Chapter 80 Investigation
Princess Cheng'an was born to Concubine Ye and was the emperor's most beloved daughter.
Chen Tang knew that Concubine Ye summoned her to the palace for no good reason, but she didn't expect that in order to force her to tell who beat up the Prince of Changping, she would actually send out Princess Cheng'an and use the porcelain vase bestowed by the emperor to plot against her.
To destroy the things bestowed by the Emperor is punishable by death!
Either she gives the man away and Concubine Ye lets bygones be bygones.
Either she refuses to tell the truth and Concubine Ye pursues the matter thoroughly. If her father cannot save her, then only the person who can ask the Emperor to pass on the message can save her.
The man blocked the sword for her last night, and he would not watch her being bullied by Concubine Ye. Then Concubine Ye would naturally know who it was. Unfortunately, Concubine Ye didn't know that they had broken up last night. She repeatedly rejected Xie Guimo, but with Xie Guimo's personality, he would not pester her.
She couldn't wait for anyone to rescue her, and no one would come to rescue her, she could only save herself.
Chen Tang knelt down and said, "Princess Cheng'an, calm down. I was just thinking about what the Imperial Concubine asked me. I was distracted for a moment and accidentally bumped into the Princess, causing her to lose control of the porcelain vase given by the Emperor..."
Others were plotting against her, and she had to admit it was a mistake. Chen Tang was so depressed.
But even if she had some courage, she didn't dare to say openly that Concubine Ye was trying to interrogate her and plot against her. In this round, whoever mentioned the man first would lose.
Princess Cheng'an and Concubine Ye did not expect that Chen Tang would directly admit his fault for damaging the porcelain vase. This was beyond their expectations. Princess Cheng'an angrily said, "You broke the porcelain vase given by my father. Do you think you can get away with just saying it was an unintentional offense?"
Chen Tang knew that they would not let her get away with it easily. "Destroying the imperial gift is a capital crime. I know this. I dare not let the princess be punished by the emperor. I will go to the emperor to confess my crime now."
Chen Tang stood up and was about to go to the emperor to confess his crime.
The emperor didn't know about her breakup with Xie Guimo. Xie Guimo couldn't come to ask for her hand in marriage, and she was afraid that her father would be unhappy, so she asked the emperor to help convey the message. She didn't believe that the emperor would punish her for such an "unintentional mistake".
But how could Princess Cheng'an let Chen Tang go? Princess Cheng'an scolded, "Go to the Imperial Study to apologize to the Emperor? Who do you think you are? The Emperor is so busy with government affairs that I dare not disturb him."
The maid blocked Chen Tang's way, and Chen Tang couldn't leave. She turned around and looked at Princess Cheng'an, who was full of anger, "I understand what the princess meant..."
It's too late to understand now. Even if you confess who the masked man is, you will still be punished today.
Her mother called her into the palace for questioning, but Second Miss Shen had the guts to play dumb with her mother, and she really was asking for punishment for not accepting a toast.
Princess Cheng'an was waiting for Chen Tang to confess, but she saw Chen Tang casually pull out the golden hairpin from her hair. This scene happened so quickly that everyone, including Princess Cheng'an, was stunned.
Princess Cheng'an subconsciously thought that Shen Tang was going to stab her, and she was so frightened that her face turned pale and she stepped back repeatedly, "You, you dare to hurt me? I will kill all your clans!"
Chen Tang, "..."
real.
Chen Tang almost lost his grip on the golden hairpin.
She was still pointing at someone who was trying to stop her. Everyone thought she was going to kill Princess Cheng'an and protected her to death. Was they kidding me?
If she broke the porcelain vase given by the emperor, at most she would be the only one to die. If she hurt Princess Cheng'an, all her nine clans would be doomed along with her.
She has no grudge against her nine clans, so how could she do something that would bring death to her nine clans?
Chen Tang regretted pulling out the golden hairpin, but since it was already taken off, she could only continue singing. Chen Tang put the golden hairpin against her neck and said, "How dare I hurt the princess? I caused the princess to break the porcelain bottle given by the emperor. The princess did not allow me to apologize to the emperor. I can only die to apologize."
Princess Cheng'an: "..."
Everyone in the hall, "..."
Miss Shen Er was going to stab herself?
She should have said it earlier.
Scare them.
The palace maids all breathed a sigh of relief, but Princess Cheng'an's face became even uglier. She thought Chen Tang was going to kill her when he pulled out a golden hairpin, and she backed away in fear. She was too timid and cowardly.
Concubine Ye's face turned pale, she didn't expect that Chen Tang would die to apologize for his crime after failing to go to the Emperor. She didn't believe that someone would seek death so easily, it was just a show of threatening death, but she knew it was useless, those palace servants didn't dare to let Chen Tang commit suicide in Changchun Palace.
Second Miss Shen bumped into Princess Cheng'an and broke something bestowed by the emperor. Concubine Ye could hold her responsible, but if Second Miss Shen committed suicide in Changchun Palace for breaking a porcelain vase, then Concubine Ye would be the one who committed the crime. Besides, the broken porcelain vase was not bestowed by the emperor at all. If Second Miss Shen really died in Changchun Palace, all the palace maids would be killed.
Just then, when Chen Tang was about to commit suicide, a palace maid flew over and snatched the golden hairpin from her hand.
Concubine Ye sat there, shaking with anger.
If it was anyone else, Concubine Ye would have wanted the palace maid to return the gold hairpin and let her die, but the person who wanted to stab her was Chen Tang, and Concubine Ye did not dare to gamble. Chen Tang stabbed her in front of the bridal sedan in the Jingyang Palace and refused to marry. Everyone in Kyoto knew about his strong temper. If he really died in her Changchun Palace to protect the man who blocked the sword for her, the emperor would not let her off easily.
Chen Tang threatened to die, and Concubine Ye knew that she would not be able to get the man from Chen Tang.
But her nephew from her natal family was beaten twice, and this time he was so seriously injured that a rib was broken. The Changping Marquis' Mansion lost all face, and even Concubine Ye and the Second Prince were ashamed. If the Changping Marquis' Mansion and Concubine Ye were not caught as soon as possible after being bullied like this, it would inevitably affect the Second Prince's prestige and would be detrimental to the fight for the throne.
Thinking that she had failed to control a mere daughter of a marquisate and was instead controlled by someone else, Concubine Ye's eyes turned cold and almost murderous.
She couldn't let Chen Tang die in Changchun Palace, but if she let her out of the palace like this, then Concubine Ye would become a laughing stock in the harem.
Concubine Ye said coldly, "Since you didn't mean to break the gift from the Emperor, I will spare your life. Go and kneel outside the palace for three hours as a warning to others!"
Kneel for three hours...
This means that if she doesn't have her whole life, she will have half of it.
What’s even more infuriating is that she still has to thank Concubine Ye for being lenient with her.
Chen Tang was extremely depressed, and what made her even more uneasy was that if she offended Concubine Ye, she was afraid that there would be endless troubles.
Chen Tang knelt down to thank him, then stood up and went out, kneeling outside the hall.
Seeing Chen Tang turning around, Concubine Ye's eyes were filled with horror. Princess Cheng'an stamped her feet in anger, "Mother, she broke the porcelain bottle that my father gave me and threatened to kill herself. It's too easy for her to kneel for only three hours..."
Even a daughter of a small marquis's family dared not ignore Concubine Ye.
Just because she can’t die in Changchun Palace doesn’t mean she can’t die somewhere else.
There was a flash of murderous intent in Concubine Ye's eyes, and she served tea to calm her anger.
Just as the teacup was raised, a drake voice came over, "The Emperor has arrived!"
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