The queen walked down the steps and helped the kneeling Cheng Wanwan up.
Cheng Wanwan's legs were numb for a long time. He supported the queen's arms and managed to stand up straight. He said sincerely: "Thank you, empress."
Not only did she thank the Queen for helping her up, but she also thanked the Queen for taking the initiative to find out so many things.
If the Queen hadn't taken action, she would never have been able to pull Rong Qing down in one fell swoop.
For the queen, a princess who lives deep in Renshou Palace poses no threat to the queen and the East Palace, so there is no need to join forces with her.
But the queen still did it because she really wanted to make friends with her.
"You were frightened tonight." The queen patted her arm, "I still have some things to deal with, so I won't send you out. Jingyu, please be more careful."
Before attending the Lantern Festival Night Banquet, Cheng Wanwan and the Queen had agreed to leave the palace after the banquet tonight and would not stay in Kunning Palace for a long time.
In addition, something happened in the palace now, so the queen would naturally not keep her any longer to avoid further complications.
"It's your mother." Zhao Sanniu quickly came over to help Cheng Wanwan, "Mother, let's go this way."
"My wife, take your leave."
Cheng Wanwan bowed her hands towards the emperor, queen and queen mother, and let her two sons help her out.
The emperor's eyes fell sharply on the Imperial Preceptor who was still kneeling on the ground: "Speaking of which, I have never seen the Imperial Preceptor's son..."
"Your Majesty, forgive me!" The Imperial Master bowed to the ground, "The son of the guilty minister has nothing to do with this matter. I also ask the Emperor not to involve the guilty minister's son. No matter what the emperor asks, the guilty minister must explain everything clearly... "
While the interrogation was still going on in the palace, Cheng Wanwan had already arrived at the gate of the imperial city.
Because there were so many people attending the banquet, they were still queuing up to leave in an orderly manner at the palace gate. A large group of ladies and ladies gathered around, discussing what was going to happen tonight.
"I didn't expect Princess Rongqing to be such a person, so vicious."
"Princess Duan Min was only four or five years old at that time. She was used as a shield. The Queen Mother must be so sad."
"She killed Princess Duan Min, but she still has the nerve to stay with the Queen Mother. Wow, there are such shameless people in the world."
"She even killed her own close relatives, let alone a princess who is not related by blood. I just can't understand why she would take action against Mrs. Sui?"
"Mrs. Sui is a talented woman. She should be jealous that Mrs. Sui has reached this point through her own efforts, but she has to kill people to get the title of princess."
"Mrs. Zhou just said that it's no wonder that Mrs. Sui became the second-grade imperial concubine. Her tone seemed to imply jealousy?"
"No, I didn't." Mrs. Zhou immediately said, "I'm just an ordinary woman. I can be easily incited by others. I have no intention of targeting Mrs. Sui..."
Before she finished speaking, she saw Cheng Wanwan and her two sons walking out of the palace gate.
She immediately walked over and said quickly: "Mrs. Sui, please stay. At the banquet just now, I was bewitched by the Imperial Master. I really thought that Mrs. Sui was an evil star and said some unpleasant words. I also asked Mrs. Sui not to be with me." A woman with no sense cares."
Several other women nearby also came over to apologize.
Cheng Wanwan smiled and said: "You and I are both ordinary people. It's normal for our judgment to be influenced by the words of the imperial master. I won't take it to heart. It's really getting late now. Let's go back and rest. Bar."
She didn't look like she was faking it, and the women finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Everyone also knew that she was indeed tired tonight, so they made way for her carriage to go first.
Cheng Wanwan was exhausted both physically and mentally, and instead of being polite to everyone, she let her two sons help her get into the carriage. Once on board, she slumped down on the cushions without any image.
She closed her eyes and thought about the scenes tonight.
If Rongqing didn't have such a dark history, she would never be able to knock Rongqing down in one go.
She can offend one Rongqing, and she can also offend a second one.
If you are in the middle of calculations every day, such a life will be too tiring.
She is willing to be tired of farming, willing to make plans for business, and willing to plan for the future of her children...but she is not willing to fight with other women.
If you lose the fight, your reputation will be ruined.
There is no gain in winning the fight.
It was a hard work, and I don’t know what I was busy with.
Of course, she can choose to keep a low profile and not offend anyone.
But now she is already a second-grade imperial concubine. There are no more than ten imperial concubines with higher status than her in the whole capital. Can she choose to keep a low profile?
It can be said that no matter what she does, there are countless pairs of eyes watching her.
Jealousy is like a spark. You don't know when it will start a prairie fire and turn into jealousy. You don't know when it will offend narrow-minded people.
It's better to go to Dahe Village. No matter what she does, no one will be jealous. That's where her sky is.
Cheng Wanwan was thinking wildly all the way and fell asleep halfway.
That night, she slept very uneasily, tossing and turning before falling asleep at dawn. No one came to wake her up, so she simply slept until noon.
After she woke up, she went to the flower hall to have a meal. Zhao Sidan immediately came over and said, "Mom, are you feeling better?"
"Mom is fine." Cheng Wanwan said with a soft smile, "I will try it soon. Instead of worrying about my idleness, you might as well spend more time reading books. Mom is waiting for you to honor your ancestors."
"I said the last thing and then went to the study." Zhao Sidan said, "This morning while mother was sleeping, a court hearing was held in Dali Temple. In the end, it was found that Princess Rongqing actually killed eight of her close relatives with her own hands. The sentence is beheaded, and I will be asked to behead him in three days."
"It's so satisfying!" Lu Yingxue couldn't help but clap her hands, "It's inappropriate for a good princess to jump out and cause trouble. She ended up like this because she asked for it!"
At this time, Mrs. Qi came in and reported: "Madam, General He is here."
After the palace change on New Year's Eve, Cheng Wanwan had not yet met He Xiao. She didn't know how He Xiao planned to deal with the He family's affairs. She got up and went to the living room.
"Is cousin okay?" He Xiao pointed to the two guards brought behind him, "The capital is no better than Dahe Town. There are crises everywhere. If you are not careful, you will be plotted by others. So I specially selected two people to come out to protect my cousin personally. Please accept it, cousin."
The two people walked out with uniform movements: "Gu Bing and Gu Leng have met the master!"
Cheng Wanwan looked at these two people. They were dressed in men's clothes, but they spoke in a woman's voice, and their facial features were very similar. They should be twin sisters.
"I rescued their mothers, but they only lived for a year after I rescued them. After their mothers passed away, they followed me into the military camp." He Xiao said, "They are absolutely loyal, and my cousin can stay with me at ease. .”
Cheng Wanwan said immediately: "Of course I can trust the person you sent. Gu Bing and Gu Leng, please go down with Mrs. Qi to familiarize yourself with the residence."
Although Cheng Yi and the others are also guards, they are men after all. They cannot follow her in and out of the palace many times. With these twin sisters, the safety factor of going anywhere in the future will increase. He Xiao is really worthy of her recognition. Cousin.
She paused and continued, "I heard that more than a hundred members of the He family are still imprisoned in the dungeon. What do you plan to do with them?"
