Chu Yunning watched King Xiao enter the political hall and followed him in, but was stopped by Eunuch Mo. Eunuch Mo said: "Please wait a moment, Chu Shang Palace. There are many ministers inside. You can go sit in the side hall."
Sit down, drink some tea, eat some snacks, and don't get tired."
Eunuch Mo was like a man. He knew that Emperor Mingwen now looked at Chu Yunning with admiration and could not offend him easily, so he treated Chu Yunning very affectionately.
"good."
She was the minister in charge of the harem, and it was really inconvenient to go in when ministers were present. In order not to embarrass Eunuch Mo, Chu Yunning went to the side hall next door to wait.
Eunuch Mo served the best tea and snacks.
"Father-in-law, please go and do your work first. I'll wait slowly." Chu Yunning said.
"Okay."
After waiting for more than an hour, Chu Yunning was a little absent-minded, thinking countless times about what Emperor Mingwen might do.
"Your Majesty, the Emperor is meeting with the ministers. It is not appropriate to disturb him. Please give the food box to the slave."
Eunuch Mo stopped Concubine Xia at the door. Concubine Xia hesitated for a moment: "I happen to have nothing to do in the palace, so let's go to the side hall and wait for now."
As soon as the words fell, footsteps came, and Concubine Xia appeared in front of her with the palace maids. Chu Yunning stepped forward and saluted: "Greetings to the concubine."
"Chu Shang Palace is here too. Sit down. No need to be polite." Concubine Xia took a step forward and sat at the top position. Her eyes fell on the tea and snacks on the table. The top Yunwu Mountain Peak Tea was from the former court.
The annual output is not much, and she only has half a catty among the harem. Those few plates of snacks are also a luxury.
Crab roe cake, Yunma roll, apricot cake, and a plate of ice cheese
"Eunuch Mo is so considerate. These snacks are very appetizing." After Concubine Xia finished speaking, Eunuch Mo at the door heard it and immediately asked someone to prepare another one.
Chu Yunning was too lazy to pay attention to Concubine Xia's sour words. She just wanted to know when Prince Xiao would come out.
"Chu Shanggong is also waiting for the emperor?" Concubine Xia said calmly. She held up the tea and brought it to her mouth to take a sip. The corners of her lips raised slightly: "Good tea!"
"Prince Xiao has also entered the palace, and I am waiting for him."
Concubine Xia raised her eyebrows, obviously not believing it.
Chu Yunning added: "Princess Xiao hung a beam this morning."
After finishing her words, Concubine Xia couldn't hold the tea lid firmly, and it fell heavily back into the tea cup, making a crisp sound. Concubine Xia put the tea on the table awkwardly, took out the handkerchief and wiped the corners of her mouth: "It's so good.
, how come the beam is suspended, and how are you doing now?"
"People are dead."
Concubine Xia was silent for a moment, put away her thoughts, and asked again: "Then what did Prince Xiao say?"
Just a month after getting married, Princess Xiao had a divorce. Both emotionally and rationally, Prince Xiao had to give an explanation to stop Youyou from talking. Concubine Xia was partly responsible for Princess Xiao's death.
If it hadn't been for her, Princess Xiao would not have been considered sick.
"Chu Shanggong, what are your plans for this matter?" Concubine Xia was a little panicked. She was worried that Prince Xiao would say something to the emperor.
Chu Yunning raised her eyebrows: "Prince Xiao has been inside for almost two hours. As for what to say, who can guess? I am also waiting for the result."
At this moment, Concubine Xia couldn't care less about being jealous, and anxiously walked up and down the hall, frowning: "Chu Shanggong, we can't just sit back and wait, we have to think of a way. If the emperor blames..."
"If the blame is laid, I can only bear the responsibility." Chu Yunning was not afraid that Prince Xiao would mention Li Shanshan's death at all, but was just worried about Beibei.
She had long seen that Concubine Xia was inexplicably hostile to her, but she just didn't say it, so she mentioned Li Shanshan's death to divert Concubine Xia's attention.
"Chu Shanggong!" Concubine Xia panicked. She had a miscarriage not long ago, and there were so many new concubines in the palace. Although the emperor stayed with her for a few days, he never even went to the main hall. Outsiders thought that she was still
Only you know the truth about being favored.
The two of them waited for more than half an hour. Eunuch Mo said, "Your Majesty asked you to come over."
The atmosphere inside the palace was not good. Li Shangshu, the minister, knelt on the ground and cried bitterly. Next to him, Prince Xiao was livid and silent.
Chu Yunning's eyelids twitched, and she knelt down and saluted: "Your Majesty, may you be blessed with peace and prosperity."
"Your Majesty." Concubine Xia walked around the table and came to Emperor Mingwen. The corner of Emperor Mingwen's mouth curled up: "What a coincidence, everyone is here."
"Your Majesty, when I heard about Princess Xiao, I felt a little sorry. I also learned that Prince Xiao was here, so I came over to see what was going on."
Concubine Xia looked troubled. She wanted to comfort her but didn't know where to start. She wiped her red eyes with a handkerchief and said, "My condolences, Minister Li."
"Your Majesty, please be sure to make the decision for me." Li Shilang kowtowed to Emperor Mingwen: "My daughter was innocent and romantic before she came out of the palace. She never fell ill. Everyone in the palace can testify that she married into Prince Xiao's palace in just one month.
I was forced to death, and I was really reluctant to let the white-haired man give me away to the black-haired man."
The more Li Shilang talked, the more excited he became. If it weren't for the little eunuch holding him up, he would have almost fainted and fell to the ground.
No one knows how true or false this statement is, but it is true that Li Shanshan was forced to death. With a pop, Concubine Xia knelt on the ground: "I beg the emperor to punish me. If my concubine was pushed into the water that day, because Princess Xiao was not in a good mood.
If the situation is stable, please be more considerate and considerate, and maybe Princess Xiao won't be so overwhelmed with thoughts."
Concubine Xia directly took the responsibility on herself, turned passivity into initiative, and gave Emperor Mingwen a step forward, smart!
"Your Majesty, my younger brother said at the beginning that the princess never recommended the concubine as the empress. Unfortunately, under the operation of Chu Shanggong, the princess suffered a bad reputation and died unjustly." Prince Xiao looked at Concubine Xia with disdain. She was so pretentious and disgusting.
Concubine Xia stiffened.
"Although I don't know what the private agreement between the imperial concubine and Chu Shanggong is, I am the one who was forced to death by you, so I must give an explanation!"
If the palace cannot give an explanation, Prince Xiao will have to bear the infamy, so someone must stand up and take responsibility for Princess Xiao's death.
"Your Majesty is wise, I have something to say." Chu Yunning had no choice but to join the ranks of self-protection and try his best to protect himself.
Emperor Mingwen put one hand on the table, tapped the table with his fingertips, and raised his head lazily: "Tell me and listen."
"Princess Xiao is dead. It cannot be proven that she was stimulated in the palace. I heard that Princess Xiao has been left out in the cold since she married into Prince Xiao's palace."
"Chu Yunning!" Prince Xiao noticed that something was wrong, and the veins on his forehead jumped: "You are slandering me! With your vicious temper, you are not suitable to take Beibei with you anymore. I beg the emperor to surrender Beibei to my younger brother."
Take him away, otherwise he will be raised crooked by Chu Yun Ning sooner or later."
Sure enough, she guessed it, and Prince Xiao spared no effort to belittle himself, just to get himself punished and then take him away on the grounds that Beibei had no one to take care of him.
She would never let King Xiao succeed.
"Rather than being vicious, I am not even half as evil as Prince Xiao. Back then, I was in the position of Princess Xiao, and it was really miserable. If not, why did I insist on reconciling with Prince Xiao under great pressure?"
"You!" Prince Xiao's heart heaved with anger.
Chu Yunning added: "I beg the emperor not to let King Xiao take Beibei away. King Xiao is not worthy of being a father at all. My first child died in the hands of King Xiao back then. King Xiao hates me so much that he will not do it."
Be kind to Beibei."
After a few words, Prince Xiao was speechless.
"My condolences to Mr. Li." Chu Yunning looked at Mr. Li again: "A person will be driven crazy when he is extremely collapsed and helpless. Concubine Xia and I have nothing to do with Princess Xiao, so we try to harm her.
What are you doing? If you spread the word, you will think that the palace is forcing people to die."
Concubine Xia set up a trap, and Chu Yunning gave perjury, but it was Emperor Mingwen who was finally convicted. If this matter is not handled well, no one can try to please him!
How could Emperor Mingwen fail to understand what Chu Yunning meant? He immediately said angrily: "Chu Shanggong, I only judged Princess Xiao to be mentally disturbed after listening to your diagnosis."
"Princess Xiao is indeed mentally disturbed and mistakenly regards Concubine Xia as her enemy." Chu Yunning blinked at Concubine Xia.
Having said this, the two of them could only refuse to admit that they had jointly set up a trap to frame Princess Xiao, so Concubine Xia nodded: "I remember that when Princess Xiao pushed me away, I cursed. After I fell into the water, I
, Princess Xiao was shocked again and couldn’t remember what she had done.”
"That's nonsense!" Prince Xiao was angry. He clearly saw Concubine Xia falling into the water on her own and had nothing to do with Concubine Xiao.
"Since Prince Xiao is here, why doesn't he protect Princess Xiao?" Chu Yunning risked his life: "I remember when Princess Xiao was beaten, Prince Xiao asked me face to face if I would like to return to Prince Xiao's Mansion again. Let me ask you, any wife who hears her husband abandon her
How can I bear it myself?"
King Xiao was suddenly choked.
"If the emperor doesn't believe it, you can ask the execution guard for details," Chu Yunning said.
Prince Xiao was responsible for most of Li Shanshan's death. She could even imagine that after Li Shanshan was tortured and returned, Prince Xiao ignored her.
Don't like her anymore.
A newly married woman longs most for her husband's love. Not everyone has a strong heart.
Emperor Mingwen raised his eyes and looked at Prince Xiao.
"Your Majesty, I think that Prince Xiao is not suitable for raising children. Beibei has been following me all the time. His habits and preferences are only known to me." Chu Yunning took a deep breath and said with difficulty: "What's more, Prince Xiao has always claimed that Beibei has been
He is an evil breed, not of royal blood at all, and such a person is not worthy of being a father."
"Chu Yunning!" Prince Xiao had thought very well before he came. He wanted Chu Yunning to suffer a little loss and be punished, and then he would take Beibei away. After a long time, Chu Yunning would have figured it out by himself and cried.
She shouted that she wanted to go back to Prince Xiao's Mansion, and when the time came, he promised her on the way down the steps.
Unexpectedly, Chu Yunning had thorns all over his body, and he couldn't even refute after a few words.
"Prince Xiao, this is your fault. Beibei is so naive and smart that everyone likes him. Now that the palace has no mistress, and Prince Xiao is busy, how can he have the energy to take care of Beibei." Concubine Xia took advantage of every opportunity. She and Chu Yun are now together.
Ning was on the same boat, so he spared no effort to help Chu Yunning, and said: "What's more,
The Queen Mother can no longer leave Bei Bei, and Beibei goes to invite An to accompany the Queen Mother every day. If Beibei leaves rashly, I am worried that the Queen Mother will not be able to accept it."
Chu Yunning silently gave Concubine Xia an extra point in her heart.
"Your Majesty, Chu Shanggong is a mother and has already lost a child. If mother and son are separated, I am worried that it will be detrimental to Beibei's growth." Concubine Xia bravely climbed onto Emperor Mingwen's arm and shook her gently.
Huang: "I have also been a mother. Although I have not had time to meet this child in the future, I have thought in my dreams that the emperor must look a lot like Beibei."
Chu Yunning silently added another point. She was thinking that if she kept Beibei, she would have to let Concubine Xia conceive an heir.
Emperor Mingwen raised a smile, patted Concubine Xia on the shoulder, and said comfortingly: "I know your concubine's feelings. Beibei is the pistachio in the palace. Without Beibei, I still feel a little uncomfortable."
After hearing this, Concubine Xia knew that Beibei would definitely stay, so she glanced at Chu Yunning and said, "Chu Shang Palace, why don't you thank the Emperor quickly?"
Chu Yunning thanked him.
"Brother Emperor!" Prince Xiao was unhappy. He had just mentioned the plan in private with Emperor Mingwen, so why did the Emperor go back on his words?
If he couldn't get Beibei, Chu Yunning would never take the initiative to return to Prince Xiao's Mansion.
Emperor Mingwen cleared his throat: "We will discuss Beibei's matter later, Minister Li, please let the ground cool down."
Li Shilang, who was kneeling aside, was finally remembered. He was obviously here to seek justice for his daughter, but he was forced to watch a battle over his son.
The tears on Li Shilang's face were almost dry. Eunuch Mo personally moved a chair over. Li Shilang refused and looked at Prince Xiao angrily: "Weichen's daughter died tragically. Not only did Prince Xiao not feel sad, but
It’s really chilling to get into a fight here.”
Prince Xiao didn't like Li Shanshan in the first place, and he was out of anger when he married her. After her death, Prince Xiao immediately felt relieved.
Otherwise, I really don’t know how to deal with Li Shanshan.
"Li Shilang, do you know that it is a grave sin for a royal family wife to hang herself?" Prince Xiao said in a deep voice.
These words frightened Li Shilang so much that he slid down from his chair and knelt down without being able to sit still. According to the ancestral rules, royal wives were not allowed to hang themselves, not even the maids and eunuchs, otherwise it would be a serious crime and bring harm to the family.
If Li Shilang insists on pursuing the case, Prince Xiao will definitely be punished. At the same time, Li Shilang will also be accused of being a bad goddaughter and will also be punished.
After weighing the pros and cons, Li Shilang knelt on the ground and said with a trembling voice: "Your Majesty, Wei Chen... Wei Chen was confused for a moment and concealed the fact that my daughter is ill."
Helpless, Li Shilang had no choice but to admit that Li Shanshan was ill. Otherwise, it would be uneconomical to affect the whole family and hundreds of people in the Li family.
Chu Yunning glanced sideways at Prince Xiao, her impression of Prince Xiao had hit rock bottom, and she was once again glad that she had insisted on making peace with him in the first place.
"Your Majesty, the crime is not as bad as that of a married woman. Princess Xiao is already a member of Prince Xiao's palace. Whether she lives or dies, she has nothing to do with the Li family."
Chu Yunning looked at the honest and helpless Li Shilang, and felt pity, and couldn't help but say a word of help.
Li Shilang looked at Chu Yunning in surprise, as if he was surprised that the other party would help him.
"It's a good saying that the crime is not as bad as that of a married woman." The smile on Emperor Mingwen's face suddenly faded, and he stared at Prince Xiao gloomily: "Princess Xiao has become a royal spy, that is, a wife. If she is guilty of hanging herself and harming her family, will she?