Harem Daily Life

Chapter 841 How to escape?

The side door of Ningyuan Marquis's mansion was opened overnight. After several dusty people entered the mansion, they went straight to Ningyuan Marquis's study.

Upon meeting the Ningyuan Marquis, the messenger hurriedly reported, "Your Majesty, we have returned from Qianzhou at full speed to report what we have discovered. The Ding Palace has indeed committed numerous atrocities in Qianzhou. Not only has the palace seized the people's land, causing many to become homeless, but it has also privately established a torture chamber, taking lives without mercy, and even bribed local officials to prevent them from reporting the incident."

The visitor presented a thick stack of documents and said, "Due to time constraints, we haven't recorded all the cases. We've only selected the more serious ones and brought them back."

Ning Yuanhou frowned, his face gloomy. He had not expected that the Dingwang Mansion would be so evil. The actions of the Dingwang Mansion had seriously endangered the foundation of the people and the court.

"Is the evidence conclusive?" Ning Yuanhou asked in a deep voice.

The man nodded and said, "We've brought back all the testimony and evidence we collected. We've also left two people in Qianzhou to continue the search."

Ning Yuanhou carefully looked through the documents in his hand, his eyes growing more angry.

"This matter is of grave importance and must not be acted upon lightly." Ning Yuanhou pondered for a moment. "I will go to see His Majesty tomorrow morning and tell him the truth. However, Prince Ding's Mansion is a first-rank prince's mansion. Although it has not been in the capital for many years, it still has its own influence. You should go down first and have a good rest. The affairs of Prince Ding's Mansion must be kept secret."

Several people withdrew upon receiving the order. Ning Yuanhou clenched his fists. He had just witnessed a story about Prince Ding practicing evil magic and seeking twenty young women to cultivate with, which would extend his lifespan by thirty years. This resonated with the scandal that had recently spread from Prince Ding's mansion. This Prince Ding was truly worse than a beast!

Ningyuan Hou was so angry that he wrote a memorial overnight, and this time he must bring this scum in disguise to justice.

The Ding Prince's residence had been experiencing a difficult time. After Ding Prince fell into a coma, none of the imperial princes in the capital had visited to offer their condolences, and His Majesty certainly hadn't inquired about the matter. He Li's marriage had become a running joke in teahouses across the capital, with some saying that the daughter of a prominent first-rank prince would marry the son of a small-town official, and in such haste, that something must be fishy.

But Chen Yan pretended not to hear the discussions outside. She hurriedly prepared all the dowry, completed all the procedures, and would send He Li off to marry tomorrow.

He Mingli felt ashamed that his daughter had to be married off so soon, but he was in a difficult situation now. His broken leg had not healed yet and he was still lying on the bed.

"Mother, Madam, no matter what, Li'er is the daughter of a noble prince. This wedding is so hastily arranged. Besides, my father hasn't woken up yet, and I haven't recovered yet either. Doesn't she have her grandfather and father to see her off on her wedding day? How will the guests react?"

Princess Ding and Chen Yan looked at each other, neither too lazy to reply.

He Mingli was anxious, and raised his voice a few notches. "Especially marrying to Binzhou, such a poor little place, how could you think of that?"

He Mingli loves his daughter very much, so he is very reluctant.

Chen Yan said helplessly, "My dear husband, it's not that I'm cruel and want to marry my daughter far away, but currently, apart from my nephew from my mother's family, no family in the capital would be happy to marry Li'er into the family."

After she finished speaking, she glanced angrily at Princess Ding and said, "In short, for Li'er's safety, she must marry off immediately. Once she becomes someone else's, she will no longer be burdened by her natal family."

He Mingli choked and looked at his mother, anger rising: "Mother, why didn't you persuade Father? How could you let Li'er participate in such evil deeds? You really ruined Li'er's life!"

Princess Ding glared at her son. "Do you think I haven't tried to persuade you? But you know what kind of person your father is! Well, fortunately, he's unconscious now. If the royal family blames him, all the blame will be placed on him. He's your majesty's uncle, so he's closer to you than us."

He Mingli frowned and said, "Mother, there has been no movement in the palace. Could it be that they are trying to make things worse? Otherwise, we should move our family back to our fiefdom. After all, we have 10,000 personal soldiers to protect us."

Princess Ding sighed. "What good are ten thousand personal soldiers? If they really want to capture us and convict us, ten thousand men are no match for an army of hundreds of thousands. For now, we can only take things one step at a time. Let your father take the brunt of the burden and wait for news from the palace."

The next day, He Li got married. Every family in the capital received invitations, but only a few showed up. Chen Yan felt embarrassed, but she couldn't get angry. Inwardly, she was even more grateful for her choice. Marrying her daughter off early was the wisest decision.

As soon as He Li got into the newly decorated carriage, he was surrounded by a group of officers and soldiers who came at high speed.

Princess Ding and Chen Yan were shocked and stepped forward to ask what had happened.

The one who stopped the carriage was Gu Yi. He received an order from the palace and immediately led his troops to surround Prince Ding's mansion.

The people watching the excitement were also frightened by the scene and gathered together whispering.

Gu Yi said loudly, "Prince Ding's Mansion has committed numerous evil deeds in its fiefdom, Qianzhou. The evidence is irrefutable. By order of His Majesty, the Ding Palace is sealed from now on. No one is allowed to leave. Princess, Crown Prince's wife, eldest son, and eldest daughter, please come with us!"

He Li lifted the curtain of the sedan chair, his face instantly pale. He pretended to be calm and said, "I'm getting married today. A woman who marries out has no ties to her family anymore. Are you going to take me away with you? What are your intentions in ruining my marriage?"

Gu Yi had already learned that the eldest princess was almost killed in Prince Ding's mansion. If Shuang'er had not been sent to follow her that day, who knows what the outcome would have been.

He sneered, "A married woman? It's not considered a wedding ceremony until you've even married. He Li, you're aiding and abetting the evil, and you're trying to escape responsibility by marrying far away. How can you possibly escape?"

Gu Yi raised his hand and said, "Capture them all, seal the house immediately, and let not a single fly out."

The officers and soldiers rushed forward and captured Princess Ding and several other people. He Li was also pulled off the carriage, and the hairpins on her head fell off.

"Let me go, let me go. I was forced to do it. My grandfather forced me to do it!" He Li kept struggling. The delicate makeup on her face was smudged and her hair was messy. She no longer looked like a glamorous bride.

"Feng'er, my Feng'er, don't arrest him, he doesn't know anything!" Princess Ding protected her grandson tightly and prevented the soldiers from arresting He Feng.

He Feng's face was burning. Although he knew that something had happened in the palace, he had never expected His Majesty to disregard the dignity of Prince Ding's palace and confiscate the property in public. His pride in his status and the glory it brought him was now like being trampled into the ground, leaving him with no face left.

Chen Yan was almost scared silly. She didn't expect that no matter how hard she tried, she still couldn't get her daughter out of the puddle of dirty water. Her ears were buzzing and there were swaying figures in front of her eyes. Slowly, she fell down and lost consciousness.