On the side, Luo Yuanliang was stunned. He was confused and had no idea what was going on?
"Your Majesty, little sister, what are you talking about?"
"What happened? Why do you want to seek justice for your little sister?"
Although he didn't know what was going on, he was sure there was something going on.
Luo Jiuli and Xiao Mingxuan looked at each other.
"It's a long story. Brother just returned to the capital, or..."
Before he finished speaking, the housekeeper hurried in outside the door.
"Your Majesty, Second Young Lady, please send a message from the palace, asking Your Majesty and Second Young Lady to enter the palace immediately."
Luo Jiuli:
"Say Cao Cao and Cao Cao will be here."
Xiao Mingxuan stood up and looked at Luo Yuanliang.
"Ask the butler to take you back to your home. As for what happened in the capital these days, the butler will tell you what happened."
"However, I would like to remind you that it is best not to involve the Duke of Guo in this matter. You and your son have just returned to Beijing and think carefully about how to resign to the emperor tomorrow morning."
"As for Li'er, she will come out of the palace in a while, and I will personally take her back to the palace."
With that said, he hugged Luo Jiuli and left the house.
Luo Yuanliang and the housekeeper were left staring at each other.
After half a cup of tea, we arrived at the palace gate.
"Ninth Prince, master asked the servant to wait for the Ninth Prince and Miss Luo Er to enter the palace."
A young eunuch came up to him and bowed respectfully.
Luo Jiuli recognized this young eunuch as the young apprentice who followed Eunuch Qi in Zhichung Pavilion last time.
"Um."
Xiao Mingxuan gave a faint hum, and regained his dignified and majestic appearance in front of others.
There were three people, one leading the way and the other two walking leisurely behind.
This is the second time Luo Jiuli has entered the Changchun Palace. The palace is spacious and elegant, and there is a red plum tree in the corner that exudes a faint fragrance.
Under the guidance of the young eunuch, the two quickly climbed up the stairs.
Stepping into the gate of Changchun Palace, Luo Jiuli was faced with the furious old face of the Queen Mother, and Concubine Hu who wished she could tear her malice into pieces.
As for the emperor and empress, one looked indifferent and the other frowned.
What surprised Luo Jiuli even more was that in addition to these big shots, several princes and princes were also there.
Xuan Wang Xiao Zhuyu, Zhao Wang Xiao Zhumo, Xian Wang Xiao Zhuhan, Ping Wang Xiao Zhuping and the fifth prince Xiao Zhuchen who is still underage.
It’s true that everyone came with all their needs and tails, and no one was left behind.
Several princes and princes stood aside in silence, each looking thoughtful.
On the other hand, Xiao Mingxuan looked calm as if nothing had happened. He took two steps forward, bowed slightly and nodded:
"My dear brother, please see your royal brother."
His posture is arrogant and indifferent, and he is so arrogant that he directly ignores the existence of other people.
Of course, most of the other people here are not qualified to receive the Ninth Prince's courtesy.
Only the Queen Mother had an ashen complexion, her nails were painted red, and she tightly clenched the armrest of the seat next to her. The delicate makeup that seemed to have just been applied to her face could not block her gloomy and dark complexion.
On the side, Luo Jiuli looked at the Queen Mother's undisguised anger and couldn't help but curse in her heart. As an elder, she did not have the honor and prestige of her elders at all.
Because there was no one who could restrain her, she became even more serious. For the sake of her mother's family's imperial power and wealth, she held the sky with one hand, formed cliques and private interests, and the family became the dominant one.
Shengsheng raised her natal family to a point where it could compete with the emperor.
Such a queen mother, such a mother of the country, whenever the emperor and the nine kings are doing nothing, she would probably dare to move a chair and listen to politics behind the curtain.
Thinking like this, Luo Jiuli took a step forward and knelt down to salute with great reluctance.
"My daughter, please see the emperor, see the queen mother, and see the empress."
The emperor glanced down at her, and was about to ask her to get up.
The Queen Mother sitting beside her spoke in a deep voice.
"Luo Jiuli, I heard that you have been staying at Jiuwang Mansion these past few days?"
In one sentence, it is almost full of malice.
But there was no intention for Luo Jiuli to stand up and reply.
Luo Jiuli, who was kneeling on the ground, sneered in his heart. The queen mother of a country had such a mind and vision. She only saw others working against her, but could not see the wrong and evil things she had done.
Just when Luo Jiuli was about to reply, someone suddenly grabbed her arm. She felt like she was being pulled to her feet by a force involuntarily, and then Xiao Mingxuan's cold voice came.
"Queen Mother, you shouldn't ask her this, you should ask me, who forced her to stay in the Nine Princes' Mansion for how many days."
"What's more, she was stabbed by the maid sent by the Queen Mother to guide her. The wound has not been healed yet. The Queen Mother asked her to kneel on the cold ground to reply. I, the King, feel sorry for her."
As soon as these words came out, there was silence in the hall.
The tense atmosphere in the air became even more intense.
The Queen Mother's nostrils were trembling with anger. Concubine Hu almost burst into flames when she looked at Luo Jiuli.
Even the princes and princes who stood aside and remained silent, all invariably cast their eyes on the connected arms of the two people in the palace.
Some princes and princes even glanced at Zhao Wang Xiao Zhumo intentionally or unintentionally. The two people in the palace were only related to others.
But I have a deep connection with King Zhao, but I don’t know what King Zhao is thinking at this moment.
How could King Zhao feel? He had suffered losses again and again at the hands of Xiao Mingxuan and Luo Jiuli, and the trace of thought he still had for Luo Jiuli had long since turned into hatred.
But at this time, with the emperor in front of him, he did not dare to show any dissatisfaction.
The Emperor, on the other hand, was sitting on the throne, raising his eyebrows almost invisible, and looking at the Queen Mother with cold eyes.
"Mother, the Duke has returned to Beijing. I specially asked him to come to the palace tomorrow morning to report on his duties."
These words had profound meaning, which made the Queen Mother's face even more ugly.
"Nine Kings."
The emperor looked at Xiao Mingxuan seriously.
"what is going on?"
Xiao Mingxuan raised his eyes, let go of Luo Jiuli's arm, and bowed respectfully.
"What does the emperor mean?"
The emperor said calmly:
"Teach the palace maid, Qiulian."
Xiao Mingxuan looked cold.
"There is nothing to say about this matter. I taught the palace maid Qiulian to have unclean hands and feet. She secretly hid poison into the palace. She failed to murder the king and actually assassinated the second lady of the Duke's palace."
"She deserves to be punished for her crime."
That gentle tone sounded like a naked provocation to the Queen Mother's ears.
The Queen Mother almost gritted her teeth and spoke.
"Then what? What did you do, Nine Kings?"
"Then?"
Xiao Mingxuan spoke indifferently and glanced at the Queen Mother.
"I sent the two ugly maids of honor back to the palace together with the gold, silver and jewels that the Queen Mother had given me -"
"Nine Kings, you are so presumptuous."
The Queen Mother turned livid with anger, slapped her palm on the table, and couldn't help but burst into laughter.
"You said Qiulian committed an assassination, are there any witnesses or physical evidence?"
"Besides, Qiulian is a woman with no strength, so how did she manage to injure Luo Jiuli under the strict guard of your Nine Princes' Mansion?"