The fact that the fifth princess was beaten in the street really caused a big fuss.
Not only because Rong Jinyue entered the palace in a carriage and cried all the way to Zhaochen Palace, but also because the onlookers included many informants from various governments, who immediately reported the truth of what happened to their respective masters after returning.
So during the time that Rong Cang was shopping with Chu Yunfei to buy jewelry, Prince Chen's Palace, Prince Yu's Palace, Qi Jin, and the Prime Minister's Palace all knew about this matter.
At this time, the Prime Minister, King Chen and King Yu were all in court. Princess Chen and Princess Yu were shocked when they heard about it.
Princess Chen hurriedly changed her clothes and ordered someone to prepare a car and entered the palace. Princess Yu subconsciously asked who was present. After learning that they were all friends of Rong Jinyue, she was relieved.
It seems that King Yu’s warning to her makes sense.
They can't confront Chu Yunfei for the time being. Although she is not favored in front of the imperial concubine, she is bold. The emperor openly defended her at the last family dinner.
Today, even the fifth princess fell into her hands and was beaten in the street. It was the order given by the King of War himself. She lost all her dignity. I don't know what the commotion will be after she returns to the palace.
Princess Yu couldn't help but feel scared as she thought about it.
If Yun Rou is among these people, they may not be able to end it this time.
What a blessing.
Fortunately and fearful, Princess Yu stood in front of the bedroom window and sneered. The brother and sister, the King of War and the Fifth Princess, had a falling out. Concubine Gu would see some excitement in the future. It would be best if the King of War and the couple who were good at sowing dissension, Prince Chen. Let's break up completely and fight to the death. Let's see how King Chen can still reap the benefits.
Princess Yu was right as she expected.
There was indeed a commotion in the palace at the moment. Concubine Gu looked at her daughter who came back with a swollen cheek. She almost didn't recognize who it was at first sight. If it weren't for the clothes she was wearing, she would have heard her heartbreaking words. How could she possibly believe that this woman was the daughter she had raised and pampered?
"What on earth is going on?" Concubine Gu's face was livid. She couldn't believe that the princess came back with a face full of injuries. "Who hit this? Who is it? Who is so bold?!"
The maid who followed her knelt on the ground with a pale face, and tremblingly reported the whole story, weakening Rong Jinyue's insults to Chu Yunfei, saying only that there was a conflict, and deliberately emphasizing that the King of War was sitting in the carriage. He didn't show up, but after hearing the argument between the princess and the fifth princess, he came out to support the princess and ordered the maid to beat the face of the fifth princess like this.
"It was Rong Cang who ordered the beating?" Concubine Gu felt dizzy for a moment, and her face was livid with anger. The uncontrollable yin fire spread and fermented from the bottom of her heart, erupting as fast as possible, "Come here! Immediately send word to the Prince of War and his wife to come in Palace! I will see them soon."
After saying that, he smashed out a cup: "Pass it to me!"
The little eunuch ran out rolling and crawling to deliver the order.
Concubine Gu's sinister eyes fell on the kneeling maids: "I expect you to protect the princess. Is this how you protect me?"
"I know the crime! I know the crime!" Several maids kowtowed repeatedly, "Please forgive me!"
Concubine Gu said with a cold face: "Drag them out and kill them all with sticks."
"Your Majesty the Imperial Concubine! This slave has been wronged, this slave has been unfairly accused!" The palace maid's screams of despair and fear immediately sounded, "The Imperial Concubine, please spare your life! The Imperial Concubine——"
"What's the point of shouting and making noise here in broad daylight?" A voice suddenly sounded, and a group of people stepped in from outside the palace gate. The leading woman was dressed in a luxurious phoenix robe, and her whole body was filled with an indescribable pressure. " I heard that something was wrong with Jin Yue, so I came here to check on the situation. Why did I hear such a miserable scream as soon as I came in?"
"See the Queen!" The eunuchs, nuns, and maids in the Zhaochen Palace all knelt down. The arms of the palace maid who was dragged out were released, and she knelt on the ground in shock as if she had escaped from death. "Please...please, the Queen. Help, this slave is wronged, this slave is really wronged..."
Concubine Gu didn't expect the queen to come, her face was stiff, she had to suppress the murderous intention in her heart, and took the initiative to go out to greet her: "Why is the queen free to come here today?"
"I'm here to see Jin Yue." The Queen smiled faintly, "What did these maids do to deserve to be dragged out and killed with a cane?"
Concubine Gu's face turned gloomy: "Those who are unable to protect their master will be killed by a stick!"
The queen turned to look at the nanny next to her: "Go and call Jin Yue out, I will ask you what the situation is."
"yes."
"No need." Concubine Gu took a deep breath, "Queen, please go into the palace, sit down and ask."
The queen of the main palace arrived, and she stopped people outside the palace?
If it reached the ears of the emperor, wouldn't it be a ready-made crime for her?
The queen entered the palace and looked at Rong Jinyue who was lying on the couch crying non-stop. She walked to the main seat and sat down without saying a word.
Someone had already cleaned up the mess on the ground, and the tea maid came over cautiously to serve tea to the queen, and then left.
Concubine Gu sat aside and said in a calm tone: "Jin Yue, tell the queen what's going on?"
When Rong Jinyue raised her head, not only was her face severely swollen, but her eyes were also swollen from crying. She really didn't look like a princess at all.
"Dignified princess, how did you end up like this?" The queen's tone was not very reproachful, and of course she was not very distressed. "Did the fifth princess leave the palace today?"
Rong Jinyue despised the queen from the bottom of her heart. Firstly, the queen had not cared about worldly affairs before, and her mother and concubine took care of everything in the harem. Secondly, the queen had no heirs. Rong Jinyue was influenced by her mother and concubine, so she naturally had no regard for the queen. How much respect.
But no matter how much I despise it in my heart, I still have to do enough on the surface.
"Report to the Queen." Rong Jinyue sobbed, "Yes."
"Going out of the palace to go shopping, and then meet Princess Zhan?"
Hearing Princess Zhan, Rong Jinyue's voice was filled with a bit of hatred: "Yes."
"The person who ordered you to be beaten is the War King?"
Rong Jinyue nodded, her voice choked with sobs: "Yes."
"So it has nothing to do with your maid?"
Rong Jinyue was startled and shook her head subconsciously.
Concubine Gu obviously understood the meaning of the queen's words, and her face darkened: "They followed the master out, but failed to fulfill their duty to protect the master, which is their dereliction of duty."
"What do you mean, the imperial concubine, to let these maids disobey the King of War's orders in person?" The queen raised her eyebrows, "Or do you mean that when the King of War ordered Jin Yue to be slapped, the maids made the fifth princess run away together?"
"I..." Gu Guifei was at a loss for words. Although she could not hold back, she still refused to show weakness, "When Jin Yue and Princess Zhan had a conflict, they should have fulfilled their obligation to remind the master."
When the queen heard this, she smiled nonchalantly: "I'm afraid the maids won't be able to dissuade Jin Yue from her temper."
Concubine Gu said with a cold face: "What do you mean, the Queen, that what happened today is all Jin Yue's fault, and she deserves to be beaten?"
"My intention is to go to whomever you beat. There is no need to vent your anger on innocent people." The queen stood up, her tone was calm but full of coercion, "Although they are all a group of slaves, their daughter got into trouble, and the noble concubine should teach her well. If your own daughter is really wronged, the imperial concubine can take the fifth princess to the emperor for comment. You should never vent your anger on innocent palace maids."
After saying that, she added as a reminder: "If this happens in front of the emperor, the reputation of the noble concubine for being tolerant and generous will be destroyed."
