"No, we have to go and see, otherwise Miss Tan will be in big trouble. I can't just stand by and watch a girl fall into a pit of fire."
As Fang Ruotang spoke, she reached out and tugged at the Crown Prince's sleeve, and the Crown Prince cooperated by getting up.
"I've noticed you seem to pay special attention to those women?"
Both Cao Yuedi and Li Shiyun seemed unable to bear seeing a woman in distress.
Fang Ruotang glared at the Crown Prince and gave a soft snort, "As a man, you naturally don't understand the hardships women face. I have the ability, and I've encountered this kind of situation. As long as the other party isn't a bad person, I'll lend a helping hand if I can."
She... didn't really understand either, but that's what her older sisters all said, so she figured she could do the right thing by following their advice.
The Crown Prince was slightly surprised, not expecting Fang Ruotang to say such a thing.
Fang Ruotang puffed out her small chest, her face full of pride.
The crown prince lowered his gaze, his eyes flickered slightly, and then he pretended to be nonchalant and looked away.
"If we don't stop it now, it will be too late."
Suddenly, a little girl's voice rang out at the door. Her little head, adorned with a yellow velvet flower, peeked in and out, which was rather amusing.
Fang Ruotang took a few steps out and met the person.
The other person was a head shorter than her and about the same age as Li Shiyun.
"Greetings, Your Highness the Crown Prince, greetings, Grand Preceptor. I am Tan Yurao, daughter of the Minister of the Court of Judicial Review. The young master Shao you just saw is my brother-in-law."
Fang Ruotang opened her mouth slightly in surprise and looked up at the Crown Prince.
The Crown Prince lowered his eyes and glanced at Tan Yurao. He had no idea what Tan Yurao's daughter's name was, but with this woman's reminder, the Crown Prince also remembered the marriage between the Minister of the Court of Judicial Review and the Marquis of Xuanping's family a few days ago, and he had even ordered someone to send a congratulatory gift over.
"Grand Preceptor, my sister is innocent. Can you help me save her? No one but you can save her."
Tan Yurao's face was pale, and she tightly gripped the handkerchief in her hand. Behind her were two maids, both looking at Fang Ruotang with anxious and pleading expressions.
Fang Ruotang nodded, "I know your sister is innocent. My brother, the Crown Prince, and I are just about to go over there, you..."
“I’m going too! I’ll go with you,” Tan Yurao immediately replied.
Fang Ruotang initially wanted to tell her not to go because of her young age, but seeing the deep worry in her eyes, she thought of herself. If this had happened to her older sister, she would have crawled over to support her even if her legs were broken.
"Okay, then you can come with us."
After Fang Ruotang finished speaking, she immediately tugged at the Crown Prince's sleeve.
The Crown Prince remained noncommittal. He had finally managed to squeeze out some time to spend with Xiao Liu today, but since Xiao Liu was going to uphold justice, he would definitely support her.
Moreover, the heir of the Marquis of Xuanping has utterly disgraced men.
A flicker of disgust crossed the Crown Prince's eyes.
This was the first, no, the second time he had ever seen a man who liked to cuckold himself.
The Crown Prince thought of Dou, the former Vice Minister of Rites, and felt nauseous again.
The Xuanping Marquis's residence was bustling with activity.
Prince Shao Ziqing looked as if he had just been pulled out of a river. Besides him, several other men were in a similar sorry state, blocked in front of the Prince Consort's courtyard.
In front of the courtyard gate, the old women and maids all held wooden sticks, looking fierce as if they wanted to devour Shao Ziqing. Standing in front of Shao Ziqing was a woman who appeared to be the wife of Marquis Xuanping.
Her eyes were red and swollen. She pinched Shao Ziqing's head with her handkerchief and cursed, "You've drunk a couple of mouthfuls of horse piss and you can't tell east from west anymore? How could I have given birth to such a little beast like you?"
She was in the courtyard when she received a message from her daughter-in-law saying that the young master had gotten drunk and brought a man into her courtyard to cause trouble, which she did not believe.
Although my son is not particularly talented, he is not a reckless person either.
She rushed over and overheard her son cursing his wife as a prostitute and saying he wanted to give her to his group of brothers behind him to have some fun with.
She nearly fainted on the spot, her vision blurred, and she immediately ordered the old woman to hold down the drunkards. She also had the maid pour basins of water over their heads until they woke up.
“Shao Ziqing, you have insulted my sister like this. Our Tan family will never let your Shao family get away with this. I have already notified my father, and he will be here soon. If you don’t give our Tan family an explanation today, we will not let you off the hook.”
Tan Yurao, who was originally walking behind the Crown Prince and Fang Ruotang, suddenly rushed to the front, glaring at Shao Ziqing with resentment in her eyes.
Tan Yuyao, who had been huddled in the courtyard wiping away tears, heard her sister's voice and immediately came out of the courtyard, calling out loudly.
"Yu Rao, what brings you here?"
"Sister, are you alright?"
Tan Yurao lifted her skirt and ran quickly to Tan Yuyao. She saw that Tan Yuyao had lost a lot of weight and looked haggard and unsightly after only a few days of marriage.
He was so angry and furious that he jumped up and cursed Shao Ziqing.
Lady Xuanping felt dizzy again and sent a servant to urge the Marquis of Xuanping to check on his whereabouts and return quickly.
As soon as she saw her son bring a man to the inner courtyard to act drunk and talk nonsense, she knew things were not going to end well, and immediately sent someone to inform the Marquis.
The Marquis hasn't returned yet, but the Crown Prince and the Imperial Advisor have arrived first. Her eyes sparkled with excitement, and she felt that the Marquis's mansion was doomed.
"Greetings, Your Highness the Crown Prince, and greetings, Grand Preceptor."
Lady Xuanping pinched her palm, immediately stepped forward to greet her, and said first, "My household has produced an incompetent junior, I'm sorry to have made you both laugh. He has caused a great disaster, and I will not argue much. He should be punished as he should be. Even if my in-laws were to lock him up in the Dali Temple and beat him to death, it would be justified."
During this period, the Three Departments were in the limelight, and the Emperor and the Crown Prince were giving them important positions. Her son, as her son-in-law, could have benefited from this, but he was foolish enough to cause this mess.
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