As soon as the eldest Miao spoke, the second Miao followed suit, saying, "Yes, we dare not disturb His Highness. We heard that the third son's wife offended His Highness and hurt the little princess today, so we want to persuade the third son to apologize to His Highness and the princess."
"We all want the Third Brother to sincerely repent and appease the anger of His Highness and the Princess."
When the prefect of Chucheng saw his two brothers like this, he felt very disappointed.
He looked at his old mother who had been talkative just now, but now remained silent when she saw that the prince looked unhappy.
Madam Miao trembled her lips and said tremblingly: "Oh, Third Brother!"
"You were wrong for making such a fuss just now. We were all doing this for your own good. Hurry up and apologize to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. His Highness is wise and will definitely not hold it against you."
The prefect of Chucheng laughed at himself. What was he expecting?
Perhaps he is destined to be lonely in this life.
He bowed respectfully to the Crown Prince and said, "I apologize for disturbing you, Your Highness and the Princess. Please forgive me."
The prince looked unhappy, not because of the prefect of Chucheng, but because of these people from the Miao family. Seeing these people from the Miao family treating the prefect of Chucheng like this, he felt even more disgusted.
So the expression on his face became even uglier.
The prince looked at the prefect of Chucheng, and the other members of the Miao family didn't dare to breathe.
"Master Miao, do you know how others will look at you if you don't keep your secrets?" The prince's tone was very bad.
When Wei Fu heard what her elder brother said, she scratched her head and said anxiously to Long Yin, "Little brother, elder brother must have made a mistake. Fu'er asked him to go over and win people's hearts. He should go over to support Master Miao!"
"Why did he go and bully Master Miao? Did he misunderstand Fu'er's words?"
Long Yin's mouth twitched: "Do you think they are all the same as you?"
"Just look back."
So Wei Fu stretched his neck and looked towards the prince.
The prefect of Chucheng said with great shame: "I have to cultivate myself, manage my family, govern the country and bring peace to the world. I have no face to continue serving as an official."
When the other members of the Miao family heard that this official position could no longer be held, they immediately became anxious. The most anxious was the eldest brother Miao. He bravely stepped forward and punched the prefect of Chu City: "Third brother, what nonsense are you talking about?"
"That's not the point."
"Your wife is not a good one. You have already decided to divorce her. Now she is no longer your wife. Besides, I have never seen anyone who was unable to continue to serve as an official because of internal affairs! It is said that men are responsible for the outside world and women are responsible for the inside world. You should not live alone outside. You should come home and live with us. With mother and your sister-in-law in charge of the backyard, you can serve the court and the people with peace of mind."
Miao Lao Er also hunched over and said, "Your Highness, although our third brother did something wrong in this matter, he was mostly deceived. He is still a very good official. Sometimes when our family wants to ask him for help, he won't give in."
Speaking of this, Miao Laoer still had some resentment towards the prefect of Chucheng.
The prince said calmly, "The internal turmoil is not enough to disqualify someone from his position, but my people have just discovered that Lord Miao was involved in corruption and bribery during his time in office."
"Master Miao has confessed all the evidence of his crimes. Confession will be rewarded with leniency."
The prefect of Chucheng wanted to say that he had not committed corruption or bribery and that he was being wronged, but when he received a suggestive look from the prince, he instantly understood his intention.
He pretended to be terrified and said, "Your Highness, I don't understand what you are saying."
The prince snorted coldly: "Don't you understand?"
"Didn't you embezzle the funds allocated by the imperial court for river construction two years ago?"
The prefect of Chucheng: “…” The funds allocated by the court for river construction two years ago were not enough, so he had to pay for the construction himself.
But this was not the right thing to say at this moment. The prefect of Chucheng pinched his thigh secretly, his face pale, as if he wanted to make an excuse but didn't know how.
The prince shouted, "Come here, take him away to me."
After escorting the prefect of Chucheng away, the prince looked at the other members of the Miao family and said, "During Lord Miao's time as an official, you must have enjoyed many benefits. You must obediently spit out what you have taken in, or don't blame me for being rude to you."
The rest of the Miao family immediately said, "Your Highness, please understand. We have never enjoyed any conveniences due to the Third Brother's status."
"Yes, the third brother is a wicked man. He always says that officials should speak for the people and how can they enrich themselves?"
"God damn Third Brother, he's making a ton of money, yet he still acts so noble."
At this moment, the Miao family members were not thinking about pleading for Lord Miao, but about distancing themselves from him and blaming Lord Miao for not taking advantage of them or letting them gain any benefits.
I could pretend to beg for mercy before, but now I can't do that anymore.
The prince said majestically, "You said you don't have it, right?"
"Come here, check their house to see if there is anything suspicious."
The two Miao brothers' faces changed at the same time. Although Lord Miao had never given them any backdoors or let them take advantage of anything, because of their status as Lord Miao's brothers, many people tried to curry favor with them. They also secretly received many things, all of which Lord Miao did not know.
Madam Miao's face also turned pale. She also took advantage of the title of Master Miao's sister-in-law to accept a lot of things from others!
The prince's men only need to search their house and everything will be revealed.
Madam Miao Da whispered to Madam Miao Lao, "Mother, please pretend to faint quickly, otherwise we won't be able to leave."
Old Madam Miao also knew that her sons were not innocent. When she heard what her eldest daughter-in-law said, her eyes rolled back and she fell straight to the ground.
Madam Miao quickly supported Madam Miao and shouted, "Mother..."
Lord Miao, who was in the dark, saw his mother fainted. He was anxious and wanted to go out, but Long Xi held his shoulders.
Long Yin said calmly, "Master Miao, concern can lead to confusion. Take a closer look. The old lady is pretending to be unconscious."
The two brothers, Miao Lao Da and Miao Lao Er, rushed forward and pretended to be concerned before speaking to the anxious Crown Prince, "Your Highness, our family is truly innocent. Look, my mother is so worried and angry that she's almost fainted."
"We are going to take my mother to see a doctor now. Please allow us to do so, Your Highness."
The prince said, "You can take the old lady to see a doctor, and I will have someone check your family. There is no conflict."
Miao Laoer said loudly: "Your Highness, the Third Brother and I have separated a long time ago. We are two families. If the Third Brother committed a crime, he will naturally bear the consequences alone. There is no law that says that if he committed a crime, we brothers who have separated from the family should bear the consequences together."
"It brings disaster to my brothers."
"Our family is truly clean. To prove our innocence, I am now severing my brotherly relationship with the third brother. From now on, he is no longer my brother. I don't have a corrupt brother like him."
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