Shang Ruoyi's words completely changed Princess Xiao's expression.
If this matter is really exposed to the emperor, I'm afraid it will really ruin everything.
After all, everyone knows that if there were no Shang Ruoyi and the Dingguo Palace, who knows what the Tianshunjiang River would be like now.
Everyone looked at Shang Ruoyi again with some dismay.
Qin sat on the chair, looking at Princess Xiao with disdain. Thinking of what He Qing had done during exile, she felt disgusted.
Upon seeing this, the Imperial Concubine knew that the matter could not be allowed to spread any further. If it was really investigated, she and the Crown Prince might be implicated.
At this moment, the maid walked in quickly: "My lady, the Crown Princess is here."
"Please come in."
Not long after, Shen Shuyi walked in wearing a red palace dress.
"Greetings to my mother, may you live in peace and happiness."
"Get up quickly."
Everyone stood up and saluted Shen Shuyi.
The Imperial Concubine reached out her hand and pulled Shen Shuyi to sit beside her. Shen Shuyi's eyes fell on Shang Ruoyi's body and said softly, "No need to be polite."
Everyone then sat down.
"Princess Xiao, please get up first!" The Imperial Concubine whispered, "As the saying goes, it is better to resolve a feud than to create one. Ruoyi just said that we are all from the 땢 clan. Now that the court is unstable, we must not add to the chaos. Since we are a family, let's just forget about this matter, okay?"
Shang Ruoyi couldn't help but laugh when she heard this: "What a good way to let it go. With just one sentence, the Imperial Concubine wants to brush aside the suffering and humiliation that everyone in Dingguo Palace has endured?"
The Imperial Concubine's face turned ugly when she heard this, and she whispered, "Then what should we do according to your opinion? He Qing is the son of Prince Xiao, a member of the royal family. Do you still want to punish him?"
"Why not?"
"The court is in need of talented people now!"
"It is precisely because of the use of people that we cannot allow these cancers to continue to harm Jiang." Shang Ruoyi sneered, "There are hundreds of servants in Xiao Wangfu, but they have never made any contributions to Jiang's country. Can they be forgiven just because they have royal blood in their bodies? You know, if the emperor breaks the law and the common people commit crimes, we can exile them in Dingguo Palace, why can't Xiao Wangfu?"
"You, you have such a vicious heart. You actually want us to be exiled!" Princess Xiao pointed at Qin and said, "Look at the daughter-in-law you chose. She has such a vicious heart."
"What happened to my daughter-in-law? My daughter-in-law is the benefactor of our Dingguo Palace. We are all grateful for her kindness. Not only Dingguo Palace, but also everyone in the exile area is grateful to her. If it weren't for her, the people of Qingzhou would have been caught in the flames of war, and Tianshun River would have fallen into the hands of others. If my daughter-in-law can do this, can your son do it? Or can your Xiao Palace do it?" Qin sneered, "Even if I tie you all together, I'm afraid you can't resist a single hair of Ruoyi."
"You're going too far!" Princess Xiao stood up angrily. She was still staggering because she had been kneeling for too long. "Bitch! I'm going to tear your mouth off!"
Princess Xiao rushed towards Qin as if she was risking her life.
Shang Ruoyi frowned slightly, waved her arm, and a burst of energy came, directly throwing Princess Xiao aside.
Princess Xiao bumped into the low table, and everything on it was thrown to the ground, with a crackling sound that echoed throughout the Lanqing Palace.
"It's gone! It's gone!"
"Blood!" A lady exclaimed in shock, "Princess Xiao's arm is bleeding."
"How dare you, Shang Ruoyi, hurt someone right under my nose. Do you really take me seriously?"
Shang Ruoyi's expression did not change at all. Her eyes slowly fell on the face of the Imperial Concubine and she said calmly, "Don't you know best whether I take you seriously or not?"
"You!" Thinking that she still had the leverage over her, the Imperial Concubine had to swallow back the words that were about to come out of her mouth.
Shen Shuyi's eyes fell on Shang Ruoyi's body from time to time.
She knew from the beginning that Shang Ruoyi was very beautiful. Although she had seen her before, she had never been so close. When she saw her today, she looked at herself again and realized that even if she was wearing the most gorgeous palace dress, she was still overshadowed by her.
In the past, when she came to her mother's palace, outsiders all praised her beauty. But today, Shang Ruoyi was here, and she was so beautiful that people couldn't help but feel ashamed of themselves. She was really no match for the person who could make the prince keep her in his heart and never forget her.
The Imperial Concubine couldn't get any benefit from Shang Ruoyi, and she was furious. She looked at Princess Xiao and said coldly, "It's bad enough that you don't educate your children well, but you're still making a scene here. Why don't you go back to your seat and sit down properly?"
Princess Xiao knew she was in the wrong, so she covered the wound on her arm and sat back with a pale face.
Soon, the imperial physician came and gave her a simple bandage.
"Princess, the wound on your arm is quite deep and I'm afraid it will leave a scar."
"What? Scars?" Princess Xiao hissed in pain, "Is there any way?"
The imperial physician thought for a moment and whispered, "Scar removal is extremely difficult, but I have heard of a miracle doctor named Lingjun Gongzi, who cured the scars on the late queen's body."
Master Lingjun?
"Does the imperial physician know where this Young Master Lingjun is?"
"How can we find the whereabouts of the miracle doctor?" He glanced at Shang Ruoyi and continued with his head down: "I heard that Master Lingjun saves people based on his mood, and he doesn't treat everyone."
The Royal Concubine's gaze also fell on Shang Ruoyi's body. She knew the identity of Master Lingjun.
As Princess Xiao was injured, the Imperial Concubine had to dismiss the audience early. Before leaving, she left Shang Ruoyi in Lanqing Palace.
But Shang Ruoyi disappeared here before, so Qin naturally wouldn't want her to stay here by herself.
"Mother, I think the Imperial Concubine will definitely take good care of the fire in Lanqing Palace this time and will not let it fly around."
Hearing her say this, Qin had no choice but to give up.
At this time, there were only two of them left in the hall.
Shang Ruoyi sat on the chair and said with a smile: "My lady, is there anything urgent?"
The Imperial Concubine gritted her teeth and raised a very forced smile. Just as she was about to speak, she heard Shang Ruoyi say slowly, "Your Majesty, do you want to ask me how I came back alive? Or do you want to ask where the assassin you hired went? Or do you want to ask me how I escaped from your Lanqing Palace?"
Seeing that she was speechless, Shang Ruoyi continued, "It seems that what I said is what the queen wants to ask."
"No, none of them." She stood up and walked in front of Shang Ruoyi. In Shang Ruoyi's slightly surprised look, she leaned forward slightly and bowed deeply: "All the previous things were my fault. I hope you can put aside the past grudges and forgive me."
Shang Ruoyi raised her eyebrows slightly. This imperial concubine is really adaptable! No wonder she can sit in the position of Imperial Concubine.
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