Do you know: I am the crown prince

Chapter 73 Unraveling

When Zhao Xing returned to the East Palace, he asked someone to call Li Wanling over.

"Your Highness, I pay my respects to you!" Li Wanling bowed.

Zhao Xing waved his hand and said, "I have already told my father about your situation, and he has arranged for someone to investigate. In addition, my father has sent someone to pick you up and will settle you down first. If there is really any injustice, your father will be cleared of all charges and you will be freed from the Jiaofang Bureau."

"Thank you, Your Highness! Your Highness is so kind and generous, and I have no way to repay you. When I regain my freedom in the future, I will definitely erect a longevity monument for Your Highness and offer sacrifices every day."

Li Wanling shed tears of excitement and knelt down and kowtowed to Zhao Xing.

"No, I'm the crown prince, so I have to take care of things like this. You don't need to thank me." Zhao Xing waved his hand.

Just kidding, he is a living person and he is being worshipped on a monument. Even though it is a monument to longevity, it still feels weird.

After handing Li Wanling over to the eunuch sent by his father, Zhao Xing went to class.

……

Those families thought that if they admitted their mistakes to the government, their children would return soon.

However, after waiting for a whole day, the person still didn't come back.

The next day, they went to the palace again to apologize to the emperor, but the emperor scolded them, saying that they were bad at educating their children and that they even dared to beat the people sent by the prince, and yet they had the nerve to ask him to release them.

They had no idea that such a thing had happened, and they dared not argue, let alone ask the government to release the people. They just left in shame.

They also knew that the root of the incident lay with the prince, and that their children would only be released if they could ask for the prince's forgiveness.

Otherwise, I don’t know how long I will be imprisoned.

So after leaving the palace, he went home and asked someone to prepare a gift, and then went to the East Palace to ask to see Zhao Xing.

Zhao Xing was in class and Liu Sanshi didn't dare to disturb him.

He reported the matter only after Zhao Xing finished his get out of class.

Zhao Xing asked a few questions and whispered a few words to Liu Sanshi, who then took the order and left.

……

Gan Dalang and Wei Sanlang's fathers were waiting for news in the front hall of the East Palace.

"Eunuch Liu, what does His Royal Highness the Crown Prince say?"

Seeing Liu Sanshi coming back, Zhao Xing did not come over, but quickly surrounded him and started asking questions at once.

"Everyone, I have already informed His Highness, but His Highness is very angry now, so you should wait a few days before coming back." Liu Sanshi said.

"Eunuch Liu, how can we make His Highness calm down?" Wei Sanlang's father said as he took out a silver note from his sleeve and stuffed it over.

The others followed suit and took out banknotes to bribe Liu Sanshi.

For them, it was no big deal if their son was locked up for a few days; it was just a bit of suffering.

The most important thing is how to make Zhao Xing calm down.

"My Lords, this is not possible." Liu Sanshi quickly refused.

"I would like to ask Eunuch Liu to say a few good words for me. It doesn't cost much. Eunuch Liu, take some tea."

"Yes, Eunuch Liu, please accept it."

After being persuaded by everyone, Liu Sanshi pretended to be reluctant and accepted the banknote.

"Everyone, it's not that I don't want to speak well of you, but the young masters of yours have gone too far. They even dared to beat people sent by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. His Royal Highness is furious now, and we have to wait for him to calm down before I can speak well of you." Liu Sanshi said.

"Then how can we make His Highness calm down?" asked Wei Sanlang's father.

"His Highness likes to play with rare treasures on weekdays." Liu Sanshi said: "His Highness asked everyone to take back all the gifts they brought."

Liu Sanshi first said that the prince liked rare treasures, and then told them to take the gifts back.

No matter how stupid they were, they knew that the prince was not satisfied with what they sent.

So I didn't say anything else and left.

……

"Did they send all these?"

After school at noon, Zhao Xing returned to the main hall of the East Palace and looked at a dozen boxes on the table. He opened one at random and saw a light blue fist-sized bead inside. He took it out and looked at it.

"That's right. I've seen them. They're all rare treasures, like the night-shining pearl in your Highness's hand. There are not many of this size even in the palace." Liu Sanshi said.

Zhao Xing curled his lips. What night-shining pearl? It's just fluorite. He opened the other boxes and saw jade articles, as well as calligraphy and paintings by famous people.

"How much would these things be worth if they were all sold?" Zhao Xing asked.

"Forehead."

Liu Sanshi was stunned when he heard this, and said, "Your Highness, I don't know the value of these, but they should be worth at least 70,000 or 80,000 taels."

"Ah."

Zhao Xing sneered and said, "These people are quite rich. Collect these things and send them to the warehouse."

"Your Highness, they also gave me some silver notes, a total of 1,300 taels."

Liu Sanshi took out a few silver bills from his pocket and handed them to Zhao Xing with both hands.

Zhao Xing glanced at him and said, "Since they gave it to you, what are you doing for me?"

"I am working for His Highness, how dare I ask for their money?" Liu Sanshi said hurriedly.

"You have worked hard this time. Keep one hundred taels and divide the rest equally among the servants in the East Palace." Zhao Xing said.

"Thank you for the reward, Your Highness." Liu Sanshi said happily.

"Send someone to the Kaifeng government office to let them know and have the man released."

Zhao Xing smiled. This Liu Sanshi was indeed smart.

"Yes!"

Liu Sanshi responded and asked someone to take all the treasures away.

"I originally thought it would be good to get 20,000 or 30,000 taels, but it seems I still underestimated the wealth of these officials in the Song Dynasty." Zhao Xing muttered.

He had those dandies arrested and sent to the Kaifeng government office, hoping to teach them a lesson and extract some benefits from their families.

The generosity of these families was beyond his expectations.

The fact that they were able to bring him things worth 70,000 or 80,000 taels of silver showed that these were visible and they were not afraid of being investigated.

This shows how wealthy these officials are.

However, the imperial court was short of money every year, which is an irony.

……

"Old lady."

The sounds of Danju and Xiaotao's greetings woke Minglan up from where she was sitting in front of Ruyi's table, leaning her arm in a daze.

Seeing Old Madam Sheng and Fang Mama come in, he quickly stood up and saluted, "Grandma!"

Old Madam Sheng nodded slightly, came to Minglan and sat down, pressed her hand and said, "Sit down."

"Yes." Minglan responded and sat down.

Mother Fang led Danju and Xiaotao out.

"Does your hand still hurt?" asked Mrs. Sheng.

"It doesn't hurt anymore." Minglan shook her head.

"Before, when you were studying during the day, although you always did not do well, your attitude was very correct. Why have you been distracted so often in the past two days?" asked Old Lady Sheng.

"My granddaughter was wrong. I will focus more next time." Minglan lowered her head.

Old Madam Sheng sighed and said, "Is it because you found out from your fifth sister that you will be marrying with her in the future, and you feel sad?"

Minglan lowered her head and said nothing when she heard this. Although she was still young, she understood much more than Lando.

She naturally understood what dowry meant.

"I was born in the Yongyi Marquis Mansion. I am the only daughter of my parents. They have been very obedient to me since I was a child. At that time, I didn't know what sorrow was. Marriage is always decided by parents and matchmakers, but I fell in love with your grandfather at first sight. Although my parents were reluctant, they finally agreed to it under my insistence.

Just when I thought I could live a smooth life, I found that my relationship with your grandfather was not harmonious after marriage. I was proud and depressed, and I blamed myself for a long time, and then I realized that eight out of ten people in life are not satisfied. "

When Old Madam Sheng recounted this past event, her tone was very calm and uneventful, as if she was talking about someone else's business.

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