Since the emperor had spoken, the Prince of Jin had no choice but to see the person, so he ordered his servants to bring him in.
Han Lianjing wasn't the only one who came; his mother, Wei, was also there.
At this moment, neither the mother nor the son looked well. Wei looked tired and unhappy, as if she had come voluntarily, while Han Lianjing looked like he had just recovered from a serious illness.
When the two entered, Murong Ling couldn't help but glance at Luo Chaoxi, but he didn't notice any heartache on her face. The tight curve of his lips slowly relaxed.
As soon as Han Lianjing entered, his eyes were fixed on Prince Jin, filled with anger. "Prince Jin, please return my wife to me!"
Upon returning home, he fainted due to the severity of his injuries and remained unconscious for four days until he woke up yesterday.
Upon waking, he discovered that his wife, Lady Luo, whom he had married over a year ago, was not in the manor. He asked the servants, but they didn't know where she was either. Suspicious, he repeatedly questioned his mother, who reluctantly revealed that she had sent Luo Chaoxi to the Prince of Jin's manor to rescue him!
The person has been sent there for several days!
Han Lianjing's first reaction was that his mother had been deceived by that scoundrel Prince Jin! He was clearly released by imperial pardon, what did it have to do with Prince Jin!
The Prince of Jin's actions were not merely deceiving his mother, but a severe slap in the face, trampling his masculine dignity underfoot! His poor wife was also insulted by this beast!
Han Lianjing felt his blood rush to his head, vomited blood, and fainted again. He didn't wake up until this morning. He climbed out of bed without a care, avoided the guards at the gate, and climbed over the wall from the backyard to settle accounts with the Prince of Jin.
Unable to dissuade her son, Madam Wei quickly followed.
In her opinion, if Prince Jin hadn't spoken well of him to His Majesty, how could His Majesty have been so merciful as to release him?
Even now, she doesn't think she did anything wrong.
The Prince of Jin was dumbfounded. Even if the emperor were not there, he, as a prince and the emperor's own brother, could not possibly allow Han Lianjing to pin the blame on him with just a few words!
He immediately flew into a rage, "What did you say?! Where am I supposed to find your woman?"
Han Lianjing took it as the Prince of Jin making excuses, "My wife, Lady Luo, was sent to your residence five nights ago. Do you dare to deny it?"
The Prince of Jin was so angry he almost laughed. "If I really did it, why wouldn't I admit it? If I didn't do it, why should I admit it?"
Originally, Madam Wei did not want to interfere or care about Luo Chaoxi, her daughter-in-law who had lost her maternal family. However, upon hearing that Prince Jin had denied it outright, she immediately became displeased.
“Your Highness Prince Jin, didn’t we make a promise long ago? I sent Luo Chaoxi here, and you took it upon yourself to overturn my son’s case and prove that he did not collude with the enemy or betray the country. Why are you denying it now?” Madam Wei started to throw a tantrum.
"To cater to your preferences, I even found a secret medicine for her to take secretly. If you want to keep her all to yourself, you can just say so. Let's sit down and discuss it properly. I'll have my son write a letter of divorce, and from then on, you can hide her however you want."
"Mother!" Han Lianjing glared at Wei Shi, but did not refute.
“If the Prince of Jin truly desires my wife, he can simply say so, and I will magnanimously grant his wish. Why resort to such petty tactics to forcibly take my wife? Although I have been stripped of my official position, even if this matter goes to the Emperor, I will still be in the right!”
Han Lianjing felt like he was being cuckolded, and he was determined to get an explanation today no matter what.
The Prince of Jin broke out in a cold sweat.
This can be discussed privately, but his elder brother is still alive. Do these two want him dead?
Besides, he really didn't see anyone. Where was he supposed to find a living person?
“We did have an agreement before, but that day you said Luo Chaoxi went up the mountain to worship Buddha and didn’t send her here. I don’t lack women, so I’ll just disregard our previous agreement. I haven’t seen anyone sent to my residence in the past five days either. Just because I’m good-natured doesn’t mean I won’t fight back when I’m being slandered!”
After the Prince of Jin finished speaking, he smashed the cup that was placed next to the table.
At this moment, behind the carved and openwork screen, Luo Chaoxi covered her mouth tightly to keep herself from crying out loud, her eyes wide open, her red eyes brimming with tears.
I never expected the truth to be like this...
Her mother-in-law, whom she regarded as her own mother, was secretly plotting to give her away to another man!
Murong Ling, who had been watching her closely, felt heartbroken seeing her in such pain and even considered taking her away. However, he did not do so because he knew that only when Luo Chaoxi saw through the true nature of this family would she give up on the Han family and willingly leave to stay by his side.
Although this method is despicable, a short, sharp pain is better than a long, drawn-out one. Staying in the Han family and facing such a vicious mother-in-law would not be easy for her, but staying by his side would give her the most respected status and unparalleled affection.
Murong Ling gently pulled the woman, who was crying her eyes out, into his arms, letting her lean on his shoulder, and gently patted her back to comfort her.
The standoff outside continues.
Seeing that the Prince of Jin refused to admit it, Han Lianjing looked at Lady Wei with a questioning gaze.
Wei said, "That night I sent my most trusted old woman to personally deliver the person to the Prince of Jin's residence. Old Woman Wang, you tell me."
Granny Wang, who had been waiting outside the door, came in and recounted what had happened that night.
Prince Jin scoffed, "So, you didn't actually send the person to my residence yourself?"
Granny Wang said, "That's right, but the people who came to meet us that day claimed to be guards from the Prince of Jin's mansion, and they were wearing guards' uniforms. I still remember what they looked like!"
"Very well! I'll have all the guards in the manor gather in the courtyard right now, and you can check them one by one to see if any of the people you mentioned are there!"
Subsequently, the Prince of Jin ordered the guards in his residence to gather together and asked Granny Wang to identify the woman.
As a result, Granny Wang looked back and forth three times but still couldn't find the same people she had seen before. Now it was Granny Wang's turn to panic, and she shook her head at Madam Wei.
Upon seeing this, the Prince of Jin scoffed, "I already said I didn't see the person. You sent the person to the wrong person yourselves, and now you're blaming me? It would be merciful of me not to punish you! You can't even get a person out of the picture, what a joke!"
He's absolutely furious! If he hadn't been so clever, he would have been killed by this mother and son today! If his elder brother believed he had forcibly taken a court official's wife, wouldn't he break his legs?!
Han Lianjing and Lady Wei's faces turned pale and then red. Seeing the Prince of Jin's open and honest demeanor, Lady Wei also began to doubt herself.
So the question is, if Luo Chaoxi isn't at the Prince of Jin's residence, where could she be?
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