The Eldest Daughter Is Beautiful and Saucy
Chapter 737: Knock the mountain and shake the tiger
Chapter 737: Knock on the Mountain to Shock the Tiger
But he didn’t believe it. He didn’t believe that Bai Qingyan would abandon Li Mao, a loyal minister of the court who could be easily controlled by her! Left Prime Minister of Jin!
Of course, he had indeed miscalculated Bai Qingyan.
He was too conceited. He thought that breaking his younger brother Li Mingtang’s legs and sending his head to the doorstep of their Li family was just a means for Princess Zhenguo to intimidate them. Deep down in her heart, she wanted to use the Li family more rather than kill them all.
Now thinking back, the letter in Prince Liang’s hand seemed strange, perhaps it had something to do with Princess Zhenguo.
The second time my father attacked Princess Zhenguo, the head and the letter that caused chaos in the Li family were all Princess Zhenguo’s threats to scare the enemy.
But he thought that Princess Zhenguo was unwilling to give up the Li family. He also thought that his father Li Mao’s position as the left prime minister… was the bargaining chip that the Li family could use to compete with Princess Zhenguo.
But this time, if the letter is important, I’m afraid my father’s position as the left prime minister… will be in danger.
Li Mingrui kowtowed to the Crown Prince: “Your Highness, please understand. My father approached the Second Prince and later rescued Your Majesty… My father told Your Majesty about this matter afterwards. If Your Highness doesn’t believe it, you can go to the palace and ask Your Majesty! Li Mingrui admits… This time, Li Mingrui framed Princess Zhenguo. First, it was indeed for revenge for my younger brother. Second… It was indeed as Madam Qin said, in order to reduce Your Highness’s trust in Princess Zhenguo. It would be best if Your Highness could question Princess Zhenguo and make her feel disappointed… Delay handing these letters to Your Highness, so that I can buy time to replace them!”
“My elder sister’s loyalty to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is something that a treacherous villain like you can’t understand! When my elder sister was seriously injured and couldn’t hold on, she was still thinking about His Royal Highness the Crown Prince’s safety and asked me to quickly inform Wang Qiulu that she was still alive! Even if… His Royal Highness the Crown Prince really suspected or even hurt my elder sister’s heart, as long as it concerns the country and the safety of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, my elder sister… still has no choice but to do it! This is the iron will and loyalty of our Bai family, and a treacherous villain like you will never understand it in your life!”
When the prince heard what Bai Jinxiu said, his eyes suddenly warmed up. He also remembered that Bai Qingyan sacrificed himself to block the arrow for him. He became more disgusted with Li Mingrui. With a firm look in his eyes, he slammed the letter in his hand on the table and said loudly: “How can my trust in the Princess Zhenguo be weakened by you getting Wang Qiulu to frame her! I tell you… In this world, even if I don’t trust myself, I will never distrust the Princess Zhenguo!”
When Mr. Fang heard this, his fingers trembled slightly and his expression became even uglier.
It was obvious that he wanted the prince to be suspicious of Princess Zhenguo in the future and not believe everything Princess Zhenguo said, but why in the end… it made the prince believe Bai Qingyan even more.
Bai Jinxiu took out her handkerchief and lowered her head to wipe her tears, hiding the relief in her eyes. She kowtowed and said, “I would like to thank Your Highness for your trust on behalf of my elder sister. Every time my elder sister talked to me, she sighed that she was not in good health and could not help His Highness the Crown Prince often. She felt very guilty.”
Old Fang clenched his teeth, he had not expected that the younger sister of Princess Zhenguo was so eloquent. With just a few words, the prince trusted Princess Zhenguo more and more. No wonder… It was said that the second daughter of the Bai family lived a very comfortable life after marrying the son of the Qin family who had been engaged to Princess Zhenguo.
Now think about it, the second wife of the loyal and brave Marquis Qin Dezhao was forced to leave, which was definitely caused by the second daughter of the Bai family…
The girls of the Bai family are really amazing! They are all amazing!
“Your Highness!” Li Mingrui suddenly spoke, “I admit that I framed the Princess Zhenguo, but Your Majesty really knew that my father had been in contact with the Second Prince! The reason why I did this is that I don’t want the capital to be in turmoil again. After the Wude Gate Rebellion… The capital needs peace and cannot be in chaos again! I dare not say that the Princess Zhenguo’s actions are causing chaos in the capital, but my Jin State is at war with the Liang State, and we cannot let important officials in the court get into trouble because of these letters!”
“Perhaps Your Highness and the Princess Zhenguo don’t know the inside story of what happened back then, but Your Majesty knows! I beg Your Highness to come to the palace, and Your Majesty will tell you everything! It won’t be too late for Your Highness to punish my family then!” Li Mingrui kowtowed heavily.
“Then was Wang Qiulu rescued by force of King Liang?” the prince asked.
How could Li Mingrui not know that the prince was looking for an opportunity to kill King Liang.
Prince Liang has lost his power and is no longer of much use. Moreover, after the incident of forcing the emperor to abdicate, the emperor may not be able to trust him completely.
Li Mingrui used to be worried that King Liang might stand up again one day, but right now… it is more important to save his own life, otherwise there will be no future.
Li Mingrui kowtowed: “That’s right!”
The prince raised his eyebrows, stretched his back and leaned on the hidden sac: “Okay… Lord Lu, did you hear everything?”
Lu Jin hurriedly bowed to the prince and said, “Your Highness, I heard everything.”
“Li Mingrui, and the servant, and Wang Qiulu, the jailer, and the lowly people whom Elder Fang brought back just now, take them all away! Tomorrow morning, I will go to the palace and tell my father about this in person.”
“Now that the matter is settled, I will go back to take care of my elder sister…” Bai Jinxiu bowed to the prince.
The prince nodded, and then remembered that Qin Lang would also take the exam the day after tomorrow, so he smiled and said, “Qin Lang took the Spring Exam last year and his results were acceptable. He will take the exam again this year… You have to make sure he works hard!”
“Thank you, Your Highness, for your concern. I will tell Qin Lang when I go back, and Qin Lang will certainly live up to the expectations of Your Majesty and Your Highness.” Bai Jinxiu bowed again and left the main hall.
Li Mingrui and others were also taken away by Lu Jin.
Left Prime Minister Li Mao wanted to get some information, but he only knew that his son was taken away from the Prince’s Mansion by Lu Jin. He was extremely anxious, but the people he sent out could not find out any information.
The white-robed strategist stood in the study, looking at Li Mao pacing back and forth inside, and told Li Mao about Wang Qiulu’s matter.
“Nonsense! Nonsense! How many times have I told you! Don’t mess with the Princess Zhenguo! Don’t mess with the Princess Zhenguo! The lives of all of us are in the hands of the Princess Zhenguo. She is even more unscrupulous than Bai Weiting back then. She is not afraid of anyone! How dare you and Li Mingrui do this behind my back!”
Li Mao was furious, anxious and angry, and slammed the table.
The counselor in white also looked embarrassed: “It’s my fault for not being able to dissuade the eldest son. On the contrary… I think that what the eldest son did is indeed beneficial to our Zuo Xiangfu.”
Li Mao looked at the counselor in white and was silent for a while. He could not hide his blame in his tone: “If Ziyuan were still here, he would never let Mingrui make such a mistake.”
The white-robed counselor felt his face burning, and bowed his head to Li Mao, “I… am not as wise as Ziyuan, and I have caused trouble for you, Master. Please punish me, Left Prime Minister!”
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