Chapter 173 Arresting People from the Prince Zhao's Mansion
"Your Majesty, I am innocent!"
Your Majesty, do you think that given the current decline of the Ruan family, is there anyone capable of doing something so meticulous?
The Ruan family is now worse off than even a destitute household.
Although I have no worries about food and drink in the palace, I only enjoy this under Your Majesty's protection.
"How could I possibly do something so harmful to others and myself?" Ruan Ronghua cried, her face streaked with tears.
Consort Wu stared at Ruan Ronghua's face, her mind still full of doubts.
"Not you? Not the King of Wu? Then who else could have done it?"
Are you and the King of Wu trying to use this tactic to lessen His Majesty's punishment of the King of Wu?
"Ruan Ronghua, you'd better tell the truth, and maybe I can spare you this time," Consort Wu said coldly.
Ruan Ronghua continued to cry and defend herself.
"Your Majesty, don't you know what kind of person I have been all these years?"
Your Majesty and I depend on Your Majesty and the Prince of Zhao for our survival. If Your Majesty and the Prince of Wu harm the Prince of Zhao, what benefit will we gain?
Haven't we driven ourselves to the brink of ruin?
"Your Majesty, please see the truth!" Ruan Ronghua said, and then kowtowed three times to Consort Wu.
Seeing that Ruan Ronghua's forehead had turned red, Consort Wu remained silent for a while before signaling the palace servants to help Ruan Ronghua up.
"I was too hasty!"
"There's nothing I can do, things happened too suddenly. It seems I've misunderstood my sister!" Consort Wu said slowly.
With the help of a palace maid, Nguyen Rong Hua, who had already stood up, quickly tried to kneel down again.
"Your Majesty, it must be those wicked people trying to sow discord between us," Ruan Ronghua hurriedly said.
Consort Wu raised an eyebrow.
"Oh? Tell me, which group of bad guys are they?"
"Please sit down! We're all sisters, there's no need to kneel all the time; it hurts our relationship."
While cursing Consort Wu in her heart, Ruan Ronghua carefully sat down on the stool with gratitude in her heart.
"Your Majesty, think about it, everyone in the palace knows that I am your person."
We will follow your lead without question.
His Highness Prince Zhao followed His Majesty to the north and achieved great military exploits.
My son has received His Majesty's decree to work in the Ministry of Justice.
These were all originally excellent things.
But ever since the news of His Highness Prince Zhao's military achievements in the north came, some people have become restless.
Unable to harm His Highness Prince Zhao, they turned their attention to my son.
In fact, all of this might have been a setup by them to frame someone.
What are they after? Isn't it all to drive a wedge between us?
They thought that by creating conflict between us and making us wary of each other, they could do more and more easily frame others.
"Your Majesty, think about it, if we start arguing, who will be the happiest?" Ruan Ronghua looked at Consort Wu.
Consort Wu's first thought was of the Crown Prince.
After the people from the King of Wu's side discovered the privately made dragon robe, Consort Wu found it strange.
This was definitely not something his own son did.
She knows her son best.
Even if His Majesty doesn't pass the throne to his son, his son will still try to seize military power first, and then lead a large army to besiege the city and seize the throne.
As for devising some schemes...
This is not something King Zhao is capable of doing.
The King of Zhao would not only refuse, but would also scoff at it.
He believed that only with people and an army at his disposal could anything be possible!
This is why the King of Zhao was so eager to go north.
When the story of the privately made dragon robe came out, Consort Wu treated it as a joke.
Whether it was a scheme orchestrated by the King of Wu or a deliberate trap set by the Crown Prince, she felt it had nothing to do with her.
Her son is with His Majesty; he doesn't have time to do these things.
Consort Wu was even secretly pleased.
Let things be chaotic. The more chaotic the capital, the better, and the better for King Zhao.
Whether it's the King of Wu or the Crown Prince, the more fiercely you fight, the better!
Who could have predicted that the winds of change would shift so drastically in the last two days, dragging King Zhao into the mess?
"The Crown Prince?"
"These things were all caused by the Crown Prince!" Consort Wu seemed to understand as well.
Ruan Ronghua breathed a sigh of relief.
This woman is really easy to deal with; she's beautiful... no, even her beauty is just average.
If it weren't for the fact that her face bore a slight resemblance to the late Empress and that she was a lady-in-waiting in the late Empress's palace, how could His Majesty have possibly bestowed such a title upon a Noble Consort?
They don't even have a brain... They're incredibly stupid!
Ruan Ronghua lowered her head and carefully wiped the corners of her eyes with a handkerchief, not wanting Consort Wu to notice the disdain in her eyes.
You should think of some stupid tricks to deal with the Crown Prince!
No matter what the method, just target the Crown Prince's side.
Once you take action, people outside will be even more certain that everything was orchestrated by the King of Zhao.
Consort Wu was also thinking about whether she should try to find a way to put a warning on the Crown Prince's side.
To avoid the other side thinking that since His Majesty is no longer in the capital, the Crown Prince has absolute power in the capital.
Before Consort Wu could figure out what to do, Princess Shou Kang arrived.
"Mother, I want to leave the palace!" Princess Shou Kang said angrily as she walked in.
Consort Wu was quite overwhelmed.
Is she going to leave the palace at this time? What if she encounters people who speak ill of the King of Zhao? Wouldn't this daughter get angry and punish those people in the street?
What will the final outcome be? Won't King Zhao still have to bear the consequences?
"Why are you going out at this time? Isn't it better to stay in the palace?" Consort Wu asked helplessly.
"I'm going crazy from being cooped up in the palace. Can't I go out riding horses? Can't I live in my own villa?" Princess Shou Kang said angrily.
"Fine, fine, go out if you want! I can't control you anymore."
"There's just one thing: no matter what people outside say, just pretend you didn't hear it!" Consort Wu didn't want to see Princess Shou Kang right now either.
Every time she talks to this daughter, her words pierce her heart.
"I can't get out! Those imperial guards won't let me out!" Princess Shou Kang said angrily.
"Can't get out? Why?" Consort Wu was stunned.
Princess Shou Kang frequently ran out of the palace, and she was never stopped!
"It's all because of those female guards who won't let me out."
They said that even princes and princesses needed waist tokens to enter and leave the palace.
"Didn't you confiscate my palace pass? Now give it back to me!" Princess Shou Kang reached out to Consort Wu.
Consort Wu frowned.
Princess Shoukang used to sneak out to play, which is why she took away her waist token. However, Princess Shoukang relied on her face and status to leave the palace even without the waist token.
Now……
"Lan Qian..." Consort Wu was about to persuade Princess Shou Kang when she saw a palace maid rushing in in a panic.
"Your Highness, something terrible has happened! The steward of the Prince's mansion has been arrested!" a palace maid exclaimed urgently.
Consort Wu was so frightened that she stood up abruptly.
Ruan Ronghua, who was sitting below, also had a drastic change in expression.
Someone actually arrested people from the Prince Zhao's residence at this time...
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