Capítulo 1576: Chapter 1576: Beauty Overwhelms the Mansion
The Fourth Prince’s mind was racing incessantly, trying to think of a good plan to deal with the current predicant. Suddenly, a flash of inspiration hit him, and he thought of a good idea: “Imperial Father, I and the Second Miss Situ were deeply in love, and doing such a thing was also beyond our control. Moreover, it was the Second Miss who took the initiative, and I… I simply couldn’t resist the temptation…”
With that, he lowered his head in sha.
The Emperor glanced around a little smugly and then asked loudly, “Then why did you kill the Second Miss?”
“Imperial Father, I have been wronged!”
“Wronged? You, Fourth Prince, after killing soone, dare to quibble and claim you were wronged?” Clearly, this was ant for everyone to hear, showing that the Emperor was very fair and would never cover up for his son.
“Imperial Father, I have been wronged! Please hear my explanation.”
“Then tell , why are you crying out wronged even after killing soone?”
“It was the Second Miss herself in a mont of despair who took my sword and committed suicide.”
“She was so young, why would she be so desperate!”
“She wanted to marry her, but I refused. In a fit of anger, she grabbed my sword and killed herself. I tried to stop her, but it was too late. As I was pulling the sword from her body, the First Miss saw , hence the misunderstanding that I killed Second Miss Situ.”
The Fourth Prince’s explanation seed so logical that everyone present was sowhat convinced.
The Emperor looked at Situtu Qinger, who was visibly angry, and said, “General, you see, this matter cannot be entirely blad on the Fourth Prince. Ultimately, it’s the Second Miss who didn’t abide by decorum that led to this tragic end.”
The Emperor’s implication was clear that if the Second Miss had kept herself virtuous and not engaged in improprieties, she would have long been wed to the Fourth Prince’s mansion, and such a tragedy wouldn’t have occurred!
Even though Situ Yongjie was furious, he knew better than to violate the courtesies between ruler and subject, so he dared not rebut the Emperor.
Even now, despite his anger, he said nothing further.
The Emperor was now satisfied, though he didn’t show it outwardly. After all, the other party had just lost a daughter, and it wasn’t right to appear too brazen.
The Emperor’s favoritism was quite evident; everyone present noticed it clearly since none of them were fools.
However, as the Emperor holds supre power, they wisely kept their mouths shut.
Long Rui asked Xuexue in a low voice, “My dear, should I help you expose the Emperor’s conspiracy?”
“No need.”
Xuexue shook her head, as she had long known. rely accusing the Fourth Prince of murdering Situtu Qinger wouldn’t be enough to topple him.
“Old Emperor loves to protect his own, always shielding the Imperial Family, while considering us ritorious officials as arch-enemies, relentless in their exclusion. It’s truly ridiculous,” Long Rui muttered to himself.
“Be quieter, don’t let others hear you!” Xuexue said softly.
To outsiders, the two of them sitting so closely together looked extrely intimate, appearing quite scandalous in the eyes of ordinary people.
However, since the other party is the War Prince, everyone was used to it.
After all, the War Prince’s fondness for won was not a recent thing, and everyone in Moli Country was well aware. Considering he could ensure Moli Country’s peace and prosperity, the people were very understanding. So families even offered their daughters to the War Prince’s Mansion.
But the War Prince rejected them all, stating that his mansion was already overflowing with beauties, and he was not blessed enough to enjoy them.
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