Princess Chen's heart sank slightly, but there was a bit of a smile on her face: "Is there something in what Prince Qi said?"
"Today Princess Yu called her cousin over to help out. She obviously came well prepared. The Zhao sisters worked together to target Princess Zhan, which can be said to be well-intentioned." Qi Jin smiled lazily, with a flirtatious look on his face, "However, we are both The concubine, daughter-in-law, Princess Chen and the fifth princess seem to be eager for Princess Zhan to be bullied, and they also help outsiders to accuse Princess Zhan, which really surprises me."
When King Chen, his wife and Rong Jinyue heard this, their expressions changed.
"This king is a helper, not a relative." King Chen spoke subconsciously, as if to defend his words and deeds, "What's more -"
"So it is reasonable for a minister to insult the imperial concubine?" Qi Jin was surprised, "Is this the rule of the Zhao family or the rule of Prince Chen's palace?"
King Chen's face froze.
The women present all realized something and were so shocked that they didn't know what to do.
Only Chu Yunfei looked calm and calm, looking a little indifferent as if it had nothing to do with him.
"My prince has been staying at the border all year round, but I didn't know that the rules of the imperial city were changing so quickly." Qi Jin smiled calmly, "It is right for the noble lady to insult the princess in public, but it is not right for the prince to order someone to slap her. My prince will do it later. I have to go into the palace and ask the emperor, when did this rule change?"
King Chen had an ugly expression on his face: "Isn't it appropriate to go out of your way to ask Father about such a small matter?"
"What's inappropriate?" Qi Jin asked, "If the rules are really changed, if my prince is in a bad mood one day and beats and humiliates the prince in public, should I be considered innocent? And princes should be tolerant and forgive me for my ignorance?"
The flower hall was so quiet that you could hear a pin drop.
The noble ladies looked pale and could not speak a word.
Princess Chen's face felt hot, and she complained in her heart that Qi Jin was meddling in other people's business.
What does the tea party at his daughter's house have to do with him?
"Or is it that the tolerance and generosity required by the noble concubine is only for the daughter-in-law, not the son?" Qi Jin raised his eyebrows slightly and stared at King Chen casually, "I have been idle recently and wanted to have a debate with the emperor's uncle on this matter. .”
The cold look in King Chen's eyes flashed away, and even his smile became a little stiff: "It's common for my daughter's family to gossip, and it's normal to have quarrels..."
"Normal?" Qi Jin asked with a playful smile, "Is it possible that a noble girl carefully trained and trained by a powerful family doesn't know what to say on any occasion? I don't know what the following crime is?"
"The following crimes can be serious or minor, generally depending on the attitude of the offended person." A woman at the table spoke weakly, it was Shen Nanyue, the daughter of the supervisory censor, "If the superior feels that the offended person is doing it out of malice, If someone is suspected of knowingly committing a crime, he may be severely punished, with a beating or death with a cane. If the superior feels that the offended person was unintentional and had no choice but to do so in a desperate situation, he may be punished lightly, such as slapping the mouth or kneeling. "
The words fell to the ground slowly and quickly, and the faces of the people present were like rainbows after the rain, with blue and white intertwining in a wonderful way.
So Chu Yunfei's act of ordering someone to slap his mouth just now turned out to be proof of tolerance and generosity?
After all, that was only the lightest punishment.
"Princess Yu doesn't look very happy." Qi Jin raised his eyebrows slightly and glanced at Princess Yu who was directly in front of him. "Is this tea party hosted by Princess Yu today? If the matter really comes to the emperor, let's not worry about the fight. It’s true that the princess is at fault, at least you, Princess Yu, can’t get away with it.”
Xie Danshu, the legitimate daughter of the Xie family, put down the teacup and said in a calm tone: "Prince Qi is right, Miss Zhao was indeed the first to be rude in what happened today. No matter how much the emperor respects the Zhao family, the Zhao family should understand their identity. The king and his ministers respect each other." Humble, a minister will always be a minister, unless your Zhao family wants to replace the imperial power——"
"Thank you, miss!" Princess Yu interrupted her sharply, with a hint of fear in her eyes, "Stop talking nonsense!"
Xie Danshu smiled faintly.
"What happened today was indeed my fault. I shouldn't have favored my cousin indiscriminately." Princess Yu took a deep breath and suppressed the anger in her heart, "Yunrou, make amends to Princess Zhan."
Zhao Yunrou was shocked and turned pale: "I was beaten by her, and I still have to apologize to her?"
Qi Jin seemed to be smiling but not smiling.
Princess Yu was not afraid of Chu Yunfei, but she was wary of Qi Jin, the Prince Qi who was uneasy about making decisions. The emperor doted on him, and his words were sometimes more effective than the prince's.
If a single quarrel brings trouble to the Zhao family, not only will the Zhao family lose their sacred heart, but they will also implicate King Yu and be blamed by the emperor.
After all, today's tea party was organized by her, Princess Yu.
After careful consideration in her mind, no matter how unwilling Princess Yu was, she still had to order with a cold face: "Apologise to Princess Zhan!"
Zhao Yunrou stood stiffly, clenching her hands tightly.
"Sister-in-law of the Nine Emperors." Rong Jinyue frowned slightly and said with a sullen face, "Since Zhao Yunrou knows that she was wrong, you can forgive her this time. She will probably remember the lesson in the future."
Chu Yunfei sat peacefully and did not speak.
The temperature of the atmosphere dropped to freezing point.
King Chen's face turned pale and he frowned: "Brothers and sisters, as the royal wife, you should still put the overall situation first."
Chu Yunfei chuckled: "If I call you a mean name, will King Chen forgive me?"
"You——" King Chen's face suddenly darkened, "Are you so ignorant of the general situation?"
"I really don't know the general situation." Chu Yunfei nodded, "I am a small-minded person who must take revenge when I have a grudge. I am narrow-minded and have no tolerance for others. I am also extremely cunning and cunning, and I hold a very grudge. Those who offend me today will be punished by me in the future. I will return it tenfold. Is there anything else you need to add? Just ask."
There was dead silence in the flower hall.
The ladies were sitting on pins and needles, their expressions were awkward and strange.
They obviously didn't expect that Chu Yunfei would belittle themselves in this way, but when they heard these words, they always felt that they were mocking them.
"Is there anything else that King Chen would like to add?" Chu Yunfei raised his eyes and looked at King Chen, "You can spread what I just said and have people criticize it, or you can state it to the emperor, but No matter how many shortcomings I have, I can't change Zhao Shangshu's daughter's crime of insulting the princess."
Prince Yu's face was livid, he walked up to Princess Yu, raised his hand and gave her a slap: "This is the good daughter taught by your Zhao family! She wants to die, just find a rope at home to hang herself, don't come to me Yu." The palace is causing trouble!”
"Ah!" Princess Yu was slapped to the ground and fell onto the tea table without any warning.
With a crash, the tea cup was hit to the ground and shattered instantly.
The maids serving around him knelt on the ground.
The noble ladies turned pale with fright and remained silent.
Zhao Yunrou froze there, staring blankly at the suddenly angry King Yu, feeling that the blood in his body had stopped flowing.
