Cining Palace
The Empress Dowager and the Emperor sat in the main seats, and the Empress sat below the Emperor.
Princess Changle was sitting opposite the Queen, she was already dressed neatly, but her eyes were swollen like walnuts from crying.
A man in a middle-aged shirt was kneeling on the ground.
Wen Ruiqing, Prince Yongan, and Shen Ruolan all stood aside.
As for the ladies who were watching the fun at the scene, they were all sent away by the Queen Mother when she heard Princess Changle's voice!
Even if they were given a hundred times the courage, the Queen Mother believed that they would not dare to tell anyone what they saw today!
The Queen Mother was getting impatient and was about to explode when she heard the palace maids coming to her and saying, "Your Majesty, the Queen Mother, the Crown Prince, the Crown Princess, Princess Xingqing and others are here!"
"Announce!" Princess Changle was crying here. The Emperor was annoyed that the Empress Dowager and Princess Changle always liked to stir up trouble. When he heard someone coming, he immediately said something.
Several people walked in.
When the Queen Mother saw that the Crown Princess of Jin had also arrived, she frowned in displeasure.
Family disgrace should not be made public, why did Chu Tiankuo bring an outsider with him? !
Xing Nong and the others looked straight ahead and bowed one after another: "Your son/your concubine/your humble servant/your servant greets the Emperor, the Empress Dowager, and the Empress!"
The Crown Princess of Jin smiled and said, "I greet the Queen Mother, Your Majesty, and the Queen Mother."
The Queen Mother was unhappy, but she said calmly, "Crown Princess of Jin, please don't be polite. Why is the Crown Princess of Jin here? I have family matters to deal with."
The implication is that if she had any sense of etiquette, she would have left on her own initiative!
The Crown Princess of Jin smiled and said, "We are a family now, so the Queen Mother doesn't need to be polite to me. Just now, I and Sister Xingqing were accompanying the Queen Sister Xingnong. When we heard the Queen Mother's invitation, we came here together."
The Queen Mother clenched her hands hard on the armchair, what a shameless guy!
Who is her family
Although the emperor did not want to be laughed at by the Crown Princess of Jin, she was clearly unwilling to leave, and it was obvious that she knew what had happened and wanted to support Xing Qing, so he said, "Give the Crown Princess of Jin a seat!"
The emperor was also a little angry that Chu Tiankuo had brought the Crown Princess of Jin. Wouldn't this make Jin laugh? He simply refused to let the two sit down.
The queen was unhappy. She looked at Chu Tiankuo and Xing Qing gently and said, "Prince and Princess, please take a seat! You have been busy all day and must be tired."
After saying that, he looked at the emperor and said, "Your Majesty, right?"
Emperor: "... ...The Queen is right. You guys take a seat too."
It was not easy to coax the person out of the cold palace, and it took all the ministers to get him out. He didn't dare to make her angry again, so just sit down!
As for the others, they are not qualified to sit.
The Crown Princess of Jin smiled and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty!"
"Thank you, mother." Chu Tiankuo took Xingnong's hand and sat down together.
The Queen Mother was unhappy with the Queen's behavior. She looked at Chu Tiankuo and Xingnong coldly and said unhappily, "A night of spring is worth a thousand gold. The Crown Prince and the Crown Princess are so happy today. Why are they here instead of staying in the East Palace?"
They are rarely seen visiting the Cining Palace on weekdays!
Don’t think she doesn’t know that they are here to support Shen Xingqing.
Didn’t she just invite Shen Xingqing
The Queen immediately notified the Emperor to come over. Now the Crown Prince has invited the Crown Princess of Jin. What does that mean? He still doesn't care about the Queen Mother
After all, he is not my biological son or grandson!
The Queen Mother even regretted having helped the Emperor ascend the throne.
Chu Tiankuo said indifferently, "When the Queen Mother sent someone to summon Princess Xingqing, Princess Xingqing was with me and the Crown Princess, so they came over to see what happened."
Without even addressing her as the Imperial Grandmother, the Queen Mother snorted coldly and looked at Xing Qing, her eyes seemed to be filled with poison: “Chen Xing Qing, do you know your guilt!”
Xing Qing's expression froze for a moment, and she said in bewilderment, "Your Majesty, I don't know!"
“… … .”
The Queen Mother choked on her.
"Pfft!" The queen couldn't help laughing, and quickly covered her mouth with a handkerchief.
The Queen Mother's face turned black. This time she was really furious at the attitude of these people!
She slapped the coffee table with her palm, making a loud "pa" sound, and said sternly: "Don't pretend in front of me, tell me! Did you deliberately frame Changle? Be good and confess your crime, otherwise the charge of debauchery in the palace alone is enough for you to die a hundred times!"
Xing Qing was startled by the sound of the table being slapped, and her expression became more and more confused: "Queen Dowager, please calm down. Please understand, I don't understand why I went to the toilet, and then accompanied Miss Ren to appreciate the flowers in the imperial garden for a while, and then I was charged with murdering Princess Changle and committing adultery? What happened to Princess Changle? And I am a woman, how could I commit adultery in the palace? Isn't this something that only men can do? I don't have the ability to do it, right?"
On the way here, she had already told Xingnong the whole story. The two sisters had already thought of a plan, so she was not afraid at all at this moment.
My sister said that there was no need to protest, she just needed to use words to draw out the truth step by step, and the evidence would be the answer to who harmed whom.
She has an elder sister who is a princess of the State of Jin, a brother-in-law who is the Crown Prince, and a grandfather who is the Grand Admiral of the Jinying Guard. No one can easily wrongly accuse her!
"Pfft... cough cough..." The queen couldn't help wanting to laugh again, and she quickly covered her mouth with a handkerchief.
The emperor's mouth twitched. Princess Xingqing really dared to say anything.
The Queen Mother was furious at Xing Qing's innocent look. She really underestimated her in the past. If she had known, she should not have let her family live.
It would only make things more troublesome for everyone if they all went to Beijing now!
The Queen Mother: "You don't have to play crazy or stupid! You deliberately caused Princess Changle to lose her innocence! You are so bold! You actually murdered my granddaughter and murdered the royal family. You don't take me seriously! You don't take the emperor seriously!"
Shen Ruolan was so anxious that she kept twisting her handkerchief, but the empress dowager and the emperor were there, so she didn't dare to make a sound.
She didn't understand why so many things happened today? Would Xing Qing really harm Chang Le? !
Wen Ruiqing had a gloomy face at the moment, and no one knew what he was thinking.
Xingnong sat there calmly, not saying a word, watching Xingqing's performance.
She believed that Xingqing could seek justice for herself.
It's about seeking justice, not clearing her own name. She is innocent to begin with, and there is no need to clear her name.
A person who has the ability to protect himself is much more reliable than relying on others!
After all, no one will protect you all the time.
Xing Qing was frightened by the Queen Mother and her body trembled slightly. "Quietly calm down, Queen Mother. What do you mean by deliberately harming Princess Changle? What do you mean by plotting to murder the royal family? You can always find a pretext to accuse someone of a crime. I don't even know what happened. Please, Queen Mother, what crime have I committed?"
At this time, Princess Changle looked at Xingqing with red eyes and choked up, "Sister, I'm so good to you, why do you want to hurt me like this! Why did you deliberately hide a man in the house and deliberately push me into the house?"