Chapter 210 Patience
"Your Majesty, it is not His Majesty who has won, but the imperial power."
"Your Majesty, are you not also a prisoner of imperial power?"
Xie Qingran gave a cold, curving smile, her eyes surprisingly showing a hint of pity.
Now, the Empress finally calmed down completely.
Her eyebrows furrowed tightly, she sighed, and then released all the strength from her body.
"Yes, you're right. Isn't the position of Empress also a prison for me?"
"If I could, I wouldn't want to enter the palace or become the empress!"
"It's a pity, everything is already too late."
The Empress held Xie Qingran's hand and looked at her tenderly.
"Qingran, I know you are a person with your own ideas. Ajue is too impulsive. He is the only hope of our Duke Zhenguo's mansion. You must persuade him to not be impulsive, especially not at this time, understand?"
Xie Qingran knew that if Xiao Jue really acted recklessly and made a scene at this time, the emperor would feel even more at ease, thinking that it was because the Xiao family had problems that he was forced to rebel.
So it's better to say nothing and just swallow this anger. That way, His Majesty will feel some guilt and will make some compensation.
Upon hearing this, Xie Qingran understood even more clearly that the Empress was also holding her nose and enduring it.
She didn't say anything else, just nodded silently, and then hugged the Empress, gently patting her back.
"Your Majesty, don't worry, it'll be soon, everything will be soon."
The Empress was genuinely surprised that Xie Qingran would suddenly hug her. Now, after hearing what she said, she felt that something was amiss. However, before the Empress could ask her anything, Xie Qingran had already returned to her original position, becoming as aloof and proper as ever.
Originally, the Empress did not really like Xie Qingran. Although Xie Qingran was smart and resourceful and very suitable for handling the mess in the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion, she was too cold-hearted. How could such a person take good care of Xiao Jue?
But now, the Empress finally felt a touch of humanity in Xie Qingran.
"Go, go back." The Empress smiled at Xie Qingran: "Go home."
Xie Qingran knelt on the ground and performed a proper salute before getting up and walking outside.
The Fifth Prince saw Xie Qingran off and smiled at her, saying, "You're really amazing. The Empress was so angry she was about to go crazy, but you calmed her down with just a few words."
"Fifth Prince, do you covet this throne?" Xie Qingran suddenly stopped, tilting her head to look at the Fifth Prince: "I want to hear the truth."
The Fifth Prince never expected that Xie Qingran would say such treasonous things!
His eyebrows furrowed tightly as he cautiously looked around. Only after confirming that no one was around did he breathe a sigh of relief.
"Don't talk nonsense in the future."
Upon hearing this, Xie Qingran understood that the Fifth Prince only appeared gentle and refined, but in reality, he was also very ambitious.
This is perfect. Xie Qingran likes ambitious people. Otherwise, what's the difference between this person and a good-for-nothing?
She patted the Fifth Prince's shoulder: "Your Highness, your dignity comes from what's to come!"
After saying that, Xie Qingran strode outside.
The Fifth Prince could still faintly feel the stinging pain in his shoulder. He stared at Xie Qingran's back, feeling extremely uncomfortable.
Xie Qingran originally intended to go straight home, but unexpectedly, as soon as she stepped out of the palace gate, she saw Lu Jinzhi and Shen Wenyuan standing there.
These two people shouldn't have been here in the first place, so Xie Qingran knew they must have come for her.
Shen Wenyuan ran over with a worried expression and looked at Xie Qingran anxiously: "Are you...are you alright?"
Xie Qingran found Shen Wenyuan's expression somewhat amusing: "I came to the palace to pay my respects to Her Majesty the Empress. What brings me here?"
"Xie Qingran, there's no need for you to be stubborn. The Duke of Zhenguo's mansion is now in complete chaos. This is the consequence of your insistence on your own way back then!"
“I told you long ago that Xiao Jue is not a good man, and the Duke of Zhenguo’s mansion is not a blessed place. But you insisted on marrying him because you wanted to spite me. Now it’s too late to regret it, isn’t it?”
Lu Jin stepped forward, looking at Xie Qingran with a face full of disgust.
Well……
Xie Qingran really couldn't understand how this person's thought process worked.
How could he have the nerve to say such a thing in front of me?
Shameless, absolutely shameless.
“Our Zhenguo Duke’s Mansion did not make a mess of things; His Majesty’s decision has its own profound meaning.”
"Young Master Lu had better watch his words. At the gates of the Imperial Palace, be careful what you say; a slip of the tongue can lead to disaster!"
Xie Qingran rolled her eyes at Lu Jinzhi, then turned around and strode into her carriage.
"You promised to come see her, how could you offend her with just one word!"
Shen Wenyuan watched as Lu Jinzhi stormed off, his expression immediately changed, and he muttered a complaint.
Upon hearing this, Lu Jinzhi was stunned. He never expected that Xie Qingran would go crazy and attack him after he had only said one sentence, and then leave.
He had never been so humble in front of Xie Qingran, but he never expected that things would turn out like this.
"I didn't mean it. I said all this because I wanted what was best for her."
"How can you blame me for this?"
Lu Jin felt a pang of grievance and frowned as she looked at Shen Wenyuan.
"This little brat has been corrupted by Xiao Jue since she married him, and her temper has become increasingly irritable."
Let's talk about it another day.
Lu Jinzhi was also somewhat annoyed, and turned around to get into his carriage.
Although the matter caused a great uproar in the court and became quite ugly, the emperor ultimately insisted on ending the matter thereafter. He bestowed countless gold and silver treasures upon the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion and granted the Fifth Prince the position of Crown Prince, while preserving the royal bloodline of the Sixth Prince and conferring the title of Prince Yu. It seemed as if he was compensating the Fifth Prince, but in reality, the Sixth Prince was still able to rival the Fifth Prince.
The attitude was clear, and the imperial edict was even clearer, so even though many people were dissatisfied, they knew that this matter had to end there, and the matter was thus completely suppressed.
Looking at all this gold and silver jewelry, Xiao Jue felt utterly disgusted!
His eyebrows furrowed tightly as he gritted his teeth and said, "His Majesty has actually humiliated my Xiao family like this, he has actually done this..."
"This is all military spending."
"Your Highness, be patient, wait, and trust me."
Xie Qingran gently comforted him.
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