The Eighth Prince's wife was so badly beaten that she felt dizzy and her head was filled with golden light. Blood trickled from the corner of her mouth, and she lay on the ground in agony, unable to move for a long time.
Although the Fourth Prince was angry, he was not so angry as to actually punish the Eighth Prince's wife. In order to avoid trouble for himself, the Fourth Prince ordered the Eighth Prince's wife to return to the Eighth Prince's residence and reflect on her behavior.
Just then, Lanqin arrived outside the Hall of Mental Cultivation with a bowl of bird's nest soup. Just as she was about to push the door open and go in, a young eunuch under Su Peisheng quickly stepped forward to stop her.
Lanqin asked in surprise, "What's wrong? Is His Majesty seeing someone?"
The young eunuch glanced around awkwardly and whispered in Lanqin's ear, "Your Highness, it's not a guest, it's the Eighth Prince's wife..."
Lanqin was taken aback, thinking that the Eighth Prince's wife must have come at this time because of the Eighth Prince's matter. She sighed and thought that the Eighth Prince's wife was probably going to make a wasted trip. The Emperor was in a bad mood, how could she go up to greet him while he was angry?
Sure enough, the young eunuch said again, "We just heard His Majesty fly into a rage in the palace. Your Highness, please wait a moment..."
Lanqin smiled gratefully at the young eunuch, who, flattered, stepped aside. Lanqin was secretly worried; she hadn't expected Eighth Prince's wife, Guo Luoluo Minghui, to dare come to the Fourth Prince. The Fourth Prince had already discovered the affair between the Eighth Prince and Hongshi, and she'd heard that Hongshi had confessed. The Fourth Prince had already sent the case to the Dali Temple for investigation, so the Eighth Prince's wife's plea was futile.
But why did the Fourth Prince fly into a rage?
Lanqin was hesitating whether to go in when the door opened.
Guo Luoshi Minghui was taken out...
Lanqin was startled and stepped aside, causing the men detaining the Eighth Prince's wife to pause for a moment. Now, Lanqin could see the red handprint on the Eighth Prince's wife's face.
Lanqin looked at the Eighth Prince's wife in surprise. The Eighth Prince's wife before her was no longer the noble Eighth Prince's wife she once was. When Lanqin was still a concubine in the mansion, the Eighth Prince's wife had never paid her any attention.
Guo Luoluo, the Eighth Prince's wife, had always been very self-assured. Now that Lanqin had seen her like this, she wished she could die immediately.
Su Peisheng followed behind and, upon seeing Lanqin, smiled and said, "Your Majesty has arrived. The Emperor is waiting for you inside..."
Seeing that Lanqin was staring at the Eighth Prince's wife without moving, Su Peisheng whispered, "The Eighth Prince's wife was very disrespectful to the Emperor, but the Emperor only gave her a slight punishment..."
Lan Qin's heart sank as she looked at the five prominent handprints on the Eighth Prince's wife's face.
The Eighth Prince's wife said to Lanqin with disdain and indignation, "Your Highness, have you seen enough?"
Lanqin was speechless. Su Pei said angrily, "Don't be rude. You, a princess consort, should pay your respects to the Imperial Concubine..." After saying that, he gestured to the people holding the Eighth Princess Consort to tighten their grip, and the Eighth Princess Consort was forced to bend over.
Lanqin quickly stopped her, gently advising, "Alright, no need for formalities. Eighth Princess, you should go back. His Majesty is only angry for a moment; he'll be fine in a while! Then..."
The Eighth Princess Consort glared fiercely at her and said, "This concubine doesn't need Your Highness's feigned concern. Seeing me like this, Your Highness must be quite pleased, right?"
Lanqin bit her lower lip, unsure of what to say.
At this moment, a young eunuch came out and said that the Emperor invited the Imperial Concubine to come in.
Lanqin was taken aback, then looked around the room. Su Peisheng quickly said, "Your Highness, please..."
Lanqin glanced back again and saw Guo Luoluo Minghui being escorted out of the palace...
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