Chapter 42 Chen Ting is actually a good person
Capital city, the second prince’s residence.
Feng Jiuzhao had just been conferred the title of King of Ning not long ago, and the magnificent plaque at the gate had just been hung up. A pair of stone lions at the gate stared majestically at the passers-by.
In the study, a tall woman wearing a golden butterfly mask quickly scanned the contents of the letter. Her eyes suddenly became extremely sharp, and she threw the thin paper on the table in front of King Ning.
The servants waiting in the house retreated quietly, and no one showed any surprise on their faces - even the prince of noble status looked as if he was used to being treated so impolitely.
After the people left, the woman took several deep breaths before speaking slowly through gritted teeth: "It was Concubine Jia who whispered in the emperor's ear and asked the Xiahou Mansion to push my sister to Chen Ting..."
Nian Nian is only seventeen years old this year! Chen Ting is more than ten years older than her and has always had a bad reputation. Is Concubine Jia doing this to take revenge or to add insult to injury?
Seeing that she was trembling with anger, Prince Ning stood up and gently stroked Shen Xihe's back to comfort her: "I have sent people to investigate. Chen Ting is not as terrible as the rumors say. At least he is not a brutal killer. Those noble ladies who died in the capital were all caused by others. Now that Sister Wangshu has safely entered the Duke's Mansion, it will be difficult for others to get in."
Shen Xihe looked at him, his eyes still red: "How did the prince know? Then Chen Ting must be a good person?"
Feng Jiuzhao slowly rubbed the jade ring on his hand and said, "I dealt with him once a few years ago. At that time, Moyun was hit by a drought that was rare in a century, and even the capital was greatly affected. I was ordered to supervise the water diversion project and check whether the disaster relief funds had arrived. There were corpses everywhere along the way, but after passing Qinzhou, the closer to Moyun, the less suffering the people endured, the fewer corpses, and several powerful families in the city spontaneously distributed porridge and water. Compared with other chaotic states and counties, the situation in Moyun City is much better."
"And the only one who has this ability is the general who is regarded as the protector of the country by the north - oh, at that time Chen Ting was not yet a general. It was the loyal and brave family of the Duke's Mansion who died on the battlefield that made the people trust him."
"I witnessed Chen Ting personally visiting the people to comfort them. At that time, I felt that he was a cold-hearted person who was warm-hearted inside. He looked like someone who was not easy to mess with, but he was actually a kind person."
"Just because he's good to the people doesn't mean he'll be good to his wife." Chen Xihe said in a muffled voice, "If a delicate and delicate girl like Nian Nian accidentally makes Chen Ting unhappy, who knows if he will beat her to death."
King Ning was deeply helpless: "Aman, apart from those who committed crimes against him, have you ever heard of the general who guards the country harming innocent people? What's more, Sister Wangshu is his wife. He has been without a wife for so many years. Once he has one, he will cherish her very much."
Men understand men best. Anyone who sees a stunningly beautiful woman will not be willing to let her cry. What's more, Chen Ting has been single for many years, so it would be strange if he could walk around when he saw Shen Wangshu.
Prince Ning's words of consolation did make Shen Xihe feel much better, but she was still furious: "Concubine Jia had always been at odds with my mother. The person she wanted to marry the most was my father, but she had no choice but to enter the palace to serve the emperor. Now that my parents are gone, we two sisters have no protection, so she started targeting us again."
"She's going too far. I will never let her go like this."
Prince Ning stroked his chin and said, "Aman, you don't know, Concubine Jia fell seriously ill a few days ago. After she woke up, she was in a state of panic all day long, a little crazy, and always felt that someone wanted to harm her. When she went to bed at night, she had to have several people guard her bedside and not leave."
"There have always been many dirty things in Father's palace, but now that Concubine Jia is in this position, few people can punish her like this. Maybe someone has already taken action before you."
The anger in Chen Xihe's beautiful eyes finally subsided a little, revealing a bit of interest: "What's going on?"
Prince Ning pulled her to sit on his lap. "My mother told me that Concubine Jia saw a ghost at night. The ghost came and went without a trace. She was the only one who saw it. After she called for help, it disappeared. It continued to appear for three days. On the last night, the ghost gave Concubine Jia a severed finger from her mother's family. On the severed finger was a family head ring."
Shen Xihe clapped his hands in satisfaction and asked him softly, "Who do you think did it, Your Majesty?"
Prince Ning smiled mysteriously: "Of course it was someone who was more informed than you and had the same revengeful intention."
Shen Xihe thought of something and snorted: “If it is really him, then what if I recognize this brother-in-law.”
"But we can't just let this go. Others may have done it, but I will take revenge myself."
Seeing the man in his arms so determined, King Ning doted on him and said, "No one is perfect. He has been doing too much for Fifth Brother recently. He should be punished so that others won't forget what he was like before."
“I’ll handle this myself.” Shen Xihe said, “I can’t touch Concubine Jia, but can’t I control the Fifth Prince outside the palace?”
The Fifth Prince indulges in eating, drinking, whoring and gambling, and is spoiled and arrogant. He has done many things that have resulted in deaths in the past. As the saying goes, a dog will always eat shit, and he is in a very proud and successful period recently. Once a person relaxes, many bad qualities will be revealed.
It was too easy to find fault with him.
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Inside the palace, the old emperor was resting in the imperial study, resting his head on the thighs of a beautiful maid. A pile of unapproved memorials were piled up on the imperial desk. Rong Baolin crawled in and reported: "Your Majesty, the maid of Concubine Jia is outside asking to see you, saying that Concubine Jia is having hysterics again and is crying to see you."
Emperor Zhou Xian raised his head lazily and said, "Can't you see I'm busy? Just send him away."
Rong Baolin glanced at the newly-received large gold bracelet on his wrist and continued, "He has been kneeling for two hours. Moreover, the Fifth Prince has made great contributions to flood control recently, and Minister Liu has also made great efforts...Your Majesty should go and see him."
The emperor thought about it and it was true. After all, Concubine Jia was a charming beauty in the past. She won his heart when she acted coquettishly. The fifth prince she gave birth to was also smart and cute. He had been more and more promising recently and was very satisfied with everything he did. It was as if she had suddenly changed her personality. He still couldn't be too harsh on this mother and son.
He hadn't seen Concubine Jia for half a month. Since she had been suffering from hysteria recently and it hadn't gotten better, it wouldn't hurt for him to go and see her.
"Go to Gyeongbokgung Palace." The old emperor swallowed a red pill fed by a palace maid. A blush appeared on his old cheeks. After the effect wore off, he gave the order casually.
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