Xuan Ling deliberately did not inform anyone when he came in today, and also left the eight guards who accompanied him outside the palace gate, so that he could hear with his own ears how the Prince of E's Mansion bullied Sheng Xiyan.

Sheng Xiyan blew on Jiang Jiang's arm with heartache. Although Princess E came to see the red mark, she did not educate Xunxun. Concubine Shu did not say anything, which encouraged the arrogance of the Crown Prince's wife.

"Jiang Jiang is such a petty kid! They're just a few toys, you should give them to your brother. Sheng Xiyan, you really don't know how to educate your children!"

Sheng Xiyan said angrily, "You kids have seen it already. If you have nothing else to do, just leave."

The Crown Princess screamed, "Listen, Your Majesty! She's driving Mother and me away, and now she's driving you away!"

Concubine Shu said, "Sheng Xiuyuan, you're going too far. Mother finally came to the palace to see her grandson, why are you so angry?"

Xuan Ling heard it clearly at the door. Her dark eyes concealed murderous intent. Is this how they bully my Yanyan?

They dare to do this in the palace, how could I have never dared to imagine it before.

For the first time, the emperor had the urge to argue with a common woman and wanted to beat her up immediately.

He clenched his fists under his wide sleeves and stepped over the threshold.

Just as Concubine Shu picked up the teacup, she saw a tall man in a bright yellow dragon robe appear. She was so frightened that her hands trembled and the tea spilled half over her body.

He hurriedly placed the teacup on the table, quickly stood up from his seat, put his hands in front of him, and bowed forward to greet him.

The princess had her back to the door, still unaware, and was shouting,

"Sheng Xiyan, do you think you can be arrogant just because you've become a phoenix? You're just a country girl who made her fortune in a pharmacy, what are you so proud of? Xunxun, tell Jiangjiang to listen to you in the future. You're his brother, so you should be domineering."

When Princess E looked up and saw the dragon robe, she was so frightened that she quickly got off the couch.

Concubine Shu said timidly, "Your Majesty, I greet you."

Princess E quickly knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you. Long live the emperor."

The Crown Prince's Consort turned around and saw the sinister and murderous expression on Emperor Xuanwu's face. She sank to her knees and stammered, "Your Majesty, your humble servant greets you. Long live the Emperor."

Sheng Xiyan was about to stand up from the couch, holding Jiang, when Xuan Ling said sternly, "My beloved, this is your palace, just sit still."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Xuan Ling sat on the main seat on the couch and looked at Concubine Shu. Concubine Shu was so scared that her legs went weak and she fell to her knees.

"Your Majesty, please forgive me."

Xuan Ling asked solemnly, "Shu Fei, where did you go wrong?"

"Your Highness, I did not try to stop the two children from playing..."

Xuan Ling was awe-inspiring without even getting angry, and the entire palace was filled with a suffocating silence.

Only Xunxun was still playing, holding a bamboo dragonfly in his hand, which he tore in two, and cursed: "Bad guy..."

She reached out to Xuan Ling while crying.

Xuan Ling said angrily: "How dare you! Whose child has no manners?"

The Crown Princess knelt over and pulled Xunxun off the couch, covering his mouth.

Concubine Shu said, "Your Majesty, please calm down."

Xuan Ling said: "Come here."

Jiang came around the low kang table and threw herself into his arms.

"Father, he stole my...toy..."

Father? Princess E and the Crown Prince's Consort were both shocked, and even more frightened by their previous actions of bullying Sheng Xiyan and Jiang Jiang. They were too frightened to even breathe.

Xuan Ling hugged him and said, "Don't be afraid, Jiang Jiang, you have your father to protect you, no one dares to bully you."

Looking at Sheng Xiyan, her eyes were filled with tears, and she pursed her lips, looking at him helplessly and gratefully.

Xuan Ling couldn't tell what complicated emotions were in his heart.

He said majestically, "Sheng Xiyan is no longer a member of your Prince E's Palace. From the moment she entered the palace, she has been my concubine and my master. I only agreed to your entry into the palace because of her kindness.

But now it seems that you have wasted her kindness. You do not distinguish between high and low, and dare to insult my women and bully my children. It is really despicable!

The child is still young, so I can spare him the crime. However, the Crown Prince's Consort is vicious and domineering. She will be immediately dragged to the Shenxingsi for torture and fifty strokes of the cane. She will never be allowed to enter the Imperial Palace again."

The Crown Prince's wife was so frightened that she fainted on the spot. "拶刑" is a severe punishment that requires pinching the hands. If she is beaten with fifty sticks, she will be crippled if not dead.

He was dragged out by the imperial guards.

Princess E kowtowed vigorously, "Your Majesty, please forgive me. Madam Sheng, please forgive me. It is my fault that I have not educated my wife well. I beg Your Majesty to calm down, Madam Sheng, please calm down."

She knew very well that the lifeblood of the entire palace was in the hands of Emperor Xuanwu, and it would be understandable for her to die to show her determination at this moment.

Xuan Ling asked Sheng Xiyan, and even his majestic voice softened a bit, "Yanyan, you decide whether to punish me or not?"

Concubine Shu looked up and glared at Sheng Xiyan, then quickly lowered her head.

Sheng Xiyan smiled and said, "Your Majesty, as your concubine, I am magnanimous and will not bother with them. Let the princess go back."

"Shufei, I am very disappointed. Go back and reflect on what happened today."

"Yes, Your Majesty, I understand. I will take my leave."

"I'll take my leave."

Concubine Shu supported Princess E and took her grandson Xunxun with her, and the mother and daughter fled from Guanju Palace as if they were escaping for their lives.

The hall was empty, and Sheng Xiyan walked up to Xuan Ling, leaned over and sat down on his left leg.

She wrapped her arms around his chest, pressed her face against his chest, and said delicately, "Thank you, Your Majesty."

Jiang Jiang stopped crying and kissed Xuan Ling on the face, "Thank you, father."

He crawled onto the couch to see how much of his beloved toy had been ruined.

Xuan Ling put his arms around Sheng Xiyan, rested his chin on the top of her head, and said in a deep voice: "Yanyan, I haven't seen you for a few days. Do you miss me?"

Her small hand gently touched his chest, "Yes, I miss the emperor every day, but I also know that the emperor does not belong to me alone."

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