If the emperor had not insisted on letting her stay in the palace for one night, she would not have been caught by the empress dowager without any preparation.
Therefore, it is natural to let the emperor deal with the empress dowager.
Although the relationship between the emperor and the empress dowager was relatively harmonious, Xiao Li felt that at least in this matter, the emperor would not stand on the empress dowager's side.
The Queen Mother forced him to marry Chen Pingting and demanded a concubine position from her. She then asked him to favor Chen Pingting until she became pregnant.
He is the emperor, and because that is his biological mother, he can only give in again and again, but that doesn't mean he is really a puppet without temper.
The medicine was administered by Chen Pingting, but now the empress dowager, under Chen Pingting's instigation, wants to severely punish Xuanyang, so the emperor will naturally not let it go.
It’s not that he cares about Xiao Li that much, but that he has accumulated a lot of dissatisfaction with the Queen Mother and Chen Pingting.
Of course, he might not be able to make any decisions for Xiao Li. At most, he could express his attitude and persuade the empress dowager to calm down.
Xiao Li had no mood to stay and watch the follow-up as he could guess the result with his eyes closed. After being awakened by the imperial physician, he saw Hongyue coming back and immediately took her out of the palace.
Hongyue's eyes were filled with tears: "Princess, these servants are useless and cannot protect you."
Xiao Li had given Hongyue an order that if anything happened, Hongyue's first task was to save her own life and not be caught at the same time, because her martial arts skills were low and she was also Xiao Li's close confidant. If she was caught and used to threaten Xiao Li, it would cause trouble for her.
Xiao Li didn't want to see a stupid incident where a servant died for his master, or the master surrendered to save the servant.
So, when she saw Xiao Li being surrounded by the Queen Mother's men, Hong Yue tried her best to reduce her presence and ran away to hide while no one was paying attention.
Hongyue believed that her princess must have a way to escape, and she could not stay and be a burden to her. She escaped and wanted to ask the emperor for help, but before she ran far, the princess was chased and escaped.
She didn't expect the queen mother to be so cruel that she actually let so many people deal with the princess. Not only did they injure the princess, but they also chased her all the way out.
Xiao Li's body was splattered with blood, but he had no external injuries. However, after stripping off his clothes, he could see bruises under his ribs that were as red as a fist and were beginning to turn purple. If it had been more severe, his bones would have been broken.
Xiao Li didn't say anything, and Hongyue only cried twice before stopping.
The princess doesn't like girls who cry. If they cry too much, the princess will hate them.
Rong Qing was waiting at the palace gate with his carriage. What happened in the palace had not been reported yet, but looking at Xiao Li's pale face and Hongyue's red eyes, he knew that something might have happened.
"Princess?"
Xiao Li waved his hand gently: "Let's talk about it when we get back."
Xiao Li went back slowly, and while he was washing up, someone came from the palace.
First, the Queen sent someone to deliver rewards, mainly to show her concern for Xiao Li's health.
Xiao Li was in no mood to be polite with them, so he simply sent them back on the grounds of feeling unwell.
I had just laid down in bed when the emperor's men arrived.
"Princess, His Majesty has sent someone."
Xiao Li didn't even open his eyes: "No."
Lan Yue hesitated for a moment: "Princess, it's the eunuch in charge of the Seal Building."
Eunuch Lou is different from other eunuchs.
Xiao Li remained calm and said, "This princess is not feeling well and will not see anyone."
Lan Yue understood and turned around to answer.
"My lord, the princess said she doesn't want to see anyone."
Lou Yan frowned slightly. It was not surprising that the princess was injured and disappeared, but the image of the princess walking past him with blood all over her face and ignoring him kept lingering in his mind.
From that moment until now, his heart sank to the bottom of the valley bit by bit. Now she still didn't see him, which made him inexplicably anxious.
"Please tell Miss Lan Yue that His Majesty has persuaded the Queen Mother. She will no longer embarrass the Princess about this matter. The Princess does not need to enter the palace until she recovers from her injuries."
He handed over a list and said, "These are the treasures and medicinal herbs bestowed by His Majesty. Please pass them on to me, young lady."
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After Xiao Li returned home, news of what happened in the palace leaked out through the spies of various families.
From last night to today, two things happened, each of which was wonderful in its own way.
The princess saved the daughter of the Wang family and almost killed the son of Marquis Xuanping. Not only was she not punished, she also asked the queen to come forward to protect her. In the end, the Wang family and Marquis Xuanping jointly paid a compensation of 100,000 taels of silver.
It is said that Marquis Xuanping was beaten in front of the emperor, empress and the Wang family.
Everyone: “…”
It’s still this familiar feeling of absurdity.
The Wang family is so useless, but they always get humiliated by the princess.
Before, it was the Lu family, Prince Chen and his wife, then Prince Yanping, Princess Jiaruo, and then the Prince of the Wang family. Now the list of victims has been extended to include Marquis Xuanping and his son.
Whenever Princess Xuanyang makes a move, it’s all high-end.
However, before he could fully understand the situation, he heard that the Queen Mother was going to kill Princess Xuanyang. Princess Xuanyang escaped covered in blood, and even His Majesty was frightened.
It was also heard that Princess Xuanyang went mad and chopped off a eunuch's hands with a knife.
The truth is still unclear, but...it seems that no matter which one it is, it's amazing.
Princess Xuanyang had not appeared for half a month, and when she appeared she did two big things in succession.
In comparison, the daughter of the Wang family was almost molested by her fiancé, and finally broke off the engagement and entered the palace to become a female official. It seemed like it was not a big deal.
Only Madam Wang cried bitterly.
"Wanqing is so confused! How can she be a female official? Doesn't she want me as her mother anymore?"
The word "female official" sounds nice, but in fact she is the queen's subordinate, one rank higher than the palace maid, and is responsible for assisting the queen in handling palace affairs.
The head nanny in the palace is an older female official.
These female officials were of good origin and held a certain amount of power in the palace, but because they had to assist the queen, it was impossible for them to leave the palace at a young age to get married and raise children.
Generally, they would be arranged to marry by the Queen after they turned 30, and after hastily getting married and having children, they would return to the palace to continue their duties. Most people spent their entire lives in the palace, and would not be granted the right to return home to live out their days until they were too old to move.
The queen is the daughter of the Wang family, and her daughter is also the daughter of the Wang family. Why should her daughter be a slave to the queen?
"Isn't she just dissatisfied with He Chengfeng? We won't marry her."
Madam Wang excitedly grabbed Wang Zhihan's hand and said, "Father, let's go get Wanqing back. I'll choose a new marriage for her and make sure she's satisfied, okay?"
Wang Zhihan said sullenly, "Don't mess around. His Majesty has spoken, and that's an imperial decree. There's no turning back now."
Madam Wang was incredulous: "So we're just going to watch Wanqing's life be ruined in the palace?"
Wang Zhihan: "Just because I said there's no turning back now doesn't mean there won't be any in the future. You should calm down first. Once this storm has passed, I'll go to the palace and ask the Queen to arrange a marriage for Wanqing. It will be the same."
Madam Wang reluctantly believed it, but she was still uneasy: "No, I want to enter the palace and see her!"
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