Chu Yizhao stared blankly for a moment, then said: "Of course the safety of the entire Eastern Palace is more important! — — What, does Master think that we should give up on Cheng Feng, give up on the carriage?"

Xu Chang sighed: "Since it's like this, there's no other way."

Chu Yizhao was stunned, he slowly clenched his teeth: "Okay! - But, isn't killing Cheng Feng now too obvious?"

Xu Chang said: "Of course we can't do it ourselves."

Chu Yizhao's eyes lit up, and immediately asked: "In my opinion, what should I do?"

Xu Chang said: "The Justice Division has always had a lot of punishments, ever since the dynasty was established, countless of prisoners have died in the Justice Division. Cheng Feng can also become one of them. "

Chu Yizhao finally understood! The meaning of the Crown’s Master was that those who wanted to bribe the Justice Division would use force to kill Cheng Feng during the execution. He nodded silently, "There is no other way now."

Xu Chang bowed and said: "Your Highness does not need to worry about this matter, leave it to this old official."

Chu Yixuan dejectedly pulled Xu Chang's hand and said: "Thank you, Master!"

Xu Chang nodded and cupped his hands to bid farewell.

The Eastern Palace after Xu Chang left, was deathly still and quiet, so quiet that it was suffocating.

Chu Yixuan sat dumbly on the side of the table, his fists clenched tightly, he forgot to release them after a long while. The thin wisps of cold wind that had been swept up through the gap between the doors blew up a candle flame, and the flickering candle flame shone on Chu Yixuan's pale and numb face, making him look so sad and desolate.

Zhan Cao had never seen the crown prince act like a lost soul. In his memories, the crown prince had always been someone who stood at the peak of success, someone who Zhan Cao thought was the youngest and most capable man he had ever seen.

Zhan Cao's face was full of tears as he turned in front of Chu Yixuan and said, "Your Highness, are you really going to sacrifice Cheng Feng? Cheng Feng is completely loyal to Your Highness!

Chu Yixuan said in a dejected manner, "I am naturally clear of Cheng Feng's loyalty. I also treat Cheng Feng as my closest kin. But since things have come to this, is there any other way? "

Zhan Cao's eyes immediately reddened, and she choked: "For the sake of the Prince Qi alone, is Your Majesty really going to sacrifice my entire Eastern Palace?"

Chu Yixuan let out a long, teary sigh, "And here I thought that Royal Father loved me the most. But from the looks of it, the person Royal Father doted on the most was her. The things that Mother has done all these years are all unnecessary! "

Zhan Cao said with incomparable doubt: "But if Your Majesty really dotes on Prince Qi, why would you give Crown’s Master's daughter to him? Moreover, His Majesty has just exiled Su Shangwu's family … "

Chu Yixuan heaved a long sigh: "I can only say, we have been deceived by the Royal Father! He pretends to be cold and indifferent to the Sanlang because it's just a form of protection for the Sanlang! "

Is that really the case? In other words, the weight of the Crown Prince in the heart of His Majesty was actually not as high as the weight of the Prince Qi?

Zhan Cao lowered his head. Thinking of Cheng Feng, his heart couldn't help but feel a tearing pain! Cheng Feng was the person whom the Crown Prince trusted the most, but he was now the son of the Crown Prince …

How could this not hurt the hearts of others? How could it not chill the hearts of others!

This night in the Ji City was the night where the winds and clouds surged the most. It was also the night where many important people, including the emperor, did not sleep.

Prince Qi was on the verge of death, and the position of the Eastern Palace Crown Prince was also in danger. The political situation of Dongluo could change at any time.

After settling Qi Yu in a small tavern in the south of the city, Feng Qingmo said: "This place is very safe. I'll come back tomorrow morning. "

"Where are you going?" Qi Yu asked.

She was really afraid that if she stayed alone and met another toad face, what would she do? The things that had happened earlier left people with lingering fear.

Feng Qingmo laughed, "I'll be right next door. If there's anything, just call me and I'll hear it. "

Qi Yu heaved a sigh of relief, and looked at the young handsome face, and could not help but blush. Uh, after marrying for two years and not being able to trust a husband, she actually dared to trust this stranger that they met by chance. She was truly convinced of herself!