After the emperor finished speaking, he saw Kong Xinlian and her daughter kneeling motionless. Kong Xinlian's eyes rolled back and forth, and the emperor felt that he had not seen such a stupid person for a long time.

The emperor felt like his stupidity was about to set in.

Zhou Qiongyue was sitting casually in a chair, her manner far from dignified, holding a snack in one hand and a cup of tea in the other, looking like she was watching the fun intently.

Zhou Qiongyue was delighted when she saw Kong Xinlian suddenly straighten her back.

Zhou Qiongyue was even more curious about what the late emperor saw in Kong Xinlian. Could it be that he'd eaten too many feasts and now found even the occasional pig food palatable?

However, Zhou Qiongyue had to admit that apart from her brain, Kong Xinlian was quite pretty.

The empress dowager saw that the emperor was about to get angry, but she didn't say anything. She also picked up a cup of tea and started to watch the fun like her niece.

The emperor looked at his mother and niece performing identical actions, and his anger suddenly deflated.

Being able to make the Queen Mother and cousin smile is also the use of Kong Xinlian.

The emperor guessed that his mother and cousin wanted to watch the fun, so he didn't mind talking to this foolish woman. "What else do you want?"

Kong Xinlian raised her head and glanced at the emperor above her in a self-proclaimed subtle way. In Kong Xinlian's eyes, the emperor was considered to be amiable.

She then boldly said, "Your Majesty, may I stand up and speak?"

The Emperor... "No!"

"Shuwan and I have had a miserable life in the past two years! Look at how Shuwan and I are dressed, compared to..." Kong Xinlian said this and looked around. She knew that the empress dowager and the queen were not people she could afford to offend.

Finally, he could only focus on Princess Fu'an. "She's dressed much worse than Princess Fu'an. It's okay for a commoner to have a low life, but Shuwan is the daughter of the late emperor after all. How can she be dressed worse than a court lady?"

Kong Xinlian looked at the emperor's face as she spoke. Seeing that the emperor's expression was still the same as at the beginning, she thought that the emperor was not angry, so she continued:

"I took out the jade pendant last night. Princess Fu'an might think that I am not a good match for Shuwan!"

After Kong Xinlian finished speaking, she took out a handkerchief and pretended to wipe the tears from her face.

As for why Kong Xinlian wanted to attack Zhou Qiongyue, it was because Kong Xinlian felt from the bottom of her heart that Princess Fu'an had always looked down on her.

Ever since she met her yesterday, she had acted superior. Even when she brought her daughter to meet her parents today, Princess Fu'an acted casual.

Kong Xinlian was filled with jealousy. Ever since she first inquired about the news of Prince Fu'an's mansion and learned that Prince Fu'an had only one principal wife, and ever since she thought that the prince was afraid of the principal wife and therefore did not come to pick her and her daughter up, Kong Xinlian hated Zhou Qiongyue.

Although the misunderstanding has been resolved now, Kong Xinlian still can't stand the fact that Princess Fu'an looks like she is not affected by anything.

As soon as Kong Xinlian finished speaking, Prince Rong laughed at her, "Oh, it's really not worthy. Who do you two think you are?"

Prince Rong felt that Kong Xinlian thought too highly of her status. Now that his father was gone, the decision of whether to recognize him was not in the hands of this foolish woman.

Even if my father were still alive, it would just be another concubine's daughter.

Kong Xinlian was about to explain when the emperor agreed, "Indeed, he is not worthy!"

Kong Xinlian was completely stunned, not knowing why the emperor didn't speak up for her. After a moment of confusion, Kong Xinlian came to her senses and cried pitifully to the emperor again.

The emperor, who had originally wanted to let his mother and cousin see the excitement, immediately waved his hand and had the mother and daughter dragged away when he saw this.

The emperor smiled and livened up the atmosphere in the palace: "Cousin, don't bother with such people."

Zhou Qiongyue really didn't care. This kind of idiot would eventually get himself killed, so there was no need for her to intervene. "Don't worry, cousin! It's just like that. I'm too lazy to care about it. Reality will teach her a lesson."

The Queen Mother praised her niece, "Our Yue'er is still kind."

After praising her niece, the Queen Mother turned to look at the Emperor, "What is Your Majesty going to do?"

"Once we've taught those two the rules, just acknowledge it! She's just a princess, so there's no need to bother investigating.

Since Li Shuwan's age isn't appropriate, let's change it to three! Create a household registration for Kong Xinlian as a peasant girl from the suburbs of Yuan'an.

Otherwise it will be detrimental to my father's reputation."

The Emperor said this and decided that he should send someone to clean up the mess, otherwise it would be bad if someone else found out about it later. Since he had already sent someone, he decided to let them investigate.

Judging from the little girl's appearance and the late emperor's jade pendant, the emperor felt that it could not be fake.

The Queen Mother nodded in agreement with the Emperor, and only made one request, "Just don't keep him in the Royal Courtyard. I'm old, and I don't want to see a fool running around under my nose."

Originally, the emperor had brought the empress with him, intending to take his sister into the palace to raise her. However, after seeing the real person, the emperor immediately abandoned this idea. Especially the look in Kong Xinlian's eyes as if she was clinging to him, the emperor felt disgusted just thinking about it.

It would be even more impossible for the emperor to allow the mother and daughter to enter the palace.

The emperor didn't want to make a fool of himself with the woman of the late emperor, so for a moment, the two of them were in a dilemma about where to go.

Prince Rong crossed his legs and expressed his thoughts, "Royal brother, there's no need to give that child a title! If she's not Li Shuwan, just call her Princess Shuwan."

Yuan Bohua actively suggested, "I think, why don't we let these two go to the imperial mausoleum to guard the late emperor's spirit for a few years! We can wait until the princess is old enough to get married and then come back. The late emperor will definitely be very happy to see his little daughter."

A princess who does not grow up in the center of power is unlikely to grow up to be a smart person.

Yuan Bohua thought that whoever dared to associate himself with his princess was a nobody.

The emperor really didn't want to see the two of them, and thought Fu'an's idea was very good, so he made the decision immediately.

After the matter was settled, the emperor and the empress were not in a hurry to leave. Instead, they stayed here to have lunch with the empress dowager before returning to the palace.

Zhou Qiongyue, Yuan Bohua and Prince Rong, the three of them, had nothing to do, so they stayed here to chat with the Queen Mother until dark before returning to the farm.

Of course, Prince Rong followed his cousin and brother-in-law back to the farm of Prince Fu'an's Mansion.

Prince Rong acted as a third wheel here for another two or three days before riding back to Yuan'an City.

Kong Xinlian and her daughter did not hide their recognition of their relationship from others, and Zhou Qiongyue did not ask the people in the village not to talk about it.

So when Prince Rong returned to Yuan'an City three days later, the city was already full of rumors that Prince Fu'an's Mansion was going to have a little princess and a concubine.

Some people even came to ask Prince Rong directly. Besides the fact that gossip is human instinct, many people were also attracted by the position of concubine in Prince Fu'an's mansion.

In the past, no one dared to take any action because of the reputation of Princess Shuxian. Now that she is about to take a concubine, everyone feels that there is no difference between taking one and taking a group.

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