Chapter 290 The Emperor's Benefactor
When asked this by Chu Huaixu, Manager Wu broke out in a cold sweat.
If the master's name is revealed, he will definitely be punished this time.
But if you don't say it...
The prince is still staring at him with burning eyes, how dare he not speak?
Seeing that Manager Wu was hesitant to speak, Liu Yun coldly rebuked him, "The Crown Prince is asking questions, and you dare not speak?"
Manager Wu was startled and immediately knelt on the ground.
"I dare not! I dare not!"
Steward Wu trembled, "My master is King Cheng."
After saying this, Manager Wu pressed his forehead tightly against the ground, and his body shook even more violently.
Yu Youning didn't know who King Cheng was, so he tilted his head and looked at Chu Huaixu, "Ah Xu, who is King Cheng?"
Chu Huaixu's expression was also a little serious. After hearing Yu Youning's question, his expression finally softened. He explained to Yu Youning softly, "Prince Cheng is my father's uncle. When my father ascended the throne, he also had the support of Prince Cheng."
It is precisely for this reason that Prince Cheng has become more and more presumptuous over the years.
Relying on his status, he looks down on many people.
Sometimes, they even dared not give face to the emperor.
The emperor couldn't say anything because of his status and his achievements.
Among the royal family, many princes are rich and idle people. Although they have noble status, they have no real power.
But Prince Cheng is different from those people.
Until now, Prince Cheng still has military power and an army of 50,000.
Moreover, these 50,000 troops are near the capital.
Not only does King Cheng have military power, he also has real power.
The reason why Prince Cheng supported the current emperor so much in his early years was because he had a shortcoming: he had no children.
Until the current emperor ascended the throne, it was not known whether Prince Cheng's health had improved or because he had done so many good deeds that moved God, but he actually had a child.
Princess Cheng is old and no longer suitable for childbearing.
The woman who gave birth to a son and a daughter for King Cheng was named Ji Ruyue.
Ji Ruyue was a beauty who was presented to King Cheng.
Two years after entering Prince Cheng's palace, she became pregnant and was immediately named a concubine by Prince Cheng. She later gave birth to a son for Prince Cheng.
A year later, she gave birth to another daughter for King Cheng.
Now these two children, the boy is ten years old and has been canonized as the prince.
The girl was nine years old and was also named a princess.
With these two children, Ji Ruyue's position in the palace is as solid as a rock, and even Princess Cheng doesn't dare to confront her head-on.
It was a good thing that Prince Cheng, who was nearly fifty years old, had these two children.
But since the birth of these two children, Prince Cheng's behavior in the court has become more and more strange, and his personality has become more and more eccentric.
On several occasions, he even claimed to be the emperor's benefactor in front of the emperor.
It is not surprising that they were so rude to the emperor and allowed the people below to do evil in the charity hall.
When Chu Huaixu thought of this, his eyes became a little deep.
He looked gravely at the kneeling Wu, "Why did you come to the Charity Hall to cause trouble? Did the City King ask you to do this?"
Manager Wu shook his head repeatedly. "No, no, this has nothing to do with the prince. These bastards took it upon themselves to come here and show off their power and... get some benefits. These things have nothing to do with the prince! The prince is a wealthy man, and he has endless things to do every day. How could he know about these things?"
He spoke more fluently and his voice no longer trembled.
"These matters really have nothing to do with His Highness. If His Highness wants to punish us, please punish us. It is better not to let these matters disturb His Highness."
Chu Huaixu's voice was so cold that one couldn't even tell what emotion was in it. "So, you want to take this matter on yourself? Do you think you can handle this matter?"
Without waiting for Wu Guanshi to say anything else, Chu Huaixu asked Liuyun, "Is anyone here?"
"Reporting to Your Highness, the person is already waiting outside."
"Then take them all away and interrogate them separately. I want to know when they started doing this, how many times they have done it, and who knows about it. Write down all the confessions clearly!"
"yes!"
Liuyun clapped his hands lightly, and immediately guards rushed in from outside and tied up all the strong men who had caused trouble before.
After the person was tied up, they began to search his body to make sure he didn't have any sharp weapons.
Seeing this, Yu Youning warned them, "You also need to check their mouths to make sure they don't have any poison. Then, stuff their mouths tightly with cloth to prevent them from biting their tongues to commit suicide."
Yu Youning's voice was soft and her tone was very cheerful when she said these words.
But everyone who heard these words couldn't feel happy anymore.
How come this little girl Yu Youning knows so much!
Being stared at by everyone, Yu Youning blinked innocently, "What's the matter? Is there something wrong with what I said?"
Chu Huaixu shook his head. "No, you are right. Thank you Youning for reminding me."
Chu Huaixu looked at the dumbfounded guards and asked, "Why are you all still standing there?"
The guards came back to their senses instantly, no longer daring to be dazed, and hurriedly did as Yu Youning said.
You don’t know until you check. After checking, the faces of several guards changed drastically.
Because they really found hidden fangs in the mouths of these strong men!
These fangs are not for killing, but for suicide!
After all, in this world, only the dead have the strictest mouths!
When the situation becomes unbearable and there is no way to be saved, they can only die.
But such a method of hiding drugs is definitely not something that ordinary minions are worthy of.
They don't know anything, so there is naturally no need to do this.
It's like among this group of strong men, there are only three who have poison in their mouths.
When the poison sacs were taken out of their mouths, even the strong men who were with the three of them were all surprised.
Obviously, they hadn't expected this at all.
Seeing that these people were tied up and their mouths were all gagged, Yu Youning took out another porcelain bottle and handed it to Liuyun, "You have to take this and use it yourself. You can't give it to others."
Liuyun had already guessed what it was and respectfully took it with both hands, "Thank you, Miss!"
"You should go now to avoid any unnecessary trouble." Chu Huaixu said again.
Liuyun didn't dare to delay any longer and immediately took his men away.
Manager Wu watched the whole thing from beginning to end. His face was pale, his lips were bloodless, and he almost fainted.
He was even wondering why the prince didn't let anyone take him away with him.
If I really took him away with me, maybe I could save my life.
In this situation, even if he goes back to find King Cheng, he will probably die in the end!
Chu Huaixu took in Manager Wu's expression and sneered in his heart.
It is said that if you do not do anything wrong, you don’t have to worry about ghosts knocking on your door.
The fact that Manager Wu is so scared now shows that he has done a lot of bad things.
"Go back!" Chu Huaixu said lightly.
Manager Wu shuddered again. "Go... go back?"
"Go back to your prince and tell him what happened here. Then tell him that I am waiting for him in the palace."
Manager Wu didn't dare to refute Chu Huaixu. No matter how scared he was, he had to agree.
When he stood up, he was so scared that his legs went weak. As soon as he stood up, he knelt on the ground again with a crisp sound.
But Manager Wu did not dare to hesitate at all. He got up from the ground again and limped back.
After seeing Wu Guanshi leave, Yu Youning looked at Chu Huaixu and asked, "Is this City King very fierce?"
"Why do you ask this, Youning?" Chu Huaixu looked at Yu Youning curiously.
"I see your brows are furrowed, as if you're in distress. Is he too harsh? According to seniority, he's your elder. Will he scold you?"
Seeing the concern in Yu Youning's eyes, Chu Huaixu was moved and shook his head with a smile, "Don't worry, Youning, I won't let him bully me. He wouldn't dare to bully me either."
No matter how high-ranking and powerful Prince Cheng is, no matter how much power he possesses, he is still just a prince.
Directly bully the current crown prince, unless he wants to rebel.
Although Chu Huaixu spoke firmly, Yu Youning did not laugh. She continued to stare at Chu Huaixu seriously, "Xu, if he bullies you, you must tell me! I will help you teach him a lesson!"
Chu Huaixu's heart softened instantly, and his mood brightened. "Okay! If he bullies me, I will definitely tell Youning and ask you to help me out!"
While the two were talking, the others just looked at them without saying a word.
Only when they both stopped talking did Fu Wan'er walk over and kneel down in front of them.
"Thank you, Your Highness, and thank you, Miss Yu!"
Other people in the charity hall also came over and knelt down, expressing their gratitude non-stop.
They really didn't expect that the person who saved them was actually His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!
Their luck is really good!
Looking at the people kneeling on the ground, Yu Youning and Chu Huaixu persuaded them for a while before getting them to stand up.
"Don't just thank us." Yu Youning said, "The most important thing to do now is to clean up this place. If there's anything missing, go buy it now!"
She has nothing much now, but a lot of gold!
Huo Qingchen volunteered, "Youning, we'll help clean up here. You and His Highness can go shopping!"
"Okay!" Yu Youning agreed immediately.
She loves shopping the most!
Yu Youning walked around the house and soon had an idea.
There is nothing missing here!
Pots and pans, rice, flour, grain, oil, vegetables and fruits, as well as clothes, bedding, writing brushes, ink, paper and inkstone...
I guess the things I bought before were taken away by those strong men just now.
Now, in the entire Deshan Hall, if a mouse comes, it has to leave empty-handed.
Yu Youning was very angry, but she also knew that the most important thing at the moment was to go shopping quickly!
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