It was practically an open admission that the eldest prince was faking illness, but the eldest prince didn't seem to care and laughed, "Father and the others are waiting for you to serve tea, so I won't keep you any longer."
The eldest prince left in a good mood.
Xie Jingyin watched the Crown Prince's departing figure, and Shen Ying followed him. By the time they withdrew their cold gazes, Shen Wan had already pushed Xie Jingyan away.
Upon entering the main hall, Shen Wan saw the Empress Dowager sitting on the phoenix throne, wearing a phoenix hairpin. She exuded an imposing aura that made people afraid to look directly at her. She bore no resemblance to the dejected Empress Dowager after the death of the eldest prince in her previous life.
The late Empress, who was the birth mother of the eldest prince Xie Jingqi, was the niece of the current Empress Dowager and was the Empress Dowager's favorite.
The reason why the eldest prince still has the strength to compete with Xie Jingyin is not only because he is the legitimate son and the eldest son of the emperor, but also because he has the protection of the empress dowager. The empress dowager is the emperor's birth mother, and the emperor respects the empress dowager the most.
The death of the eldest prince in her previous life was a great blow to the Empress Dowager. She aged more than ten years overnight and never recovered. She never left Shou Kang Palace again until her death. After Xie Jingyin ascended the throne, they came to pay their respects to the Empress Dowager, but were turned away. Not only did the Empress Dowager refuse to see them, she also refused to see her own second son, Prince Cheng.
At this time, the Empress Dowager was in exceptional spirits because there was still hope for the eldest prince.
Before they arrived, the Emperor and Empress had already arrived. Upon seeing them enter, the Emperor put down the teacup he was holding.
Empress Song smiled, but her eyes were filled with cold light. She would never forget the humiliation of yesterday. She dared not hold a grudge against the Emperor, at least not openly. She blamed the Emperor's absence from Prince Jin's residence and his attendance at Prince Ling's wedding banquet on Shen Wan and Xie Jingyan for the loss of face she and Prince Jin had suffered.
Especially Shen Wan, who did not choose her son Xie Jingyin, caused many variables to Xie Jingyin's path to the throne. The plan to substitute one son for another failed, and even the wedding banquet became a laughing stock. Empress Song held her phoenix robe tightly in her hand.
She thought about it all night, but still couldn't figure out why the Emperor went to the Ling Prince's residence.
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