The greatest saint of all time!

Chapter 3 Threatening the Queen

Lu Xuan felt the weakness emanating from this body, but his heart remained cold.

This is just the first step.

Now that he has been reborn and taken over the body of this third prince, he must also bear the consequences of his actions.

It's time for the weather to change during this scorching summer!

Outside the Imperial Study.

Lu Xuan stood tall and proud at the foot of the nine jade steps.

Not far behind him, the old eunuch Wang Cong stood with his legs crossed, accompanied by several guards, his expression shifting between anger and uncertainty. He dared not approach, nor did he dare leave even for a moment.

"Your subject, Lu Xuan, requests an audience with Your Majesty! A treacherous person has framed a prince, intending to undermine the foundation of the nation. I beg Your Majesty to do justice for your subject!"

Lu Xuan's voice was full of energy.

Inside the imperial study, Emperor Lu Tianxing of the Great Yan Dynasty, who was reviewing memorials, frowned and paused, his vermilion pen in hand.

"The third son?"

A hint of impatience flashed in Lu Tianxing's eyes.

He had never had a good impression of this son.

Mediocre talent and cowardly personality.

The son is nothing like his father, not at all like himself!

In his eyes, only the exceptionally intelligent sixth son was worthy of the Great Yan empire.

As for the Crown Prince, he was merely a pawn used to appease the Lin family.

And this third brother is even more of a useless piece of trash.

"Making such a racket in the middle of the night, what kind of behavior is this!"

Lu Tianxing snorted coldly, and his imperial majesty instantly spread out.

He got up and strode open the door.

Even if he doesn't like him, he is still his son.

"His Majesty!"

Almost at the same time, a graceful and elegant figure hurried over from the other side.

The newcomer was dressed in a phoenix robe and wore a nine-phoenix gold hairpin. She was none other than the current Empress, Lin Chenyan, the younger sister of Prime Minister Lin Ruofu.

She had obviously received a report from Wang Cong and was afraid that Lu Xuan would gossip in front of the emperor, so she rushed over to save the day.

"Your Majesty, it is the dead of night, and the Third Prince's commotion has disturbed Your Majesty's presence. He truly deserves to die."

As the victor in the palace intrigue, the empress immediately accused the villain.

They just slapped a huge hat on him.

She looked at Lu Xuan, her eyes filled with disgust and murderous intent.

Lu Xuan ignored this and looked directly at the middle-aged man in front of him, who was wearing a bright yellow dragon robe and had a dignified face.

"Father, someone has set a trap for me tonight, drugging me and sending me this woman."

"Not long after, Wang Cong led his men in and broke in, claiming that I had raped Consort Ling, whom Prime Minister Lin had presented to the Emperor."

"You must execute me on the spot and punish me for the heinous crimes of incest and treason!"

"But on the way here, I have already found out that this woman is named Lin Wan'er, and is just an ordinary farmer's daughter from the capital. Her parents have been detained by the Prime Minister's office and are being used to threaten her into framing me."

"The Prime Minister is the head of all officials, and the Empress is the head of the harem, yet they used such despicable means, even risking the Emperor's reputation to frame the prince."

"What is this if not shaking the very foundation of the nation?!"

Lu Xuan's words were scathing and direct, aimed at the imperial power.

Even if this cheap father emperor doesn't like him, he would never like anyone treating him like a fool, and he would never tolerate anyone making a fuss about the affairs of the harem.

Sure enough, as soon as he finished speaking, Lu Tianxing's face instantly darkened.

His gaze swept over the girl huddled on the ground, and then he glanced at Wang Cong, who was kneeling on the ground in a panic.

Finally, it fell on the Empress.

"Your Majesty, what exactly happened?"

His voice was extremely indifferent, which made the Empress's heart tremble.

The Empress truly did not expect that her usually timid and submissive third son would be so sharp-tongued today.

Moreover, it directly escalated the matter to the level of treason and deceiving the emperor!

She immediately forced a smile, her mind racing, and stepped forward to take Lu Tianxing's arm to explain.

"Your Majesty, we must not listen to the third prince's one-sided account in this matter."

"He's always been a spoiled brat, and now he's gone even further, directly defaming me."

"My elder brother has indeed found a remarkable woman with a naturally gifted spirit for Your Majesty, and we plan to send her to the palace to serve Your Majesty at an auspicious time tomorrow."

"But... because this woman missed her family, she secretly slipped away, which is why the third brother mistook her for some kind of peasant girl and kidnapped and raped her while she was drunk."

"The third son, with his audacity, has laid hands on Your Majesty's woman, and now, to escape punishment, he's even turning around and slandering me..."

At this point, the Empress looked at Lu Xuan with a stern expression.

"Third brother, it is a fact that you raped Consort Ling, and now you are fabricating lies to confuse the public. This is the crime of deceiving the emperor, and it is an even more serious crime!"

Upon hearing this, Lu Xuan showed no sign of panic, as if he had heard the biggest joke in the world.

"Oh? Consort Ling is trying to sneak out?"

"Since Her Majesty the Empress is so certain that she possesses the legendary innate spiritual body, then things will be much easier."

"Father is a Heavenly Origin Realm expert. Whether this young girl is born with a spiritual body or not, Father only needs to examine her to know!"

"If she is truly a born spirit, I will have no objections!"

"But if she... is merely an ordinary woman without any aptitude for cultivation, then that is the crime of deceiving the emperor! It is framing a prince! It is treating the emperor's sacred reputation as a joke!"

As soon as she finished speaking, the Empress's forehead was covered in cold sweat, her face turned deathly pale, and she couldn't utter a single word.

验？

How to test it?

The other party was indeed just a village girl.

There is not a trace of spiritual energy fluctuation in his body; an examination would surely result in death!

She truly hadn't expected that the usually timid and useless person would suddenly become so sharp-tongued and quick-witted, seizing upon the most fatal flaw in his very first move.

Seeing the Empress speechless and at a loss, Lu Tianxing understood what was going on.

He immediately waved his sleeve, his eyes filled with impatience.

"Enough already, isn't that embarrassing enough?"

After saying this, he glanced at the empress, whose face was ashen, and had already made up his mind.

This matter definitely cannot be pursued any further.

Otherwise, if word got out that the Prime Minister had tricked him with a fake concubine and even had his son rape him, not only would the Lin family lose face, but he himself would also have nowhere to hide his shame.

With ongoing conflicts with the Great Chu Kingdom, it's not yet time to target the Lin family.

Fortunately, Lu Tianxing directly defined the nature of the matter.

"Since she is just an ordinary woman, she is not some kind of spirit consort. She is hereby bestowed upon you. Take her back and discipline her properly."

"As a prince, he neglects his duties and indulges in wine and women all day long!"

"Even if it was just raping a peasant girl, bringing it to the emperor's attention would be a complete disgrace to the royal family!"

"A complete waste!"

"If this happens again, I will strip you of your princely title and demote you to a commoner!"

After finishing his rant, Lu Tianxing didn't even glance at the crowd again, and turned back to the Imperial Study.

For him, the truth is not important.

The important thing is that the Lin family is powerful, and he needs to rely on the Lin family to balance the court and deal with the Great Chu.

Although this good-for-nothing son is useless, he is still of royal blood, so the Lin family cannot simply kill him off.

The way of an emperor is to punish both sides equally and let things settle down.

Outside the study, deathly silence returned once more.

"snort!"

The Empress snorted coldly, her vicious gaze fixed on Lu Xuan.

"Third brother, you're lucky this time! You were fortunate this time, but next time... let's see if you'll be so lucky!"

Faced with the Empress's threat, Lu Xuan smiled calmly.

"Your Majesty, you heard it. Father has bestowed this woman upon me, so she is mine now."

"Your Majesty, please convey to Prime Minister Lin that he must release her family members immediately."

"otherwise……"

"If I were to come to this Imperial Study and wail again... then Father's expression would probably not be as pleasant as it is today."