Upon hearing this, Lady Bai sensed something was amiss: "I must ask Eunuch Jiu, why did His Majesty suddenly summon the Holy Prince and his consort to the palace?"
The Emperor knew that Zhan'er had just woken up and that Zhan'er didn't like him, so why was he in such a hurry to summon Zhan'er and Ning'er to the palace?
Zong Jiu glanced at Bai Shi, but dared not hide it after all, and whispered a reminder: "This morning, Consort Su took the Third Prince to Chengqian Palace to cry to the Emperor, and the Emperor had no choice."
The disputes between the Zhao and Su families regarding their principal and concubine wives are also causing a great deal of trouble, which is giving the Emperor a real headache.
Upon hearing this, Lady Bai instantly flew into a rage, slamming her hand on the table and shouting, "These Consort Su and Xuanyuan Yu still have the nerve to complain? I'm going to complain to the Emperor myself! Settle accounts, huh? Who's afraid of who!"
Originally, on this joyous day, with double happiness for the Holy King's Mansion, she didn't want to settle scores with Consort Su for the time being. However, now that Consort Su has practically defecated on her head, how could she possibly tolerate it!
Bai rolled up her sleeves and stood up aggressively.
Zong Jiu opened his mouth, intending to say that the Emperor wouldn't allow the Empress Dowager to enter the palace, but seeing the Empress Dowager's furious expression, he didn't dare to speak.
When Bai reached the door, she saw that Xuan Yuanzhan and Su Xuening hadn't followed, and frowned, saying, "Come on, won't they complain? Your mother will go with you to settle the score!"
Xuanyuan Zhan was never one to back down from trouble, so he immediately followed.
Xuanyuan Yu still has the nerve to complain? He'd like to see what he has the nerve to complain about!
Su Xuening was unwilling to face Su Fei and Xuan Yuan Yu, especially Xuan Yuan Yu, but things had come to this point, and it seemed that she had no choice but to go.
The family of three rode in two carriages to the palace.
Bai Shi rode in one carriage herself, and thoughtfully prepared a separate carriage for Xuan Yuanzhan and Su Xuening, giving the young couple their own space.
Seeing Su Xuening's solemn expression, Xuan Yuanzhan comforted her, "It's alright, Bai Fuya is here, she will protect you."
Su Xuening raised her eyes, glanced at Xuan Yuanzhan, and said apologetically, "I'm sorry that you and my mother have been implicated because of me."
Xuan Yuanzhan frowned suddenly: "How can you blame yourself? It's Xuan Yuan Yu who lacked self-control and shamelessness. What does it have to do with you? You were a victim too."
Hearing Xuan Yuanzhan's words again, Su Xuening felt a lump in her throat.
In this patriarchal society, who cares about a woman's suffering? After what happened last night, no one cares how stubborn, unreasonable, or infatuated Xuan Yuan Yu was; they will only blame her for being promiscuous and shameless.
The Dowager Consort was understanding and reasonable, and her son was indeed excellent. She was very lucky to have such a mother-in-law and husband.
But when she thought about the baby in her belly, she felt a little guilty.
Seeing her eyes redden, Xuan Yuanzhan felt a pang of pain in his heart. He opened his mouth to comfort her, but he was too clumsy to know what to say.
The two remained silent the entire way, with Su Xuening lowering her eyes, lost in her own world.
Xuanyuan Zhan stared blankly at Su Xuening. When she occasionally looked up, he would quickly look away as if nothing had happened.
The Holy King's Mansion was very close to the palace, and the carriage soon entered the palace.
The carriage stopped at the entrance of the Second Palace.
Bai was helped off the carriage by Zong Jiu, and after Xuan Yuanzhan got off the carriage, he also turned around and helped Su Xuening off the carriage.
Zong Jiu helped Bai Shi all the way to Chengqian Palace.
Xuanyuan Zhan and Su Xuening followed behind them.
Every time Lady Bai entered the palace, she would attract the attention of the palace eunuchs and maids who would secretly watch her.
Besides the fact that Lady Bai was as beautiful as a celestial being, there were also rumors that she had an unethical relationship with the emperor.
Of course, no one dared to discuss anything in front of Bai Shi, nor did anyone dare to openly stare at Bai Shi; they always watched her secretly from a distance.
Lady Bai had long known that the palace servants were spying on her, but she couldn't be bothered to care. If she cared about such things, she would have died eight hundred times over.
The palace servants hid behind the walls, behind the pillars, and in the corridors. Only after they had gone far away did the palace servants dare to discuss the matter.
"The Holy King's Dowager Princess has entered the palace again, and she has brought the Holy King and the Holy King's Princess with her."
"I heard that yesterday the Holy Princess consort performed a 'lucky charm' ceremony for the Holy King, and it really cured his illness. Look, the Holy King can even get out of bed today."
"The Holy King is handsome, and the Holy Queen is the most beautiful woman in the capital. It's a pity that the Holy Queen's face is ruined, otherwise they would be a perfect match!"
"So what if her face is ruined? Didn't you see that our Third Prince is still infatuated with her? I heard that last night, on his wedding night, the Third Prince didn't go to his own bridal chamber, but instead went and caused a scene at the Holy Prince's mansion, and even got beaten up by the Holy Prince!"
"Good heavens, no wonder I saw the Third Prince like that this morning, it turns out he was beaten up by the Holy King!"
"You can't blame the Holy King for this. Miss Su is already the Holy King's consort, and he still went to the Holy King's mansion to cause trouble. Anyone would be unable to tolerate that! Besides, the Holy King has a fiery temper, so it's no wonder he can't stand it!"
"When they were children, the Holy King and the Third Prince often fought, and the Third Prince never won against the Holy King. The Third Prince would then complain!"
"Indeed! This morning, I went to the Emperor with Consort Su to complain. Didn't you see how furious the Holy Princess Dowager was? I bet there's going to be a good show!"
Bai Shi didn't care what the palace servants were talking about; she was only thinking about how to settle accounts with Consort Su and Xuan Yuan Yu later.
Xuanyuan Zhan, on the other hand, had excellent hearing and heard every word the palace servants said. He was quite satisfied with what he had heard, even though he hadn't been in the capital for more than ten years. His reputation was still intact!
Most importantly, his reputation for beating up Xuan Yuan Yu still stands!
Upon arriving at Chengqian Palace, Zong Jiu bowed to Bai Shi and Xuan Yuanzhan and said, "This old servant will go and inform the Dowager Consort, the Prince and the Princess Consort to wait outside for a moment."
Zong Jiuchao and the others bowed and then went into the main hall to report.
The palace servants in Chengqian Palace all looked at Bai Shi, Xuan Yuanzhan, and Su Xuening with great curiosity.
When Xuanyuan Zhan was a child, he was very reluctant to come to Chengqian Palace, especially when faced with the probing gazes of the eunuchs and palace maids, but now he seems to be too lazy to care.
Zong Jiu went in and came out to report: "His Majesty is busy right now. He invites the Dowager Consort and the Prince and Princess to wait in the side hall for tea."
Bai frowned suddenly: "Who's inside?"
Zong Jiu replied cautiously, "It's Consort Su..."
Before Zong Jiu could finish speaking, Bai Shi instantly exploded in anger, shouting, "Xuan Yuanpeng told me to wait for Su Huiyan outside!"
...Bai's use of "Xuanyuan Peng" and "Su Huiyan" instantly terrified the palace servants of Chengqian Palace.
Zong Jiu was so frightened by Bai Shi that he almost died on the spot, and hurriedly added, "No, there's also the Third Prince, Prime Minister Zhao and Madam Zhao, and..."
As Zong Jiu spoke, he glanced at Su Xuening: "The Marquis of Yong'an and Madam Su the Second."
Upon hearing that there were so many people, Su Xuening immediately knew what they were dealing with.
The Zhao family was indeed no pushover; they went all the way to the Emperor's ears.
Bai scoffed dismissively, "Isn't that perfect? Everyone's here!"
As Bai spoke, she left Zong Jiu behind and went straight into the main hall.
The palace servants of Chengqian Palace were stunned once again when they saw Bai Shi barge into the main hall!
My goodness, the Holy Queen Dowager is truly amazing, always so incredible!
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