It’s just that his son’s personal safety needs extra attention. Apparently, Gu Qilan also thought so. He sent Ning Chen, the deputy commander of the imperial guards, to accompany Cheng Zhao.
Ning Yuxi finally felt a little relieved.
…
Wu'an Marquis Mansion.
In the study, Wu'an Marquis Chu Wei paced back and forth with his hands behind his back. After a moment of reflection, Chu Wei said to the Second Prince, who was sipping tea nearby, "Your Highness, the Emperor is very concerned about the disaster in Shangzhou and intends to send someone of high status. I think Your Highness could go on his own initiative."
The second prince is already seventeen years old this year. His youthful appearance has long since faded and he now looks like a grown man.
After hearing what Marquis Wu'an said, the Second Prince frowned slightly, his face full of rejection. "I heard that the disaster was quite serious. The heavy rain is still falling. Who knows if I can return alive even if I go there."
Upon hearing this, Marquis Wu'an felt rather disappointed and said, "Your Highness, the people below will take care of the matter. You just need to go there."
"But..." The second prince wanted to refute. The conditions there must be very difficult and he didn't want to suffer. However, seeing the increasingly serious face of Marquis Wu'an, he finally didn't say it.
Seeing that everyone had calmed down, Marquis Wu'an said soothingly, "Your Highness, the Emperor has been reluctant to appoint a Crown Prince. If you can handle this matter successfully, the Emperor will certainly value you, and I will have reason to submit a petition requesting that you be appointed Crown Prince."
The second prince had no choice but to agree. Which prince didn't want to be the crown prince?
Just a moment later, Marquis Wu'an's attendant came in and said that the emperor had ordered the third prince to lead everyone to provide disaster relief.
Upon hearing this news, Marquis Wu'an hadn't spoken yet when the Second Prince, who was sitting beside him, suddenly stood up and asked, "Why did Father let him go?"
The attendant said, "Your Highness, I heard that it was the Third Prince who requested to go. The Emperor initially disagreed, but then, after some unknown explanation, he agreed."
"What does he say?" The Third Prince's face was filled with anger. "He must be looking for benefits. Father has been unwilling to make me the Crown Prince all these years because of him. If he gets the benefits, will Father still care about me?"
"No, I can't let him go, Grandfather, you must help me."
Marquis Wu'an looked down upon the Second Prince's behavior, but there was nothing he could do. They were now in the same boat. The Queen had been deposed, and she only had this one child. He could only go down this path.
"Don't worry, Your Highness. I will go to see the Emperor right away."
…
When Gu Qilan learned the purpose of Wu'an Hou's visit, he could only sneer in his heart. The people were still in dire straits, but they only cared about their own interests. Gu Qilan directly rejected Wu'an Hou.
When the second prince learned about this, he was so angry that he smashed seven sets of tea sets. To him, the emperor not only rejected this matter, but also was afraid that he would steal the credit from his third brother.
The emperor has always favored that kid, and now he has given him such a great achievement. The emperor has made up his mind to make him the crown prince. How can he not be angry?
…
Two days later, Cheng Zhao led everyone to Shangzhou.
Ning Yuxi agreed readily, but she was worried about Cheng Zhao all the time. Fortunately, the weather cleared up after half a month. After a while, Cheng Zhao sent a letter saying that the heavy rain in Shangzhou had stopped and the disaster was under control.
Ning Yuxi felt slightly relieved and started thinking about other things.
This morning, Duke Ningguo reported to the emperor that Princess He Yu had broken the leg of his only son, Huo Qing. Duke Ningguo was determined to seek justice.
The reason why Ning Yuxi was thinking about this matter was because Princess Heyu was her Shuxuan. On her tenth birthday last year, the emperor issued an edict to bestow the title of Princess Heyu on her.
Ning Yuxi ordered Ruyi to call Shu Xuan over. After a while, Shu Xuan came in smiling. She keenly felt that something was wrong with her mother.
After thinking about it, she realized that she hadn't done anything bad recently, so she felt relieved. After greeting Ning Yuxi, she sat down next to her and hugged her arm, acting coquettishly. "Mother, what's the matter with calling me here? Are you missing me? Coincidentally, I miss you too."
Ning Yuxi remained calm and asked, "Tell mother what you have been doing recently?"
Shu Xuan's face was full of distress. "I didn't do anything. Third brother has been gone for a long time. No one is playing with me. I'm almost bored to death."
Ning Yuxi smiled, then gritted her teeth and said, "You're bored because you have no one to play with, so you're going to break the Ningguo Duke's legs for fun, right?"
Shu Xuan was stunned for a moment, then gritted her teeth when she finally realized what was happening. "That fat guy is already complaining! Wait till I break his other leg too!"
"Gu Shuxuan!" Ning Yuxi roared.
Shu Xuan saw the situation was getting worse and hurriedly explained, "Mother, this isn't my fault. Yesterday, Huo Qing and his gang were bullying the common people in the street. The old man just fell down and couldn't get up for a long time. Huo Qing was disgusted with him for blocking their way and nearly beat him to death. I couldn't stand it, so I just taught them a lesson."
Hearing this, Ning Yuxi's anger subsided a little.
Duke Ningguo gave birth to seven or eight daughters before he had a son. He was pampered since he was young and was raised to be arrogant and domineering. He was not capable of such a thing as abusing an elderly person.
"Then why don't you just beat him up twice? You even broke his legs. Didn't you mean to cause trouble for his father?"
When Shu Xuan said this, her face became even more angry. "I thought I didn't hit them lightly. Mother, you don't know, I beat them so hard that they lay on the ground and couldn't get up. Suddenly, a woman came out with a pair of scissors and wanted to stab Huo Qing to death.
I stopped them and found out that the woman was a decent woman who was raped by Huo Qing. Her parents wanted to seek justice for her but were severely beaten by Huo Qing's men.
Her mother didn't make it and died, and her father was only half alive. Seeing that I beat him so hard that he couldn't get up, she wanted to kill Huo Qing with a pair of scissors and then commit suicide.
Shu Xuan looked up at Ning Yuxi indignantly, "Mother, tell me whether this kind of person should be beaten or not. If the people from the Ningguo Mansion hadn't arrived quickly, I would have broken both of his legs. I was planning to tell Father today, but I didn't expect his father to complain to Father first!"
Speaking of this, Shu Xuan's face lit up with joy as she recalled something: "Oh, by the way, Mother, when I was beating Huo Qing, his men tried to sneak attack me, but someone stepped in to block it for me. Mother, that person was really good-looking."
Ning Yuxi frowned and flicked her forehead with her hand. "Is this the time to discuss whether someone is good-looking or not? The Ningguo family are all deadbeats. It will be a disaster if you mess with them."
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