Phi-Fic Chapter 550 He Ming is released from prison!
Chapter 550 He Ming is released from prison!
The next day, Mu Xin Nuan was reading in Yi Jing Garden when Aunt Fang came to report that the Prince had invited her to the front hall for a talk.
"Is there something urgent?"
"Your Highness, I heard that Prefect He and Master He have arrived, and they even tied up that Lady Liu and brought her along."
Upon hearing this, Mu Xin Nuan smiled lightly, "This Prefect He is indeed a decisive and efficient person. Fine, I'll just say that I'm not feeling well and won't go. I'll leave everything to the Prince."
"Yes, princess."
Rongyue pouted slightly and said, "Your Highness, are you really not going to go and see? That Liu Shi, when she came to our manor before, she seemed so noble. Such a person is truly hateful."
“Aze knows what he's doing, so let him handle it. He's had a lot of experience in officialdom, and he only needs to hint at things a little before the other party understands. If I go and speak too directly, it will seem like I'm disrespecting the He family.”
"Your Highness, what should be done with that He Er?"
"That depends on Aze! However, I guess he means to kill Liu Shi and spare He Ming's life. But after he gets out of prison, it's hard to say whether he can live a smooth life."
"That He Er dared to disrespect the Prince and Princess! Ten heads wouldn't be enough to chop him off!"
Mu Xin Nuan raised her hand to signal her not to get too excited. "Prefect He is in Yanzhou, and we still have to rely on him for many things. Aze can't be too disrespectful to He Jiajun. In this way, He Jiajun can give his family an explanation, so that the He family won't think that he is putting righteousness before family and using his nephew's life to curry favor with the prince."
Rongyue chuckled somewhat sheepishly, "Your Highness is so thoughtful. I didn't think of that."
Aunt Fang rolled her eyes at her, "If only you had half the sensitivity of the Princess."
Everything went as Mu Xin Nuan had predicted. The He family brought Liu Shi back to their residence, and that very night, news broke that Liu Shi had committed suicide by poisoning herself. Whether she took the poison herself or was given poison by someone else remained unknown.
Two days later, He Ming was released.
What He Ming didn't expect was that when he arrived at the prison gate, there was only a somewhat dilapidated horse-drawn carriage and a driver; he didn't see a single attendant or guard.
As soon as He Ming came out, he started cursing, "What's going on? Where are my henchmen? Why didn't any of them come? What are you doing here, you old geezer?"
The old coachman didn't dare to utter a word. Even if He Er was no better than his master, he wasn't bold enough to argue with him.
He Ming got even angrier when he saw that the man didn't speak. "I'm talking to you! Where are they? Damn it! Are all the people in the manor dead? They actually sent an old geezer like you to pick me up. Where's my carriage? What kind of broken carriage is this? I'm not leaving. I'll wait here. Go back and get my carriage now."
The old coachman was startled and hurriedly bowed and scraped, saying, "Second Young Master, you should come back to the manor with me first. You can ask the master about anything after you get back."
He Ming thought about it and realized it made sense. The only person in the manor who would dare to treat him like this was his father. Who else would dare to be so disrespectful to him?
He Ming's injuries hadn't healed yet, and the thought of it made him feel even more pain. He could only slowly climb onto the carriage, and then the old coachman drove away.
The carriage was rather dilapidated, and inside there was only a hard bench and a tablecloth.
He Ming sat on the quilt, and the jolting of the carriage made him cry and scream all the way to the gate of the He residence. His voice was hoarse from shouting.
As soon as he got off the carriage, he slapped the old coachman!
"How did you drive? Do you want me dead?"
"I don't dare!"
"Dare not? I bet you dare!" He Ming's pageboy came out from the gate to greet him. "Second Young Master, you're finally back. Let me help you inside to rest."
He Ming was helped through the gate before he realized something was wrong. "Why didn't you go to pick up Grandpa? Were you trying to shirk your duties again?"
The young pageboy's face turned pale, and he said with a worried expression, "Second Young Master, how could I dare? I'm just going to tidy up your room."
Tidying up the house?
He Ming's eye twitched. "When did you become the one to clean the master's room? Where are the master's maids?"
"The master has dismissed them all."
Upon hearing this, He Ming immediately glared angrily, straightened his body, and the injuries on his back and buttocks began to hurt. With a cry of pain, he limped back to his courtyard with the help of his young page.
As he walked, He Ming realized something was wrong.
"Where are you going?"
The young page realized he couldn't hide it any longer, so he told the truth.
Even after returning to the somewhat old house, He Ming still hadn't grasped the meaning of his words.
It wasn't until the imperial physician came to examine his injuries and apply medicine that He Ming started groaning and his face turned frighteningly pale!
"My mother is dead? My mother is actually dead? I've been banished to live in a place like this? What does my father mean by this? Does he no longer intend to acknowledge me as his son?"
The young page was also very worried; he was afraid he would have a lot to suffer serving this master in the future.
After returning to the mansion, He Ming kept causing trouble, but no matter what tricks he used, the eldest master of the He family never even glanced at him.
He Ming even resorted to a hunger strike, but it had no effect.
At that time, after countless trials and tribulations, He Ming finally realized that he had fallen from heaven to hell!
The most tragic thing is that, to this day, he still doesn't know why he suddenly fell out of favor. How could his mother just disappear like that?
Once his injuries had almost healed and he was able to walk again, he was even more tragically told that he was confined to his home!
Upon hearing this news, Mu Xin Nuan simply smiled calmly. "He should have belonged there originally, but for many years he occupied someone else's identity and status, thinking that those things were truly his own? Now that he has been brought back to his original state, it's normal that he can't accept it psychologically and the gap is too big."
"He got off easy! Don't let me see him again. Every time I see him, I'll beat him up!" Rong Yue said fiercely.
Mu Xin Nuan chuckled, "You make it sound so real. Can you even beat him? I'd believe you if Chun Yu and the others said that!"
Rongyue blushed and stamped her foot, "Miss, you just know how to make fun of people."
"Your Highness, a letter has arrived from the capital." Mu Hua lifted the curtain and entered, holding two letters in her hands.
Mu Xin Nuan's eyes lit up. From the capital?
Upon seeing the handwriting, Mu Xin Nuan knew that one letter was from her father and the other from her younger brother, Mu Qing Xuan.