Chapter 70: Surrogate Motherhood
Mrs. Liu hurriedly opened her mouth to clear up the relationship, "Returning to the prince, the concubine doesn't dare to ...... It was Mrs. Han who insisted that you could not make clothes for Miss Chen, and the concubine was deceived for a while......
Zhao Chengyuan didn't listen to her defense, and said casually, "This king will make a few clothes for Miss Chen, and she will be beheaded, and Liu Yushi's authority is quite large."
Mrs. Liu's face was like ashes, and she was busy kowtowing and begging for mercy, "The concubine doesn't dare! Sir, he is an official and fair, and he will never act like this! There is nothing wrong with making clothes for Miss Chen, Lord Wang...... It's the concubine who is confused, and the concubine deserves death...... I beg the prince to spare ...... life."
Zhao Chengyuan was unmoved, and said lightly, "Since you said that Lord Liu is an official and fair, there is no need for this king to judge your crimes. Ye Chang, go and send a letter to Liu Yushi and ask him how to deal with this matter."
Ye Chang gave up his hand and strode out of the flower hall.
Mrs. Liu Yushi fell to the ground, her face looking desperate.
According to the master's ruthlessness, it is impossible to lose her future to protect her, she is afraid that she will be abandoned.
Everyone in the flower hall was also shocked.
The prince of Jin that they heard about has a respected status and is the most unstoppable prince, how could he be so ruthless?
It's so clean and neat, and it doesn't even give a trace of room for manoeuvre!
They were very fortunate at this time, because of their admiration for Miss Chen's heart, they did not fall into the ground. Otherwise, their fate will not be much better.
In addition to rejoicing, they couldn't help but be curious, and King Jin ...... to Miss Chen
Zhao Chengyuan looked at Old Madam Han, "Old Duchess Dingguo, this king is here, if you don't believe it, just ask."
Old Madam Han knelt on the ground in panic and replied in a trembling voice, "The concubine doesn't dare to ......."
She never imagined that those clothes were really made by the King of Jin for Chen Youning, what did the King of Jin think, she was just a lowly grass farmer who met in Pingshui!
He didn't care about offending the courtiers so much, could it be that he had the idea of taking a concubine?
Zhao Chengyuan's voice was piercing, "You don't dare to do anything. If Miss Chan were to be thrown to death in prison for a few pieces of clothing given by the king, wouldn't it be a sin of the king?"
Han Rui stumbled into the flower hall, with a large bruised bag bulging on his forehead, very embarrassed.
He knelt down in front of Zhao Chengyuan, "Lord forgive your sins! My mother really doesn't know!"
Zhao Chengyuan's expression was indifferent, "If you don't know, this king will bear an unrighteous name. Lord Han, in your eyes, this king is the kind of person who is easy to talk?"
Naturally not.
Mother is just embarrassed by Chen Youning, if he starts with this aspect, they can still argue one or two. But he didn't mention the matter of being embarrassed and framed, and directly condemned his mother to a big crime of disrespecting the royal family, he clearly wanted to put people to death.
Even the hard-line prince didn't do this!
Han Rui took a few steps forward, "Lord forgive me, this matter is my mother's. It's just that if my mother is punished, and his eldest brother returns triumphantly, he will inevitably be sad when he learns about it......
Zhao Chengyuan paced unhurriedly, as if he was thinking.
"Dingguo Gong is now fighting on the frontier, and this king really doesn't want to be too harsh, so as not to hurt Dingguo Gong's heart......
Han Rui looked at him expectantly.
The eldest brother is in a high position and has 200,000 soldiers in his hands, and not anyone can shake it. Rao is the king of Jin, and he must always be afraid of him.
Zhao Chengyuan paused, "Lord Han is a great filial son, so he accepted it on behalf of his mother, so he asked to resign."
Han Rui's face changed.
Resigned?
He has been moving around many times recently, spending a lot of money, and seeing that the promotion of the squire is imminent, he asked him to resign at this time!
In the eyes of the world, there is no Han Rui, only Han Jun, the Duke of Dingguo, if he has no official position and is just white, wouldn't he become the laughing stock of the capital?
"Lord Wang, the lower official is already close to the age and is not confused, and if he resigns at this time, I am afraid that he will not be able to do anything else......
Zhao Chengyuan raised his eyebrows, "This king has no relationship with you and no reason, you don't want to pay anything, by virtue of."
What does this king forgive forgiveness?"
Han Rui was speechless for a while.
He looked at his mother pleadingly. Mother is the best at speaking, and can always make a thousand pounds in half a two.
Old Madam Han avoided his gaze and kept her mouth shut.
Although she is reluctant to give up her son's easy-earned future, if King Jin talks about her crimes, she is afraid that she will be stripped of the title of Mrs. Yipin, and things will be in a uproar, and her reputation for decades may be ruined. The lesser of two evils, abandoning his son is the best choice.
Han Rui's heart was full of bitterness, in his mother's mind, he was not as important as her reputation after all.
He knelt down and arched his hand, "Your Majesty is willing to resign from the government."
Zhao Chengyuan smiled slightly, "Very good."
It's obviously a soul-stirring smile, but it makes people feel chills in their hearts for no reason.
He glanced at Han Youning lightly again, turned around and walked out of the flower hall.
Mrs. Lu happily followed her nephew out of the flower hall, and before leaving, she didn't forget to hold Han Youning's hand and give a few words of affectionate advice.
All in all, it expresses a meaning - if there is anything, find Anling Houfu!
Old Madam Han clenched her teeth and went out to see Zhao Chengyuan and Old Madam Lu leave.
She tried her best, but in the end, her son lost his official position and her granddaughter's reputation was damaged, but Chen Youning, who wanted her life, was unscathed, and even became famous because of it!
Han Youning stood outside the flower hall and watched Zhao Chengyuan and them go away.
The result was somewhat unexpected.
She tried her best to calculate, and she was not as good as Zhao Chengyuan's few words that referred to the deer as a horse.
I felt that I had been busy for several days and had no sense of accomplishment.
The ladies gathered around and took her hand affectionately to inquire. After all, she is the only one who has been treated by King Jin specially, which is simply the glory that all boudoir women dream of.
"Miss Chen, are you very familiar with Lord Jin?"
"Not familiar."
"Lord Jin treats you so well, do you want to take a concubine?"
"It's not."
"You've been on the boat with King Jin for so long, do you know what kind of woman he likes? Fat, thin, well-behaved, lively?"
"I don't know."
……
After asking to no avail, the ladies looked at Han Youning's chubby figure and fell into contemplation invariably-
King Mo of Jin is not...... Do you like plump women?
Zhao Xiang'er also got into the carriage with Princess Chengjun.
She lifted the curtain and looked at Zhao Chengyuan, who was riding a horse and walking in front, and couldn't help but feel a chill in her heart. She hesitated again and again, and finally didn't dare to tell Zhao Chengyuan about saving Chen Youning from falling into the water.
She muttered, "No wonder my father said that the Seventh Emperor Uncle couldn't be provoked, and others just almost ruined his reputation, so he ended up so miserably."
Princess Chengjun said quietly, "Where is he for his own reputation."
King Jin is clearly here to support Chen Youning. But he didn't say a word about supporting people.
Zhao Xiang'er's eyes lit up and asked, "Is Uncle Huang for Chen Youning?"
Princess Chengjun patted her, "I want to call my sister."
Zhao Xiang'er snorted, "Don't! She didn't pay any attention to me......
She paused, remembering that Chen Youning later turned back to look for her, and fell into the water because of this, and said, "It's a bit of a sister."
She opened the curtain again, and Lu Rin was beside Zhao Chengyuan, tilting his head, not knowing what he was talking about.
Zhao Xiang'er flattened her mouth and suddenly laughed.