Shocked! After rebirth, my princess wants to remarry

Xiao Jingheng said goodbye to Gu An and went to the Jinyiwei first. A few days ago, Lord Ruan Zhou, the Minister of Rites, was invited in.

For the first two days, apart from eating and drinking water, he didn't open his mouth at all, and he would never say a word. Now three or four days have passed.

Xiao Jingheng came to take a look and brought some things with him. He believed that his good uncle would speak up.

Chen Yuan had been waiting here long ago. When he saw Xiao Jingheng, he bowed and said, "Your Highness the Crown Prince."

Xiao Jingheng raised his chin and motioned him to open the cell door, "I'll go in and have a few words with him."

Chen Yuan's face showed hesitation, "Your Highness, we can still talk even from a distance."

If Ruan Zhou goes crazy and hurts His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, he will also be held responsible.

Xiao Jingheng chuckled twice, "It's okay, just open it."

Xiao Jingheng walked into the cell. The smell inside made him wrinkle his nose, but he still took two steps forward. "Master Ruan, what are you insisting on?"

Ruan Zhou had seen the prince coming a long time ago, but he was still curled up in the corner, not moving. His hair was already messy, and he had lost his former scholarly spirit. He looked no different from a beggar on the street.

He didn't say anything, just moved, looked up at the prince, and then lowered his head again.

If he doesn't speak, he can't be convicted. He is an official appointed by the court, so he can't be forced to confess, right?

Xiao Jingheng naturally knew what Ruan Zhou was planning. It was nothing more than refusing to confess, stalling for time, waiting for Prince Jin to rebel, rescuing him, and then giving him the credit for following the king.

"Sir Ruan, do you think that there are no more people in your Ruan family, so you are so tough?" Xiao Jingheng squatted on one leg in front of Ruan Zhou.

Ruan Zhou glanced at the Crown Prince and said, "Your Highness, our Ruan family is now without anyone. Wasn't it all your fault?"

Xiao Jingheng said: "Did I make them make such a mistake?"

"Liu Zheng is devotedly in love with you. Can't Your Highness see that?" Ruan Zhou said, "She just wants to be a concubine in the Eastern Palace. Given my position, it's not wishful thinking. Isn't the Crown Princess's father also a minister?"

Ruan Zhou's words revealed a sense of dissatisfaction.

Xiao Jingheng shook his head when he heard this. "That's not right. The reason why the Crown Princess is the Crown Princess has nothing to do with Lord Gu's rank. As long as she is the Crown Princess, Lord Gu is a seventh-rank official and my father-in-law."

"Your affection for the Crown Princess is inexplicable. Liu Zheng and you are childhood sweethearts. Jiang Huizhou's life and death are uncertain, so it's not unreasonable for her to find a way out for herself."

Chen Yuan listened to this and his fists clenched. The Ruan family actually thought this way. Ruan Liuzheng deserved to break off the engagement. Jiang Huizhou would return to Beijing and let her bear the label of being a jinx.

"It's because of a father like you who is so calculating that our family is broken up." Xiao Jingheng said, "Jiang Huizhou is in trouble. Don't you know the details?"

Ruan Zhou was stunned when he heard this. He coughed violently twice before he calmed down and said, "Of course I don't know. I'm not from the Ministry of War."

Hearing this, Xiao Jingheng was not anxious. He just smiled and said, "Han Desheng, bring over the calligraphy that Lord Ruan's son, who is raised outside, wrote last night. Let him, as a father, see if his son has made any progress."

As soon as he finished speaking, Ruan Zhou suddenly knelt up, no longer looking like a tough guy who was ready to be beaten or killed.

Chen Yuan looked at the prince's face, which was full of sarcasm, and thought to himself: The prince is so sinister that the Jinyiwei haven't even found out whether Ruan Zhou has a concubine.

Today, the prince brought the calligraphy of his concubine's daughter.

"How could it be?" Ruan Zhou picked up a piece of rice paper from the ground. The handwriting on it was still very childish, and the curved hooks were not written well. It was indeed written by his six-year-old son.

Xiao Jingheng smiled and said, "Lord Ruan hid it very well, and Madam Ruan didn't find it either. It's really a good trick."

"Laifu won't betray me." Ruan Zhou stood up, raised his head and stared into the prince's eyes. "What have you done to them?"

Chen Yuan was really curious after hearing this. Who was the woman that Ruan Zhou was hiding outside? How did the prince find out?

Just when he was wondering, he heard the guard beside the prince, Zhang Wu, coughing non-stop to make his presence felt. Chen Yuan knew that Zhang Wu was not a smart person, so he didn't think much about it and continued to watch the people in the cell.

Seeing Chen Yuan's attitude, Zhang Wu snorted and said nothing. Who was he looking down on? This concubine was found by him, Commander Zhang.

Of course, the prince also had some advice.

"Judging from your performance, if you cooperate well, the life of mother and child will be good, and vice versa." Xiao Jingheng said, "Ah, that woman is pregnant again, more than two months."

Ruan Zhou covered his head and fell to the ground, looking very painful.

"Tell me quickly, do you want to die together, or let the mother and her two children live well? They are the flesh and blood of your Ruan family. Do you really want to end your family line?" Han Desheng said sternly from the side.

Ruan Zhou was now in tears, his nose was running, and he was shaking his head desperately.

"Prince Jin doesn't know of their existence." Xiao Jingheng said, implying that if they confessed, Prince Jin would not take revenge on the mother and son.

"I have something else to do and don't have time to waste here with you." Xiao Jingheng said, and was about to turn around and leave.

The next moment, a figure rushed over and hugged the Crown Prince's calf, "I confess, I confess everything."

Xiao Jingheng glanced at Chen Yuan and said, "You come to interrogate him. We must make it an ironclad case."

Chen Yuan agreed and escorted the Crown Prince out. He couldn't help but ask the question in his heart, "Your Highness, where did you find this concubine of Ruan Zhou?"

Xiao Jingheng smiled and said, "Zhang Wu found him. He's the manager of the Ruan family's shop. Seven years ago, he married a 19-year-old wife. A few years ago, the couple opened a restaurant in Ruan Zhou's private shop. His wife gave birth to a son a few years ago."

Chen Yuan opened his mouth and couldn't close it after hearing this. Did the master register his concubine as the servant's wife?

So does the servant’s wife sleep with the servant?

Thinking too far ahead...

Oh my, it’s such a mess. No wonder the Ruan family lives like this. None of them are very clear-headed.

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After finishing his work, Xiao Jingheng returned to the East Palace. He first went to the front yard, took a bath, and then dealt with some trivial matters before going to the main courtyard.

The Crown Princess was listening to Zhang Jinbao talking about the affairs of the Imperial Household Department. The Dragon Boat Festival was approaching and the palace was going to hold a banquet, so there was a lot of work to do.

Xiao Jingheng thought that the food at the banquet was just cold wine and cold meat, and he really couldn't understand why they liked to hold banquets so much.

From now on, when holidays come, officials should be given time to spend with their families.

"Greetings to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince." Gu Qinghe noticed the Crown Prince coming, raised his hand to interrupt him, and led his men to salute him.

Xiao Jingheng walked up to Gu Qinghe and helped her up. "No need to be polite, just continue."