Chapter 174: In broad daylight, pulling, hugging, and cuddling
He Zhaojun's face was solemn. "It is indeed a big event, but I can't tell you the exact time. Please remember not to tell anyone else about this."
"Father! Look, the fifth prince is pulling and tugging with those two. How can this be? You saw it with your own eyes!" He Zhaojun was about to answer Shao Shang but was interrupted by the fifth princess.
The three of them looked at each other and saluted Emperor Wen at the same time: "Your Majesty, we are just discussing things, not making trouble."
The Fifth Prince was drenched and in a state of disarray. He was trembling all over, his teeth chattering, and his words were stammering. "Fifth sister, please stop slandering me! You were the one who ordered the maid to bring me here, saying you had something important to tell me, and what happened?"
The Fifth Princess hadn't expected the Fifth Prince to betray her so quickly: "Father, please understand! How is this possible? Besides, my maidservant really saw..."
Empress Xuan scolded, "Wu Niang! How long are you going to keep messing around? Zhaojun was imprisoned in a side hall with Wu Lang before, and was nearly attacked and injured. Are you going to do the same thing again?"
"Mother! Look at Cheng. She already has Zisheng, but she won't let go of the fifth prince. She is so fickle and unbearable!" The fifth princess stiffened her neck and refused to give in.
Emperor Wen supported Empress Xuan, who was so angry that her chest was blocked and she was unsteady on her feet. "Old Fifth, tell me, what is going on? You are soaking wet. What are you doing?"
Before the Fifth Prince could speak, He Zhaojun stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, please allow me to inform you that the Fifth Prince knew he had fallen into a trap, but he could not defend himself. To avoid tarnishing our reputations, he voluntarily jumped into the lake. If he does anything inappropriate to us from now on, it will be left on his clothes."
Emperor Wen took a closer look and saw that neither of them was wet at all, not even the soles of their shoes were wet. He knew the Fifth Princess was talking nonsense again. "Investigate this thoroughly for me! I refuse to believe there's anything in the palace that can't be uncovered!"
The Queen's face turned pale and she said: "Your Majesty, I feel unwell. Perhaps I can't handle the alcohol. I will go back to the palace to rest first." After saying this, she bowed and walked back with the help of the palace maids.
It was Concubine Yue who stopped Emperor Wen and said, "Today is the Empress' birthday. If Your Majesty were to leave midway, it would be disrespectful to neglect the guests. Why don't you return first? We can continue investigating this matter after the banquet."
Emperor Wen moved his lips and pointed at the Fifth Princess, his warning clear. He brushed his sleeves and turned back. Concubine Yue's face turned cold: "Why don't you take the Fifth Prince away and change his clothes? Are you leaving him here to wait for him to get sick?"
The palace officials who had treated the Fifth Prince poorly, as if waking from a dream, filed in and took him away. Wen Ziduan and Ling Buyi, standing beside the Emperor and Empress, felt indescribably uncomfortable after watching such a farce.
In order to prevent the impending natural and man-made disasters, He Zhaojun has been working hard these days, day and night, and has not had a good night's sleep for a long time. However, she didn't expect that the Fifth Princess was thinking about some crooked ways of framing others all day long.
"My dynasty's princess is truly incompetent and unfit for purpose." Wen Ziduan snorted coldly and dragged He Zhaojun to him. "Don't worry, I'm not overwhelmed. Why would I ask Fifth Brother for help?"
He Zhaojun raised her eyebrows: "I didn't tell you in advance, how do you know that I didn't really have an affair with him? Ouch!" As she spoke, she received a slap on the head.
The handsome man in front of her smiled wickedly: "His martial arts skills are not as good as yours. Even if he really crossed the line, he couldn't even touch the corner of your clothes. What's the point of pulling and tugging?"
He Zhaojun only felt that he was pulling her arm and pulling her into his arms, without any room for struggle: "Look carefully, this is called pulling and tugging."
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