Chapter 91
"Father, in my humble opinion, it would be best to give up the idea of marrying into the Ning Palace as soon as possible."
Seeing that Fu Ruhai couldn't figure it out for the moment, Fu Song stopped talking.
Instead, start to sort out your network of relationships in your mind.
I want to see who among the government officials he knows can help him mediate.
Another person who did not sleep all night like the Fu family was Huai Wang.
He was imprisoned in the Dali Temple for a full ten days, and his mother and brother never even came to see him once.
The news that he was about to be exiled to Ninggu Pagoda made it impossible for him to wait calmly any longer.
His principal wife was the richest woman in Sheng'an State, and although his concubine was the concubine of Guiyi Marquis, she was also the only daughter of Guiyi Marquis.
With such help, how could he have come to this point?
With his head full of questions, he waited until dawn.
"I heard that Prince Ning is going to the imperial merchants today to recruit someone's daughter to be his concubine."
"Where did you hear this news? Which royal merchant's daughter is Prince Ning going to marry as his concubine?"
"Tsk tsk, the three great merchants all have daughters waiting to be married. If Prince Ning wants, they will cry and shout for the chance to marry."
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A group of jailers came on duty while chatting.
The envy in her tone was not concealed at all.
Prince Huai couldn't tell the truth from the false, but he became more and more nervous.
"Master Yu, I want to see you, Master Yu."
Since no one could save him, he had to find a way to save himself.
"Your Majesty, Lord Yu has gone to court. If you want to see him, you will have to wait until he leaves court."
King Huai stayed here for ten days without being tried or punished.
Therefore, the jailers did not dare to neglect him.
"Then, maybe you can send a message to the palace for me, or ask my princess to come and see me?"
Prince Huai did not know that no one came to visit him during the ten days he was in prison because Yu Jinming had deliberately arranged for someone to stop him.
I thought Concubine Xian and Fu Ronger had given up on him long ago.
Therefore, if he was really exiled, he would never let Fu Ronger go.
But before anything was concluded, he still wanted Fu Ronger to run errands for him.
"My Lord, if you have any message to deliver, I will run it for you in secret."
The jailer approached Prince Huai's cell and whispered.
"Just say..."
Prince Huai didn't know for a moment whether he should let Fu Ronger verify the rumor that he was exiled first.
It's time to let her verify the rumor that Prince Ning is going to marry the daughter of a royal merchant as his concubine.
Or he could go into the palace to find out what Concubine Xian was thinking.
"I want to know something. Can you tell me?"
Seeing that the jailer was willing to help him, Prince Huai wanted to ask him first, hoping that the Dali Temple might know more than Fu Ronger.
"Your Highness, just ask. If I know, I will tell you everything."
The jailer was easy to talk to and didn't refuse.
Upon seeing this, Prince Huai did not think much about it and directly asked his question.
"Your Majesty, I have only heard rumors about this matter, and I have not verified its authenticity."
The jailer looked embarrassed, and felt a little awkward for being caught talking nonsense.
"However, there is no smoke without fire. No one would dare to spread rumors without any basis. After all, these two things are not something that can be said casually. If you are not careful, you will lose your head."
The jailer scratched his head and began to analyze the situation for Prince Huai in a serious manner.
"You are right. Then you can help me go to Prince Huai's mansion and ask the princess to find a way to save me."
Prince Huai thought the jailer's words made sense, and he became more determined to save himself.
"Well, since Lord Yu has not left the court yet, I will try to find a way to do this for you, Your Majesty."
The jailer agreed, patrolled the cells as if nothing had happened, and then left.
The news of Prince Huai's call for help soon reached Prince Huai's mansion.
Fu Ronger stayed at Fu's house last night. She had not slept all night, so she was not in a hurry to return to Prince Huai's Mansion.
The Prince Huai's Mansion was near the Imperial City, and the Fu Residence was in the West City, so it took more than an hour for a carriage to make a trip there.
By the time Fu Ronger received the news, it was almost noon.
At this time, Mrs. Mo had already been taken into the palace by people sent by Concubine Xian.
"Father, the prince sent a message asking me to find a way to save him. I think the rumor is probably true."
Fu Ronger hurried to the front hall, where only Fu Ruhai was.
Fu Song had left the house before dawn, and no one knew which way he found.
"Don't worry, wait until your mother and elder brother come back."
Fu Ruhai's heart was in turmoil, not knowing what would be waiting for the Fu family, a century-old merchant clan.
"Father, how about I go to the palace and ask for your help?"
Fu Ronger did not wait for the summons from her mother-in-law, Concubine Xian, so she could only think of a solution on her own.
"Of course, you should ask the emperor for help, but you don't have a summons from the emperor, and you don't have any real evidence to prove the rumors. How can you ask for mercy? What if the emperor has no such plan at all? Wouldn't you also be held responsible?"
It must be said that Fu Ruhai’s idea is indeed correct.
Emperor Yongping was certain that no one would dare to ask him to verify such rumors.
In this way, Fu Ronger would not have the opportunity to ask him for mercy.
Since Concubine Xian has been convinced by Prince Ning, she will no longer care about Prince Huai.
Because in her heart, becoming the queen mother is her ultimate goal.
Both roads were blocked, so the Fu family could only guess on their own.
It's just exile, there's no mention of confiscating the property.
The space for mediation can naturally be controlled by them themselves.
City West Shatin Estate
Qiu Gu, the chief guard of the Eastern Palace and Chu Chengyi's personal bodyguard, is learning how to become a man in the face of adversity.
Maybe because he no longer had to work in the East Palace, he gave up on image management.
Not only does he dress casually, he doesn't even take care of his hair or beard.
He was never a cheerful person, and coupled with the harsh cold wind blowing from the farm, his face actually showed some signs of age.
"But Prince Qiu?"
Fu Song was brought in by the doorman and was a little hesitant to recognize the person in front of him.
"Uncle Fu? How did you get to the manor?"
Qiu Gu recognized Fu Song at first sight.
Fu Song was a close friend of his father, Guangling Bo, and it could be said that he watched him grow up.
"Are you really Gu'er? Oh, your uncle Fu, maybe my eyes are blurry due to old age, I almost didn't recognize you."
As soon as Fu Song walked out of his house, he went straight to the Guangling Marquis' Mansion.
When they arrived, they learned that Qiu Gu had been exiled to the manor by Chu Chengyi a long time ago, and Qiu Wang had followed Chu Chengyi to the camp outside Beijing a few days ago.
He couldn't go to the camp outside Beijing, so he could only run to the manor to ask Qiu Gu to help him think of a solution.
He thought about Prince Huai all night.
Chu Chengyi's position is stable, and Prince Ning and Prince Huai shouldn't think too much about it.
Therefore, he finally decided to rely on Chu Chengyi.
In fact, if his sister had not married Prince Huai, he would have been in touch with Chu Chengyi years ago.
After all, the two legitimate sons of the Guangling Marquis's Mansion both worked under Chu Chengyi. Given the relationship between the two mansions, it was not difficult to introduce him.
"Uncle Fu, you are joking. How can your eyesight be blurry at your age? It would be more appropriate to say that I, your nephew, don't care about my appearance."
Qiu Gu had already put down the dustpan in his hand and lowered his head in embarrassment.
"Come on, Uncle Fu will take you to the hot springs. It will take less than half an hour to get you back to health."
Fu Song took Qiu Gu's hand and was about to take him away.
He happens to own a hot spring resort in Nanshan, not far from here.
While soaking in the hot spring and talking about things, both of them can relax.
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