The fearless Fourth Prince confessed on the spot. Concubine Su was so angry that she fainted, and only after a loud commotion and a request for the imperial physician did she slowly wake up.
After waking up and seeing her son, she was disheartened. The marriage was approved by His Majesty, the Queen, and her biological mother, and the Queen herself was the matchmaker, but he just refused it. Not to mention how the Emperor and the Queen would view this matter, how could he do such a thing that would slap the Queen and the General's Mansion in the face at the same time?
After a moment, realizing that she was still in the Queen's palace, Concubine Su quickly got up and went downstairs. She first confessed her crime to the Queen and then apologized to the grandmother of the Ren family.
The old lady of the Ren family repeatedly said she was unworthy of the title, adding that since the Fourth Prince was willing to acknowledge it, it was a good thing. They didn't dare to go through with the marriage. They were just afraid that the Fourth Prince would deny it after a day and just think it was a misunderstanding. Then, she, the Empress, Concubine Su, and the Fourth Prince bowed and took their leave, their backs looking proud and proud.
But these few words also completely blocked Concubine Su's escape route. She had proposed the Fourth Prince's marriage to the Emperor, and the Emperor had asked the Empress to arrange it. Now with this result, Concubine Su was helpless and went to kneel in the Imperial Study. When the Fourth Prince heard that his mother was kneeling outside Emperor Mingzheng's study, he also came there to kneel.
An hour later, Wang Dahai issued an oral order to let Concubine Su go back, and she was confined to her house for three months for failing to educate her son.
The Fourth Prince was then allowed in. As soon as he knelt, Emperor Mingzheng threw a teacup at him. He shouted, "The Ren family's father and son serve in the frontier, and their only precious daughter is in the capital. And you're bullying her like this? Not to mention that she could die on the battlefield at any moment. As for you, if you weren't Lian's son, do you think you're worthy of the Ren family's daughter?"
In fact, the Fourth Prince is handsome in appearance, and his academic performance in the Imperial College is also good. He has no bad reputation, unless he has lost his mind because he thinks he has a touching love affair.
The third prince had not been in good health, and the fifth prince made mistakes and got into trouble from time to time. Before this, Emperor Mingzheng was satisfied with the fourth prince.
The Crown Prince and the Second Prince were already married, so the Emperor selected the best one from among his own picks to let the Fourth Prince marry Miss Ren.
The Fourth Prince was kneeling here, being scolded by Emperor Mingzheng, when the Fifth Prince walked in with ease and knelt beside the Fourth Prince, saying, "Fourth brother, what a rare guest!"
Wang Daxi, who followed in, twitched his eyelids when he heard this, thinking to himself, "You often come here to kneel."
When Emperor Mingzheng saw Lao Wu kneeling again, he was furious: "What's wrong with you?"
"Your Majesty, I was practicing archery and accidentally shot Hanlin Academy Grand Secretary Xu Lin in the thigh."
Emperor Mingzheng ignored him and rummaged through the desk, finding several memorials from the Hanlin Academy. He quickly read through them and threw them over. When he reached out again, there was no teacup left, so he picked up the inkstone and threw it at him: "Was that an accident? Did you accidentally shoot twice?"
The first son was hit on the forehead and the second son was hit on the shoulder. Emperor Mingzheng asked them to go to the side hall and kneel down, which made him angry just by looking at them.
Wang Daxi hurriedly put out new tea cups. He had just left when the emperor threw the cup in anger. The young eunuch was so scared that he immediately knelt down.
The more Concubine Su thought about it, the more things seemed to be amiss. She sent someone to investigate, and it turned out to be the same little girl from years ago. This secret operation had been kept secret from her. If it weren't for her father's instigation, would Xi Yinzhu's situation have come to this? If only he had acted like a grandfather... Concubine Su felt disheartened for the second time.
The two sons knelt until dusk, and Emperor Mingzheng walked into the side hall. The fifth son was imparting his experience to the fourth son: "Fourth brother, you can't keep it straight like this. If you kneel for a longer time, your legs and waist will be broken. Look at me, if you do it like me, you have to move from time to time..."
Emperor Mingzheng looked at him.
Lao Wu knelt down quickly.
Emperor Mingzheng spoke up: "Old Fifth, General Ren needs a batch of military rations. You can go there as a deputy general and stay at the border for two years."
The fourth child's heart skipped a beat. Was it because he had rejected the marriage proposal that his father had sent the fifth child to the frontier as compensation? The border was bitterly cold, and the fifth child was still young...
The fourth prince raised his head and saw the fifth prince with a look of shock on his face, staring at his father with eyes wide open.
The fourth brother felt unhappy and made up his mind to do something he had never done before. He hugged Emperor Mingzheng's legs and said, "Father, this is all my fault. I am willing to escort military supplies and go to the border for two years. My fifth brother is still young, so let him stay in Kyoto for two more years..."
The fourth brother was pushed away by the fifth brother. Now it was the fifth brother who hugged Emperor Mingzheng's legs, his face full of joy: "Father, you finally agreed. Thank you, Father. Did you issue an order? Don't just give oral instructions. Can I grind ink for you? Is your inkstone okay? I..."
Emperor Mingzheng finally pulled his foot free and angrily said to his two sons, "Get out!" Then he walked away first.
Wang came over in great joy: "Fifth Prince, this is the imperial edict, please receive it. The emperor also has an oral order, asking you to go to Concubine Chen before leaving the palace." Concubine Chen was the mother of the fifth prince.
The Fourth Prince was still a little confused. Wang Daxi came over and bowed again, then helped the Fourth Prince up: "Fourth Prince, go back."
Shortly after the Fourth Prince refused the marriage proposal, the Third Prince, who had always been ill, publicly supported Ren Jiayu several times.
After much deliberation, Ren Jiayu made a direct call to the Third Prince. "Your Highness, I'd like to know what your Highness means. I'm currently in the spotlight, and I really don't want to hear rumors about me and the other princes. I appreciate your outspokenness, but I'd rather endure some injustice than the rumors that might arise from your disapproval. Your Majesty and the Empress have already comforted and rewarded me. Your Highness, please take care of me. I'm not afraid."
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