Rebirth and Marriage: I am the Mistress of the Palace

Xiao Qingyuan was stunned: "What did you say?"

"The prince is so righteous. He sacrificed himself to bring the corrupt official's daughter back to the palace. He then used his daughter to pretend to rescue the corrupt official. When the corrupt official went to look for money, he caught him with the stolen goods! The prince is so smart!"

Xiao Qingyuan was stunned: "Ah? Is that so...? How come I didn't know..."

Mo Ji beside him quickly pulled his sleeve, signaling him not to speak the truth.

Xiao Qingyuan came back to his senses: "Oh, that should be the case, you are right."

As soon as he finished speaking, several more people on the street gathered around him, and they all looked at Xiao Qingyuan with admiration.

"I originally thought that the prince had taken a fancy to the daughter of the corrupt official and wanted to take her back to the palace to be his concubine, but who knew that the prince would directly send her to the Ministry of Justice! What a surprise!"

"What are you talking about? The prince must have brought Magistrate Ye's daughter back to the palace because he was afraid that she would run away. Ning Palace and the prince have done a great job this time. Otherwise, we don't know when we can find the money that the corrupt official embezzled!"

"Oh, I have to apologize to the prince. This morning, I was scolding him, thinking that he couldn't tell right from wrong and even wanted to save a corrupt official and his daughter. It turns out that he is not what I thought!"

"How could the prince be so incapable of distinguishing right from wrong? He is just kind-hearted, but when it comes to corrupt officials like County Magistrate Ye, he shows no mercy!"

"Prince Xiao is indeed the most handsome man in the capital. He is handsome and intelligent. I think he is much better than the second son Gu. He is too inhumane and cold. He is not as true to his nature as the prince who dares to love and hate!"

"Prince, are you still going to take a concubine? For a hero like you, having only one concubine is too few! My daughter is only sixteen years old, as beautiful as a flower, gentle and virtuous. Prince, please take her as your concubine!"

Xiao Qingyuan was surrounded by a bunch of people praising him, and he felt a little dizzy.

His fame and popularity are so high now?

This was the first time in his life that he heard someone say that he was much better than the genius Gu Qianhan!

There were too many people surrounding him, and he had to use a lot of effort to return to the palace.

Xiao Qingyuan was surrounded by great joy. He happily wanted to find someone to share this success with, and the first choice was naturally Shen Wantang.

Because, it was Shen Wantang who told his father and mother about the fact that he helped Ye Lingyun, and not only did he get scolded, he was also locked up in the woodshed and almost froze to death.

Now, he finally has a chance to turn the tables!

He took extremely big steps and walked extremely fast, so Mo Ji could only jog after him.

After a while, he went to Wutong Garden.

"Shen Wantang!"

Shen Wantang in the room heard the voice before she saw the person. She put down the pen in her hand, stopped practicing calligraphy, and waited for Xiao Qingyuan to come in.

The curtain was opened, and Xiao Qingyuan walked quickly to her with a cold wind.

"Shen Wantang, what else do you have to say now?"

His nonsensical question stunned everyone in the room.

Only Shen Wantang knew what was going on. She sat still and asked calmly, "What is the prince talking about?"

"I'm talking about Ye Lingyun and County Magistrate Ye! I did nothing wrong in helping Ye Lingyun, and I did nothing wrong in bringing her back to the palace! You are the one who is wrong!"

"Oh, is it so?"

Seeing her calm reaction, Xiao Qingyuan couldn't help but raise his voice: "You complained to my mother at the beginning, saying that I was meddling in other people's business and helping the daughter of a corrupt official. Have you forgotten?"

"I haven't forgotten. I still think that the prince shouldn't help her."

"Heh, Shen Wantang, I always thought you were smart and capable, but it turns out you're actually so short-sighted!"

Qin Xin and the others frowned when they heard this.

Shen Wantang remained calm. There was no anger or displeasure on her face. She just said calmly, "Next time something like this happens, it would be better if the prince does not interfere."

"I told you that you are short-sighted, but you still refuse to admit it."

Xiao Qingyuan looked at her with a confident look on his face: "If something like this happens in the future, I will still take action!"

"It was because of my help this time that I gained Ye Lingyun's trust. I rescued her father from prison, and she and her father believed it and let down their guard. The Jinyiwei then followed the clues and found the one million taels of silver that Ye Zhongli had embezzled!"

"If it weren't for me, would this case have been solved so quickly? Would the money have been recovered so quickly?"

"Do you know how people are praising me now? They all say I am righteous and that I am a hero who caught a corrupt official!"

"Those people who scolded me before are now apologizing to me!"

"Shen Wantang, shouldn't you apologize to me too?"

Shen Wantang's calm face finally showed a trace of astonishment: "Do I still have to apologize to the prince?"

"Of course! I am your husband, and a married woman should obey her husband. No matter what I do, you should support me, instead of running to my mother to report me and causing me to be scolded if I do something you don't approve of!"

Shen Wantang shook his head and said nothing.

Xiao Qingyuan frowned: "Shen Wantang, I always apologized to you when I did something wrong before. Why are you so reluctant to apologize to me now that it's your turn?"

Shen Wantang said calmly: "Because, I am not wrong."

"You don't admit your mistake?!"

"You are not wrong, so you don't need to admit it. You shouldn't have been involved in County Magistrate Ye's case. You are the one who is wrong."

Xiao Qingyuan's face turned blue with anger: "Shen Wantang, I didn't expect you to be this kind of person! Well, you don't believe that County Magistrate Ye's case was solved because of my intervention, right? Then I'll solve another case for you to see!"

After he finished speaking, he flicked his sleeves and walked away angrily.

Everyone in the room was stunned by his behavior and felt depressed.

However, Shen Wantang acted as if he had never been there. He picked up the pen again, dipped it in ink, and continued practicing calligraphy.

Du Juan tried to hold back, but couldn't hold back any longer, and complained quietly, "The Crown Prince is really too much. How can he ask the Crown Prince's Consort to apologize? Crown Prince's Consort, why didn't you tell the Crown Prince that you helped him reverse his reputation?"

"Originally, people outside were cursing the prince. It was you who asked someone to speak for the prince in the crowd, saying that he took in Ye Lingyun in order to help solve the case. It was also you who had people say that the prince deliberately rescued County Magistrate Ye in order to play the long game and catch a bigger fish."

"As a result, the prince took it seriously. He now seems to think that this is what he thought and did."

"But he didn't think County Magistrate Ye was corrupt at all. He felt sorry for Ye Lingyun's experience and wanted to help County Magistrate Ye clear his name. He was deceived by Ye Lingyun and bribed the jailer to release County Magistrate Ye. He almost ruined the entire palace!"