Chapter 222 The Unavoidable Trap
When they arrived at the Southern Study, the other royal heirs were reading, and the sound of their reading filled the entire Southern Study.
The only prince studying here is Chu Chengqi, the rest are the emperor's grandsons and their study companions.
Among them, there were ten grandchildren of the emperor in Prince Ning’s Palace alone, who were just of the right age to study in the Southern Study.
There was only Chu Yanhong in the Huai Palace, while the Rui Palace had two legitimate sons who were also sent to the Southern Study when they reached school age.
The Prince Feng's Mansion also has a legitimate son who has reached age. The Fourteenth Prince currently has only one son who is less than half a year old, and the Fifteenth Prince has not yet married.
With this calculation, even if Chu Yanjing and Chu Yansui from the East Palace are included, the Ning Wang Mansion still accounts for more than half of the total number of people.
No wonder Emperor Yongping was particularly tolerant of Prince Ning. Just look at his ten sons studying in the Southern Study and you will know the reason.
Even though there are only a dozen or so royal heirs enrolled in school, with their study companions, the number of students would double or triple, so the scale of the Southern Study is not small.
Chu Chengyi personally handed the person over to the gentleman in charge and left.
As for how to divide the classes, the teacher will first test Chu Yanjing and Chu Yansui, and then divide them into different classes according to their foundation.
Their reading partners, regardless of their basic level, follow them.
Chu Chengyi carried Chu Qinshu back to the East Palace. After they entered the study, Guan Jue flashed in.
"Master, I have already found out about the families of those two eunuchs."
"Send someone to keep an eye on them. If there's any movement, protect them."
Chu Chengyi guessed that Prince Ning would kill to silence the witnesses, so after watching the video he ordered the secret guards to search for the families of the two eunuchs.
Isn't Prince Ning pretending to be stupid and refusing to admit it?
What if we catch someone from Prince Ning’s palace in the homes of those two eunuchs?
Didn’t Prince Ning claim that he didn’t need secret guards?
Then let Emperor Yongping see that the eunuchs and guards in his Prince Ning’s Palace are as skilled as the secret guards.
"Master, rest assured. We have arranged for someone to watch over it 24 hours a day. I guarantee nothing will go wrong."
Guan Jue is a very flexible leader of the secret guards. When Chu Chengyi gives him a task, he always thinks of the next step in advance while carrying out the task.
"Well, is there any other movement from Prince Ning's side?"
Chu Chengyi also wanted to know whether Prince Ning saved Ma Ruyu's eldest son, and if he did, what was his intention?
"My Lord, Prince Ning went to the clinic to see the young man when he returned home, and brought him back to Prince Ning's residence."
Care about the truth.
"Does he know the identity of that young man?"
Chu Chengyi asked.
"Zhixiao, he recognized the young man after entering the clinic."
The secret guards sent out by Guan Jue are all very skilled, and climbing over eaves and walls and following closely are all basic skills for them.
"Well, tell the people watching over there in Prince Ning's mansion to be careful and make sure Prince Ning doesn't notice."
Chu Chengyi explained.
Guan Jue nodded and left.
“Ahh.”
[Dad, please use Shu'er. Shu'er doesn't even need to show up to know what King Xiaoning did.]
Chu Qinshu saw that Chu Chengyi was keeping an eye on the families of the two eunuchs and Prince Ning, and she thought it would take a lot of manpower.
She and Xiao Hulu don't need to keep an eye on them. They can know what those people are doing anytime they want. Why doesn't Daddy use her?
"Daddy doesn't want to tire Shu'er out."
Seeing that his daughter was so sensible, Chu Chengyi couldn't help but tap her little nose.
Just now, when he was standing there looking at those little guys, his cute little nose turned red from the cold.
The weather in early spring is still a little chilly.
“Ahh.”
[Shu'er is not tired. Shu'er likes to help Daddy. 】
Chu Qinshu quickly expressed her opinion that if Chu Chengyi's time permitted, she would like to let him watch the video for twelve hours.
The things he wants to investigate, the people he wants to deal with, the evidence and witnesses can all be found in the video.
In fact, Chu Chengyi was just saying it casually when he said he was afraid of tiring her out.
He didn't want his daughter to see too much of the other side of the dynasty at such a young age.
The good and evil of human nature requires a process of understanding and acceptance.
If you see too much, you will easily become distrustful of people.
If you don't have a few trustworthy people around you, wouldn't life be less fun?
In addition, only if the secret guards stay on the scene can they catch the opponent off guard and catch Prince Ning's weakness on the spot.
"Well, Daddy knows that Shu'er is the most sensible. When Daddy needs Shu'er's help, he will definitely tell Shu'er."
Chu Chengyi talked to Chu Qinshu for a while and then fed her some goat's milk.
He estimated that things in Yu's study should be about done, so he carried her out of the East Palace.
In the study, Emperor Yongping is interrogating Matthew Li.
When Chu Chengyi carried Chu Qinshu in, Emperor Yongping was not surprised at all, but he felt a little guilty.
Matthew knelt in the hall without saying a word. When he saw Chu Chengyi, he also did not say a word.
He never imagined that his good son-in-law, Prince Ning, would prepare such a surprise for him.
He was already as anxious as a cat about the affairs of Yuzhou, and he even wanted to avoid Emperor Yongping when attending court.
Unexpectedly, no matter how hard he tried to hide, he couldn't escape the trap set by his son-in-law.
"Ma Aiqing, did you do this or not?"
Emperor Yongping became angry when he saw that Matthew Li remained silent after reading the confession.
These two people both want to shirk their responsibilities.
So if he doesn't show off his power, they will all think he's easy to talk to?
"Your Majesty, I am not too old, and I am not old and confused. I have thought about it and I can't find any reason to do this. How do you think I should admit my guilt?"
Matthew Li did think about it for quite a while.
He has to talk to King Ning first, he can't admit this.
Anyway, nothing really happened, so even if he doesn't recognize it, we can't force him to admit it.
"How do you admit your guilt? It's clearly written in the confession. Do you need me to teach you how to admit your guilt?"
Emperor Yongping was already very displeased with this old wily man, Matthew Li.
If the case in Yuzhou had not been concluded yet, he would not have let Matthew Li jump around here.
However, since this was not done by King Ning, it must have been done by Matthew.
Emperor Yongping was planning to pin the blame on Matthew Li.
"Your Majesty, I am innocent. I have no reason to do such a stupid thing. I have never done such a thing..."
Matthew Li was determined not to admit it and he lay on the ground crying out for justice.
He shouted with tears streaming down his face and his voice was hoarse, just like Prince Ning who pretended to be stupid and cried out for justice.
Chu Qinshu even suspected that the father-in-law and son-in-law might be from the same school.
Otherwise, no matter how you cry out for injustice, it’s all the same.
"Then tell me, if it wasn't you who did it, then who did it?"
Emperor Yongping didn't want to see the tough guy cry, so he asked the same question as Prince Ning.
"Your Majesty, I don't know, I don't know..."
"How dare you! You didn't know? Have you forgotten that you are the Minister of Rites? Something terrible almost happened during the sacrifice, and you dare to say you didn't know?
Come, send Lord Ma to the Dali Temple. If you can't tell who did it, let him stay there."
Before Matthew could finish, Emperor Yongping interrupted him.
King Ning was his son, and he had the patience to wait for his explanation.
But Matthew Li is not his son, so why should he be so used to him?
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