Chapter 343: The New Emperor's Decisive Execution x The Poor Princess of the Former Dynasty 26

Wu Yuan found that Ding Meilin had changed. Since he brought Ding Yuanyuan into the house, Ding Meilin not only did not quarrel with him, but instead urged him to visit Ding Yuanyuan's room more often to make up for his debt to Ding Yuanyuan over the years.

The more Ding Meilin acted like this, the more suffocated Wu Yuan felt, as if there was a stone pressing on his chest and he couldn't breathe.

"Master, why do you look so unhappy? If you have anything on your mind, please tell me." Ding Yuanyuan still looked like a sweet talker and spoke softly.

Wu Yuan reached out and patted Ding Yuanyuan's hand and said, "No problem, you guys have moved back here, and I've already given you a status. How are Shen'er and Xuan'er doing with their studies? The teacher said they're not as motivated as before."

Ding Yuanyuan's body stiffened slightly, then she smiled and said, "The children are still young, it's time for them to play around. I will discipline them well later and make them study hard."

Wu Yuan was feeling annoyed, so his tone was naturally not very nice. "They are still young? They will be crowned in two years. It's all your habit. From today on, they are not allowed to go out after school. They have to do their homework at home. They will be allowed to go out when the teacher is satisfied."

Ding Yuanyuan frowned slightly. There was something wrong with Wu Yuan today. He was too abnormal.

"Master, I know you are in a bad mood now. It's all because of the children that you are angry. It's getting late now. Go to bed early. I will discipline Shen'er and Xuan'er starting tomorrow."

Wu Yuan pursed his lips and nodded. After all, it was really his own fault for being unreasonable. Not wanting to say anything more, Wu Yuan flicked his sleeves and walked into the dormitory.

Ding Yuanyuan winked at the maid behind her and whispered, "Go and find out what happened to the master."

Ding Meilin has discovered a new way of living these days. Under Wu Xinru's guidance, Ding Meilin gradually discovered that men are not that great and that women can live well on their own.

"Ru'er, how have you been getting along with Wen Rusheng these days? Why do you like him? After all, his family background is a bit low."

Wu Xinru no longer has the sharp edges she had before. She has become much softer and more sensible.

"Mother, although Wen Rusheng's family is only a royal merchant, I have discovered that there is an unwritten rule in their family, which is that concubines are not allowed. If a man still has no children by middle age, he will consider marrying a second wife."

Ding Meilin nodded. Ever since she knew what Wu Yuan had done behind her back, she had come to terms with it. No matter how powerful a husband was, she would not be happy if he was unfaithful to her. If Wu Xinru married Wen Rusheng, she would be respected and loved wholeheartedly. Even if her family background was not the best, it would not matter. It would just be difficult to deal with Wu Yuan.

"Ru'er, mother has no objection to your choice and respects it, but I'm afraid your father won't agree."

Wu Xinru smiled and said, "Don't worry, mother. I know what to do. It's just that my method may be a little extreme. But as long as I can marry Wen Rusheng smoothly, I don't care about my reputation, and I don't want to save face for your father."

Ding Meilin sighed helplessly. Although she didn't know what Wu Xinru could do, she knew that Wu Xinru hated Wu Yuan.

"You'd better get married as soon as possible. Your father is preparing a memorial with other ministers, hoping to fill the emperor's harem. Given the emperor's love for the empress, your father might be punished. As long as you get married, your father won't be implicated no matter what he does."

Wu Xinru curled the corners of her lips in sarcasm. Of course she knew what Ding Meilin was talking about. After returning from the Prayer Temple, she bribed her servants to keep an eye on Wu Yuan at all times. Naturally, she knew his whereabouts very well.

"Mother, when I get married, I will definitely take you out of the house. Then you can go wherever you want and you won't have to be trapped in this small piece of land anymore."

Ding Meilin couldn't help but tear up. She blamed herself for the way her life turned out. She blamed herself for trusting Wu Yuan too much. She thought Wu Yuan was the best husband in the whole capital, but he turned out to be a hypocritical man.

After the morning court session that day, Wu Yuan, together with several appointed ministers, submitted a memorial to the emperor proposing to fill the harem, which filled Jun Molin with rage.

"Okay, very good, the idea has come to me."

"You asked me to fill my harem just to get your own daughter into the palace. Do you really think I'm a fool?"

Liu Cheng mourned for these ministers for a moment, then said comfortingly, "Your Majesty, just pretend you didn't see it and treat what they said as nonsense. Don't get angry and hurt yourself."

Jun Molin sneered and said, "I am still too lenient to them. Do they think I am in a good mood recently and want to touch my bottom line?"

"Shunfeng, investigate these ministers carefully and hand them over to me immediately if you find any evidence of their crimes."

Jun Molin lost his temper in the Qinzheng Hall. Wu Yuan and the ministers certainly received the news quickly, but they did not worry too much.

Wu Yuan sat in the main seat, sipping tea confidently, and said after a while, "We are important officials of the court. Now that General Sima is gone from the court, the emperor cannot punish us. After all, there is nothing wrong with filling the harem with money, and this is also for the sake of the emperor's safety."

Wang Quan laughed and said, "What the Prime Minister said makes sense. As long as our daughter enters the palace, the emperor will naturally not blame us. He may even give us credit for our achievement."

Li Shanchang agreed, "That makes sense. Moreover, there is only one empress in the harem, and she is a princess from the previous dynasty. This is indeed inappropriate."

"Prime Minister, as long as you let your daughter enter the palace, she will definitely be favored by the emperor. Everyone knows that your daughter is beautiful and virtuous."

"If I have a son or daughter, my status will be no less than that of the queen."

Wu Yuan smiled faintly and said, "That's wrong. It's her honor to enter the palace to serve the emperor. As for whether she can be loved by the emperor, it depends on her own ability. Your daughter is not bad either. It would be nice to let them accompany each other."

Several ministers looked at each other and agreed with Wu Yuan's words, but they had their own ulterior motives and ideas.

"Prime Minister, Prime Minister, something terrible has happened."

At this moment, a servant came running over in a hurry, his face turned pale, obviously he was very frightened.

Wu Yuan knew something was wrong and stood up immediately and asked, "What happened?"

The servant wiped the sweat off his forehead and said, "The young lady, she fell into the water."

"What?" Wu Yuan shouted in disbelief, "What happened to Ru'er?"

After asking, Wu Yuan walked out quickly. Seeing this, several ministers followed him.

For Wu Yuan, Wu Xinru was his hope, and he had been planning for several days to send Wu Xinru to the palace.

The servant quickly followed Wu Yuan and said, "The young lady was rescued by a foreign man."

Before the servant finished speaking, Wu Yuan stopped, turned around and kicked the servant.

"How dare you frame a lady like that?"