The Imperial Peasant Girl is Both Enigmatic and Dashing – Chapter 155

Chapter 155: Don’t Be Angry

Eunuch Lao outside the carriage was worried that the Emperor would be angered to death, so he immediately asked, “Your Majesty, why didn’t you let Marquis Shen study the formations on the battlefield first?”

The Emperor took a deep breath, deciding not to argue with this unfilial son. He said, “Formations on the battlefield are important, but food is the most important thing for the people. The rise of Zhao started with their high-yielding grains! Besides, formations sometimes rely on inspiration. Haste makes waste! If I stopped her, who knows, maybe she wouldn’t be able to research anything!!”

Upon hearing this, Eunuch Lao couldn’t help but say, “Your Majesty is wise! Marquis Shen is so capable, she will definitely be able to research it! When Chu has high-yielding grain varieties, we will be able to eat fruits and vegetables all year round, truly the first among the Four Kingdoms!”

To maintain harmony between the two, Eunuch Lao kept praising them along the way!

Chu Tiankuo was studying the prescription for acne treatment in the mirror, making the Emperor so angry that he wanted to kick him out of the carriage!

Fortunately, Star Garden wasn’t far from the Imperial Palace, and they arrived soon.

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Imperial Study

Chu Tianyu led Shen Mingzhu into the Imperial Study. Seeing Chu Tiankuo already there, he secretly clenched his fist: He knew it, Chu Tiankuo would definitely complain to their Father Emperor!

He had been waiting outside for so long,

Chu Tiankuo must have said many things inside to make him look bad!

Chu Tianyu directly knelt down, with a troubled expression as if he had done something wrong. He said, “This son greets Father Emperor! Greetings, Eldest Imperial Brother!”

Shen Mingzhu was so nervous that she didn’t even dare to raise her head. She also knelt down and said, “This common woman greets Your Majesty! Greetings, Crown Prince, Your Highness!”

The Emperor said with a benevolent expression, “Rise! Yu’er, what brings you to the palace?”

The Emperor looked at Shen Mingzhu, guessing the reason why the Second Prince brought her to the palace.

However, Shen Mingzhu kept her head down, and her face couldn’t be seen.

The Second Prince was reluctant to rise. “Father Emperor, this son has committed a grave error! Please punish this son!”

The Emperor said benevolently as he always did, “No matter what mistake you made, rise and speak!”

Chu Tianyu remained kneeling. “Eldest Imperial Brother must have told Father Emperor. This matter is all this son’s fault. Although this son was drugged before doing such a thing! But this son has committed such an immoral act, losing face for the royal family and violating Father Emperor’s teachings. This son is willing to accept Father Emperor’s punishment. However, Miss Shen was implicated by this son. Please, Father Emperor, do not blame her. This son has ruined her innocence. Please, Father Emperor, bestow her upon this son in marriage!”

The Emperor blinked. What immoral act? What loss of face for the royal family? What ruined innocence?

This seemed a bit serious!

Had it become a big deal?

Could Prime Minister Liang no longer cover it up?

The Emperor looked at Chu Tiankuo with confusion. “What happened?”

Chu Tianyu: “. . .”

Chu Tiankuo didn’t say anything? How could he miss such a good opportunity?

Chu Tiankuo said calmly, “Father Emperor, it’s better to hear it from Second Imperial Brother! This son disdains to speak of such matters! Lest it dirty this son’s mouth!”

Chu Tianyu: “. . .”

Damn Chu Tiankuo! Utterly hypocritical! Utterly shameless!

He was so angry!

The Emperor looked at Chu Tianyu. “What exactly happened?!”

Chu Tianyu felt hatred in his heart. He couldn’t believe that Chu Tiankuo hadn’t mentioned a word. His own words just now made him seem petty!

Truly shameless!

But how could he say such a thing himself?

How embarrassing would that be?

“Father Emperor, it’s all this son’s fault! This son has brought shame upon Father Emperor and lost face for the royal family! This son originally only wanted to seek justice for Miss Shen. Miss Shen invented the oil-saving lamp, but the credit fell upon someone else! After this son found out, he felt it was a crime of deceiving the Emperor, so he wanted to investigate. Unexpectedly…”

At this point, Chu Tianyu looked too ashamed to continue!

The Emperor almost rolled his eyes. He looked at Shen Mingzhu. “You tell me!”

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Shen Mingzhu’s heart trembled, and she said timidly with her head lowered, “In, in reply to Your Majesty. This common woman has a grievance. This common woman sought help from Miss Zhang, the granddaughter of the Grand Commander, to seek justice. Unexpectedly, she happened to meet the Second Prince. After the Second Prince heard our conversation, he, being concerned for the people, wanted to help this common woman seek justice and asked this common woman to tell him the whole story. It was dinner time then, and the Second Prince ordered some food and dishes.”

Shen Mingzhu recounted the entire story. Everything she said was true, except for one thing: After finishing the food, she felt hotter and hotter, and then she didn’t know what happened. When she woke up, both of their clothes were disheveled, and at that moment, someone kicked the door open.

She told everything about how the Heir Apparent of Zhao appeared without missing a single detail!

After all, what happened afterward was clearly a setup.

The Second Prince immediately lowered his head in shame. “Please punish this son, Father Emperor! Although this son was drugged before doing such a thing, it was ultimately this son’s carelessness that led to him falling for someone else’s scheme! This son is willing to accept punishment! However, Miss Shen is a virtuous woman. She was implicated by this minister. Her innocence and reputation have been ruined by this minister. This minister wants to give her a proper status. Please grant permission, Father Emperor!”

His expression was sincere and earnest, looking very remorseful, ashamed, and responsible.

Before the Emperor could say anything, Chu Tiankuo said, “You invented the oil-saving lamp? When did you invent it?”

Shen Mingzhu didn’t dare to meet Chu Tiankuo’s gaze. “In reply to the Crown Prince, Your Highness, this common woman invented the oil-saving lamp on August 20th! However, I was delayed due to some matters and only took it to the porcelain kiln workshop for firing a few days later. After it was fired, this common woman found that the oil-saving lamp could indeed save oil. This is a good deed that benefits the people, so I asked Assistant Magistrate to submit a memorial to the court, so that the common people could use oil lamps! So that all poor scholars in the world could use oil lamps!”

She clearly remembered the date she met Zhang Zheng, but the oil-saving lamp definitely wasn’t invented on that day. The oil-saving lamp wasn’t easy to fire, and it took the people at the porcelain kiln workshop several days to succeed.

Chu Tiankuo sneered. “You’re lying!”

Shen Mingzhu lowered her head upon hearing this. “This common woman is not lying. Many people in Futai County can testify to this!”

At this moment, the Emperor said, “The Grand Commander is already investigating this matter. We’ll talk about it later!”

Chu Tiankuo: “. . .”

Don’t be angry!

Don’t be angry!

Anger will cause acne!

Then you won’t be beautiful!

The Emperor continued, “You said someone poisoned you? Someone actually dared to poison a prince! Little Lao, summon the Grand Commander! This matter must be thoroughly investigated!”

“Yes!” Eunuch Lao immediately responded.

Chu Tianyu wasn’t afraid of the Grand Commander’s investigation. After they left, the restaurant would definitely have collected all the plates, and by now they would probably be washed clean. How could they find out if there was poison?

As for having the Imperial Physician examine his body, everyone knew that the effects of that drug would wear off afterward!

So whether he was poisoned or not was up to him!

However, the Heir Apparent of Zhao accidentally kicking open the door and mistaking the Zhao Kingdom Princess for being in the private room was definitely Chu Tiankuo’s scheme!

So he was certain that Chu Tiankuo would bear the blame for poisoning and framing his own brother!

Chu Tiankuo nodded. “Someone actually dared to poison a prince. Father Emperor should indeed thoroughly investigate this matter! This son also firmly believes that Second Imperial Brother wouldn’t do such an immoral thing, so this son had someone report the case to Shuntian Prefecture. Magistrate Liang of Shuntian Prefecture immediately secured the private room in the restaurant. As the scene of the crime, the private room in the restaurant has not been touched since Second Imperial Brother left! So we will definitely be able to find out who poisoned Second Imperial Brother! Father Emperor can summon Magistrate Liang for questioning!”

Upon hearing this, the Emperor said, “Summon the Governor of Shuntian Prefecture!”

Second Prince: “. . .”

How come he didn’t know that the private room in the restaurant was secured by people from Shuntian Prefecture???

Realizing I don’t know how to do my homework, Wednesday is probably going to be another social death scene （T_T）～

I remember one time in elementary school when I couldn’t do a math problem, I actually dreamt of the answer! I hope I can dream of it tonight too～

Good night, everyone