Chapter 29 The Little Princess is Leaving the Palace
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The side room was finally able to keep a fig leaf, but her fake pregnant belly was completely exposed.
She knelt on the ground in the side room and begged the member of the Ministry of Revenue to forgive her this time for the sake of her two children.
The Deputy Director of the Ministry of Revenue didn't even look at him.
"Your Majesty, I, this old minister, have lost my manners in front of the palace." The Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Revenue knelt directly in front of the emperor, crying with snot all over his face, "I hope Your Majesty will have mercy on me, on this old minister who was... was..."
The side room's eyes suddenly fell on Rongpin, and she suddenly spoke: "My husband, trust me, don't trust others! What's the point of a woman like me stealing gold and silver! It was your daughter Rongpin who instructed me! In order to be promoted to the position of concubine, she needed some money to bribe people, so she threatened me."
Rongpin:!!!
She stood up suddenly and said, "Your Majesty, I would never dare to do this. It is absolutely impossible!"
The side room Du Ding cried, "Empress Rong, please, please save me too, just accept it."
The Deputy Director of the Ministry of Revenue looked at Rongpin hesitantly.
At this time, the system complained: [This person is talking nonsense. None of the money was given to Rongpin. She secretly gave it to the fellow villager of the Ministry of Revenue. She is deliberately trying to smear the beauty. ]
Rongpin breathed a sigh of relief.
Ministry of Revenue: !!!
Why is there such a thing about his fellow townsman? It makes me even angrier.
Rongpin looked at the Yuwenlang of the Ministry of Revenue with a gloating look, and felt happy and relaxed all over.
Yuanruan was worried and complained to the system:
[She is spreading so much dirt. Even if my brother eventually finds out that it has nothing to do with the beauty, I am afraid he will still have a grudge against her. Rongpin is so good to me. Is there any way to resolve this crisis? ]
Rongpin was moved.
System: [Ah Ruan, you are a baby and can't do anything. Why don't you try to be naughty? For example, in certain situations, you burst into tears, and you will only smile if you pull the emperor with your left hand and Rongpin with your right hand.]
The corner of Rongpin's mouth twitched slightly: That's not necessary.
The emperor's veins popped: System, if you can't give me any advice, just shut up!
In order to avoid being harmed in the future, the emperor walked directly to Rongpin, took her hand and said, "I believe my beloved concubine, you will never do such a despicable thing. This woman must have framed you."
Rongpin was very smart and was immediately moved and said, "Your Majesty is wise and can clear my name."
The side room was stunned.
She originally thought that by involving Concubine Rong, the emperor would be furious and would divert his attention from investigating the gold, silver and jewelry, but she didn't expect that the emperor trusted Concubine Rong so much?
But this, this...is unreasonable!
Rongpin said in the past that she was not favored?! Was this a lie?! Or did the emperor not have as much suspicion as he was investigating?! Damn, the emperor's attention was not diverted. I'm sorry that I failed to complete the task.
Yuanruan was clapping his hands.
[Wow! My brother is able to judge right from wrong and kill the conspiracy in seconds! I don’t have to do anything! Absolutely great!]
The emperor breathed a sigh of relief.
Yuan Ruan: [Wait, Tong'er, we've found the gold location, so my mission is about to be completed! Is the magical power coming soon? ]
Ministry of Revenue Yuanwailang: ???
What kind of magical power?
The Empress, Concubine Rong, and Wu Yue looked over with great interest.
System: [Ah Ruan, it doesn't say it's completed here. Either the location of the hidden gold is not accurate enough, or we must recover the jewelry and expose the conspiracy of the mastermind behind it.]
[Ah, I see a progress bar below, showing 30%, and there is a line of small words below that reads "True or False Li Kui". Ah Ruan, could this be a reminder?]
Yuan Ruan held his face: [I think so. But I have no idea at the moment, let's wait and see.]
The emperor was not surprised by this conclusion. He had already decided to have Daxia's intelligence department work at full speed to cooperate with Yuanruan to find the gold.
He waved his hand and said, "Drag them away, take off their official hats, and exile them a thousand miles away. All those who participated in the theft of tribute will be interrogated, their property will be confiscated, and the males will be forced to do three years of labor service."
When Yan'er heard that her property was to be confiscated and that the males would be forced to do corvée, she was so frightened that her face turned pale. She cried, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, I am innocent. I am willing to serve in the palace..."
Before she could finish her words, the official covered her mouth fiercely and said, "Shut up! It is a favor from His Majesty that you can save your life. If you dare to implicate me again, I will strangle you to death right now."
Yan'er looked painfully at the expressionless side room, knelt down and said: "Mother, mother, please save your daughter, and your son, are you really willing to give him up?..."
The lateral chamber body trembled.
"Pa!" "Pa!" The Ministry of Revenue slapped the side room and Yan'er on the face twice, and said viciously, "You evil beast, why are you still crying? You deserve to be a damn bastard! You deserve it."
After beating him fiercely, the official suddenly turned around and knelt before the emperor, crying and saying, "Your Majesty, I have an eighty-year-old mother. I beg Your Majesty to spare my life."
His appearance of being rude at first and respectful later somehow had a comedic effect.
The emperor was impatient to listen to so much and waved his hand.
The chief eunuch immediately brought people in and dragged away the family of three who were lying on the ground and refused to leave.
"Daughter, daughter!" the Ministry of Revenue's deputy minister shouted desperately.
Rongpin turned away indifferently.
"You are heartless! I am your biological father! You are doing this just for your mother's affair..." At this point, the Member of the Ministry of Revenue remembered that it was a misunderstanding. He suddenly calmed down, and finally just glanced at the silent Rongpin with a complicated expression, and then he was dragged away.
At this point, the farce came to an end.
…
Rongpin hugged Yuanruan tightly. If she had some intention of using Yuanruan in the past, that was all gone now. When Rongpin hugged Yuanruan, she felt her heart was calm and comfortable.
Yuan Ruan hugged Rongpin and said:
[Dad can’t choose, but daughter can, and you just happened to choose the two most powerful ones! ]
Rongpin was amused at once.
This little clever ghost.
If she still cared about her father's unfairness, she would have jumped into the river out of anger a few years ago.
She was just thinking about how to share this good news with her brother. At least she had to ask a witch to perform a ritual to comfort her mother's spirit in heaven.
Yuan Ruan felt better when she saw Rongpin smile.
The three of them had a simple lunch when the chief eunuch outside suddenly came with a hurried message.
"Your Majesty, I have urgent military intelligence from Hongyu, and it is stamped with the prince's seal."
The Queen instantly looked at the Emperor.
The emperor narrowed his eyes and said, "Show it to me."
The chief eunuch quickly handed over the unopened small copper jar.
The emperor opened it and after a moment, he laughed out loud: "Good, very good!"
The queen was immediately relieved and leaned back lazily on the imperial concubine's couch, looking uninterested.
[Is this news about my nephew? Let me check it out! ]
The emperor saw the chubby little face looking at him eagerly, so he pinched her cheek and said, "Your brother, the crown prince, has uncovered the conspiracy of the Chen Kingdom. He will be able to return to the court in seven days. Ah Ruan has made great contributions. How about you stay with me for a few days and wait for your brother, the crown prince, to come back?"
[No, no! I don’t want to leave. I want my jade bed.]
Yuanruan nodded first and then shook her head, babbling without being able to express the correct meaning, and was extremely anxious.
Rongpin hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, I have specially made a small bed for the little princess, and she has been looking forward to it. Why don't we wait for the Crown Prince to return to the capital, and then I will bring the little princess here to celebrate."
The emperor saw Yuan Ruan's appearance, but he was about to hold a great sacrifice to heaven and earth, so he had to test first to see how wide the range of Yuan Ruan's inner voice was and what conditions were needed.
"Then send it to her in the daytime." The emperor paused and continued, "And make her a small bed. Get any good materials from the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Don't treat my little daughter badly."
Rongpin hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, rest assured, I have in stock..."
[My beautiful lady, please don’t be so honest! Yes, yes, yes! Take advantage of me!]
Concubine Rong and the Empress couldn't help laughing.
emperor:……
So I can only be the sheep that is fleeced?
…
On the seventh day, rolling dust suddenly appeared at the edge where the sun rose.
Immediately afterwards, groups of black iron riders rushed out of the flying dust and galloped towards the sun.
An hour later, Qianqing Palace.
The emperor held Yuan Ruan in one hand and patted the prince's shoulder with joy, saying, "Good, good! You've grown up!"
The prince bowed and said, "Thank you, father, for your education." He pursed his lips and smiled, showing the gentle and elegant gentleman's temperament as before.
Having said this, he also waved his hand to Yuan Ruan: "Little sister, did you miss me?"
"Aa ...
[Yes, nephew! Thanks to you, the Savage Mission was completed! I love you!]
Heart shape?
The prince was puzzled, but when he saw Yuanruan smiling and heard that the mission of the barbarian nation was completed, he knew it must be a good word.
The emperor said, "Let's talk about the situation with the Xiongnu. No, let's talk about it when we get to the library... It just so happens that the young court officials are all in the library discussing the ceremony of offering sacrifices to the heavens! Throw your Xiongnu problem over there and let them use their collective wisdom."
After saying this, the emperor carried Yuanruan out.
[Great! Brother finally took me out for some fresh air. I don’t want to stay in the Qianqing Palace anymore.]
Prince: ???
Why bring the little princess along to discuss the ceremony of offering sacrifices to heaven?