C173 The Fish Took the Bait What Was the Fish

A few days later, when Duan Shuang returned with his horse, an accident occurred. All of the horses fell overnight, and all of them lost the ability to fight.

Duan Shuang immediately urged his horse to return to the capital.

In the hall, the Emperor was furious when he saw the memorial.

"Where is Zhen'an King?"

"Replying to the Emperor, His Royal Highness is waiting outside the hall." The eunuch in charge replied.

"Let him in!"

"Yes." Eunuch respectfully nodded his head, then shouted at the top of his lungs, "Announce Zhen'an King to have an audience!"

Under the gazes of all the officials, Duan Shuang stepped into the throne room step by step.

Although all the officials in the hall did not say a word, they could not help but compare in their hearts. Duan Shuang, who used to be the leader of the officials, had now fallen to such a state. It really made people sigh. Everyone once again sighed with emotion. Sure enough, there was no brotherhood in the royal family. And some of the royal family members could not help feeling a little sad about the death of a rabbit.

"What exactly is going on? Why did you buy so many warhorses in Jiaomeng? Once you enter the border of Great Yan, you will fall overnight!" Seeing Duan Shuang kneeling on the ground, the Emperor became even more excited.

"Emperor, please calm your anger. There is someone who framed you for this matter."

"Framing?" The Emperor snorts coldly, "Then did you find out who did it?"

"Replying to the Emperor, there is no such thing for now."

"Your ability, can't even find a single person!" The Emperor mocked coldly.

"This lowly subject knows his crime!" Duan Shuang did not have much to explain as he silently admitted his guilt.

"This time, you were unable to supervise and were exhausted to Great Yan. The salary will be paid for three years and will be returned to the prefecture for a month. Unless you are summoned, you are not allowed to enter the palace!"

"This lowly subject thanks the Emperor for his generosity."

"Also, I order you to quickly investigate who did it."

"This lowly subject receives the decree!"

After withdrawing from the court, the officials who usually liked to get close to Duan Shuang all consciously distanced themselves from him, afraid that they would cause trouble for themselves.

"Honestly speaking, Zhen'an King made a mistake this time. The Emperor has already shown mercy outside of the law. Why are all of you starting to avoid it?"

"If it was anyone else, His Majesty would indeed be showing mercy, but this kind of standard cannot be replicated to Zhen'an King."

"Oh, what do you mean?"

"Ever since the Emperor ascended the throne, Zhen'an King has also caused quite a bit of trouble in the past. When has the Emperor ever blamed him? This time, it is the first time the Emperor is punishing His Highness in public, right?"

"This is called being different from the past. In the past, His Royal Highness was the War King. Just his reputation alone was enough to deter outsiders. What about now?"

The officials of the Imperial Court discussed animatedly. When they saw Duan Shuang walk in, they immediately stopped talking and quickened their pace.

When everyone was avoiding Duan Shuang in time, Sima Ling came forward instead.

"Your Highness, this was an accident. You don't have to take it to heart."

"General Sima is being considerate."

"With just a glance, you could tell that someone was trying to trap your Highness. Trap the prince into injustice. How could such a treacherous person allow him to continue hiding in the Great Yan? If His Royal Highness needs help, he can only tell me. I, Sima Ling, will definitely do my best to help! "

Duan Shuang cupped his hands and said, "It is indeed a matter of life and death. I will remember General Sima's kindness."

At this moment, both of them were silently thinking that the fish had taken the bait.

After knowing about this, Jiegeng immediately went to Zhen'an King's Mansion to ask about it.

"What are you doing here?" When Duan Shuang saw Jiegeng, he no longer felt the warmth he had in the past.

"What are those horses?"

"This has nothing to do with you. Shouldn't you explain to me what happened between you and Prince Hsing first?"

"Duan Shuang!" Jiegeng shouted loudly and asked, "What do you mean by that? Could it be that you don't believe me and you suspect me?"

"Ms Jiegeng!" Just as Jiegeng and Duan Shuang were arguing, Yang Lanqing suddenly walked out from behind.

"Why is she here?" Jiegeng's eyes were almost red from anger, "Explain it clearly to me?"

Duan Shuang waved his hand. "Explain?"

"Bai Jiegeng, do you really not know how high the sky is and how deep the bottom is?" Duan Shuang smiled. "You were fooling around outside. I did not blame you. Instead, you came to me to explain?"

"Sister, you should talk about the relationship between you and Prince Hsing." Yang Lanqing rushed up to stop the fight.

"His Royal Highness has just left the capital, and you have been mingling with Prince Hsing every day. Even if you are my elder sister, I will not speak up for you."

"Elder sister?" Jiegeng turned her head and laughed at Yang Lanqing, "I am talking to Duan Shuang. What is the matter with you?"

"Bai Jiegeng, pay attention to your words. My name was repeatedly shouted by you?"

Jiegeng turned her head to look at Duan Shuang and looked at him in the eyes.

"Sister, quickly apologize to the prince." Yang Lanqing was touched that Duan Shuang had finally spoken up for her. Secondly, she had to pretend to be pitiful. She looked like she had been bullied and her eyes were sparkling with tears.

"Are you in such a hurry to be a concubine?" Jiegeng sneered, "I think you have already made up your mind to borrow me to get close to him!" Jiegeng first pointed at Yang Lanqing with her finger and then immediately stretched out her arm. She pointed at Duan Shuang.

"Sister, I did not mean that. During this period of time, I was helping you put in a good word for His Royal Highness. His Royal Highness can testify, but you can't wrongly accuse me."

Yang Lanqing immediately cried her heart out and ran to Duan Shuang's side to complain.

"Jiegeng, don't speak too excessively. Now it is obvious that you are the first one to step out of the wall!"

"What?" Jiegeng laughed at herself. "Duan Shuang, are you blind? You actually believed her words and took her acting seriously?"

"Enough!" Duan Shuang's face darkened. "There is a limit to my tolerance. You should also have a limit to your unreasonable actions."

"Luckily, I came here to care about you. Now it seems that your life is very comfortable!" Jiegeng said this and walked out of the room without looking back.

"Wait!" Duan Shuang shouted.

Jiegeng stopped walking, but she had no intention of turning around.

"Your Royal Highness, what other instructions do you have?"

"You have yet to explain clearly what happened between you and Prince Hsing!"

"Heh." Jiegeng smiled faintly and said, "I don't think I have anything to explain to you. It was originally a man who was unmarried, and a woman who was not married. Now, since you already think in your heart that I have something to do with Hsing Zheng, what else can I explain? "

After Jiegeng finished speaking, she left the mansion in a carefree manner.

After Jiegeng left, Yang Lanqing immediately passed a cup of tea to Duan Shuang, "Your Royal Highness, don't be angry. Drink some tea first to moisturize your throat and lower your anger."

Duan Shuang immediately picked up the teacup and fiercely smashed it onto the ground.

"Ah!" Yang Lanqing was so scared that she immediately curled up to the side.