My wife has a secret

Chapter 77: The Savage Princess
The little emperor felt his blood boiling and he couldn't calm down for a long time.

"Why...why is it related to Xu's?"

He thought of the continuous changes in the past two days, and said angrily: "Yesterday, Lu instigated thousands of scholars to curse my decision in front of the Imperial Academy, and today there was this inexplicable fire, burning so many noble descendants... Since I took over the power of the palace, I haven't slept well for a single day!"

"Your Majesty, please calm down and take care of your dragon body."

The eunuch waiting outside the room urged in a low voice: "Your Majesty, everyone is waiting outside the palace."

The voices in the house sounded helpless, as if they had given up struggling.

"Okay, I understand...Send someone to change clothes."

"Yes."

The eunuch breathed a sigh of relief when he saw the little emperor give in.

He hurried to the right side of the hall, where there were palace maids helping the emperor wash and change clothes.

But before he walked down the white marble steps, he suddenly caught sight of a petite and slender figure.

The other person looked young, but she was wearing a gorgeous floor-length dress with bright colors and rich layers.

Her long dress was embroidered with gold thread and dotted with gemstones of various colors, like stars in the night sky.

"Little eunuch, how is my brother doing?"

Although it was late at night and the light outside the palace was dim, the eunuch could not see the other person's face clearly.

But he knew in his heart that the only woman who could walk around the bedroom was probably the little emperor's elder sister, Princess Danyang Li Jin'er.

Speaking of Li Jiner, she is also a strange person.

Perhaps because the little emperor depended on her when he was young, he always responded to his sister's requests and trusted her very much.

In addition, the Queen Mother had no children and intended to marry her to her nephew, so Princess Danyang had an extremely high status in the capital, almost second only to two people and above ten thousand people.

Legend has it that there are so many rare and precious treasures in Princess Danyang’s mansion that they could fill an entire courtyard.

In addition, he often holds some extremely luxurious banquets, so he is well-known in the capital, and his reputation can even be compared with Xu Qing's in Suzhou.

The eunuch did not dare to neglect the master, and bowed his head and said: "In reply to the princess, although the emperor is not in good health, he still has to leave the bedroom to handle government affairs after hearing the urgent situation outside..."

Li Jiner took two steps forward, and her delicate and charming facial features emerged from the darkness.

She had a sweet smile on her face and looked extremely well-behaved, like a harmless girl next door.

But behind the sweet smile, the charming curve of the slightly upturned corners of the lips cannot be concealed.

"My brother is suspicious and timid by nature. With such a big mess happening outside, he will be irritated and uneasy again."

Li Jin'er chuckled twice. The lazy and playful sound did not sound like worry at all, but more like a joke mentioned casually.

"Forget it. This princess doesn't need to worry about these things. Prince Kang and those high officials kneeling in front of the palace are more anxious than each other."

After much thought, the eunuch did not dare to say anything more in front of the princess.

He had no choice but to bend down and agree with Li Jin'er's words: "The princess is right."

"I have no control over what happens in the court, but you can help me pass on a message to my brother. No matter how angry he is... he must save Xu Qing's life. No matter what the other party says, he is still his future brother-in-law."

"Please rest assured, my lady, I will definitely pass on the message."

After Li Jin'er said this in a sweet voice, she lost interest in tonight's events.

She glanced at the little emperor's bedroom, then slowly left with two palace maids behind her.

When the eunuch saw Princess Danyang disappear in front of the palace gate, his heart was at ease. Compared to the little emperor who complained about everything, this moody lady was the most difficult to serve.

She whipped so many servants to death that she couldn't count them on both hands.

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In the Golden Palace, hundreds of officials were paying homage, and all around stood majestic and solemn guards with swords.

The little emperor walked with slow steps onto the throne with the help of eunuchs and sat behind three layers of pearl curtains.

Prince Kang raised his head slightly and could glimpse the bright yellow dragon robe and crown from behind the curtain.

The middle of the crown is inlaid with gems, and there are thin bead tassels hanging on both sides, showing the royal majesty.

"The Emperor has arrived!"

"Long live my emperor."

After the ministers knelt and shouted, the young emperor turned his attention to Kang Yuwen, Prince of Dongwan.

"Let the Prince of Dongwan tell the story of tonight first."

Although the emperor is in power now, the little emperor is still young, and court affairs are usually first advised by Kang Yuwen, the Prince of Dongwan, and then approved by the little emperor himself.

Although Kang Yuwen was nominally a prince, the rights he exercised were no different from those of a regent.

"You are all old officials in the court, and you are very well-informed. I will not say more about the fire in Wangyue Tower. I will tell you some news that you may not know."

All the officials in the capital knew about the incident in Wangyue Tower. They also knew that General Ji and others were kneeling in front of the palace gate in order to seek justice for their children.

But what they didn't expect was that there was something else behind Kang Yuwen's words, and it seemed that he had obtained the information through other channels.

"Just now, the Ministry of Justice's prison was robbed."

As soon as Kang Yuwen finished speaking, there was an uproar in the hall, and all the ministers looked at him with disbelief.

"Prince Kang, are you kidding me? What is the Ministry of Justice Prison?"

"Are you kidding me? You can go to the Ministry of Justice and take a look. Didn't you see that the Minister of Justice and the other assistant ministers were not in the palace?"

The ministers looked back hurriedly and searched carefully among the crowd, but they did not see anyone from the Ministry of Justice.

Prince Kang said coldly, "Fortunately, the prison was well-defended, with numerous crossbows and artillery, which prevented the thieves from successfully robbing the prison... What I want to say is that according to intelligence reports from many sources, the one who set the building on fire and robbed the prison was the prisoner Xu Qing's concubine."

"Xu Qing's concubine?"

"Isn't she a woman?"

The ministers were a little hesitant, but General Ji first thought of the gimmick of Wangyue Tower to attract customers, frowned and thought for a moment.

"The Ministry of Justice is not far from Wangyue Tower. If she wanted to break into the prison, then everything makes sense."

"General Ji, that's a good idea."

Prince Kang clasped his fists and said in a loud voice: "That's right, the fourth concubine of the Xu family is actually a person from the underworld, who knows some swordsmanship... She thought she could use these tricks to deceive the court and rescue Xu Qing. But in the end, she failed and was shot by a crossbow arrow and fled."

All the officials were whispering to each other, cursing the thief for his inhumanity and vicious plan.

Prince Kang waited until the crowd's emotions were ignited and reached their peak, then he took a step forward and stood in front of all the officials.

He was seen tidying his clothes and slowly kneeling down in the hall.

"The Xu family has committed many evil deeds. Not only have they used their words to deceive the scholars in the capital, they have also shaken the foundation of our Great Qi! Now they have even killed the descendants of many high-ranking officials, trying to make the families of loyal ministers and generals extinct!"

(End of this chapter)