In fact, Chenyu didn't even know when the seven-colored stone came into her possession. She was clearly...
"The legitimate daughter of the Feng family!" Before she could think about it, she heard the Queen Mother say with a cold face: "Entering the palace privately is a serious crime, but I will give you a lighter sentence because the Feng family presented the colorful stones. You and Qingle will kneel outside the palace gate as punishment."
When Qingle heard that she also had a share, she was so angry that she wanted to tear Chenyu to pieces. But with so many eyes watching, it was obvious that she had brought Chenyu into the palace. What else could she say?
But before he kneeled down, he had to present the gift. So he stepped forward and handed over the gift in his hand: "Qingle doesn't have something as good as Lord Feng, but this topaz Guanyin is also made of excellent jade. The Queen Mother loves Buddhism, I hope Qingle's topaz Guanyin can catch the Queen Mother's eye."
A nanny came forward and took the box from Qingle's hand. Then Qingle stepped back and prepared to kneel down as punishment along with Chenyu.
But who would have thought that when the nanny approached the Queen and opened the box, the Queen let out a strange cry and went straight into the arms of Emperor Tianwu.
Emperor Tianwu was also startled. He looked at the contents of the box and angrily asked, "What's in there?"
Qingle was puzzled: "It's just a small topaz viewing room!"
"How dare you!" Tianwu waved his sleeves, mobilized his internal strength, and with a gust of wind, he slammed the box into the air and threw it in front of Qingle.
Everyone gathered around to see that there was no topaz Guanyin in the box, but a dead cat. The cat was spotted, bleeding from all seven orifices, but it was not dead yet, and its body was twitching slightly.
The queen was most afraid of cats, alive or dead. She was afraid that she would be frightened and have to stay in bed for a few days.
Everyone turned their eyes to Qingle. They really couldn't understand why she sent a dead cat on the full moon night of August 15th.
At this time, Qingle and Chenyu were also dumbfounded.
There was no way they were sending a dead cat to the Queen. This dead cat was supposed to be given to Feng Yuheng, but for some reason it ended up back in her hands?
Qingle glanced at Chenyu and saw that Chenyu also had a confused look on her face, so he knew it was useless to ask.
The queen was afraid of cats, but she sent a cat instead, and it was a dead cat... Qingle's face changed several times, his legs went weak, and he fell to the side.
Tianwu was furious—"Drag him out!"
Prince Ding'an quickly rebuked Qingle: "The Queen Mother told you to kneel at the palace gate, why don't you go quickly!" Kneeling at the palace gate is better than anything else. God knows whether Tianwu's words "drag him out" will be followed by another word "behead him".
Tianwu saw that Chenyu and Qingle were both taken away by the eunuchs, and he just snorted and didn't pursue the matter. After all, he could not give face to Prince Ding'an, but Prime Minister Feng Jinyuan, or in terms of government, still had some merits. You have to look at the owner before you beat the dog, and even if he didn't treat Chenyu well, he had to give Feng Jinyuan some face.
Xiangrong stood beside Feng Yuheng, watching this farce, and finally understood what her second sister meant by "watch the show".
It was indeed an interesting drama. The eldest sister actually dared to wear a bright red dress to attend the palace banquet. This was really... She suddenly remembered that a few days ago, after paying respects to the old lady, the second sister seemed to have said something like "The Seventh Prince likes red". Could it be...
Xiangrong secretly cast his gaze in the direction of Xuan Tianhua, but found that Xuan Tianhua was also looking over here. He couldn't help but blush and quickly lowered his head again.
Mo Bufan gave the queen a pill, which temporarily calmed her nerves. Feng Jinyuan glanced at Prince Ding'an and snorted, "Your Highness, Princess Qingle took the initiative to bring my daughter into the palace. Since the Queen does not pursue the matter, I will not ask any more questions. But why did the princess bring such a dangerous thing into the palace? And even present it to the Queen?"
The dead cat on the ground had been cleared away by the palace servants, but no one could forget the scene of the cat falling out. Today's palace banquet was worth it, with dead people and dead cats, scenes that these noble ladies might never see in their lives, all gathered together today.
Feng Jinyuan's questioning forced Prince Ding'an to kowtow to Emperor Tianwu again: "Your Majesty, please understand!"
"Is it clear enough?" Tianwu frowned. "Is it not clear enough? Prince Anding, I just arranged a marriage for Qingle and helped her and that man to be in love. Even when the prince refused the marriage because of her ugly appearance, I made the decision for Qingle. Why are you, the Prince Ding'an Mansion, not only not grateful to me, but also want to harm my queen like this?"
Prince Ding'an was so angry that his eyebrows stood up. For many years, whenever things involved his Prince Ding'an's mansion, the emperor had never sided with him. Today's incident was obviously suspicious, but the emperor didn't even investigate it and directly put a hat on him.
He was so angry that he wanted to argue with the emperor, but suddenly he heard Feng Yuheng speak again, saying to him: "Your Highness, please don't make excuses. Go back and ask Princess Qingle what the cause and effect of the matter is, and you will know. The emperor has not wronged you."
How could Prince Ding'an not guess the scheming of Qingle and Chenyu? He was just angry at the emperor's attitude. But after hearing what Feng Yuheng said, and looking at the nine princes with the surname Xuan, he realized that no matter how much he complained, it was useless. If he was Prince Wenxuan, the emperor's brother, he could even quarrel with the emperor and have a fight, but he was of a different surname and had nothing to do with the old Xuan family. Saying one more word could affect everything he had.
After figuring it out, he immediately lost his temper, sighed, and kowtowed to Tianwu again: "Qingle was seriously injured and frightened because of the fire in the mansion a while ago. Sometimes he is not very clear-headed and doesn't even know what he did. I think he must have fallen ill again when preparing the gifts, which violated the taboo of the Empress. I hope the Emperor will forgive him."
With just a few words, Qingle's fault was blamed on the fire.
Feng Yuheng found it very funny and couldn't help but look at Xuan Tianming, who was leaning on the backrest of the wheelchair, holding a wine glass in one hand and fiddling with his whip covered with barbs in the other, muttering: "The person who tied the bell should be the one who untied it. Since Princess Qingle's illness was caused by a fire, it should also be cured by a fire. How about this, I will bear the burden, and Prince Ding'an, tell me where your family lives now. Tomorrow I will go to set a fire again to cure Princess Qingle's illness."
"No! No, no!" King Ding'an wanted to cry. What kind of people are these Xuan family members? The father is unreasonable, and his son is also unreasonable. Especially this youngest son, everything depends on his mood, and the basic principle is "he is willing". Now what are you talking about curing Qingle's illness, curing your mother's illness!
Prince Anding was about to swear, but he really didn't dare to, and could only keep begging Xuan Tianming.
Feng Yuheng gave Xuan Tianming a thumbs up and silently mouthed, "Good job."
When Emperor Tianwu saw this, he also acted like a good guy, and persuaded his son together with Prince Ding'an: "Forget it, I will send an imperial physician to check on Qingle tomorrow. Their family only has that farm outside the capital, and I think they are reluctant to use it to treat their daughter."
Everyone in the hall burst into laughter, watching Prince Ding'an being schemed against by this top-notch royal father and son. Two words came to their mind: He deserves it!
Oh yes, not only father and son, but also a daughter-in-law.
I didn't expect that the always serious Zuo Xiang Feng Jinyuan would give birth to such an interesting daughter.
Prince Anding was at a loss whether to laugh or cry. If he accepted the emperor's words, it would mean "I can't even afford to give up my farm to treat my daughter". If he didn't accept it, it would mean "I am willing to use the farm in the suburbs of Beijing to treat my daughter. Your Highness, please burn it." Whether he accepted it or not, he would be too embarrassed.
Prince Ding'an was so upset that he cursed Qingle inwardly. This daughter had never given him peace of mind since she was little, especially after she fell in love with Xuan Tianming for some reason. This was simply a huge disaster for the palace...
disaster
But this time, Feng Chenyu was dragged into the water, and King Ding'an suddenly felt that it was not a big loss. Qingle had lost face more than once since she was a child, but the legitimate daughter of the Feng family was hidden like a treasure. Now she actually did such a thing... He looked at Feng Jinyuan and thought that it was just a matter of time, and no one was better than the other.
"Prince Ding'an!" The empress, who had already woken up, suddenly spoke, "I have been in charge of the affairs of the six palaces for many years, and I have made many enemies, both openly and secretly. Although I don't know when I offended Prince Ding'an's Mansion, I think there must be some inconsiderateness, otherwise Princess Qingle would not have retaliated against me like this today. Prince Ding'an--" She tried to support herself and look at Prince Ding'an: "No matter how I offended in the past, Qingle has already avenged Prince Ding'an's Mansion today. I am most afraid of cats. I hope that the prince will let me go in the future."
Prince Ding'an was so frightened that he lay on the ground and dared not get up, muttering over and over again: "I dare not! I dare not!"
"I wonder if you dare!" the Queen was furious.
Speaking of which, few people have seen the Empress of Dashun really angry over the years. This Empress is called Empress, but most of the time she is just a decoration to cooperate with Emperor Tianwu to attend various necessary occasions. Dashun needs an Empress, so that the harem can have a master, the court can be stable, and the people can be at ease. Therefore, the Empress is just an Empress. She has the identity of an Empress and the rights of an Empress, but she knows that she is not the one that the Emperor cares about. She is very smart. If she can't get love, she is willing to maintain a cooperative relationship with Emperor Tianwu. This is why her position is stable.
The Empress rarely got angry. Generally speaking, she did not show any emotion, and when she spoke to Emperor Tianwu, she would usually just keep to the point.
But today, the queen was angry! Really angry!
"Everyone knows that I'm afraid of cats. If Prince Ding'an's Mansion feels that I've been sitting too comfortably on the throne these years and wants to provoke me, then come on." After she finished speaking, the Empress, who was the mother of the country, flicked her sleeves, helped Mo Bufan, and left Emperor Tianwu and a crowd of people, and left the Glazed Garden.
Prince Ding'an knelt on the ground, feeling hopeless. He knew that Prince Ding'an's palace was doomed.
As expected, after the Queen left, Emperor Tianwu was determined to avenge his legitimate wife - "Come here! Pass on my order. Since Prince Ding'an came to the throne, he has made no contribution to the country, has been of no help to the people, has failed to educate his daughter, and has framed the Queen. From today on, he will be stripped of his throne and demoted to a commoner."
Once a word is spoken, the dust is settled.
Feng Yuheng pulled the corners of his mouth, but couldn't smile.
This is imperial power. One word can give you grace, and one word can send you to hell.
After all, she was not a soul living in a feudal dynasty, and facing the power structure so directly still gave her a great shock.
She raised her head and looked straight at the emperor on the high throne. It was just this person who could decide the fate and life and death of everyone in Dashun with just one word. No one could be spared, and no one could resist.
She felt a little suffocated in her heart, so she looked away and put her hand lightly on her chest. She felt two gazes coming towards her from somewhere.
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