Xie Jingyan got out of bed, intending to grab the brocade robe folded on the small table. He picked it up, then suddenly remembered something and turned to ask Shen Wan, "Where's the brocade robe you made for me?"
Shen Wan blinked and said, "Throw it away."
Xie Jingyan's brows furrowed instantly. "Who gave you permission to throw my brocade robe?"
Shen Wan raised an eyebrow and said, "They're all torn to shreds, why are you keeping them instead of throwing them away?"
Xie Jingyan gritted his teeth, "Where did you throw it?"
Shen Wan asked, "Are you going to go and pick it up again?"
Xie Jingyan's palms were itching to try and retaliate against that nonchalant attitude.
Fortunately, at that moment, Haitang came in carrying a tray, on which was the brocade robe.
Last night, Shen Wan finished embroidering the brocade robe, but it was stained with wine and smelled terrible. Worried that Xie Jingyan would really wear it today, Haitang washed the robe overnight and let it air dry all night. It was dried in the morning.
Haitang said, "When the prince was drunk, he wouldn't let the princess throw away her brocade robe, so the princess embroidered patterns on the torn parts."
Xie Jingyan looked at Shen Wan and said, "Put it on for me."
Shen Wan got off the bed, took the brocade robe and helped Xie Jingyan put it on. Haitang put down the tray and left.
Shen Wan fastened Xie Jingyan's belt, and Xie Jingyan put his arm around Shen Wan's waist, pulled her into his arms, and pinched her chin, saying, "You're really good at deliberately making me angry."
However, he wasn't angry at all; his eyes only held a smile.
He had sensed that Shen Wan was less resistant to him before, and now she would even joke with him. This meant that she was no longer as cautious around him as before, and that she had begun to accept him.
Shen Wan pulled his hand away and said, "You didn't eat dinner last night. Go wash up and we'll have breakfast later."
Xie Jingyan kissed Shen Wan on the cheek before leaving.
After he left, Haitang came in to help Shen Wan get dressed and wash up. Xie Jingyan returned only after Shen Wan had finished combing her hair.
The maid had already set out the food. The two sat down, and Xie Jingyan asked, "Did you throw away that note?"
Shen Wan asked, "Is that note still useful?"
There are only four words on it.
Xie Jingyan said, "The matter of the Meizhou granary must be reported to the Emperor."
Shen Wan said, "Why don't you just go to the palace and tell the Emperor?"
Xie Jingyan could certainly go to the palace to report to the Emperor, but he didn't want to go.
With that note, Chen Feng could simply send it to the palace for the Emperor to review.
Shen Wan hesitated whether to tell Xie Jingyan about the note she had put under his pillow, but she hoped that Xie Jingyan would go to the palace and meet the Emperor more often.
While I was still hesitating, the problem was suddenly solved.
A maidservant came in and stood outside the beaded curtain, announcing, "Your Highness, the Emperor has summoned you and the Princess Consort to the palace."
Not only Xie Jingyan was going to the palace, but she was going too.
It's one thing for the Emperor to seek out Xie Jingyan, but why does he also want her to enter the palace?
Shen Wan looked at Xie Jingyan with some concern and asked, "It's not because of the time you broke the rib of the Marquis of Anding's son, is it?"
Xie Jingyan placed a silver thread roll into Shen Wan's bowl. "Are you worried the Emperor will punish me?"
"Who's worried?"
"I'm not worried at all!"
Shen Wan's ears turned slightly red, and Xie Jingyan chuckled, "Then eat more."
Although the Emperor summoned them to the palace, Xie Jingyan seemed to have little appetite and ate very slowly, so Shen Wan could only patiently keep him company.
After finishing breakfast, the two left Moyuxuan and walked to the front courtyard. Steward Zhou greeted them and reported, "Yesterday, Your Highness kicked the heir of the Marquis of Anding at the Prince of Jin's residence. This morning at court, many ministers impeached Your Highness for your violent temper..."
If Steward Zhou could use such a descriptive term as "violent," one can imagine how severe the words used by the ministers in their impeachment of Xie Jingyan must have been.
Xie Jingyan didn't take it to heart. After helping Chen Wan into the carriage, he climbed in himself.
After entering the palace, the two went straight to the Imperial Study.
From the moment she learned that a group of ministers had impeached Xie Jingyan, Shen Wan was certain that the Emperor had summoned them to the palace because of the matter concerning the heir of the Marquis of Anding. Therefore, when she entered the Imperial Study and saw the Marquis of Anding there, Shen Wan was not surprised.
Besides the Earl of Anding, Empress Song was also present.
The Emperor sat on the dragon throne reading memorials. Shen Wan and Xie Jingyan stepped forward to pay their respects to the Emperor.
The Emperor's face was stern, his gaze falling on Xie Jingyan's brocade robe. "I thought you were lacking something to wear. You're dressed so extravagantly, and you even hit someone over a brocade robe made for the Princess Consort?!"
As he spoke, he threw the impeachment document in his hand at Xie Jingyan.
Shen Wan's heart skipped a beat, not only because of the memorial she threw for the emperor, but also because of that phrase "dazzlingly beautiful."
Seeing that Xie Jingyan liked the lotus jade pendant, she simply embroidered lotus leaves and lotus flowers on the torn part of her brocade robe, but she didn't expect that the emperor would say that she was dressed too flamboyantly...
Xie Jingyan reached out and caught the memorial. He said with displeasure, "I didn't hit anyone. I just kicked the heir of the Marquis of Anding."
"Also, the brocade robe I'm wearing is the one that the princess made for me."
Shen Wan, "..."
emperor,"……"
The emperor's face cracked with rage.
Shen Wan wanted to cover her face.
The Emperor was already furious, and this fellow not only refused to admit his mistake, but he also deliberately provoked the Emperor.
She could barely help him when he was drunk, but after he was beaten, she couldn't help him get home.
Empress Song said, "Wasn't the one the Princess Consort made torn?"
Empress Song did not see Xie Jingyan yesterday, so she naturally did not know that the brocade robe Xie Jingyan was wearing was the one he was wearing.
Xie Jingyan said without changing his expression, "The Princess has mended it for me."
emperor,"……"
Empress Song, "..."
A nonchalant tone.
Eunuch Yuan's lips twitched uncontrollably.
I've never heard of a prince wearing patched clothes before.
Xie Jingyan replied, opened the memorial, and upon seeing the impeachment terms, let out a cold laugh. Empress Song said with a gloomy face, "Even if Prince Ling cherishes the brocade robe that the Princess Consort made for you, you cannot kick the Heir Apparent of the Marquis of Anding into the lotus pond and break one of his ribs. You are so ruthless."
Xie Jingyan laughed. "Ruthless?"
They broke someone's ribs, wasn't that ruthless enough?!
Empress Song looked at the Emperor and said, “I thought Prince Ling had reflected on his actions. Judging from his attitude, he has not admitted any wrongdoing. The Earl of Anding is loyal to the court. Yesterday was also the auspicious day when the Emperor’s son married the daughter of the Duke of Zhongguo. All the officials were present at the Prince of Jin’s residence, yet Prince Ling dared to hurt people like that. If he is not severely punished, it will really damage the Emperor’s reputation for benevolence.”
Shen Wan was angry when she heard this. She looked at the Emperor, wanting to say a few words to explain for Xie Jingyan, but before she could open her mouth, Xie Jingyan pulled her back and made her stand next to him.
Xie Jingyan looked at Empress Song expressionlessly and said, "Your Majesty knows that I broke a rib of the Heir Apparent of the Marquis of Anding. I wonder if Your Majesty knows why the Heir Apparent of the Marquis of Anding hit the eldest son of Minister Chen's family?"
With just one sentence, Empress Song was speechless. She didn't care why the Heir Apparent of the Marquis of Anding and Young Master Chen were fighting. She coldly said, "No matter why the Heir Apparent of the Marquis of Anding and Young Master Chen fought, it is not a reason for you to be so ruthless to him!"
Xie Jingyan laughed, "Is this how the Empress usually manages the harem? Without asking about the cause and effect, with only a superficial understanding, and judging cases based on her own whims?!"
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