"What?"
The Crown Prince's men?
So what is the Crown Prince doing here now?
Upon hearing this, everyone turned to look at Shen Hechuan, only to see him slowly standing up from behind the curtain, his hazy figure gradually approaching them.
He disappeared for a moment before emerging from behind the curtain and standing before the crowd.
His face was slightly flushed, and his steps were a little hesitant, indicating that he had probably drunk quite a bit.
But he remained somewhat lucid, his gaze sweeping around before finally settling on the man who had spoken. He slowly began to speak.
"Whose people are you telling me about stealing the bride?"
The man was just an ordinary commoner, and had never seen the Crown Prince before. He was trembling with fear and quickly said:
"This is not what I said... I heard it from someone else."
He then knelt down, kowtowing as he explained:
"Your Highness... I know you're here all day, so how could you possibly do something like kidnapping a bride? It's clearly a frame-up."
The man racked his brains and finally came up with a reasonable explanation. He immediately raised his head and firmly repeated it again.
"Yes, that's it. This is clearly a frame-up against you."
Upon hearing this, the people around him nodded in agreement and echoed his sentiments.
"Your Highness has spent the whole day here discussing scholarship and literature with us, so how could you possibly do something like kidnapping a bride, especially not Young Master Luo's wife?"
"That is the wife of Your Highness's friend. As the saying goes, one should not marry a friend's wife. Your Highness is wise..."
"Cough cough..."
Upon hearing this, Shen Hechuan coughed several times, successfully interrupting the scholar, before finally smiling.
"It's alright, this is probably a misunderstanding. There's no need for everyone to panic. I will go into the palace now to check on the situation."
As she spoke, she was helped downstairs by Tianji, swaying unsteadily.
Those present were all scholars, and they were naturally aware of the Crown Prince's predicament. Upon hearing this, they understood immediately and were filled with righteous indignation.
"This is outrageous! How could the Crown Prince be framed like this? Are they taking advantage of His Highness's good temper?"
"Unexpectedly, even Young Master Luo doesn't believe His Highness and actually went to the Emperor to complain."
"There's probably more to this than meets the eye. I don't believe Young Master Luo would do such a thing."
After this person finished speaking, another person ran over from the crowd and hurriedly said:
"Oh no, oh no!"
"People outside are saying that His Majesty disobeyed the imperial edict and forcibly took my wife."
"Now, a lot of people have gathered outside, all saying that the Crown Prince is unfit to be the Crown Prince and that they want to attack him."
After the man finished speaking, the surrounding scholars immediately stirred up a commotion.
"Absurd, utter nonsense!"
"Who is the Crown Prince, and who are these people who can make baseless accusations against him?"
"I think they were clearly misled by some people with ulterior motives, which is why they did these things."
"Yes, we must not let the Crown Prince be framed like this."
"Since they dare to incite the people to frame the Crown Prince, then we might as well stand up and help our Crown Prince uphold justice and protect his innocence."
"right."
The people around immediately chimed in.
"We will go and uphold justice for the Crown Prince, and prove his innocence."
As soon as these words were spoken, the surrounding scholars immediately echoed them.
So, a moment later, on the streets of Tiandu.
Countless scholars gathered together, marching with great pride and high spirits.
At the very front of them, flanked by the dignified and handsome Crown Prince, they formed a beautiful sight in the capital, attracting the attention of many.
Those around couldn't help but step forward to ask what had happened, and after learning the whole story, they all joined in.
Soon, the team grew stronger and stronger, and more and more people gathered.
Faced with those who had just gathered and wanted to slander the Crown Prince, they shouted a few times and argued their case. With just a few words, they caused those who had finally managed to gather to crumble.
Shen Hechuan already enjoyed a high reputation among the people.
When the group first heard the news, they didn't believe it. It was only because they were instigated by someone with ulterior motives that they gathered together.
Now that they've been refuted like this, they immediately backed down and even joined the camp that defended the crown prince.
So much so that when those people in the palace who were ordered by the Emperor to "receive" Shen Hechuan saw this scene, they were shocked and took a few steps back, not daring to go forward at all.
Finally, Shen Hechuan stood still and reassured everyone with a few words, which calmed them down.
The crowd stood at the entrance of the palace and watched Shen Hechuan enter safely before dispersing.
This commotion caused a great stir in the capital and quickly became a sensation among the court officials.
But this only made Emperor Rongcheng even angrier and more vigilant.
When Consort Hui and Prince Rui learned of the news, they were so angry that they gritted their teeth.
Of course, that's a story for another time.
At this time, in the palace.
Luo Ziqian, with a face resembling a pig's head, knelt in the main hall, weeping bitterly.
"Your Majesty, you must do me justice!"
Emperor Rongcheng was in a good mood today.
Consort Hui also specially sent Emperor Rongcheng some pastries she had made herself.
Emperor Rongcheng had just picked one up, and before he could put it in his mouth, he heard Luo Ziqian crying.
He frowned as he let Luo Ziqian in.
I never expected to see Luo Ziqian with such a ferocious face.
Emperor Rongcheng leaned back for a moment instinctively, then, feeling that he could no longer eat the pastry in his hand, he put it down and asked:
"Minister Luo, what has happened?"
"Isn't today your wedding day?"
Upon hearing this, Luo Ziqian immediately burst into tears and explained:
"Your Majesty, someone has abducted my fiancée."
"What?"
Perhaps because he was too surprised, Emperor Rongcheng repeated himself, and then Luo Ziqian said, "Your Majesty, my fiancée has been taken away."
"This is outrageous!"
This time, Emperor Rongcheng understood and he angrily rebuked him.
"Who has the audacity to snatch a bride in broad daylight? Investigate! Investigate for me immediately!"
Seeing this, Consort Hui quickly brought Emperor Rongcheng a cup of tea, patted his back, and slowly began to speak.
"Your Majesty, please don't be angry or impatient. Let's hear what Young Master Luo has to say about what happened back then."
Upon hearing this, Emperor Rongcheng paused for a moment and then said, "Since that's the case, Luo Aiqing, tell me about the situation at that time."
Upon hearing this, Luo Ziqian immediately replied, "I am also unaware of the details."
I am waiting at my residence today for the wedding procession to return.
But as the appointed time passed and the wedding procession still hadn't arrived, he grew puzzled.
Just then, a servant rushed in to report that a group of people had suddenly rushed out, attacked them, and even stolen the bridal sedan chair.
"I immediately led men to give chase, but we couldn't find the person. We only found a jade pendant that had been left behind."
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