Chapter 247 It turns out that it was jealousy
System: [No. The Eighth Prince and his wife are deeply in love, how could they possibly have an affair?]
The Eighth Prince, who was just frozen, thawed instantly, his eyes sparkling.
Yes! He knew that his princess would not betray him.
Suddenly, he heard a soft "tsk" sound beside him. The Eighth Prince turned his head and glared at his colleague, as if to say: What? Do you think my princess would cheat on you? !
The Minister of Revenue who was just trying to hold back a sneeze: ...are you sick?!
Yuan Ruan was a little confused: [Huh? Tong'er, why don't you just explain the whole story clearly.]
System: [The Eighth Prince and the Eighth Princess have a very good relationship. The Eighth Prince is the best at going to war among the sons of the previous emperor. Although the Eighth Princess is the daughter of a civil official, she is also brave and courageous. After they got married, the Eighth Prince often went to the battlefield, and the Eighth Princess would also go with him to be in charge of the rear baggage allocation. The Eighth Princess also saw the enemy's night attack and personally went up to the city wall to boost morale and defend the city. 】
The Eighth Prince immediately showed a proud expression, and grabbed the neck of an unfamiliar official from the Ministry of Revenue. Just as he was about to speak, he suddenly noticed Yuan Ruan's presence and closed his mouth again. He could only clench his fists in a small range.
The official from the Ministry of Revenue who was nearly strangled was dizzy and his expression became even more nervous when he noticed the Eighth Prince clenching and unclenching his fist.
Then he was taken out by the Minister of Revenue.
The Minister of Finance lowered his voice and said helplessly: "Don't be afraid, he just wants to show off but can't say it, so he is just furious because of his incompetence."
Ministry of Revenue official: ...are you sick?!
Yuan Ruan suddenly sighed when he heard this: [Hey, they look a lot like the late emperor and the old concubine you told me about before.]
System: [Hahaha. Yes. The old concubine really likes this couple and takes good care of them. The late emperor also feels the same way and often says something like "similar to me" to the old concubine in private.]
The onlookers looked at the Eighth Prince in surprise.
In their memories, the late emperor valued the Eighth Prince, but his attitude was cold, and sometimes he would get angry in front of the public without giving them face. They never thought that the late emperor would say "The Eighth Prince is like me"? !
Yuan Ruan: [Wow. Generally, emperors like sons who look like themselves. The Eighth Prince was probably my brother's rival in the past.]
The confused Eighth Prince twitched his lips:...
Little Imperial Master, you think too much. What my father usually shows me is his back and his roar.
System: [Hahaha, what can I say. Whenever the late emperor praised the Eighth Prince and his wife and said to the old concubine "they are similar to me and us", the old concubine would get angry. Once, the old concubine pointed at the late emperor's nose and scolded, "Shameless! You can't compare to them at all." The late emperor was scolded so much that he dared not say anything and would vent his anger on the Eighth Prince.]
Yuanruan was surprised: [Ah?]
System: [Really. But once the late emperor lost his temper with the Eighth Prince, the old concubine would see it and get even angrier at the late emperor, saying, "No way! This is breaking your defense! You have no mind and no generosity"... The late emperor was furious, but he was only angry for a moment. The late emperor did not dare to continue to lose his temper with the Eighth Prince, so he would avoid him with a cold face and digest his emotions by himself. ]
Yuanruan: [……]
The Eighth Prince: ...
Others: ……6.
Yuan Ruan: [Tsk tsk tsk... This is hard to judge. Let's continue with your previous topic. It hasn't deviated from the topic. What's going on with County Master Mingqing? ]
System: [Yeah, I forgot about it because I was so busy talking. It's like this. After the Eighth Princess married the Eighth Prince, they tried many methods but still couldn't have a child. Finally, the Eighth Princess's mother found a great monk for her. The monk said that the Eighth Princess was destined to be childless and must first adopt a daughter as her own daughter, completely concealing the secrets of fate, so that she would have a chance to have a son in the future.]
Yuan Ruan suddenly realized: [Oh. So County Master Mingqing is an adopted daughter? ]
System: [Yes. To be precise, they adopted the child as their own. The Eighth Princess’ mother personally handled this matter. It just so happened that the Eighth Princess and the Eighth Prince were on the battlefield at the time and often didn’t see each other for several months. It wasn’t difficult for her to pretend to be pregnant and have a baby. In order to conceal the secret, they didn’t even know about this.]
Yuan Ruan: [It turns out that even the Eighth Prince kept it a secret. Then whose child is the Lord of Mingqing County? ]
System: [The Eighth Princess' biological mother originally wanted to have a royal heir, but the Eighth Princess sternly refused. She adopted the daughter of a guard whose parents both died in battle.]
Hearing this, the Eighth Prince suddenly recalled the battle in which countless people were killed and wounded.
When discussing how to arrange for the casualties, he also specifically asked about the daughter of his bodyguard who died to save him.
No wonder the lady vaguely said that the Qinwei couple had done a great job and the orphan girl was properly settled, but only this one, the lady did not say which family she was settled in. It turned out that she was settled in her own family.
Yuan Ruan: [What happened to the Yun family? Did the Eighth Prince betray the Eighth Princess?! ]
Eighth Prince:!!!
I didn't! I'm not! Don't talk nonsense!
System: [No. Weren't they going to war at that time? The Eighth Prince brought the Eighth Princess with him, and the head of the Yun family bought a skinny horse from the side to accompany him. The skinny horse and the Eighth Princess were pregnant at the same time. The skinny horse had always been jealous of the relationship between the Eighth Princess and the Eighth Prince, especially when she saw the luxurious things that the Eighth Princess prepared for her son. She wanted to give her child a better life, so she deliberately found someone and medicine, calculated the time to have a baby with the Eighth Princess, and then the fox cat replaced the prince. ]
Eighth Prince:!!!
What?!
His eldest son was replaced by that hateful concubine? !
No wonder the concubine was hesitant when Lao Yun questioned her! Confused! Lao Yun was confused!
The Eighth Prince became angrier the more he thought about it and took a sudden step forward.
Then his left shoulder was grabbed by the Minister of Revenue, his right arm was held by the Third Prince, and the Minister of Justice also stood in front of him, warning him with his eyes to be quiet.
Yuan Ruan took a deep breath and said, "This woman is crazy. The Yun family is not bad either."
System: [Some people are just jealous. Besides, the Yun family is not bad, but the Eighth Prince's Mansion is obviously better. And the Eighth Prince's wife's child is the legitimate son, the eldest son, and the future prince. And her status is a skinny horse. If she goes to the Yun family, she can only be a concubine at most. If she offends the mistress one day, she might be driven away. And that era happened to be full of wars and chaos, and there were many loopholes that could be exploited, so she took the risk.]
Many court officials nodded.
The Minister of Justice even stroked his beard. He had seen many tragic cases caused by dissatisfaction.
Yuan's chubby face was full of emotion: [How ridiculous. But that enlightened monk is quite interesting. He actually welcomed a child. Since adopting the Lord of Mingqing County, the Eighth Princess has given birth to two sons. She is not afraid of losing a son. She will bring him home as a son-in-law.]
Crowd: That’s true.
At this moment, the young man knelt before the Eighth Prince again, kowtowed, and after a moment of silence, he said, "Eighth Prince, I have something to trade with you privately."