Chapter 184: Framed Marquis Dingguo

"Mother is so kind-hearted," Rong Wenmiao did not believe what Zeng said, "Don't be fooled by her."

"What do you mean?" Mrs. Rong knew that her daughter was a person with her own ideas. Although she was still young, she depended on her for everything.

"Just think about it, mother." Rong Wenmiao walked to Madam Rong's side, leaned on her, and said coquettishly, "If she just wants to seek shelter in the Rong Mansion, she can talk to father and mother about this matter."

"She knows how her parents treat her. If she wants to get married, it won't be a problem if her mother comes forward to help her find a partner."

"In my opinion, she is just eyeing the power and wealth of the Rong family, or maybe she has some other intentions."

After hearing what Rong Wenmiao said, Mrs. Rong fell into deep thought and became more wary of Zeng.

At this time, in the mansion of the Minister of Rites, the servants in the courtyard were crying and scolding the imperial guards in front of them, especially the old mother of the Minister of Rites: "My son is sharing the worries of the court, and you dare to search his house. How dare you! How dare you!"

The second prince stood in front of the crowd and frowned.

I've said all sorts of good and bad things to this person, but he just won't listen. Really, it's so noisy.

Thinking of this, he raised the imperial edict in his hand and looked at the people in custody again: "Your Majesty's imperial edict is here, all the imperial guards obey the order, if anyone disobeys, he will be executed on the spot."

At this moment, a servant hiding in the corner tried to sneak out.

He was immediately stabbed by the imperial guard and died on the spot.

The blood even splashed onto the faces of the people around him.

Everyone in the Zhao mansion immediately shut up and became silent.

Even Lord Shen who was standing by couldn't help but take a second look at the Second Prince. He never expected that the Second Prince, at such a young age, could be such a ruthless person. It was true that a good father would have a good son.

Noticing Lord Shen's gaze, the Second Prince turned around and said, "Lord Shen, search!"

The people from the Dali Temple immediately dispersed and began to search the palace.

The highlight is naturally Zhao Lang's study and bedroom.

Mei Ying hid these things cleverly on the beam of Zhao Lang's study. If it were Zhao Lang himself, he would definitely not pay too much attention to his beam.

But if people from the Dali Temple were to search, it would not be the case.

The roof and under the bed are naturally the areas they focus their attention on.

Soon, the sword was brought to the Second Prince: "Your Highness, this item was found on the beam of Zhao Lang's study. It must be something very special, but I don't know the details."

When Lord Zhao's wife heard this, she raised her head, but suddenly took a breath of cold air, and then lowered her head in a hurry.

She had seen this thing in the master's study. That day he told someone that he would send it to the Dingguo Marquis' Mansion.

The old man clearly took it out that day, so how come it appeared in his study now?

Could it be that it wasn’t sent out?

Mrs. Zhao's action did not escape Lu Jinyu's eyes, but he just curled the corners of his lips slightly and said nothing. He just took the sword box in front of him and placed it on the ground.

For safety reasons, the Crown Prince did not reveal the matter of the sword box to the Second Prince.

However, in the eyes of the prince, with Jin Yu's intelligence, he would definitely be able to find the problem.

Sure enough, after some searching, the second prince found a compartment in the sword box.

But there were some letters hidden in the interlayer.

It is a letter between the Minister of Rites and Helian Hengxin, the Emperor of Yuefeng State.

The second prince just flipped through a few pages, sneered, and handed the letter to Lord Shen, the Minister of the Dali Temple.

After Lord Shen saw it, he was shocked.

He looked up at the Second Prince, waiting for his decision.

"All of them will be taken to the Dali Temple Prison," the Second Prince waved his sword-wielding hand and added, "If anyone resists arrest, they will be executed on the spot."

After the second prince said this, the people who had just asked for mercy suddenly quieted down.

The second prince took another step forward and pointed his sword at Madam Zhao: "Lock her up alone."

Then he looked at Lord Shen beside him and said, "I'll trouble you with the Zhao Mansion's affairs, Lord Shen. I need to go to the palace and report this matter to my father."

"Yes, I will escort them all back to the Dali Temple." Lord Shen bowed respectfully.

It took more than half a day to finish this matter. When the Second Prince arrived at Yu's study, it was almost 3 p.m.

Prime Minister Lin was talking to the Emperor of Great Chu in his study.

Seeing the Second Prince coming, they knew that today's case of the Minister of War suing the Minister of Rites had reached a preliminary conclusion, and they all looked at him.

The second prince politely bowed and stood still: "Father, I found this item in the residence of the Minister of Rites."

As he said this, he took out the letter from his arms and handed it to Meng Quande.

The Great Chu Emperor took the letters, read only two of them, then frowned and threw the letters to the ground: "I have never treated them unfairly, but they are just for some money..."

Seeing that the Emperor of Great Chu was so angry, Prime Minister Lin did not dare to move. He just lowered his head and said nothing.

"Prime Minister Lin, take a look." After calming down his anger, the Emperor of Great Chu pointed to the letter that had just fallen to the ground.

Prime Minister Lin hurried forward and picked up the letters on the ground, then unfolded the one that the Emperor of Great Chu had just read. His face suddenly turned dark.

Who would have thought that the Minister of Rites would be so bold as to try to team up with outsiders to frame Marquis Dingguo.

Marquis Dingguo is the pillar of the country. He has just captured two cities from the Yuefeng Kingdom. If we touch Marquis Dingguo at this time, I am afraid that the country will be unstable.

"This..." Prime Minister Lin held up the letter and looked at the Emperor of Great Chu, not knowing what to do for a moment.

Thinking that the Crown Prince would now be in charge of the affairs of the Rong Mansion, the Great Chu Emperor looked at the people in front of him before speaking: "This matter will be jointly handled by Prime Minister Lin and the Minister of the Dali Temple."

After saying this, he looked at the second prince again and said, "Jin Yu followed along, so he can be considered as learning. Your brother has other things to do now, so you can take care of this matter."

"Your son obeys your order."

"I obey your order."

At this time, in the Dali Temple, the Minister of Rites Zhao Lang saw the officers and soldiers of the Dali Temple bringing his wife in, and he was terrified: "Why did you bring my wife here? Madam, madam, are you okay?"

Upon hearing this, Mrs. Zhao rushed to Zhao Lang's cell and said, "Master, Master, that sword box..."

Before Mrs. Zhao could finish her words, she was kicked by the soldiers behind her and almost vomited blood.

"You, you," Zhao Lang pointed at the people in front of him, his eyes full of shock, "How dare you treat the officials' families like this!"

"Master Zhao, don't put on your airs when you enter the Dali Temple." The Dali Temple has seen all kinds of people, so how could they be afraid of a minister of the Ministry of Rites? "Besides, Master Zhao should think carefully about his treason and collusion with the enemy. Confess it early and you will save yourself some suffering."

"How could it be? It's impossible!" Zhao Lang was actually extremely scared, but he tried his best to hold on, "I want to see His Majesty. Don't think of wrongly accusing me."