Chapter 1369 Apologize
Imperial Concubine Mei wiped her tears, her pretty face showing sadness and shame but also a hint of joy and admiration. She stood up tremblingly, holding the hand of the little palace maid.
What the Emperor investigated did not turn out to be very similar to what Concubine Mei had reported. The person the Fourth Prince ordered to investigate the matter secretly hated the Crown Prince for having punished him in the past, so he deliberately took revenge and framed the Crown Prince.
Those rumors that were spread were also spread secretly by him.
Unexpectedly, he failed to steal the chicken but ended up losing the rice. He tried to frame the crown prince but almost trapped the fourth prince instead, and ended up hurting himself.
This man knew that he would be punished with death for framing the crown prince, so he simply committed suicide out of fear of punishment.
It was near the end of the year, and this matter was extremely disgraceful. There was also the Qingdi envoys present. As Imperial Concubine Mei had expected, the Emperor did not want to make a big deal out of this matter, and was even less willing to involve the royal brothers in a fight.
It was precisely because of this that when Concubine Mei cried and begged for mercy, he did not ask her any further questions.
Otherwise, this would never be the result.
Imperial Concubine Mei has already admitted the matter on behalf of the Fourth Prince, which means that the Fourth Prince has realized his mistake. If he is given a warning and a lesson, the matter will have a conclusion.
What else? A thorough investigation? Let's not talk about how much trouble that would cause, how many people would be implicated, how many people would be dismissed from office, and how many families would be searched and convicted.
If the investigation eventually led to the involvement of the Fourth Prince, how would he deal with him? Would he kill him?
There is no way the Emperor would do such a thing.
The Fourth Prince also breathed a sigh of relief.
He was just like Concubine Mei, who had forgotten the pain once the wound had healed. As soon as this incident was over, he couldn't help but feel unwilling and resentful.
But he dared not disobey his father's order.
If you want to apologize, you have to look like you are apologizing.
He ordered people to pick out a large number of valuable antiques from the warehouse, including gold, silver, jade, and porcelain. Anyway, these things would be rare and valuable in other people's homes, but in the mansion of him, a favored prince, they were nothing.
I won’t feel bad about giving it away.
He just gave away things, not even a tael of silver!
The Fourth Prince brought a lot of valuable gifts to apologize, but the Crown Prince naturally could not refuse to give in, and said a few words, "Don't let your subordinates deceive you again, it will ruin the relationship between brothers!", "This will not happen again!", "If you have any questions in the future, you can ask me in person. We are brothers and there is nothing we can't talk about!", etc. The Fourth Prince nodded and agreed one by one with a smile on his face.
After some pleasantries, the matter was left alone.
Although, this "forget it" made both of them feel a little depressed.
The Crown Prince warmly invited him to have dinner, but how could the Fourth Prince be willing to do so?
He was afraid that if he stayed and faced the prince's "gentle", "graceful" and elegant face, he would lose control of his emotions and turn against him.
This face was hypocritical, saying one thing and doing another, extremely sinister. The Fourth Prince became more and more angry the more he looked at it, and he wanted to punch him.
After enduring for a long time, I finally managed a smile.
No matter how generous the Crown Prince was on weekdays, he had never expected that this time, because of the money, he and Shao Yunduan set a trap and the Fourth Prince couldn't wait to get into it. It was obvious how much he hated him and how much he wished he would be in trouble. He couldn't be so kind to his half-brother.
Asking for a meal was just a casual talk. If the Fourth Prince invited him to stay, he would naturally treat him with courtesy and keep him company. If the Fourth Prince refused, he would not insist.
Tomorrow 7
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