The reborn poisonous woman is hard to abandon

Chapter 307 The Prince Is Under House Arrest

In desperation, Huo Xun had no choice but to suppress all the unwillingness in his heart, and nodded in response.

"Of course this king knows that Xiao Ruan is not a simple woman, but as this king's subordinate, you still need to remember one thing. This king keeps his word, and his servants must keep his word. Otherwise, don't blame me for being ruthless. .”

Zhao Yan patted Huo Yuan's face lightly with the back of his hand, left this sentence meaningfully and walked away, leaving Huo Yuan standing still for a long time...

"It's really unexpected. It turns out that the prince is not a decent person. I heard that in the casino he opened, in order to collect gambling debts, he was forced to death. If he said he would chop his hands, he would chop his hands, even his children and wives. !"

"That's not right! I just said that the crown prince is not worthy of being an emperor. If the emperor can depose him this time, it will be very satisfying!"

In a tavern in the capital, Lu Heng ordered a table of dishes, and was about to pick up a piece of drunken duck, when he heard someone on the opposite table mention the prince, his fingers tightened suddenly, and the chopsticks in his hand snapped. fell on the table.

"Hey! Who did you say opened the casino and who is going to be abolished?"

There were a few middle-aged men at the opposite table. Judging from the clothes on their bodies, they were just ordinary street men.

The few people didn't expect that Lu Heng would turn back suddenly, and they were stunned for a moment, and one of them, a man with a mustache, came to his senses, and smiled at Lu Heng with a slippery tone: "Of course we are talking about the prince, maybe the little lady wants to hear it too. listen……"

"Bah! Why do you say that the prince opened a casino! Did you see it with your own eyes, or did someone in your family have their hands and feet chopped off?"

Just now, Lu Heng heard what some people said about the crown prince's unbearable words, and he held back his anger.Annoyed, he interrupted the man's words, pointed at the speaker's nose and cursed: "I warn you, the prince will not do such things as forcing people to sell their sons and daughters. If you dare to turn black and white here again, I will definitely let people Tell the government to arrest you all!"

"Damn it! I just said what happened to the prince running a casino? If you have the ability, you can send me to jail now!"

That man was just casually talking about the recent major events in the capital at the wine table, who would have expected to be scolded by a woman of unknown origin.Suddenly flushed with anger, he suddenly stood up, as if he was going to attack Lu Heng.

The man's voice was harsh, and the roar immediately attracted the attention of the surrounding people. At this moment, there was a flash of white light, and a thin sword that could reflect a figure appeared on the man's neck.

"You, what are you going to do..."

Looking up along the long sword, the man found that the person holding the sword was actually a delicate maid behind Lu Heng. The sternness on his face disappeared instantly, and his voice couldn't help trembling.

The people around were also startled by the sudden change, and got up one after another, trying to escape from the scene.

"Cousin, let me go quickly. The prince has been rumored to have no benevolence. What you do is like adding fuel to the flames!"

Xiao Ruan didn't expect that Lu Heng would be so excited all of a sudden, and quickly lowered her voice to ask Lu Heng's maid to withdraw the sharp sword, and at the same time, she did not forget to wink at Zhu Yun behind her.

Knowing the severity of it, Zhuyun immediately took out a piece of silver from her pocket and put it on the opposite table, apologizing to the man who had been frightened.

"Young master, please calm down. My young lady is in a bad mood today. Please don't mind if I offend you. In order to show our sincerity, today's meal is invited by us. Do you think it's okay? "

Zhuyun was very familiar with dealing with such things, and apologized with a low profile and a smiling face.

Now that there is no threat to his life, and there is a glaring silver in front of his eyes, the man finally calmed down temporarily and stopped entanglement.

Seeing that they didn't make a fuss, the people around gradually returned to calm, but Lu Heng was still furious when he sat back in his seat, and he no longer had the slightest appetite for the dishes on the table.

"It really pissed me off! I can't even remember how many people insulted him today. No way! I must go to the prince to find out, I never believe he would do such a thing!"

The more Lu Heng thought about it, the more worried he became, and he left this sentence angrily, and was about to go out.Xiao Ruan yelled and couldn't stop her, worried that something might happen to her, so she quickly followed her.

"You don't have eyes when you walk! I didn't see Miss Ben going out...Brother, why are you!"

Lu Heng rushed to the door in a few panicked steps, and as soon as he took a step, he collided with a person who entered head-on. She was in a bad mood and was about to vent her anger when she found out that the person was actually Lu Hanrui.

Lu Hanrui was also quite surprised when he saw Xiao Ruan and Lu Heng, and seeing Lu Heng go on the rampage, he immediately reprimanded him with a cold face: "Heng'er, where have all the etiquette you learned these days gone? Look at how decent you are now!"

"Brother, don't talk about this now, what's the matter with the prince? Why are all the streets and alleys in the capital full of gossip about him?"

Ignoring Lu Hanrui's preaching, Lu Heng directly grabbed his hand and asked with an eager look on his face.

During this period of time, Lu Heng learned etiquette from Nanny Zhou every day, and felt uncomfortable in the mansion.Today, it was very easy to convince Mrs. Lu to go out with Xiao Ruan to get some air, but unexpectedly, discussions about the prince's immorality could be heard everywhere along the way.

From being suspicious at the beginning to being angry later, Lu Heng now has question marks all over his forehead, eager to know what happened.

"Why are you asking these questions? It's not your business to ask questions about court affairs. You two should take Miss back immediately!"

Lu Hanrui lightly reprimanded Lu Heng, and was about to arrange for her maid to take her back to the mansion, but saw Xiao Ruan following closely.

"Cousin, has something happened to the prince? It has been spread in the capital that the prince opened a casino to force people to sell their sons and daughters. If you don't tell me, my cousin and I will have to ask our grandfather."

Pedestrians passed by from time to time in front of the tavern, Xiao Ruan and Lu Heng were unrelenting towards Lu Hanrui, causing passers-by to stop and look over.Lu Hanrui had no choice but to bring the two of them into a private room.

The shop waiter brought tea, and Lu Hanrui slowly started his narration as if recalling it.

"Half a month ago, Jing Zhaoyi accepted a murder case. It turned out that a couple had a quarrel. During the quarrel, the man accidentally killed his wife. This scene was seen by his son. The man worried that his son would reveal everything. So they killed all the sons and daughters in the family. But the incident was discovered by the neighbors and reported to the police.”

"But what does this have to do with the prince?"

Lu Hanrui spoke slowly. After the story was finished, Lu Heng and Xiao Ruan were full of doubts. Lu Hanrui sighed, and then continued.

"The man explained how he killed his whole family, but said that he was forced to do it all because he owed a full 10 taels of silver to the underground casino. In fact, he wanted to sell his wife and children to pay back Gambling debts, but her wife has an extremely staunch character and vowed to die, so the two had a dispute."

Hearing this, Lu Heng and Xiao Ruan glanced at each other and immediately discovered the problem.

"Could it be that the casino is really run by the crown prince? No, even so, I don't believe that the crown prince would force people to sell their wives and sons to pay off their gambling debts. You must be lying to me!"

Thinking of the words he had just heard while eating, Lu Heng's face turned pale instantly, and Xiao Ruan couldn't help but look at Lu Hanrui's tone and said anxiously: "Cousin, we are both already worried to death, don't you Don’t be too tight-lipped, hurry up and tell us what happened afterwards!”

"Later...later is what you hear now."

A flash of hesitation flashed across Lu Hanrui's face, he glanced at Xiao Ruan quietly, and then talked about what happened later.

The Dajin law clearly stipulates that all the people and even officials in the country are not allowed to participate in gambling. If an official sets up a casino privately, the crime will be added to the crime. Serious cases can be sentenced to imprisonment or even the death penalty.

Since a casino was involved in this case, Jing Zhaoyi naturally did not dare to be negligent, but in the end it was actually found out that the casino belonged to the prince.

The matter was too important, and Jing Zhaoyi did not dare to conceal it, so he reported the matter to the emperor.The emperor's anger at the prince's lax rule had not dissipated, but when he encountered this incident again, he was furious again, and put the prince in confinement on the spot, and he has not said when he will be released until now.

"No wonder he hasn't come to see me these few days, so he..."

Hearing this, Lu Heng felt bitter in his heart, covered his mouth for a long time and could not say a word.

There is only half a month left for her marriage with the prince, but now it seems that if the emperor keeps refusing to let him go, their marriage may have to be postponed later.

Thinking of this possibility, Lu Heng couldn't help but turn his eyes red.

Xiao Ruan frowned and went through Lu Hanrui's words carefully in her mind. She always felt that something was wrong, but she couldn't speak, so she could only comfort Lu Heng in a low voice. Everything will pass soon.

"Brother, Prince... He, did he really open a casino and drive that family to death?"

The room was silent, no one cared about the food on the table, and after an unknown amount of time, when Lu Hanrui was about to send the two of them back home, Lu Heng raised his head and asked with red eyes.

"He... the prince did open a casino, but he never asked anyone to do such a wicked thing."

"In other words, this incident was actually caused by someone making troubles, deliberately making the emperor dislike the prince, right?"

Although Lu Heng usually speaks freely, his mind is not muddled.At this time, after listening to Lu Hanrui's few words, he instantly realized that the rumors about the prince's death in the capital were most likely deliberately plotted by someone.

"Is it Duke Huai?"

Although Lu Heng was asking, his tone was affirmative, but his eyes were dim and unclear, making it impossible to see what kind of emotion it was.

As if he didn't wait for Lu Hanrui's answer, a stern look suddenly flashed in Lu Heng's eyes, and he rushed out the door immediately.

"Heng'er! Stop! Where are you going!"

Lu Hanrui didn't want to tell her this before. Firstly, he was afraid that she would be worried, and secondly, he was worried that she would be impatient and do some irrational behavior. Now when he saw her rushing straight out, he hurriedly pulled her back.

"I'm going to find Zhao Yan, and I'm going to scold him severely in front of him!"

Lu Heng shook off Lu Hanrui's hand so hard that Lu Hanrui almost missed it.

(End of this chapter)