As soon as Jiangmen Jiaojiao opened her eyes, she was paranoid that the prince had come to steal her

Chapter 593: Being a high-ranking official can crush people to death
Lu Jingrong added: "I checked your highness's pulse more than a year ago, and then told your highness about your condition. It seems that your highness did not take what I said to heart."

The prince quietly retracted his wrist and sighed: "It's not that I don't follow the doctor's advice, but cultivating the mind and character is an extremely difficult thing for ordinary people."

Your mind is beyond your control.

As a prince, you have to take care of everything every day. How do you cultivate your mind and nature?
Lu Jingrong said: "It's not impossible to find a place to live in seclusion. It just depends on whether His Highness can accommodate it."

"..."

The prince fell silent.

It’s not about whether he can let it go or whether he is willing to let it go, but how to let it go and to whom?
Someone has to take over before you can let it go.

Yun Qi was originally the best candidate, but now due to various reasons, the situation has become such a bad one.

The prince sighed secretly, turned to Lu Jingrong in a warm voice and said, "Mr. Lu, please prescribe some medicine to see if there is any decoction that can alleviate Gu's condition. Gu will definitely take the medicine seriously this time."

"Alright."

Lu Jingrong nodded, "Can I see the medicine that His Royal Highness has been taking recently?"

"can!"

Yun Qi agreed and glanced at the steward who was looking after the prince's daily life. The steward quickly brought over the imperial doctor's prescriptions and even the prince's daily routine.

Lu Jingrong read the prescription and then looked at the prince's daily diet, etc., "Your Highness doesn't eat much."

The steward quickly said: "Your Highness always says he has no appetite."

Even though the dining room cooked and brought food in various ways, the prince always used some and then didn't use it.

How can I have an appetite when I am worried about court affairs?
Lu Jingrong added: "And I often drink tea, and I drink a little too much. This is not a good habit. If you want to take good care of your body, you must control the tea."

"it is good!"

Yun Qi agreed before the prince could say anything, "If there is anything else you need to pay attention to, please tell me sir, and I will try my best to assist father in executing it."

Lu Jingrong nodded and explained some more, such as what to eat more, what to eat less, how to rest, etc.

Then the prince likes to drink tea, and he can also drink which kind of tea is good for physical and mental health.

Yun Qi wrote them down one by one.

When Lu Jingrong finally left, the prince didn't say much.

The steward personally escorted Lu Jingrong out.

Yun Qi turned to face the prince and said in a serious tone with a bit of toughness: "Father, please take care of yourself and take good care of yourself."

"Hey……"

The prince sighed softly, "I know."

Now seeing his son caring so much about him, the prince felt extremely comforted, "Go back and stay with Zhao Zhao. I will follow the doctor's orders."

Yun Qi said "yes" and exited the courtyard, but did not leave the East Palace. Instead, he summoned the stewards in charge of the prince's food and daily life, explained and confirmed them one by one, and then questioned the servants serving the prince.

After making sure there was nothing wrong, he left the East Palace.

It was almost dark when we returned to Dingxi Palace.

Xie Zhaozhao had already woken up from his nap and was lying in front of the desk reading some travel notes.

Hearing the sound of the door opening, Xie Zhaozhao stood up and came forward: "You're back? How is your Royal Highness?"

While asking Yun Qi, she ordered Nanny Li to bring the food.

"You are..."

Yun Qi frowned and said, "Have you eaten yet?"

"I only got up for a short while, ate some pastries to cushion my stomach, and then I'm waiting for you. I'm not hungry." Xie Zhaozhao smiled and held Yun Qi's hand, and asked: "I haven't said anything yet, Your Highness. How?" Yun Qi frowned again: "From what Lu Jingrong said, my father's health is not very good and he needs to rest and recuperate. But in the current situation, it is difficult for him to rest."

Emperor Xuanwu did not care about government affairs, but he was still suspicious.

How can the prince rest when he is supported by himself and his hands and feet are tied up.

"And I suspect that my father must have suffered some damage to his body due to the incident with his mother and child, but the damage was relatively minor, so it has not been obvious. Now that he is too tired, his health is not in good condition."

Yun Qi frowned and said, "I have to think of a way."

In his previous life, he was not in front of the prince, so the prince died suddenly because of a villain's plot. Now he cannot make the same mistake again.

Xie Zhaozhao nodded: "Let's find a solution together and eat first."

The two of them went to the table and discussed while eating.

In fact, if Yun Qi could come forward and replace the prince, everything would be easily solved, but there was Emperor Xuanwu in front of him.

Moreover, if Yun Qi wants to come forward and be justified, this requires careful planning.

After pondering for a long time, Yun Qi decided to take Tang Rong to Dali Temple and hand him over to Lu Hanqiu for interrogation.

Let’s further investigate Qiu Ziyang and see if we can dig out anything useful so that we can deal with him.

There is also the matter of corruption that is a headache for the prince now... Since the people under Emperor Xuanwu cannot be touched, the only choice is to touch the Zhang family first.

The amount of corruption committed by the Zhang family is huge, and so much public support cannot be wiped out just because Yun Yao married Ji Bei.

The imperial court has its own laws and corrupt officials should be punished accordingly.

……

The next day, Dali Temple went to Jingzhao Yin to transfer Tang Rong.

Song Lian was hesitant and didn't want to make friends.

However, a higher-ranking Dali temple official suppressed him and said that Tang Rong was involved in another major case and had to be taken away, so Song Lian had no choice but to let him go.

Three days later, Zhang Ziru, the minister of household affairs, hanged himself at home. Before his death, he wrote a memorial to the court, admitting that he had taken advantage of his official position for many years, embezzled money from the treasury, and sold his official titles.

He also wrote down in the memorial all the big and small cases he was involved in, the officials involved, big and small, together with the accounts, evidence, etc., and submitted them to the prince.

Zhang Ziru, the minister of household affairs, was Zhang Liangdi's brother.

It was also the nail in the coffin of punishing corruption this time. Many people were watching how the prince dealt with Zhang Ziru and were wary of it.

Originally, Zhang Ziru was investigated after the New Year, but due to repeated delays in the matter between Chen Wenshuo and Yunyao, and Zhang Liangdi always playing the emotional card, the prince hesitated a little.

Now this nail has pulled itself out, and a large number of people have been implicated.

In an instant, everyone in the court was in danger.

The prince had been thinking about how to move freely recently, but he did not expect to open a hole so smoothly. Without thinking much, he guessed what Yun Qi had done.

While reading Zhang Ziru's memorial, he ordered: "Go to His Highness King Dingxi and ask him if you have anything to say."

"Yes."

Someone retreated.

The prince looked at the memorial page page by page. His originally calm expression became more and more livid as he read further. Finally, he threw the memorial on the table with an angry "snap" and said, "It's like a dog." How dare you!”

Not only did Zhang Ziru himself embezzle money from the treasury, he actually dared to drag the East Palace into trouble and accept bribes indiscriminately in the name of the prince.

Because of Zhang Ziru's serious crimes, the prince's original pity for Zhang Liangdi was now gone.

(End of this chapter)