Rumors spread in the harem that Concubine De was indeed at fault and had to be punished.

The emperor narrowed his eyes and asked, "Then I'll punish you by giving the phoenix seal to Concubine Shu..."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Concubine De hurriedly kowtowed and thanked her, and the provincial emperor then said something about grounding her and imposing a monthly fine of money.

Sure enough, the emperor looked suffocated. He wanted to pay back some monthly fines, but he couldn't say anything at this time. Then he said to Concubine Shu: "Please tidy up the harem for me. If there are still some messy rumors, I will take them."

You’re asking!”

Concubine Shu was still secretly happy that she had easily obtained the Phoenix Seal. Now when she heard the emperor's words, she became frightened again and hurriedly kowtowed: "I obey the decree!"

When he raised his head, his eyes showed the joy of finally being able to stand out.

The emperor's gloomy eyes fell on the twelfth prince, "The twelfth prince is grounded for two months and punished by copying Buddhist scriptures three hundred times!"

"Father!" The twelfth prince wanted to defend himself, but his mother-in-law pulled his sleeves and had to shut up.

The emperor then looked at the other children with messy buns and disheveled clothes, "You are all punished to copy the scriptures three hundred times! Write them down and give them to Eunuch Zheng!"

Ling Yao stared at her big misty eyes and said pitifully: "Grandpa Huang, my granddaughter, my younger brother, and my brother An Ning can't read a few words, so how can we copy scriptures?"

The emperor was embarrassed, "Take those who are illiterate back and teach them well!" He waved his hand impatiently, "Let's all disperse!"

Shangguan Ruoli and Dongming Ziyu were not in the mood to go back to attend any palace banquet, so they took their two children and went directly out of the palace.

The prince looked at Shangguan Ruoli's back with a complicated expression in his eyes. She had not given him a look since entering the palace. She must have found out something. They never had such a good time without grudges again.

Concubine Shu followed the prince's gaze thoughtfully and reminded softly: "Prince, it's time for you to return to the palace for the banquet."

The prince withdrew his gaze, looked at Concubine Shu, and said calmly: "Concubine, you have gone too far!"

Concubine Shu's eyes flashed and she said aggrievedly: "I don't know what the prince is referring to. What does it have to do with me if the children are fighting?"

The prince's eyes were slightly cold, and he said in a deep voice: "If you don't want others to know, you have to do nothing! You have hurt the enemy a thousand times, and you have suffered eight hundred losses, and you have slandered the reputation of Princess Xuan and Gu. Is it worth it? You have ruined the relationship between Gu and Brother Xuan Wang.

, without the support of Brother Xuan Wang, Gu’s position cannot be stable!”

Concubine Shu's eyes flickered guiltily, but she immediately stiffened her neck and said, "You also know that without his support, your position will not be stable. If he has any thoughts about that position, how dangerous are you?

It’s better to rely on yourself than to rely on others!”

The prince said impatiently: "Mother and concubine think too much! King Xuan has no idea about that position!"

"Tch!" Concubine Shu disdainfully said, "He has no idea. Those who follow him are willing to fight in vain? Don't think that I don't know. There were two groups of people on the day of the explosion. I guess the other group must be King Xuan's.

people!"

The prince's pupils shrank, "If there is no evidence, mother and concubine, don't make any assumptions!"

Concubine Shu said displeasedly: "My mother and concubine are all doing this for your own good!"

The prince wanted to say something else, but saw the tenth prince returning from a distance with his personal eunuch.

"Mother and concubine! Crown Prince and Crown Prince!" The tenth prince strode with high spirits, obviously feeling proud because his brother became the crown prince.

Seeing him, Concubine Shu and the Prince's expressions softened.

The prince said dotingly and angrily: "Where did Chu Gong go?"

He was startled just now, thinking that the tenth prince was among the people fighting.

As soon as he ascended to the position of crown prince, his own younger brother started fighting with others, which would be very unfavorable in public opinion.

The tenth prince smiled and said: "I accidentally peed on my robe, so I went back and changed it."

"You're so stupid!" The prince pinched the tenth prince's face and walked towards the banquet together.

Concubine Shu looked at the intimate interaction between the two brothers, raised the corners of her lips and said, "Prince, can you find someone to teach the tenth prince how to speak those Western words? When he grows up, he will also go on a sea adventure for a week."

The corners of the prince's lips slightly raised, "The people on the boat have been sailing on the sea with those Westerners for two years. They can speak a few Western words, but they are not authentic. Find a missionary to teach the disciples not only the language, but also arithmetic.

, geography and a lot of knowledge that Dongming doesn’t have.”

The tenth prince's eyes lit up and he said happily: "Thank you, brother!"

…

Shangguan Ruoli and Dongming Ziyu took the children out of the palace, got on the carriage, and checked the children's injuries first. Fortunately, they were all children. Except for the scratches on their faces and hands, which were bleeding, and their bodies were covered with bruises, they were all injured.

Nothing serious.

Even so, Shangguan Ruoli and Dongming Ziyu were extremely distressed. They took out ointment from the secret compartment of the carriage and applied it to the two children.

The two little breasts were so painful that they burst into tears, "Oh, it hurts!"

"Be gentle, it hurts! It hurts!"

Shangguan Ruoli felt distressed and angry, so he softened his movements and said: "We have to let the two little buns practice their martial arts. They have no ability to defend themselves, and they can only be beaten!"

As a mother, she would rather her child beat someone else's child. Even if she apologizes afterwards, she does not want her own child to be beaten.

"Yeah." Dongming Ziyu also felt distressed, but he was not good at expressing it.

Only then did Shangguan Ruoli remember, "Where is Zhuyue?"

Shouldn't we follow you month by month?

Although Zhuyue is very skilled, he will not be able to beat the children, but he will not be able to beat the two children when he takes them away with Qinggong.

"Master! This slave is back!" Zhuyue's weak voice sounded outside the carriage.

Shangguan Ruoli knew that she had left, something must have happened, and said calmly: "Come in and answer."

Zhuyue entered the carriage and saw the two young masters stripped naked. Their little pink bodies were covered with bruises. He knelt on the carriage and apologized, "I have neglected my duty. Please punish me."

Her face was pale, and there was blood on the corners of her lips. She had obviously vomited blood. She was kneeling on the carriage, a little unsteady, and it seemed that she was seriously injured.

Shangguan Ruoli blamed her in his heart and did not let her stand. He asked: "What happened? Where have you been?"

Zhuyue said guiltily: "This slave has been entangled. Fortunately, Yan Wen from the Jinyi Guard secretly helped, otherwise this slave would have been silenced."

Shangguan Ruoli's eyes narrowed and he said coldly: "What's going on?"

Zhuyue said hurriedly: "The twelfth prince said that he wanted to hide and seek, so he led Miss Lingyao into the fake cave, and Jingyu also followed him in. I was worried, so I naturally wanted to follow him in."

Jing Yu seemed to have just remembered this incident, and stopped wailing and said: "In the dark cave, someone grabbed me and tried to chop off my hand with a knife, but my prayer beads bounced away. Another one came out, and another one.

Cover my mouth, one of them wants to chop my arm... Wuwu..."

Zhuyue covered her chest and nodded, swallowed a mouthful of blood, and then said: "The slave started fighting with them. At this time, the young master and the young lady ran out, but the slave was entangled by the two men in black.

Their martial arts skills were very high, and the slave girl was quickly defeated by them. Fortunately, Yan Wen came, beat the two men in black away, and chased them. The slave girl waited for a while before she could move..."
Chapter completed!