In desperation, Princess Anping yelled.
The people present were all human beings. Princess Anping seemed to have said nothing, but she seemed to have said everything.
Tao Yaoyao stood aside with red eyes, and soon tears fell like rain. Chu Wulang felt distressed and angry when he saw this, "The third prince is too bullying, Yaoyao, let's go into the palace."
Tao Yaoyao wiped her tears and followed Chu Wulang out, "Fifth brother, it's me who fails to live up to expectations, so let's not disturb His Majesty."
"Fart, none of our sons in the Chu family dare to say anything when they are bullied. Don't be afraid. When you enter the palace later, the fifth brother will seek justice for you."
The brother and sister quickly disappeared from everyone's sight. Mrs. Ruyang Hou glanced at Princess Anping, and then said deliberately, "This child Yaoyao also has a hard life. I hope your Majesty can give him justice today."
After saying that, he looked worried and turned to look at Ruyang Hou, "What happened today happened in our house anyway. You and I are both the masters of the house. It's not like the past, but I still have to entertain guests. So I’ll trouble you to make this trip.”
Ruyanghou originally wanted to go, but now that Mrs. Ruyanghou said this, he became more and more justified.
Zhang Jing followed and said, "Your Majesty is also involved in this matter and should report to His Majesty."
Princess Anping thought that the matter would end here, but she didn't expect that they would go to the palace one by one to sue her. Her expression was twisted with anger.
Seeing this, Princess Zhou deliberately said, "Your Majesty is using the Chu family now. The Chu family only has one granddaughter, but the princess is bullying her at this time, fearing that she will be in big trouble when she enters the palace.
But every injustice has its owner, and every debt has its owner, so the princess must not show off her strength. "
For a moment, Princess Anping seemed to understand what Princess Zhou said, but when she thought about it carefully, she felt that she must not be so kind.
Today's birthday banquet was caused by Princess Anping, so everyone had no intention of joking. After sending Princess Anping away, everyone found excuses to leave.
"Do you think Tao Yaoyao can cancel this marriage today?"
In Guanyun Pavilion, when Wen Qi said this, he glanced at Xie Lan, "However, as long as Princess Anping is not stupid, the third prince will not be able to get out in a short time."
Xie Lan knocked on the back of the chair with his hand. He didn't get up and leave until the sun was obscured by dark clouds.
"If you are really free recently, go check on the beggar just now."
What's the meaning?
Wen Qi caught up with him, "If I remember correctly, that beggar helped Tao Yaoyao just now. Why do you doubt him?"
"I didn't say that."
After getting on the carriage, Chang Geng was about to ask the coachman to drive the carriage back to the palace, when Xie Lan's voice came from the carriage, "Enter the palace."
imperial study room
"Your Majesty, why does the third prince treat my daughter like this? If the third prince doesn't like my daughter, the third prince can just tell her, and I promise to stay far away and never see her alive or dead."
Tao Yaoyao cried while talking, and her cries echoed throughout the hall.
The girl's grievance and bewilderment were all written on Tao Yaoyao's face. The servants in the palace were heartbroken when they heard it and cried when they heard it.
His Majesty's face didn't look much better at this time.
"Your Majesty, I beg you, please cancel the marriage between my daughter and the third prince. Otherwise...otherwise, I'm afraid I won't be able to survive."
After Tao Yaoyao finished speaking, she suddenly rushed over and hugged the pillar in the hall. At this time, she was crying so hard that she was out of breath, but she looked like she was ashamed of her majesty and her elders.
This made His Majesty, who didn't like being threatened, see this scene and became so angry that he couldn't express it.
"Your Majesty, I don't want to force you. I just want to tell Your Majesty that your current situation is like this. Either you cancel the engagement and become an ordinary person from now on, or you will die if you are waiting for me.
What happened today was all a fluke, so my reputation was not ruined, but what about next time?
Your Majesty, I don’t hope that one day, I will be holding a pillar under this hall to prove my innocence to you. "
Chu Wulang saw that Tao Yaoyao had finished talking, so he stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, my father's request for the marriage was definitely not to push my cousin to this point.
Since the third prince doesn't want to, then forget it. As the saying goes, a melon that is twisted is not sweet. "
Chu Wulang took Tao Yaoyao and knelt in the main hall together, "Your Majesty, please cancel the engagement. My Chu family will be extremely grateful."
Tao Yaoyao threatened to die. Even if the emperor wanted to keep this marriage, he couldn't do it. This girl just hugged the pillar and said it was not a threat.
But he could see clearly that if he didn't cancel the marriage today, and the third prince would humiliate her again in the future, she would probably be killed in the street. By then, their royal family would no longer be able to take away the face.
Forget it, he didn't want to take this marriage seriously at first, but now it's just a matter of sooner or later.
"Liu Quan, according to my decree, the third prince is not worthy of the eldest daughter of the Tao family, so we should cancel their engagement. In addition, since the third prince has no intention of repenting, he should reflect in his own bedroom."
Done?
"Today is a good day. Everything you want can come true. Today and tomorrow will be good days... Good people will have peace in their lives."
On the way back, Tao Yaoyao always smiled when she saw someone spitting casually on the road. When Chu Wulang saw this, he couldn't help but remind her, "You are the only one in the Tao family who wants to break off the engagement. When Tao Shi'an knows about it, I’m afraid I won’t let you go.”
"What can he do to me?" Tao Yaoyao said nonchalantly, "The most he can do is scold me and think I don't know what's good and what's good. I've gotten used to it over the years."
Chu Wulang looked at the little girl who was well-behaved and sensible when she was young. After a few years, she developed into what she is now... It's not that she has a bad temper now.
He just felt that if they could protect her, she would definitely not be like this.
"Yaoyao, why don't you go to the border with your cousin? Although it's not as beautiful and prosperous as Kyoto, the sky is high and the sky is high, you can feel free and at ease, and no one will bully you."
"Stop it." Tao Yaoyao was afraid that she might accidentally have a heart attack, so she quickly interrupted Chu Wulang's painting.
Although Chu Wulang has never told her about the current situation of the Chu family, she is not stupid. Several military generals from ancient times have ended well.
Xie Lan, a prince, has so many helpless things, let alone the Chu family, who is feared by His Majesty.
The only thing she can do now is to protect herself and not cause trouble for them.
"Fifth brother, when will you return to the border?"
"Wait until the Queen Mother celebrates her birthday." Chu Wulang was still worried about her, and was about to talk about asking her to go to the border. At this time, the carriage suddenly stopped. Chu Wulang glanced outside, and then the smile on his face disappeared.
"Yaoyao, you go back first. If Tao Shi'an bullies you, don't be afraid. Wait until Fifth Brother goes back to help you seek justice."
Chu Wulang jumped out of the carriage, "Fifth brother still has something to do, obediently, you go back first."
When the carriage passed by the alley next to it, she saw the carriage of Prince Zhou's Mansion. Could it be that the person Fifth Brother wanted to meet was someone from Prince Zhou's Mansion?
Palace entrance
"Your Majesty, my subordinates asked the guards guarding the gate. They said that Miss Tao and the fifth son of the Chu family have left the palace. Do we still want to enter the palace?"
Chang Geng knew that his master didn't like this place, but recently he had broken his principles again and again because of Miss Tao's affairs.
If the master didn't say anything, he would pretend he didn't know, but today was a special day. If possible, he still hoped that the master would not enter the palace.
Xie Lan glanced at Chang Geng without saying anything, then got up and got out of the carriage.
Upon seeing this, Chang Geng knew that his master would definitely enter the palace today, so he took out a porcelain vase from his waist and handed it to him, "Master."
"No need." Xie Lan walked forward without even looking at the porcelain bottle in his hand.
Wutong Palace
"Your Majesty, King Dingbei is here."
The weather was nice today. Auntie was combing her hair with the Empress. When she accidentally looked up and saw Xie Lan, she immediately smiled. But when she looked down and saw the ferocious look on the Empress's face, she quickly persuaded her, "Empress, haven't you been looking forward to the prince's coming? Now? He finally came back, you can’t scare him away.”
The Queen lowered her head and said nothing, but the displeasure in her eyes was more obvious than before.
When Mammy saw this, she was about to say something, when Xie Lan had already walked in.
"See you, Your Majesty."
After the mama saluted, she called the other servants in the room to leave the room. The moment the door was closed, the queen finally raised her head and looked at Xie Lan beside her.
"How is the investigation going?"
"Didn't the Queen already know?"
This is a cold palace, but it is not isolated from the world. As long as she wants to know, she can still know it. Besides, the incident about the third prince is now making a fuss, and her people can know it without deliberately asking.
But she still asked. Xie Lan knew that this was not what she was asking about, but he couldn't say anything about other things yet.
The queen seemed to have read his thoughts, and she clenched the hand hanging in her sleeve tightly. After waiting for a while, after his expression calmed down a little, the queen took the teacup on the table and poured him a cup of tea with her own hands.
Xie Lan glanced at the tea cup, and a hint of disappointment flashed in his cold eyes.
"You can go back after drinking this cup of tea. There is no need to come here until the matter is cleared up."
Xie Lan looked at the teacup but did not move. When the Queen saw this, a flash of dissatisfaction flashed in her eyes, "Why, now even you have to dislike the tea in my cold palace?"
"My son, that's not what I meant."
Tao family
"Master, it's bad. There are rumors outside that our family Yaoyao went to the palace to cancel her marriage to the third prince, and His Majesty also agreed."
When Aunt Zhao heard the news, she felt as if the sky had collapsed and hurriedly found the study.
When Tao Shi'an first heard the news, he thought Aunt Zhao was talking nonsense. When he looked up and saw the panic on Aunt Zhao's face, he suddenly felt relieved.
"What a wonderful marriage for this unfilial son. She is seeking death."
