Chapter 23: Divorce
In just a few days, the news that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince borrowed the marriage contract with the daughter of Prince Su to try to win over Prince Su spread in the capital, and the news that the flower thief was caught also spread.
Although the rumors did not say that the flower thief was related to the prince, however, the two news came out at the same time, but they were inevitably linked together, and for a time the people had serious doubts about the prince's character.
On the one hand, he wants to use the power of others to stabilize his position as the crown prince, and on the other hand, he is so vicious in buying off the flower pickers and ruining the innocent reputation of his daughter.
In the past few days, in order to avoid Su Qingqing looking for him, Shen Rui has been lying that he is busy with important matters, so in addition to going to court on weekdays, he has never left the East Palace for half a step.
However, the rumors outside are boiling, and it is naturally impossible for him not to know that he was already at a loss for this matter, but today he suddenly received a summons from the emperor, and he didn't know how to deal with it.
"Son-in-law, see father!" In the imperial study, Shen Rui knelt on one knee.
Behind the desk, Shen Wen, who was dressed in a dragon robe, still lowered his head to look at the twists and turns on the desk, and the majesty of being the king of a country was still vividly displayed even if he was silent.
I have to say that Shen Rui's appearance is very similar to Shen Wen, with thick eyebrows and big eyes, a high nose bridge, and tight lips.
Shen Wen didn't speak, Shen Rui was at a loss for what to do, his forehead was covered with fine beads of sweat, and after a while, he finally spoke: "Father and Emperor called his sons and ministers here for those rumors?" β
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"Father, those are purely the subjective speculations of the people, it is not enough to believe at all, the father wants to believe in the son, as the prince of a country, how can the son-in-law do such a thing as winning over the courtiers!"
"Oh?" Shen Wen finally spoke, he raised his head and looked at Shen Rui sternly, "Then what's the matter with you and Su Ruoli?" β
"Father Emperor Mingjian, Erchen and Su Ruoli are in love, not to mention, this marriage contract was made by the emperor, and the son-in-law only dares to disobey the emperor."
"What does the flower thief have to do with you?"
"Erchen is wronged, how can Erchen buy the flower thief to tarnish his fiancΓ©e's reputation, this is ...... This is impossible for any man to do, let alone that the son is the crown prince, and the son will not do such a thing that damages the dignity of the son and son. β
Shen Wen shook his hand and threw a copy of the fold in front of Shen Rui: "Then you explain to me, what's going on?" β
Shen Rui picked up the fold, just looked at it twice, and his face immediately changed: "This ...... That's impossible! β
"Humph!" Shen Wen snorted coldly, "The white paper and black words are clearly written, the two are happy, hum!" β
Shen Rui was stunned, he really never dreamed that Su Ruoli would have the courage to divorce him, and he didn't even tell him, so he handed the fold to his father through Prince Su.
It's really not a shame for him at all!
This letter undoubtedly turned Shen Rui's words just now into a loud slap and threw it at him mercilessly, and his head roared for a while.
Fortunately, there were no outsiders here, otherwise he would really want to find a crack in the ground to get into.
Although Shen Rui didn't like Su Ruoli, he had long been accustomed to her being kind to him and the feeling of being centered on him in everything, and now that she suddenly unilaterally proposed to withdraw from the marriage, he naturally couldn't accept it.
However, a wave of unsettled waves rose again, and Shen Wen threw all the other seven or eight books in front of him: "Look at these again." β