Chapter 229 Let Him In
The next day, dark clouds gathered over Bianjing and the cold wind grew stronger.
Even though the heating was on in the Yanhe Hall, one could still feel the biting cold.
After leaving the court, Emperor Ren De was unable to calm down the anger that had risen in the court for a long time. He thought that now not only Xie Jing and Shen Yun had come forward to ask when the matter of the prince's attack on Xie Rongying would be resolved.
Even the people on King Wei's side wanted to make a big fuss about this matter.
However, after investigating for the past few days, there is no trace.
It is now long past the three days he promised.
Still didn't give Xie Jing the explanation he wanted.
The more he did this, the more the court officials would think that he was shielding the prince, and the more everyone would think that it was the prince who did it.
As for the statement of "impersonating the prince", it seemed as if Emperor Ren De was deliberately defending the prince.
Thinking about the words spoken in the court, Emperor Ren De sighed deeply.
This matter seemed to be much more serious than Emperor Ren De had imagined, and it was no longer something he could excuse for the prince.
Although Emperor Ren De knew better than anyone that the person who committed the crime against Xie Rongying was not the prince.
At this time, the eunuch walked into the hall and reported: "Your Majesty, the Empress Chenfei has arrived."
Emperor Ren De looked towards the gate and saw Concubine Chen walking in.
"Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you." The Concubine Chen bowed.
Emperor Rende looked at Consort Chen with a slightly tired look. Consort Chen looked at the eunuch beside her and said, "Retreat."
After the eunuchs left, Concubine Chen walked towards Emperor Ren De.
"Your Majesty, are you tired?" Concubine Chen walked to the side of Emperor Ren De and skillfully massaged both sides of his solar plexus. "But are you troubled again in the court today because of the Xie family's affairs?"
Emperor Rende closed his eyes and said solemnly, "The Prince of Wei's men have also gotten involved. It seems they won't stop until the Crown Prince is convicted."
He had just thought of taking action against the old man in the Privy Council when the King of Wei began to fight back.
"This time, the court unanimously wants me to push the prince out. Even if I say that the prince who went to Kaifeng Prefecture is an imposter, they will only think that I am protecting the prince."
After saying this, Emperor Ren De sighed again.
The Concubine Chen spoke softly, "Your Majesty, I believe the person who tied the bell must be the one to untie it, and the key lies with the Xie family."
"What do you mean?" Emperor Ren De opened his eyes and looked sideways at Concubine Chen.
The hand of Concubine Chen, which was originally pressing on Emperor Ren De's solar plexus, froze in mid-air. The smile on her face deepened. "As long as the Xie family doesn't pursue the matter, I think those who want to take this opportunity to put pressure on Your Majesty will be unable to do anything."
Upon hearing this, Emperor Ren De stared deeply at Concubine Chen.
Concubine Chen continued, "Your Majesty, the most urgent thing right now is to appease the Xie family."
"How to appease him?" Emperor Ren De had thought about doing so, but when he thought of his own identity and the threat posed by Xie Jing, he gave up the idea.
Concubine Chen could hear the displeasure of Emperor Ren De from his tone. Given the attitude of the Xie family, how could Emperor Ren De possibly appease the Xie family?
But Concubine Chen had her own plans. She came here just to leave the palace with a legitimate reason.
"Your Majesty, I want to share your worries." There was a hint of melancholy in the eyes of the Concubine Chen as she spoke: "It would be better to start with Xie Rongying than with the Xie family. I want to leave the palace to see how Xie Rongying's injuries are."
Emperor Ren De felt a little strange in his heart. He was just wondering when Concubine Chen became so concerned about the affairs in the court.
But then he thought about how Concubine Chen had been around him all these years, and it seemed that she really wanted to share his worries.
"Don't worry about this matter." Emperor Ren De said gently, "I will naturally find other ways to solve it."
"Your Majesty, the Prince of Wei is holding on to this matter, and you can't find the person impersonating the Crown Prince. How should we resolve this?" Concubine Chen frowned. "What if the Prince of Wei is secretly colluding with the Xie family? In my opinion, we should talk to the Xie family privately now, and not make things too awkward and give the Prince of Wei an opportunity to exploit."
Emperor Ren De frowned slightly, as if he had listened to Concubine Chen's words.
Concubine Chen continued, "Your Majesty, the Xie family now knows what to do and what not to do. Xie Jing just said that he loved his daughter, so Xie Rongying had been enduring it in the Yongyi Marquis's mansion. Later, Xie Rongying directly exposed the true face of the Yongyi Marquis's mansion for the Xie family. Xie Jing just wanted to give his daughter justice."
"Your Majesty knows it wasn't the Crown Prince who went to Kaifeng Prefecture, but Xie Jing wouldn't believe that. Furthermore, Xie Rongying has suffered so much injustice in the Yongyi Marquis's Mansion. Your Majesty, why don't you first use the Yongyi Marquis's Mansion to vent the Xie family's anger, and then privately explain to Xie Jing that it wasn't the Crown Prince who assaulted Xie Rongying."
"I've heard that Xie Jing is a soft-hearted person. If you talk nicely, he'll listen." As Concubine Chen spoke, a smile adorned her lips again. "Your Majesty, I'll first go and find out what Xie Rongying thinks. You can then meet with Xie Jing in private to put this matter to rest. What do you think?"
There was a hint of complexity in Emperor Ren De's eyes when he looked at Concubine Chen, although the complexity was very subtle.
"Your Majesty?" Seeing Emperor Ren De staring at her without blinking, Concubine Chen had a hint of nervousness on her face.
Emperor Ren De came back to his senses and said, "Go ahead and return to the palace as soon as possible."
The corners of Concubine Chen's lips curled into a smile: "Your Majesty, I will do my best to appease Xie Rongying."
Emperor Ren De finally smiled: "I see your heart, go ahead if you want to."
Concubine Chen began to massage the temples of Emperor Rende gently, saying, "Your Majesty, please don't keep everything in your heart. If you have anything to say, you can talk to me."
"Of course, what I mean is that you should tell me what you should tell me, and don't tell me what you shouldn't tell me."
When Concubine Chen said the last sentence, she sounded like a little girl who had said something wrong, and there was a hint of panic in her tone.
Emperor Ren De liked this kind of Concubine Chen, and he would show whatever he was thinking.
The harem is not allowed to interfere in government affairs. What the Concubine Chen said today is already an act of usurpation.
But Emperor Ren De also knew that Concubine Chen was just sharing his worries.
Concubine Chen had lunch with Emperor Rende in Yanhe Palace before leaving. When she left the palace, she took with her the imperial guards specially arranged by Emperor Rende.
Two minutes before Concubine Chen left Yanhe Palace, the eunuch entered the hall to report to Emperor Rende.
"Your Majesty, the King of Wei requests an audience."
Emperor Rende paused as he was about to pick up the cinnabar brush and looked towards the eunuch in the palace: "Let him in."
It was very rare for the King of Wei to meet the Emperor Ren De in private like this.
At least since Emperor Ren De ascended the throne, except for the incident with the Empress Dowager, the Prince of Wei had never come to Yanhe Palace privately.
The King of Wei, draped in a dark purple cloak, walked into the hall and saluted, "Your Majesty."
Emperor Rende originally thought that Prince Wei had come because of the Xie family's affairs. Just as he was about to ask coldly, Prince Wei spoke first: "Your Majesty, Lord Zou told me that he wants to resign and return home."
"What?" Emperor Ren De was surprised.
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