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Nangong Yue looked at Chu Xunzhen with tender eyes and said, "Lord Chu, you have given birth to a good daughter. Please don't let some people's rumors mislead you."

Upon hearing this, Chu Zhanpeng's smile froze, and cold sweat broke out on his forehead.

Chu Mingli walked over and said, "Your Highness, Chu Xun is indeed a jinx predicted by the Imperial Advisor; it's not a rumor. If you marry her, I think you'll definitely regret it."

Upon hearing this, Chu Xunzhen's gaze narrowed slightly.

Chu Mingli really can't stand to see her doing well.

"Insolence!" Chu Xunzhen's voice turned cold, and he immediately looked at the six eunuchs standing not far away. "Arrest Chu Mingli."

Upon hearing this, Chu Mingli was so frightened that he stepped back, his voice sharp and menacing: "Chu Xunzhen, I am your second brother. Are you trying to use the position of county princess to intimidate me?"

Suddenly, with a thud, Chu Mingli fell to the ground.

Nangong Yue laughed: "Young Master Chu misspoke. Even the heavens can't stand it and want to punish him."

Chu Mingli rubbed his sore backside, stood up awkwardly, and then said, "Rou'er is kind-hearted and often distributes porridge outside the city. Even Chu Xunzhen couldn't do that. She's a jinx; if she marries His Highness and enters the royal family, bringing disaster to Da Ning and harming the people of the world, what should we do?"

Six eunuchs had already pinned Chu Mingli down.

At this moment, Chu Zhanpeng felt like strangling Chu Mingli.

He slapped Chu Mingli hard across the face.

"Snapped!"

Chu Mingli was knocked to the ground by his palm, and five red finger marks appeared on his face.

Even when Chu Mingli and Rou'er did those things before, Chu Zhanpeng wasn't as angry as he is now.

Is this rebellious son trying to cut off his path to success?

"Li'er..." Li Yi screamed in fright.

Chu Xunzhen ordered, "Chu Mingli, you selfish man, the deadline has passed and you haven't returned a single penny of silver to me. Men, drag him away, give him thirty lashes, and then send him to Lord Zhou."

Chu Wanrou rushed out and knelt down with a thud, saying, "Sister, don't be angry. It's all Rou'er's fault. Second Brother was just speaking up for me."

"Insulting the current county princess as a jinx is not a family matter, but a matter of state. Chu Wanrou, you are an imposter, not a legitimate daughter, but merely a commoner. You only became the daughter of the Marquis of Ping'an through the sordid means of the women in the inner court. If you have any sense of shame, you should go to the Mingshan Stone Temple and pray for Chu Xunzhen and for the well-being of Da Ning for thirteen years."

Chu Wanrou's face turned pale, as if she had been stripped naked.

Her eyelashes trembled slightly, tears welled up in her eyes, and she sobbed, "Rou'er knows, it's all Rou'er's fault. But Rou'er can't bear to leave Father, Mother, and my brothers."

Nangong Yue flicked her dark blue sleeves and said, "The Marquis and his wife can visit you whenever they have time. It's not like we're about to be separated by life and death, so what's there to be reluctant about?"

Gu Changfeng stepped forward and said coldly, "Your Highness, Rou'er was just an infant back then. How could it be her fault that she was switched at birth? Besides, she's about to marry me, how can she go to the Mingshan Stone Temple to pray for blessings? Does Your Highness intend to marry Chu Xunzhen as your principal wife while simultaneously delaying Rou'er's marriage to me, so you can have your hands on Rou'er?"

Nangong Yue suddenly took a few steps back and immediately looked at Chu Xunzhen to wash her eyes.

Even if Chu Wanrou had stripped naked in front of him last night, he wouldn't want her.

Nangong Yue's tone was childish, yet tinged with sneer: "This prince only likes Miss Chu. As for the second young lady, after marrying the Marquis of Loyalty, if she truly repents and feels she has wronged Miss Chu, then she should go to the temple to pray for blessings."

Gu Changfeng snorted coldly, "Your Highness, this is the Ping'an Marquis's residence. My woman is none of your business. Even if she enters the residence, she won't go to the Mingshan Stone Temple. Rou'er is kind-hearted and is the future mistress of my Zhongyi Marquis's residence. How could she go to the Mingshan Stone Temple to pray for blessings?"

Nangong Yue's eyes widened in horror, and her voice suddenly turned icy: "What? Is it so difficult for Lord Zhongyi to have the future mistress of the Marquis of Zhongyi pray for the Huai Ren County Princess of Da Ning and for the people of Da Ning?"

"Indeed. If the Marquis of Loyalty were truly so loyal to the Emperor, he wouldn't have delayed so long, and even the small amount of silver owed wouldn't have been paid to the national treasury for so long."

Gu Changfeng was furious.

"This Marquis is already preparing the funds. While Your Highness may favor Princess Huai Ren, you should not use your power to oppress her."

"Insolence!" An Shun snorted coldly, staring at Gu Changfeng with a sinister gaze.

Gu Changfeng sneered, "A mere eunuch dares to yell at me, the Marquis?"

An Shun's gaze was icy, fixed on Gu Changfeng like a venomous snake, and he said, "I am a fifth-rank official, while you, Marquis Zhongyi, are merely a sixth-rank official. How dare you shout at me like that?"

Gu Changfeng's face stiffened, as if he had turned to stone.

Damn it.

"Rou'er, let's go. Don't talk to them."

"Yes."

As Gu Changfeng left, An Shun sneered.

Chu Xun knew that Gu Changfeng was already being resented.

What an idiot.

In her past life, after she married Gu Changfeng, she discovered that he was too arrogant and unwilling to admit his shortcomings and incompetence. She once reminded him to be careful of the eunuchs in the court, such as Anshun and Cao Ming.

They may appear to be ordinary eunuchs, but they are actually officials in the imperial court.

You can't help it.

At the time, Gu Changfeng loudly reprimanded her for pretending to know what she didn't. Later, when Gu Changfeng offended Eunuch Anshun, it was she who humbled herself and went to apologize.

In this life, he has offended Anshun again. It's exactly the same as his previous life.

"Sister, don't be angry because of them, they're not worth it."

Nangong Yue suddenly walked to Chu Xunzhen's side, took her hand, and said.

Now that the imperial decree for their marriage has been issued, they no longer need to be as reserved in public as before.

"Thank you, Your Highness, for standing up for Xunzhen," Chu Xunzhen said sincerely. "Your Highness has spoken my mind."

Chu Zhanpeng was stunned upon hearing this.

He didn't know that Chu Xunzhen had previously wanted Chu Wanrou to go to the Mingshan Stone Temple to pray for her.

Li Yi's expression changed. She was about to defend Chu Wanrou, but when she thought about how she had come back in the morning and planned to go see Xuan'er, only to find Rou'er and Li'er entangled together on Xuan'er's bed, she felt a lump in her throat and felt disgusted, as if she had swallowed a fly.

Chu Mingli's face darkened. He said, "Chu Xunzhen, it was Rou'er who took care of your parents in your place. It was Rou'er who accompanied us brothers through so many days in your place. It was Rou'er who shouldered your responsibilities. You're not grateful to her, yet you want her to go up the mountain to pray for you. How can you be so shameless?"

Chu Xunzhen's gaze suddenly fell on Chu Mingli, and her cold voice rang out: "Chu Mingli, Chu Wanrou enjoyed the treatment of my legitimate daughter and received my former marriage contract. Even though I didn't want this marriage contract, she still took it away from me, a marriage contract that didn't belong to her as a commoner. And what about me? I'm suffering in the village for her."

After saying that, Chu Xunzhen immediately said to the eunuchs, "Guards, drag Chu Mingli away and give him thirty strokes of the cane."

Chu Mingli's expression changed, and he roared, "As expected, you have no conscience! So what if you're my own sister? If it were Rou'er, would she ever let us suffer even the slightest harm?"

Anshun took off his socks and stuffed them into Chu Mingli's mouth, silencing him.

Chu Mingli's face immediately turned a deep liver color.

Nangong Yue looked at Chu Zhanpeng and the others and said, "You may all step back."

Chu Xunzhen looked at Nangong Yue, then at the betrothal gifts scattered on the ground, and suddenly didn't know what to say.

"Your Highness, why waste money on me? If this money were put into the national treasury, it would surely allow more people to live better lives."

Nangong Yue smiled, the beauty mark at the corner of her eye incredibly alluring: "Sister, this is my sincere offer to marry you. How is it a waste? As for the people, rest assured, I have already arranged for Anshun to donate silver once a year to the national treasury."

Chu Xunzhen was stunned, tilting her head to look at Nangong Yue.

He speaks clearly and logically; he doesn't seem sick at all.

"Your Highness, are you feeling better?"

Chu Xun asked curiously.

She knew that Chen Lianxin was treating his illness.

"That's about it."

Nangong Yue looked at Chu Xunzhen, smiled at first, but then muttered, "Does sister dislike my illness? Everyone says I'm a foolish prince, doesn't sister like me either?"

Nangong Yue was anxious and fearful. Just as her affection was very important to him.

"No. I just noticed that Your Highness speaks clearly and logically, which is quite different from before, and I think Miss Chen's medical skills are very impressive."

Nangong Yue breathed a sigh of relief and said, "That's good. I thought my sister disliked me. I was about to cry."

Chu Xunzhen was both amused and exasperated.

I just mentioned that he speaks clearly and logically, but now he's speaking with a childlike quality.

"Sister, let's take your measurements first. Yue can't wait any longer."

Upon hearing this, Chu Xunzhen was both amused and exasperated. She followed the seamstress into the side room and had her measurements taken.

Nangong Yue left in a hurry to prepare for her wedding.

main hall.

Li Yi lay on top of Chu Mingli, crying and shouting.

At this moment, he was lying on the long wooden bench, already unconscious.

"Master, you can't let anyone take Mingli away."

Chu Zhanpeng frowned and looked at the few eunuchs who were exclusively responsible for Chu Xunzhen's affairs as they stepped forward, saying, "May I ask the county princess to come and speak with me?"

"The county princess said that if the Lady of the Marquis is willing to pay half of the money for Chu Mingli in advance, she will not require the second young master Chu to go to the government office, considering the good mood she is in today."

Upon hearing this, Li Yi's expression changed drastically, and he sneered, "Rebellious daughter! Rebellious daughter! I used to think she was sincere towards me and her brothers, but now it's clear that's not the case. She even has to ask her brothers for that little bit of silver. How can she only care about money? A child raised by merchants is never good enough."

Upon hearing this, Chu Zhanpeng immediately handed the eunuch a silver note worth ten thousand taels.

"Is this half enough? Take it to the county princess first."

The eunuchs laughed: "My lord, the Second Young Master Chu owes our county princess a total of over 60,000 taels. The county princess is kind-hearted and only charged 60,000. Now, half of the money, 30,000, needs to be paid."

Li Yi was so frightened that he sat down on the ground, momentarily bewildered.

She realized what was happening and immediately said, "Impossible! How could Mingli owe Chu Xunzhen so much money? This is clearly robbery. Even if she is a county princess, she cannot so recklessly plot to rob her brother's money."

One of the smaller eunuchs came over and said, "The county princess said you certainly won't believe her, so she asked me to prepare the account books for the Marquis's wife to review."

After he finished speaking, Chu Zhanpeng and Li Yi looked at each other in bewilderment.

Li Yi snatched the ledger, and as soon as she opened the first page, her eyes widened and she roared angrily.

"This isn't an account book at all!"