Women Wearing Men: The Growth Path of the Bastards of the Aristocratic Family

"Meet a tiger?!" After hearing what Emperor Jingfeng said, Li Jinze's eyes widened instantly, and he finally understood why everyone looked at him so strangely.

He explained hurriedly: "Father, I have been hunting before and did not encounter a tiger. I did send a guard back to the camp during this period, but that was because I hunted too many prey, and all of us were on horseback. , I really couldn’t take it, so I sent someone to take back some of the prey first.”

"As for being in danger or getting lost, they don't exist. I really don't know about it!"

The look in Emperor Jingfeng's eyes was unclear: "You said you sent people back to release the prey, but the guard who returned to the camp claimed that you met a tiger. You two said different things. Who is lying?"

Gu Yunji knew Li Jinze well and knew that it was impossible for him to lie about this kind of thing. Maybe it was true as he said. He just returned to the camp after hunting normally and found that Emperor Jingfeng and others were not there, so he led his people to chase him. Understand what happened in the middle.

From the perspective of Emperor Jingfeng and his party, everything was very wrong.

First, a guard said that the prince encountered a tiger while hunting and his whereabouts were unknown, so everyone went into the forest to search. However, the prince was not found, but the tiger was found first, and Emperor Jingfeng almost died from the tiger's mouth.Later, everyone discovered that the fence of the hunting ground was damaged, and the appearance of the tiger was not accidental. It was most likely man-made.

At this moment, the prince appeared safe and sound, using a completely different set of arguments than everyone knew, and claiming to know nothing. This was too much of a coincidence.

Seeing that the prince didn't seem to understand the situation, Gu Yunji briefly told him what happened.

After listening to Gu Yunji's words, Li Jinze's expression changed, and he quickly knelt down towards Emperor Jingfeng: "Father, please tell me clearly! Everything I said is true, and not a single bit of it is false! If...if Father still doesn't believe it, I can tell you That time, the guards who reported Yuhu confronted him on the spot!"

Emperor Jingfeng didn't say anything. He only glanced at the Feiyu guard next to him and motioned for him to bring the guard over.

After Feiyu Guard left, it was already two quarters of an hour later when he came back, and he was still alone.

Gu Yunji suddenly had a bad premonition, and sure enough, the Feiyu Guard said to Emperor Jingfeng: "Your Majesty, after I returned to the camp, I found no trace of the guard anywhere. When I found him in a remote place, he He has committed suicide by taking poison."

"Suicide by taking poison?!"

Before Emperor Jingfeng could speak, Li Jinche screamed out, which immediately attracted everyone's attention.

He looked at the prince meaningfully and said deliberately: "It happened that the eldest brother of the emperor had a different story with the guard, so he committed suicide. Did he die in such a hasty way because he was afraid of revealing some ulterior secret?"

If there were only three points of suspicion on Li Jinze just now, now that the guard committed suicide and died without any evidence, the three points of suspicion have become seven points at least.

Li Jinze glared at Li Jinche angrily: "What King Wu said is so heartbreaking! What is a hidden secret? I acted cleanly and openly, and there was nothing shameful about it. However, the guard committed suicide by taking poison for no apparent reason. It was clearly in his heart. There’s a ghost.”

"Oh, this is not necessarily the case." Li Jinche chuckled lightly, his tone was quite sarcastic, "Committing suicide by taking poison may not necessarily mean that you have a ghost in your heart, it may also be that you commit suicide out of fear of crime. After all, compared with the consequences of murdering your father and killing the Nine Clan, committing suicide directly is much more pleasant. It’s much easier.”

Li Jinze took a deep breath and tried to defend himself logically: "That's not true! You know, the people who followed me hunting today were all guards from the Forbidden Army. I didn't know them before. I didn't even know who he was or what his name was. If I don’t know, how can I secretly conspire with him?”

"According to your logic, I deliberately sent someone back to the camp to falsely report that I encountered a tiger, and then led my father here so that the tiger that had been ambushed here would spring out and murder my father? But if you think about it carefully, There are so many coincidences among them, and if there is a slight deviation, it may not succeed.”

"If I really want to murder my father, it would be in my best interest to wait until he dies. However, no matter how ferocious the tiger is, it is just a beast. How can I control who it bites or not? There are so many here. People, the imperial guards are all elite, there is no way a tiger could hurt my father."

Li Jinze became angrier and angrier as he spoke, and his tone became excited: "I'm not a fool. I put all my effort into planning a murder that was unsuccessful at first glance, just to put the suspicion on myself?" Li Jinche sneered: "Brother Huang, what a coincidence. You are so eloquent that you have analyzed the cause and effect so thoroughly, which shows that you have been prepared for a long time. Yes, the tiger is a beast, and you can't control who it bites, but this is a probability event. What if it hurts your father? Your Majesty, for your Royal Highness, everyone is happy!"

"you!"

Li Jinze choked with anger, his face turned red and said: "...You are so aggressive and insist on pushing the suspicion on me. Maybe you planned all of this just to frame me in front of my father!"

Li Jinche's expression changed slightly, and he suddenly turned angry and said, "If you can't argue with me, are you going to throw dirty water on me?"

With that said, he turned to Emperor Jingfeng and said sadly: "Please, Father, make the decision for me! I have done nothing today and have been by your side all the time. I was so frightened by the tiger that I haven't recovered yet. I don’t want to be framed like this again!”

Li Jinze also hurriedly said: "Father, you must be clear! All this really has nothing to do with me. I am loyal and filial to you, so why would I want to harm you..."

"That's enough! Shut up, everyone!"

Emperor Jingfeng's breathing was disordered and his head hurt from the noise. He couldn't help but roared, which frightened the two of them into silence immediately.

"The forest is full of snakes, insects, rats, and ants. It is not a place for debate. If you have anything to say, we can talk about it when we go back. I don't want to listen to your quarrel here. As for the prince..."

Having said this, Emperor Jingfeng paused, looked at the prince with a serious look, and said: "Today we encountered a tiger in the hunting ground, it is hard for the prince to escape suspicion. Someone, come and capture it for me."

As soon as he finished speaking, two Feiyu guards stepped forward, clamped Li Jinze's arms, and twisted them behind him.

Li Jinze was so anxious that he shouted: "Father! My son and I have been wronged!"

Gu Yunji and other princelings were shocked when they saw this, and hurriedly knelt down and advised: "Your Majesty, please think again! His Royal Highness is the Crown Prince and has a distinguished status. How can he be imprisoned so easily? If the news spreads, it will definitely cause turmoil in the court. , please take back your Majesty’s orders!”

It is not a trivial matter for a prince to be imprisoned. Under normal circumstances, if a prince makes a mistake, he will be punished with a small punishment but a big warning. In history, any prince who is imprisoned is basically not far away from being deposed.

The other ministers present also knelt down quickly and said in unison: "Your Majesty, please take back your order!"

Looking at the ministers who were kneeling on the ground, Emperor Jingfeng felt depressed and said in a cold voice: "When did I say that the prince would be imprisoned? I just sent someone to take care of him and temporarily restrict his movements so that he can wait until he returns tomorrow. We’ll deal with it later in Beijing.”

"...It's getting late today, so I'd better go back to the camp to rest first, and go back to the palace early tomorrow morning." Within half a day, he encountered too many changes. Emperor Jingfeng was recovering from a serious illness, and he had to hold on for so long. His face turned pale and his voice became weaker and weaker.

He stood up unsteadily, and was about to give the order to return to camp, but suddenly his vision went dark, and the next moment, he fell down.

People behind them shouted one after another:
"His Majesty!"

"Father—"

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