The soldier was hit so hard he fell to the ground, covering his face and howling.

"Oh dear! Prince Kang Le is trying to storm the palace and kill people! Help! Help!"

The other soldiers immediately surrounded her, ready to attack Shui Ling.

Shui Ling isn't exactly good-tempered either; she was already furious.

She glanced at her master, and seeing him nod, she delivered the fatal blow.

In the dim twilight, people in the distance were not clearly visible, but their voices could be heard.

Several soldiers screamed in agony.

This one was kicked away, that one had their leg broken, and another's arm was twisted in a bizarre way...

When Shui Ling spat fiercely and clapped her hands, there were no soldiers standing beside the carriage.

The soldiers who came over after hearing the commotion only dared to watch from a distance, not knowing what to say or do!

The third princess lifted her skirt and kicked it several times. Still not satisfied, she cursed, "A bunch of dogs, you're all blind!"

"This princess is back in the palace and I'm still being bullied by you! You think you're in charge of the palace now?"

"Alright, you wait here, I'll go ask my father right now if the throne has been changed!"

Jiayin was also furious, her mind was pounding, but she was perfectly clear-headed.

These soldiers wouldn't cause trouble for no reason. They must have noticed that the Emperor hadn't paid much attention to them lately, the Northern Expeditionary Army had left, and the Emperor didn't seem to value the Northern Expeditionary Army as much anymore. So some of them couldn't resist coming to test the waters.

She called out loudly to Shui Ling and Shui Yun, "Bring all the cushions from the car. We're going to see Uncle Huang and we'll definitely get to the bottom of this."

“My father, my godfather, and my brothers are either fighting enemies abroad or serving the country and governing the people. Isn’t this enough to show the loyalty of the Li family?”

"Why am I being treated like a spy now, with my car being searched and things being smashed? Is the next step to search me?"

"I'd rather just smash my head against the palace gate and die than suffer such humiliation and bring shame upon my entire family!"

The third princess was so angry that she jumped up and down, bending down to pull the cushions out of the carriage herself. As a result, her dress snagged on the carriage shaft and tore open with a ripping sound.

The third princess was stunned for a moment, then immediately burst into tears.

"Waaah, I can't live anymore! I, a princess, was bullied in front of the palace gates and my skirt was torn off. How can I face anyone else to live!"

"Jiayin, let's die together, so we can be reincarnated together in the next life!"

The two of them disregarded everything else, and holding hands, they walked towards the palace while crying.

All the soldiers were dumbfounded; they didn't know whether to stop them or not.

Some intelligent people are already trembling with fear, touching their necks; they're probably going to lose their heads!

The deputy commander who was originally guarding the gate had diarrhea and went to the toilet. When he came back, he had to face this mess!

A bolt from the blue—these four words are insufficient to describe his feelings at that moment!

But he wasn't stupid. He immediately ordered his men to tie up the soldiers and even dislocate their jaws to prevent them from biting their tongues and committing suicide.

Then, he personally brought several "human-shaped rice dumplings" into the palace and knelt outside the imperial study to beg for forgiveness.

The Emperor was originally going to the Imperial Concubine's palace to have dinner with her and the Second Prince.

Before he could even leave, he was startled to see the Third Princess and Jiayin rush in.

"What happened?"

The emperor had barely asked a question when the third princess grabbed his arm and burst into tears, “Father, don’t you want me anymore? Waaah, isn’t the palace my home anymore?”

"Why do I have to be bullied when I get home! Waaah, I'm too ashamed to live anymore, my skirt is all torn! How can I ever face anyone again!"

"What nonsense are you spouting! You are a princess, my daughter, who would dare to bully you!" The emperor looked down and saw the third princess's torn skirt, and immediately flew into a rage.

He did not like this daughter before, partly because she was taught by the Empress to be too domineering and arrogant.

But in the past year, since my daughter has been with Jiayin, she has not only learned to act more maturely, but she is also very filial and considerate to him.

Since they are one's own bloodline, the affection for them naturally grows deeper and deeper.

Now that his daughter has been bullied, of course he has to protect her.

Unfortunately, no matter how she asked, the third princess just kept crying.

He had no choice but to look at Jiayin.

But upon seeing this, he felt even more heartbroken.

Jiayin didn't cry, but her eyes were very red, and a tear was about to fall, but she held it back.

She held a large food box in her hands, protecting it like a precious treasure.

Where is the cheerful look of the past? It looks like a pitiful little thing abandoned by its family on the roadside.

The Emperor could no longer contain himself. He pulled them down to sit, one in each hand, and patiently asked, "Don't cry, tell me. Who bullied you?"

"I am the ruler of the world, what can't I support you with! If anyone bullies you, I will cut off their head!"

The Third Princess and Jiayin exchanged a glance, and the Third Princess continued to cry, while Jiayin said, "Uncle Emperor, my sister Princess and I have come here several times, but we haven't seen you. We guessed that you were busy with state affairs."

"We were worried that you weren't eating or sleeping well, so we went out of the palace today to attend a friend's birthday banquet. When we came back, we specially asked my second brother to cook some good dishes to send to you for dinner."

"But when we got to the palace gate, the guards insisted that we get out of the car and inspect it."

“We are worried that something might happen in the palace. What if they use our vehicles to hide an assassin or something? Wouldn’t we be helping outsiders and putting you in danger?”

"So we quickly got off the carriage and waited for the soldiers to inspect it."

"As a result, those soldiers deliberately humiliated us, not only tearing our cushions and brocade mats to shreds with their spears, but also trying to steal our food boxes and smash them!"

At this point, the veins on the back of Jiayin's hand holding the food box became prominent.

The food box had been jostled around all the way, and now some soup was dripping from the corner, as if it were complaining about its own misfortune.

The emperor frowned deeply, his anger growing even stronger.

The child was good to him and never forgot to be filial to him when he went out, but the dog guarding the gate ruined his good intentions!

Jiayin choked up for a moment and continued, "Uncle Emperor, do you think that even if we were to investigate the assassin, could someone be hidden in the cushions, brocade mats, or food boxes? They are deliberately making things difficult for me and my sister, the princess!"

"My maid couldn't stand it and started fighting with them. In the chaos, they pushed the princess, and her skirt was torn!"

"There are so many people around. If word gets out, how will Princess Sister ever get married!"

The third princess cried even louder, clinging to the emperor's arm, "Father, do you not want me anymore! I've come so many times, and you're never there! Those blind bastards think you don't love me and Jiayin anymore, so they bully us to death!"

"Waaah, Father, why don't you just say it outright? Jiayin and I will find a well, jump in, and die a clean death!"

The emperor felt a little guilty upon hearing this. After thinking about it carefully, he realized that he had indeed neglected his two children recently and had not seen them for more than a month.

It wasn't intentional on his part; he was busy with official duties, and with everything coming to life in spring, he couldn't help but feel a little irritable.

Occasionally, I would go to the Imperial Concubine's Palace for a meal and a nap, and I would feel refreshed and inexplicably happy. I gradually got used to it.

Little did they expect that these sycophantic dogs would secretly assume that the children were no longer favored!

Two updates today!