The eldest lady is soft and soft, but the surly prince dotes on her openly and secretly.

Chapter 19 Cracks
Gu Jingming frowned, "I didn't think so."

"Your Majesty, what should we do with these people?" Gu Wen saw that the atmosphere between the two was not right and asked quickly.

"Investigate clearly who has stolen things. Those who steal will be punished by fifty and driven out of the palace. Those who did not steal and participate in gambling will be punished by fifty." Gu Jingming gave the order coldly.

Lao Zhang and others suddenly panicked, "Your Majesty, please forgive me. Since this is our first offense, please let us go!"

Others also knelt down and begged for mercy.

Gu Jingming said selflessly, "If I let you go today, how will the rules be established?"

His personal guard said yes and dragged the gamblers down.

Someone in the crowd shouted in dissatisfaction, "My lord! You can't do this to us! The princess is the culprit, you can't favor her!"

The crowd immediately responded with one after another, "If the prince is really strict with others and lenient with himself today, then how can the prince's prestige be established?"

Gu Jingming's face showed a moment of struggle, and then he said, "The princess knows the law and breaks the law. She takes the lead in gambling. She goes to the ancestral hall to kneel behind closed doors and think about her mistakes. She is punished by copying the family rules ten times. She is not allowed to go out until she has finished writing."

Those who were responsible for fifty years of punishment would probably die anyway. Compared to them, Yu Jinhe's punishment was nothing at all.

"The emperor committed the same crime as the common people, so why should the princess' punishment be so light?" Beard struggled dissatisfied, "She is the chief culprit and did not receive the punishment she deserved. We all refuse to accept it."

Yu Jinhe weakly tugged at the corners of his lips and looked at Gu Jingming quietly, wondering if he would give up on her for his own reputation.

"Don't be stupid." Gu Jingming looked a little sarcastic, "She is the prime minister's daughter. I want to punish her. Do you think the left prime minister will let me go? There are differences between people. The emperor breaks the law and the common people Sharing the same sin is also a fallacy. Don’t you really naively think that your dissatisfaction will have an impact on this king?”

These words are unpleasant to hear. Although they are the default rules, they are not very likable when spoken.

Gu Jingming waved his hand and said calmly, "Beat them until they are willing to shut up and stop talking about this matter."

The well-trained guards immediately covered their mouths, preventing them from having the chance to speak any more, and dragged them off one after another.

Suddenly, only Gu Jingming and Yu Jinhe were left in the yard.

Yu Jinhe frowned, "You want to lock me up?"

"If you don't have a stick to punish you, it's just for your father's sake that you're going online." Gu Jingming looked at her, "You just sit in the ancestral hall and think about it for a month, and I'll just pretend that this never happened."

Yu Jinhe gritted his teeth.

"Take all these things back, let the concubine and the others come to see them and claim them all." Gu Jingming raised his chin.

"Yes." Gu Wen was about to step forward, but he raised his hand to stop him, "I didn't ask you to go down and claim the twenty coins of your own volition. I am your master, and I have never given you any authority to be with the princess. Conceal it from me. Maybe I indulged you too much and made you forget your origin, right?"

Gu Wen's face froze, and he silently clasped his fists and said yes.

Yu Jinhe said unbearably, "Forget the confinement, why do you confiscate these things? I earned these with great difficulty." "You still have the nerve to say it? These were originally stolen by them. They are not yours, you win. It's not yours either." Gu Jingming glared at her, "If you want money, you can ask me directly, will the palace short you?"

"The two of us are just a couple in name only." Yu Jinhe said, "There is absolutely no reason to spit out what I win."

"This is my territory. Not the Prime Minister's Mansion." Gu Jingming said coldly, "If you want to act up, go back."

Yu Jinhe nodded angrily, "You don't need to rush me, I'll be back now."

"Your Majesty personally ordered you to stay with me. I'll let you think about it. If you want to leave, you have to copy the family rules before you can leave." Gu Jingming said, and gave the guard behind him a look, and said, "Lock the princess in In the ancestral hall, no one can let her see her except the person who delivers the food."

Another of his guards was named Liu Cuo. He glanced at Yu Jinhe hesitantly, "Should I tell the Prime Minister about this?"

"What should you tell him? No matter whether it is right or wrong, he will only favor his daughter and will not reveal anything." Gu Jingming waved his hand.

Liu Cuo said yes and escorted Yu Jinhe down.

"Princess, the prince will not take the hard way. He was already angry just now. Why did you hit the muzzle of the gun? If you give in, he might let you go." When they got to a place where Gu Jingming couldn't see him, Liu Dare to speak only if you are wrong.

"Humph, there is no such thing as admitting a mistake in my dictionary." Yu Jinhe pondered in his heart. It seems that he can no longer stay in the prince's mansion. She and Gu Jingming didn't talk to each other for more than a few words. Originally, they could still care about them. He had to endure it for the sake of his own dignity, but now that he was so displeased with him, he might have to look down on him in the future.

Go back to the Prime Minister's Mansion?
No, Yu Zhuo was very kind to her, and she also cared about the father-daughter relationship, but after all, it belonged to the original owner, not her own. She didn't want to be held back by anything, so she might as well be as free as before. Come and go like the wind, be a carefree person.

She made up her mind and did not resist any longer.

Liu Cuo comforted him, "Don't worry, the prince is just angry and won't really lock you up for a month. When the storm subsides, I think he will find a way to release you."

Yu Jinhe snorted with unknown meaning.

The backyard of the ancestral hall is not far away. Not long after Yu Jinhe was imprisoned, Xiao He came to see her crying. The guard at the door followed the order and only allowed her to communicate with Yu Jinhe through a door.

"Miss, I have long said that your method is not feasible. If you want money, just ask the master directly. Why go to such trouble and be punished by the prince later."

Yu Jinhe rolled her eyes and left. Xiao He might not have a good life if she stayed here. She said, "Xiao He, you go back to the Prime Minister's Mansion first. I'm locked up here now. I'm afraid I can't protect you. If I'm not here, Su Susu has plenty of ways to torment you."

Xiao He refused, "I won't leave. Since the Prime Minister let the slave stay here, he must want the slave to protect the young lady. How can the master suffer in it? How can a girl like me be free and at ease?"

"Silly girl, I'm doing this for your own good. You can't do anything while I'm locked up in the palace. You might as well go back to the Prime Minister's Palace quickly. I can rest assured that my father is protecting you!"

Xiao He whimpered, "No, I won't go back."

"Xiao He, our family treats you as a family member. I have never treated you as a servant! Can you not make me worry?"

(End of this chapter)