Princess Menglang is hard to change, the whole capital is embarrassed for her

"General, please listen to me again," Prime Minister Zhao hurriedly stepped forward, blocking Fang Yao as he was about to leave. "I was wrong. Yuan Mengxing didn't dare to say it was a misunderstanding. He just wanted to quell the anger of the general's family and give Miss Shen justice as soon as possible. If it weren't for the unbearable swelling and pain on his face, he would have stayed to speak to the general in person. I saw that he was about to collapse, and I was afraid that something might happen in the palace, so I asked the servants to send him back."

The palace gate was getting closer and closer. Through the gate, one could see the horses tied to the horse posts outside and the Fang family guards standing upright.

The old prime minister was really afraid that Fang Yao would not listen to him and would just go to the Duke of Wei's mansion and make a scene regardless of anything.

This is a turbulent time and we really can't afford any trouble.

The Duke of Wei's mansion was given by the late emperor. If Fang Yao took people to destroy it, there would be no need for the Yuan family members to step in. The memorials from the censors alone would be enough to overwhelm him.

"The general beat Yuan Mengxing today, and he hasn't been able to attend court for several days," the old general said. "Let me tell you, he's been beaten, and I've vented my anger. The Duke of Wei has asked you to make your terms. Why don't you let him go this time and take care of the emperor's business first?"

Just now in the bedroom, the emperor told them not to rush out of the palace after court tomorrow, but to go to the imperial study and wait.

Shen Zhaojiang and the eldest prince and his entourage returned to the palace at around noon. The emperor had something to ask, and several old ministers were present, and Fang Yao had to be there.

Even if the old prime minister hadn't reminded him, Fang Yao had no intention of smashing the Duke of Wei's mansion today.

The emperor’s affairs are of utmost importance, everything else can be put on the back burner.

He just wanted to show up at the Duke of Wei's mansion and let the Yuan family know that this matter was not over yet.

"Yuan Mengxing asked me to help mediate a peace, showing great sincerity. General, would you like to hear my advice?"

As they walked, the two of them had already left the palace gate. When the guards saw Fang Yao coming out, they hurried to untie the reins.

Fang Yao put his hands behind his back, clenched his fists as usual, and said to the old prime minister with a calm expression, "If that's the case, please tell me about it."

"Alright," the old prime minister waved his hand at the attendants beside his carriage, preventing them from approaching. "I don't think Yuan Mengxing is lying when he said that the incident with the two shops was not his instigation. It's good for him to get beaten up today. It's just the right time to let him know how arrogant and domineering his family members are in private, and how they pretend to obey but actually disobey. "

"Regarding the marriage between Miss Shen and the young master of the Yuan family, it would be better if I could call it off. Otherwise, if the girl marries into such a family, she will suffer from it, so it would be better not to marry at all."

Fang Yao glanced at the old prime minister.

I didn't expect him to say something so true to my heart. It turns out that anyone who can be a prime minister must be quite capable.

"As for how to calm your family and Miss Shen, the general can go back and discuss it with the old general and his wife. Tell me tomorrow when you go to court, and I will help pass on a message to Yuan Mengxing. What do you think?"

The wind blew, lifting the gray hair of Prime Minister Zhao.

Fang Yao pondered for a moment, and it seemed that this was the only way at the moment.

Today, because of his matter, the emperor summoned Yuan Mengxing into the imperial study.

As a result, Yuan saw with his own eyes what the emperor looked like when he had an asthma attack.

Madam Yuan Mengxing and the second wife of the Yao family were sisters, and Yuan Zhilin called Second Master Yao his uncle. So Yuan Zhilin and Second Master Yao went to Mizhou together, gaining experience while he sought to break off the engagement with Li'er.

The relationship between the Yuan family and the Yao family is special.

Then Yuan Mengxing is the second prince's man.

It's one thing to hear someone say that the emperor is seriously ill, but it's another to see it with your own eyes.

Only he and the old prime minister knew the truth. He was very satisfied with the old prime minister's silence, but now there is another Yuan Mengxing...

Fang Yao remained silent for a long time. Prime Minister Zhao stood quietly beside him with his hands clasped together.

The servants of the Xiang Mansion and the guards of the Fang Mansion were confused. Seeing their master's serious face, they naturally did not dare to go over. They stayed where they were and waited for orders.

"For the emperor's sake," Fang Yao cupped his hands and bowed towards the palace, "I will not go to the Duke of Wei's mansion today."

Prime Minister Zhao secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

"However, I have a few conditions. Please convey them to me, Prime Minister."

"General, please speak."

"First, the old Prime Minister must ensure that Yuan Mengxing will not reveal a single word of what he saw today."

"I can guarantee this. General, please rest assured. I warned him before he left the palace. He has the evidence in my hand, so he dare not disobey."

Fang Yao stared at the old prime minister for a while, feeling that he couldn't see through him.

"Secondly, in a few days, my family will go to the Bailin Monastery on Qingyun Mountain to pray for my sister's soul. At that time, the Duke of Wei's Mansion must print a large number of scriptures for my sister and make donations in her name for three consecutive days. They must also publicize my sister's act of saving lives."

I heard that when the young man from the Yuan family went to Li'er to break off the engagement, he actually said that his sister's rescue was a disgrace to him. Very good, then he would have the Yuan family publicly acknowledge his sister's heroic act of saving people. From now on, if she uttered a single disrespectful word again, she would be ridiculed by the world.

Otherwise, he wouldn't mind kicking the boy from the Yuan family back under the frightened horse, letting him feel what it felt like to have his bones broken under the horse's hooves.

"This is as it should be. Even if the general doesn't say it, the Yuan family should take the initiative to offer sacrifices to Miss Fang. I will definitely convey this condition."

Prime Minister Zhao nodded repeatedly.

The conditions proposed by the Fang family are not excessive, and the Duke of Wei’s Mansion must agree to them.

"Third, regarding my niece's case, the Yuan family kid must take the blame and slap himself eighty times, admitting that he was a rude person and had violated my niece's ears."

Old Prime Minister Zhao's eyelids twitched.

"Well..."

"What? The Yuan family won't do it?" Fang Yao's eyebrows instantly raised. "You can refuse, but just like he came to my house to humiliate my niece, I will go to the Duke of Wei's mansion to humiliate his ancestors for eighteen generations."

"No, no, no, it's not that we don't want to do it," Prime Minister Zhao waved his hands hurriedly. Once Fang Yao's temper flared up, no one could stop him except his parents and the emperor. "It's not that the Yuan family doesn't want to do it, but the Yuan family kid fell ill after returning from Mizhou. I'm sure the general knows about this. Now even if he wants to apologize, he may not be able to leave the house."

He is an old man, so it is not appropriate for him to be too blunt.

He believed that even if Yuan Zhilin didn't tell Fang Yao about the fact that he was incontinent in addition to the pain all over his body, he would definitely know about it.

What's more, Fang Yao slapped himself in the face and admitted that he was a bad mouth. His way of humiliating others was even more unique. If the kid from the Yuan family really does this, he will never be able to hold his head up again.

"How about this?" Prime Minister Zhao habitually folded his hands and glanced off into the distance. "Let the Yuan family give Miss Shen two fine shops, ten thousand taels of silver, and a manor within ten miles of the capital as an apology. How about that?"

Fang Yao didn't say anything.

The Fang family has plenty of farms and shops, and the rewards they have received from the emperor over the years are countless. Who would be interested in what the Yuan family has?

"I know the Fang family doesn't value these things, but as for money and property, it's better to have it than not. Moreover, it's a gift from the Yuan family, so why not refuse it? Since the young man from the Yuan family can't leave, let Madam Yuan go and deliver it in person and apologize in person. What do you think?"

Let Madam Yuan go see Li'er?

Compared to letting Yuan Zhilin go, it seems more appropriate and no one will gossip.

Fang Yao's expression relaxed a little.