Chapter 296: Golden Needles Can Save Lives, But They Can Kill

After Yu Youning said this, the entire imperial study fell silent.

Huo Qingchen had already lowered his head, but his shoulders kept shaking.

Although Chu Huaixu did not lower his head, his eyes were wider than usual.

The emperor's eyes were filled with astonishment, but the next moment, he blinked gently to hide the smile in his eyes.

The only one who was angry was Prince Cheng.

Prince Cheng was shocked at first, and then he became furious. He pointed at Yu Youning's hand, and his fingertips were trembling slightly.

“You you you…”

Yu Youning looked at King Cheng and blinked innocently, "What's wrong with me? Why did you suddenly start stuttering? Is it a sudden illness? Do you want me to give you an injection?"

As she said this, Yu Youning actually opened the purse hanging on her waist and took out a roll of golden needles from it.

Prince Cheng looked at the golden needle that shone with golden light and took a few steps back nervously.

He had heard about how powerful Yu Youning's golden needles were.

The golden needle can save lives, but it can also kill people.

What if Yu Youning deliberately stabbed something in the wrong place, would he still be alive?

Prince Cheng took several steps back and stopped far away from Yu Youning.

He didn't look at Yu Youning either, but instead looked at the emperor eagerly, "Your Majesty, are you just going to watch Yu Youning do this?"

The emperor looked puzzled. "Why is Prince Cheng so nervous? Youning is a little miracle doctor with a kind heart. She has saved countless lives. She is also concerned about you!"

Prince Cheng stared at the emperor, knowing that the emperor was talking nonsense, but there was nothing he could do.

After taking a deep breath, Prince Cheng gradually calmed down.

"Your Majesty, please don't let this little girl cause trouble here. What are you going to do about that matter?"

"What's the matter?" the emperor asked.

When the emperor saw Prince Cheng's face become even uglier, he suddenly realized, "It's the thing you mentioned before! It's just a small matter. Prince Cheng is so old, do you still want to bother with a few children?

Although Prince Cheng had good intentions, there must have been something wrong with the way his subordinates did things, which led to a misunderstanding among Youning and the others, who attacked him and arrested him.

Now that the misunderstanding has been explained, and it's not a particularly serious matter, I'll make the decision and let it go. As for those people, they did do something wrong, and locking them up for a while will serve as a lesson for them, so they don't act so recklessly in the future. It's you, Prince Cheng, who should clean up their mess, don't you agree?"

The emperor's words clearly meant that both sides should be punished with fifty lashes.

Prince Cheng was filled with displeasure, and it showed on his face.

But he didn't plan to rebel now. The emperor had already given him a way out, so he could only take it.

Prince Cheng said with a cold face, "Since the emperor has said so, then I naturally have nothing to say. But——"

Prince Cheng turned to look at Chu Huaixu, "As an elder, I must have a serious talk with the Crown Prince. No matter what happens in the future, don't be impatient and make a decision after thoroughly investigating. After all, not everyone can be as reasonable as I am. Although the Crown Prince is the heir to the throne, if he is incompetent, I am afraid he will not be able to stop the gossip!"

Although Chu Huaixu was much shorter and thinner than King Cheng, he still met King Cheng's eyes straight.

"Your Highness is right. People like you are still a minority."

This statement was full of double entendre and successfully made Prince Cheng's face turn black again.

"The Crown Prince is the heir to the throne after all, so why is he being so sharp-tongued like a little girl? This is not how a crown prince should behave!"

Yu Youning looked at Prince Cheng, her voice childish yet clear, enough for everyone in the imperial study to hear clearly what she was saying.

"You've never been a crown prince, never been a crown prince, so how do you know how to be one? And how can you teach others how to be a crown prince?"

Prince Cheng stared at Yu Youning intently, his chest heaving violently.

Just by looking at the rise and fall of his chest, you can tell how angry Prince Cheng is right now.

The emperor was already smiling brightly in his heart, but he still tried to persuade her earnestly, "Prince Cheng is not young anymore. Youning is even younger than your daughter. You should be more tolerant and not hold it against the little girl. She doesn't have any bad intentions, she's just a bit outspoken."

Yu You said these words from the heart, which means that she was telling the truth.

Prince Cheng did have rebellious intentions.

Prince Cheng's face was originally very ugly, but after hearing what the emperor said, he suddenly laughed.

"Since the emperor has said so, I will naturally not argue with a child. It's getting late, so I will leave the palace first."

As he spoke, he bowed very perfunctorily, turned around and strode out.

This attitude can be said to be extremely arrogant.

As he watched Prince Cheng walk away, the last trace of smile on the emperor's face disappeared.

Prince Cheng has been becoming more and more arrogant recently.

He wasn’t so arrogant before, why is he acting like this recently?

Yu Youning had no idea what the emperor was thinking. She had already come to Chu Huaixu's side and said, "Ah Xu, Prince Cheng is giving you such a hard time. Let's go and teach him a lesson together tonight!"

The words were not very clear, but Chu Huaixu understood them.

What Yu Youning meant by "dealing with" was to beat up Prince Cheng.

Although this would be fun, it is also a dangerous practice.

Chu Huaixu glanced at the emperor quietly and said in a low voice, "It's better to make him feel pain in his heart than to make him feel pain in his body."

"What do you mean?" Huo Qingchen also came over.

How can I make Prince Cheng feel sad?

Are we going to attack Prince Cheng’s two children?

Huo Qingchen didn't say it directly, but the expression on his face betrayed his thoughts at the moment.

Chu Huaixu looked at Huo Qingchen with an indescribable expression.

Although what he just said was indeed not clear enough, why did Huo Qingchen think in that direction?

Seeing that Yu Youning was about to be led astray by Huo Qingchen's ideas, Chu Huaixu hurriedly said, "Didn't Prince Cheng say that he had good intentions and wanted to help all the charity halls in the capital? In that case, we must help Prince Cheng with this matter. Just repairing the house and sending some rice and flour is not enough.

Clothes, bedding, desks and benches, pens, ink, paper and inkstone, teachers who teach them how to read and write, and teachers who teach them how to keep fit, all these must be arranged.

The charity hall was filled with either elderly people or children, and some people were in poor health and had to take medicine every day. King Cheng's men were careless and certainly didn't understand this.

Let's help count and arrange everything, then we'll go to King Cheng and ask for money according to the list."

The more Huo Qingchen listened, the more shocked he became, his mouth opened wide.

The prince's method is really...too mean!

No wonder it was said that Prince Cheng was distressed!

Anyone would feel heartbroken if this happened to them!

According to the standard the prince just mentioned, a charity hall would cost at least one hundred taels of silver a month.

The capital city is very big, and there is more than one charity hall.

There are at least fifty charity halls, big and small, if not eighty in total.

Even if we calculate it based on fifty, it would be at least five thousand taels of silver a month.

In a year, that’s 60,000 taels of silver!

No matter how wealthy Prince Cheng is, he would definitely not be willing to spend 60,000 taels of silver a year for nothing!

No!

It's not just about not wanting to!

Yes, it hurts so much!

After thinking this through, Huo Qingchen felt very relieved.

Fortunately, the person the prince wants to deal with is King Cheng!

If the person the prince wants to deal with is him...

Huo Qingchen didn't dare to think any further and quickly shook his head to drive out this outrageous idea from his mind.

When he looked at Chu Huaixu and Yu Youning again, he saw that they had already come to a table, one holding an abacus and the other holding a brush.

Chu Huaixu was clacking his abacus.

Yu Youning took the brush and wrote quickly.

Seeing the two people's actions, Huo Qingchen hurriedly walked towards them.

Standing on the other side of Yu Youning, I could finally see clearly what was written on the paper.

It was exactly what he had just been thinking in his mind!

But it needs to be written in more detail.

It’s detailed down to every item and every month, to see exactly how much money it will cost.

He was just daydreaming, but the two of them had already started writing?

Don't act too quickly!

I thought so in my heart, but when I opened my mouth, my words changed completely.

"Your Highness, Youning, is there anything I can do?"

The two of them are so busy, he can't just stand by and watch and do nothing, right?

Chu Huaixu turned around and looked at Huo Qingchen, "Don't worry, I'll be there when I need you!"

Although he didn't know what he needed to do next, Huo Qingchen's heart was completely at peace after hearing these words.

It doesn't matter what he is asked to do.

The important thing is that there is something for him to do!

The emperor looked at the three of them, his eyes full of satisfaction.

With them around, he has nothing to worry about.

The emperor was just thinking this when he saw Eunuch Wang tiptoeing in.

Eunuch Wang looked so cautious that he looked like a thief.

The emperor frowned, but lowered his voice, fearing to disturb Yu Youning and the other two. "What's the matter?"

Eunuch Wang had already walked before the Emperor, his head bowed as he spoke in a very low voice, "Just now, the Crown Princess of Xiliang requested an audience, but when she learned that Prince Cheng had already left, she said she would not disturb the Emperor. She has now left the palace."

Upon hearing this, the emperor frowned even more tightly than before.

What is Tuoba Ruoli here for?

Why did he leave after hearing that King Cheng had left?

Did she come to see Prince Cheng on purpose?

Unable to figure it out for a moment, the emperor could only whisper, "Have someone keep a close eye on her to see if she has any connection with Prince Cheng."

Prince Cheng's ambition is gradually being exposed. He might really take risks and seek revenge on Xiliang. We must keep an eye on him early!