It felt like many years had passed in the room. The cold sweat on Yinshuang's forehead flowed down to the back of her neck. She lowered her head and looked at the square bricks on the ground. After an unknown amount of time, she finally heard Chu Jingwu squeeze out a word with difficulty.
"My son thinks..." Chu Jingwu's voice was as hoarse as a broken pipa. After a long while, he continued, "My son thinks that no matter who it is, if they do something wrong, they must pay the price. Only by clearly distinguishing rewards and punishments can we enforce discipline..."
Yinshuang widened her eyes in surprise but not too much surprise, and it took a long time before she let out a sigh of relief in her heart.
King Linjiang was silent for a while, then he sneered after a moment.
Princess Linjiang didn't know how she raised the child. The child she raised, Chu Jingxing, was unrepentant and died in the end. However, Chu Jingwu was loyal to her and was truly the best person.
His fingers drummed on the tabletop, as if drumming on everyone's hearts. After an unknown amount of time, he finally spoke, "If you want an explanation, then I will give you one."
He stopped what he was doing and looked at everyone: "Let the princess go and pray for blessings. The rebellion in Shandong has not been quelled yet, and the people are suffering. It is the princess' duty to worship the heaven and pray for blessings."
People outside can't find any fault with it.
This is a common method used in large families to deal with female members who have committed crimes.
From the Princess of Zhennan to the Princess of Linjiang, each one is like this.
Such a punishment is too severe for them. After all, they will no longer have a life of luxury. Not everyone can endure the days of seclusion and worship. For these spoiled women who are used to having the best of everything, such a peaceful life is not easy to live.
Chu Jingwu breathed a sigh of relief and looked at Shen Chen pleadingly, hoping that he would agree.
No matter what, as long as he was alive, he didn't like his mother, but his mother was always the one who gave birth to him...
Shen Chen shook his head and laughed, "Didn't she practice meditation when she was in Nanchang? She has practiced under the Buddha for several years, but I don't think her anger has decreased at all. Besides, going to the Bodhisattva to listen to the teachings is probably not a punishment, but a way to save her. A person who has done all kinds of bad things and has no good thoughts in his heart will not change his vicious heart no matter how long he stays in front of the Buddha. Besides, even if she is really locked up, will she be quiet? Even if she doesn't go to find others, with her status as a princess, there will be countless flies who want to get a taste of her fishy smell, right?"
This was really too rude. King Linjiang pursed his lips and couldn't help but scolded: "Shut up! What are you talking about!"
But he knew in his heart that what Shen Chen said was absolutely right. As long as she remained as Princess Linjiang, even if she was really imprisoned, there would be many people who wanted to gain benefits from her and do things for her.
Just like the Xu family before.
He stood there helplessly, looking at Shen Chen and asked him: "So what do you want?!"
"Kill her, or cripple her, and give her a yard to live in." Shen Chen had a cold face, as if he had thought about it countless times, and he spoke out the result he had already thought of: "I know the princess's ability. She has been confined so many times, and she has gone to retreat. Those things are useless. In the final analysis, she hates me. As long as she is alive, she will do everything she can to kill me. But I am also going to start a family, and I don't want my wife to live with me in this kind of fear in the future."
He spoke with confidence. It was not him who harmed people, nor was it him who had been using aggressive means all along. What Princess Linjiang had done was enough to kill her several times over. He really wasn't going too far.
King Linjiang was startled. Although he was prepared, he felt disappointed when Shen Chen said that. He hesitated for a long time, and before he could say anything, he heard the voice of his butler outside.
It was Prince Zheng and Wei An who came. Prince Linjiang raised his eyebrows, glanced at Shen Chen, and said in a deep voice, "Go and invite them in."
Anyway, everyone already knows it. Prince Zheng and Wei An also know that it was Princess Linjiang who did it. It is impossible to hide it anymore. It is better to listen to what they want.
Soon, King Zheng led Wei An in. He laughed and asked King Zheng: "Just now, Achen told me to kill Qin or abolish her. What do you think?"
King Zheng had a blank expression on his face. Without any hesitation, he sneered and asked King Linjiang, "Fifth Brother, what do you think I should do? You are also a father. Why don't you think about it for me? How should I deal with the person who almost killed my son?"
He smiled bitterly, looked at King Linjiang and sighed: "Fifth brother, I have always respected you, but in this matter, I really can't speak well of you against my conscience... If you can tolerate such a thing for the sake of that position, what about the future?"
Prince Linjiang's eyes darkened and he looked at him without saying a word.
The air pressure in the room was frighteningly low. Yinshuang wished she was deaf. She didn't know why these people kept coming back and forth and just refused to give in.
The more she heard, the faster she would die. She was different from Manager Qin. She took the initiative to inform on him...
King Linjiang suddenly turned his gaze to Wei An, who had been silent since entering, and asked her, "What about you? What do you say?"
"Your Highness, Shen Chen's meaning is my meaning." Wei An answered decisively, facing the scrutiny of King Linjiang with clear eyes, without any hesitation or wavering.
King Linjiang was startled, and then asked: "So what you mean is that Shen Chen's request was all your instruction?"
"Yes." Wei An lowered his eyelids, as if he couldn't see the anger in King Linjiang's eyes, and said in a deep voice: "I told Shen Chen that if I can't even protect my brother, the price of marrying him is to send my whole family under the eyes of jackals, then I would rather not marry."
Seeing that Prince Linjiang still wanted to speak, she quietly asked, "Does Your Majesty know Earl Qinghe?"
Who in the capital doesn’t know Earl Qinghe
This man, who was famous for the fight between his illegitimate son and his stepmother, had always been a laughing stock in the aristocratic circles of the capital. Being caught between his new wife and his illegitimate son was a real disgrace to the man.
Wei An seemed to understand what he meant and asked him with a smile: "Does Your Majesty also want to become the next Earl of Qinghe?"
This sentence obviously compared him to the Earl of Qinghe. King Linjiang couldn't help but yelled angrily: "How dare you!"
Shen Chen coughed.
Wei An laughed: "Why? Your Majesty, do you think there is any difference between you and Earl Qinghe?" (To be continued)