The quick travel journey of the cold heroine

Chapter 180 The Princess Who Struggled to Protect Herself (34)

There was no other prince of Lai who wanted the throne, but the only one Xin Zhuyin feared was Master Xin Zhu.

If they get rid of Master Xin Zhu this time, Xin Zhuyin will turn against them again like she did the day after their marriage.

If she is unwilling to help Dong Meng after Lai becomes powerful, and at that time Lai will not even have someone who can compete with Xin Zhuyin, then everything she does now will be in vain.

So Master Xin Zhu must let it go this time.

"Was King You present when the assassin confessed?" If Xin Zhuyou knew who the mastermind was, he would tell Xin Zhuyin immediately.

“Princess, rest assured. King You has only been involved in investigating the assassin’s movements in the royal court over the years.

Apart from our people, I did not allow anyone else to interfere in the interrogation of the assassin." Yingfu said.

After all, the princess had said from the beginning that if the assassin was the Sixth Prince, the blame would be put on Bei Ying, so she did not let anyone else interfere during the interrogation.

"That's good. Follow my arrangement. I will let the Sixth Prince go this time. I will teach him a lesson in other ways."

Under Shui Zhizi's irrefutable tone, Yingfu could only obey the arrangements.

"But I think that even if King You has not heard the assassin's personal confession, he should be able to detect the mastermind behind the scenes." After all, the assassin has nothing to do with Beiying.

"I know, and I will talk to him in person."

Now that the matter of the assassin has been settled, Shui Zhizi is ready to leave the royal court today.

According to previous practice, Xin Zhuyin should let Xin Zhuyou send them off. She will talk to Xin Zhuyou in person then.

"By the way, have you delivered the gifts I asked you to give to Concubine Mei, the Sixth Prince, and Prince You?"

"The gifts for Concubine Mei and Prince You have already been delivered. As for the gift for Prince Six, I want to wait until the mastermind behind this is found out before delivering it."

"Yingfu, what would I do without you?" Shui Zhizi teased. Yingfu always did things in a proper manner.

"Then take the Sixth Prince's servant back." Not killing him was already giving him face, so what gift was there?

"Ah."

"By the way, Princess, King You must have been whipped by the king again these days."

Shui Zhizi didn't even move her eyelids. She was not surprised at all about this.

When Xin Zhuyou rushed to her to protect her, Shui Zhizi saw the whip marks on the back of Xin Zhuyou's hand.

So during the two days when Yingfu was busy trying the case, Shui Zhizi had already asked someone to investigate.

"I already know why." Shui Zhizi narrowed her eyes slightly.

"Why?"

Regardless of King You’s identity, he is a prince after all.

Just look at what King You did for the State of Lai. No matter how bad it is, it is not appropriate for the king to whip him just after returning from a war.

"Because King You actually gave us 50% of the profits from the fruit and vegetable business." Shui Gardenia said sarcastically.

It took Yingfu a while to react. "So the king was going to go back on his word again?"

"Yes, he originally thought that how much money he made would be decided by the Lai Kingdom anyway, but he has been fighting outside for nearly a year, and King You's people have been sharing the profits with us according to the actual accounts."

"Princess, this is the second time the king has tried to go back on his word!"

Although the princess and the king were married, they actually did not have much contact with the king.

There are not many things that I have discussed with the king, but so far, the king is unwilling to comply with almost every one of them.

"He said he would send a letter every six months, but he hasn't sent out a single one yet." Shui Gardenia added.

"You mean the letter that tells our emperor about your situation every six months?" Yingfu was no longer angry, she was shocked.

That is a letter to be sent to their emperor. Isn't King Lai afraid that the emperor will send someone to find him?

"Princess, what should we do now?" If they act as if nothing happened, the king will definitely become even more aggressive in the future.

I send a second letter every six months, so it's time to send it once every two weeks.

Shui Zhizi looked at Yingfu meaningfully, "Now do you know why I must keep the Sixth Prince?"

Yingfu was filled with rage. The king couldn't even do such a few small things, let alone help Dong Meng with the big things in the future.

"Don't worry, Yingfu. Since last year's threats didn't teach him a lesson, I will make him remember it this time."

Seeing his princess's confident look, Yingfu's clenched fists slowly began to loosen.

"The princess has taken action?"

Shui Zhizi smiled and asked, "Yingfu, how long have we been in Lai Country?"

"It's been a year, and in a month it will be the New Year of Dongmeng again."

"Yes, it's been a year, and it's the coldest time in Lai Country again. Our Dong Meng also promised to come here to do something."

Yingfu's eyes lit up. Yes, when it was the coldest, Lai State began to lack food. Dong Meng once said that after the princess got married, she would send some food to Lai State every year.

"Laiguo has made some money from the fruit and vegetable business this year. It's time for them to use their own money to buy the food they need."

Shui Zhizi said lightly.

Shui Zhizi didn't think there was anything wrong with letting Dong Meng withhold the food for Lai State.

That was originally the grain of Dong Meng, which the officials of Dong Meng fought for in order to let the princess live a good life in Lai State.

Moreover, all the grain would always go to the royal court of Lai State, and ordinary people of Lai State could not get a single grain of rice.

Are those people in the court of King Kelai really short of food? They have plenty of money to buy vegetables and fruits.

"Princess, you are wise. They are not trustworthy. Why should they ask us to keep our word?"

Yingfu is happy.

The two letters saved Dong Meng so much food, which was good. Anyway, they kept in touch with Dong Meng.

"Princess, let's go back home tomorrow."

Yingfu was afraid that if he saw the king a few more times, he would not be able to control his emotions and cause trouble for the princess.

"Well, I will go to talk to him tomorrow morning."

During the three days that Shui Zhizi was in the royal court, Xin Zhuyin had been in Mei Fei's bedroom.

Although Concubine Mei had not been officially canonized yet, after Xin Zhuyin brought Concubine Mei to see Shui Zhizi that day, he let Concubine Mei live in the royal court.

People in the royal court had already been discussing this matter.

Some people say that Concubine Mei has no shame.

Some say that King Xin Dunyin disregards the overall situation and the face of Princess Shui Zhizi, the eldest princess of Dongmeng.

Of course, there are also people who say that Princess Shui Zhizi is easy to bully.

Shui Zhizi pretended not to hear anything.

Anyway, most people are not talking about her. As for whether she is easy to bully or not, they will know when time comes.

When Shui Zhizi found Xin Zhuyin and asked to go back home, Xin Zhuyin happily agreed and still asked Xin Zhuyou to send her off.

Obviously, Xin Zhuyin now feels safer now that Shui Zhizi is not in the royal court.

"Being beaten again?" Shui Zhizi was almost speechless when she looked at Xin Zhuyou's face.