Emperor Mingzheng didn't think it was a good idea and said, "Throw him in jail. I don't have time to deal with him."
Chen Junxiong was dumbfounded. Why did he have to be imprisoned? Didn't he have to pay a fine? He hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, I will pay the fine, I will pay the fine."
Emperor Mingzheng was furious. Paying the fine was just his personal idea, but he actually publicized it. He sneered and said, "What do you think the law of the court is? Everyone who makes a mistake can be pardoned if they pay the fine. Do you think the law is just for show?"
Chen Junxiong thought to himself, I didn't do anything wrong. I just mocked King Chun a few times. It's not enough for me to be willing to pay the fine, I have to be locked up in jail.
No matter how unwilling Chen Junxiong was, he was still taken to jail.
When the head of the Chen family heard the news from the palace that his sister was demoted to a noble lady and his son was imprisoned, he shook his body and said, "Evil son, evil son."
Mrs. Chen was so anxious that she turned around and around: "Master, what should I do?"
The head of the Chen family said in hatred: "You are the one who spoiled this evil son."
Mrs. Chen also felt aggrieved: "The master said Junxiong is the second son and he doesn't expect him to achieve anything. His parents usually spoil him. Whenever I want to scold him, his mother is there to protect him. How can it be said that I spoiled him?"
"Is this the time to talk about this?" The head of the Chen family shouted angrily.
Mrs. Chen was also at a loss: "Then, what should we do?"
The head of the Chen family rubbed his forehead and said, "Ask your eldest brother from your mother's family to help ask around and go to the prison to see that bastard and give him some money. Even though that bastard is a bastard, he wouldn't dare to commit a big crime. When the emperor's anger subsides, he should be released."
But I don’t know what happened to my younger sister, and she was demoted to a noble lady.
Mrs. Chen nodded. This was the only way now.
Han Ze went to the prison to see Chen Junxiong. When Chen Junxiong saw Han Ze, he quickly leaned over to the prison door and said, "Prince Chun, please spare me. I will give you as much gold as you want."
Han Ze snorted, "My father said that you are guilty of treason and insulting the prince. You should go to jail. Fines are not an option. If everyone who makes a mistake has to pay a fine, it will disrupt the government. Even if you give me gold now, I can't plead for you. I can't hurt my father."
When the head of the Chen family entered the cell, he heard what Prince Chun said, and he couldn't help but feel complicated. Prince Chun had a fever when he was a child and his brain was damaged. He knew that he couldn't harm his father and was always thinking about his father. His son was not stupid, but he would harm his father. He might as well be a fool.
But he had to save this bastard son. He really didn't know what sin he had committed in his previous life to give birth to such a bastard.
Chen Junxiong's eyes turned and he asked, "Prince Chun, just tell me whether you like gold or not?"
Han Ze said without thinking, "Of course I like it. Don't you like gold?"
Chen Junxiong thought to himself, "Nonsense, of course I like gold, but compared to gold and life, of course his life is more important." He whispered, "My parents have a lot of gold, and they will definitely send it to your house when the time comes."
Patriarch Chen: "..."
Han Ze said happily: "Really?"
Chen Junxiong nodded: "Really!"
Han Ze said excitedly: "I'll be waiting at home."
Chen Junxiong added: "I will definitely ask my father to send the gold to your Prince Chun's Palace."
Han Ze nodded with satisfaction: "You are very good."
Chen Junxiong thought to himself, it is right to say that he is a good person, and if he is said to be a good person, then the person will plead for him. He no longer wants to stay in this crappy cell and be accompanied by rats every day.
Han Ze got a satisfactory answer, turned around and left. When he met the head of the Chen family, he smiled at him and said, "Your son is so nice."
Patriarch Chen: "..."
Of course you would feel good if someone gave you gold.
Chen Junxiong saw his father and hurriedly asked, "Dad, did you just hear that?"
Patriarch Chen nodded: "I heard you. You said I have gold?"
Chen Junxiong laughed guiltily: "Dad, it's just some gold, how can it be less important than my son's life?"
The head of the Chen family didn't want to pay attention to him and asked him seriously: "What's wrong with your aunt? Did your aunt plead for you because of your matter and anger the emperor?"
Chen Junxiong frowned and said in a dissatisfied tone: "This is not my fault. My aunt pinched the fifth prince to win his favor and was seen by Prince Chun. You also know that Prince Chun is a fool. He shouted it out at that time. Would the emperor be happy to hear it?"
The head of the Chen family's heart couldn't help but skip a beat. How could his sister be so confused
Chen Junxiong cried, "Dad, forget about my aunt for now. Send some gold to Prince Chun and ask him to go to the palace to plead with the emperor. I don't want to stay in prison. This is not a place for people."
Patriarch Chen looked at him unhappily, "You deserve it. I've let you talk nonsense all day. You dare to laugh at Prince Chun. You are too bold."
Chen Junxiong muttered, "If you hadn't kept saying at home that Prince Chun was a fool and that the emperor's favor towards him was fake, why would I have laughed at him?"
Patriarch Chen was startled. "You're still talking?"
Chen Junxiong shut up awkwardly: "Then hurry up and give the gold to King Chun!"
"Dad will find a way to get you out."
Patriarch Chen got the news he wanted and turned to leave.
Chen Junxiong shouted from behind: "Dad, don't forget the gold, the gold!"
The head of the Chen family slipped and almost fell, what a wicked son.
Back at the mansion, Old Master Chen and Old Lady Chen hurriedly asked, "What did Junxiong say?"
The head of the Chen family slowly told the story of what happened in the prison. Old Mrs. Chen hurriedly urged: "Then you should quickly deliver the gold to Prince Chun. The prison is dark and damp, and there are many rats. How can Junxiong stand it?"
Patriarch Chen was a little impatient: "Mother, Prince Chun's behavior is strange, unlike that of ordinary people. Even if we give him gold, we don't know if he will plead for Junxiong. Otherwise, wouldn't the gold be given away in vain?"
Old Mrs. Chen didn't care: "Everyone knows that Prince Chun likes gold. Our family doesn't have much else, but gold is plenty. If you don't try, how do you know he won't beg for mercy?"
Mrs. Chen also said, "Master, let's give it a try. It's just some gold."
The head of the Chen family had no choice but to take the gold to Prince Chun's mansion. He sighed sadly, the family suffered because no one was an official in the court, otherwise why would they be so passive.
Han Ze was lying lazily on the couch, with a maid fanning him. He was eating a grape nonchalantly.
Xinghui Danzhu finished his lesson and was fiddling with the chessboard nearby. Xinghui asked, "Dad, will the Chen family come to give you gold?"
Han Ze spat the grape seeds into the plate and shook his head: "Dad doesn't know either."
Danzhu said: "It doesn't matter whether they send it or not. Anyway, the son of the Chen family has been thrown into prison by the emperor. I don't believe they are not anxious. Anyway, we are not anxious."
Han Ze laughed: "Xiao Zhuzhu is right, we are not in a hurry anyway."
As he was speaking, the young eunuch came to report that the head of the Chen family was visiting.
Han Ze looked at Xinghui Danzhu and said happily, "They are here to give us gold." Then he stood up and said, "Let's go and see how much gold he gave us."
Xinghui Danzhu followed his father curiously, and when they saw the two large boxes, their eyes widened.
When Han Ze saw Patriarch Chen, he asked, "Patriarch Chen, are you here to give me some gold?"
The head of the Chen family choked. He had never seen a man like Prince Chun before. He laughed twice and said, "Your Majesty, please accept this gold."
"I'm not stupid. I won't even take the gold that's delivered to my door. I'll definitely accept it with pleasure."
Han Ze waved his hand and asked the housekeeper to take people to carry the gold into Lei Jinxuan.
When they carried the gold away, Han Ze looked at the head of the Chen family and said, "The gold has been delivered. You can go back now."
Patriarch Chen choked again: "Prince Chun, please take care of my son."
Han Ze smiled and said, "I will definitely take care of him."
The head of the Chen family felt a little relieved and said goodbye and went back home.
Han Ze and the other two returned to Leijinxuan and had the box opened. When they saw the gold inside, they gasped. Han Ze said, "The Chen family is really wealthy. They gave us so much gold just like they said they would."
Xinghui sighed and said, "I wonder how much gold they have at home?"
Danzhu said enviously, "There must be a lot more, otherwise they wouldn't have given us so much gold."
Han Ze touched the gold and said, "We can't spend all the gold we have. Let's give some to your grandpa and grandma."
Xinghui couldn't help but look at his father: "Are you willing to do it?"
Han Ze shook his head and said bluntly: "I can't bear to part with it."
Xinghui laughed: "Then why are you still giving it away?"
Han Ze looked at him sternly: "I am the son of your royal grandfather and royal grandmother, I must be filial to them. It was okay before that we had little gold, but now that we have so much gold all at once, we must send some to them, otherwise it would be unfilial."
Xinghui said hurriedly: "Dad is right, the Emperor's grandfather and grandmother are so good to us, how can we be unfilial, otherwise why don't we give all this gold to them?"
He heard in the palace that the emperor was worried about the silver. Since the family has gold and it is not needed for the time being, it is better to give it all to the emperor. Anyway, we are not in the village now, so we don’t have to worry about starving. It’s good enough to have enough gold at home. There is no use for more.
Han Ze looked reluctant and said, "Give it to them. Just give them some. You don't have to give them all, right?"
Xinghui pouted: "Dad, you said you wanted to be a filial son, but you are reluctant to give any gold to Grandpa Huang. Grandpa Huang is so short of money. You are Grandpa Huang's son, you have to help him."
Han Ze scratched his cheek and frowned at him: "Is your grandfather really in need of gold?"
Xinghui nodded: "Grandpa Huang is the emperor. He needs to pay salaries to his officials and beat up bad guys. All of these require money. It takes so much money just to support me and my sister. What's more, Grandpa Huang needs to support so many people. He must need a lot of money."
Han Ze raised his head and looked at Xinghui: "Then your grandfather is in great need of gold."
Xinghui continued, "We are very short of silver. I heard that there is a flood outside. Grandpa Huang is the emperor. He needs to provide disaster relief, but he can't provide gold. Grandpa Huang is very worried. In this case, are you willing to give this gold to Grandpa Huang?"
"Flood?" Han Ze asked.
Xinghui nodded.
Han Ze said sadly: "It is because of the flood that all the crops in our village were drowned. That is why we are so poor. That is why your ancestors had no money to see a doctor and died."
Xinghui was also very sad. They were still young when Grandpa passed away, but they still vaguely remembered that Grandpa loved them very much.
Han Ze took a final look at the two boxes of gold and gritted his teeth, "Just give this gold to your grandfather, and have him deliver it to the disaster victims."
Danzhu praised: "Dad is so good and filial."
Xinghui also nodded and praised, "Dad is really good and filial."
Han Ze touched his head and chuckled twice embarrassedly.
The father and his two sons had someone carry two boxes of gold to the palace. Emperor Mingzheng was discussing matters with officials when he heard Han Ze leading his grandchildren carrying two boxes into the palace.
He asked hurriedly, "What's the matter?"
Hu Deyang smiled and said, "The prince said he was sending gold to the emperor."
When Crown Prince Han Wei heard his words, he smiled and said, "Oh, the sun is rising from the west. Aze is willing to give gold to father?"
Emperor Mingzheng looked at him and said, "Don't let Aze hear this. Otherwise, he will complain to your mother."
Han Wei smiled and made a gesture to seal his mouth.
All the officials below hung their heads in silence, pretending not to notice the actions of the emperor and his son, but they couldn't help but think in their hearts that it seemed that the prince's position was very stable.
Hu Deyang whispered something in the emperor's ear, and the emperor couldn't help but laugh and said, "Let him lift the box up."
Han Wei was stunned and looked at Hu Deyang. What was this old man talking about
Hu Deyang stood there expressionlessly, as if to say, "I am the emperor's servant and I obey the emperor."
Han Wei glared at Hu Deyang unhappily, and the emperor said with a smile: "Okay, tell your prince."
Hu Deyang leaned close to the prince's ear and whispered a few words. All the officials below pricked up their ears, but they didn't hear what Hu Deyang said. For a moment, they couldn't help but become curious.
At this time, Han Ze led the eunuchs carrying two boxes in, knelt down and said: "Father, I heard that there was a flood outside. You want gold to give to the victims. All this gold is given to you, and you don't have to worry."
The officials were a little surprised. They all knew that Prince Chun liked gold, so how could he be willing to give the emperor two boxes of gold
Han Wei glanced at the official and deliberately asked, "Where did you get all this gold?"
Han Ze hesitated, but still said, "It was given by the Chen family."
Han Wei was overjoyed and stood up quickly: "The Chen family is very kind. Knowing that the court is anxious about disaster relief, they privately raised so much gold. Kind, very kind."
Han Ze looked at the prince, "My brother prince, what do you want to do?"
The officials also looked at the prince, wondering why he was siding with the Chen family.
Han Wei said: "Father, the Chen family deserves praise for such a good deed."
Emperor Mingzheng's eyes flashed, and he understood the meaning of his son's action. He laughed and said, "The Chen family has done a great deed. It is a blessing for our dynasty to have such a family. We should commend them and write an imperial decree for them."
Han Wei: "Father is wise."
Han Ze suddenly said, "The Chen family has so much gold, but they only gave us two boxes. How can that be so kind?"
Han Wei: “…”
Emperor Mingzheng smiled and said, "Most of the gold in the Chen family belongs to the Chen family, but they are willing to donate these two boxes of gold for the sake of justice. Aze can't force others, understand?"
Han Ze said listlessly, "I know." Then he snorted, "But, they are not great philanthropists. If they were, they should have donated a lot of gold."
Emperor Mingzheng glared at him: "Listen to your father."
Han Ze said "oh" unhappily.
Emperor Mingzheng asked Hu Deyang to go to Chen's house to announce the decree.
Patriarch Chen looked at the imperial edict in his hand commending him for his good deeds, and for a moment he didn't know whether to cry or laugh.
Hu Deyang said: "Prince Chun said that the Chen family had a lot of gold, but only donated two boxes, so they should not be rewarded. But the emperor said that no matter how much gold was donated, it was a great cause and should be rewarded."
After saying this, he turned and left without waiting for the head of the Chen family to speak.
Old Mrs. Chen hurriedly asked, "How come the gold given to Prince Chun has suddenly become gold for disaster relief? What about Junxiong?"
Patriarch Chen gritted his teeth and said, "Send more." Thinking of the meaning of Manager Hu's last words, he gritted his teeth and said, "Send another sum of money for disaster relief."
Having said this, he looked at the imperial edict in his hand and felt it was extremely hot.
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