Pregnant Before the Royal Marriage

Chapter 946: Chapter 946: You Should Be Happy_1

When Prince of Wutong saw the two beauties, he had a sudden realization that he had been manipulated.

All the stories about the raid on the grain ship and the bandits were lies concocted by the Princess Consort.

She tricked him into coming here to Lingshan Temple to arrest the conniving monk.

The place was filled with imperial soldiers and servitude, under the watchful eyes of everyone, making it impossible to back off.

The Prince of Wutong wanted to shield Master Jieming, but it was already impossible now.

At this point, he could only play along with the plot, save the two beauties, arrest Master Jieming and the other monks in the heat of the blistering criticism from the Imperial Censor-in-chief, Huang Ren, and then send them all to the Emperor, awaiting their fate.

Huang Ren was excited.

He finally saw his opportunity to go down in history.

As for the Prince of Wutong, he felt that misfortune had befallen him.

He led his troops here as a favor to Jiang Ning and to retrieve the hundreds of thousands of silver pieces.

The Prince of Wutong was not greedy, but he was in need of money.

With so many soldiers to support and the small stipend provided by the province, they wouldn’t starve, but they also couldn’t live comfortably.

Therefore, he had to find his own ways to acquire money.

Who could resist a gift of two hundred thousand silver pieces delivered to their doorstep? Nevertheless, he was duped.

When Jiang Ning rushed back to the palace and encountered the Prince of Wutong, his face showed deep dissatisfaction.

As a military man who has harvested many lives on the battlefield, it’s enough to intimidate ordinary people just standing there with a grim expression, emanating a palpable aura of deadly intent.

Especially when this demeanor is directed at someone who just offended him.

Gufeng whispered, “Seventh Miss, should we avoid him and return to East Palace from another direction?”

“Can we avoid him forever?” Jiang Ning chuckled, “Why should we fear him?”

“He commands troops!”

“I don’t believe he poses any threat.”

Jiang Ning walked straight towards the Prince of Wutong and cheerfully asked, “Prince, you look well.”

The Prince of Wutong snorted, “Blood rushing to the head will naturally flush the complexion.”

Jiang Ning laughed, “Who has offended the Prince now? You have just achieved a great feat, the Emperor will surely reward you. You should be happy.”

“Can the Princess Consort still laugh when she has been manipulated?”

“That depends on the outcome. If the outcome is good, we can laugh even though we have been used.”

“What outcome?”

Jiang Ning lowered her voice, “How much silver did you take home last night?”

“I didn’t find a single hair of the water pirate.”

“Oh, Master Jieming scooped up so many gold, silver and gems, there must be millions of silver pieces?” Jiang Ning expressed surprise, “Could it be that this guy only loves beauties but not wealth?”

The corners of the Prince of Wutong’s mouth twitched, “No matter how much he scoops, wouldn’t it have to be handed over to the Imperial Court?”

Jiang Ning said cheerfully, “There’s a saying that ‘pluck feathers from a passing goose’. Your Royal Highness, leading your brothers through a tough night, you can’t return empty-handed, right? Leave half for the Emperor, share the rest with the Imperial Court. Everyone would be overjoyed, wouldn’t that be great?

The Prince of Wutong raised his eyebrows, “The Princess Consort doesn’t want a share?”

“I’m not lacking anything or needing for clothes, unlike your Highness who has to support tens of thousands of brothers.”

“Hmph.”

The Prince of Wutong hmphed again, but the tone was noticeably different.

Leading his troops and not running into a pirate, not a single soldier lost, yet gained over a million in riches. He wished such good business would happen more often.

His face was gloomy only because he felt annoyed: he who had spent decades of time in power, was fooled by a young girl.

At the same time, he couldn’t help but sigh.

Why are people so different?

Why did the cunning and crafty Jiang Ruobai have such an intelligent daughter, while he, who had devoted his life to his country, ended up with a daughter so naive and foolish?