Xiao Li was taken away by the emperor. Although he was very passionate, he was probably still a little... embarrassed!
However, Xiao Li got the 100,000 taels of silver he wanted.
The Marquis of Xuanping gave 70,000, and the Wang family contributed 30,000.
Wang Jia: ...Why?
Xiao Li: Since you guys are helping me to say good things, everyone who sees it will get a share.
Wang family father and son: "......"
"Brother, why are you dragging me along if you're not accompanying your sister-in-law?"
Emperor: "Your sister-in-law has to take care of her niece, what am I going to do here?"
You are quite self-aware, but that's no reason for you to harm me.
"Brother, the palace gate is about to close. I have to go back quickly."
Emperor: "The palace is also your home. Stay here tonight."
It feels like something bad is going on.
Xiao Li thought for a moment and said, "Brother, are you angry? At worst, I can give you half of the 100,000 taels."
The emperor remained silent. Xiao Li sighed, "Royal brother, you can't be greedy. Half is not more. I am already very generous."
The emperor was almost mad at her: "I'm short of those 50,000 taels of silver?"
Xiao Li disagreed with his statement: "My royal brother is the richest man in the world, so of course he has no shortage of 50,000 taels of silver. But the meaning of one's own silver is different from that of silver taken out of someone else's pocket."
"It's like my brother has no shortage of pie in the sky, but if it's pie from the sky, it will definitely taste different."
The emperor thought about it and was almost convinced by her, but then his face turned black: "Shut up! Do you still act like a princess?"
Although the emperor took Xiao Li away, he did not really do anything to her. After thinking it over, he locked her up in the palace to sleep for one night.
Xiao Li: “…” What’s wrong!
Xiao Li tried to run away stealthily. The emperor saw this and slammed the table in anger: "Someone! Where is Lou Yan?"
Lou Yan, dressed in purple, came in from outside and bowed slightly: "Your Majesty."
The emperor pointed at Xiao Li, shaking with anger. "Watch her for me! You are not allowed to step out of this bedroom."
Lou Yan didn't even raise his head to look: "I obey your order."
The emperor left angrily with a flick of his sleeves.
Xiao Li leaned against the pillar and yawned. Although this emperor lacked the courage to rule, he was not really a bad person.
For now, it is still worth her trying to protect it.
Xiao Li glanced at Lou Yan. He stood straight, looking straight ahead, pretending to be quite convincing. He turned and entered the bedroom: "Why don't you send someone to help this princess change her clothes?"
A group of palace maids came in carrying trays and utensils, helping to wash and change clothes.
Xiao Li thought Lou Yan would come in, but when she lay down on the bed, she didn't see him. She pulled the quilt over herself and thought, forget it, go to sleep!
After making sure that he would not be in danger, Xiao Li slept comfortably in the same quilt.
When he woke up, the emperor's morning court had already ended.
"Xuan Yang!"
Xiao Li was picking up a shrimp dumpling and preparing to eat it when a sudden roar scared her so much that she dropped the dumpling.
Fortunately, it fell into the bowl and can still be eaten.
The emperor, dressed in a bright yellow dragon robe, strode in angrily and questioned her, "Who did you go to the Lantern Festival with last night?"
Xiao Li picked up the dumplings and said, "Feng Yin, what's wrong?"
The dumplings are fresh, fragrant, tender and delicious!
The emperor was furious when he saw her like this: "Didn't you promise me not to provoke that Feng family kid?"
Xiao Li: "I didn't provoke him. His carriage broke down and injured his mother. He happened to meet me on my way back, so I gave them a ride. He wanted to repay me and invited me out to play. Is that not okay?"
The emperor's face darkened. "He asked you, and you agreed? A single man and a single woman, traveling together for the Lantern Festival, don't you know what this means?"
Xiao Li just looked at him and said nothing.
The emperor sat down and said sternly, "Stay away from that Feng family kid from now on. Even if he comes to you, you are not allowed to pay attention to him. Do you understand?"
Xiao Li picked up an egg dumpling and ate it slowly. Amid the emperor's rage, he replied calmly, "Okay."
Her calm expression made the emperor furious for a moment, not knowing where to direct his anger. "Just remember it."
Xiao Li chuckled: "I know that my brother respects the Grand Tutor and thinks that the Feng family has only one son for three generations and cannot be harmed by me."
She smiled and said, "But I am obviously the princess, the emperor's biological sister. Why am I so unworthy in his eyes? Although I was married to Lu Yanzhi, I am still a perfect bride. I was not the one who did anything wrong in that marriage. Why does the emperor think that I am not even worthy of the grandson of the imperial tutor?"
"Even if I really want Feng Yin to be my consort, it should be the glory of his Feng family. If anyone is to despise him, it should be me who despises him."
If she had been hysterical, the emperor might have scolded her, but she spoke very calmly, as if she was narrating a trivial matter.
"But there is one thing you can rest assured about, my royal brother. I have never thought of wanting another prince consort, and I will not hinder the continuation of the Feng family's lineage."
The emperor left with a complicated expression on his face, and he couldn't calm down for a long time.
It seemed like he really didn't take his sister seriously.
Xuan Yang is his biological sister, a noble princess of the current dynasty. Is there any man she is not worthy of?
Young man from the Feng family, um, why don’t you ask the Grand Tutor what he thinks?
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Xiao Li had just finished her breakfast and was about to leave the palace when the Queen sent someone to invite her to lunch.
“…” She just wanted to leave the palace.
But thinking about the thank-you gift the Queen promised her, well, it’s okay to eat a little more.
However, Xiao Li still did not get to have the Queen's meal as she was stopped by the Queen Mother's men halfway.
Xiao Li wanted to leave directly, but the chief eunuch beside the empress dowager and four young eunuchs blocked his way out.
Even the emperor couldn't help her when she attacked the empress dowager's confidants in the palace.
“Kneel down!”
The Queen Mother said only two words when they met. She had a cold face and sharp eyes full of disgust, as if she had a blood feud with Xiao Li.
Xiao Li was unwilling to kneel: "I wonder how Xuan Yang could have angered the Queen Mother?"
The Queen Mother slammed the table and said arrogantly, "Why am I so angry? Don't you have any idea?"
The eunuch next to him pinched his throat and said sarcastically, "Even if the princess had a quarrel with Princess Jiaruo, she couldn't have given Concubine Hui that filthy drug and even put the blame on Concubine Jing. It's really wrong."
Xiao Li's heart choked: I suddenly want to greet all of you!
Besides, didn't this happen before the New Year? Hasn't it been investigated?
The emperor personally investigated the case, and the empress dowager compensated the concubine. How could it be her fault?
"I don't understand what you're saying. What did I do? How come I don't know? Please, Queen Mother, investigate!"
The Queen Mother raised her hand, twirling a string of Buddhist beads, but the bitter anger in her eyes could not be concealed. "I am punishing you, and naturally I have all the evidence. I have kept it to myself out of concern for the royal family's reputation. However, you are so vicious and have violated the palace rules. I must teach you a lesson."
Seeing Xiao Li didn't move, the Queen Mother's eyes were filled with anger, and she shouted coldly: "Come here, capture her for me!"
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