After rebirth, I cried and criticized the prince

Chapter 115 Confinement

The old lady cursed, "Asshole, you dare to attack me while I'm here."

The Prime Minister retracted his stick, feeling helpless. "Mother, why are you trying to stop me? If I don't teach this rebellious son a lesson today, he'll do even worse things tomorrow. By then, it will be too late to do anything to harm the Prime Minister's Mansion!"

The old lady said, "Shut up! You only listen to what he says, but not what Yuan'er says." The old lady looked at Huang Jiuyuan, "Yuan'er, tell me what happened?"

Huang Jiuyuan had wanted to say this from the beginning, but he hadn't expected Huang Weiming and his mother to echo him. The Prime Minister also didn't give him a chance to explain. He was furious and sneered angrily, "Second brother, it wasn't just Miss Helan and Master Yuan who beat you, right?"

Huang Weiming avoided his gaze and said anxiously, "Brother, let's just say that I was at fault for what happened today. I was also worried that you would get involved with that warrior's daughter and ruin the Wen family's wedding."

"You're really good at conflating right and wrong! I think you're planning to marry the one from the Wen Mansion and ruin my reputation in front of everyone so you can take the top spot yourself."

"Brother, how can you assume this of me?"

"Just say yes or no? Do you really have no feelings for Miss Wen? If you really don't have any feelings for her, then I will go back and apologize to Miss Wen and marry her to be your sister-in-law!"

Huang Weiming's forehead was bulging with veins as he gritted his teeth and said, "Brother, are you really going to insult me like this? You know full well that I'm a bastard and have no right to choose. Where do you want to put me by asking such a question?"

Huang Jiuyuan smiled and said, "Not answering is interesting."

Huang Weiming looked troubled. Wen Yulan was the apple of his eye, the woman he dreamed of. If he answered, he would be pushing Wen Yulan away with his own hands, and there would no longer be any possibility. He looked troubled.

The Prime Minister scolded, "That's enough. I told you to talk, not to talk nonsense!"

"Don't be anxious~" Huang Jiuyuan looked leisurely. With the old lady in the prime minister's mansion, the situation had reversed. Huang Weiming swallowed his saliva and stared at Huang Jiuyuan.

Huang Jiuyuan said, "The person I met up with was Yuan Xu, the young general of the Yuan Mansion. I was traveling with them to the August Festival. I had no idea that my father was discussing marriage with the Wen Mansion, and he didn't tell me in advance. Otherwise, I would have definitely put on a good show! It's true that Miss Wen saw me traveling with them and criticized me."

"Oh, did you hear that, mother? This rebellious son has done such a thing and is still so unrepentant." The prime minister was about to swing the stick again.

The old lady said in a deep voice, "Listen to Yuan'er's words before you draw any conclusions. If it's Yuan'er's fault, you can punish him yourself. I won't interfere."

The prime minister put down his stick and glared at Huang Jiuyuan fiercely, waiting for Huang Jiuyuan to finish speaking so that he could give him a good beating.

Huang Jiuyuan continued, "I don't know where she heard that Miss Helan and I were having an affair. Miss Helan was engaged to Master Yuan. I just happened to be acquainted with Master Yuan, so we went out together. I could have just explained it, but my second brother suddenly came out to protect Miss Wen and said in front of everyone that I had an affair with Miss Helan. Where does that put an innocent girl? Her fiancé, Master Yuan, was there too. Do you think he could have been beaten?"

"Oh, I think you were fooling around with someone, and your second brother tried to dissuade you, but you refused to obey, so you teamed up with them to beat up your second brother!" The prime minister continued to argue for Huang Weiming and snorted disdainfully.

Huang Jiuyuan shook his head helplessly, not affected at all, "Father, it's time to cure your partiality!" The Prime Minister glared at him, and he looked away and continued, "I can understand that my second brother is eager to protect the beauty, but Miss Ren Wen said it in front of everyone, she looks down on him anyway. And he is so good! Insulting an unmarried girl in front of everyone. Although the Helan Mansion rejected two military tokens, they are still meritorious officials of the court for many years. His Majesty is still very good to these military officers. My second brother is really not afraid that others will report it to His Majesty." He pointed at Huang Weiming, "I say, you are stupid. You want to frame someone and not wait for her fiancé to be here. You want to turn white into black. Is it possible?"

"Enough, you've been talking for so long, and you're still the bastard who wrongly accused your brother!" The Prime Minister's face turned blue and red, and he couldn't help but want to swing his stick at Huang Jiuyuan.

Huang Jiuyuan smiled and stepped back. "Father, do you know? The one who beat him was Prince Ding'an! He's really out of his mind. He tried to beat Master Yuan and Miss Helan in front of everyone, causing Miss Helan to almost drown! I was soaked because I wanted to save Miss Helan for him. Otherwise, if she died, our Prime Minister's Mansion would be blamed! I know Prince Ding'an has a complicated relationship with them. He beat my second brother in front of everyone. I just can't stand him!"

"What?" The prime minister was shocked and actually pulled out Prince Ding'an. Prince Ding'an was the prince of the current dynasty and now held great power. He could not be offended under any circumstances!

Before the Prime Minister could ask Huang Weiming, he had already knelt down, "Father, it's my fault. I didn't know that Helan Xuenuo was such a seductress that she seduced Prince Ding'an to do something for her!"

"That's enough!" Huang Jiuyuan grew angrier and angrier as he listened. This man was determined to humiliate Helan Xuenuo. "She suffered an unprovoked misfortune. She was celebrating the Mid-Autumn Festival with her fiancé, and yet she encountered something like this! Miss Wen and Miss Helan have always been at odds, and that was just a petty quarrel between girls. And you, on the other hand, are accusing her of something in front of everyone without any evidence! The Helan Mansion holds one military token, and the Yuan Mansion holds another. The two mansions will marry in the future, and since the Helan Mansion has no sons, the military power will naturally pass to the Yuan Mansion! They shouldn't be underestimated! And you keep calling them bitches. Where do you put these two mansions? They've been heroes who have protected the Donglai Kingdom for generations! If they both file a complaint together, and you anger Prince Ding'an, do you think my father will be punished? The court is in turmoil right now, and my father's job might be in jeopardy!"

Huang Weiming lowered his head. When the prime minister heard this, he realized the seriousness of the matter and clenched the stick in his hand. Hearing that Huang Weiming had done such a shameful thing, he was so angry that he smashed the stick in front of him. Huang Weiming shuddered with fear and shrank back. The prime minister had never lost his temper with him like this!

The old lady of the prime minister's residence laughed and said, "Son! Since you are the prime minister, you must listen to all sides and keep an eye on all directions! You should never just listen to one side of the story and wrongly accuse Yuan'er! From what I hear, Yuan'er did a good job. Otherwise, if this matter gets out of hand, how will you end it?" She tapped her cane and pointed at Huang Weiming, saying sternly, "How do you want to deal with this fool? In my opinion, he should be caned fifty times and put in solitary confinement for a month!"

Third concubine Qiao knelt down and cried bitterly, "Master, this is all my fault. I blame you for not teaching me well! Weiming has been very sensible for so many years, how could he be so confused at this moment! It's all because of that girl from the Helan Mansion who is so charming! Otherwise, how could she have caused so many people to fight over her? Beauty has always been a disaster! Weiming did this out of kindness, asking Yuan'er not to hang out with her! It's definitely not good to hang out with such a charming person for too long! Master..."

The Prime Minister felt a headache, but then he thought it made sense. "Alright! Mother, go back first. I will take care of it."

The old lady of the Prime Minister's residence nodded. "We can't just let this go. Tomorrow you must apologize to General Helan and the others, lest you unnecessarily cause dissatisfaction between the two governments. As for this thing! It must also be dealt with! I don't want to see him running around the Prime Minister's residence unharmed tomorrow."

"I understand, mother." The Prime Minister turned around and looked at Huang Weiming's disappointing face, slapping him on the head. "Go back, lock yourself up for a month, don't leave the door, and reflect on yourself!"

The old lady was not very satisfied. Huang Jiuyuan gave her a look and the old lady fell silent. She pinched a wet corner of Huang Jiuyuan's clothes and said distressedly, "Hurry up and change your clothes."

Huang Jiuyuan only then felt a chill. He just felt hot inside after arguing with them.

He followed the old lady of the prime minister's mansion and left together.

Only the third concubine, the prime minister and Huang Weiming were left in the hall.

Third Aunt Qiao wiped away her tears and looked at the Prime Minister with grievance, "Master, I'm afraid Weiming can't bear a month of confinement..."

The Prime Minister roared, "Shut up! It's a good thing we didn't spank him! How do you usually raise your children?"

Huang Weiming bowed his head and admitted his mistake, "Father, I was wrong in this matter. I meant well but ended up doing something bad."

"You shut up too and go to solitary confinement." The Prime Minister couldn't bear to hear so much anymore. Thinking that he would have to apologize to General Helan and others tomorrow, he felt embarrassed and left angrily, shaking his sleeves.

Huang Weiming and Qiao's eyes regained their composure, and they looked out of the hall with hatred, both feeling unwilling.