Chapter 50 I don’t admit this mistake!
Princess Qingyun immediately looked at the man in the palace.
But Li Chengxun's eyes were fixed on the thin and straight back of the woman in front of him.
The Queen Mother sneered: "Just now Li Chengxun said that you two have no engagement, why does his marriage still need your consent!"
"This minister and Master Li have already had..."
Ji Qingwu's words, along with the cold male voice, rang out in the hall.
"I have no connection with Miss Ji, nor do I have any personal feelings for her."
Ji Qingwu looked back at him in surprise.
Li Chengxun looked back at her puzzled eyes and said word by word: "It must be Miss Ji's slip of the tongue."
After saying that, he lowered his eyes, not wanting to see her radiant eyes filled with deep disappointment and shock again.
After receiving this answer, Princess Qingyun couldn't stop smiling, and the empress dowager also showed a look of satisfaction.
Ji Qingwu fell into a brief confusion.
It was as if she was fighting on the battlefield with all her courage, and when she turned back, she found that the city gate she had defended with her life had a white flag hoisted.
There is also momentary deafness in one ear.
The Queen Mother's lips moved, but she couldn't hear what she said.
He's probably going to get beaten.
An inexplicable emotion surged in her heart, and the note Emperor Wu Su left for her had only two words written on it - break off ties.
Cut ties and draw a clear line...
How ridiculous! She, the one who was to be punished, did not do so. Instead, it was Li Chengxun who did it first.
Then two palace maids came over and pulled her.
They grabbed her arms and tried to drag her out.
Ji Qingwu looked around at everyone in the hall.
The Queen Mother turned the Buddhist beads in her hand and waved her sleeves, signaling that she should be quickly pulled down. Princess Qingyun looked at her with a smug look on her face.
There seemed to be a flash of sadness in Li Chengxun's eyes, but he still sat steadily in the hall.
Ji Qingwu exerted force with her arms and suddenly pushed the two palace maids who were pulling her to the ground.
"I don't admit this mistake!"
"I will not accept this punishment!"
Seeing her actions, the Queen Mother stood up and angrily shouted, "What do you think this place is? How dare you be so presumptuous!"
Ji Qingwu's mouth curled up slightly.
"It was the princess who bullied me first. The Queen Mother clearly knew everything. The princess pretended to be sick to win your motherly love. Don't I have a mother? Don't I have family members who love me?"
The Queen Mother's heart sank when she heard her mention her mother and family.
If I punish her myself, no one in the Ji family will have any objection, but the difficult part is Ji Qingwu's maternal family.
Qiao Menghan is the Prince's tutor, and his four sons serve as officials in the court. His family is full of upright people who value reputation the most. If they really go against the court for this matter, even if she is the empress dowager, she may not be able to suppress it.
Ji Qingwu stiffened his neck and said stubbornly, "You can punish me if you want, but I will not accept this punishment."
She turned her gaze to the man sitting on the chair with a graceful figure.
"Since Master Li said that it has nothing to do with me, why not ask my grandmother and uncle to ask if it is true."
Li Chengxun's eyebrows moved slightly.
The Queen Mother pondered for a while and said, "Qingwu, I don't want to punish you, but you are too lawless. You act like this just because I say a few words to you. Remember that a woman should be demure and chaste."
After weighing the pros and cons in her mind, the Queen Mother sighed and said, "No need to punish him with the stick. Go and kneel at the door."
Seeing the maids trying to pull her back, Ji Qingwu said, "No need, I have legs and can walk."
"What kind of punishment is kneeling?"
A disembodied voice came from the door.
Everyone in the hall looked over.
Princess Huachang, holding a small white orchid fan, entered the palace with two maids following behind her.
She was fanning herself lightly, wearing an elegant light blue palace dress with silver peonies embroidered on the cuffs and a picture of blue sea and clouds reflected on the hem.
Princess Huachang greeted calmly, "Mother."
The Queen Mother was stunned for a moment and said in surprise: "Huachang, you are here."
Qingyun stood up, lowered his head and called respectfully, "Imperial Sister."
Princess Huachang glanced at Li Chengxun and said, "Please leave first, you foreign man. I have something to say to the Queen Mother."
Qingyun watched the man leave the hall with a little reluctance.
When Ji Qingwu saw the princess who looked like a fairy from heaven, his heart began to float, and he was no longer so angry. He did not notice when Li Chengxun left.
Sure enough, looking at beautiful women can soothe your mood.
Princess Huachang sat in Qingyun's seat. Her every move was as graceful as the flowing wind and the returning snow.
He asked, "I just heard a loud noise from inside when I was at the door. Who is the Queen Mother arguing with?"
The Queen Mother returned to the throne, avoiding Princess Huachang's icy gaze.
Shixi stepped forward and explained, "Princess, there was no quarrel in the room. Maybe we were too far away and you heard it wrong."
"I am talking to the Queen Mother. Who are you to interrupt me?"
Princess Huachang was not polite to the palace maid in charge of the Empress Dowager.
Shixi knelt down hurriedly and said, "I am guilty of talking too much."
"If you are guilty, you should be punished." Princess Huachang said coldly, "Kneel at the door."
Shixi didn't even bother to explain himself, and the Queen Mother didn't try to stop him. He just went out and knelt.
What’s the difference between this and directly slapping the Queen Mother in the face?
If the eldest princess had not shown up, the person who would have been punished to kneel would have been Ji Qingwu.
Her eyes lit up, as if she had discovered something extraordinary.
Ever since Princess Huachang showed up, the Empress Dowager has been like a frost-bitten eggplant, and she no longer has the aura and dignity of the Empress Dowager.
Noticing Ji Qingwu's gaze, Princess Huachang showed a hint of smile in her calm eyes.
"I heard that Miss Ji stayed in Zhaoyang Palace yesterday."
The eldest princess lived outside the palace, so how come she was so well-informed that she even knew that she was living in the emperor's bedroom.
Ji Qingwu turned back quickly, tightened his fingers, and said softly, "Just stay for one night."
She no longer had the aggressive spirit she had just now and stood aside obediently.
"I came here just to see Miss Ji. You went to the Princess's residence a few days ago and we agreed on a date for a follow-up visit. I waited for you for a long time this morning."
Ji Qingwu raised her eyebrows and met the eldest princess's cold gaze. She slowly confirmed, "Is it... today...?"
"Miss Ji, you are so young and your memory is so bad. You should pay attention to my health care."
Ji Qingwu said yes obediently.
"Mother, I will take the person away."
Princess Huachang stood up without waiting for the Queen Mother's answer.
The Queen Mother watched the two figures, one in blue and one in green, leave and pushed the teacup on the table to the ground.
Now that she has been caught with something wrong, does that mean she will be controlled for the rest of her life? This won't work...
Walking out of the Cining Palace.
Ji Qingwu followed quietly behind Princess Huachang.
Staring at her long skirt spreading out as she walked, it looked like layers of peonies in the blue lake.
"Is there nothing you want to ask me?"
Princess Huachang no longer referred to herself as "this palace" and asked calmly.
"For example, why am I here? Why would I help you out?"
Ji Qingwu's eyes flickered.
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