The night was thick, and the road from the East Palace to the Zichen Palace was extremely quiet, occasionally hearing cicadas and frogs.
The sedan chair was parked in Zichen Palace, and people could hear the bustling noises inside before they walked in.
Pei Yan slowly got out of the sedan chair, his beautiful peach blossom eyes narrowed slightly, there was something to watch.
He lightly brushed off his robe, straightened his shoulders, and strode in.
Princess Jingyang's scolding voice was very penetrating. Pei Yan couldn't hear what was being scolded in front of her. When she got closer, she heard a sentence—
"Crying, you still have the face to cry! You have done these obscene things yourself, and now you are wronged?"
Taking advantage of the time when Princess Jingyang was taking a breath, Li Gui followed through with the announcement, "His Royal Highness is here!"
The chaotic hall was silent for a moment, and everyone present looked towards the door.
Tao Ti's gaze was the most active, and she locked on to that tall and straight figure immediately.
I saw that Pei Yan was wearing a bamboo green loose brocade robe and a light-colored narrow belt. Compared with the noble aura of the day, this attire in front of him was very leisurely and coquettish, like an elegant scholar walking out of a bamboo forest in the Wei and Jin Dynasties.
Pei Yan walked in calmly, saluted the emperor, empress and eldest princess, and walked towards Tao Ti naturally.
His black eyes stared straight at her, as if asking: Are you okay
Tao Ti rolled her eyes and answered him: I'm fine.
The two stood side by side, and under the cover of the wide sleeves, he gently shook her hand.
Tao Ti's heart warmed up, her face remained calm, but her little finger secretly scratched his palm.
After a moment of intimacy, the two quickly returned their attention to the court.
Princess Jingyang pointed at Pei Lingbi who was next to Empress Zhou and scolded again. She didn't use a single dirty word, but she scolded extremely fiercely. Those who dare not look up.
When she had finished scolding, the eldest princess took a deep breath, turned her face and looked straight at Emperor Zhaokang, who was seated above, with a mournful expression:
"Brother Huang, you know how difficult it is for me to conceive Qinghe. I just got pregnant with her, and the Duke of the country led the army to the battlefield. I have a big belly all by myself, and I have to take care of the baby in my belly. Is it easy for me to think about the Duke of the State on the battlefield
Later, Rongdi came to invade Pingyang City. I was almost eight months old at that time, still wearing armor, wandering around the tower every day, struggling with those Rongdi soldiers. I haven't been able to sleep well for seven days and seven nights, Qing He almost lost her life! If so, she was born with congenital deficiencies, like a kitten, so small that she doesn't even have the strength to cry, it hurts my heart just looking at it..."
Speaking of this, the eldest princess choked up, took out the handkerchief and pressed the corners of her eyes, "I swore at the time that I would do my best to treat Qinghe well, give her the best, and never let her be wronged." !"
She changed the subject, her cold eyes were like two sharp swords, and she shot straight at Queen Zhou's mother and daughter, "I never thought that the pearl I carefully held in the palm of my hand would be so spoiled by them when I returned to Chang'an!"
Half of Empress Zhou's body froze, and her expression management, which she was always proud of, was a little out of control.
Pei Lingbi panicked even more, and shrank behind Queen Zhou, her scalp tingling for a while.
She felt wronged, angry, and mad—
Knowing that she was sleeping in the same bed with her third cousin and was bumped into by a group of people, she was so ashamed and angry. But before she figured out what was going on, she heard that that bitch Tao Ti left Zhuyuan Villa with Qing He.
She was naturally anxious, anxious and afraid, afraid that Tao Ti and the others would find out the truth of the matter and go to complain in front of her father and aunt.
She didn't care about thinking about how she was lying with her third cousin, and dragged her royal brother to the palace. She had to discuss a countermeasure with her mother before Tao Ti and the others.
At the beginning, she was sure that Qinghe was timid, and Qinghe was too embarrassed to tell others about such things that would damage her boudoir's reputation.
But what she didn't expect was that Tao Ti didn't know what ecstasy soup had been poured into Qinghe, and the two actually ran to the eldest princess and broke the matter.
At the beginning, Pei Lingbi wanted to use her identity as a "victim" to make a fortune, but Princess Jingyang didn't accept this at all.
The usually dignified and graceful eldest princess is now like an angry lioness, her eyes are spitting fire, and her cold eyes are like sharp knives, as if she wished to devour Pei Lingbi alive.
"Brother Huang, whether you are the monarch of the country or an elder in the family, you have to give me an account of this matter today." Princess Jingyang fixedly looked at Emperor Zhaokang, her eyes were firm and fearless.
Emperor Zhaokang felt a sudden pain in his brain, "..."
After a moment of silence, his gaze swept to Queen Zhou's position, deep and cold.
Empress Zhou clenched her fists under the wide sleeves of her robe, and she didn't feel pain when her nails dug into her flesh. She knew that Emperor Zhaokang's heart was biased. Even if Lingbi was his biological daughter, he was partial to Jingyang.
Suddenly, she stood up, bowed respectfully to Emperor Zhaokang, folded her hands on the cold floor, pressed her forehead to her hands, and begged in a low voice, "Your Majesty, what happened this time...is Lingbi Bewitched by ghosts, she only wanted to match Qing He and Shao Hui's marriage, and she did something bad with good intentions, and she already knew she was wrong."
Seeing this, Pei Lingbi immediately fell to her knees with a "plop", tears streaming down her face, "Father, my daughter knows her mistake, my daughter really knows her mistake..."
Queen Zhou said, "Your Majesty, since Qinghe is fine, but Lingbi has, but... ruined her reputation, please spare her this time."
The corners of Emperor Zhaokang's mouth were tense.
Seeing that he was silent, Queen Zhou turned her head to look at Princess Jingyang. She was still kneeling, her posture was humble enough, and her tone was sad enough, crying, "Jingyang, we are all mothers, I know you love Qinghe It is true that Lingbi did something wrong, but we are a family after all, and Qinghe is also your niece... She has learned her lesson this time... Your lord has a lot, for the sake of the family, forgive her This time, I will apologize to you for her, and I kowtow to you."
Princess Jingyang immediately took two steps back, as if she was afraid of being touched, her eyebrows were raised upside down, "Don't, don't, don't do this with me!"
Queen Zhou's face was full of sadness, and she looked like a loving mother who was very worried about her children.
Tao Ti looked on in amazement, this attitude of being able to bend and stretch, the tears that came when she said it, and the rich and full emotions, if she was born in modern times, the Grand Slam actress would not have escaped.
She glanced aside inadvertently, and saw Pei Yan's cold and handsome face, with a clear jaw line and a cold and sarcastic arc on the corner of her lips.
It seems that Pei Yan has also seen Queen Zhou's acting skills.
Tao Ti was very relieved in her heart, and leaned against him, continuing to be a quiet crowd.
When the two parties were deadlocked, it was Emperor Zhaokang who broke the deadlock—
"Shut up!"
The weeping Queen Zhou, "..."
The furious eldest princess, "..."
Emperor Zhaokang glanced coldly at everyone present, and finally fell on Queen Zhou, "Since your Zhou family wants to marry the royal family so much, let Lingbi marry Zhou Shaohui."
Empress Zhou shuddered. Your Majesty believed that the first half of the sentence was arranged by her
Before she could explain herself, Pei Lingbi yelled uncontrollably, "No, father, no, I don't want to marry my third cousin! I don't want to marry him!"
There was no warmth in Emperor Zhaokang's long and narrow black eyes, and he said coldly, "You are all sharing the same bed, if you don't marry him, who else do you want to marry?"
Pei Lingbi shook her head, looked helplessly and panickedly, her eyes fell on Young Master Xie and paused for a couple of times.
Young Master Xie immediately frowned, and turned his head in distaste without hiding the slightest bit.
Pei Lingbi's face suddenly turned pale, as if her bones had been pulled out, her shoulders slumped, and she said with tears, "Anyway, I don't want to marry him, Father, please don't marry me to him!"
The third cousin has a humble appearance and a romantic nature. Although he has not yet married a wife, he has played with many women in secret. How could such a person be her consort!
Princess Jingyang sneered, "Queen, look, you praised your nephew so well in front of me before, but now your own daughter is sleeping in the same bed with him, and she is still unwilling to marry, which shows that you What an idiot this nephew is!"
Empress Zhou's face turned red and white, suppressing the emotions in her heart, she just knelt straight in front of Emperor Zhaokang.
Emperor Zhaokang was annoyed by Pei Lingbi crying, and he scolded impatiently, "If you don't marry the Zhou family, then go to Rongdi and get married!"
As soon as these words came out, everyone was shocked.
Pei Lingbi also stopped crying, widened her eyes, and looked at Emperor Zhaokang in disbelief.
Emperor Zhaokang was not angry, and said in an uncompromising tone, "I will give you two ways—
Article 1, if you marry Saburo Zhou, I will send him out as an official, and you go with him, and you are not allowed to return to Chang'an for three years without an edict;
The second thing is to marry Rong Di and get married. In view of your contribution to the diplomatic relations between the two countries, I will prepare a generous dowry for you and send you a beautiful marriage. There are two paths, you choose. "
Pei Lingbi bit her lip, her heart was trembling, she didn't want to marry her third cousin, let alone marry King Yeluhan who was in his fifties!
"Father, are you forcing your daughter to die?" Pei Lingbi asked with red eyes.
Emperor Zhaokang frowned, and said in a deep voice, "If I hadn't thought about the love between father and daughter, I would have been dragged out and beaten to death long ago if I were someone else. Now that I have given you two choices, you are not only dissatisfied, but also Want to threaten me with death?"
Empress Zhou immediately recognized the killing intent in Emperor Zhaokang's words. She knew that Emperor Zhaokang hated others to threaten him with death the most in his life.
She hurried forward and covered Pei Lingbi's mouth, "Choose! My concubine chose for her, let her marry Saburo!"
Pei Lingbi's eyes widened, full of unwillingness.
Emperor Zhaokang stared at Empress Zhou meaningfully for a long while, and then said indifferently to Pei Lingbi, "From today onwards, you will be confined in Jinyun Palace, and no one is allowed to visit. I will ask the Ministry of Rites to prepare for your wedding as soon as possible." , I will get married this year..."
Now it's the end of July, and I'm going to get married this year, and it's only five months after all the calculations. It can be seen how sloppy this marriage will be.
"And the Zhou family..." Emperor Zhaokang continued with a sullen face and a cold voice, "This happened in the Zhou family's Zhuangzi, and I will also pursue the responsibility. A few people must be killed to make an example."
Empress Zhou broke out in cold sweat, her eyes were red, and she cried sadly, "Your Majesty!"
Emperor Zhaokang squinted his black eyes, his eyes were cold, and he looked indifferent as to see through her thoughts.
Empress Zhou felt guilty, her throat seemed to be pinched, and she couldn't utter a word.
This is another foot restraint, another marriage, and relegation to other places and not returning to the palace for three years, and the Zhou family must be held accountable, all of which are enough to show Emperor Zhaokang's attitude.
Princess Jingyang is not a pushover, after all, Pei Lingbi is still a princess and the daughter of the emperor's brother, so it is impossible for him to kill Pei Lingbi for this matter.
It's just that she couldn't get enough breath in her chest, and it was really uncomfortable to hold it in.
She endured and endured, but in the end she couldn't hold back, strode forward, and walked straight in front of Pei Lingbi, grabbed her bun with one hand, and pulled it down according to her face with the other.
"Snapped!"
"Snapped!"
One left and one right, two red handprints, very symmetrical.
Pei Lingbi was blindfolded, her eyes were staring, and her ears were buzzing.
Princess Jingyang said in a cold voice, "This first slap is to slap you so viciously that you dare to plot against my daughter; this second slap is to slap you so shamelessly that you still dare to miss my son at this moment! "
Since Pei Lingbi was a child, when had she ever suffered such a straightforward humiliation, her cheeks were burning hot, she wished she could hit her head to death, and tears flowed down her cheeks.
Princess Jingyang no longer looked at her pretentious appearance, passed by Queen Zhou, paused, and hummed, "You have taught me a good daughter!"
These sarcasm words were like a knife piercing Queen Zhou's spine, she knew very well in her heart that Jingyang's two slaps were not hitting Lingbi, they were clearly hitting Zhou Mingmiao in the face!
After Princess Jingyang slapped her across the face, she acquiesced in Emperor Zhaokang's punishment of Pei Lingbi.
Emperor Zhaokang slowed down, comforted Princess Jingyang, and said to Qinghe, "Qinghe, you have been wronged this time, don't worry, uncle will make it up to you."
Qinghe's little face is still pale at the moment.
After she was carried out by Tao Ti and the others, she didn't wake up until she was in the carriage. Knowing that she was almost insulted by the gangster, she broke into a cold sweat from fright, and her body is still cold at the moment.
When Emperor Zhaokang saw that she was still looking out of his mind, he felt even more guilty, and planned to confer another title on her.
With the conclusion established, it was already late at night, and the group of Empress Zhou and Princess Jingyang's family also dispersed.
Pei Yan and Tao Ti were left alone by Emperor Zhaokang.