Chapter 356 Great, No Need to Eat Shit
Qiao Wanyan was standing at the gate of Prince Jing's mansion waiting for the servant to come back and reply, when she heard a carriage stop behind her and turned around to take a look.
It's the palace carriage.
A middle-aged woman dressed as a palace maid got out of the carriage. Qiao Wanyan remembered this person. She was someone close to the Queen.
Qiao Wanyan said calmly, "Why is Aunt Xu here so late?"
Aunt Xu smiled and said, "Miss Qiao, be well and safe. I am here on the orders of the Empress to bring her into the palace."
Qiao Wanyan's expression changed slightly. She was allowed to enter the palace at this time? Or she was asked to let Aunt Xu, who was beside the Queen, to pick her up. It was clear that she had bad intentions.
Aunt Xu added, "The Queen has summoned you, please come in, Second Miss."
Although the words were respectful, the tone was firm. How could the daughter of a minister dare to defy the royal majesty and openly refuse to go when summoned by the royal family?
Zi Yuan held Qiao Wanyan's arm with some concern. Qiao Wanyan turned her head and glanced at her. "Since the Queen has summoned me, I dare not refuse. Please lead the way, aunt."
The two carriages went farther and farther away until they disappeared around the corner. The servant who delivered the message finally came back panting, holding his stomach and breathing heavily. Just as he was about to look up, there was no one in front of him.
Servants: "Ah??? Where are the people?"
The doorman who had just returned from the toilet in the distance said, "The second young lady went in? So soon?"
The servant frowned, "What? When I came back, you were not there, and the second young lady was not there either. Did you go back?"
The two men were stunned and couldn't understand what was going on for a while. After a while, they went back to report.
"My Lord, the Second Miss has left."
Mo Xiao's eyes lit up. If the prince hadn't been here, he really wanted to slap his thigh and tell the prince that he didn't understand the Second Young Lady as well as he did.
This will be fine, I don't have to eat shit anymore.
The Second Miss clearly came here to tease the Prince, so he said that the Second Miss was not the kind of person who was easily moved and kind!
"Don't be angry, Your Majesty. The Second Miss has always been like this." Mo Xiao comforted her with a heartfelt smile on his face.
He Yanli said calmly, "Go stand outside. When the cock crows at dawn, that's when it's over."
Mo Xiao left with his head hung.
He Yanli lowered his eyes, unable to hide his lost expression as no one was around.
Two carriages entered the palace gate, and Qiao Wanyan heard the sound of the palace gate closing and the key being locked.
It was also time for the palace gates to be locked. The Queen summoned me to the palace at this time, which clearly meant that she had no intention of letting me go and come back. I was afraid that the earliest would be tomorrow morning.
The Tai'an Gate carriage could not move forward, so Qiao Wanyan followed Aunt Xu and walked on the palace road.
She asked softly, "I wonder why the Queen summoned me to the palace so late at night?"
Aunt Xu nodded slightly and replied with a smile, "How dare this servant ask more about the Majesty's affairs? The Majesty has ordered this servant to do as she is told. If the Second Miss has any doubts, she will know when she sees the Majesty later."
Qiao Wanyan smiled without saying anything else. She entered Kunning Palace, took off the hood of her cloak, and bowed respectfully inside the hall.
"Your humble servant pays respect to Her Majesty the Queen. May Your Majesty be blessed."
The queen didn't even look at her. She just lowered her eyes and looked at the book in her hand. She didn't ask anyone to stand up and didn't mean to speak.
In the cool breeze of the summer night, the flame of the gilded candle with lotus pattern on the candlestick swayed gently, and the flickering light obscured the coldness in Qiao Wanyan's eyes.
After a long time, the queen finally spoke, "Get up."
"Thank you Queen."
It was clearly intentional, but because of the other party's identity, the punishment was also a reward.
Although it was so unfair, Qiao Wanyan did not feel that the world was unfair. Instead, she became more determined to secure her position as queen.
The Queen closed the book and looked at her. "You were ill in Yuxiu Garden and urged the young marquis to arrange for you to return to the capital overnight. Are you feeling better now?"
Qiao Wanyan said: "Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty. I am much better now."
The Queen raised her lips and said, "Really? I saw that you still had the energy and leisure to go to Prince Jing's mansion at night, so you are indeed well. But Prince Jing has been ill for many days and has not left the mansion. In what capacity did you go to Prince Jing's mansion?"
"An unmarried girl secretly meets a man at night. I think the Qiao family has a good family tradition."
Qiao Wanyan said calmly, "Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty. Your Majesty is virtuous and considerate of the people. You even take care of the trivial matters at home. You are truly worthy of being the mother of the country and the mother of the people of the world."
The queen narrowed her eyes slightly, and she had a very clever tongue.
"In the Imperial Forest, you slapped the crown prince and returned to the capital overnight. Did you think that Minister Qiao could suppress the matter? Or do you think that hiding behind Minister Qiao will allow you to ignore and despise the royal family?!"
Qiao Wanyan immediately knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, please understand. I don't understand what you are saying."
"Don't understand?" Aunt Xu said, "Second Miss Qiao is so forgetful. You and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince were talking alone in the Imperial Forest. I was far away and couldn't hear clearly, but I saw with my own eyes that Second Miss slapped the Crown Prince. By the way, the young Marquis of Jing'an Marquis's Mansion also saw it with his own eyes."
Qiao Wanyan remained calm in the face of the emergency, and her palm-sized face did not show any panic at all. It was Aunt Xu who was calm, but she was a little uncalm, and silently wondered if she had seen it wrong that day.
"Your Highness is a noble prince, and I am just a commoner. How dare I attack your Highness? I love my family, so how could I risk my entire clan? I am not tired of living, and I really don't know why Aunt Xu slandered me."
Aunt Xu seemed to be about to say something, but was interrupted by Qiao Wanyan.
"Aunt Xu said that the young marquis also saw it. Why don't you summon the young marquis into the palace and summon His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to the palace to question him face to face? Even the three judicial officials need witnesses and physical evidence to make a judgment. I do not accept this."
"How dare you!" the Queen scolded. "You defy the majesty of Heaven and yet you are so stubborn. You mean that the people around me are slandering you. Who do you think you are? Or do you take advantage of your father being an important official in the court and don't take anyone seriously?!"
Qiao Wanyan lowered her eyes. It was really a huge hat that was put on her.
"Go kneel outside and don't get up without my permission. When you are more conscious, come back and tell me what I want to say!"
At that time, the imperial study.
"Your Majesty, the Empress has made Miss Qiao kneel outside the palace."
Su Xiao replied, "It's a good thing it's an early summer night. If it was winter, I'm afraid people would be kneeling and hurt."
The emperor looked at the memorial, reviewed it, and then asked, "Does the Prince Jing's Mansion in the East Palace know about it?"
Su Xiao shook his head. "They probably don't know. If they knew, they wouldn't be so calm. Prince Jing has been ill recently and hasn't left the palace. The Crown Prince is busy with court affairs and can't spare time. The Shangshu Mansion probably doesn't know that the Second Miss is in the palace now."
The emperor took a sip of tea and asked, "Is it true that the girl slapped the prince?"
"It's true."
The emperor sneered, "Minister Qiao has been cautious in his words and deeds all his life, but his daughter is actually very courageous. Not only is she courageous, she also has her own way of disciplining men."
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