Everyone in the palace was stunned for a moment, except for the Ninth Prince, who breathed a sigh of relief.
Although he was pretty good to Thirteen, he never thought of taking the blame for her. When he was at Duke Su's mansion, he also reminded her and asked her to go back and change her clothes when they were in the Imperial Garden, which was considered the most benevolent and righteous thing to do.
Thinking about it, he didn't speak anymore, he just lowered his head slightly and listened silently to the footsteps approaching from far away.
Princess Thirteen changed into a pretty dress. She didn't even look at her when she came in. She obediently said her greetings first, "Thirteenth greets my father, the emperor and my queen."
After she finished speaking, she raised her head and was startled.
Why was that Ye Qinxi sitting on her father's bed, with the queen holding her hand, while the prince brother stood aside, and the ninth brother knelt directly on the ground.
She blinked in surprise and looked at Nian Nian involuntarily.
The latter raised his eyebrows slightly at her, and the next moment, the emperor's majestic voice came, "Thirteen, where have you been today?"
The thirteenth princess was stunned and almost blurted out that she didn't go anywhere.
But no matter how stupid she was, when she saw the appearance of these people in front of her, she knew that she couldn't get away easily. She could only lower her head and said hesitantly, "My lord, my lord... I'm bored in the palace." , let Brother Ninth take me out... to relax?"
"Where did you go to relax?" The queen looked at her coldly, but she sneered in her heart.
They are both women of about the same age. Look at Nian Nian and look at her again. She is really a useless thing in the sky and on the earth.
"Brother Ninth said that the old lady at Duke Su's Mansion was unwell and wanted to have a look. So I, my son and I went together. I didn't think we would go too far... The Duke Su's Mansion was safe, so I went with Brother Ninth to have a look. … That’s good too.”
One mouthful followed the Ninth Brother, and the other followed the Ninth Brother. Tsk tsk.
He looked at Tang Yutian without any trace, and sure enough, Tang Yutian's face was already very ugly.
He never knew that Thirteenth Sister could speak so well. In the final analysis, it seemed that all the responsibilities were on him.
Fortunately, the girl Nian Nian had already pointed the finger at Thirteen from the beginning. Otherwise, wouldn't the father have vented all his anger on him and blamed him for leading his sister into evil
"Oh, your Ninth Brother will take you to see something." The queen's smile became even colder, "Since you are going to visit Mrs. Bai, what do you want to do in the Su Guogong's mansion by shouting and killing? Do you have any respect for the old man? Are you planning to make Mrs. Bai's health worse? If something happens to Duke Su's mansion, how do you want the people to view the royal family?"
"I, I..." The Thirteenth Princess bit her lip, feeling a little resentful towards the Queen.
She looked at the emperor with aggrieved look, and there was a hint of crying in her voice, "Father, I don't have you. I just heard that someone broke the jade Ruyi rewarded by the prince's brother. This kind of behavior is clearly contempt for the royal family, my son." It is for the sake of the royal reputation that I want to dispose of the maid of Duke Su's mansion."
The emperor leaned on the bedside a little tiredly, closing his eyes and not knowing what he was thinking. He didn't even look at the thirteenth princess who was crying.
Seeing this, the queen narrowed her eyes and raised her chin slightly, "Dispose of it? You are quite courageous, you dare to deal with the little princess of Feng Cang Kingdom."
"Er Chen, I don't know her identity, and she didn't tell her."
The Queen raised her eyebrows and suddenly raised her voice, "Why don't you ask if I don't tell you?"
Thirteen felt even more aggrieved. Should she ask a maid what her identity was? The queen is clearly looking for opportunities to find faults.
But she didn't dare to refute, she would never question the queen.
"Thirteen." The emperor finally opened his eyes and spoke to her.
The thirteenth princess looked happy and looked at him eagerly.
Unexpectedly, the emperor's words were extremely cold, "You left the palace privately and made comments in Su Guogong's palace without permission. It is really unbecoming. If you don't deal with it, others will follow the same example and it will be difficult to convince the public."
The thirteenth princess's face turned pale suddenly, "Father..."
"Starting from today, she will be banned for half a year. She is not allowed to step out of Anyang Palace, and no one is allowed to visit. Queen, find her a needlework master to sharpen her temperament. After half a year, I want to see her embroidery results. .Also, the two slaves who followed her out today will be sent to Huanyifang. The other slaves will each play twenty big boards."
Grounded for half a year and no visitors allowed? The thirteenth princess seemed to have been drained of all her strength and fell to the ground helplessly.
Isn't that the same as going to jail? how so? How could the father treat her like this
The emperor had already waved his hand, the queen immediately winked, and soon two nuns came in and helped the man out.
The Ninth Prince breathed out secretly. Fortunately, his father did not mention what to do with him.
"I'm a little tired. The Queen and Niannian will stay here. You two can step back."
"Yes." The Crown Prince and the Ninth Prince slowly exited the Qiankun Palace.
The emperor then looked at Niannian and shook his head feebly, "Are you satisfied now?"
"Grandpa Emperor..." Niannian smiled at him and kept smiling.
The emperor glared at her, "You are just like your mother, treacherous."
"I'm relying on you two to love me." Nian Nian didn't shy away from it.
"How do you know that we will definitely help you?" The queen pinched her pretty nose, "This time you are the one who takes the lead. If you don't take the lead, we will naturally not stand on your side and will still be cruel. punish you."
Nian Nian nodded vigorously, "I will definitely stand on the right side every time."
The two of them were amused by her, and the queen sighed a little, holding her hand and never letting go, "Seeing you, I think of your mother. She used to be lawless, and she would never make it a trivial matter when she was wronged. It’s a trivial matter, but every time there’s some crooked reasoning that makes people take her side, I think you are the same way.”
"That's not true. I'm still milder than my mother."
"..." Gentle? Didn't see it at all.
The queen laughed hard, "You... By the way, you can live in the palace from now on. I will ask people to clean up the palace where your mother used to live. You can live in it and I will assign a few palace maids to you. I’ll serve you well.”
Nian Nian immediately put on a sad expression, "There are too many rules in the palace..."
The emperor smiled and said, "Well, don't embarrass her. She will marry to Duke Su's palace in the future, so it's better to let her get along with the right minister more and cultivate her."
As he said that, he winked at the Queen.
The queen immediately understood that, yes, the palace was not safe now, so it was better not to drag Nian Nian into this whirlwind nest and become the target of others.
However, there is no one around her who can talk warmly and thoughtfully, so she is somewhat reluctant to leave her.
"Then when you are free, come into the palace and talk to me. Tell me about your life in Feng Cang Country, your mother, and Nan Nan, okay?"
Niannian responded with a smile.