Chapter 400 Luck

However, it collapsed again after just a moment.

Xie Jingyu walked over, and Pei Huaijin saluted him as usual.

The Prince of Yuzhang, who was standing nearby, looked up at the sky.

Fortunately, they still relied on Pei Huaijin, no, it was Xiao Huaijin who beat Xie Jingyu. It was good enough that he was not beaten by Xie Jingyu.

Xie Jingyu lifted Xiao Huaijin up with one hand and said, "It's not appropriate for you to salute me again."

No matter whether they were princes or uncles, they could not pay respects to him, their brother-in-law.

Xiao Huaijin also knew that it was not appropriate, but——

"But you saved my life."

Xie Jingyu said, "The one who really saved you was my wife."

"...My sister?" Xiao Huaijin was surprised.

Not to mention Xiao Huaijin was surprised, even the Prince of Yuzhang was surprised.

Xie Jingyu was not being modest and gave the credit to Shen Wan. It was indeed Shen Wan who recognized Xiao Huaijin sitting in the prison car. He sent Chen Ping to inquire about it, and the Right Vice Minister of the Ministry of Justice took it seriously. Otherwise, Xiao Huaijin would have died in the prison of the Ministry of Justice that night.

As for what happened later, it was because Shen Wan was the emperor's biological daughter. The emperor knew that it was Shen Wan who wanted to save Xiao Huaijin, so he would agree to his request.

Xie Jingyu patted Xiao Huaijin's shoulder and said, "Once the fake princess marries, my wife will no longer have the possibility of recognizing her ancestral roots. From now on, the emperor can only adopt her as his adopted daughter, and she can only be your adopted sister."

"But you have to protect yourself. If you get hurt, she will get hurt too."

If the fake princess is not to be married off, then her life story will be revealed, and Chen Wan may still have the possibility of returning to her ancestral home. Once she is married off to Dongliang, and it is revealed that she is a fake princess and not the daughter of Concubine Chen, Dongliang will be implicated.

Dongliang can march at the gates of the city and demand that Ning Chao send the real daughter of Concubine Chen to Dongliang, or use this as an excuse to attack Ning Chao.

Even though Xie Jingyu didn't say anything about this matter, Xiao Huaijin knew about it. He was not completely ignorant of court affairs, as his grandfather had taught him a lot.

But he didn't understand what the Prince of Jingbei said. What did he mean by if he was injured, would the Prince of Jingbei's wife also be injured?

Xiao Huaijin looked at Xie Jingyu, and Prince Yuzhang had already asked, "I'm confused by what you said. What does Huaijin's injury have to do with your wife?"

Xie Jingyu said, "When he was whipped in the death row of the Ministry of Justice, my wife felt the same pain. When he was young, he injured his shoulder, and my wife also felt the pain in her shoulder."

No wonder when the Prince of Jingbei asked him about his shoulder injury when he asked him to get half of the jade pendant, it turned out that he wanted to verify his identity.

Prince Yuzhang hooked his arm around Xiao Huaijin's shoulder and said, "If the Crown Princess of Prince Jingbei is injured, will you also be injured?"

Xiao Huaijin said, "I think so. When I was a kid, I also had inexplicable pains all over my body, especially my fingers. For half a month, they were pricked every day and hurt..."

His grandmother even teased him, saying that since he never touched needlework, he looked more like a girl who had just started learning needlework and was not very skilled at sewing herself.

I was just wondering about it before, but now when I think about it, my heart feels warm.

Even though they were separated from each other, it seemed as if they had never been separated.

Xie Jingyu entered the palace because the emperor summoned him, so he went to see the emperor. Xiao Huaijin went to Taiyuan Hall to continue to keep vigil. The Prince of Yuzhang was very sleepy, so he returned home to catch up on some sleep.

Well, actually, you can sleep in the side hall of Taiyuan Palace. The Prince of Yuzhang mainly wants to show off in front of his father.

He just called some young masters from aristocratic families to go with him to welcome the coffin of Concubine Chen because of his trust in Xie Jingyu, but his father beat him with a feather duster and made him jump up and down. Prince Yuzhang still remembered this incident. Xie Jingyu asked for a reward for them, and he was very angry. He must go back today and get back at his father.

The Prince of Yuzhang returned to the mansion with a gait as if he was asking for a beating. His appearance made Prince Teng so angry that he reached for the feather duster out of habit.

Prince Yuzhang said, "You want to hit me again?!"

Prince Teng said, "You are so careless all day long. You don't know how to stand or sit properly. If I don't beat you, who else should I beat?"

Prince Yuzhang said, "Before, my father blamed me for sending so many people to welcome the coffin of Concubine Chen, but now they all want to treat me to a meal."

Prince Teng had no place to vent his anger.

His son is really unreliable.

But the luck is also unusually good.

Prince Teng said, "It's impossible for people to have good luck every time. I beat you to teach you a lesson!"

Prince Yuzhang said unhappily, "You make it sound like everything I do depends on luck..."

Prince Teng said, "Isn't it?"

Prince Yuzhang said, "Of course not!"

"Although I didn't know Pei Huaijin was the prince, I knew that the Prince of Jingbei was the son-in-law of Concubine Chen."

Prince Teng, “…”

Princess Teng, “…”

Prince Teng and Princess Teng were stunned.

The Prince of Jingbei is the son-in-law of Consort Chen, so isn't the Princess of Jingbei...

Xiao Huaijin is the grandson of Old Tutor Lin, and Prince Jingbei is very likely to support him. If you add the relationship with Prince Jingbei's Crown Princess, there is no doubt about it.

No wonder the Empress Dowager reacted so strongly to the arrival of Concubine Chen's coffin in Beijing. Even their son knew about these things, let alone the Empress Dowager.

He went to court every day, rain or shine, but he was not as well informed as his own son. God knows how big a blow Prince Teng suffered at this moment.

Prince Yuzhang still felt it wasn't enough. "The Emperor asked the Prince of Jingbei to find a few more people to help. The more people go, the more glorious the Concubine will be when she returns to the capital, and the happier the Emperor will be. I called more people, but I only got credit for it, not faults. But my father didn't know anything and just beat me up. Isn't that unfair?"

"I don't care, you have to compensate me one thousand taels, no, two thousand taels!"

Prince Yuzhang held up two fingers.

I'm short of money.

Tianxiang Tower was burned down and now only ruins remain. It will cost money to rebuild it.

And he.

I have always been spending more than I earn.

For a Tianxiang Tower that big, two thousand taels are far from enough, and I have to ask my brothers for help.

Prince Teng was still holding a feather duster in his hand, ready to make a move. Princess Teng said, "Give it to me."

After receiving two thousand taels, Prince Yuzhang went out happily.

The servant came up and said, "Your Majesty, this beating was well deserved."

"Go, get out of the way."

Inside the house, Prince Teng angrily threw the feather duster onto the small table. Princess Teng was also troubled, "Isn't our donkey the only one who can use it?"

I don't know how the Prince of Jingbei could trust such an unreliable son of theirs. He just listens to his orders and does whatever he is told to do. He grinds the millstone whenever he is asked to and carries grain whenever he is asked to. He is so obedient that it's weird.

When they met up at Deyue Tower, Zhao Ang found that he was running low, so he went home again.

They were both beaten, but the Prince of Yuzhang was worth two thousand taels while he was worth five hundred taels. The difference was too big.

But even after collecting all the money, including the two thousand taels from Chu Yang who had not returned yet, it was still not enough.

"Is there any way to get some money by taking another unjust beating?"

After hearing what Prince Yuzhang said, Prince Yongwang spit out his tea.

The corner of Prince Weiguo's mouth twitched.

Once again, he was glad that this guy was not his brother-in-law.

His own sister is impatient enough and gets angry at the slightest provocation. If she were to meet the Prince of Yuzhang with this kind of train of thought, if she were to really get married, he would have to worry every day about what kind of personality his nephew would have in the future.

Thank you Prince Yuzhang for not marrying his sister.

Not to mention being angry, even the Prince of Weiguo wanted to toast the Prince of Yuzhang.