After Zhen Yuhuan left, Jia Lian raised his head, glanced at the princess indifferently, turned around and left.
Her identity is there, at least on the surface, a minister cannot do anything to the concubine.
However, this does not mean that Jia Lian is afraid of her. On the contrary, Jia Lian felt some pity for this domineering woman.
I heard that Xiao Jing is the prince's father-in-law, which means he is the grandfather of the woman in front of him.
Although Jia Lian couldn't see it with his own eyes, he could guess with his eyes closed that Xiao Jing, the prince's father-in-law and the core leader of the prince group, took the lead in giving Emperor Ningkang a heavy blow at the birthday banquet of the prince. .
This act of seeking death, regardless of Xiao Jing's own considerations, will definitely be a huge blow to the prince's status in Emperor Ning Kang's heart.
Now it's even better. Just after Xiao Jing finished, his granddaughter completely disregarded the overall situation and pushed the daughter of the Zhen family who was invited to Beijing by the queen into the water.
It is conceivable that it would be better if nothing happened today, but if Zhen Yuhuan really had a problem, not only would the marriage between the Prince's Mansion and the Jiangnan Zhen family cease to exist, but the queen's reputation as a matchmaker would also be completely wiped out!
It can be said that women in some cities would not do such a stupid thing that could cut off the prince's two arms, at least not openly. But this Crown Princess just did it!
It reminds me of the incident when the prince helped guarantee the Zhou family's gambling capital of 10,000 taels, but when it was delivered to the Rongguo Mansion, the people below him misappropriated 2,000 taels. As a result, Jia Lian had a poor opinion of the prince for a long time.
On the surface, there seems to be nothing wrong with the prince, but why do the people around him always hold him back?
I don't know whether to sympathize with his teammates, or scold him for being incompetent: he can't even restrain the people around him.
But no matter what, these are the reasons. As the saying goes, when an avalanche occurs, no snowflake is innocent.
Jia Lian didn't know whether the prince's snow mountain would collapse under the weight of these snowflakes. He didn't really care, but he was sure that if the princess continued to behave like this without repentance, her end would be miserable.
Although Jia Lian thought so, the princess didn't think so.
Even if Princess Zhaoyang said she wanted to complain in front of the Queen Mother, she was not too afraid. With her status, let alone simply teaching Zhen Yuhuan a lesson, she would not be afraid even if she accidentally killed that "humble" woman.
She was the Crown Princess, the future mother of the country, and she came from a famous family. Her grandfather was a first-rank minister in the current dynasty, so she wouldn't have to sacrifice her life for the daughter of a mere fourth-rank official, right?
Therefore, when she saw Jia Lian wanting to leave, she thought Jia Lian was afraid, and immediately exclaimed: "Want to run? No way!"
"Why are you little slaves standing still? Why haven't you arrested this person who broke into the forbidden palace and made trouble and handed him over to the inner court for punishment?"
After hearing what the Crown Princess said, the eunuchs who were watching the situation from a distance thought about it and came forward in groups.
"Let's see who dares."
Princess Zhaoyang stood beside Jia Lian. Seeing the movement around her, she gave a cold drink, and all the eunuchs stood there.
The Crown Princess is indeed noble, but Her Royal Highness the Eldest Princess is not lower than the Crown Princess, and she was once the mistress of Weiyang Palace. Even now, no one in Weiyang Palace dares to disrespect her orders.
Therefore, facing the crown princess and the eldest princess, it was easy for the eunuchs to make a choice. They allowed the crown princess to yell and scold them, and just stood aside and acted as pillars.
Princess Zhaoyang glanced at the Crown Princess with disgust, then turned back to Jia Lian and said, "The clothes on Marquis Zhenyuan are also wet. It's better to change into another set of clothes before leaving the palace to avoid catching the cold disease."
Jia Lian thought about it after hearing this. To be honest, it's a lie that it's not cold when I'm wrapped in wet clothes in this weather.
It's just that he is a martial arts practitioner and is physically strong. Thinking that after leaving the harem, using his identity to go to various functions in the palace and change into clothes casually, there would be no problem.
"Do you have anything here that I can wear?"
Princess Zhaoyang smiled and said: "Of course I don't have clothes for men, so I can only wrong the Marquis and try on the uniform of a chamberlain."
Hearing that Princess Zhaoyang wanted him to wear eunuch clothes, Jia Lian frowned, but did not refuse.
Just when Princess Zhaoyang ignored the Crown Princess and was about to take Jia Lian to change clothes, and the furious Crown Princess was already preparing to send someone to call the inner court guards, the old maid next to the Queen Mother came over.
"The Queen Mother has a decree to invite the Crown Princess, Her Royal Highness the Princess, and the Marquis of Zhenyuan to Weiyang Palace for questioning."
Princess Zhaoyang said: "Marquis Zhenyuan's clothes got wet in order to save others. Please forgive me and let him change his clothes first."
"No need, let's talk about it after meeting the Queen Mother."
Jia Lian knew that the Queen Mother must have heard about what happened here, so he called them over. Since this is a confrontation in front of a person, what could be more convincing than the wet clothes on his body?
As for the matter of trespassing into the Forbidden Palace, if he didn't want to expose his relationship with Princess Zhaoyang, he might have no choice but to admit it. There was nothing he could do. When he heard the cry for help, Jia Lian recognized it as the voice of Zhen Yuhuan's personal maid, and had no time to worry about it.
The old grandma said with a serious smile: "In that case, please come."
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It was the first time for Jia Lian to cross the main entrance of Chonghua Palace today, but it was not the first time for Weiyang Palace.
Moreover, this place is very lively today. I think most of the royal family members and family members who came to the palace to celebrate the birthday of the Supreme Emperor gathered here.
It was still a familiar bedroom. The difference from when the Queen Mother forced him to marry Princess Zhaoyang was that the bead curtain was hung on the front that day, but today the curtains were hung on both sides.
Through the curtains on both sides, you can glimpse the figures of many ladies inside.
At the top, in addition to the Queen Mother and the Queen, there were two beautiful women sitting on the other side.
One of them turned out to be Yuan Chun, and the other woman in palace attire. Based on her seat and age, Jia Lian guessed that she must be Concubine Wu, the biological mother of the third prince.
"Mother, you have to make the decision for your son..."
Before being greeted, the Crown Princess, who had just entered the palace, threw herself at the Queen in a coquettish manner. Looking at her, she looked as if she had been greatly wronged.
"Just now, Erchen was walking behind, and happened to meet the sister of the Zhen family. Erchen thought that she was the concubine chosen by the queen for the prince, and was his future sister. He felt very happy, so he stepped forward to talk to her. Reflect on your own words.
Who knows, the sister of the Zhen family is not sure whether she was too happy to see her son, or she was too thin, and suddenly fell off the Furong Bridge when the wind blew her. Fortunately, there is Hibiscus Pond below.
Erchen panicked and was about to find someone to rescue her.
Who would have thought that this Jia Lian would suddenly rush out, and regardless of the facts, he would falsely accuse me of pushing the sister of the Zhen family down. Mother, this is a forbidden palace. This Jia Lian actually appeared for no reason. He dared to harm his son!
Later, Qingran also came, but she didn't help me, and she even helped a foreign minister to speak. Mother, you must make the decision for your children..."
The Crown Princess who entered the Weiyang Palace did not show her previous domineering attitude. She rushed to the Queen's side, sobbing and wiping her tears. In a few words, she turned the matter upside down.
As for Jia Lian's name, it was not difficult for her to know when she heard the old nanny call him Marquis Zhenyuan. Even if she doesn't know it herself, her people have heard it.
Jia Lian felt cold in his heart. No wonder so many women died in palace battles in previous TV series.
It turns out that the truth of many things is not important. What is important is the person singing the opera, and more importantly, the person who upholds justice on the stage. It is conceivable that if the people on the stage are deliberately partial, the people below will have no way to complain even if they have all kinds of grievances!
It's just that Jia Lian doesn't believe that the Queen Mother and the Queen will favor the Crown Princess today. Therefore, everything she does can only be a clumsy performance by a clown.
Sure enough, the Queen calmly pushed away the Crown Princess's hands holding her arms, and said in a neutral tone: "The Queen Mother is here today. Let the Queen Mother decide what the truth is."
When the Crown Princess heard this, something bad flashed through her heart. The Queen Mother is young and doesn't like to be disturbed, so even though she is the Crown Princess, she rarely sees her. She feels that she has no friendship with the Queen Mother, and now she looks at the Queen Mother with a flattering expression.
The Queen Mother said: "Qingran, tell me, what exactly happened?"
"Back to the Queen Mother, the Queen Mother's words were untrue. According to what Zhaoyang saw at the time, it was indeed the Queen Mother who pushed Miss Zhen's family into the Furong Pond.
In addition to Zhaoyang and Zhenyuan Hou, there are also the maids around the emperor's wife and the personal maids around Miss Zhen's family who can testify to this. "
"You're talking nonsense..."
"Quiet."
Although the Queen Mother usually paid no attention to matters inside and outside the palace, her identity was there, and with a gentle scolding, the Crown Princess did not dare to do anything wrong again.
"Marquis Zhenyuan, what do you say?"
"Reporting to the Queen Mother, Her Royal Highness is right. If the Queen Mother doesn't believe it, you can ask Man Xue, the maid next to my sworn sister, to reply, or you can confront the Crown Princess face to face after my sworn sister has changed her clothes."
Hearing what Jia Lian said, the queen couldn't sit still. She immediately asked: "How is Yu Huan?"
"Queen, although my sworn sister is fine for the time being, she is too frightened. Besides, her body is already delicate. If she fell into the water in such a cold season, even if nothing happens now, I'm afraid it will be a big hindrance to the future."
As soon as Jia Lian finished speaking, there was a sudden movement behind the curtain. Jia Lian took a look and saw that Mrs. Zhen's wife was probably among them.
The Queen also heard it. She looked very unhappy and glared at the Crown Princess. She had clearly made her stakes clear to him, and he had promised well. She didn't expect that today, when they met for the first time, he would cause such a big trouble for her!
Even the words "hateful" are not enough to describe the queen's mood at this time.
Seeing this, the Crown Princess felt guilty, knowing that she could not hide it from the Queen and others, so she simply bypassed this situation, pointed at Jia Lian and shouted: "He is him. How could he, a foreign minister, suddenly appear in Weiyang Palace? Could it be that he is related to Jia Lian?" Someone in the harem is having an affair. Today, on the occasion of the Emperor’s birthday, he came to have a private meeting with his lover? Please ask the Queen Mother and the Imperial Grandmother to investigate..."
"presumptuous."
The Queen Mother's expression finally darkened, she looked at the Crown Princess and asked, "Are you talking about the people in this palace, or are you talking about this palace?"
As soon as these words came out, the Queen's expression changed and she quickly winked at the Crown Princess. If the Queen Mother doesn't answer this question well, something big will happen, right?
Are you saying that the Queen Mother has an affair with a foreign minister? Not to mention the Crown Princess, even she, the Queen, cannot bear such a big charge.
The Crown Princess was finally not an idiot. After hearing this, she quickly said: "No, no, the Queen Mother misunderstood. I was talking about the palace, the palace maid, no, not the palace maid of Weiyang Palace, but another palace..."
The Crown Princess was also stuttered by the Queen Mother's sudden words.
"enough."
The Queen Mother glanced at Princess Zhaoyang, and then said: "Marquis Zhenyuan was summoned to the inner palace by someone from this palace.
Today at the birthday banquet, the Emperor ordered the Marquis of Zhenyuan to compose a poem on the spot. The Marquis of Zhenyuan composed a poem "Ode to the Pines" on the spot, which greatly pleased the Emperor Longyan.
I was also very pleased, so I had someone call him in, ready to praise him a few words and give him a small reward on behalf of the Supreme Emperor.
The Marquis of Zhenyuan was ordered to enter the palace. Why did it come to your mouth that he was having an affair with the palace people? What is your intention? "
Jia Lian was a little surprised by the Queen Mother's words. He looked up at the bright Queen Mother and didn't understand why she said that.
The Crown Princess was also confused and said subconsciously: "But if the Queen Mother summoned him, why didn't he dare to tell me when I asked him before? Also, the maids around me said that they saw him in the west courtyard of Weiyang Palace. There are also people who climbed over the palace wall, including Qingran..."
The Crown Princess was a little hesitant after all. What she actually wanted to say was that Jia Lian had an affair with Princess Zhaoyang. Because her maid saw it, Jia Lian and Princess Zhaoyang had climbed over the wall before.
But he was afraid that speaking out would make the Queen Mother even more angry.
Jia Lian said: "Back to the Queen Mother, I was led by the palace servants to Weiyang Palace. I met Her Royal Highness the Princess on the way. Because the princess cared about the service of protecting her, she condescended to chat with her. Who knew she heard someone next to her? There was a cry for help, so I climbed over the wall to save people.
Although the matter was urgent, I finally violated the palace prohibition and asked the Queen Mother to punish me. "
At this point, everyone has almost figured out the cause and effect of the matter.
Yuan Chun stood up and said: "My second brother is young. Please give the Queen Mother a gentle treatment for his eagerness to save people. In such a cold day, his clothes are still wet. Please allow the Queen Mother to allow me to take care of him." After taking him down to change into clean clothes, he will come back to listen to the Queen Mother's instructions."
Yuanchun saw that Jia Lian was all wet, and he was already worried. When she heard the princess accuse Jia Lian of breaking into the forbidden palace, although she didn't know the reason, she prepared a reason for Jia Lian to escape.
It was said that she missed her brother, so she took advantage of the birthday banquet to summon him to the palace to see him. Who knew that Jia Lian did not break in privately, but was summoned by the Queen Mother.
Seeing that the matter was almost settled at this time, she was afraid that Jia Lian would be frozen, so she immediately came out to plead for mercy.
Not to mention Yuanchun, Jia Lian looks like this right now, wearing a wet robe, his hair is wet and dripping, and the water droplets have covered his clean and dustless face. There is a certain desolation in his handsomeness. I don't know how many women in the palace were secretly worried.
"Fengzao Palace is too far away from here."
The Queen Mother glanced at Jia Lian and called to the side: "Su Quan."
"The slave is here."
"Take Zhenyuan Marquis down and change into something clean, then bring him over."
"yes."
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(End of chapter)
