Concubine Xuan watched her son leave, her face tense: "Thank you all for coming to attend Prince Mo's wedding today. Although something unexpected happened, I believe Prince Mo will be back soon. Please don't mind. Come on, start the banquet!"
"Yes!" The housekeeper did it immediately.
All the other guests were seated. Although Prince Mo had entered the palace, Concubine Xuan was still there. She was the emperor's favorite, and the entire Cangyue Kingdom knew it.
As long as Concubine Xuan remains in power, Prince Mo will remain the prince most valued by His Majesty.
"Empress Xuan is right." Everyone immediately took their seats.
"Empress, what about the prince?" Gu Jiu asked worriedly.
"Don't worry, I'll go back to the palace soon, you stay and entertain the guests." Concubine Xuan ordered.
"Yes, I will definitely entertain you all." Gu Jiu replied respectfully.
The Imperial Palace.
When Prince Mo saw the Queen Mother, and Prince Yu and Princess Yu standing beside him, his face was a little cold, and he just bowed slightly.
"Greetings to the Queen Mother. I wonder why the Queen Mother has asked me to come here?"
Before the Queen Mother could speak, Prince Yu on the side was immediately furious: "Prince Mo, you are pretending to be confused. Are you still a human being? You almost killed me!"
Prince Mo glanced at Prince Yu with disdain: "It was clearly your carriage that hit my horse. How could you frame me?"
“I have seen shameless people, but I have never seen anyone as shameless as you. Cang Tingchen, it is obvious that you deliberately took a detour to the Ye family to provoke them, but you were startled by Ye Xingchen throwing firecrackers.
You rode your horse in public, my carriage was moving just fine, but your horse rushed over and almost trampled me to death, do you dare not admit it?" Prince Yu said angrily.
Cang Tingchen's face was extremely solemn: "Why should I admit it? This is just your one-sided statement. Who can testify for you?"
He just didn't believe that the people would dare to openly oppose him, the King of Mo.
"Everyone on this street can testify for me!" Prince Yu shouted angrily.
"Then please ask Prince Yu to send someone to summon a witness. If it is confirmed that Prince Yu has framed me, I will never let it go even if the Queen Mother is here!" Prince Mo snorted coldly.
The Queen Mother's face was solemn. Prince Mo's expression didn't seem fake. Could it be that Prince Yu really framed him?
After all, Prince Yu usually exaggerates, but since Prince Yu's wife said so, she shouldn't be wrong. For a moment, the Queen Mother didn't know how to decide.
"It is true that the lowest people are invincible. Then I will go find some common people and see what you have to say!" Prince Yu said angrily.
Princess Yu frowned: "If the people knew that they were here to criticize Prince Mo, who would dare to come? After all, they have no power. What if Prince Mo retaliates in the future?"
Prince Yu suddenly realized: "You are such a good Cang Tingchen, you are deliberately setting a trap for me. You are just like your mother, full of bad intentions, none of you are a good person."
"Prince Yu, please watch your words. If you insult my mother again, I will not be polite to you. Prince Yu, you'd better think about how to find witnesses, otherwise I will go to my father and complain that you framed me!" Prince Mo said proudly.
Prince Yu looked depressed: "Damn it."
"Since Prince Mo went to the Ye Mansion to provoke, why not let Miss Ye come to testify. She is not only a witness but also a party involved. She is the most suitable person." Prince Yu's wife suggested.
"What the princess said is right. Then let Ye Xingchen come to testify. Aunt, call Ye Xingchen!" Prince Yu saw that Prince Mo had an ugly expression and immediately looked at his princess with admiration.
The Queen Mother was also very satisfied. Since Ye Xingchen was divorcing Prince Mo, she was naturally not afraid of offending Prince Mo.
"Someone, tell Ye Xingchen to come into the palace." said the Queen Mother.
"Yes." The young eunuch went to do it immediately.
After a while, the young eunuch brought Ye Xingchen in. Even the empress dowager was surprised by their speed.
"Ye Xingchen, how come you came so quickly?" King Mo couldn't help but be shocked.
Ye Xingchen ignored him and bowed respectfully to the Queen Mother: "I greet the Queen Mother. I personally witnessed Prince Mo's horse crashing into Prince Yu's carriage. I thought Prince Yu might need a witness, so I waited outside the palace. I didn't expect that I would be kept waiting."
The Queen Mother was very satisfied: "Yes, you have indeed considered everything."
"Ye Xingchen, you did it on purpose." King Mo glared at him with gritted teeth.
This damn Ye Xingchen actually waited outside the palace on purpose. How sincere he must be.
"What's wrong with her doing that on purpose? The officials are allowed to set fires, but the common people are not allowed to light lamps. Don't be afraid, Miss Ye. Tell me the truth about what happened today. The king and the queen mother will take care of it for you!" Prince Yu promised.
The Queen Mother also looked over and said, "Miss Ye, who bumped into whose horse today?"
"To answer your Majesty, it was Prince Mo who deliberately went to the Ye family to provoke them on his wedding day, saying that he wanted me to kneel down before him and take me as his concubine. I was so angry that I threw firecrackers.
So his horse was frightened and ran wildly in the street, knocking down several civilians. Finally, it hit Prince Yu's carriage. The crazy horse almost trampled Prince Yu to death. Fortunately, Prince Yu came to his rescue.
Everything I said is true. If there is even one word that is a lie, if the Queen Mother doesn't believe it, she can send people to the streets to ask. The people on the whole street have seen it." Ye Xingchen told the whole story.
The Queen Mother raised her eyes slightly, showing a little more appreciation.
When Ye Xingchen was Prince Mo's wife, the Queen Mother didn't think she was that smart. But now that they are divorced, every word Ye Xingchen says makes sense and her logic is clear.
"Now that the matter has been clarified, it was Prince Mo's horse that collided with Prince Yu. He committed a crime in public and had no regard for the law. He is still unrepentant. He should be fined for half a year and given twenty strokes of the cane as a warning to others!" said the Queen Mother majestically.
King Mo's face turned ashen. Although no one would come to testify if he asked the common people, if he sent someone to ask, everyone would naturally tell the truth. After all, no one knew who said it.
"Come here, take him out and punish him with a stick!" the Queen Mother ordered.
Two guards came over and were about to take action.
"Wait!" A voice came, and Concubine Xuan walked in with the emperor.
When the Queen Mother saw Concubine Xuan, her face turned cold: "Concubine Xuan, are you going to stop me from torturing you?"
Concubine Xuan smiled wryly and said, "Greetings, Queen Mother. What are you saying? How dare I stop you?
But today is the wedding of Prince Mo, and it would be bad if blood were seen. After all, it is unlucky to see blood on a wedding day, Your Majesty, don’t you agree?”
The emperor frowned slightly: "Mother, how about------"
"Emperor, Prince Mo's horse almost trampled Prince Yu to death. If I don't punish him today because of his wedding, and other people follow suit in the future, where is the law of Cangyue Kingdom?" the Queen Mother snorted angrily.
Prince Yu fell to his knees and said, "Your Majesty, you don't know, I was so scared at that time. The horse's hoof was so big and it was right above my head. If it had stepped on me, I would have been turned into meat paste. Please, Your Majesty, please help me!" He burst into tears.
"Your Majesty, please make the decision for my husband." Princess Yu also prayed.
The emperor frowned, looking a little embarrassed. Just as he was about to say something, Ye Xingchen saw that Concubine Xuan was about to roll her eyes, and immediately guessed that she was going to pretend to faint.
"Queen Mother, you don't look well?" Ye Xingchen spoke immediately.
The Queen Mother froze for a moment, then came to her senses, closed her eyes, and fainted.