mtlumby2d Chapter 136: Deep love between father and daughter?
Chapter 136: Deep love between father and daughter?
"His Majesty......"
Prince Shun refused to give up and wanted to make amends, but was interrupted by Emperor Jingxuan.
"Prince Shun, I don't want to talk anymore. Please leave!"
Emperor Jingxuan narrowed his eyes slightly, and the gentleness in his eyes when he looked at Prince Shun was gone.
Prince Shun's expression froze, and a feeling of powerlessness surged in his heart.
Princess Shun hurriedly opened her mouth to thank her.
"Your Majesty's decision must be for the dignity and justice of the royal family. I believe that Your Majesty will get to the bottom of this matter."
Princess Shun signaled to Prince Shun not to argue with His Majesty anymore. Prince Shun was unwilling to accept this, but he also knew that the princess was doing this for his own good, so he had to bow and leave.
Emperor Jingxuan glanced at Princess Shun and said nothing more. He just waved his hand and signaled them to leave.
Prince Shun had no choice but to leave the palace with Princess Shun, feeling unwilling and confused.
After leaving the Cining Palace, Prince Shun couldn't wait to ask what had just happened in the palace.
"What exactly is going on? Where are Wenshi and Jin'er?"
Princess Shun lowered her head slightly, a hint of gloating flashed in her eyes.
"Your Majesty, you don't know that today..."
After Princess Shun told Prince Shun what happened in front of the palace today and what happened in the Cining Palace, Prince Shun was completely stunned.
"You said that His Majesty has doubts about Jin'er's background?"
Prince Shun was shocked. He had never thought that such a situation would happen.
Princess Shun nodded slightly, with a complicated look in her eyes.
"Your Majesty, His Majesty's attitude is very clear. The issue of Concubine Wen has not been resolved yet, and now there is the trouble of Jin'er's background. Our Shun Palace is really at the center of the storm."
Prince Shun frowned and fell into deep thought.
"This matter must be resolved as soon as possible. Jin'er's background cannot be questioned. She is the daughter of my Prince Shun. How can Your Majesty listen to others' slander?"
Princess Shun laughed out of anger. She really didn't know how to face this idiot. She really couldn't believe that a man could have such deep feelings for his daughter who might be illegitimate.
"Your Majesty, this matter may not be that easy. Once His Majesty becomes suspicious, he will not let it go easily. You should not act rashly now."
Prince Shun was extremely angry.
"Then what do you think we should do? Do you really want the world to laugh at me? By then, not to mention me, even you, the Princess Shun, will be the laughing stock of the whole city."
Princess Shun sneered in her heart, oh, I thought it was really a deep father-daughter relationship?
It turns out that he just didn't want to tear off the fig leaf.
However, this fig leaf has now become a naked shame. How can we still expect it to cover up our shame?
Princess Shun seemed to think for a moment before she spoke slowly.
"Your Majesty, please don't be angry. I know how worried you are. But even the Queen Mother can't change His Majesty's mind, let alone us. But we can't just sit there and wait for death. Our only plan now is to stabilize the situation first and then slowly find a solution."
Prince Shun frowned, "How to stabilize the situation? I have no idea at all."
Princess Shun narrowed her eyes slightly.
"Your Highness, Concubine Wen and Jin'er are now imprisoned in Shuntian Prefecture. As long as Shuntian Prefecture fails to find out the truth, there is still a chance to ease the situation. We can secretly send people to take care of the officials of Shuntian Prefecture and ask them not to be too harsh during the interrogation, which will also buy us some time to find evidence to prove the innocence of Concubine Wen and Jin'er."
Princess Shun analyzed the situation calmly and seemed to be very considerate of Prince Shun.
After hearing what Princess Shun said, Prince Shun nodded slightly and looked at her with more approval.
"You have a point, but if we send someone to take care of the officials in Shuntian Prefecture, will His Majesty find out? Once His Majesty knows about it, we will be in a more passive position."
Princess Shun smiled gently.
"Don't worry, Your Majesty. We can do it in secret. Find some reliable people to handle this matter, and don't leave any handle. Besides, His Majesty's attention is now mainly on Concubine Wen's affairs. As for the interrogation in Shuntian Prefecture, as long as we don't make it too obvious, His Majesty should not notice it."
Prince Shun thought for a moment and felt that Princess Shun's plan was feasible, so he ordered,
"Okay, then let's do as you say. We must be careful and not make any mistakes."
Princess Shun hesitated for a moment, but finally spoke.
"The prince has entrusted this matter to me, so I will naturally do my best. However, I am afraid that this matter will require money. Our family has spent a lot of money on Jin'er's marriage. In addition, you took a large sum of money from the account office a few days ago. Now, I am afraid that you can't come up with that much money, right?"
Prince Shun frowned, feeling slightly guilty.
The sum of money that the princess mentioned was exactly what he had spent in Hongxiang Tower in recent days.
The palace has had little income recently, and it is indeed difficult to take out a large sum of money to bribe the officials of Shuntian Prefecture.
"Then what can you do? We can't let the money delay this matter."
Princess Shun lowered her head slightly, thought for a moment and said,
"Your Highness, look, now that Jin'er is in trouble, in order to save her, can we use the dowry that we prepared for her earlier? When she returns to the mansion, we will have more money and give her more. It will not let her down at all."
Prince Shun suddenly had an epiphany, and he felt that Princess Shun's proposal was a good idea.
The dowry was originally prepared for her by the palace, and now, in order to save her, there is nothing wrong with it.
Besides, her identity...
"It's up to you. Her dowry was previously prepared according to the standards for a princess. Now that she has been stripped of her title, the dowry is over the limit. You should order someone to take it back and prepare a new one!"
Prince Shun said with a frown.
Princess Shun smiled secretly in her heart, what an unexpected gain!
She originally wanted to take back part of Murong Jin's dowry, but when Prince Shun asked, she had to take it all back and buy new ones!
Yes, now that Murong Jin has lost her title, it’s likely that not much of her dowry will be of use.
"Your Highness, I have no such intention. It's just that Jin'er is suffering in Shuntian Prefecture now. If we don't find a way to rescue her quickly, the consequences will be disastrous. After this is over, we will compensate Jin'er properly. I have no ill intentions."
Princess Shun spoke earnestly, as if she was afraid that Prince Shun would misunderstand her.
"Princess, you are worrying too much. This is my intention. It has nothing to do with you. She has already lost her title of princess. The dowry is not suitable for her. If His Majesty blames her in the future, it is better to take it back today and buy a new one. I naturally know your intention. If that unfilial girl blames you in the future, let her come to me."
Prince Shun didn't care.
"Alas, I hope that Jin'er can understand the prince's love for his daughter one day!"
Princess Shun was naturally happy to do so, but she pretended to be helpless, took the order and left, starting to arrange Murong Jin's dowry.