They all knew that fame was full of trouble.
Princess Le An was currently in the limelight, so naturally, troublesome matters followed.
In the pavilion of the princess's manor, the people were lying on the soft couch to rest. Their hair was slightly hanging on one side. The book they were holding in their hands was also placed on the side. Beside them, a maid was gently waving a fan. The maid outside put down the thin gauze curtain.
A maid hurriedly walked into the courtyard and said to the maid guarding the pavilion," Red Sparrow has something to report to the Princess.”
Lil 'Luo's personal handmaiden, Lan Qi, walked out of the pavilion and softly reprimanded," The princess is already resting. If there's anything, wait until the princess wakes up."”
Red Sparrow nodded." Alright." Disturbing the princess's rest was a great crime, then…This matter could only be considered a small matter.
"What is it?" A lazy voice came from the pavilion." Come in and talk."”
Lingluo had always been sleeping lightly in the afternoon. After cultivating her internal energy, her eyes and ears were much clearer. The sound outside the pavilion naturally could not be hidden from her.
" Princess, you're awake. Let's go in."”
Lan Qi and Red Sparrow knelt down as soon as they entered." Red Sparrow is guilty of disturbing the princess."”
Lingluo revealed half of her jade-white right hand. She supported her head and said without opening her eyes," Forget it. Red Sparrow isn't an impatient person. If you have something to say, just say it."”
Red Sparrow's heart tightened, and she seriously and honestly said," So it's the servants in the princess's manor who are buying and selling land and bullying people. They deliberately lowered the price and even killed people. Right now, Tan Zhenyi of the capital prefecture is at the entrance of the princess's manor asking for people."
Lingluo was silent for a long time." Is that servant still in the manor?"”
Lingluo didn't ask about the servant's position in the manor. She only asked a simple question and didn't hear any emotions.
The people below couldn't help but jump. That Capital Zhao Manor's Tan Zhenyi was really bold. He actually stood outside the princess's manor in order to capture a criminal. Wasn't this causing the princess to lose face?
"Yes, that servant fled back to the residence after killing someone.”She probably wanted to use her noble status as a princess to escape punishment. However, that Tan Zhenyi of the capital prefecture was really a straightforward person.
After hearing this, Lingluo opened her eyes, straightened her body, and slightly pulled on the leather coat that had slipped off.
"This is indeed a small matter."
Lingluo said casually," Hand over the servant who committed the crime to the Jingzhao Mansion and do things according to the law."”
"But that capital prefecture has really embarrassed the princess.”Although she also detested the servants who committed crimes, she was more willing to consider it from the princess's point of view. No official would dare to go to the princess's residence to ask for them. Even ordinary royal relatives would not give them to them and secretly deal with the servants.
Lingluo smiled carelessly." My face, my face was long gone when someone used my name to cause trouble. I don't need this Tan Zhenyi.”
Lanqi had no choice but to do as the princess instructed.
Lingluo really did not put this matter at ease. Tan Zhenyi's words reminded her of this person. She had also heard the Emperor say that he was a good official. He was decisive, upright, and unafraid of the powerful.
She didn't expect to meet him so soon.
After Lingluo finished her dinner, she said lightly," Bring me the relatives of the slave who committed the crime."”
In the huge courtyard, there were luxuriant gingko trees planted at the corners, scattered on chairs.
Kneeling on the floor in the middle of the courtyard were a few trembling, panic-stricken women, children, and elderly. They were the family members of the servant who had committed the crime. They still could not remember who the servant was.
Lingluo rarely set up any rules to control her servants. She knew that if the water was too clear, there would be no fish. With her current glory, there were many possible troubles. For example, she had turned a blind eye to the spies that the Emperor, the First Prince, and the Second Prince had planted.
But today was different. He had to be taught a lesson.
Lingluo said unhurriedly," In the past, BenGong wouldn't take you to heart when you used your power to bully people outside. But today, someone made BenGong lose face outside, so we can't let it go easily."”
These words were not only said to the servants who had committed the crime, but also to all the people in the princess's manor. They could use the name of Princess Lingluo to bully others outside, but if they really committed the crime, especially if they made her lose face, not only would the law not let them off, Lingluo would also make their ending worse.
"Today, I'll leave my words here first. Whoever embarrasses bengong, bengong will make him lose face for the rest of his life.”
Lingluo waved her hand." I sold them all."”
"Yes." Lanqi nodded. Ignoring the cries of the people below, someone had already tied her up, gagged her, and dragged her away.
After this incident, the hearts of the people in the princess's manor became solemn. Even though Princess Le 'an was usually like this, giving generous rewards, if one really stepped on her bottom line, the outcome would only be worse.
Originally, the servant was the only one who had committed the crime, but in the end, he had brought disaster to his family. After selling him, he would only suffer a fate worse than death. Just as the princess had said, whoever embarrassed her would not be able to live for the rest of her life. This matter reminded everyone in the princess's manor that in the future, even if there was anything, they had to be clean.
Lingluo did not deliberately suppress this matter, and the matter quickly spread outside the princess's manor. Princess Le 'an's behavior of not covering up for her servant also attracted a lot of praise. Even the Imperial Court had discussions. The censor had rarely praised Princess Le 'an, and the Emperor, who loved his daughter dearly, was very satisfied.
Compared to Le An's reputation of being impartial, and the others were more concerned about the way she dealt with her servants, Jingzhao Prefecture's Tan Zhenyi came to ask for someone to be convicted.
Princess Le 'an did not give it to him because she did not abide by the law and was suspected of covering up for him. If he gave it to her, he would lose face and even make his subordinates lose their hearts. Who would have thought that Princess Le 'an would do this? It was fair and stable.
In the capital city, Tan Zhenyi frowned when he heard that the family members of the servants who committed the crime had all been sold.
Private Advisor Bai, who had followed Tan Zhenyi all the way up, also understood what he was thinking." Does Your Excellency think that this matter is inappropriate?"”
Tan Zhenyi said in a low voice," The fault lies with that servant. His relatives have never broken the law.”
"But they are the people of the princess's manor. The princess can deal with them however she wants. Come to think of it, it was you who went too far." Private Advisor Bai stroked his beard.
"I passed?" Tan Zhenyi was puzzled.
"Logically speaking, Daren is not wrong. He handled the matter impartially and is not afraid of the powerful. However, in terms of emotions, Daren is a little too harsh. It was only right to arrest the criminal immediately, but the princess's manor was not an ordinary household after all. His Excellency should negotiate with the princess 'manor's Zhan Shi first to preserve the princess's face.”
" But…" Tan Zhenyi was a little speechless.
"This lowly official knows that Daren is worried that the princess is hiding a guilty servant, causing the criminal to flee. However, Daren did not expect Princess Le 'an to not think of protecting the guilty servant, but rather, to be frank.”
Hearing Private Advisor Bai's explanation, Tan Zhenyi could not help but feel guilty." I was rude. I should apologize to the Princess."”
Private Advisor Bai continued," There's no need for that for now. It's better for you to stay away from Princess Le 'an.”
"What do you mean?" Tan Zhenyi asked again.
"In this case, although Daren didn't offend the princess, he offended the Emperor. The Emperor dotes on Princess Le 'an, so he will definitely be able to help the princess get back at her or make up for it. Daren had better be mentally prepared. I'm afraid that he will be reprimanded in the next few days.”Private Advisor Bai said with a smile, but there was no trace of worry.
The Emperor would reprimand Tan Zhenyi, but he would not punish him severely. It was not only because Tan Zhenyi had the ability to be fair and impartial, but also for the sake of his beloved daughter, Princess Le 'an. If the punishment was heavy, it would be difficult to shut up the mouths of the world. It would make people suspect that Princess Le' an was using the Emperor's hands to retaliate against Zhongliang.
What Private Advisor Bai did not say was that as for His Excellency, it would be fine as long as he continued to maintain this style. He was not afraid of the powerful, was observant, and was loved by the people.
If he wasn't a ruthless ruler, how could such a good official stand in the capital?
The prerequisite to not be afraid of dignitaries was to stay away from them, and Princess Le 'an was the most important dignitary in the capital besides the emperor. On the surface, Princess Le' an was reasonable, but in fact, the princess was smart. She did not get involved in anything, and would not personally deal with Tan Zhenyi, who was in the capital.
This princess, it's best for His Excellency to stay away.
Just as Private Advisor Bai had said to Tan Zhenyi, in less than two days, everyone in the capital knew that Tan Zhenyi of the capital government had been fined a year's salary and had his silver fish bag confiscated because of his misdemeanour before the emperor. This crime was neither too serious nor too minor, and it made Tan Zhenyi lose face once.
After punishing Tan Zhenyi, the Emperor's mood was obviously much better. Coincidentally, she had fallen into the palace, so the Emperor pulled her to tell her about today's matter.
Lingluo couldn't help but laugh." Father, why do you have to worry so much about your son?"”He even specially found a few servants to keep an eye on Tan Zhenyi. When they saw that his belt was slightly tilted, they took the opportunity to reprimand him.
"Father is worried about my son." The Emperor looked lovingly at Lingluo and said," Lingluo has been wronged this time.”
"There's nothing to be wronged about. In the end, your son also has the crime of not being able to control him well.”Lingluo smiled.
"How is this your fault? There are so many people in the princess's manor. If an unremarkable servant makes a mistake, I'll see who dares to pursue the matter with you.”The Emperor's dragon eyes shot up, and his beard trembled.
"Thank you, Imperial Father, for taking pity on me." Lingluo laughed.
Now that they had regained their dignity, the next step was compensation. The Emperor issued an edict and gave them gold, silver, and jewelry. What was even more eye-catching was that Princess Le 'an's fief was increased by 500 mu.
This made people dumbfounded. Princess Le An's servants had caused trouble because they forcefully bought land, and the Emperor had simply given the princess a large piece of land. It was clear who would dare to attack Princess Le An in the future under this pretext.
Perhaps only Lingluo saw it the most clearly. She had openly handed over the criminal servant and did it openly. Selling the family of the criminal servant was only to punish the people of the princess's manor. Others had nothing to say.
What he wanted was to be legitimate and not let others take advantage of the loopholes.
What she did the most right was not to interfere with the court's justice. Although the servant who committed the crime was from her princess's manor, he was first a citizen of the emperor. Secondly, she didn't make a move on Tan Zhenyi. Although she looked aggrieved on the surface, she strictly adhered to her duty as a princess.
As a princess, she could seek pleasure, be arrogant and extravagant, and even bully the royal family and nobles, but she could never interfere in the government affairs of the court and dare to attack the officials of the court.
If you lost face, the Emperor would naturally be willing to help you get it back or even double the compensation. However, when you crossed the line, this favor would fade. It was just like the recent impetuous princes who instructed their physical families to do things. Even the scattered could be seen, let alone the Emperor who was not confused.
Even a favored princess like Lingluo knew how to keep her place. It was no wonder that the Emperor was disappointed in the other princes and doted on Lingluo even more.
Lingluo sighed. Her Imperial Father was a smart person and knew how to be muddle-headed. However, if others really thought that he was muddle-headed, it wouldn't do.
As expected, it was more comfortable to be a princess.
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