bookrandom Chapter 198 Begging Him to Release the Crown Princess
Chapter 198 Begging Him to Release the Crown Princess
Yu Chi Ling shook his head dismissively, “There’s no need to provoke them over this. Even if they pass the preliminary examination, there’s still the palace examination. Because of the deposed crown prince, this year’s selection will definitely be more rigorous than in previous years. Superficial talent won’t pass. If the Fan family wants to curry favor with me, I can just recommend Fan Yunru to the Imperial Academy. As for other things, that’s up to his own fate.”
He acted magnanimously, but Ye Shishu was still resentful. "You want to recommend Fan Yunru to the Imperial Academy? Aren't you afraid he'll use his position to cause trouble and create problems for us?"
Yu Chi Ling curled his lips in disdain. "I actually hope he causes trouble at the Imperial Academy. Once he's tainted, it won't be so easy for him to enter officialdom. Anyway, I've given him the opportunity; whether he succeeds or not depends on himself."
"Alright." Ye Shishu smiled, then pushed the few volumes of notes to the corner of the table, and then pushed the memorials sent by the ministers in front of him, winking and saying, "Try to finish reading them before dark, otherwise you'll be sleeping in the study tonight!"
"..." Yu Chi Ling's lips twitched slightly.
Should we let him sleep alone in the study?
Think beautiful!
Couldn't he just bring her to the study to be with him? It's not like we've never done it in the study before!
……
The next day.
Ye Shishu slept soundly until 9 AM before waking up.
Chunliu and Xiahua came in to help her wash and dress. She asked, "Has the Prince returned?"
Chunliu replied first, "Your Highness, the Prince returned to the manor half an hour ago. Hearing that you were still unconscious, he went to the study to meet Young Master You."
"My cousin is here? When did he arrive?"
Xia Hua replied, "Your Highness, Young Master You has been here for an hour. He said he wouldn't disturb your rest, so we didn't come to deliver the message."
Ye Shishu nodded.
After washing up, she ate a bowl of bird's nest soup and asked Chunliu to serve her two more bowls, which she then personally took to her study.
However, when she entered the study, she did not see You Hongze.
"Your Highness, has Cousin Hongze left?"
"They left a quarter of an hour ago."
Ye Shishu saw the notebook he was reading, so she quickly put the food plate on the table, then went around the table to his side and picked up another notebook to read.
"Your Highness, between Cousin Hongze and Fan Yunru, whose writing do you think is better?"
There is no comparison.
"what?"
Yu Chi Ling raised his eyes and smiled at him, "You Hongze's article is magnificent, profound, and insightful. There is no problem with it being on the list."
Hearing his praise, Ye Shishu flipped through several pages of the journal and couldn't help but nod in agreement, "We're both cousins, but the difference is huge! But it's not surprising that Cousin Hongze is so outstanding. My second uncle and aunt are upright and honest, and their character is admirable. How could their child be anything but excellent?"
“From childhood to adulthood, my cousin Hongze has always had a talent for studying, and he never associates with scoundrels. Unlike that good-for-nothing You Qingbo, who only squanders his family’s property and reputation and does nothing of substance! Both are descendants of the You family, but they are worlds apart!”
After she finished speaking, she suddenly stared blankly into the void.
Yu Chi Ling noticed her unusual behavior, turned to look at her, and asked in a low voice, "What's wrong?"
Ye Shishu came to her senses and smiled at him, "It's nothing, it's just that the Marquis's mansion fell into ruin under my maternal uncle and aunt, and I suddenly felt a little sentimental."
She dared not say that she suddenly remembered her previous life, in which she had never heard of her cousin Hongze, nor had she heard that he had passed the imperial examinations...
Yu Chi Ling just said that with Hong Ze's talent, there is no problem for him to be on the list. If there is no problem, then why is there no news about Hong Ze taking the imperial examination?
Could it be that something happened to Cousin Hongze in his previous life?
Because of her clarity and transformation in this life, almost everything and everyone changed course, including the Marquis's mansion.
If something happened to You Hongze in his previous life, then things should change in this life as well, right?
"Your Highness, are you also planning to send Cousin Hongze to the Imperial Academy?"
"Ah."
"Fan Yunru and my cousin Hongze are both at the Imperial Academy. Should we send someone to keep an eye on them?"
"Don't worry, I have people at the Imperial Academy." Yu Chi Ling thought she was worried that You Hongze would be bullied by Fan Yunru, so he comforted her gently, "Nothing will happen."
Just then, the gatekeeper came to report.
"Your Highness, Prime Minister Zhu requests an audience."
The couple stopped chatting, their faces turning cold at the same time.
"Your Highness, I'd like to go sit in the inner room."
"Ah."
After she entered the inner room, Yu Chi Ling raised his chin to the guard and said coldly, "Please let him in."
Not long after, Prime Minister Zhu Zhishun entered the study.
Ye Shishu pricked up her ears and heard the sound of him kneeling down.
"Your subject pays respects to Your Highness Prince Cheng!"
"What brings the Prime Minister here? Please rise quickly." Yu Chi Ling feigned surprise.
But he remained seated firmly in the large chair, without even raising his hand.
Zhu Zhishun did not get up, but kept his head down, his voice a little hoarse, as if speaking was very difficult. "Your Highness, I am old and can no longer shoulder the great responsibility of serving the king. Therefore, I wish to request Your Majesty to allow me to retire and return to my hometown. However, I have one wish, and I hope Your Highness will have mercy on it."
Yu Chi Ling's thin lips curved slightly, and he asked with a half-smile, "I wonder what I can do for the Prime Minister?"
He did not try to stop him.
I won't try to keep you.
Zhu Zhishun came here without any intention of being persuaded to stay. After all, he understood the principle of "a new emperor, a new court" better than anyone.
Consort Lan switched the princes and died silently, without even a funeral, and the whereabouts of her body are unknown. The deposed Crown Prince, Yuchi Rui, was already a commoner; even if he didn't die, he would never have the chance to touch the imperial power again.
His daughter, as Yuchi Rui's first wife, once enjoyed high status, but now she is utterly destitute. As the father-in-law of the deposed crown prince, his fate is unlikely to be good.
The Emperor did not rush to make Prince Cheng the Crown Prince, not because he was unwilling, but because he was preparing to purge the court.
This is the best time for him to withdraw from the court. Otherwise, once Prince Cheng ascends to the position of Crown Prince, he will be the first one to be eliminated!
"Your Highness Prince Cheng would like to request a letter of divorce for my daughter!"
Now, he can't even utter the words "divorce".
"Heh!" Yu Chi Ling chuckled. "Prime Minister, you could have directly petitioned my father, the Emperor. Why did I have to intervene?"
"I don't dare."
“You are indeed honest.” Yu Chi Ling stood up from his seat, walked around the desk to stand in front of him, looked down at him, and a faint smile always lingered on his lips. “Then I will also be frank with you, I cannot do it.”
"..." Zhu Zhishun looked up, seemingly not expecting him to refuse so decisively.
"Your daughter is cunning. She was involved in all the things that Consort Lan and the deposed Crown Prince did to me in the past. In Jizhou City, she even gave my queen a sachet containing poison, trying to make her childless for life. Prime Minister, I ask you, if someone were so cruel to your daughter, would you let them go?"