Is it more secure to protect him than for those behind him to go to great lengths to overturn their testimonies?
Rong Ning seemed lost in thought…
Mo'er glanced at her and continued, "Your Highness, the evidence you brought back from the North is substantial. It will be quite difficult for the people behind it to recant the prefect's testimony..."
Besides... everyone in the court knows how much you value the North. If they want to recant their testimony, they'll cause a huge uproar.
You have a fiery temper, and the more they fight back, the more you want to confront them. You have His Majesty and the Crown Prince behind you, so if things really come to this, you might not suffer any losses, since you don't care about anything else. But they are different; they have to consider their own interests and the interests of their families at all times.
So…they must have promised the Zhu family some way out, using coercion and enticement to make the prefect and the Zhu clan take the blame.”
Rong Ning frowned even more deeply. "But what kind of coercion or inducement could make the prefect willingly admit to all the crimes and drag the entire Zhu family down with him?"
Unless... even crimes like treason and collusion with the enemy cannot be used to completely exterminate the Zhu family, especially the branch led by the prefect.
In the future... the Zhu family, and their clansmen, with the help of those behind them, will survive in the world, and may even be able to return to the imperial court.
Perhaps in the future, they will seek revenge on her.
Thinking of this, Rong Ning's furrowed brows immediately relaxed, and she sat up abruptly. "Mo'er, from today onwards, gather your subordinates and thoroughly investigate the Zhu family, especially the prefect's direct line."
Let's see... does this Zhu family have any descendants who have been separated from their parents and are living elsewhere?
Logically speaking, the entire Zhu family should be imprisoned by now.
But perhaps... some slipped through the net?
Seeing her worries dissipate, Mo'er also felt a little relieved and slowly replied, "Okay... I'll give the order right away. Have some snacks first, I'll be right back. I'll play the pipa for you later. I recently learned a new piece that no one else has heard before, and you've come at just the right time."
“Okay…” Rong Ning lay back down lazily. “I’ll wait for you to come back.”
Red Lotus Pavilion was Rong Ning's intelligence network's main base in Nanyang City. She had secretly bought it long ago, simply to provide Mo'er with protection.
Because of Mo'er, she took a lot of interest in the Red Lotus Pavilion and specially asked her elder sister to find a reliable person to run it. When her elder sister heard that she had taken over a brothel, she was quite frightened. In the eyes of the world, women should never touch these kinds of businesses. If word got out, the Yuwang Mansion would be drowned in spittle.
At first, her elder sister didn't want Rong Ning to run the business, but after thinking about it, she went along with Rong Ning's wishes and chose the most reliable person from among the people left behind by her mother to help Rong Ning manage all the affairs of the Red Lotus Pavilion.
Therefore, from the moment she bought this place, Rong Ning had absolute control over it.
Later, she was recalled to Nanyang City. She didn't have many capable people at her disposal, but her desire to build an intelligence network was so strong that she chose the Red Lotus Pavilion.
As a place of entertainment, with a complex flow of people, it is the perfect base.
Mo'er returned shortly afterward.
She brought in several more girls, and said with a smile, "Your Highness... we've brought you all the best girls in the building. Each of them is skilled in singing and dancing, playing the zither, chess, calligraphy and painting, and can also speak a little about poetry and prose. Your Highness can have whatever you want. You'd better have a good time!"
Seeing this scene and looking at Mo'er's malicious smile, Rong Ning knew that she was doing it on purpose.
She swaggered in here today, and tomorrow the court officials will surely scold her for being unruly, immoral, and disregarding the dignity of the royal family. Since she's only here to discuss official business, it seems like she'd be letting herself down if she didn't have some fun.
hey-hey……
Rong Ning sat up, beckoned to the beautiful young ladies, and said loudly, "Come here, all of you. Today you just need to stay in this courtyard and drink and have fun with me. You don't need to care who invites you."
As he spoke, he raised his hand to gesture to Aying.
Aying understood and handed a stack of silver notes to Mo'er, saying, "Distribute these among the sisters..."
"Yes... Your Highness..."
The girls in the courtyard instantly beamed with joy, all gathering around Rong Ning with their sweet and soft scents.
Apart from Mo'er, none of them knew that Rong Ning was the true person in charge of the Red Lotus Pavilion. They simply thought that the noble princess had come here to pass the time because she was in a playful mood.
Compared to facing those ill-intentioned men, wouldn't it be more pleasant to play with this generous and easy-going princess?
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