Her voice was so high-pitched due to excitement that it was particularly piercing to Emperor Yunqi's ears. He looked at the cautious Eunuch Xi and couldn't help but laugh in anger: "You...you go and tell her that if she wants to kneel, then kneel. If she doesn't want to live anymore, I will grant her wish!"
Eunuch Xi didn't dare to say the original words, so he had to let Concubine Xian's maids persuade her master to go back and give them a look, but Concubine Xian didn't even want to live anymore, and didn't care about anything. She continued to stiffen her neck and said, "If the emperor doesn't agree, I will kneel here and die!"
"Whatever you want!" Emperor Yunqi came out of the window in anger. Concubine Xian's body swayed. She gritted her teeth, her lips were already bleeding. She straightened her body again after hearing the words, "Your Majesty, I really want to die here today!"
As she said this, she rushed towards the wall. When the maid hugged her, her forehead was bleeding. The maid was so scared that she cried, "My queen, you can't be so depressed, my queen!"
The two of them cried and made a scene, making Emperor Yunqi so angry that his face turned blue: "Someone, take them back. If they don't obey..."
Seeing that the emperor was about to get angry, Eunuch Xi hurriedly and quickly said, "I will persuade the virtuous concubine to go back..."
He called a few palace maids, and they half supported and half dragged Concubine Xian away. Concubine Xian cried as she walked, and blood flowed down her forehead. The palace maids hurriedly used a handkerchief to wipe the blood left left and right, looking very embarrassed. She didn't care about all these. She only knew that the emperor didn't want her son anymore. She was afraid that if she really died, the emperor wouldn't even look at her. Thinking of this, she felt that she couldn't die. If she died, no one would be able to save her son. She didn't go back to her own courtyard, but went straight to Feng Palace.
When she saw the Queen Mother, she immediately knelt on the ground and said, "Queen Mother, save Prince Ning. If you don't save Prince Ning, he will die. The Emperor is so cruel. If he ignores Prince Ning, those villains will be so angry that how could they let them go?" The virtuous concubine burst into tears and cried uncontrollably, almost fainting.
The Queen Mother waved her hands: "Don't cry yet. Listen to me, I will not let the Emperor ignore his family. If he continues to act on his own will, my life will be in his hands. I will just go with Yan'er..."
The Queen Mother slapped the table as she spoke, her face livid, and her voice became high-pitched because of excitement. When Concubine Xian heard her say this, she stopped crying all of a sudden, her eyes full of hope: "Queen Mother..."
The Queen Mother waved her hands and said, "You don't have to tell me. Yan'er is my grandson. If I don't save him, who else can I save? I have dreamed about this child several times since he went to Su'an. Every time I woke up from the dream, my tears wet the pillow. I was afraid that you would be sad, so I didn't tell you. Anyway, I won't let anything happen to him. No matter what those people want this time, I can just not eat or drink and mess up everything in this palace. What does it matter!"
Upon hearing this, Concubine Xian started crying again: "Thank you, Queen Mother..."
"You go back first and have a good rest. It's okay. Why bother getting hurt? I'll ask the imperial physician to check you out later. Don't get angry again. Do you understand? I'll go find the emperor now and risk my life to see if he will agree or not." After the empress dowager finished speaking, she stood up and walked out.
Nanny Rong hurried a few steps to catch up, holding the empress dowager's arm, and walked quickly to the emperor's bedroom. When Emperor Yunqi heard that the empress dowager had arrived, he knew what was going on, but he still sighed helplessly and went out to greet her: "Why is the empress dowager here?"
"Why can't I come? You are cruel and don't want your son, but I can't be so cruel. I can't give up you, and I can't give up my grandson. If you don't care about Yan'er, you say, let me go, I will go to see those bandits, I will talk to them, ask them to release Yan'er, and let me be a hostage, let's see whether you care about me or not. If you don't care about me, the world will laugh at you, and let's see how you can be filial to the country." The Queen Mother was not as excited as before, but calm, and she was in a posture of not giving up until she got her wish.
Upon hearing this, Emperor Yunqi felt conflicted and sighed, "Mother, this matter is not as simple as imagined. If you really agree to it, so much food and grass will help the evil thieves succeed. I often ask my subjects to be loyal to the country, but when it comes to my own son, I will do something else, which will make the officials feel disappointed. Besides, we can pretend that King Ning died on the battlefield, and then my son will restore his title and return his coffin to the capital..."
"Returning the coffin to the capital? I'm afraid there won't be even a bone left. Why would it return to the capital?"
Emperor Yunqi remained silent.
The Queen Mother sat there with a sullen face. She knew that the Emperor's expression meant that he disagreed.
She was a little embarrassed.
She looked at Emperor Yunqi and suddenly sighed: "You are the emperor, I should not interfere in government affairs, it is because Yan'er is my grandson, I am asking you for mercy on his behalf as a grandmother, I will not make it difficult for you, you can decide for yourself, but if you really don't want Yan'er, I will... become a nun!"
After the Queen Mother finished speaking, she turned around and left.
Emperor Yunqi saw him off, but the Queen Mother ignored him and left in a hurry.
Concubine Xian received the news immediately. Knowing that the Queen Mother had done a lot for Dongfang Yan, she couldn't help but feel extremely grateful and hopeful. Since the old Queen Mother said so, could Emperor Yunqi not give her any face at all?
As a result, the next day, she did not hear the news of Emperor Yunqi's compromise, and she couldn't help but feel anxious again. She knew that it would be useless to ask the emperor again, and she couldn't help but want to find the prince.
She arrived at the East Palace, and An Qingran came out to greet her with her big belly. Concubine Xian did not say anything, but she saw her belly at a glance and looked at her with resentful eyes: "If Princess Ning's child is still there, it would have been born..."
Speaking of this, it seemed something was wrong, because that incident had caused a great strain on her relationship with An Qingran, and they had almost no contact for a while, but she had forgotten about it now.
An Qingran didn't care. She just sighed and said, "I've met the Concubine Xian, Prince Ning and the Princess. They'll be fine for now."
"Yes, you also said it was temporary, but how can they have a good life when they are kidnapped? I came to you just to ask you to talk to the prince and think of a way to save Prince Ning..." The virtuous concubine's face was full of sadness.
"Your Majesty, I can talk to the Crown Prince about this matter, but if your father doesn't confess, we can't force him to do it. But I think your Majesty don't have to worry. Even if your father doesn't agree to the conditions, he will find a way to find out the whole story and send secret guards to rescue Prince Ning. Your Majesty will not ignore them." An Qingran couldn't refuse directly, so she just persuaded.
In her heart, she didn't have any good impression of Prince Ning and Princess Ning, but she also didn't want them to affect the normal order of the court, so she would rather they were fine.
"I know what you said, but even so, the emperor is too cold. No matter how hard I begged, he ignored me..." Concubine Xian sat down and looked around the room. This was her first time in the East Palace. "I don't have any other way. The Queen Mother has also begged for me. If the Crown Prince can say something for him, the Emperor will definitely listen to him. As everyone knows, most of the state affairs are handled by the Crown Prince. His opinion is very important."
An Qingran secretly resented that when Prince Ning assassinated her and her husband, Concubine Xian did not come to apologize, and no one did. Regardless of whether it was Prince Ning who did it or not, all she wanted was fairness and people's will. She hated this kind of last-minute cramming.
"You're going to be a mother soon. As we're both your mother, I know that maybe they did some things in the past that made you dislike them. Don't look at them, but for the sake of me as a woman, I will work like a slave for the rest of my life and do your bidding. I only ask you to save them..." The virtuous concubine had long since disregarded her status and said such words, leaving An Qingran at a loss as to what to say.
It seems that she is really desperate.
I am also a mother.
She was like this, and she really sympathized with him.
So he said, "Don't worry, Your Majesty. I will definitely tell the Crown Prince when he comes back. You should relax."
Xian Fei didn't expect An Qingran to agree so readily: "After all, the Crown Princess is a generous person. If I encountered such a thing, I would only laugh at the joke. How could it be possible... In the end, it was our fault. If there is a chance in the future, I will definitely let Prince Ning and the others apologize to you."
"No need..." An Qingran didn't expect that she would forgive them just like that. Maybe as a mother, everything she thought about was to accumulate blessings for her children?
An Qingran did talk to Dongfang Jin about Concubine Xian coming to plead for mercy. Dongfang Jin thought deeply for a long time after hearing what she said. He suddenly looked at An Qingran seriously and asked, "Do you want me to plead for him?"
"Hope." An Qingran took a deep breath and smiled lightly. "No matter for public or private reasons, you should have a good discussion with father. Publicly, we have to at least stabilize those bandits before we stop them. Privately, he is your brother and father's son. Father is now thinking about the country and the people, and he insists on not negotiating with the bandits, but you can't do this. We can have other ways, so don't fight hard... Prince, you don't think I'm interfering in government affairs, do you? Then I will never refuse..."
Hearing this, Dongfang Jin came forward and took her in his arms: "Qingqing, remember, the only difference between us and Jue Bu Ke is the way we address each other. So, logically speaking, this state affair is also our family affair. I am sorry that you have troubled me with this. I am sad for you."
"That's good." An Qingran looked at his burning gaze, feeling a little embarrassed, and lowered her head.
Dongfang Jin had his own considerations. The next day, he found Yun Qidi again and told him what he and An Qingran had thought. Yun Qidi thought what he said made sense, and although he was reluctant, he agreed.
Firstly, he wanted to train him, and secondly, he had selfish motives, hoping that he could rescue King Ning, so he gave him full authority to handle the matter.
After getting approval, Dongfang Jin immediately called his confidants and asked them to relax on the outside but be tight on the inside and secretly investigate all possibilities, but two days later, there was still no news.
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