But Long Tianyi's next words were like a slap in the face to Sang Rui.
Long Tianyi smiled and glanced at Sang Hongfu: "Prime Minister, you must have misunderstood. The matter concerning the First Madam has been widely discussed, and I, the young master, really cannot ignore it."
Sang Hongfu forced a smile at him: "Why is the young master starting to spread rumors? These are all nonsense. Sang Rui is my daughter!"
When Sang Rui heard Sang Hongfu's words, she felt a slight warmth in her heart. This was the first time today that someone had spoken up for her...
The tears she had been holding back suddenly flowed out again.
"Is that really the case? But that's not what I heard." Long Tianyi looked at Sang Hongfu with a half-smile.
He now desperately wants this to be true, so that Sang Rui will naturally not be able to become the principal wife.
He panicked as soon as he heard that Yun Siqing had been granted the title of Princess Yun. The Emperor was clearly elevating Yun Siqing's status, and if he didn't act now, it would be even harder to win her over in the future.
Sang Rui's heart clenched slightly as she listened to Long Tianyi's words.
Although she was mainly with Long Tianyi because of his status as the heir apparent, his handsome looks and talent also attracted her; otherwise, she wouldn't have been so shameless as to do that kind of thing with him.
Moreover, she thought that Long Tianyi should also like her. She never expected that she was only of use value to Long Tianyi.
Sang Rui pursed her lips, and tears welled up in her eyes even faster.
Sang Hongfu, after all, was once a prime minister. He took a sip of tea with a smile and said, "It's just a matter of people repeating what others say. Why doesn't the young master let these rumors stop with the wise?"
Although he now deeply resented Sang Rui's existence, he was even more unwilling to relinquish the position of Crown Princess. Now that Sang Rui knew about this matter, if he didn't drive her away but instead accepted her as a scapegoat, not to mention whether Sang Rui would be grateful to him, this one piece of leverage would be enough for Sang Rui to do things for him.
Long Tianyi's expression immediately turned sour, and he looked at Sang Hongfu with a slight pursing of his lips.
Just as the two were about to reach a stalemate, a strange maidservant pulled Zheng Yigeng in.
Upon seeing Sang Hongfu and Long Tianyi, Zheng Yigeng immediately knelt on the ground with a thud: "Young Master! Master! This servant confesses! This servant confesses everything!"
Sang Hongfu was completely dumbfounded when he saw him. He quickly tried to smooth things over, saying, "What nonsense are you spouting? I told you to bring him here. Didn't you see I was talking to the Crown Prince?"
Long Tianyi, however, sensed something amiss. He raised his hand to Sang Hongfu and said, "Hey, Prime Minister, you're right. Since he has a grievance, he should be allowed to speak out. Don't be afraid, tell me what's going on slowly. I'm here!"
Zheng Yigeng was terrified at this moment, completely ignoring the fact that Sang Hongfu's eyes were practically twitching from giving him meaningful glances, and that all the beans in the bamboo tube poured out.
“Master, back then, you had just married your third concubine and had your second daughter. When the lady was visiting her parents’ home, she drank a few extra cups of wine. That’s when she ran into me. I kept refusing her, but she wouldn’t give up. I had no choice but to agree.”
By the time he got to this point, Sang Hongfu's face had turned ashen, while Long Tianyi listened with great interest.
Zheng Yigeng didn't dare to look at their expressions, and seeing that no one was paying attention to him, he continued to speak...
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