The Eldest Daughter Is Beautiful and Saucy
Chapter 736: seven inches
Chapter 736 Seven Inches
The Crown Prince also realized later that his brother, Prince Liang, was not as weak and incompetent as usual, and that this time his father was protecting Prince Liang and only imprisoned him instead of killing him.
“What does this have to do with your framing of Princess Zhenguo?” the prince asked again.
“The house we are in today is the house of Du Zhiwei, the former counselor of the King of Liang. Only in that house… under the supervision of the King of Liang’s people, can I hand Wang Qiulu over to Mr. Fang and Mr. Ren who are with His Royal Highness the Crown Prince! Otherwise… I can’t take Wang Qiulu away alone!” Li Mingrui kowtowed to the Crown Prince again, “I framed the Princess Zhenguo in order to stay out of it, because I know that the Princess Zhenguo saved His Royal Highness the Crown Prince’s life. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has full faith in the Princess Zhenguo and will not really doubt her!”
“I have also sent someone to inform Princess Zhenguo that Wang Qiulu and Prince Liang have frequent contacts. This is to remind Princess Zhenguo that when the Crown Prince asks about it, we can investigate in this direction…”
Just when Li Mingrui was just trying to justify himself, Bai Jinxiu stood up and mercilessly exposed Li Mingrui: “What nonsense! It doesn’t make sense! If you were a loyal minister, when King Liang threatened you, you should have come to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince… or go to the palace with the Left Prime Minister to plead your case. At that time, Wang Qiulu was still in prison. Could it be that His Majesty and the Crown Prince would suspect that your Li family was disloyal? Do you think His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is a fool?”
The prince was suddenly shocked by Bai Jinxiu’s words. He adjusted his sitting posture and nodded in agreement.
Li Mingrui kowtowed to the Crown Prince: “It was because I was confused and didn’t think clearly at that time. Although I regret it very much, I have already rescued Wang Qiulu. I can only try to make amends. I beg Your Highness to understand!”
“You don’t believe the prince, you don’t believe His Majesty! You took the initiative to rescue Wang Qiulu, and then framed my eldest sister to make amends? Your explanation can only be regarded as a forced self-consistency, but Lord Lu is here… Ask Lord Lu to tell you if it is far-fetched or not!”
Bai Jinxiu sneered, turned around, took out seven or eight letters from her sleeve, then knelt on the ground and held them high above her head.
“Your Highness, just now after Lord Lu came, Mr. Fang and Mr. Ren first talked to Lord Lu about this matter, and Bai Jinxiu couldn’t interrupt. Now that Li Mingrui is here and the conversation has come to this point, please forgive Bai Jinxiu for being rash… Give these letters to Your Highness first! This is why Li Mingrui intended to frame my elder sister!”
Li Mingrui trembled when he heard the letter. If he hadn’t lowered his head, his shocked expression would have been exposed to everyone.
Bai Qingyan, how dare she? !
She actually gave the letter to the prince!
Didn’t she still want to use the Li family? Otherwise…she should have handed the letter to the crown prince and the emperor as soon as she got it, and put the entire Li family to death.
But she didn’t do so at that time, so why did she hand it over now? Even if Bai Qingyan knew that he intended to frame her, wasn’t Bai Qingyan afraid that he would tell the whole story and say that it was Bai Qingyan who used these letters to force him to rescue Wang Qiulu?
No… Bai Qingyan wouldn’t be so stupid. Those letters must be unimportant. Bai Qingyan just wanted to intimidate him!
His father was the left prime minister, an important official in the court. Now the Zhenguo Princess was far away in Shuoyang… If she wanted to control the court, she had to control his father, the left prime minister Li Mao. How could she bear to see such a good chess piece in their family… destroyed in vain! It didn’t make sense!
Ren Shijie glanced at Li Mingrui, then calmly picked up the teacup and took a sip. It turned out…Princess Zhenguo had a backup plan.
Mr. Fang stepped forward, took the letter and handed it to the prince.
Bai Jinxiu stood up and looked at the prince with clear eyes: “My elder sister came to Dadu this time, not only to persuade His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, but also to risk her life to escort these letters to Dadu.”
“These letters were given to me by my eldest sister after she was carried back to the palace! My eldest sister asked me to take these letters and keep quiet, and go to see the two calligraphy masters, Master Tan and Lord Shoushan, and let the two old masters identify the handwriting on them… Are they handwritten letters from the Left Prime Minister Li Mao and the Second Prince who plotted rebellion in the first place?”
Bai Jinxiu spoke in a mellow voice and clearly said, “My elder sister ordered that if the handwriting of the left prime minister Li Mao and the second prince is true, I should immediately hand the letter to the crown prince! If the letter is fake… don’t hand it to the crown prince, just pretend nothing happened! After all, the crown prince is now in charge of the complicated government affairs and has devoted his heart and soul to the country of Jin. We can’t help the crown prince with major matters, but we must do our best to share the burden with the crown prince on small matters!”
The prince’s eyes moved from the letter to Bai Jinxiu’s delicate face, and his heart was filled with emotions…
He didn’t expect that Bai Qingyan would consider him so completely. Even Mr. Fang was not so considerate.
Bai Jinxiu continued, “My elder sister said that these letters are incomplete. If they are true… they should only be part of it. Li Mingrui must have known that my elder sister was collecting the whereabouts of other letters, so he wanted to frame my elder sister in front of His Highness! He wants my elder sister to become an untrustworthy person in front of His Highness!”
Bai Jinxiu kowtowed to the prince: “My Bai family is loyal to the State of Jin! We are sincere to the prince! Please, Your Highness, make the decision for my elder sister!”
The prince lowered his eyes and continued to read the letters, and his eyes suddenly widened when he saw the important parts.
Li Mingrui was caught off guard, but he didn’t dare to resist rashly. Although he didn’t know the content of the letter, Bai Jinxiu said… this letter was only part of it. Princess Zhenguo would definitely hold the most important things in her own hands.
Lu Jin was also greatly shocked. He stood up and walked to the prince’s side, took the first letter that the prince had read and read it carefully.
“This Li Mao… was actually an accomplice of the Second Prince!” The Crown Prince looked up at Li Mingrui, shaking the letters in his hand. “Li Mingrui! What Madam Qin said is true! You really want to frame the Princess Zhenguo for these letters!”
Bai Jinxiu turned around and glared at Li Mingrui: “Before, I was not sure whether these letters were real. Thank you for framing my elder sister. Now… even if I don’t go to ask Master Tan and Lord Shoushan to read these two letters, I know they must be real! You are afraid that my elder sister is sure that these letters are real, and then find the rest of the letters to give to the crown prince, so you framed my elder sister first, hoping that my elder sister will lose the trust of His Royal Highness the crown prince! Is that right?!”
Li Mingrui gritted his teeth, his eyes gloomy, but he couldn’t think of any rebuttal for a moment, and he didn’t dare to refute Bai Jinxiu.
With his vital points pinched, Li Mingrui couldn’t move even if he was a vicious snake.
This Princess Bai Qingyan is even more ruthless than Li Mingrui thought. At this moment, he believes what his father said… If the Li family goes against Bai Qingyan again, Bai Qingyan will definitely wipe out the Li family.
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