Chapter 420 Prince Rui's Complaint
The guards around him all widened their eyes and looked shocked.
They couldn't understand why King Rui cried so uncontrollably, as if he had suffered a huge blow.
Prince Rui walked towards the imperial study while crying without caring about his image.
His crying sounded like the howling of ghosts and wolves, which made people feel pity for him.
Doctor Hua followed closely with an embarrassed look on his face, muttering to himself that this was truly too embarrassing.
However, when he thought of the 1,200 taels of silver that King Rui generously gave him when he left, he immediately gritted his teeth and held back.
After all, he did not lie against his conscience, he just reported the truth.
At this moment, it was noon and Gu Yichen was enjoying lunch in the imperial study.
Then I heard a noise coming from outside.
The emperor frowned and asked, "Zhao Ping! What happened? Who dared to make a noise in the palace?"
Zhao Ping heard the voice and replied, "Your Majesty, I will go and check it out right away."
As he said this, he quickly walked out of the room, only to see Prince Rui standing at the door in grief.
Zhao Ping saw this and quickly stepped forward to ask, "Prince, what happened to you? Did something happen at home?"
Prince Rui replied with a sad face: "My daughter is going to be tortured to death by the Duke's Mansion!"
Zhao Ping was shocked when he heard this: "What?"
He hurriedly turned back into the house and reported: "Your Majesty, it's King Rui who is here."
Gu Yichen had heard what King Rui said outside the door just now, so he replied: "Let him in!"
Zhao Ping shouted loudly: "King Xuanrui, please come in."
As soon as Prince Rui entered the palace, he fell to his knees and cried bitterly, "Your Majesty! Please help me! The Duke's family is simply not human! They are all ruthless people!"
Gu Yichen sat on the dragon throne, quietly listening to Prince Rui's various insults against the Duke's Mansion, and couldn't help but be secretly surprised.
He is already thirty years old this year, but this is the first time he has seen Prince Rui act so disregarding his dignity.
This shows that this matter must be very serious.
So he quickly opened his mouth to comfort him: "Uncle Wang, please get up first. What happened? Please tell me clearly what happened. If you have really been wronged, I will naturally seek justice for you."
After hearing this, Prince Rui slowly stood up.
Gu Yichen looked at Doctor Hua and said, "Get up too!"
Doctor Hua, who was standing by, also stood up quickly upon seeing this.
Prince Rui slowly wiped away the tears from the corners of his eyes and said with a sob: "Marriage is supposed to be a good thing for two families to unite and form a beautiful relationship, but if Pei Yuanqi doesn't like Yan'er, he can... he can just tell me directly, and I will take Yan'er back home." As he spoke, he couldn't help sobbing again.
It was obvious that he was filled with sadness and pain.
"But she is the eldest daughter of my Prince Rui! How can you treat her so badly?" Prince Rui cried with a sad face.
"Your Majesty! You don't know, it's a good thing that Princess Anping and Zizhan went to find Ziyan for an outing today, otherwise..." When Prince Rui said this, his voice choked.
"Otherwise, how did my Yan'er die... I don't even know--!" Prince Rui cried and spoke, his emotions so agitated that he could hardly control himself.
"Because Yan'er didn't contribute to the family income and had a quarrel with Pei Yuanqi, he put our Yan'er in solitary confinement and made her eat only simple meals." King Rui's face was full of heartache.
"Not only that, my daughter was sick and was not allowed to see a doctor. She could only lie in bed with a high fever and could not even have a hot meal!" King Rui said, tears streaming down his face again.
The young palace maid beside her overheard this and couldn't help but have tears in her eyes. She felt full of sympathy for the poor princess.
“No matter what, my Zi Yan is also a princess! Although she doesn’t have a title, she is also a member of the royal family!” Prince Rui became more and more excited as he spoke, with anger flashing in his eyes.
"It's all my fault. I can't even protect my own daughter." Prince Rui began to blame himself, his tone full of helplessness and regret.
When Zhao Ping heard this, he choked.
I thought to myself: Your Majesty, isn’t it because you are not ambitious enough that you are still alive today?
If you really want to live up to your expectations, go and see your father.
After hearing this, Gu Yichen also felt that it was too much.
"I beg Your Majesty to do justice for Yan'er, issue an edict to allow them to divorce, and return my daughter's dowry." Prince Rui continued to plead.
Gu Yichen said: "I heard from Uncle Wang that the Duke's Mansion is really too much, but if you want a divorce, you should consider the two parties involved as the parties present!"
When Prince Rui heard this, he thought of Gu Ziyan's appearance and burst into tears: "My Yan'er can't even get out of bed. If your majesty doesn't believe it, you can send someone to the Prince Rui's Mansion to see. After discovering this, Zizhan came to me. I immediately asked Doctor Hua to follow me back to the mansion. Doctor Hua can prove it."
Gu Yichen looked at Doctor Hua.
Doctor Hua has a rather pedantic personality and is not very popular among the concubines in the harem, but his medical skills are impeccable.
"what happened?"
Doctor Hua thought for a moment, shook his head and sighed, "It's horrible, he only had one breath left. If I hadn't used the medicine today, I'm afraid even magic wouldn't have been able to save him. Although he was saved today, his body is seriously weak. I'm afraid he needs to rest for a few years before he can get back to health."
"I have never seen a legitimate mother of a noble family treated like this in my life. And the child also has bruises all over his body."
"When I arrived, the prince's grandson's forehead was covered with wounds. That—ah—." He shook his head and continued, "It's so miserable that there are finger marks on Princess Anping's face. I don't know who beat her in the Duke's Mansion."
As Gu Yichen listened to what Doctor Hua said, his expression became increasingly grim.
When I heard Uncle Wang's words just now, I thought he was exaggerating.
Now, after listening to what Imperial Doctor Hua said, I feel that the Duke's Mansion is going too far.
Although most aristocratic families would not air their disgraceful affairs in public, it was unheard of for someone to not give the stepmother any face at all.
Gu Yichen was so angry that he slammed the table and said angrily: "This is simply outrageous! Zhao Ping, send someone to check the situation immediately."
"Yes, Your Majesty." Zhao Ping replied, then turned and left.
Gu Yichen looked at Prince Rui and comforted him, "Uncle Wang, don't worry, I will definitely seek justice for you. But regarding the divorce, I still need to ask for the opinions of the parties involved."
After all, everyone is angry, and divorce is of no benefit to women.
"Cousin Ziyan is still very weak now. When she recovers from her injuries and can get out of bed, I will have both parties present. I will definitely seek justice for her."
When King Rui heard this, he understood.
The Duke's Mansion is Concubine Yi's maiden family, so Your Majesty cannot just listen to their words.
Only investigation can produce results.
There will be no results today either.
I could only agree, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your investigation."