Chapter 58

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At this time, Prince Rui bowed slightly and said, “Father Emperor, this son has something to report, but before that, can father give this son half a cup of tea worth of time?”

The Emperor, who was stunned, thought for a moment, and then nodded.

Prince Rui thanked him, then he turned to Fang Ming and said, “Uncle Fang, you and Jing Ping take the maidservant to the guest room first and give her the heart locking pill. Jing Ping, immediately lock her heart acupoints with a gold needle, otherwise the poison will get to her heart and she can’t be saved.”

Jing Ping was the man that had pretended to be Prince Rui; with a nod, he and Fang Ming lifted the maidservant up.

“Can you save her?”

Qiao Chu looked closely at the man beside her.

Prince Rui’s eyes moved and gazed at her for a while before nodding his head.

Qiao Chu’s heart tightened and said, “Si Da, you go over to help and listen to the Steward’s orders, do you understand?”

Si Da was about to answer, then she looked at Qiao Chu worriedly, “Master, you…”

Prince Rui looked at her.

Unexpectedly, when Prince Rui’s eyes behind the iron mask fell upon her, she felt at ease and was able to leave with Fang Ming.

Prince Rui looked at Prince Xia, “Ninth Younger Brother, do you still need to wipe your boots? Can this elder brother do it for you?”

The Emperor and the others had arrived late so they had no idea what the matter was with the boots. But Prince Ning and the other princes knew what he was talking about, as soon as he said that their expressions changed.

The Emperor’s face was cold as he looked at Prince Ning, “Lao Wu, what’s going on?”

Under the stern gaze of the Emperor, Prince Ning didn’t dare to hide anything, so he explained the situation as it was.

The Emperor was livid, he pointed at Prince Xia; “Lao Jiu, your brother has been risking his life on the battlefield. Not only do you not help him choose a Concubine, but you also fool around in his residence! No matter who it is, she may be your sister-in-law. Are you even giving your brother any face?!”

Prince Xia was surprised, he hurriedly knelt down and said, “I dare not.”

“This son… This son thought that Qiao Chu didn’t think of Eighth Brother, so he thought he’d teach her a lesson.”

The Emperor was not relieved from his anger, he took a look around the crowd and said with a sneer, “My good son is still a fledgling, yet he knows how to make the winds howl. He will strengthen his wings in the future, but will he listen to his father and brother then?”

The people, who weren’t able to grasp what the Emperor said, quickly knelt down to intercede.

Prince Rui slowly kneeled down and softly said, “Ninth Brother is still young, it is inevitable that he’s impetuous,” then he turned to look at the emperor, “this matter came to be because Ninth Brother cared for this son, Father, please don’t blame Ninth Brother.”

The prince glanced at Prince Rui lightly, and then said, “What the Eighth Brother said is reasonable, even though he had not yet been to court, today is considered as a happy day for Eighth Brother. Father, don’t be angry, Eighth Brother’s matter has yet to be decided.”

Only then did the Emperor’s face clear up a little and he ordered Eunuch Mo, “Help Princess Qiao Chu up.”

Eunuch Mo was about to help Qiao Chu, but then he saw that Prince Rui had already lifted Qiao Chu into his arms.

This was the first time Prince Rui had argued about something in front of his brothers.