As a result, the people who Assistant Minister Li wanted to seek help from, either found various reasons to refuse or directly ordered the doorkeeper, “If Assistant Minister Li comes, just tell him that the master isn’t home!” 

Seeing that he was so filial, the Ministry of Revenue’s Minister Liu pitied him and reminded him one day after court, “Whoever started the trouble should end it. Official Li should go back and think about why Royal Prince Yang blacklisted your household. Did you offend him?” 

“Offend Royal Prince Yang? Who would dare?” Suddenly, he recalled that day that his oldest son got beaten up. He seemed to have said that his daughter had offended the Ministry of Revenue’s female official. During those few days, his daughter kept scolding that lass with the surname Yu… Could it be that Royal Prince Yang was targeting their family because of this? Assistant Minister Li finally understood the underlying problem. 

He disregarded going back to work at the Ministry of Appointments and hurried home. He had his wife wake up his daughter, who was still in bed, and asked for the details of what happened on the day of the flower competition. Li Meirou naturally made it seem like she was in the right. She described Yu Xiaocao...