Master He and Madam He knew the matter was of utmost importance. If they wanted to save their son's life, they had to ask the Fifth Prince for help. That's why they devised a way to ask someone to plead with the young lady Qingluo. For the dignified He family to have to rely on a prostitute was truly out of the question. But they had no other choice. Fortunately, the young lady Qingluo was happy to introduce them, and that's how they were able to meet the Fifth Prince.
The He family patriarch and matriarch cherished this opportunity to meet. Upon entering and seeing Hongzhou, they immediately knelt down and murmured, "This humble subject greets the Fifth Prince. It is truly an honor for the He family to have this opportunity to pay our respects to the Fifth Prince!" These were polite words, but their words were filled with sorrow.
"Please, gentlemen, Hongzhou cannot bear this." Seeing that they were both old men with long hair, Hongzhou felt a little sorry for them, so he asked them to get up and sit down.
The relationship between father and son is so delicate. First, Hongshi, for his own selfish desires, disregarded the emperor's safety and almost harmed his father, the emperor, and is now imprisoned in the Dali Temple awaiting judgment. Now, there is an elderly man, over sixty years old, who spares no effort to save his son. Hongzhou thought to himself, the kinship between royalty is truly incomparable to that between ordinary people.
Knowing that his son had committed a grave crime, Master He dared not sit down. Trembling, he said to Hongzhou, "I beg you, Fifth Prince, to save my rebellious son. I am willing to give up the entire He family for him."
Although Hongzhou agreed to the appointment, it was only out of respect for Qingluo. He wasn't sure whether the young master of the He family was being manipulated by a villain or conspiring with someone to inflate grain prices. So he said, "Please don't be anxious, gentlemen. It's too early to judge this matter. We need to see if your son knew about what Fucha Argon did. If he conspired with him to inflate grain prices, it will be difficult to handle. If he was being manipulated by a villain, there is still room for maneuver. We really need to investigate the specific reasons. It's really hard for me to make a judgment." Hongzhou thought it was ridiculous. Why did he agree to meet Master He with Miss Qingluo? Seeing them like this, it would seem heartless not to help them.
Upon hearing this, Madam He immediately burst into tears, "My child, I know him well. No matter how disobedient he is, he would never dare to collude with foreign powers and bring disaster to the country! He must have been manipulated by that treacherous person, who thought that raising grain prices slightly would be harmless, allowing them to make a profit and make us old folks happy. But he shouldn't have done this during a time of war between the two countries. This unfilial son, I... I'll kneel down before you now!" Madam He's voice trembled with emotion. Although she knew her son had committed a terrible sin, she was determined to save him no matter what.
"Madam, this is absolutely not allowed!" Upon seeing this, Hongzhou immediately stepped forward to support Madam He. "You two elders, how about this: let Hongzhou investigate thoroughly and then give you both an explanation?" Seeing how pitiful they were, Hongzhou agreed to investigate Young Master He's matter again.
Master He and Madam He knelt before Hongzhou again, but Hongzhou stopped them each time. Seeing how heartbroken the two elders were, Hongzhou ordered them to be taken away.
Seeing that Master He and Madam He were being seen off, Qingluo, who had been silent by her side, wanted to follow, but was stopped by Hongzhou.
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