Emperor Cheng looked at everyone with a sullen face and said: "Just do as the prince says." We should investigate this case as soon as possible. It's really upsetting and infuriating just to watch.
After hearing this, the Right Prime Minister Lin Jingzhi, who had been silent all this time, breathed a sigh of relief, and his expression eased a little. Seeing the change in the Right Prime Minister's expression, Emperor Cheng knew in his heart that the Right Prime Minister's meaning was just as he guessed. This incident was really bad in nature! If he was not severely punished, he might lose the support of the people.
"Father, I have something to say." Duanmu Qingchen added solemnly. Everyone looked at Duanmu Qingchen. When he was serious, he had the demeanor of an emperor. He said solemnly, "It is better to keep the kidnapped Miss Li Juanlan and Miss Lin a secret. This matter concerns the reputation of the two girls."
When Duanmu Qingchen finished speaking, he didn't know that everyone in the imperial study had already cast admiring glances at him. Emperor Cheng felt relieved, as this proved that his son was thoughtful and considered carefully.
"Thank you, Prince. You are really thoughtful." The dark clouds on Lin Xiang's face finally dissipated, revealing a long-lost smile, and that smile also showed his satisfaction for the prince Duanmu Qingchen. It turned out that the prince was truly wise and foolish, and his usual mischievousness was just his disguise.
When Emperor Cheng caught a glimpse of the appreciative smile on Prime Minister Lin's face, the depression in his heart overnight suddenly dissipated, and a warm smile finally appeared on his face.
The change in Emperor Cheng's expression made Duanmu Jinhong's expression even more gloomy. As an emperor, his father cared about the feelings of a minister. What other reason could there be? It must be that his father had taken a fancy to Lin Xiang's daughter and wanted his daughter to marry Duanmu Qingchen.
His father was so concerned about Lin Xiang's thoughts because he was worried that Lin Xiang would look down on Duanmu Qingchen. But today...
Duanmu Jinhong lowered his eyelids, his eyes becoming more and more gloomy and unwilling. Why? He was also the son of his father, and he was standing right here. He had been trying to find Shiyue last night, and he was supervising Fu Mingrui's case. Why didn't his father see him
And just when he had decided on everything, Duanmu Qingchen suddenly rushed out, snatched away all his credit, and even won the favor of the Right Prime Minister!
After Duanmu Qingchen finished speaking, he stood up straight and looked at Emperor Cheng. Seeing his father's face warm up and his father's mood improve, he finally breathed a sigh of relief. He would not die. It was all thanks to Youyou who saved him!
Emperor Cheng straightened his expression, but still looked at Duanmu Qingchen with a sullen face: "Prince, next time you must not leave the imperial banquet without permission." Although he seemed to be blaming her, his tone was full of doting.
"Fu Mingrui, you know what to do." Emperor Cheng looked at Fu Mingrui solemnly. Although Emperor Cheng didn't want to see Fu Kun anymore, he felt that it was a good decision to have Fu Kun as his second son!
Fu Mingrui received the order: "I understand."
Duanmu Qingchen resisted the urge to tease Fu Mingrui and stood solemnly in the middle of the imperial study.
Emperor Cheng looked around at everyone and said, "Alright, everyone, go away. Right Prime Minister, Yuchi Guozhang, please follow me to the Imperial Garden for a walk."
"I obey your order."
Fu Kun felt as if a huge rock was pressing down on his heart. This time, all his careful planning in the court was wasted, as if all his efforts were washed away by a flood!
Who should I blame? I can only blame him for hiring the wrong people! Next time when hiring someone, I should thoroughly investigate the son of the person. It has always been the son who pays for the father's debts. Who would have thought that one day, the son's crime would be punished by the father? !
If the prince was willing to say a word for their father, perhaps Qi Rui and the others could be saved. However, it was the prince who proposed to punish them together, and Qi Rui and the others' fate was set in stone and could not be reversed.
At this moment, Fu Kun felt that he had never lost so badly. He thought that with the affection between Duanmu Qingchen and his son, Duanmu Qingchen would definitely stand on his side in the future. In the end, he was wrong, and very wrong. His gloomy eyes began to fall on Duanmu Jinhong. It seemed that without a prince in his hands, he would never have a chance of winning.
Duanmu Qingchen came out right after Fu Mingrui. He stretched out his hand and pushed Fu Mingrui from behind, almost pushing him away.
Fu Mingrui was also upset. He had to handle the case on hand carefully. He was kicked out of the Nine Gates again last night, while the prince stayed inside as a guest. It was obvious who Lian Youyou liked more.
Now Duanmu Qingchen was pushing him like this, and based on his understanding of him, he would definitely show off to him. But he had no interest in listening to him showing off.
Duanmu Qingchen pushed him into the rockery and looked around furtively.
Fu Mingrui was upset and wanted to leave, but Duanmu Qingchen pressed his chest to prevent him from leaving, and stared at him with his watery eyes wide open: "Do you know what you did last night?" Duanmu Qingchen blinked and looked at Fu Mingrui hard. Could Lian Youyou really erase Fu Mingrui's memory
Fu Mingrui pushed Duanmu Qingchen's hand away in annoyance: "I don't remember! I have something else to do!" After saying that, Fu Mingrui was about to leave in anger.
Duanmu Qingchen smiled at his angry back and shook his head: "Do you know why you forgot?"
Fu Mingrui paused and turned his face away: "Laugh if you want to!"
Duanmu Qingchen shook his head, also worried about his brother. He sighed, took out the hairpin box that Lian Youyou had returned from his sleeve, and stuffed it from Fu Mingrui to him: "Take a look for yourself!"
Fu Mingrui looked over and saw the hairpin box. His heart ached. As expected, even the gift was returned. He was so embarrassed that he grabbed it and tried to leave.
"Open it and take a look!" Duanmu Qingchen's loud shout made Fu Mingrui stop again.
He was so upset that he opened the hairpin box in a daze. When he saw the hairpin inside the box, he stood there in shock. This hairpin was so... tacky...
If it were an ordinary woman, this hairpin from a wealthy man would be enough to move her heart. But to be honest, even Fu Mingrui himself doesn’t like this hairpin…
"Get it now! Idiot." Duanmu Qingchen was almost pissed off by this idiot chasing girls. "You gave this hairpin to Youyou? She was being polite by just erasing your memory! If it were me, I would have killed you long ago. How can such a tacky hairpin be worthy of our Youyou? You didn't even choose it yourself! Do you know how angry Youyou is?"
Fu Mingrui’s face immediately turned red: “She, she, how does she know that it wasn’t me who chose him…” Fu Mingrui stuttered as he spoke.
"How dare you say that?" Duanmu Qingchen shook his head repeatedly, "When giving a girl a gift, you have to put your heart into it! Put your heart into it!" Duanmu Qingchen pressed his chest hard, "You even put more effort into solving a case than this, how dare you say you like Youyou? If you like her, why don't you choose the gift yourself? Take it back and choose again!" Duanmu Qingchen was furious when he saw this, "I'm so pissed! I chose the gift so carefully, but she just likes you more!"
Fu Mingrui was startled, his face immediately turned red, and he shyly didn't look at Duanmu Qingchen: "How can you be sure that she likes me more?" Duanmu Qingchen's words were always unreliable, but in his heart, he couldn't help but feel a little bit of expectation. (To be continued)