Chapter 108: Window Paper
In other words, the crown prince is now permanently labeled as a womanizer.
"As the crown prince, you do not think of sharing my burdens or serving the country. You are lazy and negligent all day long, and you are ignorant and incompetent. This is truly outrageous!"
Li Yuande, take the man away, give him twenty strokes of the cane, and confine him to his quarters for one month!
Lin Xiang remained silent upon hearing this, but suddenly stood up as the Crown Prince struggled to be led away: "Your humble servant humbly requests the privilege of supervising the execution."
Si Fangming suddenly laughed.
Lin Xiang is still Lin Xiang. Fearing that the palace servants would cover for him, he insisted on watching the blows being delivered solidly, one stroke at a time.
"……allow."
The empress turned pale and sat there blankly, not daring to plead for him. By the time she came to her senses, Yu Yuanchao had already been covered and dragged away.
She twisted her handkerchief and looked coldly at Shen Ruolan, her beautiful eyes filled with anger.
"Your Majesty, I am feeling slightly unwell. Since Consort Wan is with you, I will take my leave now."
The emperor snorted irritably, "Now you know what pain is. You can't even discipline your own son, and you're not doing a good job as empress either."
"Get out of here. You're just annoying me."
"Your Majesty is right."
The Empress walked quickly with her head down. When she returned to the Jiaofang Palace, she slammed her hand on the table and turned to Huixin, ordering, "Go and bring Shen Ruolan here!"
Huixin dared not delay, so she went back and slipped a purse to the palace maid on duty at Fusheng Palace, asking her to go in and call the person out.
After an incense stick had burned for a while, Shen Ruolan arrived gracefully.
"Ruolan greets the Empress Dowager."
After she finished bowing, she had just raised her head when she was slapped in the face, almost knocking her off her feet.
Xi Yue was startled and immediately stepped forward to help her, but was stopped by Hui Xin, one of the Empress's subordinates, who also slapped her across the face.
Shen Ruolan covered her face, staring at her in disbelief, "Mother, what is this...?"
"You flatter me too much. I am afraid I cannot bear the title of 'Mother' you have to me."
The Empress sneered, waved her hand, and sat back in her seat: "It's one thing for a concubine's daughter to be born out of wedlock, but she's so naive and clueless that she's being schemed against!"
"It was also my fault for believing you were so considerate."
Huixin handed over a handkerchief. She casually wiped her hands and tidied her temples before saying, "It's not that I can't see through your little schemes, but I'm too lazy to expose them. Otherwise, it would be embarrassing for me as the Empress Dowager, and it would be disgraceful for you as a concubine."
Shen Ruolan lowered her head and remained silent.
"Chao'er is indeed a fool. He usually listens to you too much. This time, we're just teaching him a lesson."
Fortunately, the Emperor couldn't bring himself to be ruthless. He'll only give you twenty strokes of the cane a month. You should stay quietly in the Crown Prince's residence and not come to the palace again.
"yes."
Shen Ruolan responded softly and was about to leave when she heard the Empress casually add, "Chao'er can't be without a Crown Princess for even a day. Since you're so eager, I'll choose a suitable one and send some concubines over on a chosen day."
To prevent outsiders from gossiping and saying that Chao'er is attracted to men.
The Empress grew angrier the more she thought about it, but since Shen Ruolan was present, she couldn't vent her anger. She waved her hand to dismiss her, then threw the white jade cup in her hand away, smashing it to pieces.
Seeing this, Huixin quickly tried to appease her by massaging her shoulders, saying, "Your Highness, please calm down. His Highness is still the Crown Prince; His Majesty won't do anything to you."
"What I'm worried about isn't His Majesty's situation, but Prime Minister Lin's retaliation."
The Yuan family hasn't taken sides yet, and they've offended Prime Minister Lin... They're brainless!
Shen Ruolan covered half of her cheek and stood outside, hearing everything clearly.
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