Outside the imperial study, Concubine Wan looked pale and flustered, completely lacking her usual dignified and elegant appearance.

She had received news earlier this evening that Emperor Yong had gone to the Queen's Yiku Palace.

Thinking that the emperor would not come today, she washed and prepared for bed early.

Unexpectedly, after a while, there was a commotion outside. The nanny next to her went out to check, and when she came back she was trembling all over.

She was so scared that she sat up from the couch. Before she could ask, the nanny started crying:

"Your Majesty, this is bad! Eunuch Huang has led people to search Zhaohua Palace!"

When she heard this, she felt dizzy!

Something happened to Xian'er!

Now that we have come to the stage of searching the palace, I'm afraid the only thing missing is solid evidence!

Huang Pei made such a big fuss that everyone knew about it. It was obvious that the emperor was unwilling to show any mercy to Xian'er!

What a huge mistake Xian'er has made!

She hurriedly got down from the couch, suppressed her fear, and said loudly: "Don't panic! Hurry up and dress me up, I want to see His Majesty!"

At this moment, she hurried to the door of the imperial study, just in time to hear the emperor said in anger that he would abolish Xian'er's position as princess. She was so scared that she shouted out loud.

When the eldest princess heard Concubine Wan's voice, her tears suddenly flowed even more violently, and she couldn't help but cry out in a sad voice, "Mother!"

Emperor Yong snorted coldly, "You've come just in time! I want to ask Concubine Wan how she raised such a good daughter!"

Huang Pei hurried forward and opened the palace door. Concubine Wan walked in quickly and was shocked to see the mess on the ground.

When her eyes fell on the eldest princess who was kneeling on the ground with her eyes red and swollen from crying, Concubine Wan felt as if her heart was being cut by a knife.

She knelt down beside the eldest princess and asked in a miserable voice, "Your Majesty, what did Xian'er do wrong that you have to punish her like this?"

Emperor Yong had a gloomy expression. He usually thought that Concubine Wan was gentle, quiet and considerate, but now he felt that she was useless and couldn't even teach her own daughter well!

"What did you do wrong? Huang Pei, tell Concubine Wan right now what kind of heartless thing the princess did!"

Huang Pei immediately stepped forward and briefly recounted everything that had happened that night.

Upon hearing this, Concubine Wan turned pale, trembled all over, and almost fainted.

This...this silly child!

Why didn't she discuss this with her mother before doing it!

She even chose to plot against Tan Xiuzhuan at the Qiao Mansion. Did she think Qiao Zhongguo was just a title in name only?

Concubine Wan was extremely angry and resentful, but she only had this one daughter, and she loved her to the core from childhood to adulthood.

Now, no matter how big a mistake Xian'er makes, she will protect her no matter what!

As soon as Huang Pei finished speaking, Concubine Wan's face suddenly darkened, and she turned around and slapped the eldest princess hard!

Bang!

The slap was so powerful that not only did it send the princess to the ground, but it also made her own palm go numb.

The eldest princess felt dizzy for a moment. After she came to her senses, she turned her head and looked at Concubine Wan in disbelief.

"Mother!"

When Concubine Wan saw the eldest princess's red cheeks, she felt sorry for her, but she scolded her angrily:

"Xian'er! You have disappointed your father and mother so much!"

"Marriage is a contribution to a country. If your father really chose you, it means he values ​​you and trusts you. How could you do such a despicable thing just to avoid marriage?"

"Even if you are selfish and don't want to leave your homeland and your father, you can tell the truth! Your father has favored you since you were a child, how could he bear to force you!"

"You should never, ever come up with such a vicious plan to force your father to submit! It is unacceptable for children to plot against their parents!"

"Tell me, do you regret it?"

The eldest princess finally came to her senses after Concubine Wan's violent rebuke, and immediately confessed her remorse and cried.

When the prince saw this, he couldn't help but sigh: Concubine Wan is really much smarter than the emperor's sister. No wonder she is the elder who stands tall in the harem.

After all, she is the emperor's bedfellow, and Concubine Wan knows him too well.

In fact, looking at the whole thing, what the emperor cares about most is not the so-called royal face, but the fact that the imperial sister tried every means to plot against him!

My father cannot tolerate betrayal from those around him, like my second brother during the Dragon Boat Festival.

He favored his second brother so much, but he still locked him up in the clan house, just because his second brother plotted against him through Concubine Yu!

Seeing that the eldest princess had deeply realized her mistake, Concubine Wan hurriedly looked at the nanny beside her.

The nanny understood and immediately handed something to Concubine Wan.

Concubine Wan shook it off, revealing an unfinished embroidery with hundreds of longevity characters of various shapes and sizes drawn on it.

Concubine Wan burst into tears and said in a trembling voice: "Your Majesty, Xian'er is still a child after all. She was bewitched for a moment and did such a wrong thing."

"Look, this is the birthday gift Xian'er prepared for you. She started working on it two months ago, and she never asked anyone else to do it."

"Your Majesty, Xian'er loves and respects you in her heart. She has always regarded you as her God! Please forgive her this time for her young age and misguided behavior!"

Emperor Yong lowered his eyes and looked down. The longevity picture was spread out and was as tall as a person. The word "longevity" was only half embroidered on it, but the stitches were so fine that it was obvious that great care was put into it.

Emperor Yong raised his eyes and saw the eldest princess crying with tears in her eyes and her cheeks swollen. He felt a lot in his heart and finally felt a little bit of pity.

Upon seeing this, the prince sighed inwardly, thinking that Concubine Wan was indeed very skilled.

Presumably, on the way to the Imperial Study, even though she didn't know what mistake her younger sister had made, Concubine Wan had already prepared for this and thought of these excuses.

Seeing that Emperor Yong was beginning to soften his heart, the prince took a step forward and prepared to speak.

As a result, at this moment, the eunuch outside the door reported:

"Your Majesty, the Duke of Yan is outside the palace gates asking for an audience!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the Crown Prince, Qiao Zhongguo and Tan Hanchi present all breathed a sigh of relief!

Duke Yan arrived just in time!

In the situation just now, if any of them spoke, it would be considered as adding insult to injury.

What if Emperor Yong came to his senses later and realized that their actions were nothing but calculation?

If Yan State spoke out publicly, this matter would be reasonable and excusable!

After all, Miss Zuo is the most innocent victim in this conspiracy!

Emperor Yong knew that the eldest princess had wronged Duke Yan, so he immediately said, "Hurry up and announce it!"

There are some old ministers in the court who were heroes who had fought with the late emperor in battles across the country. Not only did they have military merits, they also enjoyed great respect in front of the late emperor.

For example, the Duke of Yan and the Duke of Qing whose entire family had been executed.

Among these old ministers, Duke Yan was the most favored by the emperor. The late emperor even granted him the honor of hereditary favor.

Later, these old ministers grew older and rarely attended court except on important festivals and grand celebrations.

The Duke of Yan didn't like all these social events and even took a leave of absence for the Dragon Boat Festival palace banquet. Even Emperor Yong hadn't seen him for a long time.

When Concubine Wan heard that Duke Yan was coming, her heart suddenly tightened.

The good situation was broken just like that!