King Linjiang felt a terrible headache.
In his heart, except Chu Jingxing, none of his sons caused him too much worry, and Chu Jingan was the most obedient and honest son except Chu Jingwu.
Is a trustworthy person.
When the flood broke the dam, he risked his life to carry himself out and escaped.
At that time, the officials below could not be contacted, dead livestock were everywhere, and the whole place was in a mess. No one knew where they had gone and they stayed in the mountains for eight days.
During these eight days, Chu Jingan went around looking for clean water. When he found one, he would hold up leaves and give it to him to drink. Even if he finally picked wild fruits or caught a rabbit, he would not eat them, but would give them to him respectfully.
These things are still vivid in my mind.
Because of this, he always favored this son a little more in his heart, thinking that he was well brought up by Concubine Yu, had his parents in his eyes, and was a kind and good child.
Precisely because he hoped to sue so strongly, he was particularly angry now.
How could a good child do such a shameful thing? She seduced the daughter of an official and caused her to die in a foreign land.
If such a thing were to get out, even the son of a royal family would lose all his dignity.
People outside would think that the Linjiang Palace bullies men and women and does not follow the right path, and they would definitely criticize them a lot.
But now is the most critical time for their palace, and such a thing cannot happen.
He glanced at Concubine Yu coldly, snorted, and scolded her aloud, "What do you know?! Loving mothers often spoil their children..."
He thought of the letter from the Fuzhou prefect, and his eyes gradually became gloomy. After a moment, he stared at Concubine Yu, as if he had something to say.
Princess Linjiang watched from the side and sneered in her heart.
Concubine Yu should not have made such a low-level mistake. From the moment she learned about Cui Yu's existence, she had taken the wrong path. Since she knew that Cui Yu was the daughter of the prefect of Fuzhou and had an extraordinary identity, she should not have tried to teach Chu Jingan a lesson and suppressed the matter privately.
You know, this matter can be big or small.
After alarming the King of Linjiang, she shouldn't have made such a light statement about a person's death in front of Master Chu Jingan. This would make outsiders think that the backyard of the King of Linjiang's Mansion didn't take human life seriously. What would others think of the King of Linjiang's Mansion
These were all taboos for King Linjiang.
Concubine Yu's face turned red when she was scolded by King Linjiang. When she met King Linjiang's gloomy eyes, she couldn't help but be startled. The anxiety and impulse that surged in her heart seemed to be poured with a basin of cold water, making her shiver from head to toe. She quickly woke up - it's not... ... something went wrong... ...
Before she could think clearly, King Linjiang waved his hand at Master Zhan and said, "Go out first. When this matter is settled, you can learn those things later!"
Master Zhan had long wanted to slip away, and after hearing King Linjiang's words, he eagerly responded and left as quickly as possible.
The only people left in the room were Princess Linjiang, Concubine Yu, and Prince Linjiang and his son.
Since there were no outsiders around, Concubine Yu didn't care about that anymore. She threw herself on Chu Jing'an and turned to look at Prince Linjiang, crying: "Your Highness! An'er is still a child after all..."
It's really becoming more and more useless, Princess Linjiang said with a hint of contempt in her eyes.
What's the point of saying these trivial things at this time? She didn't even realize what made King Linjiang angry.
She smiled, then put on a worried face and sighed, "Your Highness, what the concubine said is right. Now is not the time to pursue responsibility. After all, he is the father. It is no wonder that the Fuzhou prefect is furious. But the most urgent task now is not to teach the child a lesson, but to think about how to cover this up. After all, it is not a small matter. If we let it get out of hand, the reputation of our palace and An'er's future will be affected."
The anger in King Linjiang's eyes grew even stronger.
"Besides, it's such a critical time now. There are so many eyes staring at our family. Even if there is nothing wrong, they are eager to find some faults. If outsiders know about it and report it, it will cause criticism from the imperial censors in the court. That will be a big deal..." Princess Linjiang didn't look at Concubine Yu and Chu Jingan. She frowned and looked at Prince Linjiang: "It's useless to kill An'er now. You should think about how to make up for the loss!"
Concubine Yu was startled, and the vague idea in her mind finally became clear.
She said that this incident was too strange. It turned out that it was not just a coincidence, but a human factor.
That person must know both mother and son very well, and the person she chose for the beauty trap was so careful and thoughtful. She was not a low-ranking official, but she was still an official. That woman was someone who could capture Chu Jingan's heart.
He also calculated the relationship between mother and son, and that she was an extremely arbitrary and tyrannical person, and lured her step by step to her current situation.
From the beginning to the end, it was Princess Linjiang who was leading them and plotting against them.
The purpose is just to make them lose the favor of King Linjiang.
She had been on guard against Princess Linjiang for a long time, but she did not expect that she would dare to take action just after returning, so she fell into her trap.
She was upset, felt a dull headache and a burning sensation in her abdomen, but she strangely calmed down. She held the hand of Prince Linjiang and softened her voice, "Yes, Prince, even if you beat him to death, this incident has already happened... Besides, An'er might have been plotted against!"
She glanced at Princess Linjiang, and seeing that she was also looking at her, hatred appeared in her eyes, but she quickly concealed it, lowered her eyes and hugged Chu Jingan: "Prince, think about it, aren't these things happening too coincidentally? Just as the princess said, at this time, so many eyes are staring at us, maybe someone is deliberately using this incident to plot against An'er, and then plot against our palace..."
King Linjiang was furious: "A fly won't bite an egg without cracks! If he could be upright, how could he get into such trouble?!"
Having said that, he did not hit her any more. He glanced at Chu Jing'an, then at Concubine Yu, threw the whip on the ground, and said after a while, "The prefect of Fuzhou made a big fuss, saying that his daughter had been missing for so many days, and they never thought that she would die in this way. They had been looking for her for so long, but they didn't know that the distinguished guest they had entertained took their daughter away. Listen to what they are saying? What will others say if this gets out? How can he live his life in the future? This rebellious son!" (To be continued)