Concubine Yi looked at Jiang Ranli seriously, waiting for her to answer, but after waiting for a long time, she just stood there without any sign of speaking.
"An Jia, didn't you hear what I said?"
Hearing Concubine Yi's high-pitched voice, Jiang Ranli quickly came back to her senses and said, "I heard what you said, mother. I will follow your instructions."
In fact, when Concubine Yi said that just now, Jiang Ranli only heard that the Thirteenth Prince was imprisoned, and did not hear a single word of it. What was lingering in his mind was the fact that the Thirteenth Prince was imprisoned.
She remembered that the Thirteenth Prince was imprisoned in the 51st year of Emperor Kangxi's reign, so why was he imprisoned now?
Concubine Yi looked Jiang Ranli up and down, her brows furrowed deeper and deeper, "An Jia, do you know that this is the imperial palace?"
"I know," Jiang Ranli didn't dare to be distracted anymore and listened carefully to what Concubine Yi said, so as not to make her angry and cause more trouble for Yinzhen.
"Since you know, why do you wear such ordinary shoes when you come into the palace?" Concubine Yi looked at Jiang Ranli's feet.
"Mother, these shoes were brought to her by me. She didn't wear these when she went to the palace to meet the Emperor," Yinzhen spoke up to help Jiang Ranli.
However, it would have been better if he didn't say anything. After hearing what he said, Concubine Yi's face showed even more anger.
"Yin'er, you are a prince, why do you treat a concubine like this? If this gets out, what will the world say about you?" Concubine Yi's voice became serious, and she was no longer as gentle to Yin'er as before.
"She is my son's wife. I treat her well and pamper her willingly. Mother, you don't need to worry about it. I know what to do," Yinzhen retorted. Concubine Yi said that Jiang Ranli was just a concubine, which hurt his heart.
Hearing his words, Concubine Yi's fingers trembled a little, and she pointed at Jiang Ranli and scolded her to kneel down.
"Mother..."
"What? Mother can't even scold her."
Yinzhen wanted to stop her, but Concubine Yi's next words made him pause for a moment.
However, he spoke again, "She has done nothing wrong. It was all my fault. Please don't make things difficult for her."
Seeing Yinzhen refuted Concubine Yi several times on her behalf, and Concubine Yi turned pale with anger, Jiang Ranli knelt on the ground. She didn't want Yinzhen to argue with Concubine Yi for her.
"Mother, I know I was wrong. Please punish me."
Looking at Jiang Ranli's kneeling slender figure, Yin'er frowned, walked to her side and pulled her up.
He had promised her that he would protect her for her whole life, and he would never break his promise.
"Yin'er, what are you doing?" Concubine Yi raised her finger and pointed at Yin'er, her body filled with anger.
"Mother, if she really did something wrong today, I would never stop her. But what happened today has nothing to do with her. It was all done by me alone. Please be clear about rewards and punishments. If you want to punish someone, just punish me," Yin'er protected Jiang Ranli behind him and spoke solemnly.
Seeing that the atmosphere between Concubine Yi and Yinzhen was becoming increasingly tense, Jiang Ranli was so anxious that she was sweating, but Yinzhen held her hand, preventing her from moving.
"Mother, this matter has nothing to do with Master Jiu. Please punish me alone." Although she could not move freely but could still speak, Jiang Ranli spoke immediately, hoping to calm Concubine Yi's anger towards Yinzhen.
Concubine Yi looked at her, anger burning in her beautiful eyes, "An Jia..."
"What happened? I just entered your palace and heard your voices."
As soon as Concubine Yi opened her mouth, Emperor Kangxi walked in from outside.
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