Chapter 247 Xie Yao's Suspicion
The emperor paused slightly, and before he could step forward, the man had already turned around and looked at him.
It's Concubine Shu.
She curtseyed, "Your Majesty."
The emperor hummed and said, "Why is Concubine Shu here?"
A faint smile appeared on Concubine Shu's usually indifferent face, which made the emperor stunned for a moment and his eyes softened a lot.
"Your Majesty has been busy handling government affairs, so I personally prepared some ginseng soup to nourish your body." Concubine Shu's voice was cold, but her words could not hide her concern.
The emperor felt warm at heart when he heard this. He stepped forward, held Concubine Shu's hand, and led her to the Yangxin Palace, "My beloved concubine is so thoughtful."
Concubine Shu has always been indifferent, even to the emperor, but she has changed a lot recently, and the emperor is very pleased.
The emperor was in a good mood. He tasted the ginseng soup prepared by Concubine Shu himself and showed a satisfied smile on his face, "My beloved concubine is thoughtful."
He then discovered that there was a little red on the back of Concubine Shu's white and slender hand, and he immediately asked distressedly: "What happened?"
Concubine Shu hid her hands behind her back and shook her head, saying, "Your Majesty, don't worry. I'm fine..."
The emperor's eyes fell on Concubine Shu's maid, and the maid immediately said, "Your Majesty, the queen was accidentally scalded when she was boiling soup."
The emperor was filled with relief, patted the back of Concubine Shu's hand, and said, "Let me do this kind of thing in the future. Don't hurt yourself, or I will feel bad."
The concubine lowered her eyes, which made her look shy in the emperor's eyes.
"I would love to be able to do something for Your Majesty personally." Concubine Shu pursed her lips, slowly raised her eyes and said, "Besides, I also have a request today..."
The emperor raised his eyebrows slightly, "Oh? What do you want, my beloved concubine?"
Concubine Shu bit her lower lip lightly, "I said, Your Majesty, please don't be angry with me."
The emperor put down the spoon and said calmly, "My beloved concubine, please tell me first."
"I would like to ask Your Majesty to put aside government affairs and go to the Yanxi Palace to accompany me and Xiaowu." Concubine Shu's eyes were full of joy. "Xiaowu told me that she hasn't seen the emperor for a long time and misses him very much."
"Nonsense." The emperor stretched out his hand and pinched Concubine Shu's nose. "Xiao Wu is ignorant, and my beloved concubine is also ignorant?"
The emperor said these words of blame, but with a doting smile on his face. Without waiting for Concubine Shu to admit her fault, he said, "In this case, I will go see Xiaowu."
The emperor took Concubine Shu's hand, left the Hall of Mental Cultivation, and headed towards the Yanx Palace.
The fifth prince is four years old this year, and has just started learning. He looks very cute. He has been raised by Concubine Shu since birth, and is particularly close to her.
He was playing in the palace when he saw his father and mother coming. He immediately put down his toys, stumbled to his feet and ran towards them, still shouting, "Father, Mother!"
He rushed to the emperor, put his arms around the emperor's thighs, and said in a milky voice: "Father, I miss you so much~"
The emperor's heart softened a little, and he hugged Xiao Wu and held him in his arms, "Really? How much do you miss your father, Xiao Wu?"
The fifth prince said: "I miss you so much~"
The emperor personally played with the fifth prince for a long time, had lunch with the mother and son in the Yanx Palace, and then left the Yanx Palace.
Concubine Shu and the fifth prince personally escorted the emperor to the palace gate.
The fifth prince shook his chubby little hands and said reluctantly, "When will your father come to see me next time?"
Concubine Shu whispered, "Xiaowu, your father still has state affairs to attend to, you need to be more sensible."
"No problem." The emperor looked at Concubine Shu with deep eyes, stroked her hand, and said in a low voice, "I will come to Yanxi Palace tonight."
Concubine Shu lowered her head in shame and said, "I understand."
Seeing this, the emperor was in a good mood, laughed out loud, turned around and left with his hands behind his back.
Looking at the emperor's back, the embarrassment on Concubine Shu's face disappeared instantly, and a hint of disgust flashed in her eyes.
"Your Majesty, is this really okay?" The maid beside Concubine Shu asked in a low voice.
Concubine Shu said: "If you talk too much, it will be ugly."
But she believed that the love that all mothers have for their children is the same, and what she did today was intended to win their hearts.
If you talk too much, it will do harm.
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Not long after Princess Yongle left the palace, she sent someone to deliver a message to the Crown Prince's Mansion.
Si Nan received the message and whispered, "Crown Princess, the Princess has sent a message. You don't have to worry about what happened today. His Majesty has rescinded the order."
Xie Yao breathed a sigh of relief and looked at the two children in front of her. "Today's event is all thanks to my aunt."
"But..." Si Nan whispered, "The princess said that there is a limit to what she can do, and it's only this time."
"If it happens again, even she won't be able to do anything." So even if today's crisis is temporarily alleviated, there is still worry in Si Nan's eyes.
"I know." Xie Yao knew it very well.
It is her and His Highness's responsibility to protect their children. They cannot rely on Princess Yongle all the time. This time, the princess disobeyed the emperor's will for her, and she will probably have to pay a heavy price.
At this moment, Zhu Qing walked in and handed the letter in his hand to Xie Yao, "Crown Princess, your letter."
Zhu Qing didn't say where it came from, but Xie Yao understood...
She took the letter, opened it, read the contents, and her eyes flashed with emotion.
The letter was sent by Concubine Shu in the palace. Concubine Shu had also heard about what happened today. Even though she had not asked Concubine Shu for help, she still helped.
Xie Yao finished reading the letter, "Candle."
Zhu Qing immediately presented it to Xie Yao, who lit the letter and threw it into a basin beside her. She watched the letter burn to ashes with her own eyes...
Xie Yao stood up and went back to the main room.
She took out a pen and paper, wrote a letter, sealed it, and handed it to Zhu Qing, "Send it."
She didn't say who it was, but Zhu Qing understood instantly and immediately answered, "Yes, the Crown Princess."
Xie Yaoren stayed in the Prince's Mansion, but kept an eye on news from the outside world.
Xiao Ning's matter was a big deal, and all the officials were still arguing about it, but no matter what opinions the officials put forward, the emperor did not respond.
The presiding official was not replaced directly as Pei Chen suspected, nor was Xiao Ning investigated or punished further.
This matter seemed to be put on hold.
That night, Pei Chen and Zhao Ying arrived at the Prince's Mansion.
The two of them, Xie Yao, and Wei Chan had dinner together. Wei Chan couldn't help but ask, "Your Majesty, what is the meaning of dragging it out like this?"
"Xiao Ning's crime is tantamount to treason!"
There were only four people in the room, so there was no need to be cautious when talking. Wei Chan's frowned brows were full of confusion.
Pei Chen said: "It's nothing more than a vertical and horizontal plan."
Wei Chan pursed her lips and said, "It is rumored in the capital that His Majesty has deep feelings for my aunt, but..." Why does she feel... that this is not the case?
The aunt she was referring to was naturally the late queen.
The late queen only left behind one child, the crown prince. If Your Majesty really loved the late queen, how could you possibly treat the crown prince like this?
Xie Yao lowered her eyes, "You also said it was a rumor."
"Of course you can't trust it all." In fact, she had already doubted this.
Pei Chen thought for a moment and said, "My mother told me another thing today."
"Before Your Majesty met the late Queen...it was my mother who first mentioned the late Queen to Your Majesty."
Xie Yao suddenly raised her eyes and looked at Pei Chen, staring at him with a different meaning in her eyes.
Pei Chen was startled by her look, "What have you thought of, Crown Princess?"
Xie Yao's heart was a little confused. She lowered her eyes to hide her thoughts and shook her head gently, "Nothing."
These were just some groundless suspicions, and she would not easily express them without solid evidence.
But Princess Yongle asked Pei Chen to tell her about this matter. I think she was thinking about what happened in the past and had some doubts in her heart...
Xie Yao didn't say anything, but everyone present fell silent.
Everyone...is not stupid.
Even if they are not the parties involved, everyone except Wei Chan has a lover and knows how it acts when you truly love someone.
Wei Chan didn't have it, but the relationship between the Crown Prince and the Crown Princess was enough for Wei Chan to see clearly.
Such doubts made Xie Yao more certain that her decision to leave behind a pair of children at all costs was the right one.
After a moment of silence, everyone tacitly ignored the matter.
Pei Chen said: "Are you just going to ignore Xiao Ning's matter?" This is a crime tantamount to treason, is His Majesty really not going to punish her?
If this is true, Your Majesty is too lenient towards Xiao Ning.
Xie Yao shook her head, "Of course we can't give up, but we can't do anything else."
She had seen through it. No matter what they did, it would only make His Majesty more disgusted. If they stepped on Xiao Ning again, it would be counterproductive and save Xiao Ning instead.
"However, we are not the only ones who want to crush Xiao Ning to death." Xie Yao put down her chopsticks, "We just have to wait and see."
She believed that the "impatient man" would react soon.
As expected.
Not long after dinner, Xie Yao received news that the third prince had entered the palace.
Wei Chan and the others immediately looked at Xie Yao, "Could it be that the Crown Princess is talking about..."
Xie Yao smiled, her tone carrying a hint of sarcasm, "This person's words are much more effective than ours."
That night, the emperor issued an order that the Grand Princess's Mansion, which had been safe and sound, be searched and confiscated, and all the people in the Grand Princess's Mansion were imprisoned.
The third prince of Northern Frontier, Huyan Yuan, was under house arrest.
Pei Chen went to handle this matter personally.
So Xie Yao and others knew the news first. After hearing it, Xie Yao just wanted to laugh, and at the same time, she felt more and more distressed for Xiao Ji.
Sometimes, love and not love are really obvious.
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"Hahaha……"
At the Second Prince's Mansion, Xiao Hong heard the news and burst into laughter, looking very happy. "Serves you right, serves you right!"
"She is a woman, yet she is still restless and wants to stir up trouble and plot against me... She deserves it!"
He really felt happy!
The person he hated the most now was Xiao Ning, even more than Xiao Ji, Xiao An and others, because in his eyes, he had never regarded Xiao Ning as an enemy or opponent.
Xiao Ning should be his helper.
But once Xiao Ning's true face was revealed, he realized how ridiculous he was.
To him, Xiao Ning is a traitor, and traitors deserve to die!
Xie Yuru knelt on the ground, leaning on Xiao Hong's knees, and immediately flattered with a smile: "Your Highness is right, women should be obedient."
Xiao Hong rubbed her head with his hands, his eyes tinged with smiles, "All women in this world should be as obedient as Ru'er..."
There was a dark light in his eyes, and his words seemed to have a hidden meaning.
The one he most hoped to be as obedient as Xie Yuru was not Xiao Ning...
Xie Yuru smiled shyly and meekly, and then said: "Your Highness, Ke Ruer heard that His Majesty changed his mind today because of the Third Prince..."
"What do you know?" Xiao Hong frowned and said, "My father loves me the most. As for the third brother... he is just a trick."
"Look, Xiao Ning, the Third Brother and the Crown Prince are all injured in the fight, but no one has attacked me. I am the biggest winner!"
Yeah?
Xie Yuru was dazed and uncertain for a moment, but when she saw Xiao Hong's extremely certain look, she put her doubts aside.
He nodded affirmatively: "Your Highness is right!"
"Just wait." Xiao Hongwei raised his chin, "Soon, my father will issue an edict to restore my status. By then... humph!"
Xiao Hong sneered, his eyes full of pride.
Xie Yuru immediately said: "Ruru congratulates Your Highness in advance."
Xiao Hong laughed again, and found Xie Yuru more and more pleasing to the eye. This woman, apart from other things... spoke in a way that pleased him!
And the palace.
The emperor, who Xiao Hong believed was probably planning how to restore his status as a prince, prepared to go to the Yanx Palace after ordering Pei Chen to search the princess's mansion.
"Your Majesty," Li Dajian said in a low voice, "We have received news from Weiyang Palace that Concubine Li is not feeling well. Please go and see her."
The emperor's expression didn't change at all, he said directly: "If you feel unwell, please ask the imperial physician. I can't treat illnesses."
Li Dajian understood immediately and shouted: "Go to the Yanxi Palace!"
When the emperor arrived, Concubine Shu and the fifth prince were already waiting at the gate of Yanx Palace.
Seeing the mother and son, the emperor's eyes softened instantly, a faint smile flashed across his eyes, and he quickened his pace to pick up the fifth prince, "No need to come out to greet me."
Concubine Shu lowered her head and smiled without saying anything, but the Fifth Prince covered his mouth and laughed, "Mother Concubine said..."
"Xiao Wu!" The coquettish voice of Concubine Shu sounded.
The Fifth Prince immediately shut up, his big eyes rolling back and forth between Concubine Shu and the Emperor, his brows and eyes full of smiles.
The emperor raised his eyebrows slightly, "Why? My beloved concubine, are you hiding something from me?"
He stretched out his hand and pinched the Fifth Prince's chubby face, "Little Fifth, Father is here, don't be afraid of your mother, tell Father."
The fifth prince whispered in the emperor's ear: "It's my mother... and Xiaowu, we both want to see my father as soon as possible."
The emperor looked at Concubine Shu, only to see that her cheeks were slightly red and she was too embarrassed to look at him.
The emperor laughed out loud, "My beloved concubine, when she becomes shy...I really can't let her go."
"Your Majesty!" Concubine Shu glared at the emperor and walked in first.
Seeing this, the emperor was not angry at all, and even laughed even more happily.
He looked at the fifth prince in his arms and said jokingly, "Little Five, your mother is shy."
How could the fifth prince understand this? But he laughed along with the emperor and whispered in his ear, "Father, mother is always talking about you."
The father and son laughed again.
The emperor had dinner in the Yanx Palace and it was natural for him to stay overnight.
The fifth prince was taken away early, leaving only the emperor and the concubine in the palace. The concubine gently undressed the emperor.
As soon as he took off his dragon robe, the emperor reached out his big hands and held Concubine Shu in his arms, with a smile on his face, but the smile did not reach his eyes.
He looked at Concubine Shu and said, "My beloved concubine's attitude towards me is very different from before."
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