The reborn girl always wants to escape, but the abstinent marquis hugs her and coaxes her!

Chapter 200 Unlimited Love

No one would have thought that on the first day of the new year, they would witness Duke Ningguo's first complaint against Chang Jing.

As everyone looked at each other, more people looked at the prince.

Who doesn't know that Chang Jing is the Crown Princess' uncle? He has always followed the orders of the Eastern Palace. He dared to commit such a heinous crime without the Eastern Palace's approval.

No matter how foolish the Crown Prince was, he understood the meaning of everyone's gazes. He hurried forward and reported, "Father, this must have been a frame-up!"

Duke Ningguo sneered, "Are you saying, Prince, that this old minister is framing you?"

The Crown Prince ignored him and looked at the person above him. "Father, do you remember the flood last year? Someone framed Chang Jing and bribed his officials in charge of the dike construction. After the flood became a disaster, they killed him! If it weren't for your father's insight, I'm afraid Chang Jing would have been beheaded long ago."

The flood in Jiangnan was a trap set by the second prince to frame the crown prince. In order to prevent the people from being disappointed in the royal family due to party disputes, the matter was kept secret, but the emperor knew about it.

Seeing the emperor's serious expression, the prince knew he had taken his words to heart, so he continued, "What Duke Ning just reported about the imperial farm is very strange. There's no guarantee it's not another frame-up!"

Duke Ningguo is the second prince's in-laws!

The emperor stood up and glanced at the prince. "I will investigate. If what the Duke said is true, I will not let Chang Jing go."

His tone was flat, but the prince knew that his father was warning him.

If this is true, my father... will not show mercy.

He was about to say more, but the Duke of Ning took another step forward and said, "Your Majesty is absolutely right. This matter has far-reaching implications and is of great importance. Therefore, I have brought the witnesses and evidence outside the palace. Your Majesty may personally interrogate the case!"

Veins popped out on the prince's forehead.

He hurriedly asked, "Does the Duke want the Emperor to come to the court to try the case for you?"

Duke Ningguo replied, "I dare not, but this witness has been repeatedly ambushed by the capital's secret guards on his way to the capital. I am afraid that if we delay too long, they will be murdered in the capital!"

The emperor frowned and said, "In the capital, beside me, even if it is true as you said, Chang Jing would not dare to come here and kill people to silence them!"

"Your Majesty, please understand that the people who assassinated them were not Chang Jing's men..."

As soon as Duke Ningguo finished speaking, the prince's face turned pale.

He suddenly looked at the emperor: "If this matter is true, it will have far-reaching consequences. Chang Jing will be blamed for his death. This matter is of great importance. Your Majesty, please immediately send someone to summon Chang Jing to the capital for questioning." The emperor could clearly see the panic in his eyes.

But he knew that his son, although sometimes confused, would definitely not make such a big mistake.

I'm afraid there's something else fishy going on.

In front of the entire court, he also wanted to give the Crown Prince some escape route, so he nodded and said, "What the Duke and the Crown Prince said is reasonable. Leave the witness in the palace. I will immediately order someone to summon Chang Jing and confront him in the court! What do you think of this?"

Seeing this, Duke Ningguo didn't know what to say.

Just as the best opportunity to expose the matter was about to be missed, Mu Rong blew a gust of wind from his hand and hit Duke Ningguo right in the knee.

So, the old minister knelt down in front of everyone.

Everyone: "..."

emperor:"……"

Duke Ningguo himself hadn't anticipated this either. Seeing the dark green hue on the emperor's face, he knew his actions were tantamount to forcing the emperor to abdicate...

However, things have come to this point, and he has already angered the emperor. If he doesn't say it now, I'm afraid all the efforts of the past half month will be in vain!

So, he raised his head and said loudly, "Your Majesty, the people who went to intercept the murder evidence were the East Palace secret guards! They were ordered by the Crown Prince to kill Lord Chang Jing!"

Full of uproar.

The prince's heart sank to the bottom in an instant.

Because he saw the emperor's gaze, which was extremely cold.

……

The officials and their families in the capital were all in a state of panic that day.

The reason is simple, it's just that my master hasn't returned since he went to court.

Morning court usually lasted no more than an hour, and adding the time for going back and forth, two hours was enough. But on the first day of court on the 16th day of the first lunar month, the court had not yet ended by dusk.

The officials' wives ignored the severe cold and gathered outside the palace gate, fearing that something might have happened inside.

Only in Weiyuan Marquis Mansion, everything is normal.

Xu Rongrong stayed in her room. She was in much better spirits today. She occasionally dozed off, but woke up after a while.

Wen Yao fed her a few sips of water and asked, "Miss, do you want to eat something?"

Xu Rongrong shook her head: "He... hasn't come back yet?"

"The Marquis has not returned since he went to court at the beginning of the morning." Wen Yao replied.

Looking at the gradually darkening sky outside, Xu Rongrong smiled and said, "I guess the matter of the imperial farm has been settled, and the crown prince has been dragged into it this time."

Wen Yao was a little puzzled. "Why are you so sure, young lady? Hasn't His Majesty always doted on the Crown Prince?" "Precisely because of his love for him, if he wanted to protect the Crown Prince, he would have dismissed the court early and dealt with the matter privately. The longer the court session lasts, the less chance the Crown Prince has of turning the tables."

"I see..." Wen Yao sighed, "The prince is truly unlucky."

The prince's reputation has always been mediocre, but he has never done anything inhumane.

He was dragged into this matter by taking advantage of Chang Jing's incident. Thinking that he was a high and mighty crown prince of the Eastern Palace and would be the same as common people in the future, Wen Yao felt a little sorry for him.

"How unlucky is he?" Xu Rongrong raised her lips. "If he were an ordinary citizen, being implicated for no reason would be truly pitiful... But who is he? He's the crown prince, the future emperor of the Great Zhou... He might not really know about Chang Jing's human trafficking, but the unusual annual income from the imperial farm and the silver Chang Jing pays as tribute, shouldn't he be unaware that there's something fishy going on?"

"He's so foolish for such a petty gain. If in the future... he truly becomes the Supreme Ruler, it won't be long before the Great Zhou is destroyed by his foolishness. Then... what will the people do?"

Xu Rongrong finished speaking and looked at Wen Yao: "Your virtue is unworthy of your position, and you are harming the people of the country."

Wen Yao quickly responded, "I understand."

"Rongrong has profound insights and is indeed different from ordinary women." A tall and slender figure walked in from outside the door. The chill he brought with him quickly merged with the chill in the room.

He finished speaking and walked to the bedside. "I've always been worried that you'd think I was ruthless and cruel, but I didn't expect... you'd be so insightful."

Xu Rongrong looked at him: "Is there a conclusion?"

Mu Rong nodded, sat down beside her, and took her cold hand in his palm. "Your Majesty has issued an order to confine the Crown Prince to the Eastern Palace. No one is allowed to visit him. The imperial guards have already left the city and are heading to Xianzhou to capture Chang Jing."

He said that he wanted Xu Rongrong to witness this moment in person.

"Your Majesty is really willing to do this..." Xu Rongrong was a little worried at first, but she didn't expect that he would actually issue an edict in the court... This is an imperial edict.

Mu Rong smiled and said, "Your Majesty's love has its limits."

After saying this, he looked at Xu Rongrong deeply and said, "But my love for Rongrong... is infinite."