Just as Chu Yunfei was about to speak, there was a sound of footsteps outside.
Midsummer came back again, and when she came back to stand beside Chu Yunfei, Mrs. Chu came in with Nanny Hai.
"After several days of deep thought, I have decided to reconcile." She bowed towards Rong Cang, "I hope His Highness the King of War and the Princess will make the decision for me."
Chu Yuanzhong turned around and looked extremely ugly: "Ms. Ji, you——"
"Master Chu has done a lot for King Chen over the years." Rong Cang helped Chu Yunfei to sit down in front of the main seat, and raised his hand to signal, "Mother-in-law, please sit down."
Mrs. Chu nodded and sat down aside.
Chu Yuanzhong's face turned pale: "Your Highness, King of War, I only do what I should do in the court. Even if I am on good terms with King Chen, I have never done anything that violates the laws of the court. Please, Your Highness, King of War, please do not slander me - —”
"Why did King Chen and Chu Yunjiao secretly communicate with each other?" Rong Cang raised his eyes, the color in his eyes was cold and terrifying, "Does Master Chu know that King Chen used your daughter to poison me?"
What?
Chu Yuanzhong felt as if he had been struck by lightning, and all the blood on his face faded: "Zhan...what is His Highness, King Zhan, talking about?"
"Whether you really don't know or pretend you don't know, I can pretend that you don't know, but what Chu Yunjiao did is enough to make the entire Chu family punished." Rong Cang said expressionlessly, "Master Chu If you are willing to have a good time with your mother-in-law, I can pretend that none of this has ever happened."
Chu Yuanzhong's heart was beating wildly and he looked at him in disbelief.
His intuition told him that this must be Rong Cang's deliberate deception, and he wanted to use this method to force him to agree to divorce. As long as he refused to admit it...
"If Mr. Chu doesn't believe it, you might as well go into the palace and ask your father." Rong Cang tapped his fingers on a few cases, his voice as cold as snow, "When Ji Ziyi detoxified this king, my father was present, and he was the one who poisoned me. This person is also in my hands now."
Chu Yuanzhong's face turned pale, he staggered in fright and almost collapsed to the ground.
He stabilized his body, but felt a chill running down his back from the soles of his feet.
No wonder……
No wonder King Chen has been so irritable recently and sent out guards more than once to look for someone. No wonder the emperor's attitude towards King Chen has changed drastically recently. It was once thought that King Chen had lost his favor. No wonder the emperor demoted him just because of Ji Ziyi's few words. When I arrived at the Ministry of Etiquette, I took charge.
Chu Yuanzhong felt chills all over, thinking that King Chen had asked him to find a way to call Yun Jiao home before. It turned out that he...he had long suspected that the poison of the King of War had been cured?
So now the King of War is completely out of King Chen’s control, but King Chen is in danger?
"What are you thinking about, father-in-law?" Rong Cang looked at Chu Yuanzhong expressionlessly, his eyes deep and unpredictable, "Are you thinking of sending a message to King Chen to tell him that I am no longer threatened by him? Or do you want to tell him his conspiracy? Is the trick already hidden?"
"His Royal Highness the War King, I... I don't know, I really don't know anything." Chu Yuanzhong cheered up and tried his best to defend himself, "I have never had the intention to murder His Highness the War King, and I don't have the guts..."
"Whether your father-in-law has the guts, you know it in your heart, and I also know it." Rong Cang held on to the tea cup, his voice indifferent and indifferent, "If Master Chu really wants to distinguish, you can go to the father to defend yourself. "
Chu Yunfei sat aside, silent.
Chu Yuanzhong was already so distraught that his legs were weak from fear. He kept looking at Chu Yunfei, trying to influence her with family affection at the last moment and make Chu Yunfei soften her heart.
However, Chu Yunfei was unmoved and just said calmly: "What my father has done over the years has already chilled my mother's heart, and also chilled the heart of my daughter. But as a child, no matter how much I hate you, I still I won’t kill my father.”
When Chu Yuanzhong heard these words, a glimmer of hope burst into his eyes.
"But participating in the murder of the prince is a crime that my daughter cannot help even if she wants to." Chu Yunfei looked at her father calmly, "If my father agrees to reconcile with his mother, Rong Cang and I are willing to go to the emperor to plead for mercy and prove that My father has nothing to do with King Chen’s conspiracy, and you have been kept in the dark all this time without knowing anything about it.”
Chu Yuanzhong understood.
Rong Cang and Chu Yunfei were determined to help Ji family leave the Chu family.
If he agrees, his life will be saved, but he will have nothing to do with the Ji family in the future, and the powerful support of Langya City will not provide any help to his career.
With the attitudes of Rong Cang and Chu Yunfei, it was impossible for them to become his backers, and his career would probably end here.
Not to mention the Minister of Household Affairs, it is impossible for an official to be reinstated.
If he doesn't agree...
Chu Yuanzhong raised his eyes and looked at Chu Yunfei, his eyes slightly cold: "If my father is really convicted, won't it have any impact on you, the princess? As long as your mother and I are not at peace, once I am guilty, she will inevitably be punished. Implicated.”
"Father is wrong." Chu Yunfei smiled faintly, "Convicting father is not what I want to do. I will not kill my relatives for the time being, but if the emperor knows the truth, for the sake of my mother and me, he may not directly punish me. My father convicted me, but quietly sent someone to kill my father violently... Or, even if the emperor didn't do it, does my father think that King Chen would kill him and silence him?"
As soon as these words came out, Chu Yuanzhong froze immediately.
"Father doesn't need to think too much. There is only one choice for today's matter, which is to be friendly and divorce from mother. The prince and I can guarantee that father will not be in danger of his life." Chu Yunfei said calmly, "Even if others want to do harm to father , I will also fulfill the filial piety of a daughter and keep my father safe and sound, but if my father does not agree..."
If he doesn't agree, he will bear all the consequences himself.
With Chu Yuanzhong's current official position and status, whether he is the emperor, the king of war, or the king of Chen, it is easy to kill him, easier than squeezing an ant to death.
Of course Rong Cang would not kill him.
But Chu Yuanzhong must know that with his current status, there are many big shots in Beijing who can make him die quietly with just a few clicks.
If he loses the protection of Prince Zhan, he will only be slaughtered by others.
Chu Yuanzhong's face was pale and ugly. He struggled with his hand hanging by his side for a long time before finally speaking: "I promise to let her go."
Chu Yunfei raised her eyes to look at her mother. Mrs. Chu raised her lips slightly, turned around and ordered: "Prepare pen and ink."
"yes."
The servant quickly brought a few desks and all four treasures in the study room.
Chu Yuanzhong still wanted to fight to the death, but Chu Yunfei didn't give him a chance at all: "In the letter of departure, I asked my father to reflect on his mistakes. It was you who thought you had let down your mother, and you had no shame in trying to stay, and you were willing to let your mother go. "
Chu Yuanzhong's expression turned green and white, and he looked at her mockingly: "You are really my good daughter."
