"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, please don't chase me away, Your Majesty, I won't dare to do it again, I won't dare to do it again!"
Han Yan was horrified.
If we send her back to her family, her stepmother will see that there is no profit to be made from her and might sell her somewhere else.
Yi Xiuyuan's heart was also pounding, fearing that Han Yan would say too much and make mistakes, and implicate herself again.
He immediately gave instructions to the people behind him.
"Hurry up and shut this slave's mouth and drag her out, or she will pollute the Emperor's ears!"
Immediately after he finished speaking, several young eunuchs pulled out their handkerchiefs and stuffed them into Han Yan's mouth, then dragged her out roughly.
During the struggle, the short silver hairpin on Han Yan's head fell off and rolled to Yi Xiuyuan's feet.
The person was pulled out and the room suddenly became quiet.
Ning Chen sat still, his eyes fixed on Yi Xiuyuan. At this moment, the silver hairpin that fell at her feet seemed particularly ironic.
Just now, this woman tried to push the palace maid onto the dragon bed, carefully arranged the dinner, and asked the palace maid to dress up.
Seeing that the situation was not right, he didn't even say a word of pleading, but decisively tied the man up and took him away.
Such a contrast between the before and after is really hard to describe.
This made Ning Chen think of Ye Jun even more.
Ye was indeed domineering, but she was also straightforward. She was clear about what she loved and hated and never hid anything. This was truly rare in the harem.
The more I thought about it, the more I found the person in front of me unpleasant.
Finally stood up.
"Your Majesty..." Yi Xiuyuan was panicked and called out quickly.
Ning Chen turned around and saw that she was still kneeling. He waved his hand calmly and said, "Get up and take good care of the Third Prince. Don't think about anything else. I still have memorials to review, so I won't let you stay overnight."
Yi Xiuyuan breathed a sigh of relief, knowing that the emperor did not blame her.
Although there was a warning in his words, fortunately nothing was actually said.
"Your Majesty, I respectfully bid you farewell. I will take good care of the Third Prince."
Yi Xiuyuan carefully sent the person out, but she still kept her guard up and mentioned the third prince.
She understood that as long as the child was there, the emperor would not fail to come to see her.
But it was obvious that she made a mistake in this step. Mentioning the child under such circumstances seemed deliberate and it also showed blatantly that she was using her offspring to compete for favor.
For a moment, Ning Chen's impression of her became even worse.
However, out of respect for the Wu family and the third prince, he didn't say much.
After seeing the emperor off, Yi Xiuyuan turned around and slapped Yunxi.
"It's you who came up with the bad idea and made me lose face in front of the emperor. It's always you who's responsible. You're always the one who makes things worse. If you can't serve me well, I'll send you back tomorrow!"
"Xiuyuan, calm down. I was wrong. It was all because I was stupid and talkative. It was my fault. You can beat me and scold me as much as you want, but please don't send me away. I have followed you since I was a child. Even if I have no merits, I have worked hard!"
Yunxi staggered from the blow, and without caring about the pain on her face, she knelt down and begged.
This time, Yunxiu hesitated to speak and finally did not plead for her.
Yunxi is a competitive person. It would be fine if he just caused trouble himself, but now he gradually likes to instigate his master. If he is not taught a lesson, his behavior will only get worse in the future.
"It's because you've been with me since childhood that I only slapped you. If it were someone else, I would have spanked him with a stick."
Yi Xiuyuan was also angry and rubbed her forehead with her hand.
"You don't have to serve tonight. Go back to your room and think about it."
After saying this, he took Yunxiu's hand and went into the house.
Yunxi cried at the door for a long time, but in the end she didn't go back and no one knew where she went.
In the evening, Yunxiu waited until Yi Xiuyuan fell asleep, and prepared to go and comfort Yunxi, but found that she was also asleep.
The palm print on the face was no longer as red. When you got closer, you could smell a faint smell of medicine, but you didn't know where it came from.
Yunxiu didn't think much about it and turned back to keep watch.
It is common practice in the harem that good news does not travel far, but bad news spreads far and wide.
However, on the second day, the whole garden knew that Yi Xiuyuan attempted to push a palace maid to the throne. As a result, the emperor not only confiscated the palace maid, but also sent her back to her family.
After more careful inquiries, it turned out that this palace maid was Han Yan who had attempted to seduce the emperor in Jiaotang Garden before.
At this point, Ming Jieyushi and the emperor had not yet reconciled their quarrel, and Yi Xiuyuan had displeased the emperor again. The two most favored people in the harem were both defeated at the same time, and others became eager to try.
"One palace maid killed two favored concubines. If Han Yan didn't have a very poor background, I would have suspected that someone was plotting behind her back."
Ye Jun squinted his eyes and leaned on the pillow, eating grapes.
She had just heard Lu Zhi talk about what happened in Taohuawu. Before she could even laugh at Yi Xiuyuan's failure in trying to steal a chicken, she suddenly discovered a deeper level of severity.
Nan Zhi said unhappily while fanning her.
"Today Fang Xiuyuan went to personally deliver soup to the emperor. She never came out after entering. I think she stayed to accompany the emperor. She usually doesn't try to win the emperor's favor, but now she is rushing to do so."
"Yao, it's rare to see her take the initiative like this."
Ye Jun picked up the handkerchief and wiped his hands slowly, with a look in his eyes gradually becoming playful.
"When the snipe and the clam fight, the fisherman benefits. She wants to see if she has the ability to be the fisherman."
He narrowed his eyes, then waved to Nan Zhi to come forward, leaned over and whispered a few words in her ear.
A smile gradually spread across Nan Zhi's face, and she bowed happily before leaving.
In Jingqian Palace, Yao Xiang indeed accompanied the emperor for the entire day.
She was a smart person and understood Ning Chen's temper. She also owed him a life-saving favor. After a day of serving him, Ning Chen began to like her a little more.
"Just stay for dinner today, there's no need to go back." Ning Chen said.
Yao Xiang was naturally happy and responded respectfully. Although he looked happy, he did not lose his composure.
Being so calm and composed is indeed a sign of good upbringing.
But this joy did not last long. Before dinner, the eldest princess arrived.
Ning Chen was a little surprised, but the eldest princess was already five years old, so it was not surprising for her to play outside by herself.
As the child grows older, he is indeed much braver than before.
Because we specially invited a female teacher to teach the class, although she is small, she is very well-behaved and quiet.
As soon as she came in, she bowed softly.
"My daughter pays respects to the Emperor and to Madam Fang."
"Forget it. Why are you here, Yu'er? Come here and let your father see if you have grown taller."
Ning Chen waved gently.
The eldest princess obediently took a few steps forward and let her father touch her head.
"The princess is so cute. Her eyes and eyebrows are very similar to the emperor's." Yao Xiang said with a smile.
"Thank you for the compliment, Madam Fang. Madam Fang is also beautiful." The eldest princess said obediently.
Finally, he turned and looked at Ning Chen.
"Father, I haven't visited mother for a long time. Mother said she asked someone to make lotus shrimp for her daughter today. Can you come with me?"
After saying this, the smile on Yao Xiang's face froze a little.
But it returned to normal in an instant.
Seeing that Ning Chen looked a little embarrassed, he immediately took the initiative to speak.
"It's a rare opportunity for the princess to invite you. Your Majesty, please don't worry about me. Just go and accompany the Concubine Shu."