Chapter 73: Beautiful Daughter vs. Heirless Emperor 73
In the peach blossom forest.
The wife of the Duke brought many ladies with royal titles here for a tour. After the Imperial Noble Consort left, the ladies took her as the leader, so naturally she could go wherever she wanted.
Everything was going smoothly. There was a storage room in the peach blossom forest that had been in disrepair for many years. The dilapidated door opened easily with a knock, and a blushing and heart-pounding sound came from inside.
Many ladies covered their mouths and noses in disgust, as if there was something dirty inside.
"Tsk tsk tsk ~ Under broad daylight, they are committing obscene and shameful acts. This lady has really broadened her horizons."
"There are many women here today, and I don't know who is so shameless."
"If I raise a thing like this, I'll just beat it to death with a stick. I won't be able to go out in the future."
"If the Duke's wife hadn't come here to admire the flowers, she wouldn't have discovered this scandal. The harem is really getting more and more chaotic. The Imperial Concubine is of humble origin, and ultimately cannot compare to the Empress, who is virtuous and capable."
The Duke's wife sighed, looking worried, "After all, this is a scandal in the palace, and I can't make the decision on my own. I have already sent someone to invite the Imperial Concubine."
"The Imperial Concubine has arrived~" Along with the palace servants' loud voices, the Imperial Concubine's phoenix sedan chair appeared in front of everyone.
Ji Yunhuan got off the phoenix sedan chair and pretended to be angry. "Please excuse me, everyone. I am managing the harem, but such a scandal happened. It's all thanks to the Duke's wife who sent someone to tell me, otherwise I would still be kept in the dark."
"Someone, come here! Capture them for me! I want to see which shameless bastards dare to have an affair under my nose!"
The Duke's wife was disdainful in her heart. It was rumored that the Imperial Concubine was very scheming and forced the Queen away and dismissed the concubines in the palace. But seeing her today, she was just a firecracker that would explode at any time, without any scheming or cunning at all.
The only reason this imperial concubine was able to gain a foothold in the harem was because she gave birth to the emperor's eldest son.
"Royal Concubine, please calm down. This matter is not easy to publicize. I just took a look from a distance. The Princess of Nanning is inside. The other one seems to be Prince Duan. Prince Duan is already in his seventies, but he was framed like this. This matter is really... Alas..."
The Duke's wife sighed and pushed all the faults onto the Princess of Nanning, and the others followed suit.
"He is indeed a worthless person. No matter how much Your Majesty praises him, he is still a lowly person!"
"You can't judge a person by his appearance. I'm afraid that His Royal Highness Prince An doesn't like her, so he turned to Prince Duan!"
"She said she was my sworn sister, but we were alone and went to the capital. Who knows what happened along the way? Fortunately, Princess An still treated her like a sister."
"What kind of girl from a good family would be like her, mixing with men and getting involved in court affairs? I'm afraid she must have been unclean for a long time!"
It is clearly a matter of pleading for the people, but in the mouths of these people, it sounds like an unforgivable crime.
Ji Yunhuan looked at these people coldly as they spoke to each other and convicted the Lady of Nanning County without asking any reasons!
If it was Nanning lying there today, her life would be ruined!
The eldest princess arrived late. She was wearing a jade-green palace dress, with elegant jade rings on her body and a few jade hairpins on her hair. She looked gentle and quiet.
"Prince Duan has always been very caring towards me. I heard that Prince Duan was framed. Even if I no longer care about worldly affairs, I must come and see and seek justice for Prince Duan."
"Princess Duan died young, and there have been countless people who wanted to climb up the social ladder over the years, but Prince Duan kept himself clean, so no one could get what they wanted. Today, he was actually schemed against by a mere county lady!"
"Such a lewd and despicable person can only enter the palace as a concubine. This is just for the sake of your majesty, giving her a status!"
Ji Yunhuan narrowed her eyes and looked at the princess with a half-smile. "Princess, what you said is as if you saw the Princess of Nanning go in with your own eyes? People who don't know would think it was arranged by the princess herself."
"This matter is still unclear, and it is still unclear who is right and who is wrong. Once the princess opens her mouth, I'm afraid it's not appropriate to let the county lady become someone else's concubine."
The eldest princess always does things without leaving any traces. In any case, this matter has nothing to do with her, so she is not panicked at all.
The Duke's wife immediately stepped forward to defend the princess, "I saw it clearly, that dress clearly belonged to the Princess of Nanning County. What else can you say? The princess is fair and just, and being able to enter the Prince Duan's mansion as a concubine is already an extra favor."
Prince Duan was lying on the tattered bed in the utility room with a big belly, burping from being drunk.
Under him was a slender fair person, with long black hair spreading out, covering his face. The person made sticky moans, and kept clinging to Prince Duan, hiding behind him, as if seeking a little shelter.
Prince Duan was in a very good mood. Instead of feeling ashamed, he felt proud. He asked the county lady who was personally appointed by the emperor to be his concubine. This was a slap in the face of the emperor!
He was naturally happy to see it happen, so when the eldest princess came to him for help, he immediately agreed.
There are at least a hundred concubines in his mansion. One more or one less doesn't make much difference. Once they enter his mansion, he can do whatever he wants with them.
Prince Duan was very happy to cooperate with this scene. He slapped the person under him and said angrily, "You took advantage of my drunkenness to seduce me here. Put away your coquettish look. You can forget about the position of princess. It is your blessing for me to take you into the palace as a concubine!"
The person under him whimpered in pain, but his body struggled even more violently, as if he was even more excited.
"Why is it so lively? Are you rehearsing a new play?" A clear female voice rang out.
The Princess of Nanning County stood under the peach tree, her face as red as the peach blossoms, and her face, which was so fresh that it seemed as if water could be squeezed out of it, had just the right amount of doubt on it.
The Duke's wife's eyes widened, and she asked in disbelief: "You... why are you here?"
Nan Ning bowed to Ji Yunhuan and said politely, "I came to see the Imperial Concubine. I haven't thanked Her Majesty in person yet. This dress fits me very well. Nan Ning likes it very much."
"Nanning was playing around and got his clothes dirty. Fortunately, the Imperial Concubine was kind and asked Sister Taohong to take Nanning to change clothes, which delayed him for a long time."
Ji Yunhuan stepped forward and held Nanning's hand, then took off a string of red agate from her hand and put it on Nanning's hand, "Young girls should wear brighter clothes. Look at this outfit, it outshines all the peach blossoms in the garden."
"I am still wondering, you are clearly in Shuhua Palace, but they insist that you are in that shabby house. It shows that they are all blind and crippled."
Nan Ning cried out "Ah", covered her eyes and hid behind Ji Yunhuan, saying delicately: "Nan Ning is young and cannot stand seeing such dirty things. The eldest princess is old and her eyesight is not good. She may have recognized the wrong person for a moment. Nan Ning will not blame you."
The eldest princess dug her nails into her palms, wishing she could cut this little bitch into pieces, but her face showed an apologetic look.
"I was wrong. I apologize to the county lady. This matter ends here. Please go away."
Ji Yunhuan said, "How can we disperse? This man is plotting against Prince Duan, we must not let him off easily. Come! Drag him out, and I will report to His Majesty, and beat him to death with sticks!"
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