"Forget these formalities, Lord Fu, please explain to me why Wei Tongrui is still alive."
When Fu Zhengqing looked up, he saw Yi Huan sitting on the stool behind Nangong Chiyu. He looked around but didn't see Su Luo.
"Don't bother looking, the Deputy Minister of Agriculture isn't here."
"This? Your Highness, I don't know either..."
Fu Zhengqing truly had no idea that three months ago, his uncle had clearly told him to deal with this person who was threatening the entire Fu family.
Who knew Wei Tongrui was still alive? Did they think Su Luo was in a hurry to go to the capital, and since she was leaving anyway, she could just hide from the world and everything would be fine?
That's why his uncle's family deliberately lied to Su Luo and hid Wei Tongrui.
“Zhengqing, so much time has passed, and she’s fine.”
Wei Tongrui pointed at Yi Huan: "Why does Auntie have to die? Let's not keep bringing up the past, okay?"
As he spoke, he climbed down to Nangong Chiyu's feet, his triangular eyes looking as if he were mourning.
"Your Highness, I have no grudge against you. Please don't believe a child. I have no intention of killing her."
"If I wanted to kill her, how could she still be alive and well?"
Nangong Chiyu's face was cold. Yi Huan never lied to him, especially not to something like this. Pouring a pot of hot soup down would be terrible for a child.
Even adults will suffer greatly, just like Shuang Shuo beside Ye Beihan. If Yi Huan had skin like that, how would she live in the future?
Thinking about it this way, how vicious this woman in front of me is.
"If it weren't for her mother, you probably would have succeeded."
Nangong Chiyu, though not angry, exuded an imposing aura, his icy gaze falling upon Fu Zhengqing: "Lord Fu, let's not even talk about the heinous act of defiling the imperial edict of the Deputy Minister of Agriculture."
"Just because your Fu family dared to harm my daughter, I will not stand idly by. Today, right here in the court, you must give me a satisfactory explanation."
Fu Zhengqing and Wei Tongrui looked at Nangong Chiyu with surprise and fear.
What did Prince Yu just say? He said Yi Huan is his daughter. Are you kidding me? If Yi Huan is his daughter, then wouldn't Su Luo be his princess?
The person she wanted to harm back then became a princess, didn't she?
Wei Tongrui was now terrified. If it had just been about defiling the imperial edict, it would have been over. But why had things turned out this way?
A prince himself is dealing with her; no matter how capable she is, she can't escape.
Before she could even defend herself, Wei Tongrui fainted.
"Your Highness, I did not know that Miss Chen was your daughter. I have offended you greatly and deserve to die."
Even Yi Huan was incredulous as she got off the chair. Prince Yu had been very good to her, but she never imagined that he would lie and claim to be his daughter in order to avenge her.
However, she and Prince Yu look about 80% alike, so they could be considered father and daughter.
“Lord Fu deserves to die. You can manage the entire city of Lu, but you can’t manage your own family. If your family is not at peace, how can you bring peace to the world?”
Fu Zhengqing was so ashamed by what he was said that he could only lower his head.
In no time at all, Fu Yinghua arrived. In order to save Wei Tongrui's life, he had been keeping Wei Tongrui living in a secret room.
But when they sent someone to deliver dinner that evening, they discovered that Wei Tongrui had run away. This was unacceptable.
She offended someone, and the entire Fu family thought she was dead. How dare she run away? She's practically courting death.
After inquiring around, he learned that Wei Tongrui had been arrested and brought to the government office, and that the yamen runners at the gate had secretly told him that a prince had come to the office.
Wei Tongrui was captured by this prince's men; this matter has really blown up.
“Zhengqing, it’s all my fault that your aunt is like this. She bore my children, how could I possibly kill her? All I wanted was for her to live in the secret room for the rest of her life. It was my fault.”
Fu Yinghua knelt down. He didn't hold any official position, but he had always been Fu Zhengqing's assistant.
The person in front of me must be the Prince Yu that the yamen runner mentioned. I wonder how Wei Tongrui offended him this time.
"This humble subject greets Your Highness Prince Yu. Your Highness, Wei Tongrui is an ignorant woman who has offended Your Highness for some unknown reason."
Fu Yinghua only hoped that the Deputy Minister of Agriculture was unrelated to that matter, and at least wouldn't be killed immediately.
"Uncle, please don't ask anymore."
Fu Zhengqing felt flustered and reminded his uncle.
As long as Prince Yu doesn't kill Wei Tongrui, Fu Yinghua can persuade Fu Zhengqing to let him take Wei Tongrui home and lock him up.
"Hmph! You dare to touch my beloved daughter? Tell me, what have you done to offend me?"
As he spoke, Nangong Chiyu reached out and beckoned Yi Huan over. The two stood together, their expressions and appearances strikingly similar.
"This...this..."
Fu Yinghua knew that Wei Tongrui was completely finished this time. Even if he had escaped the position of Deputy Minister of Agriculture, now the Prince Yu had come along.
You can dodge the first day of the month, but you can't dodge the fifteenth.
"Lord Fu, should we do as Su Luo wishes, or should I do it myself?"
Fu Zhengqing and Fu Yinghua trembled. If Nangong Chiyu were to make a move, the entire Fu family would be doomed.
“Your Highness, I, Fu, have failed to manage my household properly, resulting in such an wicked person. I am willing to resign on my own initiative.”
"I have failed His Majesty and our ancestors above, and I have failed the younger generation of the Fu family below. I, Zhengqing, have no face to continue serving as prefect."
“Zhengqing, you can’t resign. The entire Fu family depends on you. If you resign, the Fu family will be gone.”
Fu Yinghua never expected things to turn out this way. The Fu family only has one official position like Fu Zhengqing once in a hundred years, and he absolutely cannot resign from his post.
If they hadn't kept Wei Tongrui around, none of this would have happened. Wei Tongrui is just a jinx to their family.
At this moment, Wei Tongrui also woke up. As soon as she opened her eyes, she saw her master. In that instant, she felt as if she had seen a lifeline, and a happy smile appeared on her lips.
"Jiali's dad, please save me! I don't want to die!"
Instead of waiting for Fu Yinghua to beg for help, she was met with Fu Yinghua's bloodshot eyes, her teeth clenched in suppressed anger.
In the blink of an eye, Fu Yinghua drew a long sword from the bailiff and with a flick of his right hand, severed the carotid artery in Wei Tongrui's neck.
Even in death, Wei Tongrui couldn't believe that Fu Yinghua would kill her. The man she had followed for a lifetime turned away and didn't dare to look at her again.
Nangong Chiyu covered Yi Huan's eyes until someone came to carry Wei Tongrui away.
Fu Yinghua was afraid to drop the longsword in his hand. For the sake of the Fu family, he had no choice but to do so. Allowing Wei Tongrui to live for another three months was already the limit.
The Fu family cannot decline because of Fu Yinghua, otherwise how will he face his ancestors in the future?
"Your Highness Prince Yu, the Deputy Minister of Agriculture only said he wanted Wei Tongrui's life. I beg you, spare the Fu family and spare the Minister of Agriculture."
"I was the only one who secretly harbored Wei Tongrui. You can kill me or punish me as you please, I have nothing to say. But please don't implicate others, especially Miss Chen."
“Huanhuan, is what he said true? Your mother only said she wanted Wei Tongrui’s life, and would let the Fu family go.”
Yi Huan nodded: "Mm!"
"We still have a long journey ahead tomorrow," Nangong Chiyu said to Fu Zhengqing behind him as he carried Yi Huan out.
“Manage Lucheng well. If such acts of violence occur again, I will not let it go lightly.”
"Thank you, Prince Yu, for sparing my life!"
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