Chapter 244 Rumors Break Out
Chapter 244 Rumors Break Out
Rumors about the prince had been circulating in the capital since someone unknown had begun to spread.
The content is so shocking that one doesn’t know where it comes from.
All the civil and military officials in the dynasties were accompanied by servants. When they saw their masters coming out, they would rush over. Even if they lowered their voices, people around them could still hear them clearly.
[Master, people outside say that the prince has killed many people. The bodies carried out from the prince's mansion over the years could fill a mountain.]
[Master, some people say that the prince is bloodthirsty and often abducts beautiful women from other places. After they are brought into the prince's mansion, they are locked up and eventually die.]
[The most important thing is that the prince is particularly terrible in bed and enjoys killing people for fun.]
[Now many female corpses have been found in the mass graves outside the capital, and some familiar people have recognized where they came from. Some do not know their names, and some are slaves bought from human traffickers.]
[Most of those girls were half-naked, with wounds all over their bodies, and some of them were missing parts. It was a horrible sight.]
[And more... And more...]
Many officials' servants looked at the left prime minister, and some hesitated, not knowing whether they should speak or not.
The civil and military officials were so angry that they kicked them in the buttocks and said, "What else do you have to say? Say it quickly."
[There are also rumors that Miss Xia Shi from the Zuo Xiang family was kidnapped because the Crown Prince failed to win her over and was resentful, so he deliberately had someone sell her out.]
[Because the prince had been meeting with the Xia brothers for a while, they couldn't refuse. During the chat, they learned that the Xia family doted on Miss Xia Ten, so the prince...]
Zuo Xiang heard this first, and when he thought of the letter from last night, he became so angry that he was shaking.
For a while, the palace gate was very lively. The civil and military officials were no longer in a hurry to return home. They were all quietly observing how the Left Prime Minister would react.
The one who was most concerned was the Right Prime Minister, who stood in the corner observing without making a sound. He was very nervous and hoped that the Left Prime Minister would make this a bigger deal and all his people would stand up.
Together with the officials on his side, it is very likely that the prince will be killed, and his entire family will survive.
Thinking of his little daughter lying on the bed, his life or death unknown, Zuo Xiang felt as if his heart had been dug out and he could hardly breathe.
Then he threw off his robe, knelt on the ground with a plop, and kowtowed three times.
"Your Majesty, I, the Left Prime Minister, request to see you." After saying this, he lowered his head and said no more.
Right Prime Minister: “!!”
I suppressed my excitement and it worked. Thousands of lives were saved.
Under the shocked eyes of everyone, he slowly walked to the left prime minister and knelt down: "Your Highness, I, the right prime minister, request to see the emperor."
The civil and military officials looked at each other, not understanding why the left and right prime ministers, who had always been incompatible, would kneel together. It was a very strange feeling.
Not to mention that they felt strange, even the Left Prime Minister was stunned for a moment, looking at the Right Prime Minister with curiosity in his eyes.
He had a hunch that the letter had a lot to do with the people around him, but he didn't know how much involvement the Right Prime Minister had. Thinking of this, he felt something was wrong when he looked at him.
He gritted his teeth and said, "Did you send it last night?"
Upon hearing this, the Right Prime Minister's body stiffened. He thought he knew his opponent was smart, but he didn't know he was so smart. Many thoughts flashed through his mind in an instant.
It is said that your family may not understand you, but your opponents know you better than anyone else.
The left and right prime ministers were deliberately set up by the old emperor in order to balance the power in the court. Left, right, left, the left is in front and the right is behind.
Because he was lower than the Left Prime Minister, the Right Prime Minister had been comparing himself with him since he took office. He had always been unwilling to accept that he was the Right Prime Minister. The relationship between the two had not been very good, but not too bad either.
With just one glance, Zuo Xiang knew that he was guilty. His eyes were red and he said viciously, "You got involved in my little girl's affairs?"
The voice sounded like a demon crawling out of hell, causing the right prime minister to shiver uncontrollably, with a chill running down his back.
The Right Prime Minister sighed helplessly: "No, I didn't know about your little girl's kidnapping at all. I only found out about it after the Crown Prince let it slip."
"Besides, I will not hide it from you. The prince is narrow-minded and unworthy of being the crown prince. He has threatened me with the lives of my entire family for a long time."
"Including when you went to the border, the attack you encountered was also arranged by the prince."
He knew that if he wanted to survive he had to give something, otherwise Zuo Xiang would not let him go.
Not to mention anything else, that little girl is the apple of the eye of the left prime minister, and anyone who meets her will be bitten off a piece of his flesh.
The Left Prime Minister gave him a deep look and said, "It's better that you didn't participate in Ning Bao's kidnapping of An Zi, otherwise the Left and Right Prime Minister's Mansion will be mortal enemies from now on.
"However, you are really stupid. You actually let a little kid hold your entire family's lives in his hands. Are you greedy and want to take advantage of me?"
Being ridiculed by his words, the Right Prime Minister was so angry that he jumped up and down. He closed his eyes and said, "Yes, you are right. I was too stupid. I almost lost the lives of my entire clan."
"But I really didn't know when your little girl was kidnapped. If I knew, I would definitely send someone to protect her, or send a message to your mansion."
"I only found out about your daughter's disappearance half a month ago, but it was too late by then."
"The prince was also cautious. He did not tell me the truth at that time. He said the direction was northwest, not south."
"You know, you and I have been at loggerheads in the court for many years. We both have our bottom line and will never attack a child."
"Otherwise, the two children wouldn't greet each other in such a nice manner when they were outside."
The Right Prime Minister knew that he was not as capable as the Left Prime Minister, and he was extremely anxious at this time, so he hurriedly explained the whole story.
Unexpectedly, I heard a cold question.
"If it's really as you said, then why didn't you send a letter after you got the news? Don't you want me to know?"
"Impossible, the secret letter was sent immediately, and you didn't receive it?" The right prime minister was shocked, and even his voice was unconsciously raised a lot.
"Not only was it delivered when we received the news, but a letter was also delivered when you went to the border. Didn't you receive it?"
Seeing that his expression didn't seem fake, Zuo Xiang couldn't help but frown and asked in a low voice: "Are you sure the letter was sent? Are the people around you reliable?"
"Did you train him yourself? Or was he a spy who had already infiltrated the place long ago?"
These few questions confused the Right Prime Minister. He couldn't imagine that if there were other people around him, then his every move in the mansion would be known to others.
Now he...
He suppressed his fear and looked around, saying uncertainly, "Those few people are the ones who sent out the letters every time. If it's as you said, I'm afraid I can't protect the lives of all my clan members."
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