HLnovel Chapter 873 Farewell
Chapter 873 Farewell
With that slight suspicion in mind, she made two arrangements: in the capital and in the place where Chen was exiled.
It is very likely that she spent time and manpower, but in the end it was all in vain.
Princess Mingzhu reminded herself that she wanted Fang Nanzhi and her daughter to get out of the strange gazes they were under, so there was nothing wrong with giving it a try.
It turns out her plan worked.
There was a hidden hand behind what happened back then. The emperor must have noticed something, otherwise he wouldn't have agreed to her request so easily.
Zhu Guanfeng remained unfazed: "Grand Princess, I wonder who Chen Yong has offended?"
Princess Mingzhu raised her eyelids. After saying so much, she felt a little tired.
The maid served her tea, and her personal nanny answered on her behalf.
"The princess found out that Chen Yong had a childhood sweetheart, and they were in love. His fiancée was very beautiful, and the son of a local gentry took a fancy to her. He wanted to force her to marry him, and he put Chen Yong under great pressure."
Son of a country gentleman.
It doesn't mean much in their eyes, but they can bully ordinary people and abuse their power.
Zhu Guanfeng nodded in understanding and continued, "I wonder what the false evidence the Grand Princess gave is?"
The nanny glanced sideways at her master, who had a blank expression on his face, but the nanny understood.
"I will hand it over to you, my lord, along with the witness."
Zhu Guanfeng was satisfied, and he could also hear that the other party wanted to see him off.
It was great that he had gained so much today, so of course he had to stand up and say goodbye tactfully.
Fang Nanzhi and his sister followed.
In fact, Fang Nanzhi had a lot more to say, but she was a doctor, and to some extent, her ability to read people's expressions was no worse than Zhu Guanfeng's.
Princess Mingzhu was obviously feeling unwell.
Princess Mingzhu asked the nanny to send them out.
Before leaving, Fang Nanzhi couldn't help but take another quick look at the charcoal brazier that was burning brightly.
In the end, he left without saying anything.
Qin Yan had been paying attention to his sister, and seeing her like this, he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
I don't know when the rain became lighter, but it turned into rain and snow, falling together.
Zhu Guanfeng reached out to take a piece, but it turned into water droplets as soon as he touched it, and there was no trace of snowflakes.
He smiled, withdrew his hand and continued walking.
Fang Nanzhi thought he was so childish and even made disgusted looks at his brother, but Qin Yan did not respond.
The nanny beside the Grand Princess was also a wonderful person. Although she was polite to Zhu Guanfeng, she treated the matter impartially, while she was genuinely respectful to Fang Nanzhi.
"Miss Fang, you can come to the princess's mansion more often when you are free. My princess likes lively girls like you very much."
Fang Nanzhi smiled politely: "Okay, then I will definitely come to bother you more often."
That being said, she didn't want to come if she had nothing to do.
She is not familiar with Princess Mingzhu, and she doesn't get along with the Princess of Yiyang County. Wouldn't it be uncomfortable for her to come here?
The nanny didn't care about her insincerity and watched them get on the carriage.
Behind Lord Zhu's carriage, there were two more carriages, which naturally contained the people given to him by Princess Mingzhu.
As soon as they got on the carriage, the smiles on the three of them disappeared.
Zhu Guanfeng glanced at the two children and said to the outside, "Let's go to the Ministry of Justice first."
Fang Nanzhi's eyes lit up: "Master Zhu, can we also go into the Ministry of Justice to take a look?"
Zhu Guanfeng hit her head with his folding fan and said unhappily, "No."
What if the Ministry of Justice is a market? Anyone can go there?
"I'll take people back to the Ministry of Justice later and arrange a carriage to take you back."
Fang Nanzhi lowered his head in disappointment. He still wanted to go to the Ministry of Justice to meet Chen Yong.
"Well, what do you think about what the Grand Princess said?" Zhu Guanfeng changed the subject.
Fang Nanzhi touched his chin and said, "It should be true, but there is still no clue about the assassin."
Zhu Guanfeng's gaze fell on Qin Yan. This kid hadn't spoken much since entering the Grand Princess's Mansion, but he was definitely a shrewd person.
Sure enough, Qin Yan said, "It may not be entirely true. At the very least, the relationship between the Grand Princess and Chen Zijun should be more than just mutual respect."
She freely entered and exited the study, collected Chen Zijun's body, and gave birth to a daughter...
Everything Princess Mingzhu did showed that she had some feelings for Chen Zijun.
"That's right. When Princess Mingzhu got the evidence, she didn't give it to Your Majesty right away, but instead investigated it privately. This also proves this point."
"such a pity……"
Zhu Guanfeng suddenly felt emotional.
Fang Nanzhi stared at him with her big eyes that were clearly black and white.
As if to say, don't keep us in suspense, there is no one else in the car.
Zhu Guanfeng smiled, feeling that the little girl was almost impatient, but he continued to speak.
"I remember that year a vassal state came to pay tribute, but it caused Your Majesty great embarrassment."
Fang Nanzhi and his sister became interested.
Tsk, Zhu Guanfeng was puzzled. Did they want to see the emperor's fun? How did their family teach them to be so bold?
"At the welcoming banquet, the tribute was half as much as usual. The envoys cried poverty, saying the country was in trouble and the people were suffering. The emperor, wanting to show his superiority, even gave them quite a few valuable gifts."
"But the next day, I heard that the envoy brought gold, silver, and jewelry that were several times the tribute to the Chen Mansion, and also brought their princess, wanting to marry Chen Zijun."
Fang Nanzhi and Qin Yan both took a deep breath. Not to mention gold, silver and jewelry, the matter of marriage has always been between countries.
In other words, if the princess of a vassal state wants to marry a foreign prince, how and with whom she should marry should all be decided by the emperor. What's the point of sending her directly to Chen's mansion?
This envoy really slapped the emperor in the face and successfully sowed discord between the emperor and Chen Zijun.
The two sides were already at loggerheads, and to stir things up further...
Fang Nanzhi couldn't help but lower his voice, as if he had done something wrong: "Did my uncle accept it?"
Zhu Guanfeng was amused by her guilty look.
"No, they all retreated and scolded the envoy."
Chen Zijun knew very well that if the emperor was humiliated, his ministers would die. If the emperor was despised like this, it would be equivalent to the entire court being despised. How could he still have any pride?
Fang Nanzhi let out a long sigh and patted her chest.
"Just confiscate it..." She trailed off halfway through her words.
"But even if it's confiscated, the emperor will lose face and will probably hold a grudge against my uncle."
"Maybe. Just one day after this happened, the Grand Princess presented evidence and Chen Zijun was arrested." Zhu Guanfeng downplayed it.
Fang Nanzhi was stunned.
How could it be such a coincidence? It was Princess Mingzhu who made up her mind to regain the emperor's face and maintain the emperor's dignity.
Fang Nanzhi was a little angry and felt that the envoy had bad intentions.
"And what happened to the envoy from the vassal state?"
"Him?" Zhu Guanfeng pretended to think, stretching out his tone: "Of course he went back."
Before the two children could express their disappointment, Zhu Guanfeng continued, "Not long after returning, the emperor sent troops to capture ten of their cities. Not long after, the other emperor sued for peace and sent a large amount of food, horses, gold, silver, jewelry, and even the head of the previous envoy."