Chapter 102: Relief from Worries
After Lin Yingxue's reminder last time, even though the prince had sent someone to work hard to find the whereabouts of that batch of official silver, what he still didn't expect was that that the batch of official silver would finally appear in his private mansion!
After he bought that private house, he didn't go often, so he has been negligent in management, and it is precisely because of this that people have found an opportunity to frame him, but it is useless to say these things now, now almost more than half of the ministers in the court are impeaching him, if he can't find a way to clear his charge as soon as possible, he may not be able to sit still in the East Palace, which is already crumbling.
"Your Highness, Your Highness?" The call of the staff on the side made the prince sober up from his thoughts.
He looked at the staff and guests who were all over the room with sad faces, frowned, and said, "Do you gentlemen have any ideas?" ”
What ideas can they have, now that the 'physical evidence' has been placed in front of them, the prince has been grounded again, and there is little hope of turning over, if they have any ideas, they will not come up with them sooner...... Although they thought so in their hearts, it was impossible for these people in the room to really say this.
"This ......" Everyone in the study looked at each other, but they all looked embarrassed.
The prince looked at everyone's expressions, and his heart, which fell to the bottom of the valley on the spot, suddenly cooled again, and he muttered to himself: "Is there really no way to solve this crisis......
Seeing that his master was starting to hang his head and become depressed, everyone in the room was also a little anxious, and a middle-aged man with long hair hurriedly stood up and said: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince doesn't have to worry too much, now there have been no unfavorable remarks against His Royal Highness the Prince, and those people can't condemn His Highness with only physical evidence, as long as we can find the evidence that we were framed before the tall man bent into a trick, then everything will be solved." ”
"Hmph, you're talking about light!" As soon as the middle-aged man's words came out, someone on the side immediately retorted: "Haven't you seen or heard of the methods of Dali Temple?" It has been extremely difficult for Lord Gao to support him so far, who dares to guarantee that he will be able to find evidence that His Highness was framed before Lord Gao is forced to identify him? ”
This basin of cold water was poured down, and the little fighting spirit that everyone in the study had finally raised was suddenly extinguished.
After a long time, someone analyzed: "We don't even know when those people put the official money in His Highness's private mansion, let alone arrest those people...... I see, there is no way to save this matter, it just depends on the emperor's decision on what to do with the prince...... In my opinion, the abolition of the crown prince is related to the fortunes of the country, and the emperor will not necessarily abolish the prince because of this matter. ”
That being said, how can there be absolutes in the world? If they don't do anything and wait for the emperor to come and dispose of it, then if the emperor really deposes the prince, who will they go to?
The atmosphere in the room suddenly began to become solemn again, and a staff member who had not spoken beside the prince frowned and pondered for a long time before suddenly asking: "I don't know who is the master who pointed out the prince last time and said that this incident is likely to be directed at His Royal Highness the prince?" Since he could predict that this incident was coming for His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, maybe he would have some way to turn the tide. ”
"Yes, yes, the prince might as well go and ask the master!"
As soon as the words of this staff member came out, everyone in the room began to echo as if they saw a new hope.
In order to protect Lin Yingxue before, the prince did not tell everyone Lin Yingxue's identity, if he let these people in the house know that the master they are now respecting in every way is actually a young woman who is only ten years old, I don't know what this group of people will think in their hearts?
The prince smiled bitterly in his heart, and finally nodded slowly - since the matter has reached the point where it is now, it can only be a dead horse as a live horse doctor.
After all, what is the mere face compared to the position of the prince?
Lin Yingxue arrived at the Prince's Mansion in the afternoon. Because she had already guessed that the prince might send someone to look for her in the next few days, so she deliberately stayed at home for the past few days and never went out.
Seeing her coming, the prince hurriedly said apologetically: "I was supposed to visit in person, but I was grounded by my father, and I can't leave this prince's mansion for a while, so I can only work hard for the fifth lady to make this trip." ”
"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is serious, and it should be Yingxue who should come over." After the two of them exchanged polite words, the prince opened his mouth to get down to business.
"I must have heard of the situation in the DPRK recently, and Miss Wu kindly reminded me that I still couldn't find the whereabouts of Guanyin before that person attacked me, so now I have fallen into such a difficult situation......"
When the prince said this, he smiled bitterly before continuing: "What's even funnier is that so many staff and guests in my house can't think of a way to resolve the crisis, so I have no choice but to invite the fifth miss over today, and I hope that the fifth miss can give me advice and help me get through this difficulty." ”
The prince spoke earnestly, and after finishing speaking, he stood up and solemnly bowed his head to Lin Yingxue and arched his hand.
Even if Lin Yingxue didn't want to get involved in this turmoil anymore, she was moved by the prince's sincerity at this time, not to mention that she had a good impression of the prince, and she originally came here today to help the prince.
"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has broken the snow." Lin Yingxue hurriedly got up and returned the salute before saying: "After the incident happened in the past few days, I have already thought about it in the mansion, and I do have an idea now, but whether this method will work or not needs to be considered by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince himself." ”
When the prince heard Lin Yingxue say that there was already a way, his eyes lit up for a moment, and he hurriedly asked, "What way?" Please also tell Miss Five in detail. ”
Lin Yingxue bowed, and the two sat down again, "Did the prince privately send food and silver to Ying Nan's side before?" After thinking about it for a while, Lin Yingxue asked.
"Yes." When the prince heard this, he couldn't help but glance at Lin Yingxue in surprise, "Fifth Miss is really well-informed. ”
Hearing the prince say this, Lin Yingxue couldn't help but smile bitterly in her heart - in fact, where is she well-informed, but she is just stained with the light of her previous life, she knows a little about what the prince has done, and in this life, she changed the original trajectory of things according to what she knew, and the results she got at that time were still unknown, so today's trip, in fact, she was also a little apprehensive in her heart.
"The disaster situation over there in Yingnan is more serious, and the disaster relief food money issued by the imperial court has not arrived for a long time, the prince is kind-hearted and pays out of his own pocket to help Yingnan get through the difficulties, this kind of good thing, although His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has a low-key heart, but there are always people who see His Royal Highness the Prince's good-looking eyes."
Lin Yingxue didn't want to discuss her source with the prince, so she opened the topic and said: "This time, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was reported, mainly because the disaster relief money that was supposed to appear in Xijiang ended up in the private residence under the name of His Royal Highness the Prince, and His Royal Highness the Prince's corruption charge was determined. ”
"But since the person who framed the prince dared to act like this, he was naturally fully sure before. If His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is bent on starting with the person who released the official money, the possibility of finding evidence to overturn the case is very small, so we can only solve this matter from other directions now. ”
Lin Yingxue was reasonable, calm and calm when analyzing things, and the prince's thoughts were involuntarily guided by Lin Yingxue, "Then according to Miss Five's thoughts, where should we start?" ”
"Let's start with this good thing done by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince." Lin Yingxue picked up an empty cup from the table and put it in the middle, and then continued in the prince's puzzled gaze: "Now this cup is the disaster relief food that should have been sent to Xijiang, but because His Royal Highness the Crown Prince learned that the disaster situation in Yingnan was more serious, he sent the disaster relief food that should have been sent to Xijiang to Yingnan first. ”
Lin Yingxue said as she moved the cup aside, "Originally, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince thought that after the disaster relief food that should have belonged to Ying Nan came down, he would move this part of the grain back. In this way, it not only solves the urgent need of Yingnan, but also does not delay the disaster relief in Xijiang. ”
After Lin Yingxue finished speaking, the prince's mood obviously rose again, and even the eyes that looked at Lin Yingxue were filled with a little admiration.
However, Lin Yingxue did not show any smug expression on her face because of this, she continued: "But His Royal Highness the Crown Prince didn't expect that Goldman Sachs would have an accident at this time, and as soon as Ying Nan returned the silver, he was discovered, so someone took this opportunity to slander His Royal Highness the Crown Prince for corruption." ”
"And if the father really sent someone to investigate, Ying Nan's side did start disaster relief before the food payment from the imperial court arrived, so this reason makes it impossible to find a flaw at all!" The prince had also kept up with Lin Yingxue's thoughts at this time, and took over the conversation with some excitement.
Seeing that the prince reacted so quickly, Lin Yingxue couldn't help but nod appreciatively, and said sincerely: "In fact, all this is due to the prince's low-key kindness, if the prince lets everyone know that the prince donated money and food to Ying Nan out of his own pocket, then this method can't be done." ”
"Then I'll send a letter to Lord Zhao in Yingnan now! Lord Zhao has always been good friends with me, and he must be able to help me with this......" The prince immediately stood up excitedly, but before he took two steps, he couldn't help frowning: "This method is good, but if my father asks why I didn't open my mouth to defend myself a few days ago, then how can I explain?" ”
Naturally, she had already thought of this question.
Lin Yingxue smiled and said, "Because of the long distance, Lord Zhao's letter of explanation has not yet arrived in the imperial city, and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has no evidence in his hands, and his empty words cannot be convincing, so he chose to keep silent for the time being." ”
Then he will only wait for Zhao Quan's letter to cover for him as soon as it arrives, and he can bring Zhao Quan's handwritten letter into the palace to rehabilitate himself! The more the prince thought about it, the more excited he became, and a smile could not help but overflow on his face.
Lin Yingxue took the prince's excited expression into her eyes on the side, and couldn't help reminding: "In order to prevent His Royal Highness the prince from counterattacking, the current prince's mansion must be closely watched by many people, so this matter cannot be handled by the prince, otherwise it will be easy to be caught." Judging from Yingxue, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince still needs to think of a suitable and reliable person to do this for His Royal Highness the Prince. ”