Chapter 32: Family Unrest
Concubine Wu and the Crown Princess, who were sitting on the high seats on the left and right, were exchanging polite words with each other.
Suddenly, she noticed some movement on the seats below, frowned, and told the maid beside her to go and take a look.
Concubine Wu and the Crown Princess jointly assisted in managing the affairs of the six palaces.
In a sense, it was also the result of the emperor's consideration.
When Crown Princess Luo Muxue saw that her maid had not returned yet, she looked up and saw His Majesty wearing a black and gold dragon robe.
He hurriedly stood up and went down the stairs to welcome the emperor.
Rong Yue, Rong Jinchen and Su Zhenzhen were originally chatting while walking.
"Zhenzhen girl." Rong Yue was originally looking at Su Zhenzhen with a kind smile, and joked, "Do you want me to pack you a portion of fruit wood roast duck to take away tonight?"
"By the way, let Ziyun have a taste too."
Su Zhenzhen smiled brightly, muttering to herself, "Your Majesty, you care about my father so much, it's really hard not to doubt the purity of your relationship..."
Jiaojiao smiled softly at Rong Yue, "Thank you, Father. You are so kind. It would be even better if you could have another serving of water shield and sea bass soup."
"You don't even know that your father personally cooked this water shield and sea bass soup yesterday. It's a pity that the delicious fish and vegetables are not tasty. It's a waste of the sea bass that the emperor gave me..."
Looking at her little daughter's coquettish and complaining appearance, Rong Yue's eyes were filled with smiles, "Miss Zhenzhen wants to eat, I will give you a few more sea bass, and give you a few more portions of water shield and sea bass soup, is that feasible?"
Su Zhenzhen smiled so hard that her peach blossom eyes narrowed into crescent shapes, revealing her neat, white teeth. "Thank you, father. I'm so embarrassed."
Rong Jinchen watched silently from the side as the two of them chatted animatedly, looking more like father and daughter than like his own son.
Rong Yue raised the corners of his lips, "Tomorrow, Zhenzhen and Chen'er will come to have lunch with father. I also want to try Ziyun's cooking."
The girl's beautiful face froze and the corners of her mouth twitched. Would it be considered poisoning if her father's cooking was allowed to be tasted by His Majesty?
Rong Jinchen's eyes lit up. He was just about to say that he wouldn't have time to meet Qingqing tomorrow.
It turns out that my biological father is the most reliable.
While chatting and laughing, they sent Su Zhenzhen to the back hall.
When Su Zhenzhen was about to enter the palace gate, she shyly raised her eyes and glanced at Rong Yue.
"Father, isn't it a bit too much for you and Chenchen to send me off personally?"
Rong Jinchen held her soft and tender little hand and squeezed it soothingly, saying gently: "Father won't blame you. It was me who wanted to send Qingqing away, and Father followed me."
Rong Yue looked at Su Zhenzhen who was stealing glances at him, then looked at Rong Jinchen who was staring at him seriously.
He smiled and patted Rong Jinchen's shoulder, "Yes, yes, Chen'er is right, I came here on my own."
At this time, they had already entered the back hall of Wuying Palace. As soon as they stepped into the palace, they saw a lady wearing the court dress of a respectable lady lying on the ground with a pale face.
In front of her was also a lady wearing the court dress of a respectable lady.
Su Zhenzhen: Oh!
There are melons.
When everyone in the hall saw His Majesty, they all bowed.
"Your Majesty, your servant, I greet you. Your Majesty, your father, may you live forever."
They had good eyesight and could see His Royal Highness the Prince of Yan holding Su Zhenzhen's hand.
Tsk.
They didn't dare to have any opinions.
After all, the most powerful boss in the world didn't say anything.
Rong Yue said in a deep voice: "Stand up." Everyone stood up.
Concubine Wu was secretly resentful that His Majesty had seen a lady behaving improperly in front of the emperor.
With a cold voice, she played with her bright red nail polish and raised her eyelids lightly, "What's going on?"
Lingzhi, her trusted maid, said, "Your Highness, this lady is Qi Xu, the wife of the Imperial College's chief academic officer. She has taken the wrong road. The person next to her is Qi Tian, the mother of General Xuanwu."
Zhihua, the Crown Princess's trusted maid, also said, "It seems as if the two ladies seem familiar. There's something hidden going on."
Rong Yue glanced at them calmly, then looked at the panicked Qi Xu and asked calmly, "Qi Tian, do you have anything to say?"
Qi Yide, the son of Qi Tian, made great contributions in repelling the Huns this time, and his achievements were enough to earn him a title of nobility.
Rong Yue didn't mind giving her a chance to explain.
Qi Tian's movements were graceful, and she vaguely showed the demeanor of a lady from an aristocratic family.
"Your Majesty, I wish to sue the wife of the Imperial College's Chief Priest, Qi Xu, for conspiring with the Imperial College's Chief Priest, Qi Shou, to murder her first wife and son twenty years ago."
Su Zhenzhen squeezed the man's broad and strong hand, her eyes moving as she blinked at him.
Rong Jinchen had already pulled her to sit on the Huanghuali armchair that Yu Fuhai had ordered to be brought.
Rong Yue sat on the armchair, lowered his eyes, and saw Rong Jinchen and Su Zhenzhen sitting beside him out of the corner of his eye.
A happy smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and he stared at her calmly, "Tell me."
"Your Majesty, please forgive me and allow me to explain in detail. I am the first wife of Qi Shou, the chief academic officer of the Imperial College. Twenty years ago, I was…"
Twenty years ago, Qi Xu was Qi Shou's favorite concubine. Because Qi Tian had not been pregnant for three years after their marriage, Qi Shou's mother took the initiative to promote her from a maid to a concubine.
Two years later, Qi Tian became pregnant.
But she never imagined that Qi Shou, who seemed to respect his first wife, actually colluded with Qi Xu and gave her a fake death drug on the day of her delivery.
They created the illusion that she had died of hemorrhage, and also fed her newborn son a fake death drug.
His body was then replaced with another one and thrown into a mass grave. After his death, he was not allowed to be buried in the Qi family's ancestral tomb.
She was then taken away by a family in the northwest to be arranged for a ghost marriage, and she finally managed to escape the predicament.
Hiding her identity in the northwest, she raised her son...
Everyone shuddered at her words.
Most men in the world favor concubines and kill wives. They respect their first wives on the surface, but secretly collude with concubines to kill their first wives and legitimate sons. They are simply beasts.
They also understood that it was a pipe dream for a married woman to return to her family after she had been missing for many days and had apparently passed away.
The Crown Princess frowned, "Qi Tian, do you have any witnesses?"
She was silent for a long time, then said, "I don't have any. The fake death drug can keep a person awake for three days. I wonder if my mother is still alive. She would recognize me."
As for my father, he only has his family and male offspring in his heart.
Otherwise, she would not have chosen to raise her son alone.
Rong Yue smiled and said, "Let the Jinyiwei investigate."
Qi Tian also knew that she was incompetent and had no evidence. If she did not understand that the current emperor was wise, she would not dare to be so reckless.
The main reason is that she really can't control her emotions, and when she sees her enemy, she wants to eat his flesh alive.
She bowed deeply to Rong Yue and said, "Your Majesty, I bow to you and thank you."
At this time, Qi Xu's face was as pale as death, she knew that she was finished.
Qi Tian's mother is still alive, and the Jinyiwei are on the scene. There is no wall that is impenetrable.
The most important thing is that His Majesty believed...
Su Zhenzhen was furious. How could she be so shameless?
Rong Jinchen calmly scratched the palm of her hand with his fingers, and she glared at him in reproach.
He stood up, looked at Rong Yue and said, "Father, we should go to the front hall."
Su Zhenzhen stood up with him and looked at Rong Yue who was sitting on the armchair.
"Father, don't forget the water shield and sea bass soup and the fruitwood roast duck~"
Rong Yue smiled kindly, "Don't worry, I remember. Zhenzhen girl, don't forget your agreement with me."
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