As soon as Song Ruoxue saw the Prince of Jin, her eyes turned red. She bit her lip and looked at him pitifully, tears in her eyes that were about to flow.
The Prince of Jin felt so distressed when he saw it, "Miss Song, what happened?"
Song Ruoxue lowered her head and tears suddenly fell out, as crystal clear as pearls, "Master, my aunt... my aunt is gone." After saying that, she threw herself into the arms of the Prince of Jin and sobbed softly.
With the beauty in his arms, Prince Jin naturally held her in his arms and comforted her softly. Seeing her crying, he was naturally distressed. "Miss Song, life and death are determined by fate, wealth and honor are determined by God. Don't be too sad." After hearing his words, Song Ruoxue raised her head. Her red eyes looked even more pitiful from crying.
"Sir, if my aunt really died of old age, sickness and death, I would have nothing to say. But my aunt was killed by someone!" As he said this, a string of tears fell.
"What's going on?" Prince Jin frowned.
He had been having a hot affair with Song Ruoxue during this period. Now that she came to him crying, she must have been greatly wronged. "Tell me in detail what happened—" Song Ruoxue stopped crying and choked up as she told him about what happened in the court today. Then she said, "You can't even tell right from wrong, how can you say it's my aunt's fault?"
"This is absolutely wrong. It's really my aunt's fault. They should follow the law. How can they just execute someone like this?"
While comforting Song Ruoxue, Prince Jin looked at Shen Bin and said, "Sir Shen, you are an official appointed by the imperial court and the local prefect. Is the county magistrate crazy to treat your wife like this?" Although Prince Jin felt sorry for Song Ruoxue, he was not a fool after all. He knew that there must be something hidden behind such things.
Shen Bin did not hide it from her, "I don't know how my eldest brother got in touch with the imperial envoy to support them. This case has not been tried clearly, but my wife has died unclearly."
The Prince of Jin frowned, "Imperial envoy, what kind of imperial envoy? I don't even know. Where is Shen Qinghe?"
Shen Bin said, "I haven't returned to the Shen family since yesterday. I think I'm still in the backyard of the county government office."
"In that case, I will go to the county government office and try the case clearly." He was just an imperial envoy, but he was the prince of Jin Wang, a royal relative. He didn't believe that with him standing behind Song Ruoxue, would the county magistrate dare to make a random judgment? "Sir, you treat me so well, I really have no way to repay you." Song Ruoxue looked at the prince of Jin Wang with sobs.
"Miss Song, the matter has not been settled yet. I will give you an explanation when I return from the county government office."
Song Ruoxue nodded, "No matter what, I am very grateful to you, sir."
The Prince of Jin smiled at her comfortingly, and then looked at Shen Bin, "Sir Shen, please come with me." Shen Bin had meant this, and immediately extended his hand to invite him to go first, "Sir, please, I have asked someone to prepare the carriage, and we will go immediately."
At this moment in the lobby of the county government office, Shen Qingqiu had already recognized several people.
When Shen's father and mother learned the identity of the person in front of them, they were about to kneel down in surprise, but Shen Qingqiu shook his head, "He and I came here privately, so let's not make it public now." Shen Qingqiu said, "Over the years, the Song family has been involved in countless deaths. She deserved to die, but don't forget that there is a Shen Bin behind her."
"He is still the governor here."
Mother Shen burst into tears after hearing this, "And that Song Ruoxue, I heard that she has been getting closer and closer to the Prince of Jin recently. Now our family has offended the two giant snakes in this place. How are we going to live in the future?" The more Mother Shen thought about it, the more desperate she became.
Shen Qinghe gently patted his mother's back to comfort her, and said, "Mom, since Qingqiu has come here, he must be here to help us. No matter how powerful the backer is, it can never beat the sky." Shen Qinghe pointed upwards, "Why should we be afraid?"
Mother Shen was stunned for a moment, then looked at Shen Qingqiu hopefully.
This... this is the Queen, will she help them? And Shen Bin, is her biological father? !
Shen Qingqiu curled his lips slightly, "My cousin is right. What are you afraid of?"
By calling them cousin, she acknowledged them as relatives. Mother Shen felt relieved. Since the most noble person in the world was willing to help them, what did she have to be afraid of? She should be afraid of those people!
At this moment, when the Prince of Jin and Song Ruoxue were sitting in a sedan chair on their way to the county government office, an extremely luxurious carriage also quietly arrived at the Prince of Jin's Mansion.
At this time, the old Prince of Jin had just returned from the countryside with his servants. When he was walking towards the palace, he saw the carriage. The old prince was stunned for a moment, "Is it the prince's guest who came to visit?"
The servant said, "Shall I go up and ask?" So the servant went up and asked.
Soon the carriage moved, and a servant-like person got off. The old prince frowned slightly, feeling somewhat familiar. When he walked closer and took a look, he was stunned. After reacting, the old King Jin hurriedly wanted to kneel down to salute, but Gu Yanwei had already gotten off the carriage, "No need, uncle."
Gu Yanwei chuckled, "My nephew is on a private visit this time, so there is no need to stick to those empty formalities."
It is the superior's business to say that those empty formalities do not need to be followed. The old King Jin has lived for so many years, so he naturally has his own way of doing things. He slightly bent his waist and walked forward with Gu Yanwei, "I didn't know you were here. Come on, come in first."
Gu Yanwei smiled and entered the palace with the old Prince Jin.
Soon, the steward of Prince Jin's mansion also served them tea.
"Uncle, this place is a good place for meditation." Gu Yanwei looked around and couldn't help but sigh.
Among the brothers of the previous emperor, the only one he could look up to was the Prince of Jin. He had never been interested in fame and fortune before. As a prince, he spent every day in the fields of farmers, and he actually found some good seeds that could improve people's livelihood. After that, he simply resigned and left the capital, and went to this remote place to improve people's livelihood.
The old King of Jin had never been interested in fame and fortune, but he was the most popular emperor among all the emperors back then. He was also a clear-headed person who knew that getting involved in the fight for the throne would not bring good things, and he never returned after leaving the capital.
Gu Yanwei had a good impression of the emperor's uncle, so he was willing to give him a piece of precious land for meditation when he was old.
"Uncle Royal is living here to retire and cultivate himself. I didn't intend to disturb him, but uncle, I am afraid that the reputation you have worked so hard for your whole life will be ruined in an instant." Gu Yanwei picked up the cup in his hand, "If that happens, it will be a pity."
There is no one who does not love fame, especially the old Prince of Jin, who has been aloof all his life and even has few concubines.
"Your Majesty, you...what do you mean by that?" He looked at Gu Yanwei with some worry, his eyes cloudy with age, "I am an old minister, is there anything I did wrong?"
Gu Yanwei said: "Uncle, don't worry, I'm not here to cause you any trouble."
"This old minister knows." The old King of Jin is old, but his mind is still clear.
The person in front of him was the emperor of noble status. Although he was a prince with a fiefdom, all those empty titles and status came from this person in front of him. If he really wanted to cause trouble for him, why would he go to such great lengths to come all the way to this poor and remote place? "Your Majesty, if you have something to say, you might as well speak directly. Or is it that my son...did something wrong?"
Old King Jin knew in his heart that he was busy in the countryside all day long and it was impossible for him to do anything to cause trouble for others.
The only one who could get into trouble was his son, who was young and arrogant.
"Uncle is a wise man." Gu Yanwei curled his lips, "Your son's crime right now is not serious, but I'm afraid that if he continues to get stuck in this mess, not only him, but also your entire Prince Jin's Mansion will be dragged into it."
"Your Majesty..." The old Prince Jin was so anxious that he wanted to kneel down to Gu Yanwei.
Gu Yanwei just winked and asked the waiter to come out. "I wanted to tell my uncle directly, but seeing the beautiful scenery here, I couldn't help but sit down and drink some tea. Now it's a bit too late. I'll tell my uncle in the carriage. I'm rushing over now, and he should be back."
Although the old King of Jin was confused, he understood some of the clues from Gu Yanwei's words.
His rebellious son must have been about to do something extraordinary, but he had no time to do it now, so he hurriedly got into the carriage with Gu Yanwei.
At this moment, his son, the Prince of Jin, and Song Ruoxue and others just got off the carriage and went to see the county magistrate in a grand manner.
The county magistrate was not a fool. Seeing that Shen Bin, the prefect, not only came by himself but also brought the prince of Jin with him, he knew that this matter would not end well. He was so anxious that he wanted to pretend that he was terminally ill and refused to see anyone. But Tu Jiubadao stood there and said, "Sir, since he is looking for you, you should meet him."
The county magistrate could not say anything and could only go and meet him.
The Prince of Jin and Shen Bin came in, holding Song Ruoxue's hand, "Mr. County Magistrate, I heard that you solved a great case today!"
When the county magistrate heard this, his legs went weak and he begged for mercy.
At this time, a teacup flew out of nowhere and hit the head of the Prince of Jin, knocking his hairpin crooked. Most of the people in the royal family were good-looking, and the Prince of Jin was also a handsome man, but with his hair crooked, he didn't look so handsome.
He touched his hair with one hand, realizing that he had made a fool of himself in front of others. He turned around to get angry, but saw his old father walking towards him angrily.
"Father, why are you here?" The Prince of Jin was surprised.
But the first thing the old King of Jin did when he came over was to raise his hand and directly mess up the bun that he had managed to grab. "You rebellious son! If I don't come, you will poke a hole in the sky!"
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