The Prime Minister's Darling novel Chapter 927

Chapter 927: 424 taels after the second watch

Prince Ning spoke in a cold voice, "Entering the palace without summons is the same as sneaking in, having the East Palace’s token is no use!"

Wo Yang’s neck shrank back a little.

It wasn’t the first time that Wo Yang had used the East Palace’s token to enter the palace, having been caught twice before. The token had been taken back by the Crown Princess, but her mother still had an emergency token for the East Palace. The Crown Prince thought it was likely that this unfilial son had stolen Madam Wo’s token.

Prince Ning continued his interrogation of Wo Yang, "Did you assault Chun Yin that day? Did you threaten the Crown Princess?"

The Crown Prince was slightly taken aback.

It was then that the Princess Rui’s face suddenly turned pale, "What? Was it him?"

The Crown Prince asked, "What do you mean, ’was it him’?"

Prince Ning nodded, "That’s right, the man behind the rockery that day was him, he was the one speaking with the Crown Princess."

Princess Rui stared wide-eyed, "Then Chen Guo..."

Prince Ning shook his head, "The Chen Kingdom’s hostage issue was just a misunderstanding. I’ve already looked into it. He wasn’t even in the Imperial Palace on the day of the incident, someone saw him buying dried fish on East Street."

The Crown Prince said, looking confused, "What are all of you talking about? I don’t understand."

Prince Ning looked at him and said, "It’s like this, my sister-in-law heard that day in the Imperial Palace that the Crown Princess was threatened, and she slapped the man. Unfortunately, the Chen Kingdom’s hostage had a slap print on his face..."

Prince Ning stopped there.

The Crown Prince understood and his expression turned cold, "Are you misunderstanding Linlang?"

There was a flash in Princess Rui’s eyes.

Prince Ning hurried to smooth things over, "Why would we misunderstand my sister-in-law? Have you forgotten, second brother, the incident of the Chen Kingdom’s assassin trying to kill our father? Chen Kingdom is ambitious. We’re just worried about the Chen Kingdom’s hostage harming the Crown Princess."

"Ah... Yes, that’s right!" Rui Wang rushed to chime in, "Surely you can’t say outright that they suspected the Crown Princess of having an affair. Besides, from the current evidence, it seems the Crown Princess is wrongly accused."

Watching the Crown Prince’s expression grow colder and colder, Wo Yang trembled. Then, as if getting strength from nowhere, he managed to break free from Prince Ning’s guards’ hold and rushed over to cling to the Crown Prince’s legs, "I... I... On that day, I was blinded by pig fat, had a bit to drink... I misspoke... Brother-in-law, please forgive me this once, I dare not do it again! I am Linlang’s own brother! Forgive me! Give me a chance to mend my ways!"

Princess Rui suddenly spoke up, "Then why did you knock out Chun Yin?"

A woman’s intuition is often very sharp. The only loophole in the entire affair was knocking out Chun Yin. Chun Yin was a servant brought over from the Wo family, and she wouldn’t have wronged Wo Yang. Did he really need to knock her out before speaking with the Crown Princess?

Wo Yang’s expression froze.

Prince Ning played with the jade ring on his thumb.

Wo Yang let go of the Crown Prince’s legs, speaking with shame, "I... I had too much to drink, and acted indecently towards Chun Yin... when the girl resisted, I struck her... I never expected her to faint..."

The Crown Prince erupted in anger, "How dare you lay hands on a maid of the East Palace, do you think you’re invincible?"

Wo Yang knelt on the ground, smacking himself hard, "I was foolish! I deserve to die! Brother-in-law, scold me! Or give me a beating! I swear I won’t do it again!"

Everyone was well aware of what kind of person Wo Yang was. They had hoped the family might have learned to restrain themselves after the Suo Bridge collapse incident, but it seemed they were mistaken.