After being forced into a marriage with a wealthy family, the virtuous wife caused a huge uproar.

"Oh, what a lively scene. Fourth Prince, we reminded you during the day, but you still didn't know how to protect yourself, and now you've gotten yourself into such a mess. If I hadn't stepped in, you would have all been captured tonight." Li Xuan Ye's irresponsible manner was quite irritating.

"It was my fault for not arranging things properly. Thank you very much, Prince Li and Prince Gu, for tonight." Yuwen Zhang bowed to the two of them solemnly.

He truly hadn't expected two groups of people to come. He only anticipated that the Crown Prince would send someone to teach him a lesson, and he had already arranged for dozens of people to be stationed in his residence, but in the end, he still couldn't withstand the attack.

This shows that the Crown Prince has cultivated many people over the years.

He was born to a maid and had no connections or influence. Over the years, he has ended up like this.

Tonight's lesson made him extremely sober.

He should stand up.

With so many people involved, the fire was quickly extinguished.

Rong Yingluo began treating the injured.

Gu Ce and his group interrogated several survivors on the spot.

These people quickly confessed under Gu Ce's ruthless methods.

As expected, they were sent by the Crown Prince.

"Lord Gu, should we report this to the Emperor?" Li Xuanye asked.

"What does the Fourth Prince think?" Gu Ce wanted to hear Yuwen Zhang's opinion.

"I'll explain it to Father Emperor myself," Yuwen Zhang said, understanding Gu Ce's meaning.

This is a great opportunity to sow discord among the princes.

But this matter doesn't need to be made known to the whole city; it's enough to let the Emperor know.

Sibling killings have occurred in every dynasty and era.

The Emperor only has two sons. Even if the Emperor dislikes him, they are still his own flesh and blood. If his other brothers want to kill him, they are slapping the Emperor in the face.

In this situation, he wants milk.

After everything was tidied up, the sky was already beginning to lighten.

Just as Gu Ce had guessed, no city guards came that night.

Yuwen Zhang sat in his wheelchair, took his prince's waist token, which allowed him to enter and exit the palace.

Gu Ce sent An Si and An Wu to accompany him.

Both of them were bruised and battered, but they didn't even need to change their clothes. Entering the palace with Yuwen Zhang in this state of bloodiness made the effect even better.

Moreover, given their special status, the Emperor would be more inclined to believe Yuwen Zhang's words.

Emperor Taikang had just gotten up and finished washing up.

Now that he is getting old, he spends less and less time in the inner palace, and most of his time rests in Rong'en Hall, which is the main hall where the imperial study is located, an important place where government and residence are combined.

The Imperial Guard was also mainly concentrated here.

Yuwen Zhang hasn't been here for over a year.

Arriving at this familiar yet unfamiliar place, he felt a mix of emotions. The person sitting inside was his biological father.

His father gave him life, but he never enjoyed a single day of love from his father.

It is said that there are no fathers and sons in the imperial family, but he never thought of fighting for that position, nor did he receive a single glance from his father.

Before he left the palace, his father would occasionally visit the Imperial Study, but he never asked about his studies, only caring about the Crown Prince.

Later, the Crown Prince had a tutor, and the Emperor never came to the Imperial Study again.

Today, however, he wants to win his father's favor. Not for the sake of kinship, but solely to strengthen himself.

Inside the imperial bedchamber, Emperor Taikang was being helped by a young eunuch to put on his dragon robe when Eunuch Gao entered.

"Your Majesty, the Fourth Prince requests an audience." Eunuch Gao's face was beaming with joy.

The Emperor was increasingly disappointed with the Crown Prince, but he only had two sons. At this time, the arrival of the Fourth Prince was the most appropriate.

He also sympathized with the Fourth Prince, but he knew that the Emperor hadn't been able to let go of his resentment all these years.

That noblewoman was eventually killed by the emperor on some pretext, and the fourth prince's birth mother has also passed away for many years. It's time to let go.

Emperor Taikang paused, "Fourth Prince?"

"Exactly."

"So early, doesn't he know I'm going to the morning court?" Emperor Taikang frowned.

"Perhaps he had some urgent business; he came in as soon as the palace gates opened," said Eunuch Gao, unwittingly speaking up for Yuwen Zhang.

"Let him in."

Yuwen Zhang was pushed in a wheelchair by An Si.

Emperor Taikang was startled to see the two bodyguards. They were dressed in black, so there was no blood on them, but the smell of blood was very strong.

Emperor Taikang and Eunuch Gao immediately recognized the scent.

"What's going on?" Emperor Taikang couldn't help but ask.

But Yuwen Zhang did not answer his question immediately. Instead, with the help of An Si and An Wu, he stood up from his wheelchair, took two difficult steps, approached Emperor Taikang, and then slowly knelt down: "Your unfilial son Yuwen Zhang greets Father Emperor. May Father Emperor be well."

Yuwen Zhang performed the grand ceremony perfectly. He did not straighten up, but prostrated himself on the ground, and then his body began to tremble.

Emperor Taikang, seeing how polite the child was, performing such a grand gesture despite his crippled leg, felt a pang of pity: "Get up. Eunuch Gao, offer him a seat."

"Yes." Eunuch Gao immediately stepped forward to help Yuwen Zhang up, with the help of another eunuch.

Emperor Taikang then noticed that Yuwen Zhang was already in tears, and there was a puddle of water on the ground.

Emperor Taikang felt a lump in his throat. How much injustice had this child suffered that he was crying?

"Father, your son... your son's residence has been set on fire and reduced to ashes. More than thirty assassins have also broken into the residence, intending to kill you. Please, Father, do justice for your son." After saying this, Yuwen Zhang burst into tears.

Although there was an element of pretense involved, Yuwen Zhang was genuinely heartbroken when he thought about what he had experienced in just a few years.

The squeaky wheel gets the grease; that's what the little fairy told him.

"What's going on?" Emperor Taikang exclaimed in surprise.

Under the emperor's nose, who would dare to be so audacious as to kill his own son?

With a sob in his voice, Yuwen Zhang recounted everything that had happened in the manor shortly after he had fallen asleep the previous night.

Anwu took out a confession from his pocket and handed it over.

The more Emperor Taikang listened, the angrier he became.

After reading the confession again, he was so angry that he cursed, "Damn dog! The Crown Prince is truly lawless! Eunuch Gao, you go to the Eastern Palace yourself to deliver my imperial edict: the Crown Prince is confined for another month until the New Year. No one in the Eastern Palace is allowed to enter or leave."

"This servant obeys the decree." Eunuch Gao accepted the order and left.

Yuwen Zhang simply listened quietly as Emperor Taikang punished the Crown Prince. He neither pleaded for mercy nor thanked Emperor Taikang for standing up for him. He just sobbed and slowly stopped crying.

The only change was the extended confinement period; the Emperor truly dotes on the Crown Prince.

"Your legs can stand up now?" Emperor Taikang's expression was serious, but his tone was much gentler.

"Father, I can only stand up, but I can't take steps yet. However, I can start practicing taking steps in a month at most." Upon hearing Emperor Taikang's concerned question, Yuwen Zhang immediately raised his head, his eyes filled with filial piety towards his father.

It was this filial piety that softened Emperor Taikang's heart.

"Since there is hope for your leg to recover, then come with me to the morning court." Emperor Taikang didn't know how to speak to this son.

They were complete strangers.

Yuwen Zhang was taken aback. Enter the court?

This was completely beyond his expectations.

Just a little complaint, and she received such great fortune.

He never imagined that one day he would be able to enter the court.

He waited for his father to remember him and grant him a fiefdom so he could leave the capital and live his own life.

Now, his father is summoning him to court, and his father is even personally taking him there. This is quite a leap.

However, he quickly calmed down and said, "Thank you, Father." He did not refuse.

Once he entered the court, he would have a job and would possess a certain amount of power.

He and Gu Ce are now on the same side, and no one can predict what will happen in the future.

When the court officials saw Yuwen Zhang follow the emperor into the Golden Palace, they could not believe their eyes, including Gu Ce.