The voices of discussion around her gradually brought Qin Ruixiang back to her senses. She looked at her right hand in shock, "What have I...done..."
When she thought of the brotherhood between the emperor and King Dingnan, and how much King Dingnan doted on his only daughter, her heart went crazy.
Wen Yuan cried more and more intensely, and finally the matter came to the emperor, "Your princess, you should ask first." The emperor rubbed his temples and leaned on the dragon chair, looking very tired.
When he opened his eyes again, all the displeasure in his eyes had disappeared, and the look he looked at Wen Yuan contained a father's love for his daughter, "Yuan Yuan, come to the emperor."
Although they are relatives, the monarch and his ministers still have to make a clear distinction. Wen Yuan knows how to make a difference, "Uncle Huang..."
She deliberately pulled back her hair and exposed the eye-catching red mark on her face for everyone to see.
After receiving the news from the palace, King Dingnan, the princess, and three sons all entered the palace. Qin Ruixiang only had one third prince, Wen Yunren, by her side, but it seemed that the third prince was not her back.
"Long live your visit." The emperor's favor stipulated that King Nan did not have to kneel down and worship. However, the prince has always been a man of good etiquette, so he had to pay attention to his daughter first.
"My dear brother, get up quickly. When I first came to the throne, you often went to the frontiers to put down rebellions. The root of the disease fell on your legs. I have told you several times that you don't have to kneel when you see me. Please give me a seat."
In comparison, King Dingnan's three sons were not so rational.
Especially the youngest son Wen Ji, he and his sister are twins, dragon and phoenix, and he has the closest relationship with his sister.
Even if his brothers bullied his sister when he was a child, he would not let it go.
What's more, the person who bullied his sister today was a bullshit third prince's concubine.
"Sister..." When he saw the red palm prints on Wen Yuan's face, the dignified man unexpectedly shed tears, "Does it hurt?" He raised the back of his hand and gently stroked her sister's cheek, with the tenderness of a man.
Wen Yuan was also good at acting. She bit her lower lip and held back tears from her eyes. Although she didn't speak, she explained everything.
"I wonder if the emperor has any ideas?" After all, the person who hit the person was the emperor's concubine. It was impossible to deal with it like an ordinary person. We had to ask the emperor's opinion first. After all, she was also the emperor's daughter-in-law.
But the emperor was not satisfied with this daughter-in-law, and was even a little disgusted.
"This matter is at best a family matter, so I'll leave it to Yunren first. If I'm not satisfied with his answer, then I'll do it."
But at this time, what else did Wen Yunren have on his mind? He just wanted to end the matter quickly. He lifted his robe and knelt in the main hall, "Everything is decided by my father and the Nine Emperors. I will never complain."
"Since you said so, then just stand aside." When the emperor looked at Wen Yuan, he changed his harshness and asked, "Is Yuanyuan's face feeling better?"
Wen Yuan was nestling next to her mother, "It's much better now, but there is still a burning sensation."
"Well, come here, go to the ice cellar to get some crushed ice cubes to make ice packs for the princess."
After saying this, he was in the mood to talk to Qin Ruixiang, the third prince's concubine, who was still kneeling on the ground. "Slapping the princess shows lawlessness; taking action in the palace shows no power from heaven. Thirty-thirty stick punishments and half-year confinement are not allowed without an imperial edict."
Qin Ruixiang's body softened as soon as he heard the cane's punishment of thirty, and he crawled to Wen Yunren's feet and begged him to intercede with the emperor for her.
One day and a hundred days of kindness between husband and wife, Wen Yunren looked embarrassed. Just when he was about to speak to the emperor, he was blocked by his father's words, "A gentleman's words are hard to follow. Think carefully about what you just said to me."
No complaints at all.
The weight of these four words is even heavier precisely because they come from the mouth of the prince.
"What do you think, dear brother?"
King Dingnan stroked his beard and thought for a while, "That's very good, Yuanyuan, please thank the emperor quickly."
Wen Yunren also helped his wife up from the ground, "Hurry up and thank your father." Although it was too late to do this at this time, he still had to show off, after all, he was the most powerful emperor.
In order to save the face of the third prince, the thirty-stick punishment was carried out in Changming Palace where the third prince lived.
Qin Ruixiang had never experienced such humiliation before. Moreover, she was a spoiled and pampered young lady from a wealthy family, and she couldn't stand these thirty sticks.
She was already dizzy from the pain after just ten strokes. The palace staff had no choice but to stop temporarily and wait for her to wake up before continuing.
Wen Yuan acted coquettishly to the emperor and stayed in the palace today just to see Qin Ruixiang's fate.
Walking to Changming Palace, Wen Yuan stopped at the entrance of the palace and looked at the words on the plaque with mixed feelings in his heart.
Just when Wen Yunren came out to relax, he said, "Sister Yuan, it's late at night, why are you here?"
"My sister brought a box of snow clam paste to my sister-in-law. Uncle Huang gave it to my father. But my father saw that I was jumping around all the time and was worried that I would get hurt, so he gave it to me. I think... my sister-in-law was punished by the cane. , it is inevitable that the skin will be bruised...so..."
Before she finished speaking, Wen Yunren took the box of snow clam paste and smiled lightly. The smile was light and gentle, as if it was not his wife who was being blamed, "Ruixiang slapped you, but you still gave it to her." Snow Hag Cream, Sister Yuan is still the same as she was when she was a child, always thinking about others."
If Wen Yuan really thought about others, Qin Ruixiang wouldn't have been beaten so badly.
But Wen Yunren had completely fallen into his sister's fake tenderness and couldn't think so carefully.
"Can I go see my sister-in-law?" Wen Yuan asked very carefully, and his cautious eyes touched Wen Yunren.
He brought Wen Yuan into Changming Palace. At this time, Qin Ruixiang had woken up, and the sound of crying was heard again.
With the emperor's decree, no one dared to protect her. As soon as she woke up, she immediately started beating her again.
When she saw Wen Yuan next to her husband, Qin Ruixiang's eyes were filled with murderous intent, "What are you doing here! It's all your fault! It's all your fault!"
"Ruixiang, my sister is here to give you the snow clam paste. She still cares about you. Why do you say that to her?" Wen Yunren took the snow clam paste in his hand and opened it to show her.
But Qin Ruixiang was not like Wen Yunren, who would be deceived and kept shouting that Wen Yuan had harmed her.
The man just thought that she had been beaten unconscious, and after sighing, he invited Wen Yuan to come into the palace to have tea, but Wen Yuan declined politely, "Sister-in-law may feel humiliated and doesn't want others to see her embarrassment. Since my sister has already given away the things Once delivered, I won’t disturb Brother Yunren, and please ask Brother Yunren to convey my sympathy to my sister. Having said that, my sister will leave first.”
At this moment, in Wen Yunren's eyes, she was still as gentle and kind as before. Looking at his wife who was still being beaten, Wen Yunren felt that he had missed the most unmissable woman in the world.
"Princess, that's the best snow clam ointment. How could you get that woman Qin Ruixiang so cheaply?" Qiu Yue didn't understand and was angry in her heart.
But she saw Wen Yuan explaining to her with a gloomy face, "Don't she hate me? Then I simply pulled all the tricks to make Yunren feel contrasted and hate her even more. Otherwise, how could I be worthy of the slap she gave me?"
Wen Yuan never thought that he was a good person.
At noon the next day, Wen Yuan took a walk to Changming Palace again.
The old lady in charge of Changming Palace watched Wen Yuan grow up. When she was a child, she was taken into the palace by the Queen Mother and raised personally. Everyone loved this clever and cute little girl.
When she saw Wen Yuan, she was extremely cordial. You should know that she was usually indifferent to the third prince's concubine. She could only be described as respectful, not cordial. "Princess Xianyang is here. The snow clams you sent last night The princess has used it, and the effect is indeed amazing, thank you very much."
After saying that, he welcomed Wen Yuan into the palace, "Aunt Fang, how have you been doing these years? Wen Yuan has not been in and out of the harem very often in recent years. I wonder how everything is, Aunt Fang?"
"Princess Lao, I'm sorry. Everything is fine with me. I just hope that the princess can give us a son and a half for the third prince as soon as possible." Aunt Fang helped Wen Yuan sit down, "What are you doing standing around, serving tea?" .”
After sitting in the hall for a while, Wen Yunren came out of the dormitory and said, "Sister Yuan is here. Are you here to see Ruixiang?"
"Let my sister-in-law rest and recuperate. My sister came here today specifically to find her brother." Wen Yuan's voice was gentle and soft, her cheeks were slightly red, and she looked very sultry.
She took a long box from the maid's hand, opened it and held it in front of Yunren, "Uncle Huang gave me this as compensation today. I thought that brother Yunren is the best at playing the flute, so I brought it to him. , I hope my brother won’t refuse.”
The jade flute in the brocade box has warm tentacles and is a rare top quality. "My father really dotes on sister Yuan, so my brother accepted it without rejecting it."
"After the things were delivered, my sister felt at ease. She wanted to go back home to accompany her mother, so she left first."
Wen Yuan was about to leave when Yun Ren stopped her, "Sister Yuan, please wait." He turned around and told his servants, "Go and get the white jade vase from the warehouse. Brother, I remember that you love flowers. This vase was made in autumn last year." Give the leader’s prize to your sister.”
"In that case, you're welcome, sister. Thank you, brother." Wen Yuan liked Yunren's politeness and gentleness, but she didn't like to have too much contact with him and felt very reserved.
After getting the vase, Wen Yuan said a few more polite words before leaving.
On the way out of the palace, Chunhua's face wrinkled up with laughter, "I wonder how angry Qin Ruixiang will be when she hears the news. I see her injury, it won't be healed for a while." She covered her mouth and snickered. After a few calls, Chunhua felt relieved.
"That's right. I just want to remind her that her beloved husband still has other people in mind."
Wen Yuan felt that she was a bit despicable and took advantage of Yun Ren's feelings for her.
But, isn’t that what the royal family is like? In order to achieve your own goals, you don't care about the process.
Chunhua couldn't help but open it and take a look at the vase, and praised repeatedly, "The jade in this vase is really excellent. Not only does the tentacles not feel cold, they are warm. It's priceless."
"Yunren has been willing to spend money on me since he was a child. Not to mention a vase, I am afraid that he will also build one for me at Changming Palace."
"Who says otherwise? His Highness the Third Prince has loved the princess since he was a child. Even if it is a star in the sky, as long as the princess opens her mouth, she will find a way to pick it off."
The laughter of the master and servant echoed on the trail, and as they went further and further away, only two silhouettes the size of pinholes remained.
