Xie Jingyu came in stride.
The maids bowed one after another and served him tea.
"My husband seems to be in a good mood." Yunchu looked at him, "But what good thing happened?"
Xie Jingyu drank half a cup of tea with a smile on his face: "Sister Ping's dowry is almost ready."
Yun Chu also laughed: "I knew it would be okay to leave this matter to my husband. I will tell Sister Ping the good news later."
"There is another good news." Xie Jingyu's smile deepened, "The emperor ordered people to conduct a thorough re-investigation of the prince's serious illness. Prince Anjing has cleared his name and can return to Beijing tomorrow."
Although not many people know that King Anjing was sent to Qing'an Temple, it is still a bad thing.
Originally, he was worried that the emperor would revoke the title of King Anjing, but now it seems that he really thought too much.
After Sister Ping and Prince Anjing got married three months later, the Xie family became serious royal in-laws.
If Marquis Xuanwu wanted to embarrass him again, it would be impossible.
The smile on his face was broad, but Yun Chu's brows slowly frowned.
He knew that Yunchu was the most beautiful woman in the capital, but he never knew that she could be so beautiful when she was sad.
But now was not the time to admire the beauty. He said, "Madam, what's the problem?"
Yun Chu shook his head: "King Anjing can clear his name, which may be a good thing for himself, but also for our Xie family..."
At this point, she stopped talking.
But Xie Jingyu is a smart man, how could he not understand.
The reason why the Xie family was able to calculate the position of the princess was because King Anjing made a mistake and was punished. They did not dare to make a big deal out of the matter, so that the Xie family could take advantage of it.
"In any case, the matter has come to an end." Xie Jingyu also had a hint of worry in his brows, "And the emperor personally decreed the marriage, how can Concubine De still regret it?"
Yun Chu said: "The emperor's order is like a mountain, and Concubine De will naturally not regret it, but Sister Ping is afraid..."
Xie Jingyu's face was calm: "This is the path she chose. Even if she walks on her knees, she must go on."
As expected by Yunchu, on the morning of the next day, Aunt Tang from the Imperial Concubine Palace came to Xie's house and invited Xie Ping into the palace.
Xie Jingyu was once again convinced by Yun Chu. As his wife, every step seemed to be accurate. With Yun Chu in the Xie family, why worry about going to Qing Yun...
Xie Ping followed Aunt Tang and Aunt Fu into the palace.
She kept in mind the rules taught by Aunt Fu, lowered her head slightly, walked very carefully, and tried her best to make sure that the hem of her skirt did not sway at all...
After less than half an hour, we finally arrived at the Evergreen Palace where Concubine De lived.
She walked up the steps, followed into the palace, and performed a standard palace etiquette: "My concubine pays her regards to the Imperial Concubine."
She didn't hear Concubine De's voice saying no courtesy, so she could only keep standing like this. After about a cup of tea, the pair of feet in her sight walked towards her, and then stopped in front of her, and stood there tightly. Then, her chin was pinched and lifted up by the fingers wearing gold armor.
The sharp golden armor dug into her flesh, causing her to frown in pain.
She was forced to raise her head and saw a gorgeous face. Even if she had never been to the palace, she knew that this was Empress Dowager De.
"Miss Xie, you are so brave, you have plotted against me!"
De Fei shook her away violently.
She was caught off guard and was thrown to the ground.
She didn't dare to get up, so she changed from lying down to kneeling on the ground, and said: "Empress, I know I was wrong. I and the prince are in love with each other and can't help themselves, so..."
Hearing the words "can't help herself", Concubine De was so angry that she raised her foot and gave Xie Ping a hard kick.
The Xie family is really good at calculating. They didn't do it earlier or later. They chose the moment when the fourth child was sent to Qing'an Temple to force her to agree to the matter.
If she had hesitated for a few more days, the fourth child would have been able to clear her name. How could she have been manipulated by the Xie family to this extent?
Xie Ping was kicked directly.
She was a girl of only thirteen years old, how could she resist such a kick, and she was immediately out of breath.
Concubine De said coldly: "The eldest lady of the Xie family has offended me, so Aunt Fu will slap me on my behalf."
Aunt Fu stepped forward, slap bang, slap bang, opened her hands and slapped her with more than twenty slaps. Xie Ping's face became swollen.
She almost fainted from the pain, and tears kept flowing down.
"What bad luck." Concubine De's face was full of disgust. "You are crying like this because you feel that I have wronged you. Go and stand outside and come back when you have figured it out."
Xie Ping could not stand firmly at all, so she was supported by the palace maid and pushed to the entrance of the main hall of Changqing Palace.
There were white jade stones everywhere and not a single tree. The sun shone brightly and it was so hot that stars appeared in her eyes.
It was morning when she arrived, and it was already almost noon. She was empty, and the sun was so strong that it almost melted her.
She didn't know how long she had been standing before her head became dizzy and she fell down.
The palace maid guarding the side picked her up coldly: "Miss Xie, stand still. If you piss off Concubine De, it's not just as simple as being punished by standing still."
Xie Ping felt that the palace maid's nails were digging into her flesh, and she was already numb from the pain.
She wanted to cry.
She didn't understand why she, a future princess, had to suffer such torture and humiliation.
Why would a mere palace maid dare to do this to her?
If she had agreed to become King Anjing's concubine early on, as a concubine, she might have suffered even more cruel torture.
Just when she was desperate, she saw a tall figure walking in from the door of Evergreen Palace.
She looked and saw that it was King Anjing.
Her eyes suddenly burst with energy, and she stared straight at the man walking towards her.
Prince Anjing's eyes only stayed on her for a brief moment, and without stopping, he walked directly up the steps and entered Concubine De's palace.
He admitted that he was somewhat interested in Miss Xie, but it was only a physical interest. What he meant by being willing to be responsible for her was that he could take her as his concubine.
But she was so dissatisfied that she was unwilling to be given the position of side concubine, so she actually forced his mother-in-law to agree to marry him as the main concubine.
If he marries the daughter of a fifth-grade official's wife as his concubine, he will become the biggest joke in the entire capital.
Seeing the back of King Anjing walking indifferently into the hall, the despair on Xie Ping's face overflowed little by little...
She was thankful once again that she was the future princess. Even if the prince didn't want to see her, he still had to take her to the palace banquet and have an eldest son with her...
Xie Ping stayed in the palace until evening before being released.
Seeing her not coming back for a long time, everyone in the Xie family became anxious and sent people to guard the door. As soon as she entered, they took her to Anshou Hall.
"Oh my god, what happened to your face..." He was the first to exclaim, "Who, who slapped your face? You are the future Princess Anjing. This is not giving face to Prince Anjing!"
The tip of Xie Ping's nose felt sour, she nestled in He's arms and burst into tears.
The old lady said anxiously: "Sister Ping, you haven't said who attacked you yet?"
"Who else could it be?" Yun Chu's voice was extremely calm, "Of course it's Empress Dowager De."
