Chapter 246 Take her child away?
After sending Concubine Li away, the emperor felt his buzzing mind become much clearer.
He asked, "How is the prince?"
Li Dajian replied, "He is still in a coma."
The emperor pondered for a moment and said, "The Crown Prince is in a coma, which is a serious matter. The Crown Princess has to take care of the Crown Prince, and I am afraid she will not be able to take care of her two children."
"You." The emperor looked at Li Dajian, "Go to the prince's residence, visit the prince, and bring Jianing and the little prince back to the palace."
"I will personally take care of it."
Li Dajian was stunned for a moment, and after a while he said, "Yes, Your Majesty, I will do it right away."
After Li Dajian finished speaking, he hurriedly left the Yangxin Palace.
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Concubine Li left the Palace of Tranquil Longevity with a terribly gloomy face. Her hands were clenched into fists in her sleeves, and her nails were digging into her palms, stinging them painfully.
Just after she took a few steps, a young palace maid came hurriedly towards her, "Please forgive me, Your Majesty, I failed to do my job well and was unable to see Her Royal Highness the Princess."
Concubine Li paused, her eyes slightly cold, "Did you say it was my intention?"
The maid replied immediately, "I did, but the prison said... His Majesty has ordered that no one is allowed to visit the princess."
Princess Li took a deep breath and uttered two words through gritted teeth: "Xiao, Ji."
If Pei Chen hadn't insisted on meddling in other people's business, how could anything have happened to her Ning'er?
And behind Pei Chen is Xiao Ji!
Something that should have died long ago...
First he touched Hong'er, and then he touched her Ning'er... Was he trying to destroy all her hopes?
She would never allow it!
Concubine Li thought so and hurried towards Weiyang Palace...
Prince's Mansion.
When Xie Yao received the news from the palace, her expression was extremely ugly!
Your Majesty, what does this mean?
Is this a warning? I still don't think highly of His Highness, so...
Xie Yao didn't want to think deeply. Wei Chan, Si Nan and others were also shocked. They were all very anxious. "Is Concubine Li in the palace? Cousin, this..."
Even if there was no Concubine Li, letting the child leave her side would be a huge harm to the mother!
Moreover, Wei Chan saw very clearly how much Xie Yao loved her two children. His Majesty's move was under the banner of being good for Xie Yao and Xiao Ji, but in fact it was extremely hurtful.
After all, even if a pair of children were really brought into the palace, how would His Majesty have the time to take care of them personally?
Aren’t they all watched by the servants?
Xie Yao pursed her lips. It was impossible for her not to be angry. She tried hard to suppress her anger and kept thinking of a solution.
There must be a way, there must be a way...
Xie Yao looked at Si Nan, "Si Nan, go and help me find someone..."
Li Dajian did not come quickly, because according to the instructions of His Majesty, he specially selected many precious medicinal herbs from the national treasury to nourish the health of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.
People...of course I haven't seen them.
Li Dajian exchanged a few pleasantries with Xie Yao, handed over the medicinal herbs, and was slow to get to the point.
After a long while, Li Dajian finally said, "Crown Princess, His Majesty feels sorry for you taking care of the Crown Prince, and he is afraid that you are exhausted. He specifically ordered this old servant to bring the little Crown Prince and the little princess into the palace, and His Majesty will take care of them personally."
This was not a discussion, but an oral order from the emperor.
Li Dajian said with a smile: "Crown Princess, please ask the little grandson and the little princess to come out. I want to take the young masters back to the palace to report."
Xie Yao lowered her eyes and said, "Thank you for your compassion and love, Father. Please wait for a moment, I will have someone clean up the mess."
"But the two children are still young and need a lot of things. I'm afraid I'll have to trouble the eunuch to wait a little longer."
Li Dajian was very easy to talk to. He agreed with a smile, "Don't worry, Crown Princess, just take your time to clean up."
Naturally, Xie Yao had people clean up very slowly. Since Li Dajian said there was no rush, they just cleaned up slowly.
This cleanup took place from morning to noon.
Seeing that the time was no longer suitable for delaying, Wei Chan looked at Xie Yao with some concern, "Cousin, will the person you are looking for really come?"
Xie Yao shook her head and said honestly: "I don't know either, but if there is someone...it can only be her."
As soon as Xie Yao finished speaking, the steward of the Crown Prince's Mansion came outside the door to report, "Crown Princess, Princess Yongle is here."
Xie Yao's heartstrings relaxed and she came.
That’s right, the person she invited was not someone else, but the emperor’s own sister, Princess Yongle.
If there is anyone who can keep her twin children today, it is probably no one other than Princess Yongle.
Although Princess Yongle and Pei Chen have a bad relationship...if she does this it would be like drinking poison to quench thirst, but this is the only solution she has.
There was no way she could allow her two children to enter the palace!
Xie Yao said: "Please come in."
Afterwards, she went out personally to greet him, and Li Dajian naturally followed quickly.
Princess Yongle was helped down from the carriage. She helped Xie Yao up and glanced at Li Dajian. She seemed to have just realized that he was there and said, "Li Dajian is here too."
Li Dajian smiled, his expression a little embarrassed, "Princess, please forgive me for making fun of you. I am here on the orders of your majesty."
Princess Yongle nodded slightly and said, "Your Majesty asked you to visit the Crown Prince?"
Li Dajian nodded repeatedly in agreement.
Princess Yongle said, "I am the same, have you seen it?"
Li Dajian nodded again.
Princess Yongle nodded and said, "Now that you have read it, you should return to the palace as soon as possible to serve His Majesty."
Li Dajian's smile froze on his face. This...
Li Dajian said with a bitter face: "I dare not deceive Her Royal Highness the Princess. In addition to visiting His Royal Highness the Crown Prince today, I have another important matter..."
Li Dajian stammered out the emperor's order and lowered his head silently.
"Ha!" Princess Yongle sneered, "You are very considerate!"
Li Dajian looked like he wanted to cry but couldn't. What else could he do? He was just following His Majesty's orders.
"The Crown Prince is in a coma, and Zhao Zhao and Sui Sui's company can comfort the Crown Princess. How can you take Zhao Zhao and Sui Sui away at this time?"
Princess Yongle asked back, and said to Li Dajian: "You go back now. I will come to the palace to explain this matter to Your Majesty in person later."
Li Dajian knew very well that with Princess Yongle around, he could not take the two young masters away today.
He immediately responded with a "yes", then turned around and left decisively.
Li Dajian led his men away quickly. Xie Yao let out a long sigh and looked at Princess Yongle gratefully, "Aunt, please come in!"
Xie Yao invited Princess Yongle into the Crown Prince's Mansion, and then said, "Thank you for your help, aunt."
Xie Yao couldn't think of anyone else in the entire capital who could stop the emperor's order except Princess Yongle!
Of course, this was not something that Princess Yongle could agree to lightly. Disobeying the emperor's will was no small matter for anyone.
Even Princess Yongle would have to take the risk of offending His Majesty.
Xie Yao was truly grateful.
Princess Yongle shook her head slightly, pulled Xie Yao and said, "It's okay, just keep the child."
After that, she asked again: "How is the prince?"
Xie Yao lowered her eyes, "His Highness is still in a coma..." It's not that she didn't believe Princess Yongle, but Xiao Ji's matter was dangerous after all, and the fewer people who knew about it, the better.
Besides, Princess Yongle is Pei Chen's adoptive mother. If Pei Chen wants to talk about it, there will be plenty of opportunities to mention it.
Princess Yongle sighed softly, expressed some concern, and then left the Prince's Mansion.
She needs to go to the palace as soon as possible to explain to His Majesty.
Xie Yao personally escorted Princess Yongle out of the Crown Prince's Mansion. Even though the carriage had gone a long way, she stood there without moving for a long time.
Rights... are such a wonderful thing.
Hall of Mental Cultivation.
Li Dajian came back with a bitter face to report. As soon as he told the emperor that Princess Yongle had prevented this matter, the emperor's face darkened.
At this moment, a young eunuch came outside to report, "Your Majesty, Princess Yongle wants to see you."
The emperor's face was sullen, and after a long while he said, "Announce."
Soon, Princess Yongle entered the Yangxin Palace. She knelt and saluted, "Your Majesty."
In the past, as soon as Princess Yongle bent down, the emperor would have repeatedly said it was not necessary and would have personally stepped forward to help her up.
But not today, the eldest princess performed a complete ceremony.
Seeing this, the eldest princess immediately understood: the emperor was angry.
She was not in a hurry and spoke slowly, "I am here to apologize to His Majesty. I acted on my own initiative in what happened today."
After the princess said this, the emperor fell silent.
Princess Yongle continued, "I just...thought about our childhood."
The emperor's eyes flickered and he looked up at the eldest princess. Seeing the fine lines on her face and her frosted temples, a touch of emotion flashed in his eyes.
"I am more than ten years older than you. When I was born, my mother was not even a concubine yet, so she could not raise children."
"So I wasn't raised by my mother, and even when we met, we had to be secretive, for fear of being discovered..."
The emperor said nothing more and waited for Princess Yongle to speak.
Princess Yongle would not easily mention these things to him, "Later, my mother had you and was promoted to a concubine."
"But when your Majesty was born, your mother died of hemorrhage during childbirth." There was a flash of pain in Princess Yongle's eyes. Even though decades had passed, it was still in her memory.
Her biological mother still has a gentle background.
The emperor pursed his lips, and there was also pain in his eyes.
Yes, he didn't grow up with his mother either...Since he was young, it was his elder sister who protected and took care of him...
"Sister."
The emperor stepped forward, helped Princess Yongle to stand up, and sat down on a chair beside her. "Fortunately, I have a sister."
Princess Yongle's eyes were slightly red, "In the blink of an eye, so many years have passed..."
The emperor held the eldest princess's hand and said, "In the past, my sister protected me, but now I can protect you."
When Princess Yongle left the Palace of Tranquil Longevity, her eyes were still slightly red.
But her eyes were no longer as emotional as before, but exceptionally calm. She played the emotional card with the emperor today, and the emperor did not blame her for acting on her own initiative today.
But this is not a long-term solution, and the old feelings will be lost every time they are used.
If the emperor hadn't been so confused this time, and if it hadn't happened so suddenly, she could have planned it better. The emperor...had changed after all.
In the past, as the elder sister, she could scold her younger brother without restraint. But after so many years, the emperor's majesty could not be challenged.
Even if the emperor did something wrong, she couldn't speak out directly, she had to use methods and play the emotional card...
In the Hall of Mental Cultivation.
The emperor's anger had long been calmed by Princess Yongle's words. Thinking of the difficulties he had faced in his childhood, he sighed softly and looked at Li Dajian, "How is the crown prince?"
Li Dajian lowered his eyes and said respectfully: "Your Majesty, the Crown Prince is still in a coma..."
The emperor paused and said, "Then let's wait a little longer."
Li Dajian lowered his eyes, not daring to think about what His Majesty was waiting for, and just responded with a low "yes".
The emperor was silent for a moment, then stood up and walked out, "I'm going to take a walk."
Today, his elder sister told him these old stories, and his mind was full of thoughts. As the emperor walked, he arrived at the palace where he had lived with Princess Yongle when he was young.
Since he ascended the throne, no one has lived in this palace and it has remained in its original state.
Just standing here, all those past years appeared in his mind like pictures...
He just felt an unprecedented peace in his heart.
The emperor walked around the palace and then left, but just a few steps away, he saw a figure standing not far away.
"Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you." Concubine Li knelt gracefully, her gentle eyes falling on the emperor.
The emperor's face was slightly gloomy, and he was obviously not very happy with Concubine Li's uninvited visit.
His cold eyes fell on Concubine Li, "Concubine Li, are you here to beg for mercy?"
"Your Majesty, I am here to apologize." Concubine Li said in a low voice, "This morning, I was so worried that I lost my mind. I beg Your Majesty to forgive me."
The emperor's brows relaxed, and his expression softened as he looked at Concubine Li. "It's okay."
Concubine Li took a few steps forward, looked sincere, and shook her head, saying, "Even if Your Majesty is tolerant, Your Majesty has just issued an order, and I am pleading for Ning'er in public. This is really disrespectful to Your Majesty."
"I should be punished."
Princess Li’s words…had a hidden meaning.
The emperor thought about what Princess Yongle had done today. Although he knew that Concubine Li had some thoughts, he still...
That seems to be true.
It's not that he didn't know what the princess meant, he just chose to let it go.
But when Concubine Li said it again, those thoughts came to her mind again.
Especially when I think about the fact that the princess did this for the prince, and what Pei Chen did this morning...
"Your Majesty." Concubine Li continued, "Ning'er did something wrong, but I believe she was just being used... Ning'er has always been the most obedient and filial child."
"She is your Majesty's first princess. She often tells me that she respects your Majesty the most. How could she disobey your Majesty?"
"Someone must have deliberately plotted against Ning'er. Your Majesty, please believe Ning'er and clear her name."
If Concubine Li had said such words in the past, the emperor would naturally sneer at it. After all, the emperor saw Xiao Ning's ambition with his own eyes.
But Li Fei said that first, and then said these...
The emperor's thoughts immediately changed.
It doesn’t matter how much he believes it, what matters is... how he should deal with some things.
"Stand up." The emperor reached out his hand to help Concubine Li up, saying, "I will thoroughly investigate this matter."
"Ning'er is our daughter, my eldest daughter. I have always loved her and will never let anyone wrongly accuse her."
Concubine Li immediately showed gratitude, smiled, and leaned into the emperor's arms, "Your Majesty, I know you are the best."
The emperor patted Concubine Li's back gently, with a complicated look in his slightly lowered eyes.
After a pause, the emperor said, "I still have government affairs to deal with, my beloved concubine, please go back early."
The emperor said goodbye to Concubine Li and headed towards the Yangxin Palace. As soon as he arrived outside the Palace, he saw a slim figure standing outside the palace.
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