Chapter 69: The Second Prince is a big victim?
Why did Emperor Liang come to the princess's mansion in person?
Lin Xiaoyue was very puzzled, but fortunately she was invisible, so she followed the maids and servants leisurely, wanting to see what Emperor Liang was going to do.
I saw a young man standing next to Emperor Liang. He was handsome and tall, and looked somewhat similar to Emperor Liang. Could he be the legendary second prince?
Wasn't the Second Prince always at the frontier? Why was he in the capital? And he followed Emperor Liang to the Princess's residence. What were these father and son up to?
Lin Xiaoyue sat on a chair with a dignified expression, her face full of doubtful question marks.
Sure enough, this young man is the second prince!
Emperor Liang didn't see Jingyi coming out to greet him, and a look of displeasure appeared on his face. "Second Brother, did you ask me to come here just to look after these maids and servants?"
The Second Prince was too embarrassed to admit defeat. He grabbed a servant by the collar and asked in a harsh tone, "Where is the princess?"
The servant replied fearfully, "To answer the Second Prince, the princess went to the prince next door and hasn't returned yet!"
The second prince then asked, "What is she doing there?"
The servant shook his head and said, "I don't know, and the princess won't tell me!"
"Hmph!" The Second Prince let go of her hand, wiped his hands with a handkerchief in disgust, threw it away, turned to Emperor Liang and pleaded, "Father, I'm going back to the border soon, and I don't know how long it will take before I can see Jingyi again. You promised me that you would personally grant us a marriage today!"
Emperor Liang glared at the Second Prince with a look of dismay, "It's no good for you to indulge her like this!"
Lin Xiaoyue, sitting in a chair, was so surprised that she could fit an egg in her mouth. What? Jingyi knew that the Second Prince was seeking Emperor Liang's hand in marriage, and she had the audacity to say in the dungeon that Brother Liang was waiting to marry her? And she had even dared to go and get jealous of Brother Liang before?
This woman is not only bad-hearted, but also a playboy!
The most interesting thing is Emperor Liang. He is obviously very dissatisfied with Prince Jingnan, but he is willing to be dragged by his son to personally grant the marriage. If the second prince and Jingyi really get married, Prince Jingnan will have a son-in-law who holds military power. Wouldn't this further expand Prince Jingnan's power?
Isn't it said that the imperial family is the most ruthless? Emperor Liang wouldn't have spoiled his son to the point of being confused, right?
Lin Xiaoyue looked at the Second Prince again. Was he truly such a lovesick person? If the Second Prince knew that the person enjoying himself with the guard in the dungeon was Jingyi, the one he had been thinking about so much, would he still remain so infatuated with her?
Thinking of this, Lin Xiaoyue immediately walked out of the front hall. She needed to find someone to come and tell the Second Prince such good news before he left!
In the backyard, a maid was sweeping the yard. Lin Xiaoyue wrote a note in the space, then wrapped a silver ingot and threw it over.
The maid was hit by the silver and screamed in pain: "Who? It hurts so much!"
Lin Xiaoyue said nothing, but watched the maid pick up the crumpled paper that had fallen to the ground.
After the maid opened the paper ball, she saw that there were not only words written on it, but also a silver ingot. She read it carefully, then happily hid the silver and walked towards the front hall.
In the front hall, just as Emperor Liang and the Second Prince were in a stalemate, a maid stepped forward and reported, "Your Majesty, Second Prince, just now, when I was cleaning the front hall, I heard someone from the palace say that the princess was in the dungeon interrogating a prisoner and had no time to come back for dinner, so she told the kitchen staff not to prepare it."
Emperor Liang said in surprise, "Interrogating a prisoner? Is there no one in Prince Jingnan's mansion? Do we need a princess to personally interrogate a prisoner? And she doesn't even have time for dinner? Doesn't Jingyi even want to step on an ant to death? Now she can interrogate a prisoner? Let's go to the dungeon of Prince Jingnan's mansion and take a look!"
The Second Prince glared at the maid with dissatisfaction and warned her, "If I catch you lying, I'll tear your mouth apart!"
The maid lowered her head and trembled as she said, "I dare not!"
The Second Prince snorted coldly and hurriedly caught up with Emperor Liang. "Father, I think Prince Jingnan might want to train Jingyi, so he let her interrogate the prisoners. After all, she will be the mistress in the future, so how can she not have some courage?"
Emperor Liang remained silent with a cold expression. He had recently been trying to find something to hold against Prince Jingnan, and that was his reason for coming here today! This foolish son was completely captivated by Jingyi. Apart from his ability to fight, he didn't care about the affairs of the court at all. Could he possibly wade into the mess that was happening at Prince Jingnan's mansion?
It's a pity that he has only two sons in his middle age, and the eldest prince is an unfilial son who is too greedy for power. He keeps instigating the ministers in the court to support him as the crown prince so that he can dethrone his father as soon as possible!
It seems that the schedule for selecting a concubine should be brought forward as soon as possible. My reputation must not be ruined by these two sons!
Seeing that Emperor Liang remained silent, the Second Prince still wanted to speak well of Jingyi. He had fallen head over heels in love with her since the first time he saw her. However, Jingyi was already engaged at the time, and now the Emperor's uncle's family had been driven out of the capital. If he didn't take this opportunity to ask his father for permission to marry her, what if the Emperor's uncle's family remembered her one day and he didn't have a chance anymore?
Besides, Prince Jingnan has the greatest power now. If he has Prince Jingnan as his father-in-law, why would he worry about not being able to sit on the throne of the crown prince in the future?
Therefore, he must marry Jingyi no matter what, even if it means he has to use all his military merits to make up for it!
"Father, when Jingyi arrives, I will teach her well and will never make you angry! We will all be filial to you and listen to you!"
Emperor Liang suddenly stopped, glanced at the four large characters "Jingnan Palace" above his head, and said meaningfully, "If you were truly obedient, you wouldn't have dragged me here! I've trained you at the border for so many years, and in the end, I haven't been able to sharpen your brain! Well, it was your choice after all, so don't blame me in the future!"
The Second Prince bowed his head and admitted his fault, "I am unfilial and have made Father angry! But I have liked Jingyi since I was a child. I still remember when I was a child, Father asked me what kind of girl I wanted as a wife. I firmly said that I would marry Jingyi when I grew up. I just didn't expect..."
Emperor Liang felt his patience was almost worn out by this foolish son, so he interrupted him and scolded him, "Enough! Now that you're here, go in first!"
At this moment, Prince Jingnan was stripping naked and whispering to his concubine, flirting. When he heard the servant come to report that the emperor and the second prince had entered, impatience flashed across his face. "Tell them to go to the flower hall for some tea. I'll be there soon!"
The concubine only put on a thin veil and said softly, "I will help the prince change his clothes!"
Prince Jingnan looked at the spring scene of his concubine holding the pipa and half covering her face, and could not help but press his concubine on the bed and ravage her until she begged for mercy. Only then did Prince Jingnan put on his clothes with satisfaction and walked towards the flower hall.
But when he walked into the flower hall, where were the emperor and the second prince?
He grabbed the servant and shouted, "How dare you tease me! Are you tired of living?"
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