Outside the Imperial Study Room, Concubine Wan's face was pale and flustered, her usual dignified and elegant look completely gone.
She got the news earlier tonight that Emperor Yong went to the Queen's Yikun Palace.
Thinking that the Holy Father would not come over today, she washed herself early and prepared to go to bed.
Unexpectedly, after a while, there was a sudden commotion outside. The grandmother next to me went out to explore, and she was trembling all over when she came back.
She was so frightened that she sat up from the couch. Before she could ask, grandma was already crying and said:
"Mother, it's not good! Eunuch Huang led people to search Zhaohua Palace!"
When she heard this, she felt like the world was spinning!
Something happened to Xian'er!
Now that we have reached the stage of searching the palace, we are just missing one piece of conclusive evidence!
Huang Pei made such a big fuss that everyone knew about it, which shows that the Holy Emperor is not willing to show any favor to Xian'er!
What a mistake Xian'er made!
She hurriedly walked down from the couch, holding back the fear in her heart, and said loudly: "Don't panic! Quickly dress me up, I want to see the Holy Emperor!"
At this moment, she hurried to the door of the Imperial Study Room and happened to hear the Holy Sage, in a rage, saying that he would depose Xian'er as the princess, which scared her so much that she hurriedly shouted loudly.
When the eldest princess heard Concubine Wan's voice, her tears suddenly became even fiercer, and she couldn't help but screamed miserably: "Concubine!"
Emperor Yong snorted coldly, "Just in time! I want to ask Concubine Wan how she raised such a good daughter!"
Huang Pei hurriedly stepped forward and opened the palace door. Concubine Wan walked in quickly and was horrified when she saw the mess on the ground.
When her eyes touched the eldest princess who was kneeling on the ground, her eyes red and swollen from crying, Concubine Wan felt her heart was cut by a knife.
She hurriedly knelt down next to the eldest princess and asked miserably: "Your Majesty, what did Xian'er do wrong that you want to punish her like this?"
Emperor Yong's expression was cold. He usually thought that Concubine Wan was gentle, demure, and considerate, but now he felt that she was so useless that she couldn't even educate a daughter!
"What did you do wrong? Huang Pei, tell Concubine Wan now what kind of unscrupulous thing the eldest princess has done!"
Huang Pei immediately stepped forward and explained everything that happened tonight in a concise and concise manner.
Concubine Wan's face turned pale when she heard this, her whole body was trembling, and she almost fainted.
This... this silly boy!
Before she did such a thing, why didn't she discuss it with her mother-in-law in advance?
She even chose to plot against Tan Xiuzhan in the Qiao Mansion. Did she think that Qiao Zhongguo's reputation was empty?
Concubine Wan was extremely angry and resentful, but she was just such a daughter, and it hurt her to the core since she was a child.
Now, no matter how big a mistake Xian'er makes, she will protect her no matter what!
As soon as Huang Pei finished speaking, Concubine Wan's face suddenly darkened, she turned around and slapped the eldest princess hard!
Snapped!
This slap was so hard that it not only threw the eldest princess to the ground, but even her own palms became numb.
The eldest princess felt dizzy for a moment. After she recovered, she turned to look at Concubine Wan in disbelief.
"Mother concubine!"
When Concubine Wan saw the eldest princess's cheeks that instantly turned red, she felt pity in her heart, but she shouted angrily:
"Xian'er! You have disappointed your father and mother!"
"A marriage is about making a contribution to the country. If your father really chooses you, he values you and trusts you. How could you do such a despicable thing just to avoid a marriage?"
"Even if you are selfish and don't want to leave your homeland and your father, you can tell the truth! Your father has been partial to you since he was a child, how can he be willing to force you!"
"You absolutely should not, you should come up with such a vicious plan in an attempt to force your father to submit! It is a great injustice in the world for children to plot against their parents!"
"Tell me, do you regret it?"
The eldest princess finally came to her senses after Concubine Wan's furious rebuke, and immediately repented painfully, weeping loudly.
When the prince saw this, he had to sigh: Concubine Wan is really much smarter than the imperial sister. No wonder she is the standing elder in the harem.
After all, she was her father's pillow, and Concubine Wan knew her father too well.
In fact, looking at the whole thing, what the father cares about most is not the so-called royal face, but the emperor's sister trying every possible means to plot against him!
The father cannot tolerate betrayal by those around him, just like his second brother during the Dragon Boat Festival.
He was so partial to his second brother, but he still imprisoned him in the sect's mansion precisely because the second brother used Yu Zhaoyi's hand to plot against him!
Seeing that the eldest princess had realized her mistake, Concubine Wan hurriedly looked at the nanny beside her.
Mammy understood and immediately handed something into Concubine Wan's hand.
Concubine Wan shook it off. It was an unfinished embroidery, with hundreds of Chinese characters of various shapes and sizes already painted on it.
Concubine Wan burst into tears and said in a trembling voice: "Your Majesty, Xian'er is still a child after all. She suddenly became obsessed and did such a wrong thing."
"Look, this is the birthday gift that Xian'er prepared for you. She started working on it two months ago, and she has never left anyone behind."
"Your Majesty, Xian'er loves you dearly in her heart. She has always regarded you as her god! Please forgive her this time because she is still young and has gone astray!"
Emperor Yong lowered his eyes and looked down. The picture of longevity was laid out, which was as tall as a person. The word longevity was only half embroidered, but the stitching was fine and it could be seen that it was done with great care.
Emperor Yong raised his eyes and saw the eldest princess crying so hard that her cheeks were swollen. After a thousand thoughts in his heart, he finally felt a trace of intolerance.
When the prince saw this, he secretly sighed, Concubine Wan's methods are indeed very high.
Presumably on the way to the imperial study, even if she didn't know what mistake the imperial sister had made, Concubine Wan had already thought of these words in advance.
Seeing that Emperor Yong was a little soft-hearted, the prince took a step forward and was ready to speak.
As a result, at this moment, the father-in-law outside the door announced:
"Your Majesty, Duke Yan is asking for an audience outside the palace gate!"
As soon as these words came out, the prince, Qiao Zhongguo and Tan Hanchi who were present all breathed a sigh of relief!
Duke Yan came in time!
In the situation just now, if any of them spoke, it would be like adding insult to injury.
If Emperor Yong comes back to his senses afterwards, is their behavior not calculated?
If Yan Guo publicly spoke out, this matter would be reasonable and excusable!
After all, Miss Zuo is the most innocent victim in this scheme!
Emperor Yong knew that the eldest princess was sorry for Duke Yan, so he immediately said: "Quickly declare!"
There were some veterans in the court who had followed the late emperor in his military expeditions. Not only did they have military merits, but they were also very proud in front of the late emperor.
For example, Duke Yan, and Duke Qing, who had been executed by everyone in his family.
Among these old ministers, Duke Yan was the most beloved of the Sacred Heart. Back then, the late emperor even granted Duke Yan the hereditary and irreplaceable honor.
Later, as these veterans grew older, they did not go to court often except for important festivals and grand celebrations.
The Duke of Yan did not like these welcomes and farewells, so he took a leave of absence from the Dragon Boat Festival banquet. Even Emperor Yong may not have seen him for a long time.
When Concubine Wan heard that Duke Yan was coming, her heart suddenly tightened.
The good situation was broken just like that!
