As Princess Anle was treated coldly by the emperor, Concubine Xu was demoted to a concubine, and Lord Xu was also dismissed from office, the Xu family is now having a really hard time.
In the past, all colleagues avoided the Xu family. They would not invite the Xu family to any banquet. They would turn around and run away as soon as they saw the Xu family, for fear of being associated with them.
If this continues, the Xu family will have no place to stand in the capital.
After experiencing all the benefits brought by power, the Xu family was unwilling to leave in disgrace. Their only bargaining chip was Princess Anle.
"Princess, you really shouldn't confront the Emperor head-on." The Xu family's mistress, Princess Anle's aunt, said earnestly, "Your Highness is the Emperor's only daughter. If you submit to the Emperor, he will naturally grant any requests you make."
"What's going on now..."
Madam Xu thought Princess Anle was really stupid. Everyone in the world depended on the emperor for their survival. The emperor was the emperor. Even though the princess was the emperor's only daughter, challenging his authority in this way would still make the emperor unhappy.
Now, the emperor has driven the princess out of the palace again.
Princess Anle disagreed. "Father was bewitched by that little bitch Jiang Yi. He treated me and my mother like this. He was wrong in the first place. Do you think I should bow to him?"
Madam Xu said, "That's not what you said. After all, he's the Emperor. How could he be wrong? Not to mention Jiang Yi is watching closely. She's the Emperor's favorite, and she has an old grudge against you. I'm afraid she'd rather the princess anger your father and fall out of favor."
Princess Anle curled her lips.
"Your Majesty has many women, and he only likes Jiang Yi's face. But can she stay young forever? If she becomes ugly, your Majesty will naturally dislike her. Then your Majesty will think of me, and how Jiang Yi treated your only daughter badly. He will have to come and comfort me then."
"I am the emperor's only daughter. I am afraid of no one."
"Aunt, there's no need to say more. I know what to do."
Princess Anle was already showing signs of impatience.
Seeing this, Mrs. Xu didn't dare to say anything more. She thought that what the princess said made sense. After all, the emperor had coaxed Princess Anle many times in the past. She was also afraid that if the stalemate continued, the relationship between father and daughter would gradually fade.
By then, Anle will still be a princess, but the Xu family will not be.
After thinking for a while, Madam Xu said, "I know the princess is noble and I have never bowed my head to her. But I hope the princess will think of the queen and the Xu family before taking any action."
"No matter how dissatisfied the emperor is with the princess, he won't actually do anything to her, but he will inevitably take his anger out on the queen and the Xu family."
Princess Anle said, "I know everything."
No matter what she wanted to do, she couldn't do it because her father would never let her enter the palace.
Thinking of this, Princess Anle's hatred towards Jiang Yi increased a little more.
"One day, I will trample Jiang Yi under my feet."
She was waiting for the day when Jiang Yi would fall out of favor.
On the eve of Princess Anle's marriage, Jiang Yi had not yet fallen out of favor.
Princess Anle had been waiting for news from the palace. She thought that with the emperor's love for her, he would certainly not let her get married alone outside the palace. However, she waited and waited, and when her wedding was about to begin, she still hadn't received any news from the emperor asking her to enter the palace to get married.
But she refused to bow Princess Anle's head, and could only smash everything that could be smashed in the princess's mansion in frustration.
The Empress Dowager was also very worried. Anle was her only granddaughter, and the princess was getting married but not in the palace. This clearly told the world that the Emperor disliked Princess Anle.
Wouldn't Princess Anle be bullied in Duke Chengguo's mansion in the future?
But at this point, there was no time to prepare anything.
The Empress Dowager had no choice but to say to the Emperor: "Even if you don't allow Anle to marry in the palace, Your Majesty must still go to her wedding."
"A girl's marriage is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. The Emperor is the princess's father, so how can he not see his daughter get married with his own eyes?"
Although the emperor was angry with Princess Anle, he still loved her after all. Now he also felt that what the empress dowager said made some sense.
In fact, he had already felt a little relieved in his heart, but when he thought of Jiang Yi, Jiang Yi had no family in her family and only he could rely on. Now because of the matter between Xu Ying and Princess Anle, even the Queen Mother had some prejudice against Jiang Yi.
If someone wanted to target Jiang Yi, it would be fine if he was in the harem. If he was not there, no one would help Jiang Yi.
He thought that it would be a good idea to let Jiang Yi do this, so as to ease the relationship between the Queen Mother and Jiang Yi.
The emperor then changed the subject and said, "My mother knows how I used to favor Anle, but that day she pointed a sword at me. My heart was chilled, and now I don't want to see her at all."
The Queen Mother also knew that Princess Anle was trying to kill Jiang Yi with a sword. She said awkwardly, "Anle is just a child. Why should Your Majesty bother with her?"
Seeing that the emperor didn't respond, the empress dowager had no choice but to ask someone to call Jiang Yi over.
Jiang Yi saluted the empress dowager and the emperor leisurely. When the emperor saw Jiang Yi, his expression improved a little and he asked someone to call Jiang Yi over.
The Queen Mother was about to speak when Jiang Yi took the initiative to speak: "Your Majesty, I heard that the princess's wedding is tomorrow. Wouldn't Your Majesty like to go to the princess's mansion to take a look?"
The Queen Mother felt that Jiang Yi was quite perceptive, and her previous displeasure towards Jiang Yi eased somewhat.
The emperor curled his lips and said, "No, she disobeyed me before."
"Why is the Emperor acting like a child?" Jiang Yi smiled. "Besides, there are bound to be little bumps and bruises between father and daughter. Could it be that the Emperor really wants to have no contact with the princess for the rest of his life?"
"Why not take advantage of the princess's wedding and have the emperor go in person? The princess will naturally be moved and will bow to the emperor."
Given Princess Anle's personality, seeing the Emperor coming over would only make her even more spoiled. By then...
"Besides, since the emperor didn't go over, the princess only thought that I had said something to the emperor in private, and her misunderstanding of me became even deeper."
"The princess is the emperor's only daughter. I wish to get along with her on good terms."
"Your Majesty, please consider it as your concubine's intention and go to watch the ceremony."
The little girl's voice was soft and delicate, which was not her usual tone. The emperor couldn't help but want to do something.
Seeing the Queen Mother's moved expression, the Emperor reluctantly agreed, "Very well, then, for your sake, I will go to the Princess's residence tomorrow."
The Queen Mother finally breathed a sigh of relief. "That's good, that's good. There's no such thing as overnight hatred between father and daughter."
"In that case, I will take Xiaoyi away first."
The empress dowager would not stop him, but the emperor was more reckless. As soon as he left the palace, he directly hugged Jiang Yi around the waist.
Jiang Yi exclaimed and quickly hugged the emperor's neck, "What is your Majesty doing?"
"My dear is so delicate, I have to hold him in my arms, so as not to tire him out."
"But my dear seems to be a little heavier."
The emperor touched Jiang Yi's waist and said, "You seem to have a little more flesh on your waist, but this is just right. You were too thin before."
Jiang Yi has been pregnant for almost two months, and it is almost time for her to show her figure.
Jiang Yi had no intention of keeping this news secret, and it was just right to reveal it on the day of the princess's wedding.
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