Chapter 181 King Rui's tit-for-tat response
He walked in and knelt on the ground to pay his respects to the prince.
The Crown Prince raised his eyebrows, glanced at the person on the ground, and said, "Get up! I killed Mingyue. He was just like King Rui, stealing information from me. I hope you won't do such a thing again. It won't be just him who will be killed. Deceiving the future monarch will result in the extermination of all nine generations of your family."
This deterrent is very effective!
Ming Yu didn't dare to talk too much and was even more silent than usual. He also felt that the prince had changed. He no longer concealed his edge, and sometimes even showed it clearly!
It’s just that he didn’t show it in front of the emperor!
Mingyu poured another cup of tea and handed it to the prince. The prince took a sip and felt that the water temperature was just right.
Then he nodded with satisfaction and let everyone leave.
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Prince Rui hadn't received any news about Ming Yue, so he sent someone to investigate, only to discover that his mistress had been rescued. And Ming Yue had also been killed by the Crown Prince!
King Rui was so angry!
I was locked in the study, smashing things all over the floor, but I still didn’t feel relieved!
Isn’t it just that a traitor died?
Tomorrow in the court, he will make all the princelings die! Haha, if you compete with him for that position, you will die.
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The next day, in the court, Prince Rui took out the memorial he had written and said, "I have something to say. I beg Your Majesty to forgive my sins before I dare to speak. If not, I am willing to die and destroy this custom in the capital!"
The emperor was so angry that he vomited blood yesterday. His face was as pale as a piece of paper, and it looked like he could be blown down by a gust of wind.
When he heard Prince Rui had something to report, he wondered if it was about the Gu family again!
Then I thought, the Gu family seemed to have had little contact with Prince Rui.
As soon as he used his spirit, the emperor felt that his breath was short and his body was weak. He pointed at the prince with a trembling finger and said, "Go and hand over the memorial from Prince Rui."
The Crown Prince glanced at Prince Rui and said with a smile on his face, "Prince Rui wants to kill me?"
Prince Rui said nothing, but handed over the memorial in his hand. "The Emperor is waiting for you! Everyone is good at making harsh remarks. Let's solve this problem first."
Seeing how arrogant he was, the prince smiled and handed the memorial to the eunuch, who then took it.
The emperor watched for less than a second before he was immediately enraged. "How dare you! In my imperial city, such a thing happen! I will not tolerate it, absolutely not."
"Investigate, investigate thoroughly!"
Then he continued, "Prince, I remember this man is yours! Kneel down! At this critical moment, something like this happened! Are you planning a rebellion? Or are you just impatient to replace him?"
"Your Highness... Your Highness... I don't know what I have done wrong! I have caused your Highness to be so angry. Please explain clearly."
The emperor threw the memorial to the ground. The prince picked it up and took a look at it. His expression changed! If you looked closely, you would find a hint of smile in the corner of his eyes.
"Your Majesty, please be wise. My people will never do such a thing. Even if they do, they will marry her as a concubine. How could they occupy her and then sell her? It is absolutely impossible! Minister of Rites, come out! This is your business, and you should tell the story." The prince suddenly shouted.
The Minister of Rites had already prepared himself. He stood up, knelt on the ground, and said to the emperor, "In reply to your Majesty's words... I did have an affair with a woman. It was... it was... she was betrothed to me when I was a child! But then my father unfortunately passed away, and my mother struggled to make ends meet. She also despised my family's poverty and wanted to break off the engagement! I was preparing to go to the capital to take the imperial examinations at the time."
"But she wanted to come to the capital with me. She didn't like her family marrying her to a wealthy businessman, so she followed me to the capital. However, we have never been husband and wife, and we have always been polite and courteous. As for the claim that I forcibly took her away, it is even more ridiculous. Later, I passed the imperial examination and became rich, so I asked her to take the money back and turn down the marriage. But her family valued my money and wanted to extort more. I had no choice but to give her half a year's salary! She turned down the marriage with the wealthy businessman over there, and later, she has been by my side. As for why I didn't marry her, it was because she felt that her status was not worthy of me. She only wanted to be by my side and serve me. Therefore, I have not had any other women around me in recent years, only her. I didn't even give her a status! She is also a concubine to the outside world, not a wife!"
The Minister of Rites was indeed a Jinshi who had just been admitted a few years ago, and his literary talent and knowledge were both top-notch. His colleagues were indeed aware of his situation and could testify to it.
Many ministers also came forward to prove the innocence of the Minister of Rites!
Over the years, he has indeed not been to any petty official or brothel!
They are all going home!
That could be considered a concubine, but Lord Li never remarried.
Lord Lu spoke up, "Your Majesty, Lord Lu and that woman have two children. Furthermore, Lord Lu, these men have indeed not remarried. This is not husband and wife, but rather husband and wife."
When the emperor heard this, he understood the whole story.
"Let Prince Rui investigate this matter. You don't need to say anything more. I can make my own judgment! As for those who are supporting us, let's look at the drought again. How can we raise money and food? Fortunately, there is no war now, otherwise the court would be really short of money."
The emperor said this and left.
The Crown Prince looked at Prince Rui and grabbed his hand, saying, "Prince Rui, do you want that position so much? If you beg for mercy now, I can still spare your life! If you insist on being stubborn, don't blame me for being ruthless."
"Just you? Haha! You're used to being a lackey in front of the emperor, how can you become a wolf? You can't beat me! I will go to the emperor and erode all your trust!"
Prince Rui spoke with confidence.
The prince left and walked away!
The prince narrowed his eyes, smiled, and walked out of the hall.
All of this was seen by Gu Rongyu, who had remained silent in the hall. Prince Rui had been fooled!
It seemed that the emperor believed Prince Rui, but it was just because he thought that his son could not be kept! If so, he would be unable to keep him if he confused right and wrong.
Gu Rongyu returned to Chang Mansion and learned from the servants that Chang Xixi had gone to Chengjiao's Peach Blossom Spring!
She organized a flower viewing event somewhere and made money again.
Gu Rongyu felt overwhelmed after hearing this.
How could he be so obsessed with money that he had to turn down his official position and ride over on horseback. Along the way, he heard people talking about Chang Xixi, saying that she was a business genius.
She always has strange ideas in her mind, and she puts them into practice.
Gu Rongyu looked at Chang Xixi standing in front of everyone from afar.
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