The eldest princess didn't know how to end it for a moment. It was easy for Si Ning, but it was the emperor who had difficulty.
Now, what else does the eldest princess not understand? She was plotted by Si Ning.
She guessed that she was going to the palace to ask for an edict. After the edict came down, she talked about food.
The eldest princess glared at Si Ning angrily, but Si Ning remained unmoved.
She pursed her lips, smiled and saluted the eldest princess, but during the salute she suddenly frowned.
"Princess, my wife is not feeling well, please go ahead..." Resign.
Before the last two words were finished, the person fell down.
The eldest princess was startled, but fortunately, the maid on the side quickly helped Si Ning. Otherwise, there were rocks underneath, and it would be obvious what would happen if she hit him.
The eldest princess glared at the nosy maid. If Si Ning died, this matter would be easier to explain.
She threw up her sleeves and left, eager to go back and find a solution.
As soon as she left, Si Yihan came out of the darkness and helped Si Ning onto the carriage on the roadside with the maid.
Everyone saw blood stains under the hem of Si Ning's skirt, but they were shocked but did not dare to speak out.
The carriage passed quickly, leaving traces of its speed, and everyone in the granary dared to secretly breathe a sigh of relief.
The unconscious person in the carriage slowly woke up. Si Ning threw his skirt aside in disgust and asked the person next to him in a low voice.
"How did you come?"
Lu Hanxiao had a sullen face and asked instead, "Does acting need to be so realistic? Are the legs made of iron?"
Si Ning didn't expect Lu Hanxiao would ask this, so he rubbed his swollen legs and shook his head sincerely.
"It's not ironclad, but it's worth it to avoid kneeling in the future."
"If you don't want to kneel down, don't kneel down. There are so many ways to do it. Why do you have to use this method of self-mutilation?"
In Lu Hanxiao's eyes, this was self-mutilation, and it was extremely stupid to have to resort to suffering in exchange for peace.
Seeing Si Ning pouting unconvinced, Lu Hanxiao's tone softened a bit.
"I'm worried that you will lose your ability to kneel. If you don't want to kneel, just ask for the imperial edict."
He took out a small medicine box from the shelf next to him, and when he opened it, a strange fragrance came out.
Si Ning's eyes lit up when he smelled it, "What a special ointment."
He reached out to get it, but Lu Hanxiao dodged it.
Si Ning was puzzled, so Lu Hanxiao motioned for her to roll up her skirt.
"No... no need, I'll do it myself."
"There's only so much room in the carriage, and you love to salute me so much."
Si Ning, "..."
She was actually not used to being close to others, but she still rolled up her skirt as Lu Hanxiao said.
Lu Hanxiao's face darkened again when he saw that her knees were covered with bruises.
Dip the ointment on the palm of your hand, whisper a word to bear with it, and apply it on the palm of your hand.
Feeling the temperature, Si Ning blushed.
It was a little dark in the carriage, but Lu Hanxiao didn't notice it. The key was that his attention was entirely on Si Ning's knees at the moment.
Lu Hanxiao had actually arrived since when Si Ning followed the eldest princess to the granary.
He had been sitting in the carriage waiting, and he also let the maid in to remind Si Ning that there was no need to kneel, but Si Ning was stubborn and he couldn't show up, so he could only wait in silence.
Now that I see the injury on her leg, I feel extremely regretful.
To get rid of the eldest princess, he solved it for her, why let her suffer this injustice.
"I will handle the matter of the eldest princess."
"No!" Si Ning raised his voice, staring down at the person below with a serious expression, "Don't get involved in this matter, I have to handle it."
In fact, Lu Hanxiao thought so too. He knew that those conspiracies could not hurt Si Ning, but Si Ning's actions would be more intimidating.
This would prevent cats and dogs from hanging around in front of Si Ning in the future, but he did not approve of her using this self-mutilating method to retaliate against the other party.
Si Ning saw what he was thinking and explained.
"Sometimes the simplest way is the most effective, and it can be taken back even if you ask for an imperial edict. But my legs were injured this time, and there is no way to reverse it. I have to think about it before anyone asks me to kneel down. I If you don’t like those conspiracies, just stick to it.”
She had her own ideas, so when Lu Hanxiao said she wanted to help him get rid of the eldest princess, she refused.
She is not a dodder flower, so she cannot stay under Lu Hanxiao's wings forever.
Lu Hanxiao used a little force to rub her legs. If the bruises were not rubbed, they would become the root of the disease.
Neither of them spoke for the rest, but Lu Hanxiao wrote down the incident.
News that Si Ning was forced to kneel down and almost had a miscarriage spread throughout the capital.
The emperor also knew that the eldest princess had alienated him and Lu Hanxiao for her own selfish desires, so he called the eldest princess into the palace that night and gave her a scolding.
But once the imperial edict has been issued, it is difficult to take it back. The royal family will never admit its mistakes.
But now the border is still waiting for Lu Hanxiao to guard it, so this is not the time to offend him.
But after the imperial edict is written like that, how to make up for it is a matter of knowledge.
The emperor thought about this for several days, but could not think of any good solution.
Lu Hanxiao had not been in court for the past few days, and a decree was sent to him to enter the palace. He also claimed that he was ill and could not come.
The emperor did not dare to punish him, but he criticized him in his heart.
But things were far from being as easy as expected.
On the fifth day of Si Ning's "bed rest", someone suddenly came to Jingzhao Mansion.
Xue Fang, Yin of Jingzhao Prefecture, came to the house in person to interrogate Sining.
Si Ning saw that Xue Fang's expression remained unchanged, and Xue Fang also had an upright look on his face and made a gesture of invitation.
Si Ning was taken away by Jingzhao Mansion on charges of corruption.
This matter started a few days ago. The eldest princess was scolded by the emperor. After returning home, she did not give up and could not sleep.
Someone gave her an idea. If she wanted to solve this dilemma, she had to let Si Ning solve the problem himself. This problem could cover up the previous mistakes of the royal family.
The eldest princess thought of a good way to remedy the situation. She went to various families to draw up a new list of the amount of money, and handed the list to Jingzhao Mansion, revealing that Si Ning had embezzled money through disaster relief.
The amount did not match the account reported by Si Ning, and Si Ning was arrested by Jingzhao Mansion.
Of course, this time the eldest princess was smart and did not report it directly to the emperor. If the Jingzhao Mansion really convicted Si Ning, it would naturally be reported to the emperor without having to go through her hands at all.
A very simple thing led to two changes. No one in the capital expected it to be like this.
The eldest princess sat in the room drinking tea, listening to the servants reporting on the progress, she lowered her head and took a sip of tea in a good mood.
"Mother, what's going on?"
At this moment, Qin Yi broke in and asked the eldest princess impatiently.
The eldest princess felt worried, waved her hand to let the maid go down first, and then scolded.
"Look what you look like. Is this how I teach you the rules?"
Qin Yi no longer wanted to talk to the eldest princess, "Mother, let me ask you whether Si Ning was framed and whether there was any handiwork of yours in this."
"Qin Yi, that is Lu Hanxiao's wife, not Si Ning, the concubine of the Zhenguo Palace. You'd better find out about this!"
