It can be said that Mei Wen'er has controlled the whole situation from the beginning, and Xiao Ying did not betray him at all! Instead, someone disguised himself as Xiao Ying and wanted to fish in the troubled waters in this backyard.
But the pretender didn't know that when she was eyeing Qiao Xinyue, she was being targeted by Xiaoying. However, at this time, Xiaoying had not responded or alerted the snake until the pretender came into contact with a certain regent.
Just showed up!
The couple then put on a good show together, giving the eldest daughter of the second wife of the Queen Mother's family, the He family, to the already lustful and ridiculous Crown Prince Duan, so that Princess Duan could catch her own son's adultery and complete the loop!
"...I see." The Queen Mother, who didn't know anything about it, was stunned for a long time, then nodded with a complicated look, but said in a lecture, "Look, you are still too young! You have caused so much trouble just for a banquet.
thing."
"My granddaughter-in-law is incompetent, please help me from the imperial grandmother." Mei Wen'er, who immediately admitted her mistake, begged obediently.
The Empress Dowager patted the back of her hand, and then looked at Princess Duan Wang who was kneeling on the ground, and the second wife of the He family who was crying, and felt a headache.
However, Crown Princess Duan still continued to beg, "Please make the decision, the Queen Mother! The Ai family is willing to comb their crowns and enter the temple, and stay with the ancient Buddha with a green lantern forever!"
"Shut up!" Princess Duan turned blue with anger, but the Empress Dowager scolded, "It's you who should shut up. When Prince Duan was a young brother, he was away fighting all the time. You raised the prince with your own hands, but you taught him
Such a thing! How can you have the face to scold others?"
"Your Majesty's sister-in-law, if it weren't for the fact that the imperial concubine was unworthy and virtuous, how could my son be looking for someone outside? What's more, my son was clearly drugged! This is the fault of the regent princess, not my son!" Princess Duan said.
Argue with reason!
Mei Wen'er: "..."
She really didn't expect that the dignified and serious Princess Duan could actually blame her son's cheating and lewdness on her daughter-in-law!
No wonder Crown Prince Duan has made no progress at such an old age. At this moment, he actually cried: "That's exactly it! Auntie Huang is the one who makes the decision!"
The Empress Dowager immediately sneered and said, "The Ai family has already sent for the imperial doctor. Whether they were drugged or not, we will know later. If my brothers and sisters are worried that the Ai family will not find out, the Ai family can ask Hexi to fetch the doctor now."
Minister of Dali Temple, please assist in investigating this case!"
"...That's not necessary." Princess Duan also knew that this ugliness should not be shown publicly, "Anyway, it's just because she doted on a woman, and she just let Yuan'er accept it."
"The ancestor of the He family in Taiyuan and the founding father of the country. Although the eldest brother of the He family was convicted of the empress dowager's personal affairs, he has nothing to do with the second wife! The father of the second daughter of the He family is the governor of Taiyuan! How virtuous and capable your son is, how can he be accepted?
As a concubine?" the Empress Dowager asked again with a sneer.
Earlier, Ye Chenfeng openly asked the emperor to accept the second daughter of the second wife of the He family as the queen in the court hall! Although it was meant to be provocative and sarcastic, if something had not happened to the first family member of the He family, given the background of the second young lady,
, enough for later!
Now, Princess Duan said yes! She also made the Empress Dowager laugh angrily, "Let's do it this way. The Ai family has the final say. Your son can marry Miss He Er as his equal wife, but! The position of the heir apparent must be taken away! It will be up to the king's brother.
The eldest grandson inherits the throne."
As soon as these words came out, Prince Duan became anxious and quickly looked at Princess Duan, "Mother Concubine..."
"Emperor's sister-in-law..." Of course Princess Duan would not do this! What a pity...
"Otherwise, today's matter will be left to the Dali Temple to take charge! The Zongren Mansion will then assist in the investigation, and official matters will be handled in an orderly manner." The Empress Dowager said flatly.
Princess Duan saw that the Empress Dowager was angry, and thought that although her daughter-in-law was useless, her eldest grandson was pretty good, so she didn't criticize her anymore.
As for the second daughter in the second room of the He family, she fainted from tears on the spot! She was in such a blooming age, but she had to marry a man who could be a father. It would be strange not to faint from tears.
But Mei Wen'er had no sympathy! Because the second young lady got into the game herself. In the original game, the designer wanted to give both Qiao Xinyue and her to Ye Chenfeng.
"Ah."
Mei Wen'er, who sneered in her heart, could only say that the drugs, raw rice and cooked rice in the backyard were all "leftovers" from her play.
She has been through what Lin Bin did! She has been guarding her backyard for a long time, but she must not let such a thing happen again, and now she is doing this? Haha.
…
In the banquet hall, when the emperor saw He Huicong shaking his head at him secretly!
He knew it! The plan had failed, and he felt unhappy.
Ye Chenfeng, who was beside him, still smiled and said, "Brother, do you want to hug my daughter?"
The emperor felt annoyed when he saw a certain girl's face that looked exactly like a certain regent! However -
When he met the little girl's eyes, he was stunned!
Like Ye Chenfeng, he felt that the little girl's dark eyes looked very much like Mei Wen'er.
"That's all, I'm afraid she'll cry as if she's been beaten by me, so I won't hug her. I'll reward her with a thousand pieces of gold and food for a thousand households."
"Then thank you very much, Brother Huang! When my daughter is officially crowned as princess, you can't reduce it just because of today's reward."
"Who do you think I am?" the emperor scolded with an angry smile, seemingly in a good mood.
Only He Huicong knew that His Majesty would definitely destroy the palace again when he returned! After so much effort, it was all in vain. How could anyone not be angry if he was spared?
After the banquet, the emperor returned to the palace as if he was drunk, and the empress dowager also returned with him, escorted by Ye Chenfeng personally, while Mei Wen'er took care of the follow-up matters in the palace.
After entering the Wutong Hall, the Empress Dowager, who had kept her eyes closed all the way, asked, "Why don't you inform the Ai family first?"
"Isn't it too late to say it?" Ye Chenfeng responded with a smile, "Thank you, Grandma Huang, for your help! Without you, Wen'er would have been bullied by the old woman! You have to protect her."
"Ha! The Ai family feels that she is much more powerful than your mother-in-law." The Empress Dowager spoke the truth. Mei Wen'er's control over the palace's backyard was beyond her imagination!
She originally thought that when the imperial doctor came, he would definitely find something dirty, so she asked the imperial doctor Wen, but when he found out, there was nothing dirty at all! This confirmed that the two people having an affair were consensual.
So even if the wife of He's second wife came, she would have to hold her nose and admit everything! Even if she made a fuss and invited a trusted doctor, it would not help.
The Empress Dowager sighed, "If your mother and concubine were half as smart as she is, she wouldn't be...that's all. The Ai family is tired, so you can go back too."
Ye Chenfeng held her hand tightly and responded softly: "If possible, my grandson hopes that she doesn't need to be so smart, but my grandson is not good enough."
"You, get out of here!" The Empress Dowager waved her hand to chase away everyone, and then went to bed early under Hexi's service.
What happened today really exhausted her, who had just recovered from her illness. At the same time——
When the emperor returned to his chamber, he asked He Huicong to present the gift Mei Wen'er gave him in return!
"Are you sure she secretly ordered someone to give it to you and ask you to forward it to me?" the emperor asked confirmingly.
The emperor was a little suspicious. This was a gift from his good brother, who wanted to plot against him! However -
However, He Huicong reported, "The person who gave me this thing is a servant named Chen Chun. According to my knowledge, this servant is indeed the confidant of the Princess Regent and once escorted her to escape to the south."