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Jiang Shaohua's gaze drifted between the faces of Prince Huaiyang and Prince Wu'an.

The mental quality of Prince Wu'an was far inferior to that of Prince Huaiyang. Under the huge shadow of death and in front of the cold corpses of Prince Dongping and his son, Prince Wu'an almost collapsed.

At this time, Song Yuan stood aside, Liu Hengmao was also on one side, and the Prince of Wu'an was only three steps away from Jiang Shaohua. The anger and fear surging in his heart merged into scorching magma.

Prince Wu'an suddenly jumped up and crashed straight into Jiang Shaohua's waist and abdomen.

Jiang Shaohua seemed calm, but in fact he was prepared. He stretched out his fist and hit Prince Wu'an hard on the chest.

Prince Wu'an flew backwards, hit the wall heavily, then slid down softly, blood oozing from his mouth.

Prince Huaiyang's face turned pale, and his voice trembled: "Prince Wu'an dared to offend the emperor, he deserves death! Please execute him immediately!"

He tried to comfort himself, as long as Wu'an County Prince died, maybe Jiang Shaohua would be willing to spare his life. Even if he was under house arrest for life, living was better than death.

The strong desire of Huaiyang King to survive is really admirable. Liu Hengmao, standing in the corner, couldn't help but secretly wonder in his heart, if he were the princess, what decision would he make now?
Song Yuan knew his princess better. If Jiang Shaohua really intended to kill the two princes, he would not have said so much. He would have just poured poisoned wine into her mouth and made up a reasonable excuse. Now that they were dead, would the ministers rush into the palace prison to check the princes' bodies?
The Prince of Dongping and his son truly committed evil and deserved to be put to death.

The Prince of Huaiyang and the Prince of Wu'an only had ambitions to fight for the throne, but they had not yet taken any real action, nor had they committed any real evil. The princess would not kill innocent people indiscriminately!

The princess executed Prince Dongping and his son tonight, and specially asked Prince Huaiyang and Prince Wu'an to come here just to warn them.

Now the Prince of Wu'an was frightened and lost his mind. He acted rashly and was beaten by the princess without any mercy. As for the Prince of Huaiyang, he has not lost his composure until now. He is indeed a powerful person.

Even Song Yuan couldn't help but want to advise the princess, why not take the opportunity to kill the King of Huaiyang! Such a powerful person, staying in the world is indeed a hidden danger!

"Uncle Prince of Huaiyang," Jiang Shaohua said slowly, "If you were me, would you let me go back to Nanyang County now?"

Is this even a question? Of course not! How foolish it is to let a tiger go back to the mountains!

Prince Huaiyang turned pale and was speechless.

Being demoted to a commoner and giving up his family property were nothing. As long as he was held responsible for the assassination of Prince Ping, Jiang Shaohua could execute him openly and confiscate the family property of the Prince of Huaiyang. This would eliminate the root of the problem and eliminate the need to incur any "favors".

Why should Jiang Shaohua let him go?
"You are a smart person. You can think clearly without me telling you. So, you lowered your posture from the beginning and begged for your life."

"I'm telling you, I won't kill you, not because I believe your lies. It's because I don't want to kill people indiscriminately. Sitting on the throne and holding the imperial power is like holding the most terrifying sword in the world. The greater the power, the more self-control you must have, and you can't kill innocent people indiscriminately. Otherwise, you will go astray."

"I fought for the throne in an upright manner, and I am unwilling and disdainful to resort to such shady means."

"So, I will release you, and I will also release the Prince of Wu'an."

Prince Huaiyang was trembling all over and his expression was extremely stiff. He wanted to say something, but the muscles on his face refused to obey him and he couldn't even open his mouth.

Jiang Shaohua stared at Prince Huaiyang, his voice calm and gentle, yet firm and powerful: "You two, each write a memorial and submit it. After I ascend the throne, I will let you go."

"If you really plot treason someday, I will send troops to destroy the Huaiyang Palace and kill all your descendants! If you are not afraid of such an outcome, you can give it a try!"

The Prince of Huaiyang was shocked again, but still couldn't utter a word. Jiang Shaohua said nothing more, and waved his hand to signal Song Yuan to call two guards to come over and "send" the Prince of Huaiyang and the injured Prince of Wu'an back to the prison.

Let’s not talk about Prince Wu’an for now.

After Prince Huaiyang returned to the cell, he sat on the bed in a daze, neither saying a word nor moving.

His sons were imprisoned in the cell next door. Although the father and son were not in the same cell, they could talk to each other through the bars.

The eldest son stretched his neck and shouted anxiously: "Father! What happened? Are they coming to take our lives?"

The other sons also started crying.

Prince Huaiyang took a deep breath and said in a deep voice: "Stop howling!"

"The Emperor promised himself that he would not kill us father and son. He will let us go in a few days."

Some of the sons breathed a sigh of relief, while others cried with joy. Only the eldest son was the most shrewd and most like him. He was not relieved after hearing these words, but whispered anxiously: "Could it be a delaying tactic? When we leave the capital, if we encounter the 'bandits' on the way, we can still die cleanly without leaving any evidence?"

Prince Huaiyang was silent for a moment, and whispered: "It's hard to say."

"No matter what, my life is not in danger now. I will write the memorial when daybreak comes."

……

"what?"

"The Prince of Dongping and his son were poisoned to death in the prison cell?"

"Where did the poisoned wine come from?"

In Jingyang Palace, Empress Dowager Zheng was furious when she heard about this. She stood up suddenly and asked, "Who is so bold as to deal with the Prince of Dongping and his son in private?"

"I will cut them into pieces and make them die miserably! Who dares to disobey me?"

Isn't it obvious? Now in the palace, the only person who can disobey the Grand Empress Dowager is the Princess. The Grand Empress Dowager is not unable to guess, but is furious. She will definitely be furious again tonight.

When the master loses his temper, the servants around him are always the ones who suffer.

Eunuch Zhao sighed inwardly and answered with his head down, "It was the princess who went to the prison and brought a pot of poisoned wine with her."

Empress Dowager Zheng's eyes were filled with anger, and she gnashed her teeth, "Go! Go to Zhaohe Palace immediately! Call her here! I want to ask her in person! What is her intention?"

Eunuch Zhao didn't dare to go, he knelt down with a plop, begging bitterly: "Grand Empress Dowager, please calm down! Tomorrow is the coronation ceremony, and the princess will be the emperor of Daliang. The queen and the princess have just maintained harmony for a few days, and they must not quarrel at this time, which will only make the Ning'an Palace watch the fun and make all the ministers laugh at them."

Empress Dowager Zheng was so angry that she could not hold back. She pointed her finger at Eunuch Zhao's nose and cursed: "It is not your turn to point fingers at me! Get out of here and go to Zhaohe Palace right now! Within one stick of incense, I want to see Jiang Shaohua's people! Otherwise, I will beat you to death!" (End of this chapter)