The emperor was angry. It was clearly their queen's fault, but the servants had to take the blame. The servants in the entire Lan Dynasty Palace immediately lowered their heads:
"Your Majesty, calm down."
The chorus of voices asking for forgiveness made Qiao Yu feel a rare sense of guilt. Her jade-white little hand tried to pull the other person's sleeve but was avoided.
In the past, as long as Qiao Yu pulled his sleeve and acted coquettishly out of grievance, no matter how angry Yan Fu was, most of it would subside. You can imagine how angry he was.
"I was wrong. I thought I wasn't hurt, it was Madam Li who was hurt. I... I'm fine too..."
The girl felt more and more aggrieved as she spoke. She was also frightened tonight. Yan Fu had been very obedient to her for a while, and now that he suddenly scolded her, she would cry even if it was unreasonable.
As expected, what Yan Fu hated most was seeing Qiao Yu cry. The sobbing and red eyes were heartbreaking.
Yan Fu sighed and had no choice but to wipe the tears of the young master obediently.
Because of years of martial arts training, her hands were rough, and her delicate little face turned even redder after he rubbed it, as if he was bullying her.
"Okay, stop crying. Don't do this again. You know I just heard Yu Yuanting say that Lan Chaodian was assassinated. You know my heart stopped for a while at that moment."
"How can I boast so much..."
"Um?"
The girl pursed her lips in dissatisfaction and subconsciously wanted to refute, but under the other party's half-threatening gaze, she spinelessly pulled back her neck and changed her words:
"Yeah, from now on, if I have anything, I will tell Huai Wu immediately and won't hide it from you."
Seeing this, Yan Fu was slightly satisfied:
"Due to the border war these days, I have indeed had less time to spend with you. Recently, some mandarin oranges were sent as tribute. I have asked someone to prepare them. I will share them with Lan'er later."
"Okay, then Lan'er, go change your clothes first."
"Well, go ahead."
Yan Fu fondly rubbed Qiao Yu's hair, and only after the other party entered the inner room did he put away the smile on his face. His face was as cold as if the gentle look just now had never appeared at all:
"Yu Yuanting conveys my decree: any servant in the Lanchao Palace who allowed their master to conceal important matters will be fined three months' salary. Madam Li, the Grand Secretary of the Cabinet, will be awarded the title of First-Rank Imperial Consort for her meritorious service in protecting her master."
The people kneeling below felt lucky when they heard that they would only be fined their monthly salary.
As for Madam Li's title of Lady, it seems that it was only bestowed upon her, but in fact her husband also benefited from it. She was just the wife of a fifth-rank official, but she was granted the title of a first-rank lady. The future of Grand Secretary Li in the Cabinet is bright.
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