King Chen, King Zhan and the fifth princess are brothers and sisters. They are not opposing factions, but today's battle clearly has an opposing trend.
The fifth princess had offended Chu Yunfei in the past, and even when she looked down on other princesses or princesses in the royal family, she would make sarcastic remarks, and most people did not dare to argue with her.
They all thought the matter would not become a big deal.
If the fifth princess hadn't been beaten in the street today, the matter would still not have become a big deal. It's just that she was too unlucky to meet the true King of War.
So things got big and out of control.
The emperor came forward to interrogate the matter and cut off the possibility of them lying.
Jiang Qian knew in her heart that if she didn't lie, she would have to tell the truth, which would undoubtedly be detrimental to the imperial concubine and Rong Jinyue, and even her eldest sister, Princess Chen.
But if she dares to side with Rong Jinyue, the people who will be disadvantaged are herself and her father.
If today's incident continues to worsen and the Jiang family is implicated, no one can predict what consequences it will ultimately have.
Emperor Mu's voice came from the front: "Miss Jiang needs to think about it for a long time?"
Jiang Qian came back to her senses and subconsciously turned to look at her eldest sister, then lowered her head and replied: "Go back to the emperor, the fifth princess...she is just young and ignorant..."
boom!
Emperor Mu suddenly smashed out the tea cup in his hand: "I want you to tell the truth. Is it so difficult?"
The tea cup fell to the ground with a loud noise, and then fell into pieces, frightening everyone present to their wits' end and trembling violently.
The broken porcelain was scattered everywhere, like everyone's courage was broken into pieces.
Jiang Qian's face turned pale and she didn't dare to hesitate at all: "The fifth princess said that Princess Zhan had enough limelight at the family banquet, which made King Chen and the noble concubine embarrassed, and made Princess Chen reprimanded in public. I asked Princess Zhan if she feels a little guilty?"
"The maid next to Princess Zhan said that Princess Chen and Princess Yu were reprimanded because they didn't do a good job and it was none of Princess Zhan's business. The fifth princess was furious and ordered someone to slap her mouth."
"Princess Zhan said...she said that the fifth princess was like a shrew with all her teeth and claws. She also said that the imperial concubine could not even teach her own daughter well. The fifth princess was so angry that she immediately had someone slap Princess Zhan's mouth and tell her that something was wrong with her... She is carrying..."
Emperor Mu sat on the dragon chair and listened without saying a word. His brows and eyes were covered with a thick haze, as if dark clouds were pressing down and a violent storm was about to come.
Rong Jinyue knelt as stiffly as a stone sculpture, her face was bloodless, and her whole body was shaking uncontrollably.
"At that time..." Jiang Qian took a deep breath, "No one expected that the King of War would be sitting on the carriage, and he could clearly hear the dispute between the fifth princess and the Princess of War, and then... he would be slapped. The fifth princess's mouth said... whatever she said, he was responsible for it."
After venting his anger, everything calmed down.
After hearing the cause and effect and knowing the truth, Emperor Mu no longer seemed angry, but looked at Rong Jinyue calmly: "So you are very dissatisfied with my reprimanding Princess Chen and Princess Yu?"
Rong Jinyue's lips were even white, and she was too scared to say a word, so she just kept shaking her head.
No...no, she didn't mean that...
"Princess Zhan called you a shrew, is she wrong?" Emperor Mu smiled coldly, "My daughter is not only dissatisfied with Princess Zhan, but she is also extremely dissatisfied with me -"
"Your Majesty!" Concubine Gu raised her head and begged in a hoarse voice, "Jin Yue is young and ignorant. Please forgive her once! I will teach you strictly in the future and never let her act willfully again. Please give her some mercy." Once, Your Majesty!”
"Young?" Emperor Mu was curious, "Is Princess Zhan the same age as her? I really want to know, if Princess Zhan made the same mistake today, would the noble concubine intercede for her?"
Concubine Gu looked at him blankly: "..."
"When Rong Cang went to the border gate at the age of fourteen, he was younger than Jin Yue is now." Emperor Mu seemed to smile briefly, but with a sarcastic tone, "He stayed at the border gate for ten years, and every year he stayed at the border gate for the longest time. When the war was intensified, he could only come back once every two or three years. Did the imperial concubine ever worry about whether he was safe at the border? Did she ever care about whether he could eat well and sleep soundly? Did she ever worry that the sword had no eyes on the battlefield? Is it possible to leave your life there at any time? Have you ever personally bought him clothes and warmed him tea? "
Concubine Gu's face turned pale and she was speechless.
"As a mother, you haven't cared about him at all. Rong Cang finally got married, and you have a wife who knows both coldness and hotness by your side, but you start to find fault with her. I want to ask you, what on earth are you going to do? Emperor Mu said, slamming the table and roaring, "What on earth are you going to do?!"
Concubine Gu trembled, her mind was in a mess, and she really couldn't figure out how things could evolve to such an extent.
There was just a conflict between the princess and the princess, and it was the princess who was beaten. Even if...even if Jin Yue was at fault, the emperor would just reprimand him, but where did his anger come from?
Concubine Gu slowly turned her head and looked at Rong Cang, who was standing in the hall like a pine tree. What did he say in front of the emperor?
Complaining that she hasn't cared about him in all these years? Complaining about her partiality and callousness?
She is his mother, and he should just accept how she treats him. Why should she complain before the emperor?
What qualifications does he have to complain?
This traitor, she should have drowned him alive in the water from the beginning!
"Yang Dexi." Emperor Mu's tone returned to calmness again, with no mood swings, only strong imperial coercion, "Send someone to inform the queen that a suitable nun will be selected before dark tonight. Within the next six months, only I am responsible for teaching the five princesses the rules. If they fail to teach them well, the fifth princess and the nun who teaches them will be punished together."
Yang Dexi bowed: "I obey the order."
"The imperial concubine must be too tired from running the harem all year round. From now on, the administrative affairs of the harem will be returned to the queen's hands." Emperor Mu gently rubbed the center of his eyebrows, "The queen should still fulfill her responsibilities as a queen and cannot just occupy her position and do nothing. "
Concubine Gu's face turned pale and she was frozen on the ground, unable to react.
"The palace has palace rules, and the family has its own laws." Emperor Mu's indifferent eyes fell on Princess Chen's head, "If there is no urgent matter in the future, Princess Chen does not need to go to the palace to pay greetings frequently. She should stay in the palace and take care of the inner house properly, and do her best to be a good person. Just the responsibilities of a good wife and mother.”
Princess Chen's heart felt cold, but she didn't dare to argue: "Yes."
"Since the second girls of the Jiang family, Miss Dou and Princess Huaiyue are friends with the fifth princess, let's learn the rules with the fifth princess this time." Emperor Mu said, turning his head to look at Yang Dexi, "Tell the queen, The four of them share the same difficulties and must treat them equally, reminding and teaching the nanny to treat them without distinction."
Yang Dexi accepted the order: "Yes."
Jiang Qian, Dou Huiran and Rong Huaiyue raised their heads in panic. Didn't the emperor say that as long as they told the truth, they would not be held accountable?
