"Bai Tangzhen greets the prince and princess." The visitor knelt on the ground respectfully.
"Get up." Chang'an motioned for her to sit on a stool nearby. "What do you want to talk to me about?"
"I... I'm actually here to see His Majesty." Bai Tangzhen knelt down again and said to Bei Mingxuan, "Please, His Majesty, make the decision."
Bei Mingxuan's cold voice was without any fluctuation, "Be the boss?"
"yes."
Bai Lu, who was standing by, heard her words and a hint of displeasure flashed across her face. "Miss Haitang, since you're looking for the prince, why did you ask me, Bai Lu, to do it? Don't you know that Fu Xue'er has always been in charge of the prince's affairs?"
"I'm sorry." Haitang looked directly at Bei Mingxuan. "Haitang really has no other choice. Haitang has looked for Miss Xue'er, but every time she tried, she got no response. I had no choice but to find Miss Bailu and use the excuse of meeting the princess to see the prince."
As expected, Chang'an remained calm. Fu Xueer could let them see Bei Mingxuan, and the sun could rise in the west.
"Go ahead." Bei Mingxuan casually took a sip of wine, and immediately, the rich aroma of the wine filled the whole room.
Bai Tangzhen didn't say anything, but looked around.
Bei Mingxuan frowned slightly, but said nothing.
"Bai Lu, come sit on the swing with me." Chang'an saw clearly and knew that Bai Haitang must be in trouble.
"Wear something warmer." Bei Mingxuan heard Chang'an say this and casually took his fur coat and put it on Chang'an. "Don't freeze yourself, I'll be sad."
Chang'an curled his lips and looked at Bai Lu, "I think Your Highness must have eaten too much honey today."
As he spoke, the man had already walked out.
Bei Mingxuan returned to his seat and asked, "Were you brought in by Fu Cheng or Fu Lin?"
"Your Highness, I was brought into the palace by Lord Fu Cheng." Bai Tangzhen's voice was soft and cautious. "Among the three women Lord Fu Cheng originally selected, I was not one of them. I gave one of them a croton drug, and when she left, I took her place, so I was able to enter the palace."
"Yeah." Bei Mingxuan said calmly, "Continue."
Bai Haitang looked carefully at the expression on Bei Mingxuan's face and found that he was not angry. However, because there was no expression on his face, she suddenly felt uneasy in her heart, wondering if he could help with what she was about to say.
"You are observing me." Bei Mingxuan's slightly narrowed eyes suddenly opened open.
"I dare not." Bai Lu immediately lowered her head. "I, I want to see the emperor. I hope the prince will agree."
Bei Mingxuan didn't speak for a long while.
Bai Haitang knew that Bei Mingxuan would definitely not agree to her words. "I have a grievance and I want to see the emperor to seek justice."
"Who are you suing?"
"Lin Yanran, the daughter of the current Crown Prince and Prime Minister Lin Shangde."
What a surprise, it’s the prince and Lin Yanran again.
Bei Mingxuan discovered that since Lin Yanran came to his house once, he could hear her name almost every day. "I'm sorry, I can't help you."
After saying that, Bei Mingxuan walked away.
"Your Highness." Bai Tangzhen, feeling anxious, grabbed the corner of Bei Mingxuan's robe and said, "The people of Shu City all say that the Ninth Prince Bei Mingxuan only cares about the people. Why don't you even listen or ask why?"
Bei Mingxuan paused, "Even if I asked, I can't help you."
"Is it because that man is the Crown Prince?" Bai Tangzhen asked unwillingly, "Or is it because Your Highness feels that he is not a prince favored by the Emperor?"
After a while, Bei Mingxuan spoke again, "You've got the wrong person. No matter what the reason is, no matter what the Crown Prince, Lin Shangde, or Lin Yanran did, I still have the same two words: sorry!"
"Then please show me a way forward, Your Highness." Bai Tangzhen clutched at Bei Mingxuan's side tightly. "My father is now in a coma, and my sister was raped by the Crown Prince and is being held captive in the Crown Prince's residence. It was Lin Yanran who originally brought my sister to see the Crown Prince, but when I went to find Lin Yanran later, she actually said she had never met my sister, let alone brought her to see the Crown Prince.
They are all lying.
I went to many places, even to the gate of the Imperial Palace, but every time I was beaten and rushed back covered in wounds... So, in Tang Zhen's view, Prince Xuan, you are our family's only hope."
Bei Mingxuan sighed, seeming to express sympathy but also helplessness. "Have you ever gone to see the Left Prime Minister Feng Zhengmin, or the Fourth Prince, or even the Grand Marshal Qin?"
"I heard about the Gambling Pavilion incident," Bai Tangzhen said, "but General Qin didn't meet me. As for Prime Minister Feng and the Fourth Prince, I... couldn't see them."
"Is it that you can't see it, or is someone not letting you see it?" Bei Mingxuan looked straight into Bai Tangzhen's eyes.
Bai Tangzhen thought about it carefully and said, "It must be that someone doesn't want me to see it."
"Then, you are quite capable." Bei Mingxuan was skeptical. "Those who forbade you from seeing the Fourth Prince and the Left Prime Minister actually allowed you to enter my palace at will."
"They don't take the prince seriously." Bai Tangzhen blurted out, "In the eyes of those people, Prince Xuan is not favored by the emperor. Among the many princes, the prince is the only one who does not hold any official position. Not even nominal power, so those people don't care."
After hearing these words, Bei Mingxuan couldn't help but raise his eyebrows. He knew that the people chosen by Fu Cheng and Fu Lin this time were not daughters of powerful people, but beautiful girls from ordinary families.
It was obvious that Bai Tangzhen in front of him was not completely ignorant of the people and affairs of the court. "Who is your father?"
"Bai Qi."
Bei Mingxuan immediately understood. They were from a family of scholars, and Bai Qi was the dean of the Minshan Academy. "Many of the officials serving in the court today were students of your father."
"Yes," Bai Tangzhen said, "but the moment they entered the court as officials, my father cut off all contact with them. They respected my father, so they never contacted him. Besides, even if they did, my father would not see them."
"Miss Bai." Bei Mingxuan's expression softened. "Regarding your Bai family's affairs, I still have the same two words: sorry. Your hope no longer lies in Prince Xuan's mansion."
"I know." Bai Tangzhen stood up with a calm expression. "The prince has his own difficulties, and I understand the complexity of it. Since the prince cannot help me see the emperor, I naturally cannot force him to do anything."
Having said this, she raised her head, looked directly into Bei Mingxuan's eyes, and continued, "I plan to go find the Fourth Prince and the Left Prime Minister. I hope that God will bless me and that no one will stop me from seeing them."
After a long moment, Bei Mingxuan smiled faintly, "God will bless you."
After saying that, he turned and walked out, "Come here, tell the women in the mansion to come to the hall."
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