Chapter 336 The Princess of the Dandy World Just Wants to Show Off 32

"Oh, mother, how can you bring up these private matters? What does my going to Yingchun Tower have to do with my second sister harming me?"

"Could it be that Yingchunlou belongs to my second sister?"

Mingnan said jokingly, but after she finished speaking, she realized that everyone was looking at her. The smile on her lips froze, and slowly turned into astonishment, "Really?"

The emperor sighed deeply.

"Yingchunlou is the property of the second brother. The manager of your manor is to deliver the money to Yunqing of Yingchunlou, who will then hand it over to the second brother. Do you understand now?"

Mingnan was so shocked that he was speechless. "Yunqing... Yunqing is one of your people? What about Zhuoxiu?"

The emperor thought she could get some information out of him, but he didn't expect that she was still thinking about the two young eunuchs. He couldn't help but glare at her, and said angrily, "Look at what you have accomplished!"

Mingnan lowered his head in grievance and muttered, "I have been a loser for a long time, why do you scold me? Besides, it is not my fault. I was kept in the dark and my money and body were stolen. Where can I seek justice?"

The emperor stared at her for a while, his expression eased a little, and he waved his hands helplessly and said, "You two, get up."

Upon hearing this, Xie Wuyu immediately helped Mingnan up.

Mingnan's eyes were red, and he looked at Mingjin again, "Second sister, don't you feel guilty? We are sisters, if you need money, you can just tell me, why do you have to scheme behind my back?"

"And elder sister, you also know about this? When did you know about this?"

The Crown Princess looked at her deeply. "It was the night you went to Yingchun Tower that I suddenly received three account books. They recorded the details of the money that your teahouse manager had embezzled, and there was another book that recorded the mistakes of people around me. I sent people to check and found that they all matched, so I took the initiative to send people to search Yingchun Tower."

"What a coincidence?"

Mingnan was stunned for a moment, then he realized, "So you suspect I was the one who sent the letter? Are you trying to trick me?"

emperor:"……"

The Crown Princess: “…”

Although it is true, you don't have to say it so bluntly.

Mingnan took a step back and stared at the emperor in a daze, "Mother, do you miss me this much too?"

The emperor was speechless for a long while, and said helplessly: "You are so old, but you still cry at every turn. Aren't you afraid of being laughed at?"

"Alright, I know I have wronged you this time. You can go back home first. I will give you justice after I have investigated the matter thoroughly."

Finally, she warned him worriedly, "You should also calm down and stop hanging out with those questionable people all day long."

"The same is true for Prince Rong." The emperor looked at Xie Wuyu with a stern look in his eyes. "You are the legal husband, so you should show the demeanor of a legal husband. You should be moderate in being jealous and don't lose your sense of propriety and make others laugh at you."

Xie Wuyu looked ashamed, and he cupped his hands and said, "I will remember your Majesty's instructions."

…

When Mingnan left the palace, he was still in a gloomy mood and looked unhappy. Xie Wuyu followed him closely and got on the carriage.

Just as he was about to say something, Mingnan couldn't help but laugh. She looked out through the carriage curtain and said softly, "Hurry up and go back home."

Xie Wuyu: "..."

He has no need to worry.

After returning home, Mingnan quickly entered the bedroom. Biqing and Danzhu came forward to help her change clothes and asked in a low voice: "Your Highness, what did the emperor say?"

Mingnan smiled proudly, "Just wait for good news."

Biqing and Danzhu couldn't help laughing.

Xie Wuyu came in, and the two of them bowed, served the fragrant tea, and then left.

Mingnan changed into a light purple shirt with wide sleeves, leaned on the couch, and slowly drank two sips of tea. His proud and contented expression made Xie Wuyu's heart warm.

He went to the inner room and changed into a moon-white narrow-sleeved brocade robe, sat down beside the couch, took a sip of tea and asked, "Do you think His Majesty believes it?"

"What if you believe it or not?" Ming Nan held up the teacup and winked at him. "The Queen Mother only has three daughters like us. As long as I don't rebel, she will turn a blind eye to some minor incidents. Besides, they have no evidence to prove that I did it."

"And I have not fought or competed for so many years. The Queen Mother knows what kind of person I am. Although she may be skeptical at first, she will believe me after thinking about it. Besides, we acted so well just now, how could she not believe it?"

Xie Wu Yu recalled the look the emperor gave them before he left, and he agreed with it deeply.

Mingnan was a little hungry, so he picked up the snacks on the table and took two bites.

Xie Wu Yu was silent for a while and then asked, "How do you think Her Majesty will deal with Ming Jin? Judging from her attitude, it seems that she doesn't want to make it public."

"Why do you worry so much?" Mingnan picked up a piece of peach blossom cake and fed it to his mouth, "Ah——"

Xie Wuyu glanced at her unhappily, "Who am I worrying about?"

"Okay, okay, for my sake, I am being ungrateful." Ming Nan deflated the pufferfish expertly and said, holding up the peach cake, "No matter how we deal with it, our top priority is to fill our stomachs first. Nothing else matters."

Xie Wu Yu was silent for a moment, then opened his mouth and ate the peach blossom cake.

The peach blossom cake was a little sweet, so he drank a sip of tea to send it off, and his mouth was left with the fragrance of peach tea.

Mingnan held his chin with one hand and said slowly, "I just said that our mother only has three daughters. If there were more, given her age, she would have cut off the mess quickly and dealt with Mingjin."

"But there are only three of us. The Crown Princess and I grew up together under the care of Feng Jun. If Ming Jin is deposed, the Crown Princess and Feng Jun will dominate the family, which will only threaten the authority of the Queen Mother. The Queen Mother will never allow such a thing to happen, so no matter how angry she is, she will not demote Ming Jin to a commoner."

"It's not that she likes Mingjin that much, but she needs such a chess piece to control the Crown Princess."

Mingnan changed his hand, turned his head to look at the sparrows landing on the branches outside the window and said, "For the Queen Mother, it is not a big deal that the princess wants to compete for the throne. Mingjin's father's family is not very capable. She has come this far on her own, which has made the Crown Princess and I suffer a great loss. Although the Queen Mother does not say it, she actually admires her in her heart. This proves that she has the means."

Xie Wuyu thought for a long time, frowned and said: "But this time Mingjin is not only targeting the Crown Princess and you, but also secretly monitoring your Majesty's words and deeds, and prying into the emperor's private affairs. If we really investigate——"

"The Queen Mother only called two people to Yu's study and did not leave anyone else. This shows that she does not want to pursue the matter."

Mingnan tilted his head to look at him, "Actually, you're right. In the whole thing, what really made the Queen Mother angry was that Ming Jin stretched his hand under her nose. Other than that, it's not worth mentioning. So the Queen Mother will punish him, but she won't punish him to death."

She smiled confidently, "Just wait and see. The Queen Mother will at most demote Prince Ning to a prince, confine him to the palace, and take back all the power in her hands. As for the Crown Princess, she mobilized the army without an imperial decree and secretly broke into Yingchun Tower, causing panic among the people. She will definitely be punished. However, in order to appease her, the Queen Mother will give her some of Mingjin's power."

"What about you?" Xie Wu Yu raised his eyebrows.

"As for me, of course I would lie down and count money." Mingnan winked at him cunningly.

…

Less than an hour after they returned, the imperial decree came down.

It was quite different from what Ming Nan expected.