Rosen and Law Ming's estrangement caused a huge stir throughout Yingtian Prefecture.
From then on, Rosen lived in the Luo Manor, and Law Ming lived in the Princess's Manor.
However, what was surprising was that Zhu Di did not lay a hand on Law Ming, a former official of Zhu Yunwen.
One must know that before and after Zhu Di's ascension to the throne, he killed many of Zhu Yunwen's former subordinates.
Especially when Fang Xiaoru refused to pay homage to Zhu Di in the imperial court and angrily denounced Zhu Di as a rebellious minister and traitor.
Zhu Di directly made Fang Xiaoru experience the extermination of his entire clan.
Fang Xiaoru achieved his eternal fame with the lives of hundreds of people.
In contrast, Law Ming was only stripped of his official status, which could be said to be a very minor punishment.
Furthermore, besides losing his official status, Law Ming retained his title as Imperial Son-in-Law and was further enfeoffed as the Marquis of Dongyuan Commandery. Dongyuan Commandery was where Kaiyuan County was located, meaning the entire Dongyuan Commandery became Law Ming's fiefdom.
Rosen felt that Zhu Di was intentionally disgusting him. Knowing that he and Law Ming had fallen out, Zhu Di still granted the entire Dongyuan Commandery to Law Ming. Now, whenever he returned to his hometown, it would be like entering the other party's territory.
Days passed, and Zhu Di remained an emperor keen on warfare.
Moreover, in the third year after his ascension, he ordered the construction of Shuntian Prefecture.
This was a full eleven years earlier than in the original history.
This also stemmed from the twenty million taels of silver provided by Rosen. Although the official exchange rate was one tael of silver for 1,000 copper coins, in reality, due to the current large shortage of silver in the Great Ming, the price of silver continued to rise. The exchange rate among the common people could reach 1,300 copper coins for one tael of silver.
Therefore, the money Rosen provided was quite substantial.
Of course, Zhu Di was busy supervising the construction of Shuntian Prefecture and campaigning in the northern desert. Within a few years, Zhu Di was short of money again.
Zhu Di still wanted to get money from Rosen, but Rosen's answer was that he had no money, only his life.
This day, Law Ming was on his way to visit Zhu Yunwen.
Zhu Yunwen was currently under house arrest in Xiaoling Mausoleum.
Although Law Ming and Rosen had severed ties, he was still an Imperial Son-in-Law and held a noble title. Furthermore, Ron often provided financial assistance to Law Ming.
So Law Ming's life was no different from before.
Moreover, Law Ming only severed ties with Rosen; he still maintained contact with his mother, Ron, and his younger sister, Luo Mingyue.
"Brother."
Just then, Law Ming heard Luo Mingyue's voice.
Turning his head, he saw Luo Mingyue skipping towards him.
"Mingyue, why are you here?"
"Just out for a stroll," Luo Mingyue said as if it were the most natural thing.
"You're not a child anymore. You should know about the separation of men and women. The streets are filled with all sorts of people from all walks of life. If someone touches your body, it will be a lifelong blemish. You're already twenty, why don't you find a husband and just wander outside all day?"
"Father doesn't even care about me, why do you care so much?" Luo Mingyue's face immediately darkened.
"That old scoundrel clings to power and influence; how can there be any familial affection in his heart? How could he possibly care about you? You're twenty and he hasn't found you a husband yet; I'm afraid he wants to sell you to the imperial family again."
"Father isn't that kind of person. He said he would only marry me off if I agreed." Luo Mingyue also knew that her elder brother and father were at odds. Her ears had grown calloused from hearing about it over the years.
At first, when Luo Mingyue heard Law Ming call their father an old scoundrel, she would argue, but over time, she grew tired of it.
Her stance was the same as Ron's: neither of them was wrong.
You are loyal to your emperor, and I support my Prince of Yan.
Why is it that the emperor you support is loyal, righteous, benevolent, and filial, while my support for the Prince of Yan is an act of great rebellion?
In fact, compared to Law Ming's theories, Luo Mingyue leaned more towards her father.
On one hand, she was closer to her father; on the other hand, the victor is King, and the loser is a bandit. Her father protected the lives of their entire family, so she naturally believed in her father's decisions more.
Were they supposed to sacrifice the lives of their entire family to fulfill Law Ming's loyalty, filial piety, benevolence, and righteousness?
Luo Mingyue and Law Ming parted ways unhappily.
Luo Mingyue was pampered by Rosen since childhood. Although she wasn't lawless, her personality was quite free-spirited and uninhibited. What she disliked most was Law Ming's dogmatic preaching.
He would constantly talk about the separation of men and women, the differences between men and women, how women should assist their husbands and raise their children, and how women should not leave the house.
Luo Mingyue was strolling alone on the street when a group of people approached.
The leader rode a tall horse, was strong and powerful, had a big beard, and a rugged face. It was Zhu Gaoxu.
Zhu Gaoxu saw Luo Mingyue walking towards him and his gaze immediately fixated on her.
"Whose daughter is that woman?" Zhu Gaoxu asked his attendants.
"I don't know, I'll go ask."
Zhu Gaoxu waved his hand, dismounted his horse directly, and strode to Luo Mingyue's front.
"Miss, would you mind telling me your name?"
"No," Luo Mingyue glanced at Zhu Gaoxu, then walked directly around him.
Zhu Gaoxu immediately took two steps to block Luo Mingyue's path: "King am the Prince of Han. Why not tell King where Miss lives? Tomorrow, King will come to propose marriage."
Luo Mingyue's face showed impatience: "I'm not interested in you. Can't you understand human words?"
"Haha... King just loves your personality." Zhu Gaoxu reached out and grabbed Luo Mingyue's wrist: "Come, take me to see your elders. Today, King will finalize the marriage."
Luo Mingyue suddenly reversed her grip, seizing Zhu Gaoxu's wrist, and then twisted it forcefully.
"Ah ah..." Zhu Gaoxu cried out in pain.
He never dreamed that he would be subdued by a woman with her arm twisted behind her back.
He had followed Zhu Di in campaigns across the north and south, fighting on the front lines. His martial arts were not something ordinary people could compare to.
In shock and anger, Zhu Gaoxu swung his elbow back at Luo Mingyue.
Luo Mingyue dodged Zhu Gaoxu's elbow and kicked him in the knee joint. Zhu Gaoxu immediately fell to his knees.
"You stinking hussy..."
At this point, Zhu Gaoxu's subordinates also surrounded Luo Mingyue.
Seeing the crowd, Luo Mingyue knew she couldn't win, and eventually pushed Zhu Gaoxu away.
When had Zhu Gaoxu ever been so humiliated? He stood up and looked at Luo Mingyue, his face filled with gloom.
"What, the Prince of Han can't even defeat a mere girl like me, so now it's a group attack?"
Zhu Gaoxu gritted his teeth as he looked at Luo Mingyue, but eventually waved his hand. There were too many people around, and it was inconvenient for him to act.
"You assaulted a prince, just wait for your whole family to be implicated," Zhu Gaoxu said, gritting his teeth.
"Hmph! How can the Prince of Han commit indecency in the street and not allow a commoner like me to fight back?"
"King am a prince, representing the dignity of the imperial family. Your assault on King is a great disrespect," Zhu Gaoxu snorted coldly: "Men, take her to the Court of the Imperial Clan."
Cases involving the imperial clan were generally handled by the Court of the Imperial Clan.
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