Chi Mu couldn't do anything with her and could only sigh helplessly.
“You!”
The news brought by Princess Zhonghe Yong'an also made them all understand that the current emperor would definitely protect the prince, no matter how excessive his actions were.
"Your Highness really has a crush on the Crown Prince."
Shen Yuerong lowered her head, wondering what she was fiddling with.
Chi Mu noticed her silence, "What's wrong, Rongrong?"
Shen Yuerong shook her head and handed him what she had just written.
"Give this to His Majesty at the morning court tomorrow so that His Majesty can have a good look at it."
Chi Mu opened it with some curiosity, but he didn't expect that on it were the heartfelt words that Shen Yuerong had just written.
"Although the prince was indeed forced by the Shen family, this is just your one-sided statement. Even if it is reported to the emperor, the final outcome will be the same as mine. The prince will not be deposed if he gets a few perfunctory words."
Shen Yuerong shook her head.
"It has come to this. No matter how many mistakes you and I have made of the prince, the Queen Mother, the Empress, and even His Majesty will do their best to protect the prince. Naturally, nothing will happen to the prince. But we cannot watch these innocent merchants being blackmailed by the prince like this."
If it was just the Shen family, Shen Yuerong would naturally not have done anything unnecessary and would have probably just endured it.
But at this moment, it was not her family who was being humiliated by the prince, but the imperial merchants in the capital.
"Scholars, farmers, merchants and artisans, merchants are the lowest and most despised. I really don't know how Your Majesty would choose if you really said what these merchants said."
Princess Yong'an was a little worried about the two of them. After all, the emperor's expression during the morning court session was seen by everyone, and she was afraid that it would be difficult to explain for a while.
"Try it again."
Shen Yuerong didn't want to give up, and Chi Mu certainly supported her thoughts.
The second day.
His Majesty looked at the Prince with joy on his face.
"You have been very tired from the journey. I should have given you a holiday to rest at home, but there are too many things to do in the court. Now the crown prince is confined to the mansion, so I can only trouble you to help deal with it."
The emperor deliberately mentioned that the prince was under house arrest to let people know his attitude.
Chi Mu did not speak, but just lowered his head slightly, and his eyes did not fall on His Majesty.
"I have also heard about what happened to you in Jiangnan. Although it was done by the Crown Prince's disciples, I have also asked the Crown Prince on your behalf. The Crown Prince does not know the details, let alone those people who secretly disobeyed. You can't be at odds with the Crown Prince just because of the evil deeds of your subordinates."
What he said sounded as if Chi Mu wanted to start a war.
"Your Majesty has brought the Crown Prince up by your side since he was young. You personally taught him both civil and military tactics. Although he would not do anything wrong, it must be your subordinates who deceived their superiors and did what they wanted."
Chi Mu continued speaking along with his words, which made His Majesty feel extremely happy in his heart.
At this moment, Chi Mu also took out Shen Yuerong. Let him hand it over to His Majesty.
"Your Majesty, I have something in my hand that I want to give to you, and I also hope that Your Majesty can make a decision for these innocent people."
The emperor had someone take it, but he didn't expect that the person on it was Shen Yuerong. He accused the prince of forcing the Shen family and offered a thousand taels of gold just to settle the matter.
Shen Yuerong's tears were so bloody that it was unforgettable.
"What is written here is not only proposed by the prince, but also said by Miss Shen. Is there any evidence?"
Although the emperor already understood the situation, he pretended to know nothing and asked them to produce evidence.
And at this moment, Shen Yuerong had already prepared a great gift for the emperor.
“Your Majesty, Miss Shen is standing outside the palace and requests to see Your Majesty.”
The emperor looked at Chi Mu with a somewhat displeased tone.
"It seems that Miss Shen must let me give you a result today?"
When he looked up into His Majesty's eyes, he found that his expression was very cold and his eyes were sinister. He felt inexplicably worried for Shen Yuerong.
Shen Yuerong brought several main responsible bosses of the Chamber of Commerce and walked in front of His Majesty.
The emperor found it even more interesting.
I didn't expect that there were so many people besides her.
"Your Majesty."
"Long live the emperor."
Several imperial merchants knelt on the ground, not daring to say a word. Only Shen Yuerong stood up again.
"I wonder if Your Majesty has read the complaint that I asked Your Majesty to hand over to Your Majesty. Please tell me how to resolve this matter?"
"You said that the prince forced the Shen family to pay a thousand taels of gold as punishment, but I saw the thousand taels of gold in the documents handed over by the prince, but your Shen family was willing to hand it over voluntarily, and even gained a reputation as a good person."
"Your Majesty, please understand clearly. The prince threatened the Shen family at the beginning. If the Shen family is not willing to pay the thousand taels of gold, the Shen family's store in the capital will never open again. Although I am not afraid, there are many bosses and employees in the Shen family's store waiting to eat. I cannot fight with the prince just because of a momentary anger and ignore them."
The emperor's eyes fell on Shen Yuerong, and then looked at the people standing behind her.
"What do you guys want?"
"We have the same request as Miss Shen. In order to show off his talents, the prince has oppressed us in every way regarding the disaster relief funds. He even used the opening of the door to do business to threaten us, leaving us with no choice but to hand over the money to ensure that our family can survive in the capital."
Once someone spoke up, the others naturally began to speak out the grief that had been hidden in their hearts for many days.
The emperor naturally did not expect such a thing, that the prince could actually do it, and even show up in person. Even if a prince wanted to do such a thing, it would not be difficult for him to find someone to help.
The Prime Minister looked at His Majesty and knew what he was thinking at a glance, so he walked out first.
"Your Majesty, the Crown Prince was indeed too concerned about the hardships that the floods in Jiangnan brought to the people. However, the national treasury was empty at the time, and the Crown Prince sold everything in his family, but it was ultimately a drop in the bucket. He could only talk to these wealthy businessmen in the capital, but you all rejected the Crown Prince's solicitation many times. The Crown Prince was just in a moment of desperation for the sake of the people, so he had to threaten everyone in the name of the Crown Prince. Although this is the Crown Prince's fault, it is also the Crown Prince who is worried about the people. Your Majesty, please look at it and consider that the Crown Prince has his own unspeakable secrets, so the merits and demerits offset each other."
These wealthy businessmen in the capital have always been a bit excessive. They make a lot of money, but it is indeed difficult to get some profit from them.
After the prime minister explained the prince's actions in this way, many ministers felt that the prince had done nothing wrong.
"If what the Prime Minister said is true, I would like to ask you merchants, the country is in great trouble, but you have no intention of contributing to the country at all."
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