Xiao Heng asked tentatively, "Madam Dowager, are you in charge of Zhaoning Palace now?"
The Concubine Dowager snorted coldly.
Xiao Heng asked, "Madam Dowager, how is my nephew's wife now? Should I send a doctor in to check on her?"
Concubine Yun said coldly, "Forget it. I still want her to live well."
Seeing that Concubine Yun was unmoved, Xiao Heng felt very upset. He was worried because Xiao Jingyue hadn't spoken to him for such a long time. "My Lady Concubine, is Yue'er okay now? I want to talk to him."
Upon hearing this, Concubine Yun said casually, "I heard from Xiao Jingyue that he had someone attack the princess' carriage. I wonder how my daughter-in-law is doing now? I want to say a few words to her."
Xiao Heng was speechless. He had always thought that Concubine Yun was indifferent to worldly affairs and was easy to talk to, but he forgot that she had been fighting with the old princess for decades, but she always managed to suppress the old princess.
"Your Highness, although you and the old princess have always been at odds, it would be inappropriate to disregard her safety in front of so many people, right?" Xiao Heng said.
Concubine Yun found this somewhat amusing and sarcastically said, "How can a beast who can hold my mother hostage teach me how to do things? Xiao Heng, you think too highly of your own face."
Xiao Heng was choked by the slap in the face and couldn't speak for a long time.
Ren Yaoqi, who was forced to sit aside and watch the fun, thought that she finally understood where the prince and Xiao Jinglin's tempers that always made people angry came from.
Concubine Yun changed her tone and spoke righteously, "Your Highness, the late Emperor's imperial decree granting you marriage said you were chaste, obedient, and intelligent. To live up to this 'chastity,' you should have made a decision when the Yanbei Palace was threatened. After all, our Palace has never accepted threats from the enemy."
Everyone was stunned for a moment before they remembered that the princess that Concubine Yun mentioned was the old princess.
The old princess was shocked and angry. Was this bitch Yun implying that she should commit suicide in order not to drag down the Yanbei Palace?
"You want me to die, don't you? I won't do as you wish!" the old princess shouted angrily.
Concubine Yun chuckled lightly: "That's such a pity. Let someone pass the order down. When you shoot arrows later, don't be too cautious. If Her Royal Highness the Princess is accidentally injured, just think of her as sacrificing herself to protect the Yanbei Palace from being threatened by evil people." Concubine Yun didn't know who she was telling the last sentence to.
The old princess turned pale and was so frightened that she couldn't even speak.
Xiao Heng's eyes shifted unpredictably as he watched. The old princess and Concubine Yun were mortal enemies. He realized that using the old princess to threaten Concubine Yun was no longer feasible. If the princess or the Ren family had done what they could today, they would have certainly been hesitant. Furthermore, Xiao Heng couldn't really do anything to the old princess; after all, she sided with the imperial court.
Xiao Heng tried every possible means, but still couldn't save Xiao Jingyue. The guards guarding Zhaoning Palace with bows and arrows grew impatient, raising their arms and pointing their arrows in their direction. Xiao Heng was still afraid of death, so after a brief stalemate, he finally retreated with his men.
Xiao Heng had thought about getting rid of the guards of Zhaoning Palace first, but no matter how many people he sent out, there was no way they could dodge their arrows before hurting these guards.
Seeing that Xiao Heng finally left, Zhaoning Palace became quiet.
Everyone was stunned by the usually taciturn Concubine Yun's outburst, scolding Xiao Heng and sending him packing. After drinking half a cup of tea to moisten her throat, Concubine Yun returned to her usual icy demeanor.
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