Chapter 288 Outrageous
The Queen Mother's face turned pale.
The nanny kicked someone on the orders of the empress dowager. The emperor beat the nanny to death with a stick, which was a slap in the face of the empress dowager.
But the Queen Mother couldn't protect Nanny either. After all, Shen Wan was wronged. She had allowed the pregnant Princess Jingbei to be kicked out without investigating the matter thoroughly. It was she, the Queen Mother, who was in the wrong.
The guards came in and dragged the nanny away.
The nanny's face turned pale. "Your Majesty, calm down. I am only following your orders..."
"Empress Dowager!"
He was dragged away with his mouth covered.
The Empress Dowager was really cold-hearted. She didn't even say a word of pleading and let the Emperor beat the nanny to death with a stick.
Xie Jingyu helped Shen Wan sit down. Zhao Yuan was taking Shen Wan's pulse when the emperor asked, "Is the fetus moving?"
...Is it moving or not?
Please let Your Majesty know clearly.
Zhao Yuanzheng, who was forced to guess the emperor's thoughts, was very tired. "The Crown Prince's Consort was frightened and had a slight miscarriage..."
He didn't dare to say it was serious. After all, the Crown Princess didn't look serious. If the Queen Mother asked someone to take her pulse again, he couldn't risk the lives of his entire family.
It was just a minor miscarriage, and with his medical skills, no imperial physician dared to question it.
Zhao Yuanzheng's words sounded a bit hollow, but the rest of his words were full of energy. "The Crown Princess's knee was injured. This is just a common blood-activating and blood-stasis-removing medicine. Since the Crown Princess is pregnant, it can't be used. Another medicine must be prepared..."
"Go match it."
Zhao Yuanzheng quickly retreated.
When leaving, Chen Wan said, "Thank you, Dean Zhao, for giving me some more..."
Xie Jingyu asked, "What do you need so much for?"
“I’m afraid I’ll need it in the future,” Shen Wan blurted out without even thinking.
Zhao Yuanzheng, "..."
The emperor still wants to recognize his princess, but he doesn't know how to recognize her. Whoever dares to let her get hurt, the emperor will either take his head or skin off his body.
Chen Wan didn't know that there were blood-activating and blood-stasis-removing medicines that pregnant women could use. If she knew, she wouldn't have to worry about hurting the fetus in her womb and wouldn't dare to use medicine when the carriage was attacked.
It is better to be prepared.
Shen Wan prepared for a rainy day and almost got beaten by a certain gentleman.
The emperor heard Shen Wan's worry and glanced at him. If he dared to let Shen Wan get into trouble in the Jingbei Palace, he would be punished with a beating.
Xie Jingyu's head was buzzing. He didn't dare to say anything in front of the Empress Dowager and Queen Song, for he was afraid that the Emperor would misunderstand him and think he was ignoring his words.
It's too difficult.
The Queen Mother sat there, listening to their conversation, her expression becoming increasingly grim.
The Emperor had been summoning ministers behind a screen these days, but today, in order to save the Princess Consort of Prince Jingbei, he rushed over despite the injuries on his face. His eager concern made the Empress Dowager think of what Queen Song said, that the Emperor and the Princess Consort of Prince Jingbei could not eat pecans, and her eyes became even colder.
The emperor said, "Wan'er is the apple of Shen Ji's eye. It is wrong for the queen mother to wrong her like this."
The Queen Mother tried her best to suppress her anger. "Today, I was too concerned and confused, causing the Crown Prince's Consort to suffer injustice. Someone, bring me my jade ruyi to calm her down."
He called her into the palace angrily, kicked her, and wanted to get rid of her with a jade ruyi?
Shen Wan said, “The Queen Mother should give the Jade Ruyi to the Second Young Mistress. If she is safe, I will be fine too.”
The Queen Mother's eyes were icy. "Is the Crown Prince's Consort dissatisfied with my little reward?"
"I dare not."
The Emperor said, "Jade Ruyi, I have given her many over the years, so it's normal that she doesn't care about them. However, the Empress Dowager has a lot of treasures in her collection, and there must be some you haven't seen. If you like any of them, the Empress Dowager will give them to you."
Shen Wan, “…???”
Does this allow her to take advantage of the Queen Mother's misfortune?
Chen Wan was afraid that she might have misunderstood, so she looked at Xie Jingyu, and Xie Jingyu gave Chen Wan an affirmative look.
Then Shen Wan got excited and asked, "Can I go to the Queen Mother's storehouse to choose?"
The Queen Mother's face turned green.
Queen Song scolded, "How outrageous!"
But she only said two words, and the emperor gave her a cold look, and Queen Song didn't dare to say anything more.
"Go ahead."
The emperor gave the order, and Xie Jingyu helped Shen Wan up and went to the empress dowager's private treasury.
There are really a lot of good things.
Shen Wan mustered up her courage and only dared to pick two items, and then Xie Jingyu picked two boxes for her.
Taking just one box would offend the Empress Dowager, and taking two boxes would also offend her, so it would be better to take more.
Only by making the Queen Mother bleed enough, she will think twice before wrongly accusing Shen Wan again next time.
Looking at the two large boxes being carried out, the Queen Mother was so angry that she could not breathe. The Emperor asked, "Is this enough?"
Queen Song wanted to say that they took too much, but the words were stuck in her throat as if she were being assassinated.
The emperor doesn't think they took too much, and may even take more. Does she dare to say anything?
Song Nanyan came out and said, "These are all the Queen Mother's favorite things. She is worried about me, so she wronged my sister-in-law. If you have any dissatisfaction, just come to me!"
Shen Wan glanced at Song Nanyan and looked at the emperor, "Your Majesty, I didn't ask for these two boxes for myself. There are disasters in Ning Dynasty every year. Whenever something happens to the Second Young Madam, the Queen Mother is extremely worried.
The Empress Dowager cares so much about her, so these two boxes of treasures will be donated to the refugees affected by the disaster. I pray for the Empress Dowager and the Second Young Mistress. I don't want the Empress Dowager to lose her beloved things, so I have someone estimate the price and I will buy them with my own money. I hope the Emperor will approve it."
Song Nanyue's face was stiff.
These two boxes of things cannot be bought without thirty or fifty thousand taels.
The emperor didn't expect that Shen Wan didn't want these things, but instead cared about the refugees. This is the magnanimity and kindness that a royal princess should have.
The emperor was relieved and said, "I agree."
The items were taken away for appraisal when the eunuch came in and said, "Your Majesty, the Prince of Jingbei is here."
As the prince walked in, the emperor said, "Prince Jingbei has arrived just in time. Wan'er will stay in the palace while Zhao Yuanzheng applies the medicine to her. The Crown Prince will stay with Wan'er while you escort the princess back to the palace."
Prince, “…”
princess,"……"
The Queen Mother wanted Shen Wan to go back to the palace. Manager Zhou was afraid that something serious had happened, so he hurriedly sent people to the military camp to find the prince.
The prince came in a hurry, but the storm had already passed. He came to pick up the princess.
And the faint bruises on the emperor's face look like he was beaten.
The prince couldn't help but look at it again and again, and then his brows were twisted into a knot.
The princess felt strange. Shen Wan was in labor and should return home to rest. The imperial physician should prepare the medicine and send it to Prince Jingbei's mansion. There was no need to stay and wait for Dean Zhao to apply the medicine.
But the emperor was so protective of Shen Wan, and Xie Jingyu was also there, so although the princess had doubts, she didn't say a word.
The emperor stood up and left, and Shen Wan looked at Xie Jingyu confusedly.
After leaving Shoukang Palace, Shen Wan asked, "Why did the emperor leave us here?"
Xie Jingyu looked up at the sun in the sky and said, "The emperor must have asked you... to have dinner with him..."
In order to avoid causing any suspicion, Xie Jingyu changed his words in time.
But even so, Chen Wan didn't understand.
Why does the emperor want them to accompany him for dinner?
And the bruises on the emperor's face...
Shen Wan whispered, “Why is there a bruise on the emperor’s face?”
Xie Jingyu said, "Don't ask."
"You didn't really get beaten up, did you?" Shen Wan's voice was so low that it was almost inaudible.
“…”
"Who is it?"
“…”
Seeing Shen Wan's inquiring expression, Xie Jingyu could only tell the truth, "My father-in-law beat me."
Shen Wan's steps faltered, his eyes widened, "Tell me honestly, is my father still alive?"
Xie Jingyu, “…”
The black line on Xie Jingyu's forehead kept falling.
Xie Jingyu said, "Father-in-law is fine. It was the Emperor who slipped and accidentally bumped into Father-in-law's fist..."
Shen Wan, “…”
"I believe it."
Such an outrageous thing would be too outrageous if it weren't true.
The emperor was walking in front and saw the two of them whispering to each other, completely ignoring him.
The emperor looked at Xie Jingyu with displeasure.
No tact at all.
Xie Jingyu, “…”
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