Chapter 332 Slippery Foot
Fengyi Palace.
Ever since Princess Xuanning left the palace, Queen Song has been worried. Even though the Queen Mother sent someone to follow Princess Xuanning, she was really worried about the place she was going.
The Crown Prince and his wife of Prince Jingbei are too weird.
All their plots and schemes would not only fail in the end, but would also backfire if they encountered the Prince and Princess of Jingbei.
Princess Xuanning should not be allowed to leave the palace!
But she was under house arrest and could not persuade the emperor. The empress dowager was even more stubborn and no one could persuade her to change her decision.
Just as she was feeling uneasy, a palace maid almost stumbled in from outside, "Your Majesty, this is bad! Something's happened to Princess Xuanning!"
Queen Song's heart instantly rose to her throat, "Did Princess Xuanning get into trouble at the Jingbei Palace?"
The maid shook her head. "It wasn't in the Jingbei Palace, it was in the Jade Pavilion. Princess Xuanning fell from the upstairs and was rescued by the third young master of the Jing'an Marquis's Mansion..."
Swish.
Queen Song's face turned pale.
Anger surged in her heart, and Queen Song pushed all the pens, ink, paper and inkstone on the table to the ground, and was so angry that she couldn't breathe.
Matron Zheng asked, "Why did Princess Xuanning go to the Jade Pavilion? And fall from the upstairs?"
The maid replied, "Princess Xuanning wanted to go to the Jing'an Marquis' Mansion, but the two maids sent by the Queen Mother wouldn't let her. Princess Xuanning didn't want to return to the palace so early, so she went for a walk in the streets..."
"She fell from the building. The maid sent by the Queen Mother accidentally pushed her..."
careless? !
After hearing these three words, Queen Song wanted to kill someone.
Where in the world do so many careless people come from?!
Only if Princess Xuanning falls down the stairs and dies or becomes disabled will she believe it was an accident.
It was such a coincidence that he was saved by the third young master of Jing'an Earl's Mansion. It was obviously intentional!
If she wasn't sure she could keep a close eye on Princess Xuanning, she wouldn't let her leave the palace. She sent two people who were more likely to cause trouble than to accomplish anything. If it weren't for the sword of Dong Liang hanging over her head, she wouldn't care if Princess Xuanning married her cousin.
Queen Song hated the Queen Mother's stubbornness and self-righteousness. If the Queen Mother had listened to her advice, she wouldn't have to live such a hard life.
Shoukang Palace.
After lunch, the Queen Mother slept for half an hour. As soon as she woke up, Nanny Gui reported to her the news that Princess Xuanning had an accident in the Jade Pavilion.
The Queen Mother's face was stretched out like a horse.
The person she sent to watch over Princess Xuanning turned out to be the culprit.
Concubine Zhao is really good at scheming!
Not only did she achieve her goal, but she also drove a wedge between her and the Queen, causing the Queen to resent her.
Concubine Zhao, who was rushing to the imperial study, knew that the empress dowager thought this way about her. She felt really unworthy of it. If she had this ability, she would not have to be worried for so many days.
Concubine Zhao wiped her tears as she entered the imperial study and complained to the emperor, "The Queen Mother sent someone to follow Xuan Ning out of the palace, saying that they were protecting Xuan Ning, but in the end, they pushed Xuan Ning down the stairs and she almost died..."
The emperor was most impatient when his concubines cried, and said, "Alright, stop being so ungrateful."
Concubine Zhao, “…”
The tears were stuck at the bottom of my eyes, unable to come out and unable to be pulled back.
Princess Xuanning was going to Prince Jingbei's Mansion. The emperor didn't think much about it at the time, but the empress dowager sent two palace maids to follow her out of the palace. Now Princess Xuanning is in trouble again. If the emperor still can't react, he doesn't have to be the emperor.
Concubine Zhao wiped away her tears, "Your Majesty..."
Things have come to this point, and the emperor has nothing to say.
Princess Xuanning and Princess Shouzhen were both daughters of the emperor, and their status was equal.
In a game between two parties, winning or losing depends on one's own ability.
Moreover, if the Queen Mother had not gone to Huguo Temple to draw that lot, he might have granted Princess Xuanning a marriage long ago.
The emperor said, "Promote someone to draft an edict and grant the marriage."
Concubine Zhao actually wanted to anger the Empress Dowager and Queen Song, but the Emperor would not let her take advantage of the situation, so Concubine Zhao did not dare to say anything more. The most important thing was to settle her daughter's lifelong affairs.
She hadn't been able to eat or sleep well these days, just thinking about the possibility of her daughter being sent to Dongliang for marriage. Now she can finally sleep peacefully.
Fortunately, she was still worried that the Queen Mother's people would follow her and this plan would not succeed. Fortunately, God's wish came true.
Princess Xuanning fell down the stairs in public and was rescued by her cousin, the third young master of the Jing'an Marquis's Mansion. The two even kissed in public. Even if this marriage was inevitable, the emperor had to grant it even if he didn't want to.
But when she heard that the emperor had someone draft an edict, she felt reassured, and Concubine Zhao returned to Zhaoyang Palace.
At that time, Princess Xuanning also returned to the palace. When she came back, her face was red and her neck was thick.
Although she liked her third cousin, she had never thought about having physical contact before marriage, especially in public...
It's so embarrassing!
Concubine Zhao said, "Fortunately, everything went smoothly. I was worried to death, mother."
Princess Xuanning dismissed everyone from the bedroom before saying, "Mother, please help me thank the Prince of Jingbei and his wife..."
Concubine Zhao, “…???”
"Did they help you?" asked Concubine Zhao.
Princess Xuanning nodded. "When I left the Jingbei Palace, the Prince's wife slipped me an embroidered handkerchief with two five-hundred-liang silver notes inside. The Queen Mother's two palace maids used the Queen Mother to pressure me and refused to let me go to the Jing'an Earl's Mansion. I listened to the Prince's wife and bribed them with the silver notes, and went to the Jade Pavilion..."
"My cousin also said that the Prince of Jingbei asked him to find me at the Jade Pavilion."
She thought that the Jing'an Marquis' Mansion was smart for once, but it turned out that she was overthinking it.
Concubine Zhao said, "This time, it is thanks to the blessing of the Prince of Jingbei and his wife. Mother will thank them very much."
The story of Princess Xuanning falling down the stairs and being rescued by the third young master of the Jing'an Marquis's Mansion spread like wildfire in teahouses and taverns, but did not cause any waves in the palace or the court.
The arranged marriage went smoothly, and no one tried to stop it because it was impossible to stop it.
The Queen Mother did nothing but beat to death the two palace maids she had sent who were more trouble than help.
The next morning, Nanny Chen, Zhao Guifei's confidant, arrived at the Jingbei Palace and said that Chen Wan had left something with Princess Xuanning and had come to return it.
Concubine Zhao gave a set of jewelry and ten thousand taels of silver notes.
Shen Wan said, “You are too polite, Concubine Zhao.”
Nanny Chen said, "Your Highness, please remember the kindness shown to the Crown Prince and his wife by Jingbei. When you enter the palace in the future, if you are of any use to them, please feel free to ask for their help."
At that time, Xie Jingyu came in. Shen Wan looked at him and Xie Jingyu said, "Since Concubine Zhao is so sincere in thanking you, you should accept it."
Chen Wan no longer refused.
After Nanny Chen left, Shen Wan said, "It would be enough to just accept a set of jewelry, why do you also accept banknotes?"
Xie Jingyu said, "It's better to accept it. Accepting it will prevent Concubine Zhao from having unnecessary expectations."
Concubine Zhao had not only Princess Xuanning, but also the fifth prince.
If they did not accept the ten thousand taels, Concubine Zhao might really be tempted and want to win them over to support the fifth prince to fight against Xiao Yun.
Shen Wan said, “Isn’t it good to support the fifth prince?”
Xie Jingyu pinched Chen Wan's nose and said, "The Emperor is in his prime and is not in a hurry to appoint a crown prince. There is still a prince wandering around. Let's see if we can find him first and see if he can shoulder the responsibility of being crown prince. It won't be too late to decide who to support later."
Shen Wan thought about it and agreed.
Xie Jingyu took care of these important court affairs, and Chen Wan didn't care too much about them. She just wanted the throne not to fall into Xiao Yun's hands.
It can both help Princess Xuanning and anger Princess Shouzhen, killing two birds with one stone.
Chen Wan was in a very good mood, but it only lasted for half a day before she discovered that her house had been robbed.
Shen Wan, “…”
She helped Princess Xuanning by cooking raw rice into half-cooked rice, and sent Princess Shouzhen into the oil pan.
Someone used the same method on the Jingbei Palace.
Chen Wan was embroidering a belt for the emperor when Chun'er ran in and said, "Princess, the Third Young Master was on the street. Someone knocked over soybeans. The Third Young Master slipped and accidentally fell on the Third Young Lady of the Left Prime Minister's Mansion..."
Shen Wan, “……!!!”
real.
I almost couldn't catch my breath.
Can people live in peace?
After finally getting rid of Song Nanyue, Du Xiner comes.
On being difficult.
Du Xiner is not inferior to Song Nanyue at all!
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