Princess An Ning stopped talking. She knew that her mother was right. Judging from this period of time, Ye Chen really didn't have her in his heart, otherwise there would not be murderous intent in Ye Chen's eyes when he looked at her at the Mid-Autumn State Banquet.
Otherwise, when she said today that she was willing to be his concubine, there wouldn't be such strong disgust in his eyes!
Outside the study.
The eldest prince Chu Jingyan came after receiving the news that the imperial concubine and Princess An Ning were banished to the cold palace. The emperor had never seen him, but he knew why he came.
Chu Jingyan had been kneeling here for two hours. He wanted to beg his father to let him go see his mother and sister.
He didn't understand why his mother and sister, who had always been favored, were suddenly sent to the cold palace. He also knew that his mother and sister had bad tempers. Who had his sister offended?
Why would my father send my mother and the sister he always loved to the cold palace?
In the study.
Eunuch Gao said to the emperor sitting on the throne, "Your Majesty, the eldest prince is still kneeling outside. I'm afraid he won't be able to bear exposing himself any further now."
The emperor put down the memorial in his hand and said, "I don't know who this child looks like. He doesn't look like me, and certainly not like his mother. He usually looks quite gentle, but when he gets stubborn, he can be quite stubborn."
In fact, the eldest prince’s personality is more like his uncle, Lu Chenyuan.
He wanted to be a leisurely and unrestrained prince, but his mother wanted him to inherit the throne and squeeze out the emperor's legitimate son Chu Jingyi. Although he was the eldest son, he was not born of a legitimate wife.
The emperor said to Eunuch Gao: "Forget it, let him in. If I don't see him today, I guess he will keep kneeling and won't get up." No one knows a son better than his father. The emperor has a deep understanding of his eldest son!
Eunuch Gao went out and stood before the eldest prince and said, "Elder Prince, the Emperor has asked you to come in. Please stop kneeling."
The eldest prince smiled happily when he heard this, then stood up and bowed to Eunuch Gao, saying, "Thank you, Eunuch."
Eunuch Gao returned the greeting, "Your Highness is very polite."
The eldest prince entered the upper study, knelt before the emperor, and said, "Your Highness, I pay my respects to you, Father."
The emperor stood up, walked around the desk, helped the eldest prince up, and said, "Don't kneel anymore. You've been kneeling for so long. Do your knees hurt?"
The eldest prince felt a warm feeling in his heart, and then he said: "How did my mother make my father angry? What did she do? Why did my father banish her and her sister to the cold palace?"
"I know that Mother might have a bad temper and offended Father, but why was my sister sent to the cold palace with Mother? What did my sister do?"
"Father, my sister hasn't married yet. She just reached the age of marriage. Please bear with her if she doesn't understand anything. If she goes to the cold palace as a grown woman, who would dare to marry her in the future?"
The emperor laughed and said: "The emperor's daughter wants to marry many people, but the man your sister wants to marry will definitely not marry her!"
The eldest prince hurriedly said, "Father, who does my sister want to marry? Who would be so ungrateful?"
The emperor snorted and said, "She wants to marry Chen'er. Chen'er is already married, and they are still in such a good relationship. She actually asked me to issue an order to Chen'er, forcing Chen'er to marry her!"
The eldest prince exclaimed in disbelief, "Ah!" and muttered, "How could this be? My cousin has such a bad temper. Even if you, Father, issue an order to him, or even behead him, he won't compromise, right?"
The emperor smiled and said, "An Ning said she likes Chen Er, but she doesn't understand Chen Er at all. You know him quite well!"
The eldest prince said, "We always played together when we were little, and his temper was even harder than it is now. So, Father, what is Mother's intention? Are you sending her to the cold palace?"
The emperor snorted and said, "Just talking about it makes me so angry that my liver hurts. Whether your mother has something to do or not, she uses your uncle to threaten me."
"And that An Ning, she actually sent people to kill Chen'er's wife. What kind of demon possessed her? She actually wanted to assassinate Chen'er's wife. Chen'er's wife is pregnant now, and she actually tried to assassinate her!" The emperor became more and more angry as he spoke, and then began to walk back and forth.
He added, "Luckily, Madam Chen'er comes from a military family and has martial arts skills, which An Ning doesn't have. What if she succeeds? What if she succeeds? The consequences will be unimaginable."
"I have already wronged the Ye family too much. She actually tried to assassinate me and asked me to give her to Chen'er as a concubine in front of me. She is a princess, but she is so lowly that she wants to be someone else's concubine." The emperor even cursed at the end.
The eldest prince bowed hurriedly and said, "Father, please calm down!"
After the emperor calmed down, he took a long sigh and continued, "Originally, we wanted to confine them to their rooms, but your mother said it would be better to send them to the cold palace. Since she wants to go to the cold palace, let them stay there."
Chu Jingyan lowered his head and thought for a moment before saying, "Father, there might be some misunderstanding. My sister has lived in the inner palace for many years. How could she have the manpower to assassinate the Duke's wife?"
"She doesn't have that ability. She has no one to assassinate the Duke's wife. As for asking you to issue an order to give her to the Duke as a concubine, Father, don't you understand An Ning? When An Ning was keeping vigil with her cousin at the Duke's Mansion six years ago, her heart was already with her cousin."
"It's just that she hasn't reached the age of marriage for so many years. Now that she has, she heard the news that her cousin is engaged. She feels sad. Please don't take it too seriously."
The emperor sighed and said, "I'm not angry that your sister wants to marry Chen'er, but I'm furious that she, a princess, wants to be someone else's concubine. Is my daughter so lowly?"
The eldest prince wanted to say something more, but the emperor waved his hand and said, "Alright, you don't need to say anything. Go down. Let your mother and sister calm down first."
After learning the whole story, the eldest prince withdrew. He returned to his palace and immediately picked up a pen to write a letter. He wanted to write to his uncle, telling him what had happened to his mother and sister, clearly stating the cause and effect, and then telling him about their current situation. He wanted his uncle to make a decision for his mother and sister.
What the eldest prince didn't know was that because he moved his uncle out and invited him to Kyoto to take charge of the situation for them, his mother would never have a chance to turn things around.
Ye Chen and Shen Qiu returned to Qiuchen Courtyard. Ye Chen still helped Shen Qiu wash and change clothes.
Now he was doing it more smoothly, and Chen Qiu was gradually getting used to it.
Ye Chen braided Chen Qiu's hair behind her back. Ever since Ye Chen said that he always held down Chen Qiu's hair at night, Chen Qiu would braid her hair before sleeping.
Ye Chen looked at Chen Qiu playing with the wooden comb and said, "How about I learn how to tie a bun from Xiao Shu later? When I learn it, I will comb Qiu'er's hair, okay? Look, I'm doing a pretty good braid now!"
Chen Qiu said with a smile: "Okay, you can learn if you want, but I have the final say on whether or not to use a makeup girl like you! Hahaha..."
Before Chen Qiu finished speaking, Ye Chen's face was filled with black lines. He had originally thought of combing Chen Qiu's hair and taking the opportunity to show affection every day, but what was Chen Qiu thinking? Why did she say it before he even spoke?
Ye Chen asked with a straight face: "What are you laughing at, Qiu'er?"
Chen Qiu suppressed a smile and said: "I was thinking that it would look good if you combed your hair into a bun like the girls do. After all, you are good-looking!"
Ye Chen gritted his teeth and said, "Qiu'er, have you forgotten that I am a man? Do you want me to serve you well so that you will never forget the fact that I am a man? Hmm?"
Chen Qiu looked at Ye Chen, whose eyes were already blazing with anger, and swallowed unconsciously, stammering: "I... I'm not feeling well!"
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