Chapter 358 It’s better to die than to be laughed at
"Reply...Reply to the emperor, what Miss Xiang said is true...The prince did say something." Eunuch Li did not dare to hide it.
The Emperor of Beili was furious. How could a prince, as he was, speak so without restraint and show off such a small thing everywhere? How could he achieve anything in the future?
"The Crown Prince's words and deeds were inappropriate, so he was punished to kneel in the ancestral hall. The Eighth Prince ignored the palace rules and was confined to his house for a month. The Seventh Prince..." Emperor Beili looked at his son whom he had not seen for more than a month, and his heart was a little moved.
"Father." Sang Rui knelt and moved forward a few times.
"Someone, send him back to the cold palace. If anyone runs out again, all the guards will be dragged down and beheaded." Emperor Beili turned his eyes away.
Sang Rui suddenly collapsed to the ground, feeling hopeless as he was dragged away by the guards.
"Father, your son..."
"Shut up." Emperor Beili scolded.
Sang Qi pouted, very dissatisfied.
Emperor Beili glanced at Ye Qianning. This child must be severely punished.
Concubine Yuan suddenly stepped forward and knelt on the ground. Her face, which had been gloomy just now, was now filled with tears. "Your Majesty, the Crown Prince is wrong, and the punishment is justified. But what have Shu'er and Zhen'er done to deserve being beaten like this by Miss Xiang?"
Concubine Dong secretly stepped back from Sang Zhen and Sang Shu.
"Father, you must make the decision for your son."
"Father, please look at the scars on my body..."
Sang Zhen rolled up her sleeves, revealing her arms covered in bruises and teeth marks.
"Father, this is my head. I can no longer go out and see people." Sang Shu took it with both hands, and there was a bald spot on the top of his head.
The moment the prince saw it, he subconsciously raised his hand and touched his scalp. Fortunately, his hair was still there.
Emperor Beili watched his son and daughter being beaten like this by one man. If he did not severely punish them, where would the royal family's reputation be?
The eyes of several court officials standing in the back almost popped out of their heads. If a family had children like this, it would be strange if they didn't have a heart attack.
General Xiang was still so calm, even though his daughter was beating the crown prince and princess.
Mr. Gu hadn't expected that the little kid would actually pull out the princess's baldness. It might not be easy to end this.
"Ye Qianning, you are so brave." Emperor Beili's voice shook the sky.
The concubines in the rear were so frightened that they trembled all over, secretly feeling that Miss Xiang’s days were over.
"Waah..." Ye Qianning opened his mouth and started crying.
"Come here, punish this insubordination..."
"Your Majesty, wait a minute." Dean Chen stepped forward.
Emperor Beili glanced over sharply: "Dean Chen, please don't be partial. Even if he is your disciple, you can't be so presumptuous."
"Your Majesty, I am not trying to protect you. If Your Majesty wants to punish me, you must first ask the reason. If it is really my disciple who is being unreasonable, then let Your Majesty punish me."
"Yes, Your Majesty, it takes two to tango in a fight." Old Gu sulked.
"Your Majesty, I know my daughter well. She is not someone who causes trouble." He saluted Marquis Ming and said coldly.
"You mean my princess is causing trouble?"
“No one knows a daughter better than her father.”
The entire court knew what kind of personality the Sixth Princess had, so how could the Emperor not know?
"Your Majesty, please find out the reason." Madam Zhan knelt down and kowtowed.
Concubine Zhan also stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, please ask about the right and wrong before making a decision."
Emperor Beili pondered for a moment and looked at the Sixth Princess: "Why did you fight like this?"
"She was arrogant and unreasonable, and spoke rudely to me... and even hit me." The Sixth Princess cried.
"No, Uncle Huang, what she said is wrong." Nan Xiang rushed over.
"Xiang'er, tell me."
"Uncle Huang, Xiang'er and Fatty were going to play in the rockery, but Sixth Sister and Ninth Sister came to pick a fight. They not only insulted Fatty, but also insulted my father and General Xiang. They were the ones who attacked us first." Nan Xiang was indignant.
Emperor Beili's brain skipped a beat. He knew Sang Shu's character very well, but he couldn't believe that she had the guts to insult Prince Changyang and General Xiang.
Ye Qianning observed secretly, and suddenly burst into tears: "Wa wa wa wa... Your Majesty, I don't want to marry the prince, Daddy, I don't want to marry the prince."
"What?" Emperor Beili frowned.
"The Emperor, the Sixth Princess, and the Ninth Princess came together to scold me, saying that I am not worthy of the Crown Prince. Woohoo, it's not like I want to get married, why do they mock and scold me..."
Xiang Minghou was heartbroken.
None of the people who killed Madam Zhan were optimistic about this marriage, but the emperor's order could not be disobeyed, so they could only swallow their anger.
But they had no place to vent their anger, so the royal family started to mock them first. Don’t you think they were angry?
"You are so vulgar and unworthy of being the prince." Sang Shu turned around and scolded.
This shout not only made Xiang Minghou and his group look displeased, but even Emperor Beili looked displeased.
Concubine Yuan also secretly scolded her for being brainless. She didn't listen to her daily teachings at all. It was all her fault that she indulged her too much.
"Wow, Dad, I don't want to marry. I don't want to marry the prince. They all look down on me, and yet you still want me to marry? Why, Your Majesty, why..." Ye Qianning cried even harder.
Why?
Yes, why would the marriage be granted?
Several court officials lowered their eyes in confusion. The emperor's decision to grant the marriage was indeed puzzling to all officials.
Marquis Xiang Ming's expression was extremely grim: "Your Majesty, please cancel the engagement."
Emperor Beili calmed down and suppressed his anger for a long time: "The imperial decree has been issued and cannot be changed."
"Everyone is insulting me, saying that I am not worthy. Those who don't know would think that our family is holding on to the prince. I don't want to climb up the social ladder or turn into a phoenix. I don't want it. I just don't want to marry the prince. If I am insulted like this all the time in the future, I might as well die." Ye Qianning sat down on the ground, tapping her feet, wiping her eyes with her little hands, and crying bitterly.
"Your Majesty, the little girl is young and outspoken, please don't blame her. However, her words are reasonable. Civil and military officials, concubines in the harem, and all the princes and princesses think that she is not worthy of the crown prince. Everyone they see makes sarcastic remarks. The little girl is only six years old. It is really torture for her to grow up in such ridicule." Dean Chen sighed.
“Your Majesty, if everyone behaves like this, mocking her for her rural origin, ridiculing her for being unworthy of her position, and using words that she cannot match, these remarks will take root in her heart, causing her to suffer from inferiority complex, and she will have psychological defects in the future.” Qian Fu bowed slightly while fingering his Buddhist beads.
"General Xiang only has this one daughter in his life. The emperor wouldn't have the heart to let these remarks ruin her life," Zhan Yi said.
Old Gu cried, wiping his tears with his sleeves: "This child has suffered so much."
Xiang Minghou's eyes were also red: "I beg the emperor to cancel the engagement."
Of course, Concubine Yuan hopes that the emperor will agree to a marriage contract. She is so arrogant and who knows what troubles he will cause in the future.
The Emperor of Beili remained silent for a long time.
Seeing that Beili Emperor remained silent, Ye Qianning continued crying, "The countryside is still the best. They don't have money but they are reasonable. They say that rich families pay the most attention to rules and etiquette, but they came up and scolded me, scolded my father, and even beat me. What kind of upbringing... wow wow wow... it's all bullshit. No matter how uneducated I am, I will never insult others and call them little bitches, nor will I hit anyone for no reason..."
(End of this chapter)
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