Chapter 98 Cheating
"Your Majesty, are you going to let the murderer who hurt my sister go just like that?" After the Eighth Prince kowtowed to express his gratitude, the man in the court, who was dressed simply and stood upright, knelt on the ground with an angry look on his face and asked.
Although he was just an ordinary citizen, and was lucky enough to see the emperor today, he was naturally very unwilling to see his sister being humiliated in vain and the murderer letting her go! The lives of ordinary people are also lives! His sister was so beautiful at such a young age, and her reputation was ruined by being insulted. What should he do in the future?
Instantly, everyone's eyes turned to the brother and sister. The emperor's eyes were complicated. He frowned and sighed, saying, "Although your sister was not harmed by the Eighth Prince, this happened in the Eighth Prince's mansion. As the Eighth Prince's father, I order to compensate your sister with 10,000 taels of silver, 100 acres of good farmland, two shops, and set up your own female household. After giving birth to a child, even if there is no father, she will have the ability to raise the child."
"This...I would like to thank the emperor for his grace!" The girl's brother was surprised when he heard this. He did not expect that the emperor would give her sister so much reward after just one word!
You know, this 10,000 taels of silver is more than the people of the lower class can earn in several lifetimes. Moreover, he was also granted 100 acres of fertile land and two shops. Wouldn't his sister become a rich woman? In addition, he was allowed to set up a female household on her own. In the future, she would not have to worry about raising her children and whether her children would go to school. It can be said that they were lucky to get such a good reward! How could he dare to object?
Similarly, his sister was also stunned by so many rewards. She originally hated the people who hurt her, after all, her life as a young girl was ruined. But now, she suddenly received so many things from the emperor himself, and was allowed to be a woman on her own, which meant that she would no longer have to rely on men and live by men's eyes. No matter how much hatred she had in the past, she had disappeared. It's good to be a rich woman with money to raise children.
Then the woman also knelt down to express her gratitude.
At this moment, the Third Prince felt suddenly relieved, and at the same time he was secretly happy in his heart. It seemed that his father still favored him and let him go this time!
But this time, he was a little too careless. He didn't expect that Pei Jingchuan, who he thought he could subdue, would actually help the eighth brother. If it weren't for him, how could the eighth brother escape so easily this time? I really don't know what he saw in the eighth brother!
Now that my eighth brother has been crowned a king, he has finally surpassed me, so I have to think of a way to get my father to crown me a king as soon as possible.
"Father, since this matter has not been investigated clearly, can I take my guards and leave?" The third prince boldly asked the emperor.
The Third Prince thought the Emperor would nod in agreement, but the Emperor said, "No! He is a suspect. As long as someone with the same mark as him and more suspicious than him is not found, he will be kept in prison!"
Upon hearing this, the Third Prince said to the Emperor: "Father!"
However, upon hearing this, the emperor waved his hands in annoyance and said, "That's enough, stop talking! As a prince, you are still so impetuous and don't trust your brothers. I am very disappointed in you. When you go back, reflect on yourself and be confined to your home for a month!"
If not, he didn't want his son to go to jail, he should have investigated the matter thoroughly now!
Because he knew that this was most likely done by the Third Prince, but looking at the children on the palms and backs of his hands, they were all his own children, so he didn't want to go that far!
When the Third Prince saw the Emperor's stern expression, he instantly swallowed back the words he wanted to say. He could only clench his fists under his sleeves and said yes unwillingly with his head down.
The case ended like this. After everyone respectfully saw the emperor off to return to the palace, Pei Jinyu and the others went up to the Eighth Prince to congratulate him.
"This time, it is all thanks to Young Master Pei for helping me. Otherwise, I am afraid I would not have been able to clear the suspicion so easily. I will never forget the kindness of the Duke's Mansion to me." Looking at everyone's congratulations to him, the Eighth Prince still earnestly clasped his fists towards Pei Jingchuan to express his gratitude.
"You're welcome! The Eighth Prince was wronged to begin with, and this is just a piece of cake for us. But in the future, the Eighth Prince must be more careful. Now that you have been crowned king, I'm afraid that not only the Third Prince, but the others will also be anxious." After Pei Jingchuan finished speaking, a hint of worry flashed across his brows.
Before, it was only the Third Prince who targeted the Eighth Prince, and the arrogant Sixth Prince did not take the Eighth Prince seriously at all. Now, the Eighth Prince was crowned king, surpassing them, and it goes without saying how much jealousy this would bring.
The Eighth Prince naturally understood this truth. He nodded and said, "Thank you for your reminder, young master. I will pay attention to it."
"Eighth Prince, don't worry. If you encounter any problems in the future, you can come to my eldest brother. My eldest brother will do his best to help you." At this time, Pei Jinyu on the side said solemnly.
Upon hearing this, the Duke's wife and Pei Jingchuan couldn't help but glare at her and said, "There's nothing for you to do here, why don't you go back!"
If she hadn't made a bet with someone, how could they possibly get involved? Now, the Duke of Ying's Mansion was completely opposed to the Third Prince's Mansion. I'm afraid that many people outside would think that the Duke of Ying's Mansion had sided with the Eighth Prince.
Pei Jinyu retracted her head awkwardly and said, "You guys haven't returned yet, so I won't go back!"
After hearing what Pei Jinyu said, Xu Qingyan smiled and said, "Why don't you go back and prepare to see how to find Song Xiaoer tomorrow?"
"Oh, that's right! And Song Xiao'er! I won this time, so she has to learn to bark like a dog and parade through the streets!" Pei Jinyu's face suddenly became excited when Xu Qingyan reminded her of this.
If it wasn't too late today, she would have wanted to go to Song Xiao'er's house right now! So Pei Jinyu quickly said goodbye to the Eighth Prince and honestly took the Duke's wife back.
The Eighth Prince looked at Pei Jinyu's back in confusion, thinking: What happened to her? Does it have anything to do with me?
It was not until the next day that he found out that Pei Jinyu had fought for him. He was very glad that he was fine this time.
——The next day——
Pei Jinyu got up early in the morning to pack up, then called Xu Qingyan and the Duke's wife to go to the Song Mansion together.
In order to prevent Song Xiao'er from cheating, Pei Jinyu specially brought a dozen guards from the Duke's Mansion and came to the gate of the Song Mansion with gongs and drums beating.
Because the noise was so loud, when Pei Jinyu and the others stopped at the gate of the Song Mansion, the people around them followed behind curiously and looked at them.
"Bang, bang, bang!" All that could be heard was the deafening sound of gongs and drums.
"Song Xiao'er, come out! You lost the bet, so don't hide at home. I'm here to fulfill the bet with you today. I've also sent someone to invite the teacher from the academy. Don't even think about hiding. Everything will be fine!" Pei Jinyu stood at the door of the Song Mansion and asked the servants to knock on the door. She shouted at the top of her voice.
The gate of the Song Mansion was closed tightly, as if no one had gone on a long journey, and no one went in or out.
"Miss, they still don't come to open the door, what should we do?" After knocking for a long time, no one came to open the door of the Song Mansion. The maid asked with a worried face.
Pei Jinyu put her hands on her hips, snorted coldly, and said, "Song Xiao'er must be trying to cheat by hiding inside and not coming out! If she doesn't open the door, then we'll break it open. At worst, we'll just have to compensate the Song Mansion with a door afterwards!"
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