It would be ugly if these things in the backyard were to come to light.
Although Prince Shun also bore the blame this time, it was the princess who did it after all. Strictly speaking, it was a matter between two women.
Therefore, the censors who impeached Prince Shun only found out that he had poor personal ethics and wanted to cause trouble for him.
If we really want to cause him any substantial harm through this incident, we absolutely cannot do that.
This is why the princess would rather spend a lot of money to find a storyteller than to cause trouble for Shen Ruoyan in the name of the palace. After all, she is not stupid enough to that extent - if she does that, the nature of the matter will change.
Shen Ruoyan is just a woman, the mistress of the Marquis's Mansion, it is impossible for her to show up in public and confront the princess in court.
Rumors can sometimes be a sharp weapon that hurts people, but sometimes, they are also a sword of innocence used in helpless situations.
The storyteller incident had a significant impact on the princess's reputation. At first, she didn't take it seriously, but gradually, she realized something was wrong and began to worry!
"Princess, Princess Yihe sent someone to take the invitation back, saying..." The maid hesitated and did not dare to continue.
But the princess was already furious, and seeing her hesitating like this made her even angrier. She ordered someone to slap her in the face: "What did you say? Didn't you open your mouth?!"
Blood trickled down the corner of her mouth. The little maidservant didn't dare to resist, not even daring to cry out in pain. She quickly knelt down and said, "The princess said that the princess is not virtuous and is not fit to attend her flower viewing banquet!"
Princess Yihe is the only daughter of Empress Dowager De'an. Although she is not her biological daughter, she is registered under the name of Empress Dowager De'an, just like the current emperor, and is extremely noble.
Her biological mother was the legitimate daughter of the Weiguo General's Mansion. She was heroic and brave. After entering the palace, she and Empress Dowager De'an were like sisters and they could talk about anything.
Unfortunately, the good times did not last long. Princess Yihe's mother could not bear the blow because her family was involved in treason and committed suicide.
The entire Weiguo general's family was executed, leaving only the princess alive.
Later, when the new emperor ascended the throne, the queen mother was in power. She mobilized all forces to collect evidence and finally vindicated the Weiguo Mansion, punished the treacherous ministers, and upheld justice!
But the person was gone, and the Queen Mother and the Princess could only hang the head of their enemy in front of the tombstone to comfort the deceased's soul in heaven.
From then on, Princess Yihe became very popular in the palace. Although her mother's family was destroyed, the Duke of Weiguo's Mansion was extremely powerful and had great support in the army. There were still many old subordinates left in the army who should not be underestimated.
These people were loyal to the princess and were extremely grateful to the queen mother.
After hearing that the Queen Mother had passed away, he was extremely sad and wished he could die in her place!
Princess Yihe, who was raised by the Empress Dowager, hated evil and could not tolerate even the slightest grain of sand in her eyes. She invited only the most prominent families in Shengjing to her flower viewing banquet, and these high-ranking families all had a very good reputation abroad.
Princess Yihe is already past the age of marriage, but she has yet to choose a husband.
The emperor respected the princess's wishes in everything because he loved his sister.
But there are even more people secretly plotting something.
Everyone knew that among the women in the palace, Princess Yihe was the most honored. She was the Empress Dowager's daughter and had a close relationship with the Emperor. If one could climb up to her high position, their ancestors would surely be filled with resentment!
But Princess Yihe has high standards and she doesn't even care about people from high-class families, let alone other people.
Therefore, even Prince Shun could not catch the eye of his sister. But even the emperor had to give his sister face, so Prince Shun asked the princess to make friends with Princess Yihe.
The princess was as proud as she was when she received the invitation, and now she is just as angry!
“Shen Ruoyan, I’m going to kill you!”
The princess hated Chen Ruoyan so much at this moment that she wanted to eat her flesh and drink her blood to relieve the hatred in her heart! If it weren't for her, how could the princess have revoked her invitation?
If this matter gets out, won't all the noble ladies in Shengjing laugh at her?
She was the only one whose invitation was taken back by Princess Yihe!
When people are unlucky, even drinking cold water can cause a toothache. Originally, he thought that being disdained by the princess and having the invitation revoked was already a great insult. Unexpectedly, the next day, news broke that Princess Yihe had sent an invitation to Shen Ruoyan!
"A flower viewing banquet..."
At the Marquis of Changning's Mansion, Shen Ruoyan sat at the table, looking at the gold-stamped invitation in a daze.
Princess Yihe, Song Siyuan, was her best sister and the daughter of Wei Yuanyuan. When the Wei family was in trouble, Wei Yuanyuan ran around everywhere but to no avail, but she did not commit suicide.
She is the daughter of a general. Even in a place like the harem, she cannot change her heroic nature, and the sense of justice and persistence in her heart.
When Lu Hua first entered the palace, she suffered a lot because she was too naive. It was all thanks to Wei Yuanyuan who stood in front of her and helped her solve her problems. Otherwise, she would have died in that cannibalistic palace!
No one is born cruel and decisive, she is like this, and so is Wei Yuanyuan.
They relied on each other in the harem and supported each other to move forward. They thought they could go on like this until the end, but the incident with the Wei family directly shattered her last innocence and fantasy.
Once upon a time, she had a little affection for the late emperor.
However, when he personally ordered someone to deliver the white silk to Wei Yuanyuan's palace, that last bit of hope was completely shattered.
The Wei family was accused of treason and collaborating with the enemy, a capital crime punishable by the extermination of nine generations of the family!
Wei Yuanyuan collected evidence everywhere. She firmly believed that her family members were not like that. This matter must have been deliberately framed by someone!
Lu Hua also believed this and helped her find connections and ask for help from others, just to clear the stigma for the Wei family and restore the reputation of these passionate soldiers who defended the country.
Unfortunately, she didn't wait.
Wei Yuanyuan didn't wait either.
When she was given the white silk, she had just given birth to Song Siyuan. Before she even had a name, she received the news that her entire family had been executed.
She was such a strong person, but she fell ill and couldn't even stand up. Yet, she still dragged her body to ask someone to pass on a message to her, to protect the evidence she had collected, and to take good care of her daughter...
"The child was innocent. She was born without the hope of her family and the love of her parents, but none of this is her fault. I will have failed her in this life. I hope Hua'er can forgive me and take on my motherly responsibilities and raise her up."
Lu Hua's life was saved by Wei Yuanyuan, how could he not agree?
But she never dreamed that it would be Wei Yuanyuan's farewell to her!
The late emperor had long been wary of the power of the Wei family. Their achievements were so great that they frightened the emperor. The existence of the Wei family made him unable to sleep well.
Therefore, when something happened to the Wei family, he didn't even conduct a thorough investigation. He used this as an excuse to suppress the Wei family and take back the military power from them so that he could sleep peacefully.
Even if his sense of security was built on the mountains of corpses and seas of blood of the Wei family...
The white silk given to Wei Yuanyuan was bestowed by him personally. At the same time, there was also an imperial decree to confer the title of Princess Yihe on Song Siyuan.
To choose between his daughter and himself, Wei Yuanyuan accepted the white silk and resolutely went to his death.
From then on, Lu Hua named her daughter Song Siyuan - to remind her of Wei Yuanyuan forever, so that she would never forget her mother's kindness.
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