boyutpedia Chapter 185 You must listen to the princess
Chapter 185 You must listen to the princess
Mrs. Zhou felt regretful in her heart, but things had come to this point and it was too late to regret.
"Master, I just feel sorry for my daughter. She has only had this thought since she was little. What's wrong with that?"
Minister Zhou closed his eyes and tried to suppress his anger. "Stop talking. Immediately, right now, pack your belongings and leave the capital overnight to return to your hometown. I will arrange for someone to pick you up there. Apart from being farther away from Kyoto, your life will not be any different. You should be quiet and take good care of your health. When this storm is over, I will ask your uncle to find you a wife you like and ensure that you will have no worries about food and clothing for the rest of your life..."
Now that things have come to this, Zhou Qin knows there is no room for maneuver.
She could only stand up crying and follow the people escorting her out of the hall.
It was all her own fault, no one else could be blamed... Madam Zhou wanted to chase after her, but Minister Zhou grabbed her and said, "If you continue to cling to her and prevent her from leaving, I will personally twist her hair and send her to the nunnery tonight!"
Mrs. Zhou's cries were choked in her throat. She bit her lips tightly and tears fell from her eyes.
It is better to go back to her hometown than to cut her hair and become a nun. At least she can live a decent life. In her current state, even if she goes to a nunnery, she will not be able to stand the gossips...
In the court, he was at least a minister, a second-rank official.
But now, he was about to become a joke in Kyoto! The daughter of a minister had no shame and offered herself to him! His mortal enemy in the court would definitely seize this opportunity and take advantage of him!
Who can understand the difficulties he will face in the future!
Zhou Qin was instructed by the Queen Mother to frame Yang Yi. If Prince Ling and Your Majesty think that he is colluding with Prince Yong, then it will be a big deal!
Although he wanted to climb up the social ladder, he never thought of becoming a traitor!
After sending Mu Qingyan back home, Prince Ling also returned to his own residence.
Ah Shu brought a bowl of hot ginseng soup. Prince Ling was looking through the clues he had found these days. "I don't eat before bed. Take it away..."
Ah Shu had no choice but to say, "The princess ordered that the prince has been very busy lately and needs to take good care of himself. After all, there are still tough battles to fight..."
Hearing that it was Mu Qingyan's order, Prince Ling's mouth corners slowly lifted up. The next moment, he reached out, picked up the bowl of ginseng soup, and drank it up slowly in small sips.
He had been poisoned twice, and although he was detoxified in the end, the poison had remained in his body for many years, so it was natural that it would cause some damage.
Therefore, whenever something required the use of force, Mu Qingyan seldom let him do it. After all, using internal force to fight against others also required a strong physique to support it.
Prince Ling's body has been damaged. If he doesn't take good care of himself, I'm afraid he won't live long.
Seeing him put down the soup bowl, Ah Shu said, "The princess said that she asked her subordinates to watch over you and not let you stay up late. After drinking the ginseng soup, go and rest."
Prince Ling was not displeased, he just raised his eyes and asked with some dissatisfaction, "Whose subordinate are you?"
Ah Shu changed his usual dull and boring look and scratched his head. "You are the master, and the princess is also the master. As for who the subordinate belongs to, you and the princess can decide. I am fine with it."
Prince Ling grabbed the book on the table and threw it over.
Ah Shu was quick to grab the soup bowl and ran away. After leaving the door, he turned back and teased, "My Lord, you must listen to the princess! The princess said that if you listen to your wife, you will be rich!"
The book was thrown out by King Ling, but it didn't hit anyone. It fell to the ground and lay quietly.
Prince Ling stood up, walked over, squatted down and picked it up, and he couldn't suppress the smile on his face.
He put the book back in its place, thinking about the words that if he listened to his wife, he would be rich, and with a happy face, he put his hands behind his back and went back to the dormitory to rest.
That night, he had a dream, a very beautiful, very beautiful, but very shameful dream...
Overnight, the situation in Kyoto changed drastically.
The Grand Princess's Mansion was suddenly sealed off, and notices were posted widely about Zhou Yuan's sentence of beheading in the autumn.
Many high-ranking officials were also stripped of their posts and imprisoned.
Fuyuan, which was holding a birthday banquet yesterday, was sealed off today, and all the men and women kept there were thrown into the cells.
For a time, the Ministry of Justice prison and the Dali Temple prison were both overcrowded.
Since it concerned the royal family, it was not handed over to Jingzhao Prefecture.
The prefect of Jingzhao was relieved by this. After all, it was a member of the royal family who had committed a crime. If it came to the point of sealing off the mansion and imprisoning the person, that would be almost like a rebellion. It would be best if he did not have to get involved, lest he be punished later and would not be able to escape.
But before he could relax, an imperial decree came from the palace.
His Majesty has ordered him to take people there and seal off the Jiaofangsi.
No matter what the higher-ups meant, he didn't dare delay once the imperial edict came down. He gathered his men and set off in a hurry.
The officials cleared the way along the way, and the people, seeing the scene, consciously avoided it.
In the past two days, there have been gusts of evil wind in Kyoto, and many high-ranking officials and nobles have suffered misfortunes. I wonder whose house will be raided today?
The people were talking a lot.
Even a young child knew that something big might be happening in the court!
Five days later, the prefect of Tongzhou died unjustly. Now that the truth has been revealed, a notice to restore his innocence has been posted.
The sisters Axue and Ayue also regained their status as official wives and escaped from the cannibalistic Jiaofangsi.
The moment she saw the notice, A Yue burst into tears with excitement.
Axue is relatively calm.
She had been carrying hatred for many years and had always wanted to clear her father's name. Today, her father's name was finally cleared. Instead, she calmed down and there was no ripple in her heart.
Because, even if they cleared their father's name, they would never come back...
They all died on that spring day three years ago, filled with resentment...
"Sister, what's wrong with you? Why haven't you spoken a word?"
Ah Xue blinked her moist eyes and smiled, "Nothing, let's go and say goodbye to Miss Mu? Let's go back to Tongzhou, pay respect to our parents and brother, and tell them the good news..."
A Yue nodded excitedly.
Tongzhou is such a faraway place. The moment they were sent to the Jiaofangsi, their lives became bleak. Unexpectedly, they could return with a clean record now...
Mu Qingyan was very good at judging people. Axue had a strong personality and would not be willing to live under someone else's roof. Now that their difficulties had been resolved and they were free, they would naturally return to their hometown.
Therefore, he ordered people to prepare warm clothes for them early on, as well as money, dry food, water, and carriages.
Ah Xue took the heavy bag of money in a daze. She felt sad at this moment. She was always a strong person, but now she burst into tears.
"I have asked people to prepare all the things we need for the journey. You can take a look and see if there is anything missing so that we can buy some. If you are not in a hurry to leave, you can stay here until after the New Year and when it is warm in the spring."