dognovel Chapter 144 Husband and Wife Imprisoned Together
Chapter 144 Husband and Wife Imprisoned Together
"…!" Wu Yue was stunned. What crime had Prince Cheng committed that warranted his imprisonment in the imperial jail?!
Before he could make a move, Yu Chi Ling walked towards him and called out, "General Wu, let's go."
Wu Yue was full of questions. He glanced at the emperor several times, but couldn't detect any sign of a joke. Left with no other choice, he could only follow Yu Chi Ling out of the imperial study.
Yu Chisheng then said to Consort Lan, "Prince Cheng has been away for many years and his temperament is unruly and difficult to control. He should be properly disciplined!"
Consort Lan never expected that he would order Yuchi Ling to be imprisoned in the imperial prison.
She thought he would at most reprimand Yuchi Ling a few times...
The sudden punishment surprised and delighted her!
But on the surface, she had to pretend to be heartbroken, wiping her eyes with a handkerchief and choking back tears, "Your Majesty, it's all my fault. I failed to properly discipline Ling'er, which is why he's so unruly. If you must punish someone, punish me too!"
Yu Chisheng sighed heavily. "Let him reflect on his actions in the imperial prison first. As for the matter of Huaxiang Pavilion, I have a good understanding of it and will choose a suitable person to handle it."
What else could Consort Lan say?
Yu Chi Ling has already been imprisoned. If she continues to dwell on the matter of Hua Xiang Pavilion, it will definitely irritate the emperor.
"Your Majesty, if there is nothing else, I shall take my leave. Later, I will visit Ling'er in the prison and bring him some food."
"Ah."
After watching her leave the imperial study, Yuchi Sheng called Qi Sui to his side a moment later.
Seeing Qi Sui's worried expression, as if he wanted to say something but hesitated, he said impatiently, "Just say what you have to say!"
Qi Sui asked in bewilderment, “Your Majesty, you know that Prince Cheng’s temperament has always been at odds with Consort Lan. Why did you suddenly throw Prince Cheng into the imperial prison? And Consort Lan, such a good opportunity, if she had just pleaded for Prince Cheng, perhaps their relationship could have been repaired… Alas!”
Yu Chisheng's eyes were tightly closed, his gaze deep and cold.
Yes!
As her biological mother, she actually watched helplessly as her son went to prison...
Now, when he recalled what Prince Cheng had said, he really couldn't find a single thing he had said wrong!
Even a stepmother is worse than a biological mother!
Over the years, Consort Lan has either opposed or suppressed Prince Cheng's affairs, claiming that she didn't want her own son to steal the spotlight from the Crown Prince and that she didn't want the court officials to be wary of her and her son. However, after saying such things so often and suppressing her own son so much, it's hard not to suspect her...
Is Prince Cheng really her biological son?
His tightly closed eyes suddenly widened, and a look of surprise appeared in his pupils!
Is it...
"Qi Sui!"
"Your Majesty, this old servant is here."
"Have someone keep a close watch on the imperial prison. Anyone who visits Prince Cheng must report back to me everything they say and do!"
"Yes!"
……
Cheng Wang Mansion.
Not long after Ye Shishu returned to his residence, the Prime Minister's office sent someone to invite Gu Simo.
Upon learning that the Prime Minister's wife, Lady Nangong, had suddenly suffered a stroke and that half of her body was shaking uncontrollably, Ye Shishu almost burst out laughing in front of the people in the Prime Minister's residence.
This 'retribution' came way too fast!
"Ahem!" She cleared her throat, sat upright in the large chair, and said solemnly, "Please go back and tell the Prime Minister that Physician Hua left the Prince Cheng's residence a quarter of an hour ago."
"May I ask, Your Highness, where has Physician Hua gone?" the people from the Prime Minister's residence asked respectfully.
"The divine physician Hua comes and goes as she pleases, and this princess does not know where she has gone."
"Your Highness, is His Highness Prince Cheng at home? Does he know where Physician Hua is?" someone from the Prime Minister's residence asked again.
"The Prince has entered the palace. If you want to find him, go to the palace." Ye Shishu said somewhat impatiently, "This Princess Consort is only responsible for matters within the Prince's residence; I never meddle in other matters."
The people from Prince Cheng's residence could not hide their disappointment. Seeing her cold expression, they could only tactfully take their leave.
After everyone left, Gu Simo and Ye Shijun entered the hall.
Ye Shijun laughed, "Judging from that person's appearance, the Nangong family must be quite ill!"
Gu Simo just smiled and remained silent.
Ye Shijun suddenly looked at her, somewhat displeased, "Xin'er, didn't you say that the medicine and medical skills of Huaxiang Pavilion cannot be passed on to just anyone? Then how did the Prince deal with the Nangong family?"
Gu Simo's smiling face suddenly froze. "Uh..."
How could she possibly teach the master of Huaxiang Pavilion?
Seeing Gu Simo's embarrassment at the question, Ye Shishu quickly smoothed things over, "Second brother, I don't even know how the Prince dealt with the Nangong family, so Xin'er wouldn't know either!"
She knew that Yu Chi Ling was also a disciple of Hua Xiang Pavilion, but she couldn't say so without Yu Chi Ling's consent. So she added, "Maybe it's a method that the Prince found elsewhere. Anyway, the Nangong family is suffering now, which is cause for celebration!"
Ye Shijun pouted, "I wanted to go too, but you guys wouldn't take me, so I missed all the excitement today!"
Gu Simo glared at him, "What's so interesting about that kind of excitement? The more people you go, the more trouble you'll cause. Why are you making things worse?"
Ye Shijun laughed again in an instant, "I was just saying!"
Seeing his second brother's change of expression, Ye Shishu couldn't help but chuckle.
Finally, someone can keep her second brother in check!
The three of them chatted and laughed in the hall for a long time, discussing when to go on a trip, when Wenyan and Wenmo rushed into the hall in a panic.
"Your Highness, something terrible has happened! The Prince has been imprisoned by the Emperor!" Wen Yan cried out first.
"What?!" Ye Shishu, Ye Shijun, and Gu Simo were all shocked at the same time.
Wenmo continued, "The news from the palace is true! Your Highness, what should we do now?"
Without hesitation, Ye Shishu said, "Wenyan, Wenmo, come with me to the palace!"
……
Royal study room.
Upon hearing that Princess Cheng was requesting an audience, Yu Chi Sheng did not even raise his head, but simply said to Qi Sui, "They are a loving couple. Since Princess Cheng is worried about Prince Cheng, then let her go to the imperial prison to accompany him!"
Qi Sui paused for a moment before replying, "...Yes."
In the prison.
Seeing his woman appear, Yu Chi Ling was not surprised.
Just as he was pondering how to get rid of the jailer and explain to Ye Shishu, the jailer opened the cell door, let Ye Shishu in, then locked the cell door and left without looking back.
Yu Chi Ling was somewhat bewildered, "You..."
Ye Shishu pounced on him, laughing, "Aren't you surprised? I originally wanted to go to Father Emperor to ask him why, but he didn't even see me and just let me come in to keep you company!"
Yu Chi Ling let out a breath.
Instead of a surprise, it's more like a shock!
He thought she had heard the news and impulsively went to confront her father, which angered the emperor and led to her being imprisoned!
"Now that we're both inside, what about the people outside?" He put his arm around her and said with a smile, "Aren't you afraid that your father-in-law and two brothers-in-law will cause trouble?"
"I sent Wenyan and Wenmo back to tell them." Ye Shishu raised her hand to touch his face, feeling a little sorry for him. "Father didn't do anything to you at the Prime Minister's residence, so how did you manage to offend him after entering the palace?"
Yu Chi Ling lowered his head and lightly pecked her lips, then smiled and told her what had happened.
Finally, he added, "I just wanted to arouse my father's suspicion and make him carefully consider my relationship with Consort Lan."
Ye Shishu said with heartache, "Just bear with it for a little longer. I've already thought of a way. Why do you have to put yourself through this?"
"It's not a bad thing to make him suspicious sooner, so that he can accept it better when the truth comes out later," Yu Chi Ling said in a low voice.
He is definitely not Consort Lan's biological son.
He is not even the emperor's son.
It wouldn't be a bad thing for him to arouse his father's suspicions as soon as possible, so that his father could prepare in advance.
Otherwise, if the truth were laid bare and he were found to be not of royal blood, he would be embarrassed, and the emperor would be at a loss.
Just as Ye Shishu was about to speak, she suddenly heard footsteps.
The couple tacitly stopped chatting.
A short while later, a man and a woman appeared outside the prison gate.
"Second brother, second sister-in-law, what exactly happened? How did you end up in prison?" Zhu Huaning asked with concern.