Regent, the princess you found is a treasure

In the Wende Hall of the Imperial Palace, before the morning court was over, a palace maid came to report. When Eunuch Wei, who was beside Emperor Yuanwu, heard the news, his face changed.

Emperor Yuanwu motioned to Eunuch Wei to step forward and speak. Eunuch Wei stepped forward and reported to Emperor Yuanwu in a low voice.

After hearing this, Emperor Yuanwu said angrily, "Dismiss the court. Prime Minister Su and the Crown Prince, please go to the Imperial Study."

After saying that, he left with a flick of his sleeves. The ministers didn't know what had happened, looked at Prime Minister Su with a worried look on their faces, and then left the palace and went home.

The prince knew that it must be the rumors outside that had come in. This was originally what he asked Su Qingrou to do.

Prime Minister Su was feeling uneasy, not knowing what had happened.

Xuan Moyin also followed him into the imperial study, and after performing his greetings, he sat on the stool next to him.

Emperor Yuanwu was too lazy to pay attention to him. He looked at the Crown Prince and Prime Minister Su kneeling on the ground, picked up the imperial pen on the desk and threw it at Prime Minister Su.

The imperial pen hit Prime Minister Su's official uniform, splashing a piece of ink.

Prime Minister Su was lying on the ground in fear, with beads of sweat oozing from his forehead. He knocked his head hard on the cold floor. "Your Majesty, please calm down! I am really terrified. I don't know what has angered Your Majesty?" At this moment, Prime Minister Su's mind quickly flashed through the shameful things he had done during his years as an official.

"Hmph! You still dare to say you don't know what happened? The news that your eldest daughter was bullied by mountain bandits and lost her virginity has long been spread throughout the capital, and everyone in the streets and alleys knows it!" Emperor Yuanwu roared in anger: "You should know that your daughter is engaged to the prince, and this is a marriage granted by the late emperor. Now that she has been disgraced, doesn't it bring shame to my royal family?"

Upon hearing this, Prime Minister Su was so frightened that he trembled all over and kowtowed to apologize, saying, "Your Majesty is wise. All this is my fault! I will return home immediately and order my daughter to commit suicide to prove her innocence. I will not let the royal family suffer such a great humiliation." As he spoke, tears and sweat mixed together and slid down his cheeks.

When Xuan Moyin heard this, he glanced at Su Xiang calmly and said slowly, "Royal brother, these are just rumors in the market. No one has seen it with their own eyes. How can we believe it?"

No one knew more about what happened that night than he did. Su Luoxue would rather die than surrender, and she never let the villain taint her innocent body. When she resolutely jumped off the cliff, she happened to fall into his arms. At this moment, his mind involuntarily emerged with that beautiful face, as beautiful as a fairy, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but slightly rise.

However, Emperor Yuanwu shook his head and said, "There is no need to verify. Now the whole capital knows about this matter. Whether she has truly lost her virginity is irrelevant. Her reputation has been ruined. The royal family must not accept such a daughter-in-law."

Crown Prince Xuan Haotian knelt down and kowtowed hurriedly, saying in a panic, "Father, please understand. I cannot accept this kind of Crown Princess. Please make the decision for me."

Emperor Yuanwu nodded in agreement, and continued, "Haotian, I will keep an eye out for famous ladies in the capital for you, and then choose a suitable Crown Princess for you. I'm sorry to have wronged you this time, but I will issue an edict to cancel your engagement with Su Luoxue, the eldest daughter of the Prime Minister's Mansion."

"Thank you, Father!" The prince was relieved and hurriedly thanked him. After that, he turned to Prime Minister Su and said, "Give the Prime Minister's eldest daughter Su Luoxue three feet of white silk. The deadline is tomorrow. I hope Prime Minister Su will take good care of himself."

Hearing this, Xuan Moyin frowned slightly and was about to say something, but was interrupted by an anxious shout from outside the door: "No! Your Majesty." Then, a figure walked in quickly.

The visitor was a woman in her thirties, with a pretty face and graceful demeanor. When the prince saw the visitor, he quickly stood up and saluted, saying, "Mother." It turned out that this person was not someone else, but the current queen, Bai Yuwu. She was wearing a gorgeous phoenix robe and a pearl and jade phoenix crown on her head, and her noble temperament was revealed in her every move.

Emperor Yuanwu slowly stood up, personally supported the empress, and carefully let her sit next to the dragon throne: "Empress, why are you here today?" There was some concern in his words.

It turned out that when Bai Yuwu heard that a palace servant had come to report the matter, she rushed to the imperial study in a panic. She knew that time was running out and she had to plead with the emperor as soon as possible to save the child's life.

"Your Majesty, please spare the child's life! Just cancel the engagement with Haotian." Bai Yuwu said firmly: "Your Majesty, that is the only bloodline of Xianzhu left in this world! Although this child has no chance of becoming a royal daughter-in-law, I beg Your Majesty to show some mercy and give her a chance to survive."

"This..." Emperor Yuanwu couldn't help but fall into deep thought, looking troubled, as if he had some concerns in his heart.

"Your Majesty, Xianzhu's family suffered a misfortune a long time ago, and they were exiled to a distant place for many years. There has been no news since then, and her life or death is unknown. Now there is only such a lonely child left, which is really pitiful!" After Bai Yuwu finished speaking, tears welled up in her eyes, and she couldn't help but want to kneel down and beg.

Emperor Yuanwu was shocked when he saw this scene. He quickly reached out his hand to help the queen up, and his tone softened: "Queen, please get up quickly, and don't hurt yourself! In this case, I will agree to your request. Let her break off her engagement with Haotian. As for her life, I can temporarily spare her, but from today on, whether she is alive or dead in the future, she will have nothing to do with our royal family!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your grace!" The Queen knelt down with tears in gratitude to thank the Emperor for his grace.

Then, Emperor Yuanwu turned to look at Prime Minister Su, his face becoming very serious: "You clearly knew about this matter but did not report it to me, making our royal family a laughing stock. However, considering that you have always been loyal to the court, I will give you a lighter punishment this time and fine you half a year's salary. Get out now!"

Prime Minister Su then stood up tremblingly, kowtowed to the emperor to thank him for his grace, and slowly left the imperial study. He walked hurriedly, as if he didn't want to stay any longer, and walked straight towards the palace gate.

However, just as he stepped out of the palace gate, a deep voice suddenly came from behind: "Prime Minister Su, please stay."

Prime Minister Su's heart tightened, and he turned around quickly, only to see Xuan Moyin standing with his hands behind his back, staring at him coldly. He secretly complained in his heart, and quickly bowed and said, "Greetings to the Regent King. I wonder why the prince called me here?"

Regent Xuan Moyin was famous in the court and was known as the "living devil". Almost none of the officials who were corrupt and abused their power by him had a good ending. And except in the court, he rarely interacted with him in private. At this moment, Prime Minister Su was stopped by him, and he couldn't help but feel uneasy, not knowing what to do.

"Miss Su has not lost her innocence. I hope Prime Minister Su will treat her well in the future." Xuan Moyin said this expressionlessly, then turned and left, leaving Prime Minister Su standing there in shock.

He himself couldn't explain why he had to clarify the matter to Prime Minister Su on behalf of Su Luoxue. Perhaps it was just that he had an inexplicable concern and worry for her deep in his heart. This feeling was hard to describe, but it was real.

Prime Minister Su stood there in bewilderment. Who could tell him what was going on? How could the always cold-faced King of Hell speak for that girl Su Luoxue? How could he know if she had lost her innocence? No, how could they know each other?

Without having time to think too much, Prime Minister Su hurried home.