Emperor Yong frowned when he heard this, "Isn't today the eldest son of the Qiao family getting married? Why did Qiao Zhongguo come to the palace?"
When the queen heard this, her heart twitched.
However, she did not show any concern, and just said lightly: "Your Majesty, is there something urgent in the Qiao family?"
Emperor Yong couldn't sit still after hearing this, so he got up and left.
The Queen saluted respectfully and said, "Your Majesty."
Emperor Yong just turned around and walked out of the palace door, and the queen straightened up with a cold expression.
Sure enough, after treating men as insignificant things, life becomes much easier.
Let’s stop worrying about Zhan’er’s wedding. There are a lot of things that need to be prepared carefully...
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When Emperor Yong arrived at the imperial study, he saw the prince and Qiao Zhongguo standing at the door, followed by a group of people, one of whom was still wearing a cloak.
Emperor Yong opened his mouth and asked: "Zhan'er, what's going on? Qiao Aiqing, isn't your family very happy today? What are you doing here in the palace?"
The prince hurriedly bowed and replied: "Back to my father, there were some mistakes at the Qiao Mansion wedding banquet, and I would like to ask my father to make a decision."
Emperor Yong glanced at everyone and said calmly: "Come in and talk."
Huang Pei hurried forward to open the door of the imperial study and welcomed Emperor Yong in.
The prince walked in front, and Qiao Zhongguo walked behind, protecting the eldest princess. As soon as the three of them entered the imperial study, the palace door was closed.
Emperor Yong sat down and looked at the man wearing the cloak. Before he could speak, the eldest princess took off the cloak.
She had already tidied herself up in the carriage and looked quite dignified at this time.
Xu had already thought of a countermeasure on the way, and the eldest princess looked much calmer at this time.
Emperor Yong was a little surprised, "Xian'er? What's going on?"
The prince bowed and told everything about what he had just seen in Qiao Mansion.
When he learned that the eldest princess had lost all her appearance outside, Emperor Yong looked gloomy and was very unhappy.
The eldest princess hurriedly knelt on the ground and shouted: "Father, Xian'er has lost the dignity of the royal family and is willing to be punished, but please ask father to make the decision for Xian'er and find out the culprit!"
Qiao Zhongguo's eyes flashed slightly when he heard this.
Hey, the eldest princess is trying to play the trick of calling the thief to catch the thief?
He immediately took a step forward and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, I second my opinion!"
"The eldest princess had an accident at the minister's house, and I cannot escape the blame for my death. More importantly, Tan Xiuzhan almost collided with the eldest princess!"
"I don't know why there was such a big mistake in the house, and the eldest princess mistakenly walked to the front yard where the male guests are changing."
Qiao Zhongguo's face was heavy, and he was full of heartache when talking about this matter.
"Tan Xiuzhan?"
Emperor Yong quickly caught the key words.
After all, this is the most useful new minister in recent times, and he is extremely satisfied with it in every aspect.
The eldest princess looked a little panicked when she heard this, but quickly calmed down.
Emperor Yong tilted his head and asked, "Where is Tan Xiuzhuan?"
Just at this moment, Huang Pei outside the hall called out softly: "Your Majesty, Tan Xiuzhuan is here to see you."
"Xuan!" Emperor Yong raised his voice.
Tan Hanchi walked in. As soon as the door of the palace was closed, Tan Hanchi knelt on the ground and shouted:
"Your Majesty, I don't want to treat you as a princess, so I ask your Majesty to fulfill your wishes!"
These words were so straightforward that Emperor Yong's face suddenly darkened, the eldest princess clenched her hands, but Qiao Zhongguo's eyes lit up.
This boy Tan's brain is very useful. Now that someone is taking the lead, he is happy to rest.
"Tan Aiqing, when did I say that I would give you Princess Shang?"
Emperor Yong's eyebrows were deep and he looked at Tan Hanchi with an inquiring gaze.
Tan Hanchi raised his head "somewhat astonished" when he heard this, glanced at the eldest princess on the side, then immediately lowered his head and said quickly:
"Back to Your Majesty, there is a wedding banquet in Qiao Mansion today. On my way back from the dressing room, I was blocked by the eldest princess."
"The eldest princess never had any maids by her side. She even drank the Qiao family's servants away, and then...then..."
"Then what?" Emperor Yong asked with a frown.
Tan Hanchi was slightly shaken, and then he spoke in "fear": "I know that meeting in private is not a proper etiquette, but the eldest princess tried to persuade me to stay, and even...even grabbed me by the hem of my clothes!"
"Your Majesty, I was extremely frightened and was about to retreat due to disrespect. However, a fragrant and sweet fragrance emanated from the princess, causing people to become confused!"
"Just when I was about to lose my mind, I happened to meet Mr. Qiao who was returning from changing clothes, and dragged me away in time!"
"Your Majesty, I have never offended the princess, and I have no intention of insulting the princess. It's just that the eldest princess...the eldest princess is so bold, I thought I had the instruction of the emperor."
"For more than ten years, I have traveled thousands of miles, traveled thousands of miles, and endured many hardships in the imperial examinations. Only then did I come to the Holy Master's side."
"I wholeheartedly want to repay the Holy Majesty and be loyal to the imperial court. I hope that the Holy Majesty will show mercy on me and be willing to repay the favor. Don't let me surrender to the princess!"
Having said this, Tan Hanchi touched his forehead to the ground and bowed deeply.
Emperor Yong's expression changed when he heard this, because what Tan Hanchi said and what Qiao Zhongguo just said were consistent!
"Xian'er, what's going on?"
Emperor Yong looked unclear and looked at the eldest princess on the ground.
The eldest princess was still kneeling. When she saw this, she immediately said in a loud voice: "Father, the reason why Xian'er took the risk to find Tan Xiuzuan is understandable!"
Qiao Zhongguo raised his eyebrows slightly when he heard this. The eldest princess was really smart. She knew that the sophistry was untenable, so she openly admitted that she had gone to find Tan Hanchi.
He wanted to see how the eldest princess would name a flower!
The eldest princess looked miserable, and her eyes suddenly turned red.
"Father, you also know that I went to look for my second brother once in July, but you didn't see that my second brother has lost a lot of weight and his overall energy is not good."
"Xian'er felt extra pity for his second brother when he saw his biological mother was gone when he was a child. Now that he has entered the clan's house and been trained like this, Xian'er feels really sad in his heart!"
"But the second brother really made a mistake and made his father angry, so Xian'er didn't dare to go to his father to plead for mercy, nor did she dare to ask his father's current attitude."
"Xian'er just thought that Tan Xiuzuan is now a popular person in front of his father. He might know a little bit about his father's thoughts, so he tried his best to meet Tan Xiuzuan."
"Father, Xian'er was too impatient and lost his sense of control, and Tan Xiuzuan actually misunderstood Xian'er's meaning!"
"As for the aroma that Tan Xiuzhuan mentioned, I'm afraid it was the thief who set off on Xian'er in advance and wanted to make Xian'er lose face!"
When the prince heard this, he couldn't help but sigh. The eldest imperial sister really followed her biological mother, Concubine Wan. It was not simple at all.
They, mother and daughter, were well aware of their father's affection for Concubine Yu and his second brother, and they had made perfect use of and guessed their father's thoughts over the years.
Empress Wan Fei even used this to stand firm in the harem, attracting her father to visit her several times every month.
Today, the imperial sister still moved out her second brother and the concubine, left herself completely alone, and even acted out a show of deep brother-sister love.
Fortunately, fortunately, Mrs. Qiao was extremely smart and sent the key witnesses in time.
This time, I want to make the eldest sister unable to argue!
