Wang Wanqing was carried onto Xiao Li's carriage. Xiao Li sat on the side without saying a word, his expression looking very cold. She looked at him cautiously and didn't dare to speak.
Hongyue took out the medicine and prepared to treat Wang Wanqing's injured foot.
Xiao Li then spoke: "Don't move, leave it there."
Hongyue was surprised, but still obeyed and put the medicine back.
Wang Wanqing felt a little uncomfortable, thinking that she had made Xiao Li angry.
"Princess, I'm sorry."
The princess looked in a bad mood, but even though she was in a bad mood, she still saved her and caused trouble for the princess.
Xiao Li glanced at her indifferently, too lazy to explain.
The carriage kept moving forward, and Wang Wanqing didn't dare to ask where they were going. She believed that the princess would not harm her.
Finally, the carriage stopped.
Wang Wanqing was helped down and only then discovered that the carriage had actually entered the palace.
Two sedan chairs were ready. Wang Wanqing was helped onto one of them and then carried all the way to the Queen's Fengxiang Palace.
Today is the Lantern Festival. The gates of Fengxiang Palace are still open and the emperor is here too.
The eunuch guarding the gate reported, and soon Xiao Li was able to go in with Wang Wanqing.
The emperor and empress sat upright in their seats, apparently drinking tea and talking.
"Royal brother, Royal sister-in-law."
Xiao Li went in to greet them, but the empress waved her hand to excuse her from the formalities. However, the emperor looked unhappy and asked, "You still remember to come to the palace?"
She went home on the second day of the Lunar New Year and locked herself in, refusing to see anyone. When the emperor sent people to see her, she made excuses to refuse. It would be strange to see her in a good mood now.
Xiao Liquan pretended to be unaware of the emperor's resentment.
"I'm here to send someone off for the Empress."
Wang Wanqing was helped in. When the Queen saw her like that, she quickly put down her cup and asked, "How did you become like this?"
Wang Wanqing bowed first, then replied to the Queen: "Your Majesty, I, your humble servant..."
She wanted to tell what had happened to her, but for a long time she couldn't say it. Finally, she knelt on her knees, tears streaming down her face, and said sadly, "Your Majesty, Aunt, please help me."
Wang Wanqing cried and told her unwillingness to get married and what happened to her that night.
Xiao Li walked to the emperor's side and poured himself a cup of tea in a very familiar manner.
The emperor glared at her.
She paused, offered to add more tea for him, and smiled flatteringly: "Brother Emperor, have some tea!"
"snort!"
The emperor snorted arrogantly and refused to accept her flattery. Because he had other things to do at the moment, he would not settle the score with her for the time being.
After Wang Wanqing finished speaking, the Queen was so shocked that she couldn't speak for a long time. She didn't care about the Wang family's affairs, but her family had become so ridiculous?
"Quick, call the imperial physician."
The Queen had Wang Wanqing helped inside to sit down, and then she said to Xiao Li, "It's really thanks to Xuan Yang tonight."
Xiao Li was sitting here waiting for her to say this: "Sister-in-law, please don't just say thank you. I like practical things."
The emperor glared at her: "What I gave you is not enough, and you come to see your sister-in-law?"
Xiao Li's expression was serious, but his eyes were full of cunning: "Let's put it this way. This is what I deserve. If my royal brother gives me a little more, I will be very grateful."
The emperor didn't even want to look at her.
The Queen looked at the brother and sister calmly, and waited until they finished speaking before saying, "Xuan Yang has been of great help, and I am grateful to him."
Xiao Li: "As for the prince of Marquis Xuanping, I had him beaten and sent back. Now Marquis Xuanping should be preparing to enter the palace."
Emperor: “…” He knew that her entry into the palace was no good.
"How badly did the beating go?" It was just a casual question, but the emperor suddenly remembered Xiao Li's character. He wondered if he would use heavy hands.
This matter has nothing to do with her. She just feels that she is injustice-stricken. It's not that serious.
Xiao Li's expression was very calm: "It's okay, I just got beaten up casually, there's no injury on my face at all."
The emperor was relieved.
Then, Marquis Xuanping carried his son into the palace.
He Chengfeng had already been treated on the stretcher.
Yes, just like Xiao Li said, there was no injury on the face, but the neck and the whole body were bruised.
Two bones were broken and he was almost beaten to death. The brutality was appalling.
Emperor: "Is this what you mean by a random beating?"
Xiao Li unceremoniously hid behind the Queen and said in a deliberately tender voice, "Sister-in-law, look at my brother, he's mean to me."
Queen: “…”
The emperor wanted to beat her even more after seeing this. How could a girl be so troublesome?
Marquis Xuanping was a little fat, with a big belly, and his voice was as loud as a bell, full of energy.
"Your Majesty, Princess Xuanyang beat my son for no reason and nearly killed him. I beg Your Majesty to take action."
"Marquis Xuanping was a nobleman bestowed personally by Emperor Taizu. Several men of my He family have died fighting for our country. Even a princess cannot indiscriminately assault the heir of a meritorious official!"
The emperor was originally angry with Xiao Li, but after hearing this, he calmed down and asked Marquis Xuanping: "For no reason? Doesn't Marquis Xuanping know what your son did?"
Marquis Xuanping had the look of someone who knew the truth. "Your Majesty, I've asked around, and they say my son had a quarrel with his fiancée, Miss Wang. He was too blunt with his words, and the girl left in anger. He originally chased after her to apologize, but because he was so anxious, he probably didn't have time to greet Princess Xuanyang, and she caught him and beat him up."
Marquis Xuanping feigned an expression of deep sorrow as he finished his words. "Your Majesty, my son was certainly rude, but it was dark in that place, and he was understandably careless in his haste. Even if Princess Xuanyang wanted to teach him a lesson, she's a princess, and we accept her. But why would she resort to such cruel means? She's trying to beat my son to death... Please, Your Majesty, intervene for my son."
emperor:"......"
At this time, the role of Xiao Lixian bringing Wang Wanqing into the palace was reflected.
Everything requires an initiative, and preconceived ideas often determine the success or failure of a thing.
If you don't seize the initiative, even if you are clearly right, if you wait for others to challenge you and then try to argue, you have already lost half the battle.
Xiao Li took Wang Wanqing into the palace immediately and asked her to tell him in person what had happened to her. Nothing was more convincing than a victim complaining with bloody wounds all over her body.
Was Xiao Li being cold-blooded for not bandaging Wang Wanqing? That was wrong. He had deliberately not bandaged her precisely because he wanted to help her.
Blood and wounds are the best excuses. If they are bandaged, they will not be effective.
Of course, the main reason is that if the wound is bandaged later, he won’t die.
The emperor saw it with his own eyes and heard her say it herself. At this time, even if the emperor was angry with Xiao Li for hitting someone, he would feel that she was acting bravely and her actions were understandable.
He knew the truth first and had already made a judgment on the matter. So after hearing what Xuanping Hou said, he would only feel that Xiao Li was right.
The emperor hesitated and did not make a decision immediately. Then the father and son of the Wang family who had been notified earlier came into the palace.
"Your Majesty, the two Lords are waiting outside."
Emperor: "Announce!"
He wanted to see how exciting things would be tonight.
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