"You've finished teaching everything in just a few days?" The Emperor clearly didn't believe it. He glanced up at Granny Yan and then continued reviewing the memorials.
Because Xu Xingfeng was imprisoned, the Emperor has been in a good mood these past two days.
"Your Majesty, this old servant has something to say." Granny Yan suddenly knelt down again, glancing at Lai Fu and the other palace servants who were attending to the Emperor.
The Emperor paused, slightly surprised, and gave Laifu a look. Laifu quickly led everyone in the hall away.
"Speak, what's wrong?"
"Your Majesty, this old servant speaks frankly, but I feel that Princess Mingxiu is somewhat strange." Granny Yan carefully considered her words.
"Strange?"
"Your Majesty, this old servant has been in the palace for decades, and has spent more than ten years teaching etiquette. I have taught etiquette to many concubines, but I have never met anyone as 'intelligent' as Princess Mingxiu. For the first two days, the princess basically did not understand any of the rules, but this morning, the princess suddenly learned all the rules."
The old servant immediately checked the rules the princess had learned and found that in some places, the princess actually did better than the old servant, which is why the old servant found it a bit strange.
Previously, even noble ladies from prominent families who entered the palace needed two months to learn these rules, but the princess only took one night, and even mastered them without a teacher.
"One night? You learned it all?" The Emperor was shocked to hear this.
“This old servant dares not lie. This old servant spent almost the entire day checking the rules that the princess has learned. There are no mistakes at all; they are simply flawless.”
Just checking these rules would take a whole day, yet Ren Nuanyun mastered what others had studied for a long time in just one night. This was simply impossible, but it happened.
Granny Yan was an old servant in the palace. She had been in the palace since the emperor was a child. She had previously served the emperor and He Liufeng's mother. Naturally, the emperor believed Granny Yan's words.
"I know about this matter. You may leave now. I don't want anyone to know about this for the time being. You know what to say." The Emperor glanced at Granny Yan indifferently.
"This old servant understands, this old servant knows what to say." Granny Yan nodded repeatedly.
The Emperor waved his hand, signaling for Granny Yan to leave.
After Granny Yan left, Lai Fu came in with the palace maids and eunuchs who served the emperor.
Laifu keenly noticed that the Emperor's expression was not good. He guessed that it might be because Granny Yan had said something to the Emperor. Granny Yan had just returned to the palace from the Marquis of Dingguo's residence, so what she said must have been about Princess Mingxiu. Perhaps Princess Mingxiu had done something to displease the Emperor again.
Seeing that the Emperor was deep in thought, Laifu served hot tea and gently placed it beside the Emperor's hand.
The aroma of tea filled the air. The emperor glanced down and saw a few tea leaves floating in the bright yellow teacup. The tea leaves, which had been curled up, slowly unfurled and released their fragrance as the hot water was poured in.
What's the story behind Ren Nuanyun?
The emperor's preferred successor to the throne was the crown prince. As for the crown princess, the emperor was naturally dissatisfied with Ren Nuanyun. However, in order to make everyone think that he did not like the crown prince and to better protect the crown prince, the emperor agreed when the crown prince proposed to make Ren Nuanyun the crown princess.
However, the Emperor set the wedding date for March of next year. He knew that the Empress was also dissatisfied with Ren Nuanyun, so he gave her enough time to find a way to get rid of Ren Nuanyun. Who knew that the Empress was so useless? So much time had passed, and Ren Nuanyun was still staying in the Marquis of Dingguo's mansion. In fact, her relationship with the Crown Prince had even improved.
Before the wedding day arrives, the Emperor will surely get rid of Ren Nuanyun. He absolutely cannot allow his beloved son to have a Crown Princess whose maternal family has almost no power.
However, he couldn't do it himself; otherwise, given the Crown Prince's current affection for Ren Nuanyun, a rift would inevitably form between them because of a woman.
Normally, if Ren Nuanyun were obedient, he wouldn't say anything, but what Granny Yan said today made him start to rethink Ren Nuanyun.
To save face for the Crown Prince, he bestowed the title of Princess upon Ren Nuanyun. The Emperor did not investigate Ren Nuanyun's background, only knowing that she was the illegitimate daughter of the Marquis of Dingguo.
Now that Ren Nuanyun is behaving so strangely, he feels it is necessary to investigate her affairs. The Crown Prince still likes her, and the Emperor absolutely cannot allow any uncertain factors to appear around the Crown Prince and threaten him.
The Emperor grew up in the palace and naturally knew how difficult it was to learn the palace rules. Ren Nuanyun went from knowing nothing to knowing everything overnight, and even the usually strict teacher Yan Mama couldn't find any fault with her. This shows how strange Ren Nuanyun was.
Recalling the rumors circulating recently, Ren Nuanyun was said to be born with the destiny of a phoenix, and that whoever possessed her would rule the world.
The Emperor did investigate this matter, and the investigation revealed that it was Ren Nuanyun who ordered the spread of the rumors.
Upon reaching the rear palace, the emperor slightly raised his hand, and soon a figure appeared kneeling on the ground before him.
"Go and investigate all the information about Ren Nuanyun, as well as everything that happened between her and the Crown Prince."
"Yes." The man clasped his hands in a fist salute and quickly disappeared into the bedchamber, as if he had never been there.
A murderous glint flashed in the Emperor's eyes. If Ren Nuanyun and the Crown Prince were together and harbored any improper thoughts, he would certainly not let her go.
The position of Crown Princess cannot be held by Ren Nuanyun. However, if Ren Nuanyun is truly good to the Crown Prince and the Crown Prince also likes Ren Nuanyun, he will consider making Ren Nuanyun a concubine of the Crown Prince, which would be the highest honor.
Qu Qingxi had been busy these past few days and finally got a break, but then news came from Qinglan Pavilion: how was she going to respond to the Crown Prince's message?
Originally, neither Qinglan Pavilion nor Cuiwei Pavilion intended to accept this commission. Although the commission could earn them a lot of money, their subordinates had not been able to find any clues about the matter.
However, news came from their respective sect leaders, asking them to accept the commission. Although both families had some doubts, they still accepted it.
I've accepted the assignment, but what should I do when the time is up?
You can't just accept a commission and then be unable to respond; wouldn't that ruin your reputation?
Qu Qingxi had just received the news from Qinglan Pavilion when He Liufeng also brought news from Cuiwei Pavilion, who were also asking how to respond to this matter.
"How do you plan to handle this?" He Liufeng looked at Qu Qingxi suspiciously.
"Actually, this matter is easy to handle. You see, the Emperor has already made a conclusion, saying that Xu Xingfeng was the person from that night, so he is the person from that night."
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