A Cai's work: The Emperor's Phoenix: The Godly Doctor and the Abandoned Concubine ... Volume 1 1440 Soft, Send You to the Clouds
The eldest princess did not hide her ferocity. Xiling Tianyu took a step back, a hint of hurt flashed in his eyes, but he quickly calmed down.
Xiling Tianyu lowered his eyes and said to the princess respectfully, "Aunt, we are the royal family of Xiling, but this world belongs to the people. Although we are the royal family of Xiling, we have no right to use the money in the national treasury. That is the money of the people, so we should use it for the people.
The silver in the national treasury can be used for military defense, river repair, and road construction, but it cannot be misused by members of the royal family. Not to mention you, my aunt, even my father does not dare to use the silver in the national treasury.
The silver used by my father and the concubines in the palace all came from my father's own inner treasury, not a single cent from the national treasury. In Xiling, the only one who used the national treasury silver and used it so confidently was you, aunt."
Xiling Tianyu was neither angry nor annoyed. He was very graceful and simply explained the matter clearly. After he finished speaking, he apologized and left without waiting for the princess to speak.
"Tianyu, you are great."
Behind him, the eldest princess's angry voice was heard, and Xiling Tianyu smiled with satisfaction.
His aunt has always been calm. Only when she suffers a series of blows will she lose her mind and be caught by others.
"Go, find someone to spread word for word what the princess and I said today. From high-ranking officials to peddlers, I want everyone to know."
He wanted to see how a princess who abused the national treasury and took it for granted could gain a foothold in the Xiling court and how she could stop him from taking power.
"Yes, Your Highness." The personal eunuch retreated expressionlessly.
Within three days, the conversation between the princess and Xiling Tianyu spread throughout every street in the imperial city. In order to prevent ordinary people from not understanding it, Xiling Tianyu even had someone compile it into a joke and sing it as a play.
"This princess is really a scoundrel. No wonder there was no silver left when the riverbank flooded last year. It turns out the princess took it away."
"The Princess's Mansion is truly magnificent. I heard people say that it is even more beautiful than the Imperial Palace."
"No wonder it was burned. It must be a punishment from God."
"I heard that the assassin wanted to kill the eldest princess that day. At the critical moment, the eldest princess pushed the prince consort out to block the sword and said to the outside world that the prince consort saved her with his own body. But it was just a nice way to say it. Think about Mr. Yinli, a mere scholar. How could he be a match for the eldest princess? The eldest princess is a female general who can ride a horse and shoot arrows."
"Mr. Yinli is so pitiful. I heard that before the princess married Mr. Yinli, she had an affair with the former left prime minister and gave birth to a child."
"Your news is outdated. The stillborn baby the princess gave birth to some time ago was General Zhenyuan's child."
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"Rumors are really useful. The Ninth Prince really understands the Princess. Women's tolerance is really low. She becomes crazy like this just by being stripped of her power and wealth." Xiling Tianyu had a sarcastic look on his face, then a gloomy look, with tears glistening in his eyes.
He still remembered that when he was a child, because of his leg disease, his father didn't like him, his mother didn't care about him, and his grandparents treated him indifferently. Only his aunt, the eldest princess, would hold him in her arms, coax him, and comfort him.
When did the eldest princess aunt change? Or did he change?
Xiling Tianyu raised his head, looked at the dark sky, and blinked back the sadness in his eyes.
Having come this far, he can no longer retreat. If he takes a step back, it will not only be him who will die, but also those who have followed him and placed their lives and fortunes on him. He has too much on his shoulders, and he can only move forward.
"Your Highness, it's time for you to go to the palace and pay your respects to the Queen." The young eunuch reminded him at the right time, bringing Xiling Tianyu back to his wandering thoughts.
The Xiling Palace did not have the heavy feeling of the Dongling Palace, but it was more luxurious. When Xiling Tianyu got off the carriage, a eunuch brought a heavy cloak and put it on him: "Your Highness, I have ordered people to carry you here."
Xiling Tianyu's legs would still hurt in the cold winter. The palace servants had already made preparations, but Xiling Tianyu waved his hand, tightened his fox fur cloak, and walked slowly towards the Queen's palace. There was no smile on his face, and his eyes were like stagnant water, without any ripples.
Xiling Tianyu took off his cloak outside the hall, and as soon as he stepped into the hall, he saw the eldest princess sitting there.
Sure enough, his mother wanted to see him not because she missed him.
I obviously no longer have any hope, so why does my heart still hurt?
"Aunt." Xiling Tianyu bowed respectfully.
Just for the warmth and affection he had in his childhood, he couldn't kill this aunt.
The Ninth Prince was right. He was too soft-hearted and not suitable to be an emperor at all. Fortunately, he had no intention of becoming an emperor.
"Tianyu has grown up, and aunt has grown old." In just a few days, the eldest princess seemed to have aged by ten years. Wrinkles appeared on her face, and a few black spots appeared on her fair face. Her bright eyes were now dim.
Xiling Tianyu's heart sank, and he finally spoke: "Aunt, no matter what, Yu'er will ensure that you have wealth and prosperity for the rest of your life." As long as the eldest princess behaved herself, he would never take her life.
"Aunt knew that Tianyu was a man with a conscience." The eldest princess's hand tightened, a gleam of light flashed in her eyes, and soon disappeared: "Tianyu, aunt has done everything she could and should do. All the properties of the princess's mansion have been sold, and those staff members have been dismissed one by one. Aunt will soon pay back the money in the national treasury in full."
"..." Xiling Tianyu didn't say anything.
He knew that the princess held the salt permits, so it wouldn't be so difficult for her to repay the money to the national treasury.
“Tianyu, in addition to returning the silver to the national treasury, your aunt can also persuade some more businessmen to raise money for the national treasury. Tianyu can come to your aunt anytime when he needs it. Your aunt will support Tianyu in whatever he wants to do. Even if it costs her life, your aunt will help Tianyu achieve his wish.” The eldest princess’ words were full of love for Tianyu, but the more Xiling Tianyu listened, the colder he felt.
Children who grew up in the royal family are not stupid. He understood the implicit meaning of the eldest princess' words, but it was precisely because he understood that he felt even more sad.
She would help him with anything. His aunt was really a smart person. Seeing that he had no hope of seizing the throne, she thought of taking advantage of his merits and helping him ascend to the throne.
How cruel! The person sitting on the throne is her own brother, the brother who indulged her to do whatever she wanted. He could even abandon his own brother, so why would he, as an aunt, be reluctant to do so?
The tenderness in his heart was shattered by the princess. Xiling Tianyu put away his smile and looked at the princess expressionlessly: "Aunt, Mr. Yinli has always wanted to divorce you. Yuer used to think it was not good, but now I think it was Yuer who was wrong. Aunt, I will ask my father to issue an order tomorrow to let you divorce Mr. Yinli and send you back to your fiefdom."
Go back to your fiefdom and never come back.
"Tianyu, what do you mean?" The eldest princess' face twisted again. When she arrived at her fiefdom, she had no confidants around her. What could she do?
"Aunt, don't force me, don't force me to send you to the imperial temple and let you live a life of seclusion and worship Buddha for the rest of your life." He was already merciful enough. The eldest princess instigated him to kill his father and seize the throne, but he did not take the eldest princess's life.
The princess gasped and fell into her chair: "Tianyu, are you serious?"
What did she do wrong?
Is it wrong for her to give Tianyu a ride and let him sit in that seat early?