Chapter 32: Complaint
Chapter 32: Complaint
Gan Yanling was reviewing memorials in the imperial study.
Looking at the mountain of memorials piled up on the table, he felt extremely annoyed.
Jiang Yu saw that Gan Yanling was getting a headache from reviewing memorials, so he went up to Gan Yanling.
"Your Majesty, shall I massage your head?"
Gan Yanling put down his pen, nodded slightly, and closed his eyes.
Jiang Yu was massaging Gan Yanling's head when, after only a few seconds, she heard the eunuch at the door say that the Grand Tutor was requesting an audience.
Gan Yanling was somewhat puzzled, wondering what the Grand Tutor's purpose was in coming here.
Unexpectedly, the Grand Tutor immediately knelt down upon arrival.
"Your Majesty, I wish to make room for one person, and that person is the Prince Yu."
Gan Yanling was even more confused. Why was he suddenly involved with the prince again?
Has this prince done something recently?
"Your Majesty, you are unaware of the truth, but this prince actually ordered my son to do some of the things that servants do today."
Then it is mentioned here again.
"Your Majesty, you must do me justice."
Gan Yanling was already in a state of utter distress when he heard him say this.
"Jiang Yu, go and invite the prince into the palace."
Xin Ruyu was about to rest when she heard a knock on the door.
The guards around him all came out and surrounded him.
This person was stunned in that instant.
"I came here only to find the Prince."
Hearing that familiar voice, I opened the door and saw Eunuch Jiang standing there.
"Why is Eunuch Jiang visiting so late at night? Has something happened?"
"Your Highness, please don't overthink it. His Majesty wishes to see you. Please, Eunuch Jiang, follow me."
In the dead of night, he was made to follow the eunuch in front of him.
Xin Ruyu was extremely puzzled, but he still did as Jiang Yu said.
Xin Ruyu couldn't understand it at all on this journey.
"Eunuch Jiang, do you know the ins and outs of this matter?"
"The Grand Tutor is also here, so please, Your Highness..."
The Grand Tutor was also there, which was today. It seemed that Zhao Wuji's father had gone to the palace to file a complaint.
This is truly laughable.
Zhao Wuji is really like an infant who hasn't been weaned and is still waiting to be fed.
Upon arriving at the palace, he respectfully greeted the emperor.
"Your Majesty, why have you summoned me here? Is something the matter?"
"Eunuch Jiang offered a seat to the person."
That being said, Xin Ruyu is at least a prince. Wouldn't it be a bit inappropriate to have a prince standing like this? It wouldn't be a problem for two people to stand together, but there are other people here.
"Your Highness may not know this, but the Grand Tutor said that you treated his son like a servant today. Is that true?"
"Your Majesty, what are you saying? I only wish to make friends with his two sons."
"Besides, have you forgotten? The customs and habits of my fiefdom are quite different from those of this place. This is merely a matter of my country making friends..."
The emperor turned his attention to the Grand Tutor.
"Grand Tutor Zhao, this prince only wants to make friends with your son. Does your son not want to make friends?"
He then told Grand Tutor Zhao where the two of them had met.
Grand Tutor Zhao was extremely embarrassed and hurriedly apologized to Xin Ruyu.
"The misunderstanding has been cleared up. You may all leave now. I am also tired and wish to rest."
These people all bowed in unison to take their leave.
On the other side, inside the princess's residence.
"Your Highness, the Grand Tutor will be visiting His Majesty late tonight."
Standing next to Gan Luo was a man dressed in black, whose face was covered by a mask, making it impossible to see his features clearly.
Gan Luo gently removed the hairpin from his head, looked up and glanced at the guard.
"Besides this Grand Tutor, are there any other people?"
"And the prince."
If Gan Luo's guess is correct, the Grand Tutor's late-night visit must be because of the humiliation Zhao Wuji suffered today.
Even for something like this, one's own father has to step in.
Gan Luo truly considered him a piece of trash.
In addition, the Grand Tutor returned home and comforted Zhao Wuji.
"Well, since we have no other choice now, Your Highness, what should we do? Let's find that young master from today."
The Grand Tutor had this intention, so he summoned everyone and planned to have them search for it overnight.
Time flew by and the next day arrived.
I thought it would be effective, but to my surprise, there was no such person.
"Did this young master really say that he lived in that place?"
This question was posed to Zhao Wuji, who then told him that this was indeed the case.
"However, the investigation revealed that the person's home was never found."
For a moment, Zhao Wuji felt a chill run down his spine. Was his father joking?
How could this be possible in broad daylight... I never expected this kid to dare to lie to him.
It's best not to get caught by him, otherwise we must teach him a lesson.
"By the way, Father, I still remember the face of the person from yesterday. I wonder if it would be possible to have someone draw a portrait of him so that someone can investigate him secretly."
Seeing how stubborn his son was, the Grand Tutor agreed.
Then, according to the portrait painted by the artist, the portrait fell to the ground with a thud.
"Dad, why are you suddenly so agitated? Has something happened?"
"Did you know that this portrait bears a striking resemblance to another princess?"
Zhao Wuji nodded slightly. How could he not know?
"They are definitely not the same person."
Seeing Zhao Wuji's confident demeanor, the Grand Tutor had already made up his mind.
Naturally, they would investigate in secret.
Gan Luo found it rather amusing that someone was investigating her.
"Your Highness, should this identity of yours be used in the future...?"
The rabbit overheard their conversation and couldn't help but ask.
"Your Highness, did you go to the market yesterday?"
"I did go there yesterday, but as a man. I also took the opportunity to teach Zhao Wuji a lesson. No wonder the Grand Tutor is sending people to look for me today. It seems he wants to teach me a lesson."
But the Grand Tutor's idea of teaching her a lesson is wishful thinking.
"I never expected Your Highness to go out as a man yesterday; this is rather shocking to me."
"Your Highness, should I go and deal with these people now?"
"Let them investigate. I've hidden myself so well that they can only guess."
As long as Gan Luo doesn't leave any trace, they won't remember this incident.
But it doesn't matter if we get caught.
Gan Luo's playful nature was known to all the civil and military officials in the court, so he didn't need to deliberately hide it.
Lin Fengmian listened from the side and frowned.
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