emperor:"……"
Sixth Princess: “…”
The Third Prince: “…”
The three of them frowned. What kind of vicious words were those said by Luo'er? Even the storybook wouldn't dare to write them like that.
[She was my wife when I needed her, but now she's my cousin.]
"Cousin, please explain to the emperor."
Zhou Fang was unmoved. She thought that she could confide her sorrow to someone when she found Meng You.
But when Meng You saw her, he not only did not ask her why she came or how her family was doing, but he also wanted to cut off ties with her.
"What do you want to explain?" Zhou Fang's voice was a little hoarse, and her tone was full of disappointment. "Explain why you didn't want your wife after you passed the imperial examination?"
Meng You only felt his head hurt even more. Although his wife had not received much education, she was always very perceptive. Now that she saw him being tied up, didn't she feel that there was something wrong? Why did she make things worse for him?
Before, he even thought that marrying the Sixth Princess would be unfair to his wife. After all, she was his wife through thick and thin and helped him take care of his mother.
Now it seems that she is only suitable for taking care of her mother and doing some rough work, and she can't help with anything else.
"Cousin, what nonsense are you talking about?"
Meng You said sharply, "We have a verbal engagement, but I haven't married you yet. How can you call yourself my wife?"
[Tsk tsk, if I were Zhou Fang, I would definitely give him a slap in the face without saying anything, to see if he could still say such nonsense.]
"Meng You," Zhou Fang raised her voice and called Meng You's name directly, regardless of whether there were other people present. Her swollen and bloodshot eyes stared at Meng You with disappointment.
This was the first time she called Meng You's name angrily.
The two have been married for many years, and his wife has always obeyed him. Not only would she not call his name angrily, she would not even dare to say a harsh word.
"You've become such a jerk from studying that I spent all my money on you. Mother died because she was sick and had no money to treat her. You don't even ask if I'm okay, but what about Mother?"
Zhou Fang's voice was a little choked. Meng You was responsible for studying at home. He couldn't be said to be a good wife, but he wasn't bad either.
However, Meng's mother was very kind to her and treated her like her own daughter.
Originally, she planned to send someone to deliver a letter to Meng You when Meng's mother was ill, but was stopped by Meng's mother.
Meng's mother didn't want to disturb Meng You from taking the imperial examination, so she failed to deliver the letter and could only watch Meng's mother die without money for treatment.
Before leaving, Meng's mother left some words for Meng You. She knew that Meng's mother was worried that Meng You would look down on her if he passed the exam. Meng You was a filial son and would definitely listen to his mother.
In the past, Zhou Fang would not have doubted Meng You’s filial piety, but now she feels that she can’t see the person in front of her clearly.
"You said your mother died?"
His mother was clearly fine when he left, so how could she have become sick?
Meng You's eyes were red. Before he left, he said that he would pass the imperial examination and give his mother a good life.
"No," he stared at Zhou Fang intently, "I didn't take much silver at all, how could there be no silver?"
All the travel expenses were given by the King of Yueqing, and he accepted some of the money given by his mother.
"Don't the clothes you're wearing cost silver?"
Zhou Fang wiped away her tears. Meng's mother was worried that Meng You would be ostracized because of his poor clothing, so she used her savings to buy a piece of cloth for Meng You to make clothes. Otherwise, she would not be so left without money.
"Mother, it is I who am unfilial.
Meng You could no longer hear anything else and burst into tears on the spot.
Now that his mother is gone, what’s the point of him passing the imperial examinations and having wealth and glory?
"Your Majesty," Meng You stopped crying, "I did have evil intentions towards the Sixth Princess, but this was all orchestrated by someone else."
It was all because of Prince Yueqing. If it weren't for Prince Yueqing's instigation, he would definitely be able to go back as soon as possible to see his mother for the last time.
Anyway, he has lost his mother and the top scholar title now, so Prince Yueqing has no chance of staying out of this.
[Hmm, I was planning to give Prince Yueqing away, but it's no use.]
"Who ordered you?"
The emperor knew very well that Meng You's few words alone would not be enough to move Prince Yueqing, but it would be nice to give Prince Yueqing a warning in front of the ministers.
"It's the Prince of Yueqing."
After Meng You finished speaking, the ministers all whispered that it was impossible.
Prince Yueqing is just an idle prince. What good will this do for him?
[This shouldn't be the case. Prince Yueqing should be appearing now.]
Sure enough, when everyone was discussing in the Golden Palace, someone came to report that Prince Yueqing wanted to see him.
…
After receiving the accurate information, Prince Yueqing hurried to the palace.
He cannot enter and leave the palace at will now, and can only wait for people at the palace gate to report to the emperor. If the emperor is unwilling, he can only go back home and worry.
Prince Yueqing paced back and forth at the palace gate with a gloomy look on his face.
"Don't worry, Your Majesty. Meng You won't betray you."
"How dare you say that?" Prince Yueqing glared at his subordinate. "Didn't you say Meng You succeeded?"
The subordinates did not dare to speak and felt wronged.
Didn’t the prince think so at the time?
This Meng You is really useless. The prince gave him the medicine, but he still failed.
As he was speaking, the guard guarding the palace gate came back.
"Your Majesty, the Emperor lets you in."
Prince Yueqing smiled and nodded as he walked in. That loser Meng You had probably already given him away.
He knew Meng You. What Meng You cared about most was his mother. Since his wife came to the capital, he must have known the news of his mother's death, and the matter was exposed.
Now he is barefoot and not afraid of those who wear shoes, and he will definitely drag himself into the water.
While he was thinking, he had already arrived at the Golden Palace.
Prince Yueqing came to his senses and walked inside.
When he came in, the people inside all looked at him, some even with a bit of inquiry.
This made Prince Yueqing even more certain that Meng You had already betrayed him.
But he was not worried. Meng You had no substantial evidence, and even if he had, he had destroyed it completely.
"Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you."
The Emperor smiled at Prince Yueqing and said, "Your Highness, you've arrived at the perfect time. Meng You just came here after he said you ordered him to do something inappropriate to the Sixth Princess."
"Of course I did. I even destroyed some evidence before coming to see you."
Prince Yueqing glanced at Meng You, then looked surprised.
"It is true that I gave Meng You the money for his journey, but I do not acknowledge that I instructed him to do something unkind to the Sixth Princess."
The emperor asked Prince Yueqing to stand up and nodded.
"I trust my brother. How could you do such a thing? Meng You, why don't you tell the truth? What happened?"
Meng You glanced at Prince Yueqing, then slowly withdrew his gaze, his tone firm.
"Everything I said is true. Prince Yueqing once gave me a portrait of the Sixth Princess, as well as her preferences. The Emperor can find out by sending someone to the inn where I'm staying."
When he came to the capital, Prince Yueqing sent him these, so he was able to recognize the Sixth Princess.
Originally, Prince Yueqing planned to let him slowly find out the Sixth Princess's preferences, but for some reason, he changed his mind and asked him to speed up.
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