Chapter 769, Why are they all here?
In the banquet hall, Madam Li saw that Prince Ping and the Queen Mother had already sat down to eat, but Daohua was nowhere to be seen. She became more and more anxious.
After thinking for a while, Madam Li whispered to Ping Tong, "Go and tell the Third and Fourth Masters that the Queen Mother just called the eldest daughter away, and tell them to go find Ye Yang."
Pingtong nodded and walked quickly towards the male relatives.
Xiao Yeyang was perfunctorily chatting with a few royal relatives when he saw Yan Wentao and Yan Wenkai approaching with anxious expressions. His brows immediately furrowed. "What's wrong?"
Yan Wentao glanced at the Queen Mother and Prince Heping and whispered, "Before the banquet started, your father asked your eldest sister to leave, and she hasn't come yet."
Xiao Yeyang's eyes turned cold instantly and he glanced at Defu. After receiving the signal, Defu immediately retreated.
At this time, Xiao Yeyang spoke: "I understand. You go down and wait for my news." Then he stood up and walked towards Prince Ping.
"Father, did you just call Yiyi away?"
Prince Ping was very dissatisfied with Xiao Yeyang's questioning tone: "Yes, can't I call her?"
Xiao Yeyang tried hard to suppress the anger in his heart: "Yiyi hasn't come yet, where did you take her? I'll go pick her up."
Prince Ping paused, and quickly glanced in the direction of the Yan family's women. "Has Miss Yan arrived yet?" He paused, "She should still be on the way. The Queen Mother has already sent a maid to call her."
Xiao Yeyang really wanted to yell at his father and ask him if he had any brains at all. The Jiang family obviously had no good intentions towards Yi Yi, so how could he let the Queen Mother take over the task of calling Yi Yi?
Prince Ping noticed the worry in Xiao Yeyang's eyes, thought for a moment, and said, "Huai En is here." He was also wary of the Jiang family, so as soon as the Queen Mother asked to see Yan Yatou, he asked Huai En to go and call for help.
As long as Huai En was around, he didn't believe that anyone would dare to make things difficult for Yan Yatou.
"What happened to Yeyang?"
At this moment, the Queen Mother suddenly raised her voice.
Suddenly, everyone around looked at Xiao Yeyang.
Xiao Yeyang glanced at the Queen Mother and was about to speak when Prince Ping stood up and asked with a smile, "Mother, didn't you send someone to call Yan? Why hasn't she arrived yet?"
The Queen Mother glanced at Prince Ping and smiled faintly, "Oh, really? If you hadn't mentioned it, I wouldn't have noticed. Perhaps she was delayed on the way. Speaking of which, this is only the second time the Princess of Shengping has been to the palace. Perhaps she's seen the beauty of the palace and is stopping somewhere to admire it."
As he said this, he smiled.
"Look at how worried you two are. You haven't even entered the house yet, and you're already protecting her like this. It seems that the Princess of Shengping is really quite likable."
Xiao Yeyang looked coldly at the Queen Mother who was talking to herself, then turned to look at the Emperor: "Uncle Emperor, Yiyi is not familiar with the palace, so I will go and look for her right away."
The emperor sat in the main seat, shaking the wine glass in his hand, his eyes swept over the empress dowager. Just as he was about to speak, the empress dowager's face suddenly darkened.
The Queen Mother looked at Xiao Yeyang coldly and said in a cold voice, "Yeyang, you are so anxious, don't you think I will make things difficult for your Shengping County Master?"
Xiao Yeyang frowned: "Empress Dowager, I just don't want Princess Shengping to miss the dinner."
"snort!"
The Queen Mother snorted coldly, "Yeyang, I thought you had grown up and were no longer as rebellious as you were when you were little. I never thought that although you have grown in ability, your temper is even more rebellious than when you were little."
"What is my status? What is the status of the Princess of Shengping County? You come to question me, your grandmother, for a woman. Do you still have loyalty, filial piety, chastity, and brotherly love in your heart?
"Your Majesty, this is serious!"
The Emperor interrupted the Empress Dowager, and with a faint smile on his face, he said, "Ye Yang just wanted to go look for Yan Ya, but it's the Empress Dowager who overreacted."
The Queen Mother's sudden attack caught everyone off guard.
The emperor's open defense also made the atmosphere a little tense.
The princes and nobles around were all silent, not daring to make a sound.
Duke Cheng'en suddenly spoke up, looking at Xiao Yeyang with disapproval: "Today is the Queen Mother's birthday, and the Western Liao delegation is here. Everyone knows that you, Yeyang, care about Princess Shengping, but you shouldn't spoil everyone's fun like this, and you shouldn't let the Western Liao people laugh at our Great Xia."
Seeing the Jiang family making such a big deal out of it, Xiao Yeyang had no reaction yet, but Prince Ping got angry first.
Prince Ping looked at Duke Cheng'en and said, "Duke Jiang, I don't agree with what you said. Didn't Yeyang just want to go look for Miss Yan? How could it be as serious as you say?"
"This is clearly a trivial matter, but you're deliberately making a big deal out of it. I think you're ruining everyone's fun!"
Duke Cheng'en obviously did not expect that the person who would jump out to refute him would be Prince Ping. He could scold Xiao Yeyang by relying on his status as an elder, but he could not criticize a prince casually.
"Forget it!"
The Queen Mother spoke again, "If I don't find the Princess Shengping, I'm afraid this birthday banquet won't be able to go on." Then she looked at Xiao Yeyang, "Yeyang, aren't you looking for the Princess Shengping? Okay, I'll personally accompany you to find her. Are you satisfied now?"
Having said that, he stood up first without waiting for the emperor and Xiao Yeyang to speak.
"Let's go, I will go and look for the Princess Shengping myself."
The emperor glanced at Wei Qi, who had quietly come up behind him. Seeing him nod slightly, he also smiled and stood up. "Since the Queen Mother wants to take everyone around the palace, I can't refuse to accompany her."
As he spoke, he looked at the people in the hall.
"Okay, don't sit still, let's go shopping with the Queen Mother."
All the officials and female relatives stood up, lowered their heads and remained silent.
The Empress Dowager said she was going to see Princess Shengping, and the Emperor said he was accompanying the Empress Dowager to visit the palace. It was a bit too much for them to handle the fight between the two people of the most noble status.
The empress dowager glanced at the emperor who was following her, her eyes flashing slightly, and she was supported by the palace servants as she left the hall.
Xiao Yeyang frowned and followed quickly.
"Who's there?"
The Empress Dowager and the Emperor led the way, accompanied by officials and female relatives, as they walked towards the Cining Palace.
When passing by Chonghua Palace, they saw a eunuch running past in panic. The guards immediately rushed out and caught the man.
"Why are you running?" the emperor asked softly.
The eunuch was so frightened that he was shaking all over. The steward above him told him that someone would come, but he didn't tell him that the emperor and the empress dowager were coming.
"The emperor is asking you a question, why don't you tell the truth!" Prince Jiang scolded.
The emperor looked at him and said nothing.
The eunuch stretched out his hand, trembling, and pointed at Chonghua Palace: "There are people in the palace. Someone is doing something shameful. I was afraid. That's why I offended the emperor. I beg the emperor to spare my life."
Hearing this, everyone changed color.
Old Lady Yan and Madam Li turned even paler and their legs became weak. If Han Xinran and the maid had not supported them tightly, they would not have been able to stand steadily.
Xiao Yeyang's head was hit hard by a hammer. He was stunned for a moment and rushed into Chonghua Palace without saying a word to the emperor.
However, just as he took a step, he heard a cry of surprise from behind.
"Why are there so many people here?"
Xiao Yeyang turned around suddenly and saw Daohua supporting Wang Maner, looking at him in surprise. His heart, which had just fallen into hell a moment ago, suddenly flew back to life.
However, when the Queen Mother and the Jiang family saw that Daohua was safe and sound, their faces were filled with disbelief.
(End of this chapter)
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