Wen Chaoshan stopped in the middle of the road with a serious face.
Seeing Xie Xun and Chen Anning's horses stop, Wen Chaoshan, who was over sixty years old, strode towards them. Walking to a position ten steps away, he clasped his hands and bowed deeply to Chen Anning, "I am incompetent and failed to teach my granddaughter well. I have offended Miss Chen Er. I ask Miss Chen to give her a life." !”
Chen Anning glanced at the crowd watching the excitement around her, her eyes getting colder.
Wen Chaoshan expected that after she poisoned Wen Yating, he wanted to use public opinion to coerce her into handing over the antidote.
"Miss Wen is so arrogant and domineering, not just for one day or two," Xie Xun said softly, his words not hiding his sarcasm, "In those years when I was ill and unable to speak, I was bullied by her. After I recovered from the illness, Miss Wen again I often spread rumors that I am very fond of her. Did Mr. Wen just recover from his deafness and blindness today?"
"Why didn't I see you step in to stop me when I was wronged? Miss I heard that evildoers will be punished today, and they will suffer from a serious disease, and will die soon, so you can't sit still?"
Wen Yating even bullied him, let alone ordinary people?
He originally wanted to take advantage of their ignorance and force Chen Anning to save people, but now listening to their gloating instructions, Wen Chaoshan's old face became a little uneasy. But compared to what Wen Yating saw as indiscriminate bullying without status, Wen Chaoshan was much more cautious.
The emperor valued him very much.
But I really have to choose one or the other.
There is no way the emperor would choose him over Guangling Palace.
Understanding this, although he was worried about Xie Xun's disrespect in his heart, his face immediately showed a look of fear, "I am a lowly official who has failed to teach his son well. Please forgive me, Sir Xie."
As he said that, he was about to kneel down.
Xie Xunjing looked at him and didn't stop him.
Wen Chaoshan was halfway down his knees, and when he saw that he was silent, he felt even more annoyed. With a gloomy face, he was about to retract his legs when he suddenly heard Prince Guangling say: "What are you doing?"
Wen Chaoshan sneered twice in his heart, quickly knelt down on the ground, put his hands on the ground, kowtowed and said: "I have no idea how to teach my son. Please forgive me, Mr. Xie and Miss Chen Er!"
King Guangling got off the carriage, took a look at Wen Chaoshan, and asked Xie Xun, "What happened?"
Xie Xun turned over and dismounted, took a look at Wen Chaoshan, and said mockingly: "Master Wen's granddaughter suddenly fell ill when she was looking for trouble for An Ning at a banquet hosted by her cousin. Master Wen loves his granddaughter so much that he blocked our way and gave us An Ning is 'making amends' and asking An Ning to let his granddaughter live."
King Guangling went out early this morning and was not clear about what happened at the banquet. However, when he heard that Wen Yating was making trouble for Chen Anning, he did not wake him up and asked Wen Chaoshan directly: "Why is your granddaughter making trouble for Anning?" ?”
Wen Chaoshan was stunned for a moment.
He remembered that when he heard that Yating was bullying Xie Xun, it was not without rumors that it reached the ears of King Guangling, but King Guangling never asked him about it, and his official and private affairs remained the same as before, and did not cause any obstacles for him. son.
Even when Wen Yating spread the news that Xie Xun favored her, he took the initiative to comfort her and told him not to take it to heart.
This is why he chose to kneel in the street after hearing King Guangling's voice.
only……
"Why don't you answer?" King Guangling frowned and said, "Forget it that your granddaughter is causing trouble for An Ning. I can think that she has a bad upbringing, but what's the matter with you? Your granddaughter has a sudden illness. What does An Ning have to do with it? Do you want to ask her to see a doctor? , to put it bluntly. For a person of such an age and the top official in the government, he can’t have the nerve to invite her, so he has the nerve to kneel down and force her in front of the public?”
"Xiaguan..." Wen Chaoshan gritted his teeth and stood up decisively and said, "It's not that Xiaguan doesn't want to talk properly, it's because Xiaguan's granddaughter has always been in good health and has never had any serious illnesses. Xiaguan suspects that the so-called serious illness is due to Chen It’s because the second lady poisoned you!”
"Lord Wen!" King Guangling's face suddenly darkened, "I respect you as an old minister, and I respect you so much just now! You said that An Ning poisoned your granddaughter, okay, what is the evidence! I will not give up until you can produce evidence. !”
Hearing that Chaoshan didn't expect that King Guangling would protect Chen Anning to this point, his heart sank for a moment, and he immediately clasped his hands and said: "Your Majesty's words are serious, I will lower my official rank..."
King Guangling snorted and asked Xie Xun, "Where is Miss Wen!"
Chen Anning replied: "It should still be at the Guangling Prince's Mansion."
King Guangling glared at Xie Xun fiercely, "You can't even protect someone, you're a loser!"
When Xie Xun was about to quibble, he said calmly: "Come here, go to the Imperial Hospital immediately and invite all the Imperial Medical Orders, Imperial Medical Officers, Medical Supervisors, etc. to me! In addition, go and bring the Imperial Medical Officer, the Criminal Department, etc. Invite the King, the Minister, and others!"
The accompanying guards obeyed the order and left immediately.
Wen Chaoshan took two steps back with his eyes darkened, then quickly knelt down on the ground, "Your Majesty, please calm down. I feel sorry for my granddaughter who was tortured by illness, and she just said the wrong thing in desperation. I will apologize to the Prince, and I will thank you." Sir, make amends to Miss Chen Er!"
King Guangling ignored him at all, turned around and got into the carriage.
Xie Xun shrugged at Chen Anning, "It seems that there is no food left."
"You don't have to eat, but remember to pay back the money." Chen Anning said and got on the horse.
"What a little money addict!" Xie Xun muttered a few words, then he also got on his horse, and together with Chen Anning, accompanied by Prince Guangling's carriage, returned to Prince Guangling's Mansion.
Wen Chaoshan didn't dare to delay at all. He quickly got up. He didn't care what the people around him were saying. He quickly got on the carriage and urged: "Hurry, hurry to the Guangling Prince's Mansion!"
Guangling Palace.
After Xie Xun and Chen Anning left, Hua Jin was frightened and sat on the ground, unable to get up for a long time. It wasn't until Princess Guangling, the eldest princess, and Princess Tongchang passed by and saw her that they asked the maid to help her up.
After asking what happened, Princess Guangling couldn't help but sigh.
After all, she is a niece, and Princess Guangling is not willing to criticize her too harshly. After asking someone to help her down to rest, after thinking about it, she soft-heartedly asked someone to call the imperial doctor.
"You blame me too," Princess Guangling said, "If it hadn't been for..."
"It's over now. You don't have to worry about it all the time." The eldest princess said softly, "There are so many young talents in the capital. All we have to do is find a good marriage for her."
Princess Guangling sighed: "I think so, but I'm afraid she won't!"
The eldest princess said: "If she continues to be so stubborn, she will be delayed."
"She should not be stubborn anymore." Princess Tongchang suddenly said. Facing the inquiring gazes of Princess Guangling and Princess Dachang, she smiled and said, "In the past, she was obsessed with thinking that she was superior to Miss Chen Er. Today, Miss Chen Er has defeated Meng in all aspects of piano, chess, calligraphy and painting." Fourth Miss, in terms of martial arts, Miss Fang San can’t even pass a single move in her hands. The advantage she thought she had over Miss Chen Er is no longer there, so it’s time to wake up from her so-called obsessiveness.”
Princess Guangling glanced thoughtfully at the direction Hua Jin was leaving: So the purpose of her and Hua Rong's banquet was to make Chen Anning look bad in order to ruin the betrothal gift that had been given for two days?
A chill suddenly rose in her heart.
The eldest princess was keenly aware of her strangeness, and winked at Princess Tongchang to tell her to stop talking. After Wen Yan comforted her, she said with comfort: "She and Mr. She is obsessed with being a wife to Mr. Xie, and since Mr. Xie is outstanding both in appearance and talent, it is normal for her to have some obsessions."
"No matter what her purpose for hosting the party is, as long as she stays in peace from now on."
Princess Guangling took a deep breath and was about to speak when she saw Xie Xun and Chen Anning, who had left earlier, coming over accompanied by Prince Guangling's carriage.
Stop talking and stop walking.
After everyone approached, she asked: "What happened? Why are you back?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Wen Chaoshan, who was chasing after him, quickly got out of the carriage, pushed away the entourage who wanted to help him, and trotted towards them.
