Chapter 217 I want you to help me

With the Third Prince present, Lord Zhao naturally did not dare to speak easily. He just stood up respectfully and bowed to the Third Prince: "Your Highness, how should this matter be handled?"

The Third Prince, who was distracted at first, was suddenly asked this question by the Prefect of Jingzhao Prefecture. He was silent for a moment before he spoke.

"Since someone is seeking justice, Lord Zhao should accept the case."

"Yes," Lord Zhao bowed respectfully to the Third Prince and sat back down. "Ms. Zhou, I want to ask you, where is your daughter's body now? I have to check it out."

"To reply to Lord Zhao's question, my daughter's coffin is still at home and has not been buried yet." When Zhou heard Lord Zhao's question, she stopped crying and answered him with sobs.

Just as Lord Zhao was about to continue his questioning, Lin Hecheng's voice suddenly came from outside: "Your humble servant greets His Royal Highness the Third Prince, and greets Lord Zhao."

Since Lord Zhao's official position was higher than Lin Hecheng's, Lin Hecheng could only pay his respects in a polite manner.

Lord Zhao had no dealings with the Lin family, so he was not very familiar with him. He asked in confusion, "Who is this man?"

"Is it Lord Lin, the Minister of Personnel?" It was the Third Prince who spoke up to answer Lord Zhao's doubts.

Lord Zhao hurriedly bowed to the third prince.

He then turned to look at Lin Hecheng in the hall. After all, they were both officials in the capital, so he was polite to Lin Hecheng: "Master Lin, there is no need to be polite. I wonder why Master Lin came to Jingzhao Prefecture?"

Lin Hecheng replied in a panic, "It was because I failed to control my relatives that she started talking nonsense here. I will take my wife back now."

Upon hearing Lin Hecheng's words, Lord Zhao remained silent.

The third prince became anxious.

He had seized this opportunity to curry some favor with his father, so how could he let it go so easily?

He slammed the book in front of him onto the table: "Ridiculous!"

Upon hearing this, Lin Hecheng knelt down again.

"Since your wife said that there was injustice in the family, why did you stop it?"

After saying that, he looked at Lord Zhao in the hall and said, "Lord Zhao, just investigate. With me here, no one can stop you."

Lin Hecheng could only respond respectfully with a "yes".

This matter had no impact on him. He simply felt that it was a family scandal that should not be spread outside.

But now that the Third Prince has spoken, it will be useless no matter how he tries to stop him, so he can only accept his fate.

Instead, he turned around and glared at Zhou fiercely.

Zhou had already given up on her husband, so how could she care about his feelings?

After receiving the Third Prince's order, Lord Zhao immediately stood up and said, "Please rest assured, Your Highness, I will investigate this matter thoroughly and give Lord Lin and Madam Lin justice."

Lord Zhao is not a good official, but he is not a bad one either.

On the contrary, this person is very honest and never accepts bribes from anyone.

He follows the doctrine of the mean.

If you come to me for nothing, I won't make trouble for myself.

But if you come to me for something, I will definitely take care of it, and I will investigate it carefully and strictly.

No one expected that such an insignificant incident would cause such a huge wave in the capital.

After staying in Jingzhao Prefecture for most of the day, when the third prince came out, it was already noon, but he did not hesitate at all and went straight to Guo Mansion.

What happened in Jingzhao Prefecture today made him more confident.

It turns out that winning the hearts of the people is not difficult.

When Guo Ping learned that the third prince was coming, he was very surprised, but he still respectfully invited him to the main hall.

"Greetings to His Royal Highness the Third Prince. I wonder why His Royal Highness has suddenly visited my humble abode?" Guo Ping asked respectfully.

In the past, because of Prime Minister Cui, Guo Ping had some dealings with the Third Prince. Rather than calling it dealings, it was actually just seeking benefits for the Third Prince.

In reality, there was not much contact with the third prince.

When the third prince first entered the Guo Mansion, he still held a glimmer of hope in his heart, hoping that he could meet Guo Yueshao.

But after seeing Guo Ping's shrewd eyes, he suddenly didn't care anymore.

What is more important to me now is to seize power rather than being entangled in the love between my children.

Once he succeeds, he can have any woman he wants in the future. Even if he snatches Guo Yueshao away from her husband's family, what difference does it make?

Thinking of this, the Third Prince looked at Guo Ping with a little more calmness.

He turned around and sat on the seat of honor, staring at Guo Ping quietly without saying a word.

This was also what Xintian taught him. First let the opponent collapse from within, and then it will be much easier to break through.

Guo Ping was indeed a little nervous.

"Lord Guo, I need your assistance." The third prince was silent for a long time, and finally spoke.

But this made Guo Ping a little confused: "Help with what?"

But after asking this question, I suddenly understood what the third prince meant.

At this moment, the ambition in the eyes of the Third Prince was so obvious that Guo Ping couldn't help but understand it.

Then he knelt down with a plop: "Your Highness, I am now loyal to Your Majesty and the Crown Prince, and I will never have any other thoughts."

The Third Prince naturally understood that this was not an easy task.

However, he was unwilling to say more, and only repeated Xintian's words: "Master Guo, do you think you have done a clean job? If the emperor knew what you did for Prime Minister Cui, what do you think he would do?"

"Should you pull out Prime Minister Cui and whip his corpse? Or punish me? Or punish Lord Guo?"

After the Third Prince finished speaking, he suddenly laughed out loud: "Master Guo, I will give you one day to think about it."

After saying this, he stood up and walked to Guo Ping's side: "Master Guo, the lives of the entire Guo family are in your hands."

"I don't have that much patience."

Having said this, he walked away.

However, after the third prince left, Guo Ping sat paralyzed on the ground.

Prime Minister Cui was Guo Ping's mentor, and it was for this reason that he had worked for him in the past. It seemed as if he had been dragged onto a path of no return.

I thought that now that Prime Minister Cui was gone, I was free.

Unexpectedly, the third prince was invited again. This man was even more ruthless than Prime Minister Cui.

Thinking of this, Guo Ping couldn't help but think of his lovely daughter Guo Yueshao, and wondered if he could protect her.

That afternoon, Guo Ping locked himself in his study and refused to see anyone who came.

Just as it was getting dark, the door of the study was suddenly opened, and Guo Ping handed something out to his followers outside.

"Give this item to the third prince." Guo Ping's tone was full of loneliness. He had never thought that he would come to this point.

But for the sake of the entire Guo family, he had no choice.

The attendant lowered his head and took a closer look. It was an ordinary jade pendant. Although he did not understand the meaning of this thing, he still asked, "Does your Excellency have any message for the Third Prince?"