Emperor Yong frowned when he heard this. "Isn't it the wedding of the eldest son of the Qiao family today? What is Qiao Zhongguo doing in the palace?"

When the queen heard this, her heart ached.

However, she did not show any concern, but just said lightly: "Your Majesty, I'm afraid something urgent has happened in the Qiao Mansion?"

Upon hearing this, Emperor Yong could no longer sit still and stood up and left.

The Queen bowed respectfully and said, "Farewell, Your Majesty."

As soon as Emperor Yong turned the corner and walked out of the palace, the empress stood up with a cold expression.

Sure enough, life becomes much easier after treating men as insignificant things.

Let's think about Zhan Er's wedding. There are many things to prepare carefully...

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When Emperor Yong arrived at the imperial study, he saw the Crown Prince and Qiao Zhongguo standing at the door, followed by a group of people, one of whom was wearing a cloak.

Emperor Yong asked immediately, "Zhan'er, what's going on? Lord Qiao, isn't your family celebrating today? Why are you coming to the palace?"

The prince bowed hurriedly and replied, "Father, there were some mistakes at the Qiao Mansion wedding banquet. I would like to ask Father to make the decision."

Emperor Yong glanced at everyone and said calmly, "Come in and talk."

Huang Pei hurried forward, opened the door of the imperial study, and welcomed Emperor Yong in.

The prince walked in front, and Qiao Zhongguo walked behind, protecting the eldest princess. As soon as the three of them entered the imperial study, the palace door was closed.

Emperor Yong sat down and looked at the man in the cloak. Before he could speak, the eldest princess untied the cloak.

She had already tidied her appearance in the carriage and looked quite decent.

Perhaps she had thought of a solution on the way, for now the princess looked much calmer.

Emperor Yong was a little surprised, "Xian'er? What's going on?"

The prince bowed and told everything he had just seen in Qiao's mansion.

When Emperor Yong learned that the eldest princess had lost her composure outside, his face became gloomy and he was very displeased.

The eldest princess knelt on the ground and shouted: "Father, Xian'er has brought shame to the royal family. I am willing to be punished, but please help Xian'er and find the thief!"

Qiao Zhongguo's eyes flickered slightly when he heard this.

Wow, is the princess trying to play the thief crying thief?

He immediately took a step forward and said in a deep voice, "Your Majesty, I second the motion!"

"The princess had an accident in my house, and I am responsible for it. More importantly, I almost caused Tan Xiuzhu to collide with the princess!"

"I don't know how such a big mistake could have happened in your mansion, causing the eldest princess to mistakenly walk into the front yard where the men change their clothes."

Qiao Zhongguo had a heavy expression on his face and was filled with grief when he spoke of this matter.

"Tan Xiuzhuan?"

Emperor Yong quickly caught the key words.

After all, this is the most useful new minister in recent times, and he is extremely satisfied with him in all aspects.

The eldest princess looked a little flustered when she heard this, but she quickly calmed down.

Emperor Yong tilted his head and asked, "Where is Tan Xiuzhuan?"

At this moment, Huang Pei outside the palace called out softly, "Your Majesty, Tan Xiuzhuan wants to see you."

"Xuan!" Emperor Yong said loudly.

Tan Hanchi walked in. As soon as the palace door closed, he knelt on the ground and shouted:

"Your Majesty, I do not wish to marry the princess. Please grant my wish!"

These words were spoken so bluntly that Emperor Yong's face suddenly darkened, the eldest princess clenched her hands, but Qiao Zhongguo's eyes lit up.

This kid Tan has a useful brain. Since someone is taking the lead, he is happy to take a break.

"Lord Tan, when did I ever say that I would let you marry a princess?"

Emperor Yong frowned and looked at Tan Hanchi with an inquiring gaze.

Upon hearing this, Tan Hanchi looked up in surprise, glanced at the eldest princess beside him, then immediately lowered his head and said quickly:

"Your Majesty, today is the day for the Qiao family wedding banquet. On my way back from the changing room, I was stopped by the eldest princess."

"The eldest princess had no maids accompanying her, and she also drove the servants of the Qiao family away, and then... and then..."

"Then what?" Emperor Yong asked with a frown.

Tan Hanchi's whole body trembled slightly, and then he spoke in a "panic" voice: "I know that it is against etiquette to meet in private, but the eldest princess has repeatedly tried to keep me, and even... even pulled my clothes!"

"Your Majesty, I was extremely terrified and was about to leave without any courtesy, but the princess exuded a rich and sweet fragrance that made everyone's mind go haywire!"

"Just when I was about to lose my mind, I met Master Qiao who had just returned from changing clothes and dragged me away in time!"

"Your Majesty, I have absolutely never offended the princess, nor do I intend to marry her. It's just that the eldest princess... the eldest princess is so bold that I thought she had your Majesty's instructions."

"I have studied hard for more than ten years, crossed thousands of mountains and traveled thousands of miles, and suffered many hardships in the imperial examinations. Only then did I come to your side."

"I sincerely wish to repay Your Majesty and be loyal to the court. I hope Your Majesty will have mercy on my desire to serve you and not let me marry the princess!"

Having said this, Tan Hanchi touched the ground with his forehead and bowed deeply.

Emperor Yong's expression changed several times when he heard this, because what Tan Hanchi said matched what Qiao Zhongguo had just said!

"Xian'er, what's going on?"

Emperor Yong had an unclear expression and looked at the eldest princess on the ground.

The eldest princess was still kneeling. Seeing this, she immediately said in a hurry, "Father, it is understandable that Xian'er took the risk to find Tan Xiuzhuan!"

Qiao Zhongguo raised his eyebrows slightly when he heard this. The eldest princess was really smart. She knew that her excuse was untenable, so she openly admitted that she had gone to find Tan Hanchi.

He wanted to see how the Grand Princess would name a flower!

The eldest princess looked miserable and her eyes suddenly turned red.

"Father, you know that I went to look for my second brother in July. You didn't see him. He had lost a lot of weight and his spirits were not good."

"Xian'er has seen my second brother lose his mother since he was a child, so I have felt extra pity for him. Now that he has been tortured like this in the clan house, Xian'er feels really distressed!"

"But my second brother really did make a mistake and made father angry, so Xian'er doesn't dare to plead with father, nor does she dare to ask about father's current attitude."

"Xian'er just thought that since Tan Xiuzhuan is now a favorite of the emperor, he might know a little bit about the emperor's thoughts, so he tried every means to meet Tan Xiuzhuan."

"Father, Xian'er was too anxious and lost her sense of proportion, causing Tan Xiuzhuan to misunderstand Xian'er's intentions!"

"As for the fragrance that Tan Xiuzhuan mentioned, I'm afraid it was planted on Xian'er by the thieves in advance, hoping to embarrass Xian'er!"

When the prince heard this, he couldn't help but sigh, the eldest imperial sister really took after her biological mother, Concubine Wan, she is really not simple at all.

The mother and daughter were well aware of their father's affection for Concubine Yu and their second brother, and they had appropriately used and guessed their father's thoughts over the years.

Concubine Wan took advantage of this opportunity to maintain her position in the harem, causing my father to visit her several times every month.

Today, the imperial sister still moved out of her second brother and Concubine Yu, clearing herself of all charges, and acted out a scene of deep sibling love.

Fortunately, Mrs. Qiao was very smart and sent the key witness in time.

This time, I will make sure that the eldest princess will have no chance to defend herself!