"Since you don't want to stand, then kneel down." Emperor Jinde said in a cold tone.

Princess Yongjia's eyes suddenly widened in shock, "Father!"

The panic in her every limb gradually overwhelmed her until her face completely lost all color.

The atmosphere in Mingde Hall was depressing.

Concubine Li's eyes flickered: "The princess hasn't come back yet?"

Mammy was terrified and replied with her head down: "Not yet."

Concubine Li pinched her Buddhist beads, bit her lower lip and remained silent for a long time.

Princess Yongjia was punished by Emperor Jinde to kneel outside the Ziji Palace. She had been kneeling there since noon until now, and it was getting dark.

My daughter is so delicate and fragile, how could she bear this?!

Concubine Li took a deep breath and slowly closed her slightly red eyes.

She couldn't beg for mercy at this time. She was not like that fool Concubine Qiao, and that would only backfire.

He rubbed the Buddhist beads with his fingertips, and there was a word engraved on each bead.

--Tolerate!

After waiting for a while, Princess Yongjia finally came back, carried back in a sedan chair by the palace servants.

Seeing her daughter's condition, all of Concubine Li's forbearance and calmness were instantly broken.

"My Yongjia——"

"Hurry, carry the princess to the bed, don't let her bump into anything."

Princess Yongjia felt weak all over, dizzy, and her knees had lost feeling.

She knelt for so long that she forgot whether it was day or night, and even forgot that she was a noble princess.

In the imperial city, only the lowly palace maids would kneel, and now she knelt on the ground like them.

What a shame and humiliation!

I have never been so embarrassed in my life.

She burst into tears: "Father, why is your Majesty punishing me like this? What did I do wrong?"

Concubine Li had already asked for the whole story, and said with a sullen face and a trembling voice, "Yongjia, you have violated your father's taboo."

Princess Yongjia was stunned.

Concubine Li's eyes were red. "The emperor's majesty cannot be offended. As members of the imperial family, we are different from ordinary people. Your father is the emperor first, and then he is your father."

As she spoke, her eyes darkened.

After a moment of silence, Princess Yongjia said with tears in her eyes, "Mother, I understand."

In the evening, Concubine Li went to Ziji Palace with the stew that she had ordered the palace maids to prepare in advance. She did not mention Princess Yongjia at all and seemed not to care.

Emperor Jinde said calmly, "Yongjia is not young anymore, it's time for him to get married."

"Your Majesty is right." Concubine Li nodded and said softly.

Emperor Jinde said: "Yesterday, the envoys of the Qule Kingdom proposed another marriage alliance. Their prince wanted to marry the Princess of Daxia."

As soon as the words fell, the air seemed to be quiet.

Concubine Li's heart was filled with turmoil, but she tried her best to control herself.

She was silent for a moment, then looked up to meet Emperor Jinde's gaze, her eyes red.

"Your Majesty, the Western Regions are too far away. I only have one daughter, and I really can't bear to leave her."

Concubine Li has taken excellent care of herself and her appearance is still gorgeous and charming, which shows how stunningly beautiful she was when she was young.

When she cried, she looked completely harmless and helpless, which made people feel pity for her.

"You." Emperor Jinde handed her a handkerchief. "It's not nice to cry all the time. Wipe it off."

Concubine Li wiped away her tears.

Emperor Jinde's face was gentle: "I am reluctant to let her go, but Yongjia has been spoiled. Let's find a prince consort, let her get married soon, and calm down a bit."

Concubine Li stopped struggling and nodded, "As your majesty wishes."

They had no choice but to marry into the Western Regions and live there forever, unable to see each other again.

Either she could marry a prince consort, and Concubine Li naturally chose the latter.

Leaving Ziji Palace, the night gradually darkened.

The tears on Concubine Li's face had long been dried by the wind. She no longer looked weak, but her expression was as cold as frost.

"Your Majesty, you are always like this..."

Emperors are indeed cold-blooded and ruthless.

His daughter knelt for most of the day and her knees were almost broken, but he didn't show any concern.

When his son died, he didn't shed a single tear!

Concubine Li couldn't help but wonder, whose death would make His Majesty sad and cry?

Her son was killed by someone in the harem. His Majesty knew it clearly, but chose to cover it up.

It's okay, she can wait.

Wait for an opportunity to take revenge.

…

Jiang Qingyao was waiting for news at Haitang Residence when Ma Liu stepped forward to report, "Miss Qingyao, Qin Yurong is heading to the Marquis of Anguo's Mansion."

Jiang Qingyao put down the book in her hand, a smile on her lips, "Let's go fishing."

Zhitao looked confused: "Miss, where are you going to fish?"

Jiang Qingyao: "Anguo Marquis Mansion."

Zhitao realized that this fishing was not the same as that fishing.

After a while, the carriage stopped in front of the Anguo Marquis Mansion.

As soon as he saw Jiang Qingyao, the servant quickly welcomed her in, "Miss Jiang, please come in."

Hmm? No need to inform?

It was like returning to their own home, which made Jiang Qingyao a little surprised. What exactly did Marquis Anguo tell them?

The servants in the mansion acted as if it was a matter of course, as if there was nothing strange about it and that it was normal for Miss Jiang to come and go freely.

At that time, Qin Yurong knelt in front of Madam He and Marquis Anguo, touching her belly, and said in a trembling voice with tears in her eyes, "I beg Madam and Marquis to make the decision for me for the sake of the child!"

He Huaixuan, who was standing aside, had an ugly expression on his face, and was clearly dissatisfied with her behavior.

"What's going on?" Jiang Qingyao came over gracefully.

Seeing her coming, Qin Yurong's eyes were cold and she scolded unhappily, "Miss Jiang, coming here uninvited, isn't that too ignorant of etiquette? Didn't the servants even tell them?"

"Miss Jiang, do you really think the Marquis' Mansion is your own home and you can come whenever you want?"

"Besides, this is a family matter between me and the Anguo Marquisate. Miss Jiang hasn't even married yet, and she's an outsider. Why don't you just stay away?"

As she spoke, she stroked her belly, not knowing what she was showing off. Before she even entered the room, she looked like the prince's wife.

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