She loved watching dogs fight dogs the most.
Let's see which one of them could out-bite the other.
Although Prince Rao was twisted, he probably couldn't out-bite the even more twisted Zhan Ming.
Everyone was shocked once again.
So many things had happened at the Centennial Banquet today!
One incident after another.
"What nonsense are you talking about? What do you want? Prince Rao, you'd better explain yourself clearly!" Zhan Ming was already in a bad mood, and was now completely enraged.
If he hadn't protected him, would Prince Rao have lived this long?
He knew better than anyone that Zhan Tianye had long wanted to deal with Prince Rao.
Zhan Tianye glanced coldly at Prince Rao's hands, then subtly glanced at Yun Shu.
In a flash, he seemed to understand.
"Yes, Prince Rao, what exactly is going on? Speak slowly." Zhan Tianhong straightened his back, gradually revealing his imperial majesty.
The young man, despite his youth, had already learned the art of manipulating hearts.
Prince Rao was driven to madness by anger, his large gold tooth about to shatter. "I'm talking nonsense? Regent, do you think you can cover the sky with one hand?! You actually had someone cripple my hands! Your Majesty, the Regent is ruthless and ordered someone to cripple my hands, turning me into a useless person!"
"I beg Your Majesty to dispense justice! The Regent must be severely punished!"
Prince Rao's face was covered in snot and tears, and coupled with his ferocious hatred for Zhan Ming, he looked truly horrifying.
If he were an ordinary old man, many would probably pity him.
However, Prince Rao was a pervert who enjoyed tormenting people.
Zhan Tianhong appeared shocked. "Regent, this... what is going on? You actually had someone cut off Prince Rao's hands?"
There was an uproar all around.
"Dogs fighting dogs." Yun Changfeng, though slightly drunk, offered a precise commentary as he watched the scene unfold.
Yun Shu nodded in agreement. "Father is right."
This was exactly the scene of dogs fighting dogs that she wanted.
"Prince Rao, who gave you the guts to frame me?!" Zhan Ming's face turned ashen. He never expected that while he had arranged a good show for Zhan Tianye in the palace today, another good show awaited him here.
Without a doubt, it must have been Zhan Tianye's doing.
He never imagined that Zhan Tianye had set such a trap in secret!
Prince Rao was furious. His hands were already crippled, and he had nothing to lose in terms of face. He cursed without restraint, "Regent, you have a wolf's ambition, and you will not have a good end! Do you think I have no evidence? Would I dare to enter the palace alone to see His Majesty without evidence? The night before last, you sent people to assassinate me, and when the assassination failed, you severed my tendons. If I had been any slower to react, you would have severed my leg tendons! This is the token that your men dropped at my residence! Take a good look! Only people from your Regent's mansion have such tokens!"
Bang!
Prince Rao dislodged a token from his waist with his two arms and threw it on the ground.
The token clearly bore the character "Ming".
The moment Zhan Ming saw the token, his face sank again, and his charming eyes narrowed. "To scheme against me in such a way is truly unexpected. A mere token can easily be counterfeited."
Prince Rao was stunned for a moment, clearly not expecting Zhan Ming to use that excuse to defend himself.
But he quickly recovered and turned to Zhan Tianye. "Prince Ye, do you believe what I'm saying? Everything I say is true! It is absolutely true, without the slightest falsehood!"
Zhan Tianye raised his icy, sharp eyes. "I didn't believe you before, but now... hmm, the evidence is conclusive."
"Prince Ye!" Zhan Ming roared.
The atmosphere became tense.
The onlookers held their breath.
The palace servants who were performing dances and skills knelt down, trembling.
Yun Shu marveled, truly worthy of being the Regent, his presence was indeed terrifying!
Believing he had Prince Ye's words to back him up, Prince Rao quickly said to Zhan Tianhong, "Your Majesty, since Prince Ye himself says the evidence is conclusive, you must dispense justice for me! The Regent must be severely punished!"
In the past few days without hands, he had hated the Regent to death!
"Your Majesty, this matter may not be that simple. It is too hasty to conclude that Prince Rao's hand injury is related to the Regent based solely on a token," a minister said, stepping forward.
Several other ministers echoed his sentiments, even going so far as to argue that Prince Rao had brought it upon himself, that someone else had sought revenge and framed the Regent, and that Prince Rao had wrongly accused the Regent without discerning right from wrong.
Hearing this, Prince Rao bared his teeth at the ministers. "Preposterous! Utterly preposterous!"
However, several other ministers then argued that there was no smoke without fire, and that tokens were not easily counterfeited, especially those from the Regent's mansion, which were made by specialists and were almost impossible to replicate.
For a moment, the Centennial Banquet turned into a verbal battle among the ministers.
After all, there were still many wives and young ladies present, their faces ashen with fright at the scene.
Yun Shu took a sip of her tea.
She thought of something.
She looked towards Zhan Xiaoli and Gu Xiaofeng.
The two children's expressions were calm, unfazed by the commotion. Moreover, Gu Xiaofeng seemed to have calmed down and was eating with his head bowed, completely ignoring the argument.
She nodded with satisfaction. Boys needed to be brave and should not be scared by such minor disturbances.
Gu Xiaofeng sensed someone looking at him.
He immediately looked over.
He saw his mother looking at him, and his eyes reddened slightly. He felt wronged and wanted to approach her, but was controlled by reason. He couldn't go.
Zhan Xiaoli frowned. He couldn't understand why Gu Xiaofeng, who was sent by his grandfather, the Regent, and should have been a bad person, could not hear Gu Xiaofeng's thoughts.
The two children had their own worries.
Therefore, they didn't care at all about the argument.
Amidst the ministers' arguments, Zhan Ming picked up the token from the ground. The moment he saw it, a killing aura emanated from him as he glared intently at Zhan Tianye.
There were Zhan Tianye's men in the Regent's mansion?!
The token was real!
He clenched the token tightly in his hand, then smiled sinisterly. "A mere token made Prince Rao so boldly accuse me. Tomorrow, won't someone use an even more absurd method to frame me? This matter must be thoroughly investigated! Your Majesty, why not detain Prince Rao and have him interrogated properly, to see who bribed him to slander me!"
"The Regent is right, Prince Rao should be interrogated!"
"This minister seconds the motion!"
"This minister objects!"
Prince Rao was dumbfounded. "Detain me and interrogate me? I am the victim, and yet I am to be detained?"
"Prince Rao has caused countless deaths in secret over the years. Coincidentally, I also want to seek justice for the common people. Let's take this opportunity to investigate you thoroughly and, at the same time, clear my name." Zhan Ming said gravely.
At the same time, he looked at Zhan Tianye. "Prince Ye, what are your thoughts?"