Xie Ping knelt in the ancestral hall all night.
Yunchu did not allow anyone to bring food, not even a sip of water.
Mr. He looked into the ancestral hall from the small window and saw Xie Ping kneeling on the ground, feeling extremely distressed.
She put most of the money she had earned from doing embroidery work in recent days into the gatekeeper's hand, walked in with a food box, and whispered: "Sister Ping, mother is here, please eat something quickly."
Xie Ping raised her head, grabbed He's hand, and asked eagerly: "How's it going? Is there any movement?"
Mr. He advised: "The genius has just emerged, and if there is any movement, it won't be so fast. Eat something first, don't burn out your body."
Xie Ping couldn't eat anything. She felt uncomfortable all over her body. The discomfort in front of her was temporary. She was afraid that this matter would not have a good outcome.
At this time, the woman outside the door suddenly said: "Aunt He, there seems to be a visitor in the house, please leave quickly!"
Xie Ping's eyes flashed with light: "It must be King Anjing who sent someone here. Auntie, please go out and find out the news."
He gave a few instructions and immediately walked out of the ancestral hall and went to the front yard.
A visitor did come to the front yard. It was the nanny from the palace, Nanny Tang, the confidant of Concubine De, one of the four concubines in the harem.
Nanny Tang bowed to the Xie family one by one. She was a popular person around Concubine De. How could the Xie family dare to accept her gift? She hurriedly watched the tea being served.
"The reason why our prince is in Qing'an Temple is to pray for His Highness the Crown Prince. During this period, he has been copying Buddhist scriptures every day. He has a pure heart and few desires. It is absolutely impossible for him to do such ridiculous things." Aunt Tang's voice was cold, " Mr. Xie went to the Yushitai last night, and Mr. Xie led his people to linger at the gate of Dali Temple all night. What are you doing?"
The old lady always said the same thing at Xie's house, but when she met the grandma from the palace, she was so domineering that she couldn't say a word.
Yun Chu smiled: "What Aunt Tang means is that if King Anjing did something like that at the feet of the Buddha, the entire responsibility lies with the little girl, right? Originally, my Xie family was still considering whether to ask the Minister of Dali Temple to seek justice. , now it seems necessary.”
Aunt Tang's expression froze.
I wanted to show off to the Xie family in a high-profile manner, but I didn't expect that Mrs. Xie would not give Concubine De any face at all.
However, if you think about it, you can understand that this Mrs. Xie is the eldest daughter of the general's mansion. General Yun has a lot of troops. She has the Yun family as her back, so how can she be afraid of a concubine.
Aunt Tang took out a mutton-fat white jade from her sleeve, softened her tone and said, "This is the jade pendant that Concubine De has carried for more than 20 years. She specially asked me to give it to Miss Xie until His Highness the Crown Prince recovers." , our empress will ask the Ministry of Rites to arrange for Miss Na Xie to be the concubine of Prince Anjing."
Mrs. Xie was overjoyed. It seemed that her position as concubine was saved.
Although Sister Ping's life will be difficult in the future, at least the Xie family is in Prince Anjing's palace, and Jing Yu's current predicament is easily solved.
Xie Jingyu frowned.
Last night he went to the Yushitai, An Geer went to Dali Temple, and Yunchu went to the Yun family, hoping to use the power of these three to oppress Concubine De.
Concubine De made concessions, but at most she could only be given the position of concubine.
In fact, he could also understand Concubine De. Because of Sister Ping's status, she really couldn't deserve the position of princess.
"This jade pendant is too valuable, and I, the Xie Mansion, dare not accept it." As he was thinking, Yun Chu spoke, "Can you trouble Aunt Tang to ask Concubine De to ask the imperial doctor to check my daughter's pulse? After my daughter returned home yesterday, , fasted without water, and sought death many times. Now I am breathing out more and less breathing in..."
Aunt Tang looked ugly.
This Mrs. Xie wanted to tell her that if Concubine De was only given the position of concubine, then Miss Xie would seek death.
The death of a despicable person who seduced Prince An Jing would not be a pity. However, the Xie family did not think so. If Miss Xie died, the Xie family would probably be in trouble.
She stood up and took back the jade pendant: "Our empress will definitely give the Xie Mansion an explanation for this matter. Please also ask Mr. Xie not to make any noise about this matter. I will return to the palace first."
Nanny Tang left the Xie family soon.
"Madam, this will definitely make Concubine De very angry." Xie Jingyu frowned and said, "Concubine De had Prince Anjing after she gave birth to two princesses. She has always been doting on her, but the Xie family has plotted against Concubine Anjing. Considering the position of princess, Concubine De is afraid that she will not let go of the Xie family easily. I wonder if Madam has any plans?"
The Xie family's eyes all fell on Yun Chu's head.
Yun Chu said quietly: "My husband, you should pay more attention to the affairs of the court when you have time. Now that the prince is seriously ill, the emperor believes that it is Prince Anjing who did it. Only by taking the initiative to marry a daughter of a lower family can the emperor's suspicion be cleared. Concubine De cannot You don’t understand this.”
The old lady asked: "Where is Concubine Ruode?"
"Then it can only be said that Concubine De is stupid and cannot see the situation clearly." Yun Chu sneered, "With such a stupid concubine, Prince Anjing will not be able to do anything great in the future. It is better not to marry Sister Ping."
When she said this, the old lady didn't dare to ask any more questions. Asking too many questions seemed to make her look stupid.
After Nanny Tang left the Xie family, she returned directly to the palace and reported the matter to Concubine De in detail.
Concubine De was so angry that she smashed all the cups.
"How come the fourth child has no brains at all!" She was so angry that she had a headache. "He was actually plotted against by a girl with no hair. Still in a place like Buddhism, and when the emperor was punishing him to think about his past mistakes, he was so angry. Death to me is nothing, I'm just afraid that the emperor will be so angry that he will be punished by sending him to a fiefdom. The fiefdom is so far away, so cold, and so desolate, how could he endure that suffering!"
"Your Majesty, please calm down." Nanny Tang lowered her head and said, "If you think about it from another angle, this might be a way to break the situation."
Concubine De said in a deep voice: "What do you mean?"
"Now the emperor is suspicious that the prince is vying for the position of the prince, so he is sent to Qing'an Temple to pray for blessings." Aunt Tang said slowly, "Although our prince was framed, as long as the emperor and the queen recognize this, they will not It is easy to allow the prince to leave Qing'an Temple. If the empress takes the initiative to ask for the prince to marry a low-class girl as the royal concubine, it will be equivalent to telling the emperor that our prince has no intention of fighting for the throne, and the prince will naturally be released."
Concubine De knew this truth, but she was still unwilling to accept it: "Even if she is a low-class girl, she cannot be that cheap hooves!"
“Mrs. The young lady has become a princess, and it’s not worth it for you to rub her into a round and flat girl. If you find a suitable excuse to dethrone her as a princess, it won’t be worth anything.”
De Fei clenched her teeth.
If the Xie family made this matter a big deal, a casual search would reveal that there were countless good girls in the backyard of Prince Anjing's palace, and Prince Anjing would probably be drowned in saliva.
Although they don't fight for the throne, they can't be a prince who is spurned by the people.
After much deliberation, it seemed that there was only one way to go.
Concubine De could only get up, change her clothes, and go to Kunning Palace where the queen lived.
