Xiao Yonghan's eyes flashed with cold light as he stared at the eldest princess

"Some were gifts from the late emperor...and some were the normal income of the Prince Consort over the years. Our family has always been frugal, so it is normal to have a large surplus."

"Haha, I'm afraid the eldest princess has some misunderstanding about frugality. I also went to the Prince Consort's Mansion. No wonder everyone calls it Sai Palace. Everywhere is exquisite. Even the rooms where the servants live are better than the backyard of the prefect's yamen.

style!"

The eldest princess explained nervously: "The Sai Palace is all lies! The late emperor had built the house when he granted the fiefdom a few years ago."

"Eldest princess, you don't have to be too modest. When the late emperor bestowed upon you the palace, I came to watch the ceremony. It's really eye-opening for me to come to the Prince Consort's Mansion this time!"

Princess Ronghe couldn't bear to see her mother being speechless by Xiao Yonghan.

She knelt in front of Xiao Yonghan: "Please let your father and mother go! It was Rong He's idea to build the house. It was Rong He who acted willfully and insisted on comparing with other families!"

Xiao Yonghan said coldly: "I am here to investigate the case, not to listen to your housework!"

"Prefect Liu, there is conclusive evidence that the Prince Consort is corrupt and accepting bribes, and intends to commit rebellion. Let's take a group of people into custody and wait for the emperor's decision!"

Princess Ronghe knelt and walked to Xiao Yonghan, pulled the corner of his clothes and begged: "Please uncle, please be more generous and let my mother go! This is all Ronghe's fault!"

"Who is your uncle! You don't even recognize your aunt, why do you need to recognize me as your uncle! When I framed your aunt, did you ever think that you would be here today?"

Princess Ronghe was stunned as if she had been struck by lightning: "You avenge your private revenge..."

"Princess Ronghe, please be careful what you say! This time the emperor ordered me to investigate the case. Does the princess mean that the emperor is confusing right and wrong?"

The eldest princess staggered two steps. She did not expect that the disaster really came from Kyoto.

She later sent someone to inquire about what happened after the banquet that day, and when she heard that everyone had testified that Mo Ruxue had caused Li Jieyu's miscarriage, she felt relieved. She secretly sent many good things to the masters of each palace.

I heard that Mo Ruxue was beaten later because of this incident, and she finally relieved herself! Anyone who dares to offend her daughter has to consider whether she is qualified or not!

But now the emperor suddenly came with such an imperial edict, which caught her off guard.

Over the years, she has taken on all kinds of underworld and white-knuckle business with the royal business names given to her by the late emperor, and she has made a lot of money by taking advantage of her status.

She had a premonition that something would happen sooner or later, and was thinking of transferring part of her property after the New Year. Unexpectedly, the emperor had already heard the news and took action first.

"Mother, tell me quickly. You said you were wronged. Our family already has so much money."

From the time Princess Ronghe can remember, her mother always fulfilled all her requests.

I remember that when she came back from the palace for the first time, she disliked the shabby and old Prince Consort's mansion, and she kept crying at home.

The next day, the best craftsmen from Fengcheng came to build the mansion, which more than doubled the size of the Prince Consort's mansion.

All the farmhouses outside the courtyard wall of the Prince Consort's Mansion were demolished and the Moon Watching Tower was built. Every full moon night, the full moon is reflected in Weizi Lake, the cool moonlight makes the scenery very beautiful.

The eldest princess hugged Princess Ronghe sadly: "It is my mother who is sorry for you, my mother has caused you trouble..."

"Okay, the drama of mother-daughter love is almost over, the rest will be left to Magistrate Liu."

Xiao Yonghan stood up and walked towards the door. Magistrate Liu stood up and saw him off.

Seeing that Xiao Yonghan was about to leave, the consort knelt in front of Xiao Yonghan: "Prince Luo, all this was done by the princess. I really didn't know about it. She has the final say in everything at home. Please be kind to the prince and let me and these concubines go."

Well, we are all innocent!"

Those aunts cried and knelt down in front of Xiao Yonghan, pleading continuously.

"Consort, you have been sleeping with the princess for so many years. Isn't it too heartless to say that?"

Xiao Yonghan frowned and looked at the consort kneeling on the ground with disdain.

"I was forced to become the consort out of nowhere. I have no feelings for the princess at all. The princess is very jealous and even punches and kicks are light. She tortures these women until life is worse than death!"

Xiao Yonghan looked at these women, all of whom were wearing silk and silk, gold and silver, and looked good, and none of them looked haggard.

The eldest princess turned pale as she listened to the prince-in-law's accusation: "Haha...husband and wife are birds of the same forest, and they fly separately when disaster strikes!"

When she met the prince-in-law, his family had already begun to decline, and he was borrowing money from everywhere to live.

In an unintentional move, she randomly gave him some money, but he found various excuses to get close to her every day.

For him, she gave up the good-looking aristocratic children chosen for her by the late emperor and insisted on marrying him!

The late emperor had no choice but to agree and gave her the most prosperous fiefdom and a mansion with excellent feng shui.

Unexpectedly, within a few years, he would make a fuss about taking a concubine. As a concubine, he openly took a concubine, which would put her face at risk!

Unable to bear his insistence, she soft-heartedly agreed. From then on, she was out of control, and several concubines came into the house every year.

Every time he had a conflict with those bitches, he turned to those vixens and never defended her. Every time he said the same thing: "You are a princess, what will happen to her if you let her? It will be a shame for you if we make a fuss."

people."

The princess status that had brought him glory a long time ago became his weapon to blackmail her.

Seeing him eating her, wearing her, living in her, and using her money to keep a bunch of concubines, she really felt that she was living a useless life. She thought that he would change his mind sooner or later, but she didn't expect that what he got in exchange was a

A white-eyed wolf!

"My prince-in-law is such a noble man who forgets things. I'm afraid he has already forgotten the days when he was begging for money to live off, right?"

The prince-in-law stood up and shouted to the eldest princess: "I'm afraid that the princess will forget that my family was originally a well-off family. If you hadn't deliberately concealed your identity, I would have mistakenly thought that you were in danger. In order to save you, I spent all my wealth. Otherwise, how could I have fallen into this trap?"

That point!"

Xiao Yonghan was not interested in these things about sesame seeds and rotten millet: "You two go to the prison and reminisce slowly! I'll excuse you now."

After Xiao Yonghan left, Magistrate Liu walked up to the eldest princess and the Prince Consort and said, "I've offended you two. Please go to the government office and stay for a few days."

The eldest princess didn't say anything and followed the yamen servant obediently. Princess Ronghe followed closely behind. The prince-in-law cried and begged to no avail and was escorted away in tears along with all his concubines.

Xiao Yonghan returned to the room and wrote a letter to Xiao Yongyan, explaining everything to him clearly and asking Zhujian to send the letter quickly.

From here to Kyoto, it would take five days to deliver the message by horseback.

He took out the letter Mo Ruxue wrote to him again. It seemed that the paper had been neatly folded by him.

It must have snowed again in Kyoto, and she must be very bored being trapped in the house!

I should have written a letter and sent it to her just now, forget it, I will be going back soon anyway.

Two days later, Magistrate Liu came to report that the eldest princess had confessed to all the charges. She also said that the prince-in-law was an accomplice and begged the emperor to let her live because Princess Ronghe had no knowledge of it.

"How to decide is the emperor's business. I have already sent a letter to the emperor and you will receive a reply soon."

"Yes, yes, I understand. Now that the case is over, I would like to invite the prince to go to Yanzi Tower for a gathering tonight. I wonder if the prince has time?"

"Where is Yanzi Tower?"

"There are some of our most authentic specialties in Fengcheng. Your Majesty came to Fengcheng. He has been busy with official duties these days. I have the guts to invite you to taste them today. Your Majesty, what do you think?"

Xiao Yonghan said casually: "That's okay!"

"Then I will resign first!" Magistrate Liu smiled so brightly that he left happily.

In the evening, Magistrate Liu had arranged a sedan chair early to wait for Xiao Yonghan at the gate of Fengcheng Posthouse.

When Xiao Yonghan arrived at Yanzi Tower, Magistrate Liu was already waiting at the door.

They came to sit down in the private room upstairs, and not long after, all the dishes were served.

During the meal, Magistrate Liu was attentive and attentive, but no matter how he patted his beard or flattered him, Xiao Yonghan always looked like he was indifferent.

Magistrate Liu rolled his eyes and immediately had a new idea: "Your Majesty, eating like this is a bit boring. The ditty of Yanzilou is also a masterpiece. Why don't you listen to the previous one?"

Xiao Yonghan was noncommittal, and Magistrate Liu immediately went down to make arrangements.

After a while, a woman wearing a peach-pink gauze skirt came in holding a pipa. Although it was already the middle of winter, this girl was not afraid of the cold and was dressed in thin clothes.

This girl is about fifteen or sixteen years old. She is as delicate as a hibiscus. She has a graceful and curvy figure. Her shiny black hair is spread behind her head, with a simple bun on her head and a hairpin. There is no

Too many accessories.

"The daughter of the people has met the two adults. May the two adults be blessed and safe." A voice as clear and clear as an oriole came from this woman's mouth, which made people's hearts flutter.

As soon as she came in, she noticed Xiao Yonghan. This handsome and extraordinary man was no ordinary person. Seeing Magistrate Liu's attentive look, she was even more sure of her thoughts.

Xiao Yonghan glanced at the woman. He chuckled at the woman's dress and didn't say much. He tried to imitate her, but he didn't get it right!

Magistrate Liu noticed the subtle expression on Xiao Yonghan's face and smiled understandingly.

"Pick two songs that you are good at and play them for us first!"

"Yes, then let the folk girl play the song "Spring River Moon"!"

The woman sat down and played the strings with her bare hands. Suddenly, the big strings were noisy like a pelting rain, and the small strings were like whispers. The strings were noisy and jumbled together, and big and small beads fell onto the jade plate.

At the end of the song, Xiao Yonghan applauded a few times without hesitation. In terms of piano skills alone, he was indeed outstanding.

"Bamboo Sword, reward this girl."

"yes."

Zhu Jian took out a piece of silver from his arms and placed it in front of the girl.

After the girl thanked him, Shi Shiran withdrew and the room returned to silence. Xiao Yonghan also stood up and left. Magistrate Liu sent someone to send him back to the post house.
Chapter completed!