Having transmigrated into a book, who would still want to be a secondary wife?

Chapter 553 Official hat in jeopardy!

"Your Majesty?"

Xiang Hongbo's expression changed. Looking at Chu Junting in front of him, could it be... that he is a prince?

"You audacious prefect, why haven't you paid your respects to His Highness Prince Chu and His Highness Prince Yun!" Yun Yang shouted sternly.

Upon hearing the names of the two princes, Xiang Hongbo's face turned deathly pale, his eyes filled with disbelief and deep fear.

King of Chu!

Decisive and ruthless, the Prince of Chu is also the one most valued by the Emperor!

I heard that the King of Chu recently got married. His wife is the daughter of the Song family and is considered the most beautiful woman in the capital. And the girl beside him is an unparalleled beauty I have never seen before.

The next instant, Xiang Hongbo saw the token in the King of Chu's hand, and he collapsed as if all his strength had been drained.

"I've met the prince!"

No one present expected such a reversal of events, and in an instant, everyone knelt down.

"Greetings, Your Highness! Greetings, Your Highness!"

The people were filled with amazement. No wonder they felt that this group of people had an extraordinary air about them, unlike ordinary wealthy people.

So... they were royalty!

Chunhua stared blankly at the person in front of her, unable to believe that she would be saved by the prince. It was something she never even dared to dream of!

All the smugness on Sun Dashan's face vanished in an instant. He felt as if he had fallen into an ice cellar, and an indescribable fear enveloped him.

Your Majesty!

He not only insulted the prince in the street, but also laid a hand on him!

At that moment, he knew he was finished. Not only was he finished, but his brother-in-law was also implicated, and they were all doomed!

"What a fine Xiang Hongbo! The imperial court appointed you as prefect to uphold justice, but you treat Yangzhou like your own backyard, doing whatever you want with it?"

Chu Junting's eyes suddenly turned cold, and an intimidating aura erupted. His noble and arrogant face exuded majesty, which directly frightened Xiang Hongbo out of his wits.

"Your Highness, I was unaware of the other details in this matter. I made a mistake in judging the case. I beg Your Highness to show leniency!"

Xiang Hongbo looked terrified and kowtowed repeatedly, his heart filled with hatred for Sun Dashan.

This fool has actually offended two princes. Now that things have gotten out of hand, not only will he lose his official position, but his whole family might not even survive!

Sun Dashan, disregarding the pain in his lower body, knelt on the ground and begged for mercy repeatedly.

"Your Highness, I was blind and did not recognize your greatness. I was terribly wrong. I beg Your Highness to spare my life!"

"I kowtow to Your Highness and Your Highness, and promise I will never dare to do it again!"

Sun Dashan kowtowed several times, then started slapping himself hard. His face was already swollen after just a few slaps.

Chu Junting glanced at Xiang Hongbo, "I've heard he's your brother-in-law?"

Xiang Hongbo was startled, realizing that since the prince had arrived, their relationship couldn't be kept secret any longer. He hardened his heart and said:

"It was him! He deceived me!"

"I was just momentarily foolish. I believed he wouldn't lie because he's my brother-in-law, but I never expected him to be so audacious!"

Xiang Hongbo instantly became upright, "I beg Your Highness to give me another chance, and I will certainly punish him severely!"

Sun Dashan felt incredibly aggrieved when he saw that Xiang Hongbo was actually shifting all the blame onto him. He had been forcibly taking women all these years, not just for his own sake!

The people present couldn't help but sigh when they saw this scene.

The former Lord of the Prophet's Palace did do some good deeds, but later he became increasingly wicked and no longer valued the lives of the common people.

Sun Dashan was a tyrant, but in their eyes, the prefect was no better.

"That guy is really shameless." Chu Muyao said with a look of disgust. "Look at his big belly, he must have embezzled a lot of money from the people. Now that something has happened, he's trying to shift all the blame onto Sun Dashan!"

Chu Yungui also became interested, "According to you, how should Sun Dashan be dealt with?"

Xiang Hongbo was drenched in cold sweat, his back was already soaked with sweat, and he was trembling uncontrollably, feeling as if his head might be lost at any moment.

"To forcibly abduct a woman in the street is disrespectful to the Prince and Princess; such an act deserves immediate execution!"

"He's so audacious; I'm afraid he's done more than just this one bad thing. I will investigate everything thoroughly, including those other scoundrels—I won't let any of them get away with it!"

Sun Dashan saw that Xiang Hongbo was ungrateful and had taken advantage of him. Although he had benefited a lot over the years, Xiang Hongbo had also benefited greatly. Now Xiang Hongbo wanted to pin all the blame on him. How could he be so lucky?

"Xiang Hongbo, aren't all the things I've done for you? If I hadn't forcibly taken women from the countryside, where would you have so many concubines?"

"Look at yourself, you old geezer! You even ruined my sister. Do you deserve me?"

Upon hearing this, everyone present gasped in surprise. Many people had actually guessed it, but guessing and having it said directly felt completely different.

"What nonsense are you talking about!"

Xiang Hongbo was furious, his face turned red, and he wished he could strangle Sun Dashan on the spot!

This bastard offended the prince because he was blind, and now he wants to drag him down with him!

"Your Highness, I want to report this!" Sun Dashan crawled on his knees to Chu Junting and said, "My sister was forcibly taken away by him, and I was forced to do his bidding!"

"He is the prefect, while my sister and I are just ordinary people. We are no match for him at all."

Over the years, I've been a local tyrant, extorting money from the people, and in the end, all the money ended up in his hands!

If Your Highness doesn't believe me, I can take you to the Prefect's treasury, and you'll see for yourself!

Sun Dashan knew perfectly well that Xiang Hongbo was in dire straits himself and was clearly trying to shift all the blame onto him, which meant he was doomed!

Since that's the case, why not just push all the responsibility onto Xiang Hongbo? Maybe then he'll have a glimmer of hope!

Chu Junting watched the two bicker like dogs without any panic. These two guys clearly didn't know the meaning of loyalty. They started accusing each other, and he didn't need to bother interrogating them at all.

"Then let's go to the prefect's treasury and see how much Lord Xiang has plundered over the years."

Chu Junting casually uttered a sentence, which became Xiang Hongbo's deadly weapon.

His heart sank to the bottom. He knew that not only would he lose his job, but he would also lose his life!

He glared fiercely at Sun Dashan, that traitor. If it weren't for the trouble he caused, things wouldn't have come to this!

Now you want to sell him? Do you think he'll survive?

"Brother-in-law, you're definitely going to lose your job, but you should think about my sister and your son!"

Sun Dashan lowered his voice, reminding Xiang Hongbo in a tone only the two of them could hear.