Chapter 230 Chapter 230 Slander
The eighth prince blushed and was the first to shout, "We are here to pray for our father!"
On the Dragon Boat Festival, the old emperor was assassinated and suffered a serious illness. Although he is fine now, his body is still unwell and it is said that he cannot sleep well at night.
In order to show their filial piety, the princes come to Yuhua Temple to pray for the old emperor whenever they have nothing to do these days. Today they happened to come together and wanted to do their best to show their filial piety.
The reason why I chose Yuhua Temple is because there is a virtuous and eminent monk in the temple.
The Eighth Prince could not stand Yu Li’s misunderstanding. He always felt that he was misunderstood by her. Maybe Fu Xiao would laugh at them behind their backs. This was the most intolerable thing.
He said contemptuously: "We are a group of grown men, why should we pray for children? Praying for children has always been something you women do."
What a stupid and ignorant woman.
Chu Shaoyu, who was tying someone up, felt a little unhappy. What was that guy's expression?
He is stupid himself, but he has the nerve to mock others for being stupid?
Chu Shaoyu was about to open his mouth to retort when he heard Yu Li say, "I'm here to eat vegetarian food." Then he added, "Who said that having children is a woman's thing? Maybe you came here secretly to ask for it?"
Everyone: “…” This is slander!
This was purely in response to the Eighth Prince's words "Having children has always been a matter for you women". It made people very unhappy just hearing it, so she must return the favor.
Although she always ignored people she didn't know, she couldn't allow herself to be slandered like this.
After all, she didn't come here to have a child.
Chu Shaoyu almost laughed out loud.
The princes' faces suddenly turned ugly. This was the first time someone was so disrespectful to them.
Not only was she a woman! She was also Fu Xiao's wife, which made them even more intolerable.
The Eighth Prince's face turned red with anger, and he was furious. "Nonsense, who would secretly come to beg..."
"Why are you in such a hurry?" Yu Li interrupted him, "It's not shameful to secretly pray for a child. You don't have to be so anxious."
He could put a hat on her without saying anything, so what if she put a hat on them? As expected, she would only get anxious when the hat was put on her own head.
Seeing her expression that said "You are anxious, did I get it right?", the group of princes blushed and wanted to say something, but held back.
The Eighth Prince was so angry that he had lost his mind, and all he wanted at this moment was for her to kneel down and apologize to him.
He shouted, "I am a prince, how can I allow you to slander me like this! Madam Zhenguogong, what crime have you committed? And you didn't even kneel down to greet us when you saw us?"
Yu Li glanced at him and wondered if there was something wrong with him.
She pulled the gold medal out of her sleeve and waved it in front of them so they could see what it was.
This is a gold medal bestowed by the old emperor. She always carries it with her when she goes out, to avoid meeting someone blind enough to make her kneel down.
In a place like the capital, it is said that a falling brick may hit an important person, so it is necessary to carry it with you.
Wouldn't this come in handy?
When the princes saw her actions, their expressions changed again and again, and they looked very bad.
The Eighth Prince choked.
Of course they recognized this gold medal. They knew that the old emperor had awarded a gold medal to the wife of the Duke of Zhenguo. The old emperor had only awarded such an imperial gold medal to two people, one was the imperial teacher and the other was Yu Li.
Everyone present understood what status and treatment the imperial teacher held in the old emperor's heart.
As Yu Li also possesses the imperial gold medal, doesn't he have to kneel like the imperial teacher when he meets anyone, not even the old emperor?
She was so lucky to get a gold medal for saving the emperor.
Seeing that the Eighth Prince finally shut up, Yu Li ignored him, looked at the other princes, and said, "What are you doing here?"
"Are you here for these two people?" Chu Shaoyu asked.
The Third Prince took a deep breath, trying not to care about the imperial gold medal, and said, "We are here for these two people. They are assassins. We got the news earlier that they were hiding in the back mountain of Yuhua Temple, so we chased them all the way here."
Chu Shaoyu suddenly realized, no wonder so many of them came together.
He felt a little regretful. Why didn't the assassin hurt them and just let them stand here?
The third prince asked again: "Madam Zhenguogong, Prince Rui, why are you here?"
He narrowed his eyes slightly, doubtful.
It was really a coincidence that these two people appeared here. He had never trusted Fu Xiao, and naturally he did not trust Fu Xiao's wife either.
"We came to the back mountain to see the stele forest." Yu Li said calmly, "We smelled blood and came to take a look. We didn't expect them to hide here."
"Smell of blood?" The Eighth Prince was the first to question, "You are lying! We searched all the way here and didn't see any blood stains or smell any blood!"
Chu Shaoyu couldn't help but retort to him: "Eighth Prince, it's your business that you didn't smell it. You can't question other people's abilities. To my cousin's wife, what's a mere smell of blood?"
My cousin's wife is a talented person, how can a fool like him compare to her?
Although Chu Shaoyu didn't say it explicitly, that was the expression on his face.
The Third Prince and the Sixth Prince agreed in their hearts. The wife of the Duke of Zhenguo was a capable person and naturally different from ordinary people. Looking at the fate of these two assassins, we can see that she is still very capable in fighting against assassins.
The Eighth Prince was angered again. He glared at Chu Shaoyu angrily and took a severe slap in the face.
Chu Shaoyu was not afraid of him. Although the other party was a prince, his father was Prince Rui, who was highly trusted by the old emperor. It was obvious who the old emperor would favor compared to an unpopular prince.
Yu Li was too lazy to care about what was happening here, and said, "In that case, I'll leave them to you, and we'll leave first."
She asked Chu Shaoyu to leave.
"etc."
Prince Yue, who had been watching quietly, suddenly called out to them.
Chu Shaoyu looked at him suspiciously, somewhat wary.
In his heart, none of those princes were good, and Prince Yue was in cahoots with them. In any case, none of them was trustworthy.
Yu Li also looked at Prince Yue.
Prince Yue said, "I wonder if Madam Zhenguo Gong has seen other people nearby before? There are seven assassins in total, two of whom have been killed. In addition to the two here, there are still three who are on the run."
Yu Li shook his head, "I didn't see it."
Not only was there nothing seen, there was no sound of other people breathing nearby, so it was obvious that there was no one hiding.
The Prince of Yue County stared at her closely and said, "I heard that the wife of the Duke of Zhenguo has the ability to drive wild beasts. Is this true? Can you drive the wild beasts in the mountains to help search for the assassin?"
When these words were spoken, everyone looked stunned.
What did the Prince of Yue say? Does the wife of the Duke of Zhenguo have such ability?
Chu Shaoyu said angrily: "Nonsense, who said that my cousin's wife can drive wild beasts?"
There is a difference between deterrence and driving.
Prince Yue did not take him seriously and just looked at Yu Li.
The Third Prince and the others also noticed this, with an expression of enjoying the show on their faces. They remained silent and watched coldly as Prince Yue made things difficult for others.
Yu Li said: "I am sorry to disappoint the King of Yue. I can only shock wild beasts, but I don't have the ability to drive them. If you don't believe me, you can ask the saint."
When she brought out the saint, no one knew what to say.
Prince Yue lowered his eyes and said apologetically, "It seems that I have misunderstood. I hope Madam Zhenguogong will forgive me."
As he said this, he bowed and apologized promptly.
Chu Shaoyu was still angry. The more he looked at the prince, the more hateful he thought he was. His apology seemed hypocritical.
What do you mean by driving away wild beasts? From the beginning, there was no such saying. What was said in the palace was that it could frighten wild beasts. If wild beasts could really be driven away, would the beasts in the rare bird garden be scared to the ground?
He clearly said that on purpose.
Yu Li glanced at Prince Yue, said nothing, and left with Chu Shaoyu.
After the two men left, the guards took the two assassins away for interrogation.
The Third Prince and the others looked at the Prince of Yue, especially the Eighth Prince, who smiled and patted his shoulder and said, "You did a good job just now. That woman is really abominable. She should be taught a lesson."
Unfortunately, she had the golden medal bestowed by the emperor, so these princes could not touch her at all, not to mention her terrifying strength, so they really did not dare to do anything to her.
The third prince and the sixth prince also looked approving.
Both of them wanted to win over Prince Yue. Prince Yue was quite capable and had a lot of respect from the old emperor. He was considered a relatively capable prince with real power among the royal family.
Moreover, there is a grudge between Prince Yue and Fu Xiao, so they don't have to worry that he will favor Fu Xiao. He wants to bring Fu Xiao down more than they do.
Prince Yue said respectfully, "I was unable to attend the last palace banquet due to something else. I heard about it afterwards. I didn't know how the wife of the Duke of Zhenguo could frighten the wild beasts. I thought she could drive the wild beasts."
The Third Prince said, “I heard that those beasts can’t even stand in front of her, so it’s impossible to drive them.”
"That's a pity." Prince Yue said coldly, "It would be convenient if we could drive the wild beasts into the mountains to search for people."
"That's right." The Sixth Prince agreed. Unfortunately, such a skill was unheard of.
Obviously, the wife of the Duke of Zhenguo does not have such ability.
The princes talked for a while and then returned to Yuhua Temple together. They would continue to pray for the old emperor to show their filial piety.
As for how filial they are, only they themselves know.
Before praying, the Eighth Prince specially found a monk to ask the wife of the Duke of Zhenguo what she was doing in the temple.
The monk answered truthfully.
"She really didn't go to pray for a child?" The Eighth Prince didn't quite believe it.
The monk nodded affirmatively, indicating that the wife of the Duke of Zhenguo did not go to pray for a child, but instead had two vegetarian meals, and it was obvious that she liked the vegetarian food in their temple very much.
The Eighth Prince suddenly felt bored, and murmured to the Seventh Prince: "Fu Xiao has been married for several years, but he only married one woman. Although this woman is powerful, she is infertile. Isn't he afraid of having no descendants in the future?"
Thinking about the future extinction of the Fu family, he laughed with glee.
The Seventh Prince said, "Fu Xiao has only been married for a few years. It's possible for some couples to have another child after ten years of marriage. It's too early to say this."
The Eighth Prince choked. Although he said so, he really couldn't bear to hear it.
He was about to say something when he saw a monk bringing in Buddhist scriptures. The guard standing by was about to take it, but the monk suddenly jumped up, pulled out a dagger from his clothes and stabbed at the Eighth Prince.
"ah--"
**
Chu Shaoyu felt that meeting those princes was really disappointing and kept muttering to himself along the way.
The two of them had no interest in strolling around anymore, so they went back to the temple's dining room to rest.
Although they said they were taking a rest, they were actually in pretty good spirits and didn't feel tired at all. They sat there eating the vegetarian snacks prepared by the temple and chatting.
While eating, I suddenly heard a noise outside.
Chu Shaoyu pricked up his ears, and saw the guard push the door open and said nervously: "Sir, I heard there is an assassin."
Another assassin?
Chu Shaoyu's eyes lit up. He wanted to go out and take a look, but he was a little scared. Finally, he turned to look at Yu Li.
Yu Li finished the last piece of dessert on the plate, clapped his hands, and said, "Let's go out and take a look."
When she went out, she happened to see the door of the next room open, and Princess Rui sent her maid out to see what was going on.
Chu Shaoyu hurried over and told his mother about the assassin and asked her not to go out.
When Princess Rui heard that there were assassins trying to kill Prince Qi Fu, she knew she definitely couldn't go out, so she quickly had the door closed. She also wanted to let her son in to take shelter, but her son wanted to stay outside with Yu Li. She could only helplessly tell him to stay close to Yu Li and not act impulsively.
Yu Li did not go over to see. She stood guard outside the dining room to prevent the assassins who had sneaked into the temple from attacking the female members of the family.
Soon after, two men dressed as monks were seen running towards this side quickly, followed by several guards chasing them.
Seeing Yu Li and Chu Shaoyu standing there, the two monks' eyes lit up and they quickened their pace.
There was only one guard nearby, so how could he stop the two monks?
The two monks also felt safe. Those who could live in the vegetarian rooms here must have high status. If they could hold them hostage, they would be able to escape from here.
However, the two of them had planned it well. As soon as they got close, they were knocked away by a huge force, and the other one suffered the same fate.
The guards chasing behind didn't even see clearly, but they saw the two men flying backwards to the ground, spitting out blood.
They were startled and looked at Yu Li in horror.
The wife of the Duke of Zhenguo was too quick to act. How did she beat him like this? It's really scary...
The guards rushed forward and arrested the two monks.
Chu Shaoyu asked curiously: "What happened?"
A guard said briefly: "There was an assassin disguised as a monk in the temple, and the Eighth Prince was injured by the assassin."
Chu Shaoyu thought he deserved it, but he looked very worried and asked how many assassins there were.
It turns out that the seven assassins from before were not the only ones involved. There were even people who sneaked in disguised as monks. It seemed that Yuhua Temple was not safe.
After the guards took the two monks away, Chu Shaoyu said, "Cousin, let's go. It's too dangerous here."
Yuhua Temple is usually quite safe, but aren’t there a few princes coming here to pray for blessings?
The assassins were all coming for them, and the temple became unsafe. Fortunately, today was not a festival and there were not many pilgrims coming to burn incense, otherwise who knows how many people would have suffered.
Yu Li nodded, feeling that there was really no need to stay any longer.
The two of them went to call Zhou and Princess Rui respectively and told them about this.
After learning about the situation in the temple, Princess Rui and Zhou naturally would not stay here any longer. Princess Rui even felt a little regretful. If she had known that the princes came here to pray, she would not have come.
Chu Shaoyu comforted her, "Mother, don't think too much. We are implicated by them. Why did they choose to come today when they could have come at any other time? I think they must have done it on purpose, maybe to lure out the assassin."
"Don't talk nonsense." Princess Rui asked him to be careful with his words.
Whatever the reason those assassins came for, it was not something they could tell.
Princess Rui sighed and said, "I was originally thinking about drawing a lot for you later to see your marriage fate..."
She came to Yuhua Temple today to pray for a marriage for her son. Seeing that her son had reached the age to get married, she wanted to find a suitable princess for him.
Chu Shaoyu said: "Mother, please don't worry about this matter. My Crown Prince's Consort still needs me to be pleasing to her."
He wanted to be like his cousin Fu, find a girl he liked, and live in love with her. He would never follow his father's example of taking so many women and giving birth to several illegitimate sons with ulterior motives.
Princess Rui gave him a reproachful look. She could see that the child was still not smart.
**
After returning to the Duke Zhenguo's Mansion, Yu Li helped Zhou and the two children get out of the car and found that Fu Wenxiao had returned.
Fu Wenxiao asked: "You came back early, is there something wrong?"
Zhou's face showed fear, "I heard that there was an assassin in the temple, and the Eighth Prince was injured by the assassin."
Fu Wenxiao's expression was slightly tense, and he looked at Yu Li. Seeing that she looked relaxed, he knew that they were fine.
He said a few words of comfort, sent Zhou and the two children back to their room to rest, then went back to his room to find Yu Li and ask about the things in the temple.
After Yu Li finished speaking, Fu Wenxiao lowered his eyes and thought, his fingers resting on his knees, moving slightly.
Yu Li looked at him, "Xiao brother, do you know who sent those assassins?"
Fu Wenxiao shook his head, "I don't know, but I can guess a little."
"Hey?" She immediately perked up, "Who do you think it is?"
"It should be the Prince of Yue."
Yu Li was stunned for a moment, and looked at him in confusion: "Prince Yue? Could it be that he also followed the old emperor's example and sent someone to assassinate himself?"
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