After transmigrating into the body of a widow, I became the richest man in the capital.

Chapter 399 Prince Gong Turns the Tables

But perhaps because of the tension, he was still sleepy and barely clothed when the Tenth Prince brought him a blanket.

He was about to get angry, but he swallowed the curse that was about to come out of his mouth.

To everyone's surprise, Prince Gong immediately greeted, "Uncle, what brings you here?"

The way he addressed me as "little uncle" surprised everyone present.

However, Prince Gong soon realized that the people following the Tenth Prince were not attendants, but people he knew.

Qian Musheng, Tang Xiaoman, Su Pingan, and Qian Musheng's attendant, the guy who looked very intimidating, was called Xiao Zhuozi.

These people gathered around him, and Prince Gong blushed deeply. He quickly got up from the bed and sent the other women away.

Prince Gong came over with a forced smile, though he was so embarrassed that he could have dug a picture of "Along the River During the Qingming Festival" out of the ground with his toes.

"Tenth Prince, what brings you here? It's not convenient here, let's talk in the reception room at the front."

In fact, the Tenth Prince did not want to talk to Prince Gong here either; the place was chaotic and made people feel uncomfortable.

"Row!"

Prince Gong bowed and led everyone to his reception room, a place Su Xiaoxiao and the others had visited before, and they were all quite familiar with it.

Prince Gong offered the top seat to the Tenth Prince, while he himself stood respectfully to the side, appearing quite afraid of the Tenth Prince.

This was the first time Su Xiaoxiao had seen Prince Gong looking so reserved; it was something she hadn't expected.

"I wonder what brings the Tenth Prince here today?"

Prince Gong stood respectfully to the side and asked the question.

At this point, even Su Xiaoxiao and the others were introduced to sit down. The only person standing here was Prince Gong, and it was clear that he was genuinely somewhat afraid of the Tenth Prince's authority.

However, looking at it this way, the two do actually look somewhat alike. After all, they are relatives. Su Xiaoxiao carefully observed the expression on Prince Gong's face, and it didn't seem like he was faking it.

Although the two look very similar, Prince Gong gives people the impression of being sleazy. He is good-looking, but his temperament is sleazy. He doesn't have the upright and heroic appearance of the Tenth Prince.

This created a stark contrast between the two. The Tenth Prince was not wearing his official robes today, but rather casual clothes, which still gave him a very dignified air.

"I'm here to say something. I'll get straight to the point and I don't have time to beat around the bush with you."

When Su Xiaoxiao saw this, the Tenth Prince immediately put on the airs of an elder. Although he was very young, he displayed the dignity of an elder in front of Prince Gong.

"Yes, please say so!"

"I'm here for Su Xiuer's sake!" Prince Gong had already guessed it. He knew from Su Ping'an standing to the side that the Tenth Prince was definitely here to rescue Su Xiuer.

What he couldn't understand was why Su Ping'an was able to persuade the Tenth Prince; he really couldn't figure it out.

"Hmm, Su Xiuer? I remember now, that country bumpkin who attacked me at my residence a few days ago?"

These words were quite harsh, and Su Xiaoxiao also felt that Prince Gong had indeed gone too far. She remembered that when Prince Gong and Su Xiuer were together before, they used to exchange sweet words and even make many intimate gestures.

Don't ask Su Xiaoxiao how she found out; she actually peeked at it by accident.

How come he called her "sweetheart" yesterday, but now he's calling her "country bumpkin"? I wonder what Su Xiuer would think if she heard this.

"She came to my door and attacked me, you know that, Tenth Prince? This woman made my nose bleed, and she even hit the people around me. Do you think I shouldn't send her to jail?"

Prince Gong's argument was absolutely reasonable and well-founded; he believed he was in the right.

But the Tenth Prince immediately glared at him and asked, "A country bumpkin? Don't you know her?"

This question stunned Prince Gong. "No, how could I possibly know such an uncultured person from the lower class?"

He touched his nose somewhat guiltily, but then he glanced at Su Ping'an and Su Xiaoxiao beside him and remembered what had happened before. He had no choice but to change his story, saying, "I did see her before, but it was all a misunderstanding, and it's all been resolved. She came this time out of malicious revenge; she almost beat me to death!"

"Alright, I know what happened before, so stop talking about misunderstandings. Let me tell you, if you keep playing around like this, I'll report you to the Emperor and have you punished!"

Upon hearing this, Prince Gong shrank back, knowing full well what the Tenth Prince was referring to. He quickly replied in a low voice, "I know I was wrong."

"What excuses do you have for Su Xiuer? Release her immediately!"

The Tenth Prince's sharp shout startled Prince Gong, who quickly retorted, "No, I already told you. She came into the manor without permission and beat me. Are you going to let this go so easily? I am a prince, after all. If word gets out that I was beaten by a country bumpkin, wouldn't I lose face?"

The Tenth Prince beckoned Prince Gong to his side with a flick of his finger. He lowered his voice and whispered in his ear, "Let me tell you, I know the whole story. You seduced Su Xiuer first, and then tricked her into asking her sister-in-law for shares in the workshop and the jam recipe as a condition for marrying her. This is all your doing!"

After the Tenth Prince finished speaking, he saw that Prince Gong's face was very ugly. Even if he wanted to explain himself, he was facing the Tenth Prince, and nothing could escape the Tenth Prince's sharp eyes.

Don't let the fact that this Tenth Prince is young fool you; he's quite shrewd. The fact that he has this much information suggests that he came prepared.

His face was grim. After glancing at the Tenth Prince, he said in a low voice, "So we're just going to let her off the hook like this? Look, I'm still bruised from where I was hit!"

Prince Gong pointed to the bruises on his face around his nose, looking very unwilling.

"Su Xiuer has been imprisoned and received the punishment she deserved. What more do you want? She suffered no less than you. Besides, if this matter is investigated further, do you think you can just let it go like that, deceiving someone's daughter and doing all those despicable things? If I tell your mother about this, see if she doesn't teach you a lesson."

Prince Gong was so frightened that he shrank back, never expecting that the Tenth Prince would bring up his own mother.