The young general and the prince, who was to be married off, fell in love at first sight!

Do you know what prestige is?

"I know," Lin Shiming, clutching the blankets with both hands after being hit again, tried to find humor in his misery. (WeChat: chatting, transferring money, making payments.)

"Just like today when you ordered the Imperial Guards to drag Prince An out and flog him. Before Commander Mu took action, he glanced at the Emperor. Only when the Emperor did not stop him did he dare to obey your order. His action today has given you authority. In the future, let alone Prince An and Prince Ping, even if you want to drag out senior princes of the imperial clan or the Emperor's elders to flog them, no one will hesitate."

“But what if Father Emperor stops Commander Mu today? If you want to punish a servant or guard in the future, there might be people who dare to come up and advise you. That’s what authority is. Authority is hard to build, but easy to destroy. So Father Emperor and I don’t want to stop your actions and orders in person unless absolutely necessary, otherwise it will damage your authority and no one will believe in you anymore.”

"Therefore, I need you to let me know before you do anything so that I have some idea of ​​what to do. If you stand with me, I can quietly stop you before you get out of control. That way, everything will be fine."

"This is what I wanted to tell you today. Do you understand?"

"Mmm! Mmm! Mmm!" Please let me go!

"Retell it again."

"?"

Lin Shiming turned his head and looked at Lu Yuxi in surprise. What kind of methods are you using to teach children?

Lu Yuxi simply raised her hand and struck.

"Ah! Stop, stop hitting me... I'll repeat it, I'll repeat it!"

Lin Shiming clutched the bedding tightly, feeling miserable, and reluctantly repeated what Lu Yuxi had ordered him to do.

"You were angry today because... Anyway, from now on I will definitely tell you in advance before doing anything, and I will stand by your side when I attend court."

Lu Yuxi finally released her hand with satisfaction, allowing Lin Shiming, who had been pinned down for most of the day, to get up.

As soon as they got up, Lin Shiming took a few steps back on his knees, keeping a distance from Lu Yuxi, and glared at him with angry eyes.

"I've been very obedient, you can't... tell anyone about what happened today!"

"it is good."

"And even if it's just the two of us, you're not allowed to bring it up again."

"it is good."

So easy to talk to? Lin Shiming tentatively moved forward a little more. "Really?"

Lu Yuxi nodded naturally, her expression serious. "I keep my word."

Lu Yuxi is a gentleman, not the kind of person who would gossip and embarrass others. Besides, she only made the move today to make a lasting impression on Lin Shiming, and she didn't even use much force. It was just... the kind of intimate pleasure described in the book her father gave her before their marriage.

How could he possibly reveal such a private matter between himself and the Crown Princess?

Lin Shiming was extremely satisfied; it seemed that he, a dignified young general, had managed to save face.

"Ok, I trust you."

Lu Yuxi reached out her hand to Lin Shiming inside, and Lin Shiming took her hand without hesitation, using the support to stand up and get off the bed.

"It's almost noon, you must be starving by now."

"Ah."

"Then let's hurry up and serve the meal. After we eat, we can digest our food and then take a nap. Didn't you not get enough sleep last night?"

Don't you have any idea why I haven't had enough sleep?

"...Oh."

*

The matter was considered closed to the two people in the Eastern Palace, but the shock to others was far from over.

After Prince An was flogged, he was sent directly back to his residence. When he was carried in covered in blood, it terrified everyone in the residence.

Prince An's concubines all swarmed to his bedside, weeping and wailing, making it difficult for the imperial physicians to treat him.

Fortunately, Princess An arrived soon after. With a cold face, she reprimanded all the women and sent them back to their quarters, giving the imperial physician a quiet space.

"Alright. Your Highness has applied the medicine. I have also prepared the remaining prescription and ointment. Your Highness can use them according to the instructions on the prescription."

"Is the injury serious?"

"Your Highness, rest assured, although it looks frightening, it's all superficial wounds. A month of bed rest will be enough for it to fully recover. If you take the medication on time, it won't leave scars."

Princess An sent the imperial physician away, then looked at Prince An's buttocks, which had already been treated with medicine, and frowned deeply.

"Why is this happening after just one morning court session? Did you displease Father?"

The servant beside him looked terrified, "This, this servant has heard, heard..."

"What kind of behavior is this, stammering like that? Speak up!"

"The prince offended the Crown Princess and was dragged out of court and flogged twenty times."

"The Crown Princess? How could a mere concubine—"

Princess An turned around and looked at Prince An, who was still groaning in pain despite having taken painkillers.

The Crown Princess was indeed daring, and she actually did it.

No, we can't let the Crown Princess bully the Prince like this!

Princess An clenched her hands tightly, her heart filled with resentment.

"Take good care of the prince, I'm going to the palace to find my mother!"

"It's terrible, Your Highness!"

Just as Princess An was about to leave, someone outside suddenly ran and shouted.

"What are you yelling about? Have you no manners?!"

The young maid immediately knelt down and cried out, "Your Highness, something terrible has happened! News has spread that the old master has been dismissed from his post and will never be employed again."

"what?!"

"This servant would not dare to deceive Your Highness; the news has already spread far and wide."

Princess An's eyes rolled back and she collapsed.

"princess!"

"princess!"

"Quickly! Bring the imperial physician back!"

 …

Two masters of the Prince An's mansion fell in a single day, and chaos ensued.

Meanwhile, Consort Liang in the palace naturally received the news immediately.

She first questioned the palace maid who brought the message several times in disbelief, and then immediately burst into tears.

"Quickly, summon the carriage! I must go see the Empress!"

*

"Stop crying."

"Waaaaah, Your Majesty..."

Bai Qiongzhu turned her head away and rolled her eyes in annoyance.

Crying? What good will it do? Do you expect me to hold my own daughter-in-law accountable for you?

"Your Majesty, isn't His Majesty stopping him...?"

His Majesty would love for you and your son to be sent to the Cold Palace and the Imperial Clan Court respectively! You're still trying to stop him? You should be grateful he didn't give you a few more beatings.

"How could the Crown Princess just hit me like that? Doesn't she care about brotherly affection at all...?"

What else? I'll bathe and burn incense, go to the Imperial Observatory to ask for a time, discuss it with you, and then take action?

"Empress..."

"Okay shut up!"

Bai Qiongzhu lost his temper, and only then did Consort Liang stop crying, only letting out intermittent sobs.

"This matter concerns the previous dynasty and is not something that you or I, as members of the inner palace, can concern ourselves with. If you are worried, you can send someone to Prince An's residence to check, or summon Princess An to the palace to inquire. There is nothing else I can do to help you with."

LOL, why would I help you?

"Empress..."

"Send Consort Liang back."

Several palace maids immediately stepped forward and half-supported, half-dragged the weeping, weak and powerless Consort Liang out.

Consort Liang was unwilling, but could only turn around and cry out in sorrow.

"My Queen~"

Bai Qiongzhu almost vomited from disgust.

After finally carrying the person out and placing them in the sedan chair, Bai Qiongzhu picked up his teacup, took a sip of tea, and asked Lianqiu, who was standing to the side.

"How is it outside now?"

"The latest news is that Minister of Justice Mu has been dismissed from his post and will never be employed again."

"My daughter-in-law's fighting power is so amazing?" Bai Qiongzhu looked at Lianqiu in surprise, "Did you hear that right?"

"No," Lianqiu replied gently. "It was Eunuch Li who specially sent someone to deliver the message. The Crown Princess suddenly launched an attack today, directly hitting Prince An and dismissing the Minister of Justice."

Haha!

Bai Qiongzhu suppressed the urge to curl her lips into a smile. "Let's keep this news from her for now. I'll tell Consort Liang when she comes to pay her respects at dinner after she's calmed down a bit. Otherwise, she might get sick from being hit by two blows at once."

Lianqiu smiled gently, "This servant understands."

"Also, the Crown Prince will definitely go back and say a few words to the Crown Princess today. Go and take some of my... let's call them Dongzhu. Pick out some plump and round ones for the Crown Princess and tell her that the Empress Dowager is backing him up so that he won't be bullied by the Crown Prince."

Lianqiu's smile deepened. "This servant will go right away."