The old emperor raised his hand, but it just stopped in mid-air, and he felt a little scared.
This Shen Xiaohan is not someone to be trifled with. He has a very bad temper and is fierce in battle. The soldiers under him are all very loyal to each other, and none of them are plotting treason.
Although he has an ugly appearance, he is no joke when it comes to fighting. Northern Qi is originally a small country, so Shen Xiaohan doesn't even need to take action himself.
The deputy general under his command, with 50,000 cavalry, can flatten their small country.
Seeing the old emperor put down his hand, Tang Wan also breathed a sigh of relief in her heart. She was actually taking a gamble.
I bet they would not do anything excessive to her for Shen Xiaohan's sake.
Something pulled the old emperor's sleeve. He turned around and saw the virtuous concubine with tears in her eyes.
He became tough again: "I tell you, don't use Shen Xiaohan as an excuse. Not to mention that you haven't married yet, even if you have, I can still punish you."
"Then your Majesty will have to think carefully about this. After all, a letter was sent a month ago, saying that your beloved Third Princess would be given to him. If I were sent there, or if someone else were sent there instead, and the product wasn't what I promised, I wonder if you can handle his wrath."
"That's enough. Pass on my decree. The Third Princess is confined to her palace for a month. She cannot leave the palace until the marriage. She will also be fined a year's salary."
After saying that, he flicked his sleeves and left with a group of people.
Tang Wan's lips had been trembling from the cold for a long time, and now her face was terrifyingly pale.
She was just holding on, she shouted to Hongyue loudly: "Bring me a set of clean new clothes and change the quilt here."
"Yes, Princess."
Her heart was beating very fast, and she thought to herself: Shen Xiaohan, I'll borrow your name this time, and I will repay you.
The old emperor's punishment was not severe. He was only confined to his house for a month, which was just enough to keep him from going out and getting into trouble. He could also plan what to do when he arrived in the Canglang Kingdom.
As for a year's salary fine? Her pitiful salary wasn't even enough to buy her a hairpin, so fine her anyway.
After all, she took so much money out of the stingy old emperor, so that little bit of silver could be considered as interest.
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On the other side, the Second Princess and Concubine Xian were both furious.
The second princess howled even more fiercely, "Mother, what exactly does father mean? Why did he punish me so lightly?! Wuuuuu, my face hurts."
The virtuous concubine rolled her eyes at her and poked her forehead with the tip of her nails, which were dyed red. "How dare you say that? You are such a fool who is always causing trouble instead of helping others."
"Explain to me why the cloth your father gave you ended up on Prince He."
The Second Princess lowered her head shyly and said, "Mother, I like him, so I gave him a sachet as a token of my appreciation."
Concubine Xian was almost amused by her. After all, she was a person with some means and had risen to the position of Concubine Xian. How could she give birth to such a fool?
"You know, it's a serious crime for a princess to secretly give something to someone. Besides, why do you have to like something like that when you can like anyone else?"
The Second Princess raised her swollen face to look at her, her eyes, red and swollen like walnuts, met the eyes of the Concubine Xian directly: "Mother, he is very kind. He even took me to the market to play and bought me candied haws."
"Eat, eat, eat! All you do is eat! Are you a glutton? You've been a princess for so many years, have I ever treated you unfairly? You were deceived by someone for just a few melons and dates. You're as stupid as a pig."
"Mother!" The second princess stomped her feet angrily.
"Why, am I wrong?"
The virtuous concubine looked disappointed and said, "You, no matter how much you like him, you can't give him something like this that can prove your identity. What if he suddenly changes his mind one day? You know, if you lose your innocence, which young master would dare to marry you?"
The second princess looked indifferent: "But I just want to marry him. I don't want anyone else except him."
Xian Fei closed her eyes, took a deep breath, and kept comforting herself: "This is my own child, the only one, I can't beat her to death."
She covered her chest, which was rising and falling violently, and still wanted to make a final attempt to remedy the situation: "There are so many complicated things going on in their palace."
"His mother was a concubine, and he was originally just a bastard. His family situation is complicated. His mother is not a good person, and his father is extremely licentious. Even so, you still want to marry him?"
The second princess said firmly: "Mother, he is different from his family members. He is special."
When Concubine Xian heard this, she felt furious and wanted to slap her to death. However, because her face was so swollen, she gave up the idea.
However, the second princess's next words made her extremely furious.
"Besides, you are not the Queen, Mother. Logically speaking, I am also a concubine's daughter. Aren't we a perfect match?"
"Pa." A crisp and loud slap hit the second princess's face.
The Second Princess' eyes immediately filled with tears, and she looked at her in disbelief: "Mother, why did you hit me?"
"Pa." The virtuous concubine didn't say anything, but just slapped her again.
The second princess could not accept that her mother, who had always loved her, could actually reach out and slap her in the face, and she burst into tears.
"Why are you crying? Shut up."
The second princess was like a duck with its mouth pinched, and she stopped crying all of a sudden, simply because Concubine Xian's voice was too steady and serious.
"I tell you, if you want to marry him, it's impossible unless I die or I break off relations with you."
"Mother..."
"Get out, I don't want to see you."
The Second Princess sobbed and bowed reluctantly: "Yes, your son will take his leave."
As soon as the second princess walked out of the palace, tears couldn't stop flowing down and she ran madly.
She remembered what Prince He said: if you run fast enough, your tears will stop flowing and you won't be so sad.
"Qiuyue, tell me, am I being too indulgent towards her?"
She couldn't imagine that her daughter would lower herself for a man.
At the very least, she is a concubine with a certain rank, and the children she gave birth to are also princes and princesses, and they will also have fiefs in the future.
How could that Prince He be compared to him? Prince He's palace was a king of a different surname, relying only on his previous military exploits.
But these military achievements belong to Prince He and have nothing to do with Prince He.
You are really blinded by greed and can't tell the good from the bad. What an idiot.
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