Qingmei followed the princess's instructions and said truthfully, "My Lady, the princess told you to go see her and save her. She also said that she has always treated you as her own mother. You must save her..."
Concubine Xiao looked incredulous, then said expressionlessly, "Go back and tell her that I will see her as soon as possible."
Qingmei was a little confused. Why did the Queen seem so unhappy? Did she say something wrong? But that was what the Princess told her to say.
Of course, she was a servant and did not dare to ask her master about his affairs, so she could only respond respectfully and leave.
Upon seeing this, Nanny Wen immediately walked out the door and said, "Guard the door tightly. No one is allowed to enter without my permission."
Then he returned to the palace.
In the palace, Concubine Xiao's face was filled with disappointment and sadness. She murmured, "For so many years, I have loved her so much and given so much for her, and in the end, she actually, she actually threatened me. Madam, how could she treat me like this?"
Nanny Wen was Concubine Xiao's wet nurse and treated her like her own daughter. Seeing her like this, she felt very distressed.
She sighed, then said what she had been wanting to say, "Your Highness is now in a dilemma. The princess is really going too far. Your Highness, even if you blame me, there are some things I must say."
Concubine Xiao came to her senses and looked at Nanny Wen.
"This old servant knows that Your Majesty loves the princess, but Your Majesty, His Highness was raised by you since childhood. He is the one who holds your future and the future of the entire Qingping Marquis's Mansion. He is in a situation now and cannot withstand anything. You must take care of him..."
Concubine Xiao was stunned. If Rong'er revealed the matter, she and the Qingping Marquis's Mansion would be really finished, and her Zong'er would never have the chance to become emperor. She absolutely could not let her do that!
After a long while, she sighed deeply: "You are right, Zong'er, Zong'er is the most important..."
"Empress, something bad has happened!" The voice of a maid suddenly sounded outside the door. It was Qingmei who had returned.
Qingmei was stopped outside the gate of Yaohua Palace. She was so anxious that she ignored the rules and shouted, "Your Majesty, please save the princess!"
Nanny Wen frowned: "My Lady?"
"Let her in..."
"yes."
Nanny Wen said to the door, "Let her in."
Qingmei ran in anxiously: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, the Emperor has just summoned the princess to the palace. The princess said that you are like her biological mother. She asked me to tell Your Majesty that you must save her..."
The princess always emphasized that the imperial concubine was like her biological mother. Qingmei always felt it was a little strange, but after thinking about it, she thought that the princess was probably afraid that the imperial concubine would ignore her, so she kept bringing up this matter. After all, no matter how good the imperial concubine was to her, she was not her biological mother.
Another threat!
Concubine Xiao's expression changed again, but this time it was no longer one of sadness or disappointment, but of determination. She ordered, "Madam Wen, have someone guard outside the main hall and report back as soon as there's any news."
"yes."
Nanny Wen responded and went out.
"Qingmei, if the princess returns to the palace later, tell her not to worry. I have watched her grow up since she was a child and treat her like my own daughter. I will do everything I can to save her."
"Yes, I'll take my leave..."
After Qingmei left, Concubine Xiao sat up straight and was in a daze for a long time. Finally, as if she had made some kind of decision, she closed her eyes and sighed.
Nanny Wen came in and saw this, feeling distressed: "Your Majesty..."
Concubine Xiao still had her eyes closed and waved her hand weakly: "Go and prepare..."
Nearing evening.
Four or five hours have passed since Master Wuen entered the palace.
Su Li thought that the results were about to come out. When she was about to go to the Duke's Mansion to ask the old lady about the news in the palace, Pei Mingyue arrived.
Seeing her happy face, she guessed that Princess Rongfu's matter might have had a satisfactory outcome.
Sure enough, Pei Mingyue grinned and said, "Ali, my uncle just brought back news from the palace. After Master Wuen entered the palace, the emperor summoned Princess Rongfu to the main hall."
"But has it been confirmed that she is not a lucky star?"
Pei Mingyue nodded repeatedly: "It's confirmed! The emperor was furious, believing that Princess Rongfu had done so many evil things that the purple aura on her body was gone. She was stripped of her princess title on the spot and will be beheaded in public at the Meridian Gate three days later..."
"That's really great..."
Su Li curled up the corners of her mouth. The emperor's punishment of Princess Rongfu was the same as in the original book, except that the time was advanced by a few years.
I just wonder if Princess Rongfu will, like in the original novel, choose to commit suicide by taking poison the day before her beheading because she cannot bear the humiliation of having her body separated after death?
However, because of the speculation about the substitution of a cat for the prince, Su Li was not sure whether Princess Rongfu's so-called suicide in the original novel was because she really could not bear the separation of her head and body, or because she was silenced because she knew the truth about the substitution of a cat for the prince.
"Yes, that's great. Rongfu, oh, no, it should be the Fourth Princess." After all, her title had been stripped away. Naturally, she was no longer Princess Rongfu, but simply the Fourth Princess, ranked fourth. "She finally got the retribution she deserved..."
After knowing that she was sentenced to beheading, her heart, which had been tense for so long, finally relaxed.
She no longer had to worry about being killed at any time, and her parents and family no longer had to worry about her safety.
Like her, Su Li was also truly relieved. With the death of Princess Rongfu, she thought that she could rewrite her fate of dying early in the original novel.
With Pei Mingyue's information, Su Li didn't have to go to the Duke's Mansion.
However, early the next morning, the old lady also sent Jinzhu to tell her about Princess Rongfu.
Of course, Jinzhu said a little more than Pei Mingyue.
For example, the punishment notice for Princess Rongfu was posted early this morning.
For example, Concubine Xiao pleaded for the Fourth Princess and knelt in the Imperial Study all night long. Everyone in the palace praised Concubine Xiao for her loyalty and righteousness, and for treating the Fourth Princess like her own daughter, even though she was not her own.
Although the emperor had never met her, he was moved by her kindness.
Su Li sneered.
In the original novel, after Princess Rongfu was sentenced to beheading, Concubine Xiao also knelt in the imperial study for a long time and could not get up.
She didn't know whether her action was sincere or insincere, but the fact was, just like in the original book, she received praise from others and gained a good reputation.
Su Li glanced at the hourglass. It was not yet eleven o'clock in the morning.
"Is the third child back?"
Xiao Ye replied: "Not yet, Xiao San Ge said he would be back after noon."
"Well, when he comes back, tell him to come straight to the lobby."
"yes……"
After lunch, Xiao Sanzi didn't come back, but Xiao Wu came in with Pei Ji's creed.
Ever since he told her that Master Wu En was in Yifeng, Pei Ji had not sent her any more letters. He must have been busy with the tasks assigned by the Emperor.
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