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It was only until dawn when Jin Chupei finally dragged Zhang An to the front of the golden hall. As he watched the red and green officials entering from the palace gates, Jin Chupei finally threw them in front of the hall.

The ministers all curiously looked at the Sixth Prince that had already appeared in front of the main hall's entrance, their hearts filled with doubt. The moment the palace doors were opened, the Sixth Prince had actually appeared in front of the hall.

"Who is this person?"

"Why are you with Sixth Prince?"

Jin Chupei did not care about them and openly whispered, he only stared at the white sky. He did not plan on how he had appeared in the Imperial Palace.

Today, if he didn't demand an explanation, he wouldn't rest either.

"Sixth Brother, why are you here?"

Jin Chuxuan slowly walked over. He was dressed in a purple official's uniform, making him look as tall and straight as a pine tree, looking dignified and imposing. The many ministers who saw him every day were all a little dazed.

A hint of disgust flashed past his fixed expression, but when he looked at Jin Chupei, the corner of his mouth still lightly curled up.

Jin Chupei's ice-cold gaze did not change at all from Jin Chuxuan's goodwill. Before Xia mama died, he did not reveal the identity of his father-in-law, so Jin Chupei did not know who he actually was in the palace.

However, no matter if it was Jin Chuyi, Zhuang Fei, or Yu Fei, he would not let them off.

He only shrugged his shoulders and stood to the side. His goddess-like smile never stopped, as if he was untainted by the flames of heaven and earth, causing others to wonder if he was like them, who ate and drank every day.

Jin Chuao arrived the last, but when the officials saw him, they automatically stepped aside to let him in.

As the saying goes, three women is a play. They really want to see what happens when three men get together.

"Hey, Sixth Brother, what are you doing? You even brought a eunuch with you. Is this your male pet? is it to ask royal father for a marriage? "

Jin Chupei was dressed in black, and was not wearing a court uniform, when he looked at Jin Chuao, his eyes revealed a hint of killing intent. He had successfully evoked the speculations of the various ministers.

On the day of the First Prince's wedding, even though Jin Chupei had been forbidden from discussing the matter of marriage in private, the news had still spread like wildfire. Now, they only thought of it as the fact that the First Prince had not been able to marry a beautiful lady and felt displeased.

"What, Sixth Brother, I couldn't have been right, right?"

Jin Chuao smiled so much that it seemed like he deserved it, and the ministers behind him agreed as well. However, when Jin Chupei glared at them, all of them shut their mouths in embarrassment, not daring to laugh anymore.

Looking at the group of ministers behind him, Jin Chuao angrily flung his sleeves. Just as he was about to speak, he was overshadowed by the previous voices.

"The emperor has arrived!"

When Eunuch Du's voice was heard, everyone kneeled on the ground.

Jin Chuyi sat on top of the Dragon Cage, and from afar, he could see that a large group of people had surrounded the place.

Jin Chuyi couldn't help but frown as he swept his gaze across each of the ministers one by one.

The ministers standing in the front row hated themselves for wanting to watch the show. They were standing too close to the front, and could not wait to lower their heads and hide in the ground. That dignified gaze of his made them feel as though they were in a battle, and they couldn't wait to soften up and fall to the ground.

Jin Chuao looked to be in a dilemma, before he could even finish his words, he could not take it anymore, it was too f * cking unbearable.

In the end, his gaze landed on Jin Chupei and the eunuch beside him who were not wearing his uniform, and his eyes slightly narrowed.

"Old Sixth, what's going on?"

Jin Chupei threw the eunuch in front of Jin Chuyi. The eunuch gave a muffled grunt, and Jin Chuyi's expression changed.

"Reporting to royal father, last night, this person attempted to assassinate mother. He was captured by me and brought before father. He wanted to seek an explanation for mother."

Jin Chupei cupped his fists as he stood there with his slightly lowered eyes filled with coldness.

All the officials were shocked. The Queen being crippled was already a matter of great importance, but this was a matter for the imperial family and they couldn't interfere.

Only, Jin Chuyi's main focus was not on the matter of the assassination, what he was most concerned about was why the assassination attempt last night had happened to be caught by the Sixth Prince, so why would he be in the intrauterine?

Jin Chuyi was not surprised at all. This Sixth Prince entering and leaving the palace was like entering a place where no one else could be. One day, if he wanted to enter the palace to assassinate someone, he would be caught red-handed.

Just that, since it was related to his own safety, Jin Chuyi would not point this matter out.

"Who was it that dared to assassinate your mother?"

Jin Chupei swept his head across royal father's face before walking in front of Zhang An and resting his chin on it, causing him to cry out in pain.

When he finally regained his senses, Zhang An was kneeling on the ground, kowtowing with all his might. "Your majesty, please spare me, your majesty, please spare me! This is all a misunderstanding, I'm only going to Qingyou Palace to get to know my sweetheart. How would I dare to assassinate her?"

Zhang An's reaction was fast, even Jin Chupei did not expect him to say that, his eyes flashed with killing intent, but when he attacked, he was stopped by Jin Chuyi, and could only stand there.

"Do you know that the harem belongs to me? Whether it's a personal maid or the empress dowager, it's both a capital offense."

Zhang An was so scared that his face turned ashen. He wanted to fight for his life, but he still impulsively did so, and after a few more hours, if she let him die, he would naturally be afraid. He did not want to die.

Once Jin Chuyi said this, it meant that he had already determined that Zhang An entered the Qingyou Palace as a personal servant palace girl. Furthermore, by shouting this out so harshly, it was clearly telling Jin Chupei that the imperial harem was his, and not something that he could come here for as he pleased.

If it wasn't for the fact that he was his royal father, Jin Chupei would never lower his head to him. With the current situation, Jin Chupei absolutely could not allow this Zhang An to be executed as a private maid.

"royal father, this Zhang An is clearly not a secret meeting palace maid. The Qingyou Palace s here can all testify to it, and furthermore, the private meeting palace maid would not carry a dagger with her."

He threw the dagger to the ground. The dagger had Zhang An's name engraved on it, and looking at it, it looked to be an item from the palace. It was also quite old, so it was impossible for it to be an imitation.

"Zhang An, how do you explain yourself?"

Jin Chuyi had originally wanted to execute Zhang An and give him an explanation. But right now, Jin Chupei was still holding onto it, making him unable to continue.

Zhang An had always thought that the dagger was lost in the Qingyou Palace, but he never thought that it would actually be picked up by the Sixth Prince.

"Your majesty, please spare me, your majesty, please spare me! This servant was muddle-headed for a moment, please spare me!"

"A servant gave you a huge deal, yet you don't dare to commit violence in the intrauterine. Speak, who sent you to assassinate your mother?"

Jin Chupei's gaze was like a Rakshasi hell, causing no one to dare look him in the eye. Zhang An trembled as he knelt on the ground, and even forgot to kowtow and beg for forgiveness. He only wished that he could be beheaded right away, but Sixth Prince did not give him the chance.

Zhang An's gaze continued to wander between the and the Emperor, searching for a way out. He knew, if the Sixth Prince was dissatisfied, he would at most die, but if the Emperor was dissatisfied, then it would be worse than death.

"Servant!"

Jin Chuyi's gaze fell on Zhang An, as he too, wanted to see just what he would say.

"This servant is a servant in the palace."

Pointing to Yu Fei by name was tantamount to telling others that Yu Fei had instructed him to do so. All of a sudden, discussions broke out among the civil and military officials. After all, only the two of them had a high chance of becoming the empress after the empress had been crippled in their harem.

If Yu Fei was the one who did it, then the one who reaped the benefits in the end would be Zhuang Fei. Naturally, these people could see through this matter.

"You're slandering us, let's see if I'll skin you alive or not."

Jin Chuao's face was filled with anger, putting aside whether or not this matter was done by the Queen Mother, if it really happened to the Queen Mother, I'm afraid that he would not even have a share of the inheritance anymore.

"Speak, just who ordered you to do this. If you say it out loud, I can only beg the royal father to give you a way out."

He looked at Jin Chuxuan with a meaningful gaze. The battle for the throne between the two imperial concubine s was equivalent to a battle for the throne. After all, whoever became the queen would become the direct descendant of the prince.

Jin Chuxuan didn't seem to care about Jin Chuao's gaze as he lightly smiled, as if this matter wasn't related to him at all.

"Are you going to say it or not?"

"First Prince, this servant's words are true. You can check if you don't believe me, but this servant is indeed serving in Jade Imperial Palace."

Jin Chupei looked at the two of them for a few rounds, and retracted his gaze in the end. If it was that easy, he would have asked them out already, but this matter wasn't as simple as he had imagined.

"Royal Brother, asking this question like this is forcing him to change his confession. Why don't you hand it over to your royal brother?"

Jin Chuao stood at attention, not afraid of his shadow going crooked, so he naturally gave way and let Jin Chupei come. If matriarch had any plans, he would definitely discuss it with him. But right now, he had not heard the slightest bit about it.

Jin Chupei slowly walked over, every step seemed to be stepping on his heart, causing Zhang An to be extremely uneasy. He wanted to retreat, but the First Prince behind him made him unable to retreat.

"Six Sixth Prince s, this servant was indeed ordered by Jade Concubine. Please spare my life."

Zhang An's face was filled with panic, but Jin Chupei did not stop his footsteps. As he slowly approached, without even dodging Zhang An's body, he stepped forward. With a crisp sound, Zhang An also let out a blood-curdling scream, shocking the spectators to the point that they almost covered their ears.

However, Jin Chupei did not stop. Every step he took, he heard a crisp sound, followed by Zhang An's miserable scream.

Even though the footsteps did not fall on their own bodies, Zhang An's shouts made them feel the same, their faces all ashen. It was very ugly. Each and every one of them felt that the Sixth Prince was very cruel, but they did not dare to stop him, afraid that they would be the next to suffer.

That bean sized bead of sweat fell down from Zhang An's face, and his gray palace uniform was also stained with blood. Just as his knee was about to be stepped on, Zhang An couldn't hold himself back anymore.

"Sixth Prince, I will speak, I will speak."

Jin Chupei stopped in his tracks, but did not dismount from Zhang An's body. His slightly cold gaze was as if he was looking at a plant, without a shred of emotion.