In the end, the case of Rong Yehua bribing Lan Ting to murder the Empress Dowager was handed over to Mo Wenqing for trial.
Lan Ting was dragged to the Jingzhao Prefecture prison, and Rong Yehua was temporarily confined to a side hall in the Cining Palace.
This matter was so terrible that it soon became known to everyone in the court.
As soon as Rong Wei walked out of the palace gate, he met Xiao Ci.
"Second Prince!"
Xiao Ci bowed to him and said, "Don't worry, King Zhongshan. I believe Princess Ye Hua is definitely not such a cruel person."
"Second Prince, thank you very much!"
"King Zhongshan, did my seventh brother say anything?"
Rong Wei frowned, "I don't want to mention him now!"
After saying that, he turned away.
Looking at his back as he left with anger, Xiao Ci narrowed his eyes thoughtfully, and the corners of his mouth curled up.
"Second Prince, this King of Zhongshan is obviously a stubborn person." The attendant looked indignant.
Xiao Ci stroked the jade ring on his finger. "He must have some complaints about Xiao Xian, but who let Rong Yehua sleep with Xiao Xian? Besides, if it weren't for his years of guarding the vassal states, do you think father would have treated him so lightly?"
In the eyes of others, Rongwei is just a bad-tempered old man with only brute force, but he doesn't think so.
At first, he was able to turn the vassal states upside down with his own strength, and later he surrendered to Da Gan with sincerity, which seemed to be quite shameless. In fact, if he did not have the support of Da Gan behind him, even if he had such a large vassal state, he would not be able to suppress it for long.
Although he is only a prince now, he has military power and a fiefdom as large as Fanyi. To put it bluntly, he is no different from a vassal state of Dagan.
Gaining his support was equivalent to gaining military power, and he didn't think that Rong Wei, the old fox, would not be able to see through his thoughts.
He did this on purpose just to lure the fourth brother into the trap, and also to sow discord between him and Xiao Xian.
"Lanting is in trouble now, and it may be difficult to fill the Cining Palace with people."
"Tell Lan Ting that this prince will definitely remember her kindness."
After saying this, he suppressed the disdainful arc on the corner of his mouth and walked away.
On the other side, Taji turned his head and looked.
"Your Majesty, the Second Prince is trying to win you over, right?"
Rong Wei scoffed, "It's not that I look down on the Emperor's sons! Only Prince Chen is passable!"
Taji curled his lips and didn't respond.
"This time, it's obvious that someone wants to poison the Queen Mother in order to ruin Ye Hua and Prince Chen's marriage! Furthermore, they want me to dislike Prince Chen and form an alliance with him."
"You mean..." Taji showed a look of extreme fear.
Rong Wei paused, his hands behind his back, looking at the clear, cloudless sky, and said wistfully, "The waters of this capital are very deep, and I really don't want Ye Hua to wade into muddy waters!"
Helpless, he has already been involved in this muddy water, what can he do?
I just hope that after this incident, Ye Hua will be more careful in his actions in the future.
"Whoever jumps the most happily will be the one to marry her!"
Taji clenched his fists, and his palms felt itchy when he thought of Xiao Ci's fawning face just now.
"What are you still standing there for? Hurry up and catch up!" Rongwei's face was full of disgust.
Before entering the posthouse, he saw a carriage.
He looks quite low-key, but anyone who can appear outside the inn must be a prince.
Rongwei curled his lips in disdain.
Someone came up to him and told him that Qu Li had been there when he entered the palace just now, so he guessed that there might be something important.
"Did you say anything?"
"Not really."
Rongwei nodded.
"The Fourth Prince has been waiting for you for some time."
Rongwei chuckled and walked in.
Xiao Rui stood up and bowed to him: "King of Zhongshan."
Rong Wei's face was tense. "The Fourth Prince is a rare visitor. What's the matter?"
Being bullied by him like this, Xiao Rui was somewhat embarrassed to keep his expression.
To ease the awkwardness, he poured two cups of tea and pushed one to Rongwei.
"King Zhongshan, I just heard about Princess Yehua!"
"The Fourth Prince is making a fool of himself."
Xiao Rui laughed and said, "I don't think it's a joke. On the contrary, I feel completely ashamed!"
"Oh?" Rongwei raised his eyebrows and picked up the teacup.
His action made Xiao Rui feel much happier.
It is said that the King of Zhongshan has a bad temper. The fact that he can drink his tea is probably because of what he just said.
"No matter what, Princess Ye Hua is Seventh Brother's future Princess Chen. Even after something like this happened, he didn't say a word for Princess Ye Hua. Doesn't King Zhongshan think he's a bit too cruel?"
Rongwei put the teacup down heavily, and the chill in his body came out again.
He has fought on the battlefield for decades, and there is always a murderous aura about him. Xiao Rui is actually a little scared of this murderous look.
"What can we do? Ye Hua and Prince Chen are already married! The person who set up this scheme was truly insidious!"
He agreed to let Rong Yehua enter the capital just to save face.
She never expected that she would be framed and end up losing her virginity before marriage!
Xiao Rui secretly observed his expression and said cautiously, "Prince Zhongshan, have you ever thought about why, after something like this happened, the Emperor should have asked the Ministry of Rites to immediately arrange the wedding, but why it has been delayed until now?"
Rong Wei's eyes widened, and his voice boomed with anger. "Are you saying that, while it may appear that the Empress Dowager is unhappy with Ye Hua, it's actually the Emperor who's trying to trip him up?"
"Actually, sometimes I just can't understand my father's style of doing things! He's always on guard against others, really..." Xiao Rui thought he spoke skillfully, but after stopping just enough, he revealed a look of deep regret. "Don't overthink it, Prince Zhongshan. I was just talking nonsense."
Rongwei stared at him without blinking.
Those eyes were very oppressive. After looking into his eyes for a while, Xiao Rui felt his scalp tingling.
He used the action of drinking tea to quickly sort out his emotions and sort out his thoughts.
"Humph! If I had any rebellious intentions, how could I have taken the initiative to seek sincerity back then?"
An unknowing smile of success appeared on Xiao Rui's lips.
"King Zhongshan, calm down first."
Rongwei became even angrier.
"Father has become increasingly suspicious over the years. He might not necessarily think that the matter between Princess Ye Hua and my seventh brother was the result of a conspiracy."
"Would Ye Hua, a pure and innocent girl, gamble his reputation?" Rong Wei slammed his palm on the table.
With a "crack", the table cracked.
Xiao Rui was startled and his whole body tensed up.
"King Zhongshan, please don't be angry! I'll take my leave now! I will spare no effort to help Princess Yehua with this case!"
After saying what he needed to say, Xiao Rui stood up and bowed to him as he said goodbye.
Taji personally saw Xiao Rui off. After making sure that everyone had left, he walked in and saw Qu Li dressed as an old woman. His eyes twitched again.
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