Huo Hongying's brother is the Grand Marshal of the Western Expedition and the commander-in-chief of the Longwei Army.
Ordinary people prefer to call the Longwei Army the Huo Family Army.
The Huo family's loyalty to the Great Yong Dynasty is unquestionable, and they are unwilling to get involved in factional disputes. It was no coincidence that the Longwei Army appeared at Chuyun Temple when they returned to Beijing to report on their work.
To be precise, it was a dispute between Huo Yi and Xiao Chenyan.
It was then that Huo Hongying learned that her elder brother had been secretly interacting with King Yan.
However, it is not entirely true to say that Huo Yi sided with Xiao Chenyan. It was more of an appreciation and admiration for him.
To pacify the northern border and expel the Hu people, there is no soldier who would not be excited about such an achievement.
There is also mutual respect among the military generals. What's more, what Xiao Chenyan wants to do when he returns to the capital is definitely not what Huo Yi wants to do.
The stigma attached to the Marquis Zhenguo Mansion is a huge stone weighing on the hearts of countless military generals!
Although the Huo family has lived in the northwest for a long time, they are well aware of what is happening in the capital. To be honest, few people of the military lineage look up to the East Palace like this.
He is neither able to bring peace to the country through culture nor to maintain stability through military force. To say that he is moderate is a bit of an exaggeration. However, when it comes to flattering the emperor, the prince is indeed a capable person.
Therefore, Huo Hongying had no feelings for the people in the Eastern Palace.
However, right now, this Princess Yan has given her too many 'surprises'. Where on earth does she get so much courage?
Prince Yan and the Eastern Palace are enemies, and anyone with a discerning eye can see that this flower-viewing banquet is a Hongmen Banquet.
But this is the Crown Princess's home ground after all. This Princess Yan came in and attacked right up to her, so she might have been a little too confident.
Huo Hongying was also a little confused. Was this Princess Yan so bold from the beginning, or was she so fearless because she came here at the instruction of King Yan?
Naturally, there are many people who have such thoughts.
After receiving the news, the Crown Princess laughed instead of getting angry: "I heard that criminal Luo talk about this legitimate daughter in the past. She said that she was timid and could not show up in public."
"From what I can see, her cowardice is fake, and her lack of presence is real. She is brave and ruthless, and dares to be so arrogant. I'm afraid she got instructions from Xiao Chenyan."
"She is so impatient that it saves me a lot of effort."
The Crown Princess stood up gracefully, restrained her smile, and said calmly: "Since it is lively, it is better to share the joy with others than to enjoy it alone. Does Madam Dingguo understand?"
At this flower-viewing banquet, most of the people in Chan Palace were married girls, but the wife of Duke Dingguo and the wife of the Left Prime Minister were called over separately to talk to the Crown Princess, and they were drinking tea in the outer hall at the moment.
But the farce in Chan Palace had already been reported.
Lady Dingguo Duke's wife wanted to see Qing Wu many times but was rejected every time. She felt unhappy and anxious. In addition, the words that Xiao Chenyan sent someone to tell her the day before yesterday made her feel anxious and unhappy.
What does it mean to ask her to be kind to another child?
What did the princess know?
She kept this a secret so that neither Xie Yun nor Xie Shu knew about it. In fact, when she gave birth to Xie Ling, she also gave birth to a baby girl, but that child was too scary, and every time he thought about it, Duke Dingguo felt uneasy and nauseous.
She couldn't understand why she gave birth to such a monster!
But she handled that matter very cleanly! After Xiao Chenyan said that, she became more and more uneasy, especially because of the meaning of those words.
Is it because she didn't control her words and kept cursing that monster that Xie Ling became what he is now?
Doesn't that mean that it was that monster that was harming her Ling'er?
How could Lady Dingguo Duke swallow this?
It was she who had the little monster drowned. What does it have to do with her, Ling'er?
The wife of Duke Dingguo wanted to take advantage of the day to find Qingwu to ask for clarification, and when she came to pay a visit to the Crown Princess, she was distracted.
The wife of the Left Prime Minister next to her spoke several times, and she responded vaguely. Later, the Crown Princess made an excuse to change her clothes, and she was in a daze. Then she heard the palace people outside talking about something in a panic.
The wife of Duke Dingguo did not care at first, until she heard from the palace servant that Princess Yan had ordered people to teach Princess Anping and other noble ladies a lesson. This was nothing, after all, when Princess Yan came to their house, she hung up and beat Master Xie.
It was only when someone mentioned that some people were discussing the affair between her eldest son Xie Shu and Qing Wu that the wife of Duke Dingguo changed her expression.
The wife of the left prime minister saw something was going on. This was the East Palace, and the palace maids were all cautious in what they said and did. How could they make such a mistake as talking loudly outside? Did they want to die?
Everyone knew that the Duke Dingguo's Mansion and the Prince Yan's Mansion had started to move around again, and Xie Shu always stood on Xiao Chenyan's side in the court.
Now that such words have been spread, no matter whether they are true or false, it is impossible for Duke Dingguo to have no reaction. Although it will not cause a rift between the two families, what if?
Which man can tolerate wearing a green hat on his head?
What kind of boy would want to be known as someone who hooked up with a married woman? Moreover, who among the women in the court didn't know how much the wife of Duke Dingguo cared about her two sons?
The wife of the Left Prime Minister secretly shook her head. This move was not clever, but it was indeed disgusting.
She sighed in her heart, both the Crown Prince and the Crown Princess were too petty.
At this time, the Crown Princess came over. She happened to hear the palace maids' gossips and immediately ordered these gossipy palace maids to be dragged away and beaten with sticks. After entering the room, she said to the wife of Duke Dingguo:
"Madam, rest assured. I will definitely handle this matter. Your son is a talented person in the court. This matter involves his reputation and cannot be easily resolved."
The wife of Duke Dingguo was already uneasy, and she was unable to react when she heard what the Crown Princess said. Without waiting for her to answer, the Crown Princess ordered the setting up of the Toad Palace.
The wife of the Left Prime Minister and she could only go with him. On the way, the wife of the Left Prime Minister whispered to him, "Madam, you should cheer up and make a big thing small."
The wife of Duke Dingguo also came to her senses at this moment and realized that she had been possessed.
She remembered that before going to the banquet the other day, Xie Yun had reminded her to look after Qing Wu at the banquet.
Everyone thought that the Crown Princess would attack Qing Wu at this banquet, but who would have thought that she would play such a trick!
The wife of Duke Dingguo was naturally annoyed at the Crown Princess's mean behavior, but she certainly did not vent her anger on Qing Wu. Qing Wu knew that there was no such thing as a private banquet, but she did not know how to keep a low profile and repeatedly rejected her invitations. Qing Wu was a very courageous person.
He was so bold, why didn't he dare to refuse the Crown Princess' invitation, but had to wade into this muddy water and even dragged her own Xie Shu into it!
Wife of the Left Prime Minister looked at her expression and couldn't tell for a moment whether she had taken her reminder to heart.
After waiting for a long time, the expected crying sound did not appear.
The Crown Princess was a little surprised. She saw the Princess of Anping County and other noble ladies sitting in their seats with red faces, looking like they wanted to cry but couldn't, and they were angry and depressed, like a gourd with a sawed mouth.
She was stunned for a moment, but when Princess Anping looked at her, she immediately felt like she had seen a savior and wanted to stand up to greet her, but her body was still numb, so she could only sit in her seat, aggrieved:
"Cousin, you have to make the decision for me."
Upon hearing this, the Crown Princess felt relieved and said solemnly: "I know the whole story, Anping, you are really too presumptuous!"
"Xie Shaoqing is an official appointed by the imperial court. Princess Yan is a princess, so how can you discuss her in private?"
The Princess of Anping County was stunned, and so were the other noble ladies, especially Shi Cuiwei. She had dared to bring up Qing Wu and Xie Shu in public, which was instigated by the Eastern Palace.
What is the Crown Princess doing?
"It is reasonable for Princess Yan to have someone teach you a lesson. In my opinion, the lesson is too light!"
"The master is outspoken, and I, as a servant, don't know how to stop him. You are all royal children, and I don't have the heart to punish you. But if this matter is easily dismissed, you will inevitably forget the lesson."
The Crown Princess said, and ordered: "Take away all the servants and maids who accompanied them, and give each of them ten strokes of the cane."
No one expected that after the Crown Princess arrived, she did not cause trouble for Qing Wu, but instead attacked the noble ladies.
When they heard that it was a servant who took the blame, these noble ladies felt relieved, but at the same time, they felt ashamed and became even more annoyed with Qing Wu.
The Crown Princess looked at Qing Wu at this moment, showing a tolerant smile, and said with the look of an elder: "The new wife of the King of Yan has been wronged recently, you should not argue with these little girls."
"But you are now the daughter-in-law of the royal family after all. It is not reasonable for you to get too close to the court officials. Once those rumors spread, it will not only damage the reputation of Prince Yan's Mansion, but also the reputation of the royal family and Duke Dingguo's Mansion."
Everyone subconsciously looked towards the wife of Duke Dingguo in the back, only to see that she was also staring at Qing Wu with a frown on her face, as if she was in a trance, or as if she was unhappy.
The Crown Princess caught a glimpse of it out of the corner of her eye, and a hint of mockery flashed in her eyes.
Qing Wu, who had been silent all this time, suddenly spoke.
"Why can't I understand what the Crown Princess said?"
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