"Yes." Manager Li helped Chang'an up.
Not long after, Manager Li came out and walked straight towards the Queen Mother, whispering a few words in her ear.
Everyone saw the Queen Mother's face change and she dropped the teacup in her hand to the ground, "How dare you! Check it out for me!"
The Emperor frowned and looked at the Queen Mother, "What's going on?"
At this time, Chang'an came out, holding an extremely thin silver needle in the hand of the imperial physician.
"Your Majesty, I have taken a silver needle from the girl's knee. After my inspection, I found that this needle was soaked in Ma Fei San, which is why the girl's leg is numb and she has no feeling."
"Hmph! This palace is truly filthy, filled with things that are unpresentable." Concubine Tong, who had been sitting quietly beneath the Empress Dowager, asked, "Crown Prince, if I heard correctly, you just said you saw with your own eyes the Fourth Prince tripping Chang'an and taking the opportunity to molest her. Is that true?"
"Yes." The prince was still sure, "This prince can see it clearly."
The Queen asked, "Shirou, you are closest to Ye'er and the one who saw it most clearly. Please tell me."
"Shirou can see clearly that the Fourth Prince is not what the Crown Prince said."
"You are Bei Mingye's future principal wife, so of course you will side with him." The prince said as he knelt on the ground, "Your Majesty, I have something to say. I would like to ask your father to issue an order to marry Chang'an to me."
As soon as the prince finished speaking, all the noise disappeared instantly.
Everyone present had their eyes fixed on the emperor.
The emperor's eyes swept across everyone's faces, and finally landed on Gu Shijia's face, "Shijia, you are the future Crown Princess, and the eldest daughter of the Gu family, what do you think?"
"What does the Crown Prince mean?" Gu Shijia said, "Chang'an has been without a biological mother since she was young. They say that an elder sister is like a mother. I have a very good relationship with Chang'an. If Chang'an can marry into the Crown Prince's Mansion, it will be good for Shijia and her sister to take care of each other. I hope the Emperor will agree to this."
After a while, the emperor sneered, "Shijia, you and Shirou are indeed sisters. Today, your sister Shirou asked me to grant her a marriage to Chang'an, so that Chang'an can marry into the Fourth Prince's mansion with her. I also promised that Chang'an would be the principal wife and she would be the concubine."
Gu Shijia subconsciously glanced at Bei Mingye. She frowned and the anger in her eyes could not be concealed, but she did not speak anymore.
"The three sisters of the Gu family are truly affectionate." The Emperor looked at General Gu and Gu Qingfeng, "What do you two think? Would you be willing for Chang'an to marry into the Crown Prince's or the Fourth Prince's mansion?"
"Old minister, it's all up to the emperor to decide."
"I have been lonely for many years, with only Chang'an as my daughter. I beg Your Majesty to grant my wish and let Chang'an stay with me for two more years."
The emperor seemed to be thinking about something. He stood up and walked slowly to the prince and patted him on the shoulder.
Then he walked to Bei Ming Ye's side, looked into his eyes and smiled, patted Bei Ming Ye's shoulder, and gave the Queen a meaningful look.
"Well, before, when Chang'an had a scar on her face, none of you noticed her. Now that the scar has healed, you have all grown eyes and hearts. That's good."
"Your Majesty, I would like to ask Your Majesty to..."
"Concubine Tong," the emperor said angrily, "are you going to ask me to grant a marriage between Chang'an and Bei Mingxuan for your son? Hmm? I know you like Chang'an."
As he said this, the emperor looked at Chang'an with anger on his face, "I didn't expect that you, Gu Chang'an, are so capable."
Chang'an didn't dare to say a word and immediately knelt on the ground.
"Your Majesty, you have misunderstood." Concubine Tong retorted, "I just want to ask Your Majesty to make the decision. I want to adopt Chang'an as my adopted daughter.
This is my wish, and also Princess Qiuya's wish. Your Majesty knows this. I am friends with Princess Qiuya, and I once promised her that if she had a daughter in the future, I would adopt her as my adopted daughter."
"Adopted daughter?" The emperor said, glancing at Bei Mingxuan. He found that he was already slightly drunk, and his eyes were hazy as he looked at him. "Come here."
Bei Mingxuan stood up, his steps slightly frivolous, "Your Highness, I'm honored to meet you, Father."
As he spoke, his body swayed slightly. Xiao Dezi, who was standing beside him, noticed this and was worried that Bei Mingxuan might offend the emperor, so he immediately helped him up. "Ninth Prince, how could you drink so much? There are so many people here tonight, it's so lively, but the wine doesn't even appeal to you as much."
When Xiao Dezi said this, the emperor rolled his eyes. He immediately realized that he had said the wrong thing and lowered his head obediently.
However, Bei Mingxuan was unaware of this. He just smiled and said to the person who was supporting him, "Since ancient times, saints and wise men have all been lonely. Only drinkers leave their names. Eunuch De, wine is a good thing."
"Stop talking about your wine." The emperor asked, "You are often with Gu Qingfeng, do you know anything about his daughter?
Your mother said she wants to adopt Chang'an as her adopted daughter, which means that in the future, Chang'an will also be my adopted daughter and can be given the title of princess. Do you think she is worthy of this?"
"Father." Bei Mingxuan glanced at Chang'an. "I thought that Mother adopted Mr. Qingfeng's daughter as her adopted daughter simply to fulfill the promise she made to Princess Qiuya. As for Chang'an's character, I don't know him well. I went to the General's Mansion to see Mr. Qingfeng just to play chess and drink wine with him."
"Did you see Chang'an fall just now?" the emperor asked tentatively.
Bei Mingxuan replied respectfully, "Your Highness, I see."
"Do you think what the Crown Prince said is reasonable?" the Emperor asked, "Did he wrongly accuse your fourth brother?"
The emperor is asking Bei Mingxuan to take sides.
"Your Majesty, I think the Crown Prince has no reason to wrongly accuse Fourth Brother." Bei Mingxuan did not hesitate at all.
The Emperor nodded in satisfaction. "Both the Crown Prince and your fourth brother are interested in Chang'an. In my eyes, both are equally important. It's truly difficult to make a decision. How about Xuan'er making a decision for me?"
"Of course she has to marry the Crown Prince." Bei Mingxuan said directly, "The Crown Prince is the heir apparent, so naturally he has to choose outstanding people around him. Chang'an is the only bloodline of Mr. Qingfeng and Princess Qiuya, so it's good for him to have Chang'an by his side."
"Your Majesty, please grant me this." Concubine Tong banged her forehead against the ground, once, twice, three times... blood seeped through her skin. "I hope Your Majesty will show mercy to Yi Tong and fulfill her promise to a dead man."
"Xu Yitong!" the emperor shouted angrily, "You are forcing me. Don't think I don't know that you don't want Chang'an to marry the Crown Prince, the Fourth Prince, or any of my sons."
"Yes! Yi Tong doesn't want to. Yi Tong hopes Chang'an will stay away from the royal family, away from this palace, away from these dirty intrigues! She only hopes that she can live a peaceful and happy life."
"How dare you!" The emperor was truly furious. "You actually said my palace was dirty! Come, give Concubine Tong to me and lock her up for me."
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