Jie teaches the Immortal Sweeping Heaven’s Cultivation of All Heavens

The assassination attempt on the fourth prince shocked the entire court.

Although the identity of the assassin who killed the fourth prince could not be found, all the ministers believed that it was the crown prince who did it.

The crown prince was furious, but even more so, he was terrified.

Those four people were indeed sent out by him.

He originally intended to make Liu Hong disappear silently, but he never expected that the Marquis of Zhenbei would appear as an unexpected obstacle and save Liu Hong.

This matter has blown up now, even though all four assassins are dead—the three who escaped were silenced by him.

But judging from his father's expression, he had made up his mind about him.

Is Father Emperor determined to depose me?
The crown prince will not sit idly by and wait for his death; if he takes action, he still has a glimmer of hope.

If he does nothing and simply waits foolishly for his father's decision, he fears he will die without a burial place.

"The Crown Prince has made a move?" Liu Dong asked lazily.

Xiao Luzi: "Yes. The Crown Prince's private troops have already disguised themselves and entered the capital in batches."

Liu Tong: "What are my good father and good fifth brother doing?"

Xiao Luzi: "The Fifth Prince fell off his horse and is recovering from his injuries. As for the Emperor, he has not made any move."

Liu Tong: "The old man is quite composed."

Liu Tong: "Regardless of whether the old man already knows or not, we should still help the Crown Prince as much as possible. Little Lu, we've got another chance."

Xiao Luzi happily replied, "Yes."

On the day of the Mid-Autumn Festival, Liu Dong took Xiao Luzi to the palace to attend a banquet.

Six, seven, and eight people saw Liu Tong and went up to greet him.

The three of them had no idea that something was going to happen today, and they were still preoccupied with scheming against Liu Dong.

Liu Tong didn't want to bully the three little kids, so she left them behind and went to find Duke Song.

"Your Highness." Duke Song bowed to Liu Dong, a hint of unease appearing on his face, but it quickly disappeared.

Liu Tong raised an eyebrow, thinking to herself that she should not underestimate anyone.

Anyone who has remained in the imperial court for so long must be a cunning fox.

Perhaps they didn't know the Crown Prince would stage a coup, but they sensed that this Mid-Autumn Festival banquet would be a trap.

Liu Tong's gaze swept across the entire hall. The ministers had all arrived, but some of the high-ranking and powerful ministers had not brought their families.

He brought his wife, but not his children.

The Fifth Prince did not attend the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet; he was still recovering from his injuries.

However, neither the eldest prince nor the crown prince were in the palace.

It's normal that the Crown Prince is busy with his "great cause" and not in the palace.

What about the eldest prince?
Why isn't it here?
By this time, the emperor had arrived.

The Crown Prince accompanied the Emperor out, the two displaying a loving father-son relationship that made Liu Tong's teeth ache.

Emperor Qianming smiled and beckoned Liu Tong forward, inviting him to sit at the same table as the Crown Prince. He then inquired about Liu Tong's well-being with a beaming smile, displaying the loving demeanor of a father who doted on his son. This sight nearly made the Crown Prince snap his chopsticks in two.

Crown Prince: He'll endure it! It's only half an hour.

Once he took control of the entire palace, the first thing he did was use the old-fashioned sacrificial flag.

Liu Tong took a sip of wine and noticed an unusual smell in it.

The odor was very faint; only Liu Dong and those with keen senses could detect it.

Liu Dong paused for a moment, but still finished the wine.

He then circulated his internal energy, quietly forcing the poison to the tip of his left index finger, and then expelling it from his body.

Fortunately, this poison was not fatal, but rather similar to the Ten Fragrant Tendon-Softening Powder, which rendered the person immobile.

Liu Tong looked up at the emperor.

The emperor, seemingly oblivious, downed the wine in one gulp. The imperial concubine sitting to his right picked up the wine pot, poured him another cup, and tenderly held it to his lips. The emperor, thoroughly pleased, drank the wine the concubine had poured in one go.

Liu Tong lowered her eyes, her eyelids concealing the surprise in them.

Just now, he saw the imperial concubine's fingernail dangle in the wine glass.

Those nails were painted bright red; who knows how many bacteria they harbor.

It's fortunate that the emperor didn't notice, otherwise he wouldn't have been able to drink the wine so readily.

A group of dancers and entertainers, led by eunuchs, entered the main hall and began their performance.

Ancient songs and dances were not as exciting as modern ones, and Liu Dong was bored, so he looked around and studied the expressions of the people in the hall to pass the time.

His gaze fell upon the women.

Liu Dong saw Song Xuelan.

Song Xuelan is engaged to the Fifth Prince, but the wedding date has not yet arrived. She is attending the banquet as a young lady of the Song family.

Although she ruined the plans of the Duke of Song's family, she was still marrying a prince and would become a princess, a higher status than the duke's wife.

Therefore, the Song family dared not mistreat her, and her life in the Song family continued as before, no, it was even better than before.

However, after the wedding date was set, she never saw the Fifth Prince again.

She missed the Fifth Prince and wanted to see him at the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet.

Little did they know that the Fifth Prince had not entered the palace.

Song Xuelan was extremely disappointed and could only suppress her emotions and chat quietly with Miss Li, who was already the Princess Consort.

After Miss Li fell into the water, she personally went to Song Xuelan's house to thank her, and the two became close friends.

Miss Li comforted Song Xuelan: "In another month, you will marry the Fifth Prince. Then you will be able to see each other every day."

Song Xuelan blushed slightly: "Don't talk about me. How about you? How are you doing? I heard that the young prince spent a fortune the other day to buy a night with the courtesan."

Miss Li spoke up for her husband: "That's not true. Someone is framing him. The one who bought the courtesan for one night was the second young master of the Prince He's mansion. But he was afraid that the Prince He's son would cause trouble, so he used our master's name. Our master is a man of brotherhood, so he had no choice but to take the blame."

Miss Li is satisfied with her marriage.

When Miss Li learned that she was going to marry the young prince, she was sad for a long time.

After all, she could have become the Crown Princess.

However, her father analyzed the situation in the court with her, pointing out that the Crown Prince wanted to marry her because of Lord Li's power and influence in the court.

But Lord Li was the emperor's confidant and could not possibly betray him.

In order to avoid arousing the emperor's suspicion, Lord Li had no choice but to abandon his daughter.

Without the support of her maternal family, how could she secure her position as Crown Princess?
Miss Li put aside her resentment and married into Prince Cheng's mansion.

She didn't have high expectations for her husband, but the young prince surprised her unexpectedly.

Miss Li discovered that her husband was actually just a playful child who loved to eat, drink, and have fun.

But he really wasn't interested in women.

The head maids around her were all virgins and would eventually leave the mansion to marry.

The young prince had no concubines by his side.

He went to brothels to play with his friends, but he didn't sleep with any prostitutes.

The young prince despised those women for being dirty and was afraid of contracting diseases.

After the young prince married, he did not take any concubines; he only had Miss Li as his woman.

How could Miss Li not be happy?

This is something that many women would love but could never have!

Therefore, Miss Li and the young prince had a very good relationship.

Now, what Miss Li is asking for is a child with the young prince. (End of Chapter)