Even his advisors said that Ren Nuanyun was very talented and that if he were a man, he would definitely be a remarkable person.
Faced with such an extraordinary person, the Crown Prince was naturally tempted. In addition, Ren Nuanyun was also quite beautiful, and he did have a different feeling for her. In the future, he would be the ruler of a country, and naturally he would need a capable and virtuous wife to help him rise to power and share in the world's prosperity.
The two hugged for a while before sitting down. Ren Nuanyun poured a cup of tea for the Crown Prince. "Your Highness, Nuanyun came to see you today because there is indeed an important matter that I would like to ask for your help with."
"You said it, as long as it's within my power, I will do my best to do it." The prince picked up his tea and took a sip. He found that the tea was not as bitter as usual, but instead had a clear sweetness.
"Your Highness, I've gotten into trouble." Ren Nuanyun looked at the Crown Prince pitifully.
"What's wrong?" the crown prince asked anxiously upon seeing this.
"Your Highness, regarding the Yanyu Tower incident, I ordered the fire to be set." Ren Nuanyun spoke cautiously. She knew it would be difficult to reveal this, as many people were investigating the matter. If the Crown Prince helped her, the other princes might seize upon it.
"What!?" Upon hearing this, the Crown Prince stood up in shock, and the teacup in his hand fell to the ground, shattering into pieces.
"Your Highness? What's wrong?" Ren Nuanyun was startled by the Crown Prince's strong reaction and quickly stood up.
"Nuanyun, you're saying you set the fire at Yanyu Tower?" The Crown Prince grabbed Ren Nuanyun's arm in disbelief, unable to believe what he had just heard.
"It's me." Ren Nuanyun was startled when she saw the Crown Prince's suddenly sinister look, and asked timidly, "Your Highness, what's wrong?"
"Nuanyun, do you know that Yanyu Tower is my power, the power I've painstakingly built up over many years, and you've destroyed it all in one fell swoop." The Crown Prince's tone even changed.
He never expected that it would be Ren Nuanyun who destroyed his power.
"Yanyu Tower is your faction?" Ren Nuanyun had no idea that Yanyu Tower was actually the Crown Prince's faction; the system hadn't told her about this at all.
What should she do now? She never expected that her reluctance to pay the ten thousand taels of silver would directly damage the Crown Prince's influence. How was she supposed to explain this to him?
She had actually been foolish enough to tell the Crown Prince about it! Ren Nuanyun immediately regretted it. If she had known earlier that Yanyu Tower was the Crown Prince's faction, she would never have done it.
"But An Yi didn't tell me about this. I really didn't know that Yanyu Tower was the Crown Prince's faction. If I had known earlier, I definitely wouldn't have done this." Ren Nuanyun panicked and burst into tears, explaining repeatedly.
“An Yi doesn’t know about this.” The Crown Prince saw that Ren Nuanyun was frightened by him, and he came to his senses. He released his grip on Ren Nuanyun’s arm and sat down weakly as if deflated.
All matters concerning the Misty Rain Pavilion were handled by the Crown Prince himself in contact with Rong Mama of the Misty Rain Pavilion.
Too many people in the court were watching him, and he was naturally suspicious. He worried that if others knew about this, it would be exposed. So, over the years, he had been contacting Rong Mama through special means.
Although he trusted the people around him, he trusted himself even more, so he didn't even tell his closest bodyguards about it.
Although An Yi was his trusted bodyguard, he was unaware of this matter.
"So, An Yi helped you with this?" A murderous glint flashed in the Crown Prince's eyes.
"Yes, I didn't know about this, and An Yi didn't say anything either, so..." Ren Nuanyun hesitated, shifting all the blame onto An Yi.
"Why did you burn down the Misty Rain Pavilion?" The Crown Prince stared at the pitiful Ren Nuanyun and asked with exasperation.
Ren Nuanyun has always been wise and understanding, so why would she suddenly do something like this?
"Your Highness, it's like this. I met a girl named Qingyan before. We had a very pleasant conversation. After learning that she was from the Misty Rain Pavilion, I had the idea of redeeming her and getting her to leave the Misty Rain Pavilion."
However, the madam of Yanyu Tower disagreed and made an outrageous demand, saying that she would only allow Qingyan to leave if I could afford 20,000 taels of silver.
Not only that, when I led the group in, I was afraid that others would discover my identity, so I disguised myself and wore men's clothing.
However, when the madam discovered that I was a woman, she repeatedly made sarcastic remarks, showing disrespect for me in every word. I tolerated all of this, but she still demanded another 20,000 taels of silver.
I didn't have that much money, so I hesitated. When the madam saw that I couldn't come up with the money, she started to humiliate me again. She even instructed her maid to call someone to drag me out and told me not to affect her business.
I've always been pampered, so I couldn't stand this. I was furious when I got home, but I held back. Later, Qingyan told me that although the madam of Yanyu Tower wouldn't beat her, she still bullied her quite a bit.
In a fit of anger, I did this outrageous thing, Your Highness, I truly didn't mean it."
Now that things have already happened, and she herself told the Crown Prince, Ren Nuanyun has destroyed the power that the Crown Prince has worked so hard to build. At this moment, he will definitely blame himself.
The best course of action now is to shift the main responsibility for this matter onto someone else, so as not to affect the Crown Prince's feelings for him. If he can also make himself a victim, the Crown Prince will resent him less.
The most suitable person to take the blame now is Rong Mama, the madam of Yanyu Tower. Whether she is alive or dead, this whole thing must be blamed on her.
However, even if she doesn't die this time, I will find a way to make her die, after all, only the dead can't speak.
Ren Nuanyun walked to the Crown Prince's side, her eyes brimming with tears, and looked at him. "I'm sorry, Your Highness, I really didn't know things were like this. If I had known earlier that Yanyu Tower was yours, I would have definitely endured this humiliation."
“I only meant to scare Rong’s mother, but I didn’t expect the fire to spread so quickly. I was scared too, and that’s how this happened.”
As she spoke, tears welled up in her eyes, and the sight of the beautiful woman weeping in the candlelight softened the prince's heart.
Seeing that Ren Nuanyun was also full of regret, the Crown Prince knew that this matter could not be entirely blamed on Ren Nuanyun, as she was also innocent. He thought to himself, "This Rong Mama has become more and more presumptuous in the past two years, and she even dares to treat his people like this."
Seeing Ren Nuanyun crying so sadly, the Crown Prince also looked distressed. Well, what's done is done, and blaming Ren Nuanyun now would be of no use.
"It's alright. Ignorance is no excuse. This isn't your fault either; you're a victim too." The Crown Prince tenderly embraced Ren Nuanyun, speaking comfortingly.
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