The mistress is reborn, no one who bullies me can escape

"Drag him away and chop off his hands. If he still doesn't intend to tell the truth, cut off his tongue. There's no point in keeping it."

Before the man could finish his words, the prince waved his hand impatiently and spoke coldly.

Hearing this, the man's face turned pale instantly and his body began to tremble slightly, but it was too late. He had already been dragged away by two guards.

After a while, a miserable scream was heard from outside, which made people shudder.

.........

Then, a guard walked in quickly, knelt on one knee, clasped his fists and said, "Second Master, the man has already confessed before his hand was chopped off."

"Who instructed you?" the prince asked in a cold tone.

When the man heard this, a hint of hesitation appeared on his face.

At this moment, the Crown Prince's eyes suddenly changed. Seeing this, the guard beside him flashed the knife in his hand, and one of the man's fingers flew out without warning, and blood splattered all over the ground.

"You just said you would confess, but now you've become mute. Are you kidding me?" the prince roared angrily.

"ah………."

The man let out a scream like a pig being slaughtered, echoing throughout the backyard.

His face began to twitch and twist in pain, and beads of sweat the size of beans rolled down his forehead.

"I... tell you, I'll tell you." Although he was in extreme pain, the man did not dare to delay for even a second and quickly confessed, "The Xue family asked me to come..."

Hearing this name, not only His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, but even the prefect's expressions turned extremely ugly.

"They promised that if I took the lead in causing trouble and made the grain issue a big deal, they would give me one or two thousand taels of silver."

The man almost cried out in pain.

"I am just taking money and helping others to get rid of their misfortunes... Sir, if you want to blame someone, just blame the Xue family. This has nothing to do with me!"

"Take him away and lock him up."

The cold tone made the man panic completely, and he shouted at the top of his lungs: "No...don't..."

However, at this moment, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince didn't care about his life or death at all.

Xue Jinhua walked out slowly, looking solemn. The prince asked softly, "Madam, did you hear everything?"

Xue Jinhua nodded slightly, with a worried look on her face: "Husband, how do you plan to deal with this matter now?"

"Of course we have to take revenge. The Xue family has done something so evil that we must act according to the law." The prince said with a righteous face.

"Of course the Xue family must be punished, but the problems of the people of Nanling still need to be resolved. How are you going to solve it, my husband?" Xue Jinhua looked at him worriedly and asked.

The prince frowned and thought for a moment before saying, "Now we can only ask the prefect to appease the people in the city. After three days, when the food arrives, everything will be settled naturally."

At this moment, a servant came running to report: "Second Master, something bad has happened..."

As soon as the prince finished speaking, the prefect came running in hurriedly.

Before the two could react, the prefect wiped the faint beads of sweat from his forehead and said anxiously: "The grain we transported from nearby Lingzhou was snatched away by bandits!"

When the prince heard this, his face suddenly turned very ugly, and he angrily scolded: "What do the officials in this government office do for a living? How could a mere bandit steal the food?"

As soon as he said this, the prince suddenly realized that something was wrong and immediately changed his tone: "Bandits? The ones escorting the food were the guards I brought from Kyoto. How could they be robbed so easily by bandits?"

The prefect's calves were already weak, and beads of sweat were dripping down his forehead. "This... I don't know."

Xue Jinhua said, "My husband, this matter is probably related to the Xue family. Now it is like distant water cannot quench immediate thirst."

The prefect was extremely surprised. If it wasn't the bandits but the Xue family...how dare the Xue family? Aren't they afraid of being blamed by the court?

"You go down first, Lord Magistrate," Xue Jinhua said.

The prefect was overjoyed. Now that such a big thing had happened, fortunately it was the Crown Prince who was there. Otherwise, as a mere small official, he really wouldn't know how to handle the matter.

"Madam, have you thought of a solution?" asked the prince.

"I have already ordered people to store food in the south. If you want it, I will give it to you immediately. I will just treat it as a gift to you."

The prince was surprised, "Madam, is your gift too expensive?"

"We are husband and wife now, I will naturally help you with all my strength, but..." Xue Jinhua paused for a moment and looked at the prince with a serious expression, "The Xue family is involved in this, I just hope that my husband can follow the court laws and handle the matter impartially, and show no mercy."

The prince knew the disputes and grievances between the Xue family and her, and quickly responded: "Madam, don't worry. This prince understands that if the Xue family really violated the law, this prince will definitely deal with it fairly and without favoritism."

Hearing this, Xue Jinhua's worries were slightly relieved. She smiled and said, "That's good. I believe my husband will make the right decision."

Seeing that she was no longer worried, the prince felt relieved and said with a smile, "Madam, you have helped me solve the problem. It is my duty to do things for you."

After hearing this, Xue Jinhua smiled even brighter and said softly, "In fact, these grains also have your contribution, Your Highness the Crown Prince."

The prince couldn't help but wonder, and asked curiously: "Oh? What do you mean?"

Xue Jinhua explained, "My husband rewarded me with ten thousand taels of gold last time, and I exchanged all that gold for food. I didn't expect it would come in handy today and solve my urgent need."

The prince suddenly realized and said with emotion: "So that's how it is. It really is God's will!"

The two smiled at each other, and a warm feeling welled up in their hearts. The so-called cycle of cause and effect is nothing more than this.

Who could have thought that an action at the time would produce such an unexpected effect at a critical moment?

"This is my token. Second Master sent someone to East Street Lane to find a man named Li San. After he sees the token, he will understand what is going on. He will definitely deliver the food to you in due time." After saying this, she took out a crystal clear jade pendant from her arms and handed it to him.

"Okay." After the prince took the jade pendant, he immediately arranged for someone to find Li San.

Not long after, the unrest in Nanling was quickly suppressed. Not only that, even the price of food stabilized.

Seeing this result, the prince finally breathed a sigh of relief, but his face was still very dark.

When the two returned to the mansion, Master Tiandao saw his expression, counted with his fingers, and his expression suddenly became solemn: "Second Master, something terrible has happened!"

"Hmm?" The prince frowned.

"Madam and the Second Master haven't consummated their marriage yet, right?" Master Tiandao asked cautiously.

Hearing this, Xue Jinhua's mind involuntarily emerged with what happened last night, and her face couldn't help but become a little guilty.

The prince frowned slightly and asked, "So what?"

"Second Master, your time is almost up. If you want to avoid this disaster, please consummate your marriage with your wife as soon as possible." Master Tiandao said seriously.

Although she knew he was telling the truth, Xue Jinhua still couldn't help blushing and her heart beating fast.

In contrast, the prince looked calm, he just waved his hand and said calmly: "Okay, I understand, you can go down first."

He followed her into the room. Originally, the atmosphere between the two of them was quite harmonious. However, after hearing what Master Tiandao said, the dull atmosphere between them suddenly became extremely strange.

Xue Jinhua pursed her lips and took the lead to walk into the room.

Qingyi and Yinghua were very tactful and stood aside to prepare hot water for bathing.

"that………"

After the two of them came out of the shower, Xue Jinhua still kept her head down, totally unaware of how to break the awkward silence, let alone where to start.

The prince was the first to lose control and suggested softly, "How about... let's have a drink?"

Xue Jinhua was so nervous that she clenched her hands into fists, then slowly loosened them. She responded, "Okay!"

As the saying goes, wine can give courage. Although Xue Jinhua was not opposed to sleeping in the same bed with the prince, she still felt embarrassed after all, and she was not the kind of woman who would take the initiative.

So, if I could drink to give myself courage, maybe I could get through the night smoothly.

So the prince ordered his servants, "Send some wine to the room."

Qingyi searched Qian's house for a long time, but still found nothing.

In desperation, she had to ask her mother in the mansion, but still couldn't find the wine.

Finally, this matter somehow reached the ears of Old Madam Qian, and she said slowly: "I still have a few jars of fine wine hidden in my small kitchen, send them to the Second Master."

"Yes, old lady."

The fine wine was placed on the table, and the prince and Xue Jinhua sat opposite each other, like two bright stars, shining against each other in the night sky.