Chapter 508 Shelter
Princess Xuanning had heard a little about the grudge between Shen Ti and Shen Wan, but she didn't dare to ask more.
Princess Xuanning continued to accompany Chen Wan to appreciate the flowers.
Without Shen Wan's permission, Shen Ti could only kneel on the ground and reflect.
There were many palace maids in the imperial garden, and those who passed by looked over, curious about how Prince Cheng's concubine had angered Princess Qingning...
Before Princess Qingning was named a princess by the emperor, she dared to ask the servants of Prince Jingbei's Mansion to drive out Prince Cheng's concubine with a broom. Prince Cheng's concubine knew that Princess Qingning was not easy to mess with, but she still bumped into her hands. It was not worth feeling sorry for being punished to kneel.
But Shen Ti was, after all, the concubine of Prince Cheng and the daughter-in-law of Queen Song. She was punished by Shen Wan to kneel in the imperial garden, which was a slap in the face of Queen Song. It was going to be fun to watch.
Fengyi Palace.
Queen Song was greeting Princess Shunyang, and the two were talking and laughing.
The maid brought the cakes up, and Queen Song said with a smile, "This is a new cake made by the imperial kitchen. It tastes very good. Princess, please try some too."
Princess Shunyang picked up a piece and took a bite. "It's really good. If possible, I would like to invite the imperial chef into the mansion to make cakes for everyone..."
Queen Song said, "The Yun family always has two imperial chefs to prepare the dishes for their banquets. The Princess's Mansion wants to invite an imperial chef to help make pastries to maintain the royal family's reputation. How can the Emperor not agree?"
Princess Shunyang also felt that the emperor would not refuse to agree to such a small matter. If it really didn't work, she could go to the empress dowager.
As the two savored their pastries, a palace maid hurried forward. "Empress, something bad has happened! Prince Cheng's concubine has done something to anger Princess Qingning. She has punished her by making her kneel in the imperial garden and reflect on her actions..."
Swish.
Queen Song's face was suddenly covered with frost.
Now, whenever she heard the name Chen Wan, she felt as upset and sick as if she were surrounded by a hundred or eighty flies.
She didn't care what conflicts Shen Wan and Shen Ti had. Punishing Cheng Wang as a concubine was a slap in the face of Cheng Wang and her.
Princess Shunyang put down the teacup in her hand and said, "The Queen is busy. I will go and pay my respects to the Queen Mother."
Princess Shunyang and Queen Song left Fengyi Palace together, but one went to the Empress Dowager and the other went to the Imperial Garden.
Shen Wan was admiring the flowers with great interest when the palace maid came over and said, "Princess, the Queen is here..."
What she wanted was Queen Song to come.
Shen Wan turned around.
When Queen Song arrived at the Imperial Garden, she saw Shen Ti kneeling on the ground, staggering. She was already very angry, and suddenly she was furious as if she wanted to explode.
"stand up!"
Shen Ti didn't dare to stand up, so Queen Song's maid helped her up. But just as she lifted Shen Ti up, a cold and sharp voice came out, "I wonder who dares to help her!"
Princess Xuanning, "..."
He was so domineering that her eyes sparkled with admiration.
In her entire life, she had never seen anyone dare to speak to Queen Song like that.
The emperor certainly dares to do so, but Queen Song will not give him a chance. No matter who the emperor wants to punish, Queen Song would not dare to let her stand up directly even if she had some courage.
Shen Wan walked over with her back straight, which looked arrogant in the eyes of Queen Song. The palace maid didn't dare to help Shen Ti again, but she didn't dare not to help either, so she just stood there frozen.
Queen Song glanced over, and the palace maid almost lifted Shen Ti up.
Queen Song said coldly, "You are just a princess appointed by the Emperor, yet you dare to act so presumptuous in front of me?!"
Shen Wan said, "Of course I wouldn't dare, but Queen Song didn't ask me why I punished her to kneel in the imperial garden and reflect on her actions?"
No matter what the reason is, it is not acceptable to punish the king.
But as the queen, in charge of the harem, she cannot confuse right and wrong, especially since Chen Wan is the emperor's most beloved princess. If she doesn't ask clearly, there is no guarantee that Chen Wan will not complain to the emperor.
Queen Song said, "I want to hear why you want to punish me as the king's concubine!"
Chen Wan said, "Prince Cheng was beaten black and blue. Not only did he lose face, he also brought disgrace upon the royal family..."
Every time Shen Wan said a word, Queen Song's face turned three points bluer.
Princess Xuanning, who was standing next to Shen Wan, silently took a step to the side. Princess Qingning was really bold. She came here just to say what she had done to anger Queen Song. Although it sounded good, she was afraid of being implicated. Queen Song would slap people when she was angry.
Queen Song was so angry that her lips turned purple. Shen Wan raised her finger and pointed at Shen Ti, "Husband and wife are one, sharing honor and disgrace. Shen Ti, as the concubine of King Cheng, doesn't feel sorry for King Cheng, but even said that the beating was good. This is considered to be a vent for her anger..."
"I can't stand hearing this anymore. She's so oblivious to her status. Shouldn't she be kneeling here and reflecting on her actions?"
Queen Song glanced at her, and Shen Ti's face turned pale. The hand of the palace maid who was holding her loosened, and Shen Ti fell to the ground with a thud.
The sound of my knees hitting the bluestone floor was enough to make my knees hurt.
Shen Ti knelt on the ground, "I didn't! I didn't say that, you slandered me!"
slander?
As unpresentable as ever, she still wanted to find someone to beat King Cheng up. How confident was she in her own brain?
Shen Wan was too disdainful to waste time talking to her. "Think it over first. When you said this to me, there were not only the two of us here, but also your maid. Do you want me to report this to the emperor and have the maid dragged away for interrogation?"
Shen Ti’s face turned pale.
Queen Song was so angry that she wanted to order someone to drag Shen Ti away and beat her to death.
Chen Ti knew that she had angered Queen Song. She thought she could get some information out of Chen Wan, but instead of getting any information out, she got herself into trouble.
Chen Ti quickly admitted her mistake, "Queen, calm down! I told her this. I suspected that the people who beat up Prince Cheng were sent by her and Prince Jingbei. I wanted to get some information out of her. My daughter-in-law is Prince Cheng's concubine, so how could she not wish him well?"
Shen Ti's voice was very anxious, afraid that Queen Song would not believe her. At this time, the emperor's voice came from the other side, "What happened?"
Queen Song gave Chen Ti a fierce look and turned to salute the emperor.
The emperor came over, but he looked at Shen Wan.
Chen Wan said, "Prince Cheng was beaten. The concubine suspected that it was done by me and my husband. She deliberately tricked me into saying something. I punished her to reflect in the Imperial Garden, but the Queen wouldn't let her..."
The emperor glanced at Queen Song.
Queen Song hurriedly said, "I didn't stop you from doing that. The concubine was disrespectful to the princess, so she should be punished by kneeling and reflecting on her mistakes."
The Jinyu Pavilion was sealed off. Princess Qi Yang cried out for injustice and complained to the empress dowager. The empress dowager called the emperor and asked him to lift the seal on the Jinyu Pavilion.
The Emperor said, "The evidence of Jinyu Pavilion's guilt is irrefutable. There is no such thing as injustice. Does the Queen Mother want me to show favoritism and shield them?"
The Queen Mother said, "Qi Yang would not lie to me."
The Emperor said, "The evidence was presented to me by the Right Prime Minister. Does the Empress Dowager think that the Right Prime Minister would deceive me?"
With just one sentence, the empress dowager's mouth was shut.
Princess Qiyang begged the Emperor to give Jinyuge a chance to mend its ways. The Emperor said, "Does this shop really have to be this one? Can't a princess like you afford to open another shop?"
There is no room for compromise.
The emperor turned around and left, but just as he left Shoukang Palace, he learned that Chen Wan had punished Prince Cheng's concubine by making her kneel in the imperial garden to reflect on herself. Fearing that Chen Wan would suffer, the emperor went straight to the imperial garden.
Chen Wan said, "Father, Prince Cheng's concubine is so suspicious of me and my husband. I feel really wronged. I'm afraid this isn't just her suspicion. I beg you to send someone to investigate this as soon as possible, lest everyone really think it was me and my husband who beat up Prince Cheng."
Shen Wan almost said that Queen Song and Xiao Yun were suspicious of them.
The Emperor looked at Queen Song and asked, "Hasn't the person who beat up King Cheng been found yet?"
The tone of voice complaining about the slowness made Queen Song suffer a severe heart attack.
Doesn't she want to find out?
Queen Song said, "I urge Duke Song and Prince Cheng to investigate as soon as possible."
Fearing that the Emperor might still be angry, Empress Song quickly changed the subject. "Just now, Princess Shunyang came to the palace to look for me. She said she wanted to hold a peach blossom banquet and invited me to leave the palace to enjoy the blossoms. I hope the Emperor will grant her permission..."
The Emperor said, "Prince Cheng was beaten, and the cause has not yet been determined. The Empress seems quite relaxed and at ease."
Queen Song's face froze.
Shen Wan stepped forward and took the emperor's arm, "Father, the forsythia flowers over there are in full bloom. Let me accompany you to enjoy the flowers."
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