Quick Transmigration: The Endangered Cub Rescue Plan

Chapter 780 Postscript, Xiao Ling's World (XVIII)
Si Hengnian's face was as gloomy as water. "Your Highness, I just want to know what crime my father-in-law committed? Even the elderly, weak, women and children in the mansion must not be spared."

The eldest prince smiled and said, "The lieutenant general of Lingzhou was chased by the Xu clan all the way to the capital. He reported that the Xu clan had occupied good farmland, forced women into prostitution, mined privately, and raised soldiers. Do you think this evidence is enough to confiscate the family property and exterminate the clan?"

"That's impossible!" Xu Huixin said firmly, "My father has never done such a thing."

"Whether it was done or not, this prince and several ministers will investigate. In addition, there are court officials who have reported that the prime minister's wife secretly manipulated the young master of the Fang family to kill people, but was exempted from the crime of accepting bribes, and there is complete evidence. Now the prefect of Jingzao has pleaded guilty. As a married woman, Princess Xun should not interfere too much. Father pities Prince Xun's talent and has made great contributions to our dynasty. He does not want to see Prince Xun implicated."

"The princess's family is my family. I will investigate everything for my princess."

"Your Majesty, do you not believe me, or do you not believe my second brother, the Minister of Justice, and the Supreme Court? Could it be that so many of us would unite to wrongly accuse Prime Minister Xu? Your Majesty, this is the imperial decree issued by our father. Before the truth is investigated, no one is allowed to enter the Prime Minister's residence without permission. Are you trying to openly disobey the imperial decree?"

Si Hengnian's face was gloomy and his fists were clenched tightly. Looking at Hui Xin's worried and frightened expression, he felt reluctant, but reason told him that now was not the time to openly oppose the royal family.

If only he were given some more time, when something happens at the border, I will be the only one who can save it. Who wouldn't care about me then?
He absolutely believed that his father-in-law and his clan abused their power, but he had no intention of rebelling for the time being. How could his father-in-law, a civil official without military power, do this? Maybe the royal family was deliberately making trouble to warn him. Was this a warning to him that he would not obey and marry Hui Xin?
Oh, he built the empire for the imperial court, but in the end he couldn't even marry the woman he loved. Why should he devote himself to such a royal family and fight for his life?
But the time has not yet come, so we have to endure everything.

So Si Hengnian pulled Xu Huixin back a few steps and said, "I dare not. I am just worried that my mother-in-law might be frightened, so I came to take a look."

"Hengnian..." Xu Huixin looked at him blankly. She never expected that he would retreat at this time.

"Don't worry. I believe that the eldest prince and others will not wrongly accuse my father-in-law. Once the matter is investigated, the prime minister's mansion will be fine."

"But my mother..."

Si Hengnian grabbed her hand tightly and said, "Huixin, stop making trouble. The eldest prince is investigating a case and we cannot stop him. Let's go back to the palace first."

The eldest prince also smiled at the right time: "Princess Xun, please rest assured. No matter what crime Prime Minister Xu committed, you are a married woman and the princess of Xun, and you will not be implicated."

Xu Huixin couldn't smile at all. She pursed her lips and looked at him deeply: "The eldest prince is leaving."

"Prince Xun, Princess Xun, please take care. Once Prime Minister Xu's matter is thoroughly investigated, I will inform Prince Xun's Mansion as soon as possible."

When the two returned to Prince Xun's Mansion, Si Hengnian was furious, and Prince Xun's advisers were also worried: "Is your majesty's move intended to warn you, Your Majesty?"

"I heard that His Majesty had ordered the imperial guards to detain not only the Prime Minister and the prefect of the capital, but also several other court officials before the court session ended. These are all honorable officials who have had dealings with our palace recently."

"Your Majesty, I think it would be best for the Palace to distance itself from the Prime Minister's Palace. If necessary, the Princess..."

The man hadn't finished speaking when he was threatened by Si Hengnian's terrifying eyes. He quickly bowed his head and admitted his mistake: "Your Majesty, I was the one who overstepped my authority."

"Go down and receive twenty military sticks. I don't want to hear any criticism of the princess from now on. She is the princess that I married with great difficulty. She is your second master. If I am not here, her words will be equivalent to my words." Si Hengnian looked at everyone very seriously, expressing his determination to protect Xu Huixin.

Xu Huixin happened to walk out the door at this time. After hearing these words, she was moved to tears. "Hengnian..."

"Didn't I tell you to have a good rest? Why are you here?"

"I'm really worried about my father and the Prime Minister's Mansion. My mother must be terrified being locked up in the mansion alone."

"It's okay. Before the truth of the matter is found out, they dare not act recklessly. I will definitely find out who dares to wrongly accuse my father-in-law!"

Xu Huixin hesitated and whispered, "What if the person who wants to wrongly accuse my father is His Majesty?"

Si Hengnian said nothing, but held her hand tightly: "If it's a lie, there must be evidence of forgery. I will find out."

"Hengnian, I believe you."

The counselors in Prince Xun's Mansion watched the two of them display their affection in public. Some wanted to say something, but when they thought of their colleague who had just been dragged away, they shut their mouths silently and just worried about their own future.

Not to mention that there are witnesses and evidence of Prime Minister Xu's crime, even if the royal family wanted to, what could they do? Would they rebel because of this?
The prince is prestigious at the border, but that's only the case there, and the court has more than just the 200,000 soldiers at the border. Although His Majesty is suspicious now, the country is stable, and if they openly rebel, I'm afraid they won't stand much chance of success.

Moreover, they originally thought that the eldest prince and the second prince were mediocre, so they were confident in the subsequent plans. However, now that the two princes have displayed their thundering methods, can they still rule the country as regent?

It would be better to lie low for now and make other plans later. However, seeing how much the prince cares about the princess, he doesn't seem like he would listen to advice.

How could this be called marrying a princess? It was clearly marrying a troublemaker. Maybe the betrothal gift sent to the Prime Minister's Mansion before might be discovered.

However, no matter how unwilling they were, the advisers could only leave with their heads down under Si Hengnian's cold gaze.

"Don't worry, this is not only the business of the Prime Minister's Mansion, but also the business of the Prince's Mansion. I will not sit idly by."

Xu Huixin buried her head in his arms, her tone blank: "Hengnian, you are the only one I can trust and rely on now. I am really scared. I am afraid that this is the trouble that I will cause to the Xiangfu if I insist on marrying you."

Si Hengnian sneered: "The royal family is suspicious. No matter what we do, it will be wrong. Hui Xin, don't burden yourself psychologically."

"If only I could see my mother."

In order to fulfill Xu Huixin's wish, Si Hengnian planned to break into the Prime Minister's Mansion again in the middle of the night. However, this time, before he reached the street corner, the eldest prince appeared behind him and asked, "Prince Xun, why are you here in the middle of the night? Do you have official business to attend to?"

Si Hengnian turned around suddenly, secretly surprised that he hadn't noticed any movement. If it was the wife of the Marquis's mansion who had stopped there and waited, it would be understandable, but what about this time? How many secrets did the eldest prince hide that he didn't know?