Chapter 211 Even the Little Fool is Pampered
The King of Jin spoke in a softer voice, “At first, that fool didn’t recognize my brother, but later he seemed to realize it.”
“Your Majesty, as you know, the Lingxiao Sect is the number one sect in the martial arts world, and that little fool is very favored.”
"Especially the leader of the Lingxiao Sect, who is greatly favored by the Emperor of Xixia."
The Prince of Jin, sounding deflated, said, "In short, nowadays, the safest place for me is the capital."
After all, no matter how strong the Lingxiao Sect is, it is still a martial arts sect. They can't just chase after a prince all the way to the capital and beat him up.
Upon hearing this, Xiao Yu finally felt relieved, but he had already thought through the whole matter in his mind.
If the princess of Xixia could marry a prince of Dongling who held a high position but had no interest in court affairs, especially with the Lingxiao Sect behind him.
That would be entirely beneficial to the Dongling Kingdom.
"Hmph, you brat, this is not how a man from our Dongling Kingdom should behave. Next time we're sent as an envoy to Xixia, we might as well let you go, so we can reciprocate the courtesy."
Prince Jin looked at the Emperor with a frustrated and distressed expression, "Brother, please don't!"
The atmosphere relaxed for a moment, and then Emperor Xiao Yu brought up what had just happened, saying, "The Grand Princess is increasingly disregarding me."
"The Empress has been wronged in this matter." Xiao Yu took the Empress's hand and looked at her with affection. "You did very well."
"Leave the rest to me. I will not let you suffer such injustice for no reason."
The Empress smiled politely and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty."
"I'll be content as long as I don't cause Your Majesty any trouble."
The Empress didn't really think the Emperor was standing up for her; they were all in the same boat, and her embarrassment was no different from the Emperor's.
Furthermore, this matter is the perfect opportunity for the Emperor to use it to curb the Grand Princess's arrogance.
"Guards!" the Emperor ordered. "As the Empress has said, punish the Grand Princess by making her pray for a month at Huangjue Temple."
“Princess Ping’an was found to have moral failings and was demoted to a county princess and exiled to Cangzhou to reflect on her actions for six months.”
"As for this Young Master Xuan, he is to be strictly forbidden from appearing in the capital again. If he is ever discovered, there is no need to report it; he will be beheaded immediately!"
"Post a notice about this matter and announce it to the world."
Upon hearing the Emperor's order, Emperor Song Zhuyi felt a pang of anxiety.
To put it bluntly, today's events were all caused by that mysterious Young Master Xuan. If Ranran really is Young Master Xuan, then she...
If the Emperor were to find out about this, then the Song family...
The Empress subconsciously looked at Jiang Wan Ning, who nodded slightly.
The Empress finally felt relieved. She trusted Jiang Wan Ning's character and knew that she wouldn't spread the news that Young Master Xuan was Song Zhu Ran until the matter was thoroughly investigated.
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Princess Ping'an knew that the Emperor was going to send her to Cangzhou for half a year. Although Cangzhou was not far from the capital, it was a desolate place, and she was going there alone.
Having been pampered since childhood, Ping An is certainly unwilling to live alone in that godforsaken place for half a year.
After her appeal to her father was rejected, she could only pin her hopes on her mother, who had doted on her since childhood.
“Mother, I beg you, please go and talk to my cousin the Emperor. I am willing to be demoted to a county princess, just don’t let me go to Cangzhou.”
"I don't want to leave the capital, I don't want to leave my mother."
The heavy rain fell on Princess Ping'an's face, and she knelt in the courtyard in a disheveled state. "Mother, your child knows she was wrong."
“I spoke those words to you that day because I was upset. Please, I beg you, don’t let me go to Cangzhou.”
Princess Ping'an knelt in the courtyard and begged for a full hour. She was soaked by the rain and collapsed to the ground due to her weakness.
The large door opened from the inside, and several maids and nannies came out and carried the person inside.
When Princess Ping'an woke up again, she had changed into dry clothes and was lying on a soft and comfortable bed, with a maidservant holding a bowl of medicine beside her.
Upon seeing that he was awake, he hurriedly handed the pills to her.
"Drink your medicine first." The Grand Princess had her back to Princess Ping'an.
Princess Ping'an, who usually dislikes taking medicine, surprisingly took the medicine today and drank it all in one gulp.
The medicine was the same as usual, neither too hot nor too cold. It seems that, as always, Mother instructed the servants to keep it ready while she was asleep.
At the same time, I would brew several doses of medicine, with each dose brewed at a time interval, so that I could drink the medicine or soup at the perfect temperature as soon as I woke up.
After drinking her medicine, Ping An handed the bowl to the maidservant waiting nearby and obediently called out, "Mother."
The Grand Princess stood up after a long while, slowly turned around and walked to the bedside, looking at Princess Ping'an with no change in expression.
“Mother, you…” Princess Ping’an was somewhat frightened by the look in her eyes. “Mother, I really know I was wrong.”
Princess Ping'an rushed over and hugged the Grand Princess's waist, burying her face in her arms and acting coquettishly, "Mother, please don't blame your child, okay?"
"I've only just realized that Mother wanted to protect me that day, but she used a different method than Father."
“Father has always been weak, but Mother, you are the most noble Grand Princess of Dongling Kingdom. If you are slapped in public, your soldiers will no longer respect you.”
"It's because my daughter is being unreasonable and has hurt her mother."
The Grand Princess, her eyes brimming with tears, struggled to hold them back, her voice cold and clear, "Ping An, do you truly understand your mother, or are you only begging her because you don't want to go to Cangzhou?"
In fact, the Grand Princess knew that before the imperial edict reached Ping An's ears these past few days, Ping An had been staying with Chen Jie and hadn't even asked her a single question.
There wasn't even anyone sent to deliver a message.
But after she learned that she was going to Cangzhou, she first asked Chen Jie for help. She knew Chen Jie too well, and Chen Jie always felt that he had spoiled Ping An too much, making her arrogant and disdainful of others.
I also want Ping An to go out and experience some hardship.
When Ping An was desperate, she remembered her mother again.
Ping An, who had been nestled affectionately in the Grand Princess's arms, visibly stiffened and looked up at the Grand Princess, "Mother..."
"Is the mother also going to abandon her child?"
In the past, her coquettishness and pitifulness were the most effective. Sure enough, the Grand Princess raised her hand and patted Princess Ping'an's head, "Since you are truly repentant..."
"Then listen to your father and go to Cangzhou to reflect on your actions for half a year."
"I will send some of my personal guards and a few maids who know martial arts, and also bring you some of the things you are used to using."
"When the time is right, I will naturally find a way to bring you back."
After this incident, the Grand Princess felt that Ping An should also be given some experience, and more importantly, she had no other choice in this matter.
Upon hearing this, Princess Ping'an pushed the Grand Princess away, saying, "Mother really doesn't love her child anymore."
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