Astute Princess: Married to be the Empress Novel - Chapter 55

Chapter 55 Renovate Crown Prince’s Mansion
Hearing the butler’s words, Fu Yingran immediately asked Huyan Mingshuo with a dark face, “This palace doesn’t know that your Crown Prince’s Mansion is actually a slave. Everyone else’s house is ruled by their master, but your Crown Prince’s Mansion is ruled by a slave. As expected, it is a slave who bullies the master.”

Hearing this, the butler felt uncomfortable. He was the butler of the Crown Prince’s Mansion personally appointed by the Empress Dowager. For so many years, even His Highness the Crown Prince had been courteous to him, but this foreign Crown Princess dared to face him.

Thus, he could not help but say, “The Crown Princess is unaware of something. The Crown Prince’s Mansion has always been like this. This servant was ordered by the late Empress Dowager to manage the Crown Prince’s Mansion. It is better for the Crown Princess not to interfere.”

‘”Sure enough, this slave bullied the master. Ming Shuo, I’m your wife anyway. They say that when my wife comes in, she has to take charge of the family. But I think I’m invisible in your Crown Prince’s Mansion. I think I should go live in the Heavenly Villa.”

As Fu Yingran spoke, he leaned into Huyan Mingshuo’s embrace and pretended to wipe away the tears that didn’t exist. Who wouldn’t play the White Lotus? It was just that her sister disdained to pretend.

Huyan Mingshuo looked at Fu Yingran like this. He knew that she was pretending on purpose, but he couldn’t help but feel a chill. His entire body was covered in goosebumps. However, this was the first time his wife took the initiative to throw herself into his embrace. It was still quite rare.

Thus, he hugged Fu Yingran tightly and said to the butler, “From today onwards, the Crown Prince’s Mansion will be under the full authority of the Crown Princess. You can go back to the palace. There was a missing steward in the Yongle Palace where the Royal Grandmother lived. You are the person the Royal Grandmother trusted the most. With you in charge of the Yongle Palace, I think the Royal Grandmother will be satisfied.”

Huyan Mingshuo didn’t stop after he finished speaking. He hugged Fu Yingran and was about to walk in. At this moment, the butler was confused. His Highness the Crown Prince was going to chase him away. In the past, he had said the same thing. Why did His Highness the Crown Prince order him to leave today?

It must be because of the Crown Princess. Thinking like this, the butler couldn’t help but reveal an unhappy expression and say, “Is the Crown Princess unable to tolerate people like this? She actually wants to isolate Imperial Concubine Ping and Madam Lan, because this servant refused to do so, even this servant has to be driven away?”

“You are jealous. With your status as an exotic princess, Your Highness the Crown Prince cannot have only you as his wife. You will not always be His Highness the Crown Prince’s wife. Once the Crown Prince ascends the throne in the future, you will only be a concubine. What right do you have to be jealous?”

The butler’s brain might have been kicked by a donkey and he forgot the superiority and inferiority of his master and servant. He had underestimated Fu Yingran too much. This also meant that he was doomed to suffer today. He was afraid that he would not be able to leave the Crown Prince’s Mansion.

Fu Yingran heard this and turned to look at the butler. She thought that Huyan Mingshuo had left the matter of cleaning up the Crown Prince’s Mansion to her just now. She was worried that there was nowhere she could do anything about it. This was good. Someone had automatically bumped into her, so don’t blame her for trying to set an example.

So he looked at Huyan Mingshuo and said, “Husband, my wife’s hands are itchy. What should I do? Can I kill someone?”

The corner of Huyan Mingshuo’s mouth twitched. Why did this murderous remark come out of his mouth? It was as if he was asking if you had eaten today. However, he didn’t care. His wife just doted on him. Thus, he said, “You are the hostess of the Crown Prince’s Mansion. As long as you are happy, just remember to find someone to make up for it after killing you.”

“Alright, I understand. I’ll change your butler tomorrow.” As he spoke, Fu Yingran pushed Huyan Mingshuo away, withdrew from his embrace, threw out the soft whip wrapped around his arm, and tied the butler’s hands together with his body.

Then, he called a maidservant and told her to call everyone in the manor to the front yard. Then, he said to Huyan Mingshuo, “Let’s talk about this later. Let’s set an example first. I don’t want our lives to be threatened at any time.”

“Alright, I’ll listen to you.” Huyan Mingshuo pampered her hair. Today, this little wife called him husband and called him by his name coquettishly. Now, he was faint. Moreover, his intuition told him that Fu Yingran would not harm him.

“Then I’ll have to trouble His Highness the Crown Prince to send someone to take him to the front yard.” After Yan Mingshuo heard this, he immediately ordered his personal guards to bring the butler along and head to the front yard.

Not long after, on the open space in the front courtyard of the Crown Prince’s Little and little maids, The guards and servants stood all over the courtyard. Huyan Mingshuo helped Fu Yingran forward. Someone immediately lifted a chair. After Ying Ran sat down, he looked at the people in the courtyard and said calmly, “I remember that this palace said earlier that no matter who your former master was, since you are now from the Crown Prince’s Mansion, you should serve His Highness the Crown Prince and this palace as the masters. If you still have two thoughts, don’t blame this palace for being merciless.”

“However, there are some who take it as a sideline. It seems that this palace is too benevolent. Everyone dares to step on my head. Today, His Highness the Crown Prince entrusts the affairs of the palace to this palace. This palace is in charge of this palace. Those who obey me will live and those who defy me will die.”

At this time, the butler knew that he probably wouldn’t be able to survive today. I don’t know if he’s too arrogant, Still too confident in Nanjiang, He looked at Fu Yingran with resentment and said, “Even if you kill me today, it won’t change your identity. An exotic princess can’t be the future. When the Crown Prince ascends the throne, Princess Lan Ying will definitely be the future. You can only be a concubine. At that time, Princess Lan Ying will definitely avenge me. I work for the Empress Dowager, and the people of the Southern Region will also seek justice for me.”

“Oh, I can’t see that you’re still from the Southern Region. That’s even easier to say.” Ying Ran pondered for a moment before turning to Huyan Mingshuo and asking, “May I ask Your Highness, this spy who has been hiding for many years should be sent inside?”

This was clearly asking him which yamen belonged to him, Huyan Mingshuo. This butler probably had a story and needed to be properly interrogated. Perhaps there would be an unexpected harvest. From what he said just now, he knew that Nanjiang had probably planned for Ye Lan for many years, and this butler must know something.

Huyan Mingshuo naturally understood Fu Yingran’s intentions, so he said, “Since he is a spy who has been hiding for many years, then he must have some plans. According to this palace, he should send him to the Military Ministry’s yamen. After all, the Military Ministry is responsible for the security of the country.” Most importantly, this battalion was under Huyan Mingshuo’s control. He was the one who had the final say in the entire battalion. As long as this person was sent to the battalion, he would be able to explain whatever he wanted.

‘”Well, then send it to the Military Ministry. Find someone to inform the Southern Crown Prince in the relay station to bring over ten thousand gold taels to redeem him. Otherwise, I will stab him in the face and exile him to other countries to let them enjoy the Southern spies. I think each country will stay for two years. What do you think?” The Crown Prince said. At present, the Yelan catastrophe had just passed, and the economy was in recession. Since the Southern Border had sent them over, if they didn’t kill them properly, then they would be sorry for themselves.

Huyan Mingshuo looked at the strange wife. And I know what she’s thinking, So the southern border is in a dilemma, If you take the money to redeem someone, admitting that Nanjiang had plots against Ye Lan, That’s why they sent spies to hide in Ye Lan for many years. However, if Nanjiang didn’t take money to redeem people, as long as Ye Lan stabbed this person into another country, Nanjiang would become the target of condemnation by all countries. Therefore, with a pair of people, Nanjiang would definitely take money to redeem people. This way, not only would it be able to solve the current crisis in Ye Lan, but it would also be able to intimidate Nanjiang.

Huyan Mingshuo never imagined that Fu Yingran’s example would produce such a result. If he knew that Fu Yingran had the ability, he would have let her take care of the Crown Prince’s Mansion early in the morning. In that case, Ye Lan might have escaped from the predicament a few months ago. Huyan Mingshuo was truly regretful.

‘”Someone, send this spy from the Southern Region to the Military Ministry. Secretly escort him along the way. Don’t let any news spread. Let the people from the Military Ministry interrogate him clearly within today. Tell them that this is a spy from the Southern Region who has been hiding in the Crown Prince’s Mansion for many years. We need to properly interrogate him.” If Huyan Mingshuo could become the Crown Prince, he would definitely not be stupid. Fu Yingran had already begun, so he would naturally cooperate. After all, this was also for Ye Lan’s sake. At the same time, it also strengthened his thoughts. Only Fu Yingran was the person most qualified to stand beside him.

“Yes, Your Highness.” A few people stood up behind Huyan Mingshuo. They knelt on one knee and bowed. They stood up and set up the butler before leaving. Before leaving, they even pointed at the butler’s dumb acupoint.