The queen's face turned extremely ugly in an instant.
Even though she had known that Huangfu Liyuan was such a temperamental person and told the truth, she still couldn't stand him doing it in front of so many people and not giving her the dignity of a queen at all.
"The crown prince of a country should live in the East Palace." The queen said in a slightly tough tone, "The prince is doing whatever he wants, and the general king will also let him do whatever he wants?"
"The prince is the future emperor and the emperor of Dongyou. He should be true to his word and do what he says." Huangfu Liyuan frowned, "Is the queen going to go back on her word?"
The queen's face darkened, and she turned to look at the emperor: "What does the emperor think?"
"Since I agreed to let him establish a palace outside the palace, I will do it according to the wishes of the general." The emperor said, looking at Huangfu Liyuan, "But the prince's side -"
"The prince has arrived in the imperial city."
The emperor immediately asked: "Where are the others?"
After finishing these words, Huangfu Liyuan had not yet spoken, but someone at the table suddenly said: "I think the princess is not suitable to be the crown princess."
As soon as he said this, the ministers from both countries looked at him.
"What does uncle Guo mean by this?"
Yun Zishu's eyes were calm and she looked at him calmly. This man was Situ Lingyi, the father of Situ Xue, the concubine of Dayong. He was also the brother of the current queen. He was one of the envoys who visited Dayong last time.
Is she not suitable to be a princess?
Yun Zishu pursed her lips slightly and looked around casually. She didn't see Sicang at the table. Her eyebrows were slightly raised and a look of deep thought appeared in her eyes.
"Reporting to the Emperor and the Queen." Situ Lingyi stood up and bowed in salute, "I went on a mission to Dayong years ago and learned that the conduct of this princess is not very good."
Yun Zishu raised her eyebrows.
"Uncle Guo." King Jing looked stern and said subconsciously, "The fact is not that you——"
"Isn't it true that the princess got married in Dayong?" Situ Lingyi looked at him with a sneer on his face, "Isn't it true that after she divorced her husband, she openly announced that she wanted to support her husband?"
King Jing was suffocated.
"How could such a ridiculous thing happen?" The queen's face changed suddenly, her expression turned livid, "I, Dongyou, can never allow such a wicked princess to——"
"The Queen." Huangfu Liyuan interrupted her expressionlessly, his tone always solemn, "Princess Dayong was personally proposed by His Highness the Crown Prince to marry. The Queen only listened to her uncle's words and vetoed the marriage without permission.
, isn’t it appropriate?”
"A one-sided statement?" Situ Lingyi sneered, "In addition to the direct princess, didn't Dayong have four other dowry girls? Your Majesty, why don't you ask them to see if what I said is true."
After the words fell, the ministers of Dongyou were in an uproar: "If Princess Dayong really behaves like this, how can she be the crown princess of Dongyou?"
"Yes, the Crown Princess will be the mother of a country in Dongyou in the future. We must not let a woman whose reputation is compromised be the one to do it."
"Dayong went too far! He actually concealed such an important thing!"
The emperor frowned and looked at the four nuns sitting behind Yun Zishu, "Tell me, do you think this is true?"
Tang Qiao hesitantly turned her head and glanced at Gu Qingyan, and was about to stand up when she heard Yun Baozhu say in a low voice: "The princess has no choice but to calm down."
Although her words were said to be a last resort, they undoubtedly confirmed Uncle Situ's accusation, and the envoys of Dayong changed their expressions one after another.
"Did your Majesty hear this?" Situ Lingyi looked angry, "I did not wrong her at all! The legitimate princess of Dayong is not worthy of His Highness the Crown Prince Dongyou."
King Jing's expression darkened, and he turned to look at Yun Baozhu, his eyes cold and angry. Yun Baozhu met his eyes, lowered his head involuntarily, and snorted, who made Yun Zishu so arrogant and domineering?
She thought she would become the Crown Princess when she arrived in Dongyou? Humph, with the things she did in Dayong, there was no way she could even hope to gain a foothold in Dongyou.
Of the five people who were married this time, apart from Yun Zishu, the legitimate princess of the Yong Dynasty, she, as the princess of Prince Rong's Mansion, had the most noble status. As long as Yun Zishu was squeezed out, the position of crown princess would belong to her.
"Your Majesty, your Majesty, your Majesty the Queen." A man stood up from the Dongyou minister's seat, walked to the center of the hall and bowed, "I went to Dongyou with uncle Situ several years ago according to the order. After uncle Guo came back,
I still stayed there and waited until the Dongyou wedding team arrived before I came back with them. I can guarantee that there is nothing to blame in the way Princess Dayong behaves. On the contrary, I admire her very much and deeply think that the princess is
A hero among women, she is a rare and valiant woman, decisive and neat in her actions, and broad-minded and tolerant. It is a blessing for Dongyou to have such a Crown Princess. His Royal Highness has a unique vision and will never see the wrong person."
"Nonsense!" Situ Lingyi shouted coldly, "How can what my uncle heard with his own ears be false?"
Fu Nanchuan said unhurriedly: "Not only have I made a clear investigation in Dayong for such a long time, but His Highness the Crown Prince has also been by the side of the princess. If I think my words are not credible, then His Highness the Crown Prince's words should be.
"
What?
Situ Lingyi was shocked and looked at him in disbelief: "His Royal Highness has been in Dayong?"
Several Dongyou princes at the table looked at each other calmly, exchanging deep and unpredictable looks. The prince has been in Dayong? How could Fu Nanchuan know? Is it possible that they have a private connection?
The envoys of Dayong, including King Jing, all looked surprised. Prince Dongyou has been in Dayong? When did this happen? Why didn't they know?
Fu Nanchuan nodded: "I have met the prince."
Situ Lingyi's expression darkened.
"It belongs to what General Fu said." Huangfu Liyuan said calmly, "I was ordered to look for the prince's traces many years ago, and finally found that the prince has been staying in Dayong these years. After talking with the prince, I returned to Dongyou to collect the prince's traces.
The conditions were truthfully reported to the Emperor until uncle Situ Guo and General Fu went to Dayong a few years ago. I informed General Fu about His Highness the Crown Prince and asked him to protect His Highness the Crown Prince."
As he finished each word, Situ Lingyi's face became extremely ugly.
The queen's face also darkened.
What did Huangfu Liyuan mean? When he came back to Dongyou years ago, she asked around, wanting to know the whereabouts of the prince. He kept evading her, saying that the prince was not allowed to reveal his whereabouts.
It's good now that he took the initiative to reveal the prince's whereabouts to Fu Nanchuan? What does this mean?
"Just now, the noble lady of Dayong admitted what I said. Even if General Fu defends her, it is meaningless." Situ Lingyi said quickly, "Dongyou and Dayong have good relations, but we must not let our reputation be compromised.
The lost princess becomes the crown prince’s concubine!”
The atmosphere suddenly became a little stagnant.
The queen said slowly: "The marriage plan between the two countries cannot be destroyed, but the princess is really not suitable to be the concubine. In order not to damage the relationship that the two countries have finally repaired, I will let the princess be the concubine of the crown prince. I don't know what Yongjing did.
Do His Highness the King and the envoys accept it?"