Chapter 55: Your Majesty hates two-faced people the most
The eldest prince was worried and asked, "Xiao Liu, what are you going to do?"
The Sixth Prince turned around and said, "Since she was arranged by the Third Prince, why not just send her back to him, so that he won't be lonely on the road."
The eldest prince nodded: "Yes."
"Then brother and sister-in-law, I'm leaving." The Sixth Prince waved his hand, turned around and left, disappearing in the blink of an eye.
The eldest prince smiled and shook his head: "This little Sixth is always so impatient."
"I've been like that since I was little." The eldest prince's wife also laughed, and then asked worriedly: "I don't know if Xiaoliu was also so happy in front of the emperor just now. I wonder if the emperor would be angry if he saw it?"
The eldest prince held the eldest princess's wife's hand and said, "Don't worry, my lady. Xiaoliu is just being wise but appearing foolish."
The eldest prince's wife was puzzled: "What do you mean?"
The eldest prince patiently explained, "Father was betrayed by one of his brothers, so he always hates people who are two-faced. One of the most important reasons why he punished the third brother so severely today is that he thinks he is two-faced and disobeys his father in private."
"Xiao Liu is like this, but he is only concerned about his appearance. Father may be angry at Xiao Liu for being tactless, but he will be angry for a while and it will be over. He won't hold a grudge in his heart."
"Father knows exactly what kind of character Xiaoliu is. If Xiaoliu pretends to have a deep brotherly love today, Father will have to reevaluate Xiaoliu."
"The fourth child is a stubborn one, only knows how to fight and kill, the sixth child is always reckless and gets into trouble, and loves to act like a spoiled brat, but in the eyes of the emperor, these are rare true personalities."
"Look at the third brother. He has always been gentle and elegant, and he has deceived the emperor. But he has such a big conspiracy in his heart. Now that the emperor knows about it, he will be furious."
The eldest princess nodded repeatedly after hearing this: "My husband, what you said makes sense."
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On the carriage back to the palace, Emperor Wen Zhao sat in the main seat with an expressionless face, closing his eyes to rest. The Empress and the Imperial Consort sat on either side, no one spoke, and they entered the palace in silence.
After passing the palace gate, Emperor Wen Zhao called a halt, saying he wanted to go downstairs for a walk, and the Empress and Imperial Consort naturally accompanied him.
The three of them got off the car one after another. Emperor Wen Zhao walked in front, and the Empress and Imperial Consort followed behind him one step away, one on each side.
As they were about to go to the harem, Emperor Wen Zhao still didn't say a word, and a low mood permeated his entire body.
After much deliberation, the Royal Concubine decided to mention Xiaoliu's matter.
His Majesty must be unhappy with the idiot Xiaoliu's behavior today. Instead of letting him settle the score later, it would be better for her, as his mother, to take the initiative to mention it now. Whether it is scolding or punishment, it is better than letting His Majesty keep it in his heart.
So she said, "Your Majesty, Xiaoliu is too naughty. I have just scolded him. I will wait for him to enter the palace and ask Your Majesty to teach him well again."
The Queen glanced at the Imperial Concubine, nodded, and said, "Xiao Liu is still young and doesn't understand things. Your Majesty, please teach him more and he will understand."
Both of them thought that Emperor Wen Zhao would take this opportunity to vent his anger, but he actually sighed heavily and said, "It doesn't matter. Xiao Liu is many times better than those hypocritical evildoers."
When the Empress and the Imperial Consort heard this, they all breathed a sigh of relief.
Yes, Your Majesty himself was once a prince. He and his brothers fought against each other for many years before he finally won the throne.
Therefore, for Your Majesty, the discord between brothers is not a big problem. The most important thing is not to have any second thoughts about Your Majesty.
Your Majesty has just been injured by the Third Brother, and the simple-minded Little Six actually makes Your Majesty feel at ease.
After figuring out the intricacies of the matter, the Empress and the Imperial Consort felt relieved, but at the same time, a trace of sadness arose in their hearts.
For an emperor, no matter the affection between father and son or between husband and wife, nothing is more important than the imperial power.
Like Thirteenth Prince, Concubine Li, Concubine Sun, or other princes and concubines, no matter how fiercely you act or how big a mistake you make, as long as it does not endanger His Majesty himself, His Majesty will punish them but will not be too angry. When His Majesty is in a good mood and thinks of them again, they or they may have a chance to turn things around.
But if the third child made a mistake like this, both mother and son would never see the light of day again.
The Queen and the Royal Consort looked at each other and secretly decided in their hearts that they would go back and warn their children not to cross His Majesty's bottom line.
Emperor Wen Zhao then asked, "Young Master Xiao was so happy when Young Master was punished. Was it because Young Master was the one who instigated the brothel girl incident?"
Seeing that the emperor brought it up, the imperial concubine no longer concealed it: "Yes, Tong Tong said that not only was the third brother responsible for Xiaoliu's incident, but even the fourth brother's incident was related to the third brother."
After discussing it with each other, they only told His Majesty about the third brother making the dragon robe, and did not mention that he had harmed the fourth brother and the sixth brother.
Making a dragon robe and harming his brothers, this is impatient. Emperor Wen Zhao's face was dark, and he snorted coldly: "Evil creature, I really underestimated him."
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News of today's events soon spread throughout the harem. Everyone lamented that the Third Prince was a man of many appearances, and that the Fifth Prince was really stupid. Besides lamenting, they were also horrified at His Majesty's cold-bloodedness.
In the past, many concubines who wanted to win the emperor's favor would go out for a walk whenever they had time, looking for every possible opportunity to meet His Majesty. But today, they all closed the gates of their courtyards and dared not go out, for fear of being affected by His Majesty's anger.
After the Fifth Prince entered the palace, he went straight to Concubine Chun. By then, Concubine Chun had already received the news of her demotion. When she saw the Fifth Prince coming in, she slapped him in the face. After that, the mother and son hugged each other and cried for a while, but they were powerless to change and could only seize every opportunity to speak.
In Feixuexuan, the newly demoted Concubine Jiang had not yet adapted to her status as a Concubine. She still put on the same airs as when she was Concubine Li, with a swollen face, and she cursed, threw things and fought for most of the day.
After hearing the news that Concubine Jing and the Third Prince were demoted and deposed respectively, she thought of the slap she received yesterday and laughed so hard that she bent over.
After laughing, he felt a wave of fear in his heart, but then he immediately calmed down, fearing that if she continued to make such a fuss, His Majesty would hear about it and he would send her to Yongsi Palace as well.
Cairen Sun was also filled with emotion. Thinking of the glory of Concubine Jing and Concubine Chun in the past, she sighed secretly and ordered the palace maids to close the palace door and never ridicule Cairen Jiang again.
In Luoxia Palace, Concubine Hui was stunned after hearing the series of shocking news.
Then she touched her belly, which was still completely bare, and grumbled in a worried voice, "Mammy, I won't give birth to a prince anymore. I'd rather give birth to a little princess like the Ninth Princess. That way, His Majesty will never be suspicious of me."
Seeing that Concubine Hui was a little frightened, the nanny whispered to comfort her: "Don't be afraid, Madam. Whether it is a little prince or a little princess, as long as we do our duty, it will be fine."
Concubine Hui's expression eased a little: "That's true. The second prince's little grandson is already that old. Even if I give birth to a prince, the throne will never pass to my son. We just need to be idle princes."
Mammy nodded: "That's true."
In Miaoyunxuan, Rupin didn't react much to Jinxing's report. She just held Youyou in her arms and told her, "Youyou, let's stay in Miaoyunxuan for the next two days. Don't go out."
Thinking of Emperor Wen Zhao's dark face, Ji Jinyou felt very scared and nodded: "Youyou will not go out."
Otherwise, I might accidentally offend His Majesty and get scolded later, which would not be worth it.
As soon as Ji Jinyou finished agreeing, he remembered what he had promised Xue Yili. He raised his little fleshy hand and slapped his forehead, "Oh, I forgot."
Rupin reached out and rubbed the little girl's forehead, and asked what happened. Ji Jinyou told her. Rupin heard it and said hurriedly, "Even if you agree, you are not allowed to go."
Ji Jinyou nodded, "Then I have to send him a message so that he won't have to wait for me all the time."
Rupin agreed and told Jin Xing, "Go and tell the little prince that there is something going on in the palace these two days and it is inconvenient for Youyou to go out. Go visit him another day."
Jin Xing agreed and went out to do it.
Xue Yili also learned about the major events of today's palace, in which two concubines were demoted and two princes were deposed. He agreed and asked Jin Xing to take back the wooden carved rabbit he had just made for the little girl.
After Youyou received it, she found the little rabbit lifelike and liked it very much. She took out the wooden horse from last time, played with it for a while, and then put it back into her treasure box.
That was because Rupin saw that the little girl was receiving more and more rewards, so she specially prepared a box for her and asked her to pick out some small items she liked and put them in it for safekeeping.
Ji Jinyou picked out some pearl flowers that were suitable for her age, put two luminous pearls in the box, and asked Rupin to collect the rest of the rewards. She then put the pony that Xue Yili gave her in the box. Now there was another little rabbit.
Rupin looked at the chubby little girl fiddling with her little things and couldn't help laughing. She reached out and touched her little head, "Youyou, play by yourself for a while. Mother will go to the door to embroider."
The light at the door was good. Ji Jinyou nodded and said, "Don't be too tired, mother."
Rupin smiled and said yes, took the embroidery basket, and went to the door to sit down.
Ji Jinyou was fiddling with her babies while chatting with the system: [Everyone, now Concubine Jing and the Third Prince, Concubine Chun and the Fifth Prince are all offline in advance. These are not in the original plot. What do you think is wrong with this world? ]
System: [I don’t know, but you don’t have to worry, Youzi. It’s a good thing that the bad guys are offline early.]
Ji Jinyou: [Okay.]
As they were chatting, Rupin suddenly said outside, "Why is Eunuch Liang here?"
Liang Quan's smiling voice came: "Madam Rupin, His Majesty wants you to take the Ninth Princess to Chongde Hall."
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Because of today's major event, the entire harem was extremely quiet, and no one was causing trouble.
However, seven or eight princesses dressed in men's clothes were still wandering outside the palace.
As soon as the two men finished their work, they walked out of the escort agency with their respective maids and got straight into the carriage waiting outside.
The Eighth Princess leaned forward and whispered, "Seventh Sister, what kind of trouble did Third Sister encounter that made her need to borrow money from us?"
The Seventh Princess was also confused and whispered, "I don't know, is there something wrong with the Third Brother-in-law?"
The Eighth Princess sighed, "Third sister is really something. We are all sisters. Why can't she tell us directly? The letter she wrote is so confusing and obscure. If it weren't for you, Seventh sister, being smart, I wouldn't have realized that she was asking us for money."
The Seventh Princess consoled her, "Don't worry. Third Sister has always been very proud. It was not easy for her to write this letter. I just don't know if the money we have is enough for her."
The Eighth Princess: "Third sister needs it urgently, and this is all we can give her at the moment. If she writes back and says it's not enough, we can just sell it as some inconspicuous jewelry, or open a shop or something."
The Seventh Princess waved her hands and said, "Don't touch the property for now, lest the Queen Mother and the Consort know about it. If Third Sister needs it again and it's not enough, go borrow some from the eldest sister-in-law, but don't let the eldest brother know. Third Sister repeatedly told me not to tell anyone in her letter."
"Okay, especially don't let Sixth Brother know, otherwise Big Brother will know." The Eighth Princess nodded, sighed, and asked, "It's so late now, if Mother asks, what should we say?"
"Just say that we came out to see the excitement of the third and fifth brothers. We went to the market first. We were delayed because we walked for too long." The seventh princess said, "However, we have to go through the motions to complete the show."
Then he lifted the carriage curtain and ordered, "Go around the Third Prince's residence and then return to the palace."