Because what happened in the court today was so serious, not only the civil and military officials, but even the princesses who had always worked hard to win the throne were dumbfounded.
So, the morning court session, which should have ended before the hour of Si, continued until noon.
Inside the Pearl Palace, Situ Mingting, who usually lazily rested on the beauty couch at this time of day, was now completely sleepless. He sat at the head of the main hall, his eyes occasionally glancing towards the Golden Throne Hall.
"How's it going? Little Li, has the emperor left the court yet?"
This was the one hundred and ninety-ninth time that Situ Mingting asked the eunuch who served him closely.
"Your Excellency, according to the news sent back by the palace servants in the front, the Emperor and all the civil and military officials are still in the Golden Palace, and the morning court has not yet ended." Little Lizi bowed and reported.
"What's taking so long?"
Situ Mingting was extremely anxious upon hearing this. However, when he thought about the importance of conferring the title of Crown Princess on the Crown Princess, and how the civil and military officials would likely be engaged in heated debate, he suppressed his anxiety and continued to wait.
Not only Situ Mingting, but also Ouyang Yuming in Qiongyu Palace was anxiously waiting for the end of the morning court.
"Deshan, has the emperor left the court yet?"
Ouyang Yuming, dressed in the court robes of an imperial noble, and adorned with pearls and jadeite, was sitting in front of the Bailing Terrace. He glanced at the expressionless fat middle-aged man next to him with an indeterminate expression.
"Your Majesty, according to the news from the front, the morning court has not yet ended." Deshan reported truthfully.
"snort!"
"That vixen Situ is just a nobleman, yet he dares to go against me again and again. I will teach him a lesson!"
Last night, Ouyang Yuming had someone pass a message to his sister, General Ouyang Yiqun, asking her to join forces with civil and military officials to impeach Situ Mingting in the court today. The best thing would be to put pressure on the emperor to banish him to the cold palace.
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When people in the capital were in an uproar because the "Emperor" issued an imperial decree to make the fourth princess Nalan Qingcheng the crown princess, Hua Qingcheng and her husbands were riding in a carriage from Yunlai Inn, heading towards Huaqiao Village.
Wu Chen was the one driving the carriage for most of the journey. Nalan Yunzhi, wearing a white face, sat in a fixed basket beside Wu Chen, occasionally looking at the surrounding scenery with curiosity, and closing his eyes to sleep when he was tired.
The Xiangyun horse was a fine steed of authentic pedigree, capable of traveling a thousand miles a day. However, since Mu Lige was pregnant and couldn't travel at top speed, Hua Qingcheng didn't let the horse run too fast. Despite this, they arrived at Huaqiao Village at noon on September 17th.
"Wife, you're back!"
"Qingcheng, you are finally back!"
In the front yard of Hua's house, Si Chengfeng was flipping through the account books under a big tree, and Yu Xiaotian was doing needlework. When they heard Xiangyun's familiar voice coming from outside, they both put down what they were holding and ran quickly out of the yard.
So, when Wu Chen jumped off the carriage from the driver's seat, two figures came running towards him, one on the left and one on the right, and rushed into his arms.
Si Chengfeng hugged "Hua Qingcheng's" left arm, resting his head in her arms and crying tears of joy; Yu Xiaotian hugged "Hua Qingcheng's" right arm, tears also streaming down his face. In a short while, the two of them had soaked Wuchen's chest with their tears, even though he was wearing the image of Hua Qingcheng.
Hua Qingcheng, who had come down slowly from Wuchen, saw her two husbands hugging Wuchen and crying. She felt her heart sink. That embrace should have belonged to her...
Mu Lige, who was supported by Hua Qingcheng, as well as Situ Ye and Han Yichen, looked at Si Chengfeng and Yu Xiaotian with an indescribable look.
As for Zuo An, who came down last, he rolled his eyes speechlessly, then walked into the front yard of Hua's house and went straight to the dining hall.
"Qingcheng, you are finally back!"
Feng Lingyan, who was pushing the wheelchair out with a sheet on her right, also had red eyes when she saw Wu Chen being hugged by Si Chengfeng and Yu Xiaotian.
Although his wives had been trying to keep everything together in front of him, Feng Lingyan still felt inexplicably uneasy. Now that he saw his daughter finally return safely, his heart finally settled down.
Along the way, Mu Lige had already informed Hua Qingcheng of the fact that he had suppressed the news of Hua Qingcheng's accident and concealed it from Feng Lingyan and her mother and father, and had informed her in advance. Therefore, Hua Qingcheng quickly winked at Wu Chen, asking him to "act" well.
Wu Chen, who received the "good sister" request message, pinched the fair faces of Si Chengfeng and Yu Xiaotian with a very evil taste, and did not let them go until their faces turned red.
"Dad! I... I'm your daughter... I'm fine! I'm fine!"
Then Wu Chen, dressed in the appearance of Hua Qingcheng, came to Feng Lingyan with a smile on his face. He waved away Shan You and personally pushed Feng Lingyan's wheelchair to the front yard of Hua's house.
To others, the word "Dad" might be a simple and ordinary word, but to Wu Chen, it was incredibly heavy. This was the first time he had called out this word in eighteen years!
Although Wu Chen didn't know why Hua Qingcheng had two fathers, he wasn't one to dwell on trivial matters. Since his "good sister" had asked him for help, he naturally wouldn't let her down.
"I'm glad you're back safely. Is the Great Elder okay?" Feng Lingyan, who was pushed away by Wu Chen, chatted cordially with her "daughter".
"Very good, there is no problem living for another few decades." Wu Chen also talked to Feng Lingyan with ease.
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"Woof woof woof woof~" (Is this home?)
Nalan Yunzhi, who had been sleeping in the basket, suddenly felt that the carriage seemed to have stopped shaking, so he opened his eyes and looked around curiously.
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