"Second, the matter of the Phoenix Pendant."
"That day, the eunuch came to the palace. The Empress wanted to atone for the sins of Old Master Xu of the Xu family, so she specifically asked the eunuch to deliver a stack of banknotes, a palace medal, and a phoenix pendant, saying that this was to compensate the children who had been harmed. My father was hosting a banquet for the Marquis of Yongbo and other veteran generals at the time, so the Marquis of Yongbo and the others witnessed this incident firsthand."
"The Empress's original intention was excellent, but someone deliberately twisted it into something unbearable. She truly deserves death."
Yang Zhao said, coughed, and continued:
"I've been staying at home these past few days due to illness, so I wasn't aware of the rumors outside. But yesterday, I overheard the servants discussing these things privately, and that's when I learned about these foul rumors. I couldn't bear it any longer, so I had someone investigate, and I found out... that it was actually fabricated by His Majesty the Jade Prince."
There was a hint of anger in Yang Zhao's eyes.
He couldn't help but raise his hand again, but stopped in mid-air and finally pulled it back abruptly.
He looked at the Jade King with forbearance.
"Your Highness, destroying someone's reputation is like killing them."
"I will report this matter truthfully to the emperor, and will also ask the emperor to uphold justice for me. Your Highness the Jade Prince, please take care of yourself." After saying this, Yang Zhao turned around and prepared to get on the carriage.
Only then did the Jade King react.
The burning pain on his face made him look extremely ugly. As a legitimate prince, when had he ever been slapped in public like this?
What's more, it was done by a woman!
"Stop."
Prince Yu couldn't help but shout angrily.
Yang Zhao ignored her and got into the carriage with the help of Dong Shuang.
Looking at the "arrogant" Yang Zhao, Prince Yu also became angry, especially now in public. If he just let Yang Zhao beat him and leave, would he still have any face left?
"Come here, capture her for me."
The guards at the gate of Prince Jade's Mansion immediately stepped forward.
But the guards brought by Yang Zhao moved even faster and stood in front of the carriage, each with their hands on the swords at their waists, and the atmosphere suddenly became tense.
The onlookers retreated in fear.
But no one left.
Prince Yu looked at the guards in front of Yang Zhao, his expression becoming even uglier. "Yang Zhao, do you dare to let the guards attack you in front of me?"
Yang Zhao stood in the carriage, looking at the gloomy Jade King, a sneer flashed in his eyes.
But at this moment, she suddenly felt something.
Yang Zhao subconsciously looked towards the crowd on the right.
When she saw the purple figure in the crowd, she suddenly clenched her hands, and a colder look flashed in her eyes.
It's him!
The eighth prince became king.
He actually came back.
However, she only glanced at him and then retracted her eyes. She didn't intend to alert the enemy now, so she didn't notice the strange color that flashed in Mo Chen's eyes after he saw her face clearly.
Mo Chen stared at her with burning eyes.
His hand unconsciously rubbed the jade ring on his finger, and the corner of his mouth unconsciously raised: "It really is her."
"Let's go into the palace."
After Yang Zhao withdrew his gaze, he got into the carriage.
This made the Jade King very angry.
But the Jade King is not really stupid.
Putting aside Yang Tiejiang's reckless style, even with Yang Zhao's current status as 'Duke Yang of Qi', Prince Jade didn't dare to do anything to him in public.
"Send someone to the palace immediately..."
Prince Jade looked at the departing carriage and hurriedly whispered to the people around him to get off.
"yes."
The man hurriedly squeezed out of the crowd, intending to head towards the palace. However, he hadn't gone far when a dark shadow ambushed him and dragged him into an alley, where he disappeared completely...
"My Lord, it's been cleaned up."
Mo Chen didn't even turn his head, and continued to look at the wooden hairpins on the stall in front of him. His voice was as gentle as a spring breeze: "Well, go and check the matter of Zhenbei Marquis Mansion again, no matter how big or small."
"yes."
The black-clad guards left.
Mo Chen then handed the peach blossom wood hairpin he had chosen to his personal bodyguard Chen Yu. "Is it beautiful? Will the girl like it?"
Chen Yu took a look and said respectfully, "It looks very nice."
It is indeed very beautiful, and the carved peach blossoms are lifelike, but... no matter how beautiful this wooden hairpin is, it is just a wooden hairpin. It looks very shabby if used as a gift.
But Chen Yu didn't dare to say much.
He knew his master's temperament very well. He just needed to hear what he wanted to hear. He didn't need these servants to teach him how to do things, nor did he need them to give him any opinions.
"Well, it really suits her."
Mo Chen thought of the girl who wore the wooden hairpin back then, and his fingers couldn't help stroking the hairpin in his hand. He was in a very good mood and threw a gold ingot to the vendor, then left with the wooden hairpin.
The vendor was stunned.
Then he was so surprised that he quickly grabbed the gold ingot, put it carefully to his mouth and took a bite, his eyes narrowed into slits with joy. Oh my God, he made a fortune!
*
Kunning Palace.
Empress Xu had been greatly affected by the matter of Old Master Xu these days, but she was in a good mood and did not feel depressed at all after being confined because of the anger.
She was leisurely trimming the plants and asked the nanny beside her, "How is the situation?"
The nanny smiled and replied, "It's all spread. The Zhenbei Marquis's Mansion hasn't said anything. With the Phoenix Pendant, I think Yang Zhao is happy about it. Now we just wait for Yang Zhao to come to the palace and ask you for it."
Yes, please.
In their eyes, Yang Zhao, a broken-hearted woman, was definitely marrying up to her status to marry Prince Jade as his concubine. Now that her reputation was ruined, she would surely come to their door to beg for mercy.
This is the purpose of the palace card given by Empress Xu.
She was confident that Yang Zhao would come to the palace to see her with the palace card, and then she would come forward to "appease" him, and everything would go smoothly. However, Empress Xu was somewhat dissatisfied with the fact that Yang Tiejiang handed over his military power.
That's so stupid.
However, without the military power of the Marquis of Zhenbei, he could better control 'Duke Yang of Qi'. With Duke Yang of Qi's money, Prince Yu would be more certain to become the crown prince.
Empress Xu thought for a moment and said to the nanny, "Send someone to Prince Yu's mansion later to appease the princess and tell her that no matter who enters the mansion, they will not be able to shake her position. Tell her to be more sensible and not cause any trouble."
Princess Yu’s maiden family is the Duke of Yu’s Mansion.
Of course, they also need to be appeased.
Mammy nodded.
At this moment, a palace maid hurried into the room, knelt and saluted, saying, "Your Majesty, someone has come from the Hall of Supreme Harmony, saying that His Majesty has summoned you and asks you to come to the Hall of Supreme Harmony immediately."
"Taihe Hall?"
Empress Xu was puzzled.
The Hall of Supreme Harmony is usually the place where large banquets are held, or an important venue where the emperor summons his ministers to discuss matters. Without being summoned, concubines in the harem are rarely allowed to go there.
"Did you say why?"
Empress Xu asked the palace maid, and the maid shook her head.
Inside the Hall of Supreme Harmony.
Everyone looked at Yang Tiejiang, who was sitting on the ground like a rogue, with rich expressions on their faces.
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