An Yi was worried just now and was about to drag Ling Qingwan to the palace to question the queen, but unexpectedly, Ling Qingwan waved her hand and handed the matter over to Wei Xun.
However, An Yi felt relieved to see that Ling Qingwan had someone protecting her.
Back at the palace, the atmosphere was not so cheerful.
Looking at Ling Qingwan's name on the invitation, Wei Xun was furious.
"Is it true that the Queen was the only one responsible for the banquet held in the palace from beginning to end?"
Sitting at the table, Wei Xun confirmed with Lai Fu.
Seeing Wei Xun's face turned black and his eyes bloodshot, Lai Fu was frightened and nodded tremblingly.
No one knew better than him how scary Wei Xun was when he was angry.
As long as Wei Xun's bottom line is touched, he would dare to deal with even the emperor, not to mention the queen. Moreover, the one in trouble today is Ling Qingwan, the person Wei Xun loves the most.
hateful!
Wei Xun threw the invitation to the ground.
The invitation hit the door beam and broke into two pieces.
"Prepare the car."
As he spoke, Wei Xun stood up and walked out of the study.
He wanted to see how the Queen would explain the fact that Ling Qingwan was on the palace banquet list.
The Imperial Palace.
In the imperial study, the emperor was sitting at his desk, concentrating on handling government affairs.
Upon hearing that the queen wanted to see him, the emperor agreed without even raising his head.
The queen was dressed in a bright yellow brocade robe, looking elegant and graceful. She came in and respectfully bowed to the emperor.
"Your Majesty, this is the list for the palace banquet. Please take a look."
After saying this, the queen stepped forward and intended to put the document on the desk.
"It's alright." The emperor said calmly. "Since I've entrusted you with the task of selecting a princess for the Northern Zhou crown prince, I trust your ability. You can handle these matters on your own, and there's no need to ask for my opinion on everything."
The queen was flattered when she heard this.
"Thank you for your approval, Your Majesty. I will definitely do a good job on this matter and will never let Your Majesty worry about it."
The Northern Zhou crown prince and princess came to Dai Viet for marriage, which was no ordinary matter. Especially for the Northern Zhou crown prince, he had to choose the crown princess of the Northern Zhou. If all went well, she would become the queen of the entire Northern Zhou in the future.
In this case, how to choose and which woman to choose is extremely important.
The emperor actually gave her full authority to take charge of such an important matter. Whenever the queen thought of it, she couldn't help but be overjoyed.
"Your Majesty! Queen!"
Sun Jian came in and reported to the two of them.
"The Seventh Prince requests an audience."
The emperor paused, called Wei Xun in, and then asked the queen to leave first.
But as soon as the queen reached the door, she bumped into Wei Xun.
"The Queen is here, so let's talk about it." Wei Xun looked at the Queen coldly.
The queen was startled.
Seeing Wei Xun's aggressive look, the emperor couldn't help but wonder what had made Wei Xun so angry.
"If I remember correctly, I have already discussed with you that Wanwan will not be invited to this palace banquet. But today Wanwan received an invitation from the palace. I came here to find out what went wrong and why we failed to communicate well."
After saying that, Wei Xun handed the invitation to the emperor.
Although the invitation was torn in half, the contents inside could still be clearly seen after closing it.
The emperor's expression froze.
"Queen, what's going on?" He raised his eyes, holding a corner of the invitation in his hand, and questioned the queen.
Wei Xunque had discussed this with him, and he also passed the news to the queen as soon as possible. After that, the emperor never took care of the palace banquet. Therefore, the queen should explain this matter clearly no matter what.
"This... This concubine doesn't know either." The queen was terrified and cried. "I have taken your reminder to heart and never added Miss Ling's name to the list, nor did I write an invitation to invite her."
"You mean, Wanwan deliberately lied and forged the invitation just to frame you?" Wei Xun suppressed his anger.
Even now, the queen is still busy making excuses.
"I didn't!" the Queen retorted. "I only say things I'm sure I didn't do."
Wei Xun snatched the list from the Queen's hand and quickly found the three words "Ling Qingwan" among the names of all the rich ladies.
"Then what's going on here?" Wei Xun spread out the document with one hand and pointed at Ling Qingwan's name with the other. "You can forge the invitation, but you have the list of guests for the palace banquet. I'm afraid you can't do anything with this Wanwan."
The queen was speechless because of Wei Xun's words.
"Please explain why you included her name even though I repeatedly told you not to invite the second young lady of the Ling family to attend." The emperor agreed, and together with Wei Xun forced the queen to explain the matter clearly.
The queen was terrified and shook her head repeatedly.
When Wei Xun saw the queen's appearance, he did not feel any pity in his heart, but only felt that she was hateful.
Everyone knows that the woman that Manxing likes this time will be taken back to the Northern Zhou Dynasty to live, and it will be difficult for her to return to Dai Viet in the future. The Northern Zhou Dynasty and Dai Viet have just gone to war, and there is no guarantee that they will come back again in the future.
If the day ever comes when war breaks out, the fate of those who were sent from Dai Viet to marry into the Northern Zhou Dynasty will only be even more tragic.
What's more, Ling Qingwan also has another identity, that is, the fiancée of the seventh prince of Da Yue. Although the imperial edict has not yet come down, the relationship between the two is already in the open, and everyone has long known it.
It can be seen that the Queen's behavior was either stupid or evil.
Stupid? If she was really stupid, how could she have sat on the throne of queen for so many years
"I remember now!"
Suddenly, the Queen's eyes lit up, and she said to the Emperor: "The day before yesterday, I finished adding to the list, and the Northern Zhou Crown Prince came and wanted to borrow the list. I didn't think much about it, and I was afraid that if I didn't give it to him, it would anger the Northern Zhou Crown Prince and affect the relationship between the two countries, so I gave it to him. I didn't expect that he would tamper with the list without permission."
After hearing the queen's words, Wei Xun's face became even uglier.
"You mean to say that the Crown Prince of Northern Zhou took the list of guests for the palace banquet just to add Wanwan's name?"
The Queen not only targeted Ling Qingwan, but now she was also throwing dirty water on Ling Qingwan and speculating on her relationship with Man Xing. This made Wei Xun very angry.
The Queen had rarely seen Wei Xun so angry, and she was so frightened that she didn't know what to say.
"Since the Queen is incapable of taking charge of this matter, let's hand it over to Concubine Jing." The Emperor spoke and suggested.
The queen's face changed drastically after hearing this.
Concubine Jing is the biological mother of the eldest prince, who is the favorite to compete with Song Zhiqing for the position of crown prince. The queen and Concubine Jing have always been at odds with each other.
If this matter were to fall into the hands of Concubine Jing from her hands, I wonder how Concubine Jing would laugh at her overtly or covertly.
The Queen immediately apologized and pleaded for mercy, and finally the Emperor decided to send Concubine Jing to assist the Queen in arranging the matter.
And Ling Qingwan's name was deleted again at the palace banquet.
But the matter has not been completely resolved.
Regardless of whether Ling Qingwan received the invitation because of the Queen, it shows one thing: someone wants Ling Qingwan to participate and hopes that Ling Qingwan will be selected by Manxing.