SFS Chapter 809 The Imperial Son-in-Law Bows His Head!
Chapter 809 The Imperial Son-in-Law Bows His Head!
Li Wanhe wasn't stupid. In this situation, even if she said something, no one would believe her. How could she possibly have the face to say she'd been framed in front of the Crown Prince?
"I heard most of the details on the way here with the Crown Prince. Consort Luo, since you say that the Crown Prince sent someone to invite you, why don't you tell me what time it was and who sent the person to invite you?"
After thinking for a moment, Consort Luo replied, "Your Highness, it must have been past 9 AM."
Mu Xin Nuan smiled. "Oh? Is Your Highness certain that it will be at the beginning of the Si hour?"
"Yes, Your Highness."
I'm afraid that Prince Consort Luo would never have imagined that when the Crown Prince sent someone to summon him, someone had already deliberately created a misconception for him, making him think it was 11:45 AM.
His words brought a sigh of relief to the Li family.
Mu Xin Nuan turned her head and instructed, "Aunt Fang, you are an old servant in the palace, you go and tell Consort Luo."
"Yes, Princess."
Aunt Fang stepped forward and looked at him earnestly. "Reporting to Consort Luo, His Highness the Crown Prince returned to the East Palace after court at the beginning of the morning. Then, due to illness, he suddenly developed a high fever and sent for the imperial physician. Later, he hurriedly sent for the Crown Princess, who was receiving guests, to return to her chambers. Until now, the Crown Prince has not left Yichun Palace. May I ask, Consort Luo, why do you say that the Crown Prince sent someone to invite you here?"
When Consort Luo heard this, he was dumbfounded.
Since the Crown Prince had been in his bedchamber the whole time, it was impossible for anyone to call him over.
"By the way, it was a eunuch, not very old, thin, and with a somewhat pointed chin. He was the one who led me here. All the palace servants who passed by along the way can testify to this."
Mu Xin Nuan nodded, "Alright, Aunt Fang, thank you for your trouble."
"Yes, ma'am."
Before long, Aunt Fang gathered all the eunuchs and had them wait outside. At the same time, she reported, "Your Majesty, someone did see Consort Luo enter this pavilion with a servant. However, our palace servants said they didn't recognize the person, and the person's clothes and appearance did not belong to the Crown Prince's Palace."
"what?"
The prince consort was startled and immediately stood up from his chair. After a moment of hesitation, he ran outside and carefully examined each of the two rows of eunuchs standing there before he had no choice but to believe it.
Indeed, although the man was dressed as a eunuch, the belt of the eunuchs in the Eastern Palace was different from that of eunuchs in other palaces. This was an important distinguishing feature.
Now that it's been confirmed that the person who summoned him here wasn't one of the Crown Prince's men, what can he say?
"How could this be? It was clearly that eunuch who summoned me. In that case, Your Highness, you must clear my name."
Regardless of the circumstances, someone saw that the Crown Prince was led there by a servant.
However, although the person was dressed in the clothes of a palace eunuch, he was clearly not from the Crown Prince's palace, which could easily lead people to misunderstand.
Duanmu Chuze seemed somewhat tired. "Please sit down. I will not pursue those reasons for now. Just say that now that things have come to this, how do you plan to resolve this peacefully? Consort Luo, although you are my brother-in-law, I must remind you that this is the Eastern Palace."
Mu Xin Nuan looked disapproving. "You two, one a member of the royal family and the other a young lady from a general's mansion, yet you committed such a despicable act in the Eastern Palace. Consort Luo, you have disappointed me greatly. Do you know that your actions just now constitute defiling the harem? According to the law, you should be beaten to death with sticks."
The Imperial Son-in-Law was startled, then realized that no matter how noble his status was, it was still inferior to that of the Crown Prince.
Now that he dares to openly commit such a despicable act in the Crown Prince's Eastern Palace, if word gets out, it will damage the Crown Prince's reputation.
Besides, according to the laws of Dayong, it seems that he really only has one path: death.
As for Li Wanhe, needless to say, she also deserves to die!
In her haste, Xu was about to speak when Liu grabbed her sleeve and shook her head repeatedly.
The old lady, on the other hand, was calm and composed. With Mu Xin Nuan around, she could finally breathe a sigh of relief for the time being.
"To save face for both your families, I will temporarily refrain from pursuing this matter. However, you should at least bring this matter to a close, shouldn't you?"
Everyone noticed the Crown Prince's words: "Let's not dwell on this for now!"
In other words, the Crown Prince has taken note of this debt. If you don't behave, it would be easy for him to punish you both.
The Prince Consort Luo understood that if the Crown Prince wanted to punish him, he had plenty of ways and wouldn't stoop to such methods.
Therefore, at this moment, Prince Consort Luo hated Li Wanhe to the core. If it weren't for her, how could he have been so humiliated?
It has to be said that this time, Prince Consort Luo was absolutely right!
Left with no other choice, Prince Consort Luo had to agree to take responsibility. He also stated that upon returning to his residence, he would first inform the princess that Li Wanhe would definitely enter the Luo family.
Although Madam Li was unwilling, what could she do now that her daughter had lost her virginity? Let alone a concubine's daughter, even if she were a legitimate daughter, losing her virginity before marriage would only qualify her to be a concubine!
Now that Prince Consort Luo has agreed to take responsibility, they have no choice but to give up.
“Lord Luo, there is one thing I must make clear: you are a man, and she is a woman. Even if the daughter of the General of the State is born out of wedlock, she would never stoop to the level of becoming a concubine! But now that today’s events have already occurred, Li Wanhe cannot possibly compete with the princess for a husband. Very well, I only hope that you will not mistreat her.”
Liu spoke slowly, and every word she uttered was a reminder to Consort Luo that he was merely a figurehead, and even with the title of Consort Luo, it was not enough to make Li Wanhe willingly become his concubine.
Therefore, today's events must be a deliberate attempt by someone to frame Li Wanhe.
Liu said this simply to save face for the Li family.
Prince Consort Luo's face was gloomy. What else could he do now?
You can't say anything, you can't do anything!
The thought of facing Princess Zhaoyang's questioning and antics upon returning home gave him a headache.
"Princess Consort Luo need not worry too much. I will write a letter to Princess Zhaoyang to explain this matter in person. After all, Li Wanhe is related to me in some way."
Hearing the Crown Princess say this, Consort Luo felt a little better.
That's true. With the Crown Princess speaking up for him, his life might not be too difficult after he returns to his residence. Of course, he also understands that Mu Xin Nuan is willing to get involved in this matter partly because she doesn't want the Zhenguo General's Mansion to lose face.
Once Consort Luo left, the Crown Prince was also helped back home.
Mu Xin Nuan's face turned cold, and she shouted angrily, "Kneel down!"