Shipin Dalizheng

When Concubine Rong heard the news that Jin Shizhao had accused Rong Tang of disobedience, she was panicked for a moment, because she knew in her heart that something that would not happen in a normal family would really happen in the Jin family.

Others might have been helpless in suing their son, but Jin Shizhao really wanted Rong Tang to die.

She was extremely worried. "What did this kid do to give Jin some leverage?"

Nanny You said, "Oh, this old servant just received a message from Cailan. She said that Tang Xunze and his wife had a big fight. Madam Tang didn't want to continue. She gave all of Mr. Tang's family property, 20,000 taels, to our young master as compensation for the horses."

"What kind of horse is this worth twenty thousand taels?"

"I don't know! I heard it's a Ferghana horse. My Lady, is this Ferghana horse really that valuable?"

As soon as Concubine Rong heard this, she knew that Rong Tang was deliberately extorting money. The Ferghana horse was just a legendary treasure. Not to mention that no one had ever seen it, even if it really existed, it would not be worth 20,000 taels.

"This kid is just messing around. How can he take the money so easily? Madam Tang is really something. She just gave it to him if he asked for it?"

"It wasn't what the prince wanted," Nanny You said. "Cai Lan went to ask, and he only asked for horse money, which seemed to be 1,800 taels. It was Madam Tang who wanted to teach Master Tang a lesson, so she gave the prince 20,000 taels as horse money. Later, she sent a maid to say that it was actually Miss Tang's dowry. She was afraid that she couldn't make ends meet, and Master Tang refused to pay, so she gave it to the prince in the name of this."

"That's really confusing."

Concubine Rong also blamed Madam Tang, "You can't handle the family affairs well, and you push all the troubles onto Tang'er. You don't even consider that whether Tang'er accepts this silver or not, it will be bad for your reputation. Is it because you think his situation is not bad enough or what? Go quickly and ask Tang'er to return the silver to the Tang family."

Nanny You had a strange look on her face. "The prince didn't want to. He said he was just like Jin Shizhao, a shameless person who only wanted money. No matter how much Jin Shizhao and Lord Tang made a fuss, he wouldn't return a single cent of the silver."

Rong Fei's body swayed, and she stroked her temple with her hand. "Did he say that himself?"

"He said it in front of Jin Shizhao and Lord Tang. I think he was deliberately trying to anger Jin Shizhao, but Jin Shizhao used this to accuse him. People outside who don't know would think he was so shameless that he was teaching his ignorant son a lesson!"

"Go, go, go find Madam Tang and ask her to go to Jingzhao Prefecture to explain a few things. I'll go find His Majesty and ask him to issue an imperial decree to exempt him from being beaten..."

The master and servant separated, Nanny You left the palace, and Concubine Rong, accompanied by Zhishu, went to ask for an audience with His Majesty. She had some extra money to give as a reward these days, so the eunuchs in the palace responded quickly to her summons and soon learned that His Majesty had gone to the Lanyue Palace to see Concubine Xie.

Rong Fei was now worried. If she were somewhere else, she could have asked a palace maid to pass on a message, but since she was in Lanyue Palace, it was difficult for her to speak. Yesterday, because a new palace maid didn't know Concubine Xie's rules and asked the emperor to visit other concubines in her palace, Concubine Xie found a reason to punish her that night.

Although Concubine Xie looks like a fairy, she is so cruel that all the women in the harem combined are not even half as vicious as her. I wonder if her conscience hurts when His Majesty says that she is simple-minded.

She could only wait outside Lanyue Palace.

When Nanny You left the palace to look for Madam Tang, the Seventh Princess and the Eighth Princess happened to be out together. The Seventh Princess saw that Nanny You, her mother's confidant, was leaving the palace alone and her steps were a little hurried, so she stopped the carriage and asked her what was the matter.

Nanny You said that Prince Rong had been sued by his father and was afraid that if he didn't act in time, he would be beaten.

When Princess Zhao Ling heard this, she decided not to attend the banquet. She knew too well how difficult it was for her mother. This nephew from her mother's family was, in some ways, more important than her daughter, and she couldn't let him suffer any loss.

"Mammy, I'll go with you. Zhaoyue, go to the Fourth Princess's residence and plead guilty on my behalf."

Princess Zhaoyue seriously suspected that the Seventh Princess did not want to go to the Fourth Princess's residence, but the Seventh Princess had sufficient reasons.

"Okay then. I'll tell the Fourth Princess."

As soon as the Eighth Princess left, the Seventh Princess asked Nanny You to get on her phoenix carriage and leave the palace together.

When they arrived at the Bo's Mansion, they found out that Rong Tang had gone to Fuxinzhuang early in the morning. The Seventh Princess did not listen to Nanny You and go to Sima's house, but ordered the coachman to go straight to the South City Gate.

"Princess, what are you doing? Are you leaving town?"

"Don't worry, Aunt You. I have a token given by my father, so I can leave the city occasionally."

"But you didn't ask the Queen for permission today!"

"It's too late. It's okay. There are guards behind us."

Nanny You had no choice but to let the Seventh Princess run all the way to Fuxinzhuang, feeling uneasy.

At the same time, the cage cart carrying people from Jingzhao Prefecture also set off.

Nanny You knew the current situation in Fuxin Village and gave the Seventh Princess a heads-up. "Seventh Princess, Fuxin Village is full of disabled veterans. They are all deformed and a bit scary. You can't look at them. It's best not to lift the curtain or get out of the car, lest they bump into you and cause trouble for them."

"I understand, Mammy."

The Seventh Princess had heard about the remnants of the Fuxinzhuang soldiers and had been mentally prepared. She warned herself not to scream or show disgust, even for the sake of her grandfather and mother's reputation. She kept building herself up along the way. Even when she arrived at Fuxinzhuang, she kept muttering, "Don't be afraid, don't be afraid, don't scream, don't scream."

I secretly lifted a corner of the curtain and saw green gauze tents on both sides. Occasionally, there were people wandering in the fields. They were all dressed neatly and at least they didn't look so shabby.

"It's strange, they are so clean, I thought they were just like beggars!"

Someone heard the sound and turned around. There was only a hole left in his left eye, which still scared the Seventh Princess. Her hand trembled and the curtain fell.

Seeing that it was an unfamiliar, ornate carriage, followed by several mounted guards, the man hurried forward to stop it. "Who are you? This is Fuxin Manor, the private estate of Prince Rong."

A meeting has been held in Zhuangzi. The business they are going to do is top secret and cannot be seen by outsiders.

Nanny You poked her head out and said, "I am from the Imperial Concubine Rong's side, and I'm here to look for Prince Rong."

Upon hearing this, the man let down his guard and took the initiative to lead them.

When they arrived at the farmyard, they learned that Rong Tang had gone to the fields to check again. The man asked them to wait for a moment while he went to look for someone.

The Seventh Princess was curious, so she got off the carriage despite Nanny You's attempt to stop her and walked around. She found that there were several places with unknown secrets, and there were people guarding the doors, who would not let her in.

After walking around, I came to a few independent houses in the southeast corner. A yard was temporarily enclosed by a fence. A middle-aged woman was making clothes, and a girl next to her was sorting some red particles. It was too far away to see clearly.

The Seventh Princess was about to go over and ask questions when someone suddenly rushed in shouting, "Oh no! The Jingzhao Prefecture is here to arrest the Crown Prince."

Suddenly, many people came out from various rooms in the quiet courtyard. Although they were dressed neatly, they were just like what Aunt You said, each of them had their own flaws, and seeing them all rushing together was still very stimulating to the senses.

Nanny You ran out quickly and saw that the Jingzhao Prefecture's caged carriages were parked at the gate of the manor, and several yamen runners were gesturing for Rong Tang to get in by himself.

Rong Tang was confused. "What's this for? Did I kill someone or set a fire?"

The captain said, "Let Prince Rong know that Minister Jin has reported you. Prince, please don't make it difficult for me to wait for you. It will be difficult for the prefect to handle this either."

Rong Tang couldn't help but roll up his sleeves, "He sued me? How dare he..."

"Sir!"

Nanny You shouted sternly, "Don't say too much, or you'll give someone with ulterior motives a handle. Officers, our prince is innocent and cannot be put in a cage carriage. If there is anything, we will send him to Jingzhao Prefecture to explain."

"Madam, please don't embarrass us..."

"What if this is what the princess meant?"