Chapter 562 Traces
One could tell from Concubine Zhao's voice that she wanted to strangle Princess Shouzhen.
A princess whose biological mother was deposed and whose royal brother became a fugitive was under house arrest but was still restless and dared to hurt her daughter. Concubine Zhao regretted that she was too kind and allowed Princess Shouzhen to live until now, so that her daughter had a miscarriage and spotting when she found out she was pregnant.
If anything happened to the baby in her daughter's belly, she would definitely skin Princess Shouzhen alive.
Concubine Zhao stepped forward and knelt down to beg the emperor.
When the Emperor learned that Princess Xuanning's unborn child was nearly lost, he was furious. "Demote Princess Shouzhen to the rank of a princess and punish her with twenty strokes of the cane. The maid who helped her escape from the palace will be beaten to death!"
But that’s not enough.
Chen Wan said, "Father, Princess Shouzhen is one month older than Princess Xuanning. Princess Xuanning is now married and pregnant, while Princess Shouzhen is still unengaged. It's time to find a marriage for her."
The emperor had thought about marrying Princess Shouzhen out of the palace, but after searching for a suitable candidate, he put the plan on hold.
Chen Wan said, "Your Majesty is very busy. Why not let Concubine Zhao choose a suitable one for Princess Shouzhen? Let her choose a few suitable ones, and you can finalize it. Concubine Zhao will be in charge of the Phoenix Seal, which is her responsibility."
The emperor looked at Concubine Zhao and said, "That's fine."
The anger that had been lingering in Concubine Zhao's heart suddenly dissipated.
If anyone dares to hurt her daughter, she will definitely choose a good marriage for Princess Shouzhen, no, County Lady Shouzhen.
The emperor punished Princess Shouzhen, and the rest of her life was in the hands of Concubine Zhao. Concubine Zhao was worried about her daughter, so she didn't stay long and took her leave.
Before leaving, he also made a promise to Shen Wanshi that in such a big capital, the person whom he had to befriend the most and who he must not offend the most was Princess Qingning, and even the Crown Prince had to rank behind Princess Qingning.
The current life is something Concubine Zhao could not have imagined. Before Xiao Huaijin recognized his ancestral roots, Concubine Zhao lived in fear. She could not compete with Prince Cheng for the throne, but she and Queen Song had fought many times over the years. Once Prince Cheng sat on that position, she, the Fourth Prince, and the Jing'an Earl's Mansion would all end up badly.
Unexpectedly, just when she was unable to sleep or eat, a concubine fell from the sky, bringing with her a pair of twins, a boy and a girl.
The power behind this pair of exiled princes and princesses was astonishingly powerful. As soon as Xiao Huaijin returned to the capital, he made King Cheng breathless.
She and Concubine Chen had never met each other, and the Fourth Prince and Xiao Huaijin had no enmity. As soon as the Prince of Jingbei tried to win them over, they directly sided with Xiao Huaijin.
She can hold the Phoenix Seal, and the Fourth Prince can become a leisurely prince in the future and live in wealth and honor until old age. This is already a blessing from God to them.
It was already lunchtime. Concubine Zhao left and the eunuch came in. Eunuch An asked the emperor, "Your Majesty, lunch is ready..."
"Serve the food."
It's rare that both my son and daughter are here, so we can have a reunion dinner together.
Xiao Huaijin glanced towards the dining table. His status was now almost the same as his brother-in-law's. He wondered if he needed to sit in his brother-in-law's seat during meals...
Well, Xiao Huaijin thought so, but no foolish palace servant dared to put the stool there.
That is the exclusive seat for the prince consort.
The emperor sat down, picked up the ivory chopsticks, and put the meat from the fish belly into the sinking bowl.
Shen Wan said, "Thank you, Father."
The emperor picked up some food for Chen Wan, and evenly matched the bowl of water, he also picked up some for Xiao Huaijin.
But the son picked up the fish carelessly, and took two large fish bones and a small piece of fish meat. On the way to Xiao Huaijin's bowl, the fish meat fell off, leaving only two fish bones.
The emperor didn't even notice it and put it in his bowl.
Xiao Huaijin, "..."
If you don't want to serve him food, you don't have to.
There are two fish bones in this fish. How can he eat it?
Xiao Huaijin looked at his father, but his father was picking up food for his sister and didn't even look at him.
Eunuch An was almost going crazy from laughing so hard.
The emperor is a daughter slave, and anyone who comes into contact with Princess Qingning will feel out of favor.
No one is exempt.
Xiao Huaijin silently sucked on the two fish bones and threw them onto the plate.
Then, a scene occurred in the imperial study that made the palace people laugh so hard that they almost had seizures.
The emperor picked up some food for Chen Wan and put it in the bowl.
To pick up food for the prince, you have to pick up the food, and the prince will stand up, bend down and pass the plate to him.
The emperor has some fatherly love for the prince, but not much.
My brother-in-law is still very good at predicting things.
Sure enough, the more he spent around his father, the more his father stopped liking him after that period of interest wore off.
My sister only comes to the palace once every ten days or half a month. Before, she was in poor health and couldn't even come to the palace for several months. My father is worried about her very much. He is right that the farther away, the better.
We had a very enjoyable meal.
Of course, only the emperor and the princess were happy, except for the prince.
A certain prince thought that when his brother-in-law returned to the capital, they could both eat together.
The lunch lasted for half an hour. Shen Wan really couldn't eat any more, so he put down his chopsticks.
Just as they finished eating, Xiao Xizi came in and said, "Your Majesty, the Right Prime Minister has something important to report."
"Xuan."
The emperor stood up and sat on the dragon throne. Shen Wan was thinking about whether to leave the palace. The harem was not allowed to interfere in politics, and it was not convenient for her to listen to what was happening in the court.
But if she wants to leave the palace, the emperor will definitely let Xiao Huaijin escort her back, but Xiao Huaijin must know what is happening in the court.
During this hesitation, the Right Prime Minister came in.
The Right Prime Minister didn't think Chen Wan couldn't listen, so he reported directly to the emperor, "Your Majesty, there is news about Prince Cheng, Duke Song, and Prince Qing..."
The emperor's good mood was instantly shattered when he heard about these three people.
The emperor's face was as gloomy as water. "No matter the cost, I want to see their heads on the neck."
The Right Prime Minister looked troubled, "I'm afraid it won't be easy..."
The emperor was immediately displeased.
The Right Prime Minister hurriedly said, "They hid in North Vietnam and took refuge with Xiahou Yi, the Third Prince of North Vietnam."
"really--"
Xiao Huaijin spoke.
Shen Wan looked at him, and the emperor and the right prime minister also looked at him.
Xiao Huaijin said, "Before my brother-in-law left the capital, he said they would most likely go to North Vietnam to seek refuge with Xiahou Yi. He also specifically told me that if they did go to North Vietnam, North Vietnam would most likely use them to anger the emperor, and asked me to persuade the emperor not to fall for their trick."
Prince Qing cheated on the emperor, and the emperor would never allow them to live.
But they fled to North Vietnam and it was not easy to catch them.
Now the Ning Dynasty and Dongliang have been fighting for more than half a year, which has cost the people a lot of money and manpower. North Vietnam obviously wants to take this opportunity to join the war. Although the Ning Dynasty has enough strength to deal with Dongliang, it cannot fight North Vietnam at the same time.
If Ning Chao ignores his true energy, he will be in danger.
This is also the reason why Xiao Yun and Prince Qing were seen at this time.
Xiao Huaijin said, "My brother-in-law said that the King Cheng, Duke Song, and others hiding in North Vietnam are most likely fake. Before we put the enemy at the gates and demand that North Vietnam hand them over, we need to send people to secretly investigate. It will take at least half a year..."
"My brother-in-law also said that as long as the emperor can endure for a while, then when the time comes, without having to sacrifice a single soldier, we can ask North Vietnam to send them back to the Ning Dynasty and hand them over to the emperor for disposal."
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