Quick Wear: Saving Three Thousand Matches

Jin Jiusi returned to the palace, but before she could open her mouth to complain, Feng Er, who had been hiding in the dark to protect her, appeared in front of Feng Qiansu and reported everything that had happened during the day.

After Feng Qiansu heard this, anger instantly surged in his heart, "He offended the princess and challenged the majesty of the royal family. I think he thinks his life is too long."

If he had not taken into account that Jun's ancestors had followed Taizu in fighting bloody battles and pacifying the country, he would have ordered Jun Muling to be executed long ago.

Feng Qiansu frowned and continued to ask, "Where is the Prime Minister?"

When Feng Er said that Yun Chenyu had only accompanied Jin Jiusi to visit the villa for a while in the morning and then left on his own, a trace of imperceptible dissatisfaction and disappointment flashed in Feng Qiansu's eyes.

"Step back." Feng Qiansu said in a cold tone.

Feng Er received the order and quickly retreated.

Feng Qiansu was silent for a moment, then called out to the eunuchs waiting outside the door, "Anxi, go and summon the Prime Minister to the palace."

"As you command," An Xi walked in and replied respectfully before leaving.

"Who made our Majesty so angry?" Qi Lingyue walked out from the inner hall and teased with a smile.

Seeing Qi Lingyue, Feng Qiansu's cold eyes suddenly softened, "Lingyue, Yun Er, that brat, really made me..." His tone was quite helpless.

After saying that, he stood up with his hands behind his back, looking out the window at the dark night, thinking silently in his heart.

"Do you want to kill Prime Minister Yun? Okay, I'm happy to hand the knife to the emperor." Qi Lingyue whispered in his ear, a hint of cunning flashing in her narrow eyes.

Yun Chenyu is good in every way, but when it comes to Jun Muxue, he is stubborn and stupid.

"Yue'er, don't make a fuss. That's not what I meant." Feng Qiansu pulled her into his arms and explained gently.

Upon hearing this, Qi Lingyue snorted coldly, "Then what does the emperor mean? Knowing that Yun Xiang is engaged, you still let him go to find trouble with Xiao Jiu. Aren't you afraid of ruining Xiao Jiu's reputation?"

"I just want to..." Feng Qiansu was interrupted by Qi Lingyue before she could finish her words, "Don't think about it, he is not worthy of Xiaojiu."

Feng Qiansu was stunned when he heard this. He didn't expect that his thoughts would be directly exposed by his own queen. He then said, "I have not considered this matter well. I should give Xiaojiu an explanation."

The two of them stayed together for a while, and then Qi Lingyue left first and went to Zhaoyang Palace.

Half an hour later, a young eunuch's shrill voice came from outside the door, "Your Majesty, the Prime Minister requests an audience."

"Announce." Feng Qiansu said calmly.

After a moment, Yun Chenyu slowly walked into the hall.

He knelt down and saluted, then looked up at Feng Qiansu, "Your humble servant pays respects to Your Majesty."

"Stand up." Feng Qiansu waved his right hand, signaling him to stand up and speak. "What do you want to say about the offense Lai Huang suffered in the teahouse today?"

Yun Chenyu stood up straight, clasped his hands and said, "It was my negligence. Please forgive me, Your Majesty."

"Guilty? You are guilty." Feng Qiansu sneered, "To be honest, it's because I didn't think carefully enough and forgot about your engagement with Miss Jun."

"Your Majesty, I am terrified." Yun Chenyu said.

"Go to the Jun family this evening and convey my oral order: Jun Muling has offended the princess and challenged the royal authority. Effective immediately, his title of Crown Prince will be revoked."

Feng Qiansu frowned, and his originally majestic face looked even more stern, making people dare not disobey him in the slightest.

The position of the Crown Prince was specially bestowed on Jun Muling, the eldest son of the Jun family, during the reign of the Emperor's grandfather, in gratitude for the Jun family's ancestors who had followed the Emperor Taizu and made many outstanding military achievements.

But Xiaojiu is the emperor's most beloved grandchild, Jun Muling...it's time for the Jun family to relax.

"Your Majesty, I obey your order." Yun Chenyu lowered his head, and something flashed in his eyes.

"Okay, you can go down." Feng Qiansu threw the token to him and waved his hand impatiently.

Yun Chenyu took the token, bowed, and left the palace.

*

At night, the lights in the Duke's Mansion were on, and intermittent wails were heard from Muyangxuan in the side yard of the Jun family.

"Ouch, ouch, be gentle...it hurts so much."

A young man in a yellow undershirt was lying on the bed, groaning.

He was pale, with a bare back and several bloody whip marks on it, which showed that he had just been beaten.

"Prince, please be gentler. The Duke doesn't even know how to be gentler. He is too harsh." The little maid applied the medicine to him tremblingly.

The young man on the bed was Jun Muling, who was cheated out of five thousand taels by Jin Jiusi during the day.

The news that he spent five thousand taels of silver in a teahouse to win the smile of a beautiful woman somehow reached the ears of the Duke.

After hearing this, the Duke was so angry that he almost fainted, and he gave him a good beating with a whip.

In the study, Duke Jun Mingzhang was reading a book when a servant came to report that Prime Minister Yun had arrived.

"Him? What is he doing here so late?"

Is it for Mu Xue?

Jun Mingzhang frowned, having a bad feeling in his heart.

"Please come quickly."

Soon, Yun Chenyu walked in.

"I've met the Duke."

"What brings you here to visit me so late at night, nephew?" Jun Mingzhang asked straight to the point.

Yun Chenyu took out the token given by Feng Qiansu from his sleeve and said, "Pass on His Majesty's order."

Upon hearing this, Jun Mingzhang's body trembled violently, and he fell to his knees without hesitation.

"Jun Muling offended the princess in public and openly challenged the royal authority. Effective immediately, his title of Crown Prince will be stripped. I hope the Duke will strictly manage the inner court of our family from now on and will not commit such a serious crime again."

Yun Chenyu conveyed Feng Qiansu's intention word by word with an expressionless face.

However, the last warning was added by him privately.

After hearing this, Jun Mingzhang's face instantly turned as pale as paper, completely devoid of blood.

His eyes widened as he muttered in disbelief, "How...how is this possible?"

The voice trembled like a candle in the wind, as if it would go out at any time.

"Your Majesty has already stated that if the Duke has any doubts about the decree, he can personally come to the palace and present his concerns."

Yun Chenyu still looked cold and aloof, and spoke lightly.

Jun Mingzhang clenched his teeth, his cheeks bulging slightly from the force.

"Mu Ling has never met the princess, so why do you say he offended her? My dear nephew, there must be something hidden in this matter." His words were full of helplessness and unwillingness.

Yun Chenyu looked up at him and said, "I'm sure the Duke has also heard the news that the Crown Prince spent five thousand taels in the teahouse to win the smile of a beautiful woman."

"Could it be that person..." Jun Mingzhang looked at Yun Chenyu in disbelief.

"Yes! Chenyu takes his leave." Yun Chenyu's voice was loud and clear. After bowing, he left the Duke's Mansion directly.

After he left, Jun Mingzhang slowly stood up and walked to the desk. Looking at the neatly arranged pens, ink, paper, and inkstone, as well as various books on the desk, he could no longer suppress the anger in his heart.

He just raised his right hand and swept all these things to the ground.

With a series of crackling sounds, the desk was suddenly in a mess.

Various items were scattered all over the floor, some even smashed to pieces.

"Nizi, Nizi!!!"

Jun Mingzhang's hair stood on end with rage, his chest heaving violently, veins popping out on his forehead, his eyes wide open, his face filled with rage.

As he roared, he pounded the desk with his fists, causing the entire room to tremble slightly.