Chapter 571 Fainted with Angry
"Jiashui City doesn't have the prosperity of Mingzhou in the south of the Yangtze River, nor the rich resources of Xiangcheng. It's a bitter cold place caught in the tail!"
At Prince Duan's Mansion, Du Ting fainted when he heard the news.
Marrying the prince was not her wish in the first place, and now, she was being expelled from the capital...
"Princess." The maid shouted anxiously.
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"Princess Duan fainted from anger." Luo Kui heard the news from outside and told Xiao Jiuyue directly. She said excitedly: "Miss Du used some despicable means at the beginning, and now she is reaping the consequences!"
Luo Kui just felt extremely happy.
"No, he's the Second Prince now." Luo Kui said, and then added: "The prince has his fiefdom, so from now on, he..."
Luo Kui didn't finish her words. She covered her mouth urgently, her eyes rolling around and she didn't dare to continue. She couldn't say these words carelessly. Otherwise, if something happened to her, it would be a small matter, but she couldn't let the young lady be implicated.
"Jiashui City is located at the junction of Mingzhou and Xiangcheng. It is very far away from Shengjing and is located in the northwest, a bitterly cold place. It seems..." The emperor was really angry.
Xiao Jiuyue lowered her eyes and said, "The most important thing is that after leaving Shengjing, it will be even harder to get that position!"
Jun Lie should have returned at the end of the court session, but only Guo Sheng came back. He said, "Princess, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince invited the Prince to Fengchun Tower for a drink and said he would be back later."
"Yes." Xiao Jiuyue responded and asked, "Did they go there openly?"
"I don't know." Guo Sheng answered honestly: "I just left the palace, and Your Majesty asked me to report the news."
Xiao Jiuyue understood. After he left, she said, "Tell the kitchen to continue preparing the prince's meal."
"Didn't Guo Sheng say that the prince wouldn't come back for dinner?" Luo Kui asked doubtfully.
"I will be back." Xiao Jiuyue said firmly.
By noon, the prince, who had said he would not come back, actually came back.
Luo Kui followed Lian Xin and muttered, "The princess is truly amazing. How did she guess that the prince would definitely come back?"
"The princess is naturally smart." Lianxin spoke of Xiao Jiuyue with a proud look on her face.
"The one who understands me best is the princess!" Jun Lie looked at his bowl and chopsticks on the table and sat down next to Xiao Jiuyue. "It seems that the princess and I really have a tacit understanding."
"Your intention to report the news to me was fake. Your intention was to report it to the Crown Prince and the Prime Minister, right?" Xiao Jiuyue was hungry. Lianxin Luokui and the others had all gone out, leaving only the two of them in the room. They ate and chatted like an ordinary couple.
"Of course, the prince was so happy that he insisted on treating me to a drink." Jun Lie was also helpless. The prince kept pestering him and he refused. The prince even said that he could go secretly. Jun Lie had no choice but to find someone who could control the prince.
"Now the Second Prince is going to his fiefdom in Jiashui City. If I go drink with the Crown Prince to celebrate, getting scolded tomorrow will be the least of my worries. I'm afraid I'll implicate you too!" Jun Lie knew very well that the Emperor's anger was one thing, but he was his own son after all!
The matter of the Little New Year was kept on going until after the New Year. Isn't it because he couldn't bear to part with his son?
Jun Lie lowered his eyes. If he hadn't had people secretly report one thing after another to the emperor, the emperor would probably not have been so angry and cruel as to expel him from Shengjing!
"Right now, it's best for us to keep a low profile and avoid drawing attention. That's the best scenario." Xiao Jiuyue shared Jun Lie's thoughts. She asked, "It seems the most unshakable thing is the imperial power. The iron mines in the Eighteen Villages and the lost disaster relief silver indicate that he has rebellious intentions."
The princes grew up gradually, and the emperor was still in his prime. What he hated most about the princes was that they wanted to ascend to the throne early.
"I was right to bring back that injured person earlier." Xiao Jiuyue said, looking like she was taking credit for it, "Your Highness, should you thank me?"
"Well, I have to thank the princess very much. Without the princess, the Eighteen Villages would not have discovered the iron ore. Without the injured person the princess brought back, there would be no witness. So, I decided to thank the princess very much."
Jun Lie sat up straight and whispered in her ear, "Tonight, I'm going to work harder!"
"Poof!"
Xiao Jiuyue almost spit out the tea she just took a sip of.
"Ahem." Xiao Jiuyue's face flushed red from choking. Jun Lie patted her back and wiped her hands with a handkerchief, saying, "I'm sorry. I shouldn't have told you this while you were drinking water!"
"Ahem." Xiao Jiuyue glanced at him with red eyes. After finally recovering a little, she said, "From now on, don't talk about this while eating."
"Okay." Jun Lie looked at her with heartache as her face turned red from choking, and responded obediently.
During the meal, Jun Lie didn't dare to say a word, for fear that he would say something and make her choke. After the meal, Jun Lie took her to the yard to digest the food. The midday sun was warm and it was very comfortable to bask in it.
"The Imperial Noble Consort is ill." Jun Lie looked at her and said, "Father has asked Consort Min and Consort Qi to take charge of the harem."
"Then, doesn't it mean that the Imperial Noble Consort's son was expelled from the capital, and the phoenix seals of the six palaces were also lost?" Xiao Jiuyue could imagine with her toes how angry the once high and mighty Imperial Noble Consort was now.
When she first met the Imperial Noble Consort as Princess Ling, although the Imperial Noble Consort did not directly dislike her, she could clearly see that she and Du Ting were isolating her.
"Yes." Jun Lie nodded and said, "The Crown Prince is very happy. Moreover, Princess Muxi of Yongzhao has entered the palace and has been given the title of Zhao Fei. Jiuyue, after we send my eldest brother off from the capital tomorrow, should we return to Hongdu?"
Jun Lie asked seriously.
"Go back to Hongdu?" Xiao Jiuyue paused. She looked up, seeing the seriousness in his eyes: "Can we leave Shengjing?"
"Of course." Jun Lie smiled and nodded, pulling her to sit on the swing chair next to him, and said, "If we go out to play, it's definitely not possible. But, what if we go to supervise the farming and increase the grain yield?"
"Although the harvests have been good in recent years, there have been floods in the south and droughts in the north. Who knows how this year's harvest will be? What your father is most concerned about is the people's stomachs!"
Jun Lie gently stroked her hand and said, "There's another meaning. Father is in his prime now, and the Second Prince has just left the capital. I'm staying with the Crown Prince, and he's bound to be proud. When the time comes, Father will need someone to balance him out."
Xiao Jiuyue's eyes flickered slightly: "So, you will be pushed out?"
"Yes, so it's better for us to stay away from Shengjing for the time being." Jun Lie knew very well that he was not strong enough to compete with the crown prince now. He did not have the support of his mother's family. The crown prince had the prime minister behind him. Although the second prince had left the court, if he wanted to come back, it all depended on his father's words.
"Great, it's great to be back in Hongdu. Last year, Lancang County mobilized the entire county and increased grain production a lot. This year, we'll promote it to the whole of Hongdu. By then, we'll definitely increase grain production even more."
Compared to Shengjing, she prefers the free life in Hongdu. There is no need for intrigue and she only needs to focus on making money! The only thing she misses is her parents.
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