Drive a RV and go farming in ancient times.

The eldest prince has always been a gentle and humble person. He never fights with others, and rarely beats or scolds the servants in the mansion. Everyone knows that he has a soft temper and is easy to talk to, so they are not afraid of him.

For example, when Li Wanyu first entered the palace as a concubine, she was very cautious, fearing that she might make a mistake. But gradually, she discovered that the eldest prince's wife was just a soft-hearted person. Even when people around her fooled her, she would just scold them and was reluctant to impose any harsher punishment. She was simply kind to the point of being stupid.

As for the eldest prince, he focused all his attention on elegant things such as playing the piano, chess, calligraphy and painting. Not only was he not interested in the court, he was also not keen on the rear house. He was like a guest living in the mansion. As long as no trouble came to his face, he would not care about anything.

After seeing all this, she relied on the protection of the Changle Marquis' Mansion and gradually stopped taking the then Crown Prince's wife seriously. She even lost her initial respect for the Crown Prince. This was one of the reasons why she dared to attack the Emperor's eldest grandson.

However, things did not develop as she had expected. She did not expect the eldest prince's wife to suddenly become strong and insist on hiring an imperial physician for her son. She also did not expect that it would be such a coincidence that Han Jun happened to find a doctor to come to her house. He turned out to be a good doctor. Not only did he point out the truth that the emperor's eldest grandson was not infected with the plague but was poisoned, he also saved his life.

Her plan failed.

Later, Zheng Chunxiu almost caused a big trouble.

But apart from resentment, regret and disappointment, she was not panicked or afraid. She was not afraid of the eldest prince's wife investigating, nor was she afraid of the eldest prince's questioning after his return. In her eyes, these two people were not worth fearing at all.

Who would have thought that after the eldest prince came back, he found out something and rushed into her yard angrily to question her.

That was the first time she saw him so angry. Until now, she still remembered how ugly his face was.

But it had never been as gloomy and terrifying as it was at this moment. It was like a sign before a storm. There was no warmth in those handsome eyes and brows. Instead, they were so cold that they actually made her shiver.

"Your Highness..."

The eldest prince stared at her and said to the others, "Everyone, get out. No one is allowed to come in without my order."

The maids and servants in the room subconsciously looked at Li Wanyu.

Li Wanyu was still immersed in the shock and discomfort of the eldest prince's sudden change of expression, and did not react for a while.

Seeing this, the fire in the eldest prince's heart burned even more fiercely, and his voice suddenly rose, "I can't command you anymore, right? That's right, you are servants of the Changle Marquis' Mansion. In this case, go back to the Changle Marquis' Mansion to serve today. The eldest prince's mansion can't afford you!"

When these words were spoken, everyone in the room was scared. Although they were dowries sent by the Changle Marquis' Mansion, once they entered the eldest prince's mansion, they would be servants of this mansion. If they still missed their old master and treated the prince badly, and the news got out, would they still be alive?

Normally the eldest prince didn't care, so they gradually forgot their identities. But now, they were exposed so blatantly, and no one could bear it!

Although the fire started a little late, the effect was truly terrifying.

Pfft!Pfft!

Like dumplings being dropped into the ground, everyone knelt on the ground. In order to show their respect, their knees hit the ground heavily, making a loud noise. They kowtowed hard one by one, and made various apologies.

"Your Highness, please spare your life!"

"Your Highness, I was wrong. I will never dare to do it again..."

The eldest prince had a cold face and said nothing. When he saw this scene, instead of feeling happy, he felt a bitterness in his heart. How cowardly had he been as a prince in the past?

It is not too late to establish my authority now, as it is like mending the fold after the sheep have been lost.

Since he didn't say anything, the others didn't dare to stop. It wasn't until they were dizzy, shaky, and bleeding on their faces that the eldest prince waved his hand indifferently, "Go out. I don't want there to be a next time. Otherwise..."

"Thank you, Your Highness!"

As they got up from the ground one by one, they all felt as if they had escaped death. It was also at this moment that they finally realized that no matter how gentle and easy to talk to the eldest prince looked, he was still a prince. The royal dignity in his bones could not be violated. In the past, they might not have cared about it, but if he really cared about it, it could take their lives at any time.

With this understanding, everyone was visibly in awe.

Even Li Wanyu's eyes changed when she looked at him.

Is this a slap in the face to her?

There were only two people left in the room, and the unspeakable atmosphere made people feel heavy and depressed.

Li Wanyu lost her temper first, but she wasn't so stupid as to not understand the situation clearly, so at this moment, she squeezed out a few tears and asked tremblingly, "Your Highness, are you here to call for punishment as well?"

The tone of his voice sounded as if he had suffered a great injustice.

The eldest prince was just weak in character. In order to protect himself, he immersed himself in those elegant things to while away his time. He did not ask about state affairs, stayed away from the court, and even didn't bother to take care of family affairs, but he was not stupid.

He is afraid of trouble, so he likes to pretend to be ignorant about many things, but if he doesn't want to turn a blind eye, Li Wanyu's acting becomes stupid and ridiculous.

"Can't I hold you responsible?"

His eyes were too sharp, causing Li Wanyu's heart to tremble. She turned away subconsciously, "What crime have I committed?"

The eldest prince shook his head in disappointment and said mockingly, "At this point, you are still quibbling. You are really hopeless!"

Li Wanyu's face changed drastically, "I am wronged..."

The eldest prince didn't want to listen to her excuses anymore, so he interrupted her with a sneer, "If you were innocent, why would the queen reprimand you? Are you trying to say that the queen has wronged you?"

Li Wanyu explained anxiously, "The Queen reprimanded me because I behaved inappropriately in the palace. It's not a serious crime..."

"Inappropriate words and deeds? How long are you going to deceive yourself?" The eldest prince took a step closer and looked down at her. "Just because of inappropriate words and deeds, do you need to be grounded for half a year and punished to copy the female code of conduct a hundred times? You know, now the whole capital knows that you have been reprimanded by the queen. If it is really an ordinary fault, given the queen's temper, how could she let this matter spread out of the palace?"

Li Wanyu's face turned pale and she took two steps back. "That's because I am your Highness's wife. If it was your second brother's wife..."

She realized that what she said was inappropriate and suddenly stopped talking.

But the eldest prince had already taken it to heart and sneered, "You mean to say that because I am an unfavored bastard, the queen doesn't like me, and she also wants to rub you and ruin your reputation?"

"No, that's not what I meant. I just..." She wanted to make amends, but she had no decent excuse and kept shaking her head in anxiety.

The eldest prince said with disdain, "Don't deny it. There are no outsiders here. I know what you are thinking, but I also tell you clearly that no matter how unpopular I am, the Queen has never treated me harshly. As for you, with your brains and tricks, you are not worthy of the Queen sacrificing her reputation for you! It's not worth it!"

Hearing this, Li Wanyu seemed to be greatly shocked and said in disbelief, "Your Highness, how could you treat me like this..."

How is this any different from humiliating her?

The eldest prince laughed at himself, "What's wrong with my treatment of you? Isn't it good enough? For so many years, you have done everything in the mansion. Do you really not know it? I am just too lazy to bother with you, but I indulged you to harm Jin'er time and time again, so that now Jin'er is missing alive and dead..."

Li Wanyu dared not admit the crime anyway, and cried out, "Your Highness, you are trying to kill me. I am Jin'er's mother. How could a mother harm her own son? Last year, when Jin'er left the house, I was reluctant to let him go, and begged you to keep him, but you insisted on letting him go with Han Jun. On the way, they met bandits, and I was in agony. But that was not my fault. The people who protected Jin'er were all selected by you and Han Jun. One of you is my father, and the other is my uncle. I did not intervene to avoid suspicion. How can you doubt me now?"

Thinking of what happened last year, the eldest prince closed his eyes in pain and murmured, "Yes, it was me who insisted that Han Jun take Jin'er to Jiyang Prefecture to study with his grandfather. The accompanying guards were also hand-picked by my uncle and me. They were all trustworthy and skilled in martial arts. We also did some inquiries along the way. We should have arrived at Jiyang Prefecture smoothly. Who would have thought that we would encounter bandits on the way? If they were ordinary bandits, how could they dare to rob the people brought by my uncle? My uncle must have reported his name at that time, but he was still surrounded and killed. What does this mean?"

He opened his eyes, and a rare flash of anger and hatred flashed in his eyes. "That means those people are not bandits at all. They are pretending to be bandits and want to kill Jin'er. Jin'er is just a five-year-old child. He has never offended anyone. Who would have such a deep hatred for him that they want to kill him?"

"Only you and your Changle Marquisate have that motive, because he is my eldest son and is blocking your way."

Li Wanyu was so scared that she shook her head desperately, "No, Your Highness, it's not me. How could I collude with the bandits? It can't be my family either. My father and brothers are all honest people. They have never even left the capital. How could they arrange people to surround and kill Jin'er?"

"An honest man?" The eldest prince sneered. "The honest man you mentioned did not go to Yunzhou to serve his sentence honestly, but ran away halfway, ignoring the laws of the court. Is this what you call honest?"

Li Wanyu pursed her lips and said, "Maybe, it was my second brother's friend who couldn't bear to see him suffer, so he took him away on his own initiative. It wasn't what he wanted..."

"You are full of lies!" The eldest prince interrupted in a harsh voice. "You hired someone to pretend to be a bandit to surround and kill Jin'er. Marquis Dingyuan went to investigate but to no avail. He could not find any solid evidence. I cannot convict you of any crime, and I cannot seek justice for Jin'er. But you rescued Li Yuan halfway, which was not a smart move. It is easy to find out who it was. Do you think you can hide it by being stubborn?"

Li Wanyu was speechless. It was her father who sent people to surround and kill Yuan Jin. She didn't need to get involved at all. No traces were left afterwards. Others could do nothing even if they were suspicious. But it was she who sent people to rescue her second brother. She knew that with her ability, she would not be able to do it so thoroughly. If they really investigated, she would definitely not be able to hide it.

But now, it was no different from being exposed. The court did not investigate, not because they wanted to protect her, but to maintain the face of the royal family. As for her, didn't she get punished? The Queen Mother's reprimand, her family's angry accusations, the eldest prince's disgust and questioning, weren't these all punishments?

But can she regret it?

No, he is her own brother.

"What? You finally have nothing to say?"

“Your Highness…” Li Wanyu slowly knelt down, grabbed the hem of his robe, and cried, “That’s my brother, and also your uncle. How could I stand by and watch him die without helping him?”

The eldest prince kicked her wrist away, took a few steps away, and said coldly, "I don't have such an uncle. He is lawless, unscrupulous, and treats human life as worthless. It's really frightening."

"Your Highness..."

"Don't make excuses for him. Everyone in the capital knows what he did. The Jingzhao prefect who tried the case personally would not wrongly accuse him. He also admitted that because of his negligence, more than a hundred people died. Ha, this is all to cover up for you. Whether it was negligence or intentional, we all know it in our hearts. Just for your selfishness, so many families in Hutian Village were destroyed. Li Wanyu, what is your heart made of? How can you be so cruel and vicious?"

Such aggressive accusations made Li Wanyu more uncomfortable and panicked than beating her. She realized that things seemed to be out of her control. She thought that her parents' family would take care of the aftermath of her actions as they did in the past, and the eldest prince would turn a blind eye and not bother to pay attention. But who would have thought that her parents' family would give up this time, and the eldest prince would become more powerful than ever!

And bringing up old issues with her!

"Your Highness, the matter in Hutian Village was caused by my second brother's negligence. I admit it. I am willing to compensate those villagers in the future and atone for my second brother's sins. But the matter with Jin'er was really not caused by me. At the beginning, it was Doctor Qu in the mansion who diagnosed Jin'er and said that she was infected with the plague. I was afraid that it would have a bad impact if it got out, so I had it concealed. Later, when my sister wanted to invite the imperial physician, I also sent someone to invite him, but Court Envoy Zhou happened to be unable to find him at that time. If you don't believe me, just go and ask him. Court Envoy Zhou is definitely not someone I can order around. And the wet nurse was someone my sister went to find herself in person. She is my sister's person..."

The eldest prince looked at her expressionlessly, "Do you dare to say that Doctor Qu and the wet nurse were not bribed by you?"

Li Wanyu said without hesitation, "I can swear, absolutely not!"

Seeing that she didn't look like she was faking it, the eldest prince couldn't help but frown. He had questioned her in the past, and she had categorically denied having any relationship with those two people. Although he had doubts, he had no evidence, and Jin'er recovered, so the matter was finally dropped. But now, he was a little uncertain.

Is there anyone else involved?

The eldest prince looked scrutinizing, "What about Zheng Chunxiu? She is yours, right?"

Li Wanyu dodged her gaze and said, "Yes, she is indeed my woman, but I did not ask her to harm Jin'er..."

"Since you didn't let her harm Jin'er, why did you reward her with poisoned cakes to silence her afterwards?"

"That's what I did. That's what I didn't like about her dirty hands and feet. I didn't want to use her anymore, so I just..."

The eldest prince shouted in disgust, "You are lying again. I will kill you if I want to. Do you think you can get away with it with such an excuse? It only makes you look shallow and ridiculous. You can't even justify your bad deeds. With such a brain, you still dare to hurt others. It's really..."

If it weren't for the support of the Changle Marquisate, such a fool would have committed suicide countless times.

But what's even more ridiculous is that he let his eldest son be harmed by such a fool.