The second prince Li Jingchen didn't want to pay attention to his younger brother who only expected him to work hard, so he just turned around and left.
When the fifth prince Li Jingyu saw his second brother just rolled his eyes at him and walked away without looking back, he immediately chased after him, nagging him as he chased, "Second brother, don't be so stingy. How about letting my cousin and I take advantage of your fame?
"Second brother! Second brother! Second brother, wait for me!"
When the second prince heard his brother's words, he walked away even faster.
After the Emperor finished nagging her, the Empress left as well. After all, she and the Emperor were both very busy people in the palace. They really didn't have time for such casual chats during the day.
As soon as the Empress left, the Emperor instructed the chief eunuch, Eunuch He, who was standing beside him, "Deal with everyone who attacked the Third Prince today."
The emperor felt that the royal dignity was inviolable. Although he could not deal with Zhou Qiongyue, anyone else who dared to take action would have no right to live in this world.
Eunuch He didn't move when he heard the emperor's order, but he lowered his head even more and replied cautiously, "Your Majesty, except for Miss Zhou, no one else took action today."
"Is there no one around Zhou Qiongyue to protect her?" This question was full of the emperor's disbelief.
Eunuch He couldn't bear the pressure from the Emperor and knelt on the ground. "Your Majesty, I wanted to protect her, but Miss Zhou stopped me. Miss Zhou did it herself."
The emperor was silent for a moment. Just when Eunuch He thought he was going to lose his temper, the emperor smiled instead, "What a clever and protective little girl."
Although he cared about the majesty of the royal family, he would not really bother with a little girl. On the contrary, the emperor liked Zhou Qiongyue very much. After being in his position for a long time, he liked people with such friendship.
Zhou Qiongyue didn't know yet that this time she really protected Gulan and the others.
At this time, Zhou Qiongyue's carriage had arrived at the palace gate. She was squinting her eyes in the carriage when suddenly the carriage stopped.
Just as she was about to ask what was going on, Gulan came in and said, "Miss, it's the Master and Prince Fu'an."
Zhou Qiongyue immediately held Gulan and Gumei's hands and went out. The two maids' eyes were red, obviously they had been crying.
Zhou Qiongyue originally planned to pay her respects to Yuan Bohua first, and then to her father Zhou Wencan.
When Zhou Wencan and Yuan Bohua saw Zhou Qiongyue's face, their already ugly expressions became even uglier.
As soon as Zhou Qiongyue got out of the carriage, the two men came up to her directly, which made Zhou Qiongyue, who had originally planned to greet them, helpless.
"Yue'er, are you okay?" Zhou Wencan was very nervous when he saw the wound on his daughter's face.
Yuan Bohua now just wanted to beat up the Third Prince, "Did the Third Prince bully you?"
"It's okay, they're just superficial injuries. They won't disfigure me. The Third Prince and I had a fight, and the extent of our injuries was roughly the same! The important thing is that the Emperor compensated me with the title of a princess."
Zhou Qiongyue didn't care much about her reputation, as long as she got the benefits, it was fine. Now, there were only a few people who could stand up to her. Zhou Qiongyue was completely worthy of the others.
So even though she had a wound on her face, Zhou Wencan and Yuan Bohua could see the happiness on Zhou Qiongyue's face.
"You two are preparing to go to the palace to support me!" Zhou Qiongyue did not use a question mark, she was quite sure of this.
After Zhou Qiongyue finished speaking, she stared at the two of them. Seeing that they both nodded, she smiled and said, "No need to go. You've already taken all the benefits. If you continue to cause trouble, it will be bad."
Zhou Qiongyue felt that she was a person who knew her limits.
Although Zhou Wencan felt sorry for his daughter, he also knew that she was right. Furthermore, it was inappropriate for the three of them to discuss this matter at the palace gate.
But the prince had also come to support his daughter. Now they had to go back to the mansion to discuss the details. It would be inappropriate to just dump the prince. Zhou Wencan could only pretend to invite Yuan Bohua, "Prince, would you like to go to the Marquis' Mansion for lunch together?"
"It's my honor." Yuan Bohua agreed very quickly.
Zhou Wencan felt himself choked, but he could only accept it. He turned to his daughter and smiled gently, "Let's go back and talk about it."
By the time Zhou Wencan and his group returned home, the eunuch who delivered the imperial edict had arrived, but he was a little later than them.
Before Zhou Qiongyue could say anything, she knelt down to listen to the imperial edict.
Zhou Qiongyue found it quite interesting to listen to the emperor's words praising her. They were all praising her for being virtuous and kind, which made her feel like they were mocking her.
At this moment, Zhou Qiongyue had only one thought in her mind: the emperor was really narrow-minded.
But Zhou Qiongyue didn't care about these things. As long as the title of princess was real, it was fine.
After Zhou Qiongyue received the imperial edict and accepted congratulations from a bunch of people, she finally had time to sit down and talk to everyone about what happened today.
Marquis Cheng'en originally wanted Yuan Bohua to sit in the main seat, after all, he was a prince.
But Yuan Bohua did not respond and only chose the seat next to Zhou Qiongyue. Marquis Cheng'en had also been young, so seeing this, he did not try to persuade him.
However, Marquis Cheng'en still left the main seat vacant, and neither he nor Lady Liu sat down. In this respect, Marquis Cheng'en still had some sense of propriety.
Zhou Qiongyue didn't care about all this and just recounted what happened today from beginning to end.
What Zhou Qiongyue hadn't expected was that the first person to explode was actually Liu. "What kind of upbringing does the Third Prince have? He insists on riding in the same carriage with you. And what's wrong with those people around you? Why do you need to fight them yourself? What's the point of keeping them around?"
Liu was actually on the verge of cursing the Third Prince, but she swallowed it back when she saw the Marquis's disapproving look. Otherwise, she would have cursed even more harshly.
But after this incident, Liu was really a little afraid of her granddaughter. This was really a bit crazy! She dared to fight with the prince in person. She must be a tough guy.
Marquis Cheng'en guessed his granddaughter's intention, but he didn't agree with it. The purpose of keeping people around is to sacrifice them for the master at the critical moment.
"Everyone around you will be beaten with thirty sticks..."
When Zhou Qiongyue heard her grandfather's order, she quickly stood up to plead for mercy. Thirty lashes of the cane would probably cost her half her life. "Grandfather, thirty lashes is too much. If I get hurt, there will be no one to take care of me."
After Zhou Qiongyue finished speaking, she looked at Marquis Cheng'en pitifully.
Marquis Cheng'en glared at his granddaughter disapprovingly and made the final decision: "Then everyone who followed you out today will be given ten strokes of the cane, no less."
Zhou Qiongyue wanted to act a little more spoiled, but seeing her parents shaking their heads at her, she gave up. She could just get a doctor to check them out.
"The Third Prince..." Marquis Cheng'en was actually quite angry and wanted everyone to think of a way to help his granddaughter vent her anger.
Zhou Qiongyue obviously knew what everyone was thinking. She quickly interrupted her grandfather and said, "Grandfather, forget it. If you continue to cause trouble, the Emperor will be angry. We have a long way to go. We can talk about it later."
It’s not that Zhou Qiongyue is a saint, but mainly because she doesn’t want the Cheng’en Marquisate to anger the emperor. After all, it’s already eye-catching that their mansion has two legitimate princes, so it’s better to keep quiet.
Unless the Third Prince comes to cause trouble again, if they do anything else, the Emperor will definitely think they are too careless.
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