Chapter 197: See It Clearly
“That Yang Luo, what car she rides in has any relation to Maternal Uncle?”
Prince of Donghai asked, his face darkening as he spoke.
“Have you heard that absurd rumor, saying that she.”
His words were not finished when Princess Pingcheng interrupted with “Brother.”
“Back then Duke Ding’an said in front of Father Emperor and Mother Empress that she was his second uncle’s granddaughter.” She said gravely, then smiled, “It can’t be that one’s own child’s identity is determined by outsiders instead of one’s own family, right?”
That was true, Prince of Donghai nodded.
“Ever since the White Horse Town case was revealed, absurd things have been frequent, bloody letters, resurrection from the dead.” Princess Pingcheng said, “Now saying this Yang Luo is a White Horse Town survivor. Who knows if it’s true or false, previously she even impersonated Liu Chan’s identity, lies becoming a habit.”
Speaking to here she chuckled lightly again.
“How arrogant this person of hers Brother also knows, previously for a libationer disciple identity, she disobeyed Mother Empress, now for the White Horse Town case, who knows if she’ll offend Father Emperor again.”
Prince of Donghai reacted, standing up: “Sister means this rumor was fabricated by her!”
Princess Pingcheng said: “I didn’t say that, I said her words are not to be trusted, rumors concerning her are also not to be trusted.”
But Prince of Donghai was no longer listening to her, slapping his hand.
“Exactly, such absurd words, how could others fabricate them, it must be this Yang Luo who spied some old matters of the Yang Family.” He muttered.
When young he was often taken by Father Emperor to the military, the still not sensible him vaguely seemed to have heard rumors that Father had been betrothed to a young lady of the Yang Family…
But later with Father’s ascension to the throne, such rumors dissipated, no one mentioning them again.
So, this Yang Luo as a Yang Family member also heard this rumor, then concocted the rumor.
Exactly, exactly, Prince of Donghai stood and paced back and forth, parting the clouds to see the blue sky.
Moreover, this Yang Luo’s mother died in White Horse Town, this child relying on libationer disciple identity. In hatred she randomly accuses.
It could be her framing and falsely accusing Maternal Uncle!
“I’ll go find Father Emperor right now!” He said, “I must get to the bottom of it, why Yang Luo left Dali Temple, yet Maternal Uncle is still imprisoned!”
With that he rushed out.
Princess Pingcheng stood and called Brother a few times: “Don’t rush, speak properly if there’s something to say.”
But she did not chase out to stop him, standing at the doorway watching Prince of Donghai stride away.
She quietly watched for a moment, then turned to instruct the palace maid.
“Watch Father Emperor’s side.”
The palace maid acknowledged and hurried away.
When Brother and Father Emperor quarreled, she would go advise Father Emperor then.
If Brother made Father Emperor sad, she this daughter would not, she would forever be Father Emperor’s most reliable daughter.
But unexpectedly, the palace maid brought news that Prince of Donghai indeed waited in Hall of Diligent Governance until the Emperor returned, but inside the hall there was no father-son quarrel, instead not long after the father and son came out together, going to see the Empress.
However, Princess Pingcheng was soon also summoned, knowing what happened.
“This matter involves privacy.”
“It is manipulated by treacherous villains behind the scenes.”
The Emperor softly explained to his wife and children.
“I and Marquis have already discussed it, to eradicate the treacherous villains, deliberately pretending to be deceived.”
The Emperor said, looking toward the Empress.
“I hope Empress please forgive, to not alert the treacherous villains, this matter was also kept from you.”
The Empress smiled, Marquis Yichun had long sent her a message, telling her nothing, only asking her not to quarrel with His Majesty “just be a good empress.”
With the Empress position there, the Chai Clan’s status is there.
The Empress nodded: “Your Majesty need not tell me, I also do not wish to know these.”
Prince of Donghai hurriedly said beside: “Father Emperor, I can also help.”
Just now Father Emperor had already told him some of the next actions, like investigating Gaoyang Army.
He had already entered politics, could personally inspect on Father’s behalf.
“You need do nothing now.” The Emperor looked at him, “What you should do now is study, study diligently, learn diligently.”
Doing things doesn’t delay studying either, Prince of Donghai wanted to say something, Princess Pingcheng spoke first.
“Father Emperor, if Maternal Uncle has wrongs, please certainly investigate clearly and punish severely.”
Prince of Donghai immediately frowned: “What is Sister saying, Father Emperor already said it was treacherous villains’ scheme.”
Princess Pingcheng looked to Prince of Donghai: “I know it was treacherous villains’ frame-up, but Maternal Uncle should also have committed wrongs to be exploited.” With that she looked again to the Emperor, expression concerned, “Treacherous villains must be punished, if Maternal Uncle has wrongs, Father Emperor must also punish, only thus can convince the masses.”
The Emperor laughed heartily, looking at Princess Pingcheng with softened expression and nodded: “Good, Pingcheng rest assured, I will.”
His children were actually all very good, but in their eyes, at most they could think the Chai Clan committed wrongs, the solution was to punish a bit, and the matter passed.
They never thought, whether the Chai Clan was bullying their father…
However, he did not blame them, he could understand, after all the Chai Clan was also family to them.
If it were before, he would feel a bit sad, but now…
The Emperor’s smile deepened at the corners of his mouth.
He had a daughter who cared for him.
Seeing the smile at the Emperor’s mouth, Princess Pingcheng also couldn’t help smiling, Father Emperor understood her intention, she said no more.
“Father Emperor, Mother Empress.” She said cheerfully, “Serve the meal, I’m hungry.”
The Emperor laughed heartily, raised his hand signaling: “Serve the meal.”
The eunuchs and palace maids waiting outside the hall acknowledged, came in to set the desk, exquisite meals brought in one by one.
The family of four sat warmly and lively together, just as before.
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The Emperor’s family of four eating together, just as before harmonious and happy, Imperial Consort Li soon knew.
“Your Ladyship.” The confidante palace maid said softly, “Noisy to this extent, with that ironclad evidence before eyes, Chai Du also arrested, yet His Majesty and Marquis Yichun did not quarrel.”
Not quarreling, not necessarily just as before.
Imperial Consort Li smiled and drank a big mouthful of soup.
Brother had already sent word that Chai Du was not released, Dali Temple to prepare joint investigation of Gaoyang Army with three departments.
Although Marquis Yichun would personally appoint officials.
But His Majesty investigating Chai Clan meant he had intentions, Marquis Yichun allowing investigation meant yielding out of taboo, then if something else happens next, both sides must fall out.
Everything was within her expectations, everything progressing according to their planning.
Imperial Consort Li set down the bowl, pressed hands together silently thanking the gods above.
Indeed their Li Clan was the true heaven’s mandate.
Several times in dreams, she saw Marquis Yichun arrested, Empress deposed, her Prince of Linhai replacing Prince of Donghai as Crown Prince.
“Go tell Maternal Uncle.” Imperial Consort Li thought of something, said softly to the palace maid, “That matter must also continue advancing, Miss Yang first encounters assassination, then learns the matricide murderer publicly identified, at this time she must be heartbroken, exactly the good time to get close.”
The palace maid acknowledged, stood and withdrew.
Night gradually enveloped the Imperial City.
Lights in the Capital City lit up one by one, brilliant and radiant.
The National Academy outside the Capital City also like a pearl in the mountain.
In the Library the students had all left, except three people.
These three almost all treated the Library as home.
The libationer living at the highest place reading books, Wei Jiao occupying a solitary room sleeping, and the “Miss Yang” Mo Zheng ordered to study bitterly.
But at this moment, Wei Jiao was not sleeping, Mo Zheng was not studying bitterly.
“This is the dinner Senior Brother Ling gave me.” Mo Zheng kicked open Wei Jiao’s door, found a gap amid scattered papers to sit, “Senior Brother come eat together.”
Wei Jiao sitting on the ground said faintly: “No courtesy without a reason.”
Mo Zheng smiled: “Right, courtesy when no reason, then when there is reason it can be used.”
Wei Jiao laughed in spite of himself, did not take bowl and chopsticks, but reached to pinch a strip of smoked dried fish and threw it in his mouth.
“You gave up the Li Clan to Marquis Yichun, to watch both families fight each other?” He said.
Mo Zheng used chopsticks to poke the meal, nodded: “The Li Family originally wanted to fight the Chai Clan anyway, then let them fight clearly, previously Li Family understood, now Chai Clan understands, this is also fairness.”
What fairness, Wei Jiao raised his brow: “So in your eyes Marquis Yichun’s family is not the murderer, only Li Family alone?”
Mo Zheng nodded: “Yes, I saw clearly, Marquis Yichun indeed disdains killing me.”
Wei Jiao sneered: “Then your eyesight isn’t very good.”
Mo Zheng seemed puzzled, looking at Wei Jiao: “Isn’t it? I saw clearly, I’ve encountered their assassinations multiple times.”
Wei Jiao pinched another strip of dried fish and threw it in his mouth, standing up.
“For the sake of your courtesy, this time I’ll help you.” He said, “Let you see clearly.”
Mo Zheng gripping bowl and chopsticks looked at him, sighed lightly: “Senior Brother, how is it only this time helping me, you’ve always been helping me.”
Under the lamp the young girl eyes shining, emotions stirred, Wei Jiao couldn’t help laughing again.
Although already knowing this fellow’s flattery came at will, yet each time still exceeded his expectations.
Hm, perhaps, should be, sincere, to do so.
