If that person was willing to cry in front of her knees like Jing Xuan, would she soften her heart and embrace him again? It was a pity that time was like water, and it would never return. Perhaps it was because of the growth of his hair and his old age that he realized that the harsh treatment back then not only destroyed others, but also became a secret wound in his heart that no one could notice.
Emperor Liang's trembling hand finally caressed the back of the Crown Prince's head. Imperial Consort Yue's heart relaxed and she weakly fell to the side, using her arms to barely support her body.
"The Yue family has no virtue and is despicable. It is difficult for the palace rules to tolerate it. From today onwards, the title of Imperial Consort will be stripped away and you will be demoted to Concubine. All the supplies and courtesies will be reduced.”Emperor Liang spoke slowly, and finally shifted his gaze to Empress Yan. "What do you think?"
If he wanted to, it would be best to enter the Ye You Court. However, she was also a sensible person. Since the Crown Prince was fine, then the Emperor of Liang would not humiliate Consort Yue too much. At this time, there was no effect in saying anything, so it was better not to say anything.
Seeing Empress Wuyan looking down, Emperor Liang turned his gaze to Ni Huang."Princess, do you have any objections?"
Nihuang pleaded, but for the sake of her own justice, she knew in her heart that it was impossible to really depose the Crown Prince because of this matter. Although Emperor Liang was somewhat protective of her, he had already deposed the Crown Prince's biological mother, a First Grade Imperial Consort, for her. He had done his best. If she continued to be stubborn, she would be at a disadvantage. Moreover, because of Xiao Chu's words, Ni Huang had already mentally prepared herself before entering the palace. Therefore, he didn't say much and just shook his head.
" And you." Emperor Liang glared fiercely at the Crown Prince." You have to be grounded in the Eastern Palace for three months too. Study hard and think about what the path of the Crown Prince is. In the future, if you get involved in such despicable things again, I will not let you off easily!”
"Your son…I will obey father's will..."
"Little Chu guessed correctly again..."
"Get up." Emperor Liang's expression relaxed slightly. He raised his head and his penetrating gaze swept around the room before landing on King Jing.
"Jing Yan…"
"Your son is here."
"Do you know your sins?"
Xiao Jingyan lifted his clothes and stepped out, kneeling down." I know my mistake."”
Emperor Liang snorted coldly and said,"Zhen asks you, how did you know that the princess was in trouble and coincidentally rushed in to save her?”
In fact, Xiao Jingyan had been thinking about how to answer when Emperor Liang asked this question, but when he really asked, he still couldn't think of the best answer and was a little hesitant. He had come to save the princess because Mei Changsu had asked him to come. However, he did not know how Mei Changsu had discovered that the princess was in trouble, so he did not dare to rashly expose him.
"What's wrong? Can't you answer this question?" Emperor Liang waited for a moment and his tone became slightly stern.
"No, I don't think so. My son is... Your son did it because…"
" Father," a calm voice suddenly sounded." Your son asked King Jing to go."”
"You?" Emperor Liang frowned.”
" It's like this." Prince Yu took a step forward and said respectfully," Your son entered the palace to pay his respects to mother. He entered from Puqing Gate and passed by Zhaoren Palace. He bumped into the princess's maid running out in panic to ask for help, saying that the situation inside was not right. Your son knows that this matter is no small matter. He would rather make a mistake and accept the crime of offending his mother than make a mistake because of hesitation. But your son knew that his martial arts were too weak, and he was afraid that he would be stopped if he couldn't enter the inner court. Coincidentally, King Jing was passing by at this time, so your son begged him to go ahead and stabilize the situation while he went to invite him. King Jing was a bold person and immediately promised his son.。。Uh, no…Consort Yue Pin was so crazy that she ordered the prince to be killed to silence him, which led to what happened next. Although your son did not instruct King Jing to threaten the Crown Prince, he was entrusted by your son after all. If Imperial Father wants to punish me, your son is willing to do the same.”
He spoke with assurance, and there was nothing unreasonable about it. Of course, Consort Yue and her son knew that it was impossible for the maid to come to King Jing for help, but they were not qualified to question it now. Moreover, these details could not change anything, so they did not speak. Even though Emperor Liang understood that Prince Yu was not as noble as he bragged and was most likely very happy when he heard that he had something to use against the Crown Prince, he still believed what had happened. He nodded and said,"I see. However, Jing Yan had committed a crime and threatened the prince as a hostage. According to the law, he should be severely punished.”
Princess Ni Huang's expression changed when Emperor Liang continued,"But on second thought, after all, there was a reason for this, and Prince Yu was willing to share the blame for you. Moreover, you saved the princess, so it's considered meritorious. I am very pleased that King Yu can be sensitive to abnormal situations and make timely decisions. I will specially reward you with 100 pieces of brocade, 1,000 taels of gold, and give you a pearl as a reward.”
"Your son thanks Imperial Father for your kindness."
"Zhen is tired, all of you may leave."
Emperor Liang closed his eyes tiredly and leaned back weakly on the pillow. The people in the hall didn't dare to say anything more and silently retreated.
Empress Yan was naturally the executor of Yue Fei's punishment. The Crown Prince was helpless. Seeing his mother being brought back to the harem, he could only throw a few resentful glances at Prince Yu.
At this point, Prince Yu, who had not appeared much, became the biggest winner. Not only did he show his face to win the Emperor's praise, but he also received a huge favor by appearing to protect Prince Jing. He also became the benefactor of the Mu Residence in Yunnan because he ran to save the princess. The only downside was that he took most of the Crown Prince's hatred on him, making the hatred between the two families even deeper. However, he and the Crown Prince had long been irreconcilable, and they were at loggerheads with each other. In addition, there was no difference in this sum, so the only disadvantage did not seem to be a disadvantage. It was simply a win-win deal. He could not help but be happy in his heart, secretly admiring the Qilin scholar Su Zhe for his knowledge. Fortunately, he had met him by chance on the way to the palace after receiving the notice. He was also fortunate that he had revealed this matter to him and asked him for countermeasures. Otherwise, he would have never thought that he could take advantage of the opportunity to protect King Jing and take all the credit into his hands. But speaking of which, King Jing was really bold. Unfortunately, he was too reckless. He cared about what was ahead and what was behind. He was not a person worth dealing with. This time, she had protected him so much in front of her father. He must be grateful in his heart. As for Princess Ni Huang, of course, she was even more so.。。
"As expected, Little Chu guessed everything correctly. This is what it means to win a battle thousands of miles away in a strategic plan, right?”Just as she thought of this, Princess Ni Huang walked over and curtsied. She smiled and said,"It's all thanks to Prince Yu for saving me today. I can't thank you enough. If there's a chance in the future, I will repay you.”
Prince Yu hurriedly returned the greeting and said with a smile,"Princess is too polite. With your status, I will do my best to serve you.”
A perfect smile appeared on Ni Huang's face. Just as she was about to say a few more polite words, she saw Xiao Jingyan walking away silently from the corner of her eye. She was slightly anxious, but she did not show it on her face. She said slowly,"I really have some lingering anger towards the Yue clan, but it's not good for me to go and see the Empress punish her.。。”
"Princess, don't worry. Leave this matter to me. This Prince will go into the inner palace and tell them. This will definitely make the princess vent her anger.”Prince Yu chuckled and turned around to walk quickly towards the inner palace.
Princess Ni Huang saw that he had gone far away, so she quickly caught up with Xiao Jingyan.
Hearing Ni Huang calling him from behind, Xiao Jingyan stopped and said,"Princess, is there anything else?"
"When I was thanking Prince Yu just now, did you really want to come over and tell me that it had nothing to do with him?”Princess Ni Huang smiled slyly." Why didn't you say anything?”
Xiao Jingyan lowered his head slightly and remained silent.
"Actually, you came to save me because of Mr. Smith, right?”
Xiao Jingyan was shocked by her words." How did the princess know?"”
"Because Teacher Su had warned me in advance to be careful of the schemes of the harem. Unfortunately, it was vague. I was only wary of it, not too wary of Imperial Consort Yue.。。”
Xiao Jingyan raised his eyebrows and suddenly became suspicious. He asked slowly,""Didn't he say that we should be wary of Noble Consort Yue? But when he asked me to enter the palace, he clearly pointed out the Zhaoren Palace.”
" Oh, we were interrupted in the middle of our conversation. Perhaps he didn't have time." Princess Ni Huang was born with a broad heart and didn't take it to heart. She continued to smile," But even though he saved me, I can't thank him publicly." Instead, he could only thank Prince Yu. Moreover, he did not just thank him just now. He was even prepared to bring Little Brother Qing to pay a visit tomorrow to thank him.”
Xiao Jingyan was puzzled." Why? You know…"
Ni Huang smiled faintly and turned towards the Eastern Palace."Although Consort Yue has been convicted, the Crown Prince is still the Crown Prince. His power is still strong. The more I thank Prince Yu with great fanfare, the more hatred the Crown Prince will place on him. Naturally, he won't have the mood to find trouble with you for the time being. After all, you can't go against the Crown Prince head-on yet. Isn't it good to push Prince Yu to the front?”
Xiao Jingyan understood these considerations, but he didn't want to think about it. After Ni Huang's brief explanation, he immediately understood. He couldn't help but look ahead, shaking his head and sighing. The two of them walked out of the palace side by side and did not continue the conversation along the way.
As soon as he stepped out of the Divine Martial Sect, he heard someone shouting "Sister". Mu Qing rushed over and stopped right in front of Princess Ni Huang. She called out repeatedly,"Sister, are you okay? You scared me to death!"
"You're already an adult, but you're still so immature. What big thing scared you to death? There were many things bigger than this in the world!”Ni Huang reprimanded him, but she lovingly tidied her brother's messy hair.
" I'm afraid that my sister will be at a disadvantage." Mu Qing said coquettishly," The palace is not a good place. You should come to the palace less in the future." Although the residence in Beijing is not as big as the one in Yunnan, it's enough for sister to live in. Let's go back quickly.”
Princess Ni Huang smiled and pointed at him. She turned around and invited Xiao Jingyan,"Your Highness is also returning to the residence? Let's go together."
" No need, I won't go back for the time being." Xiao Jingyan thought for a while and finally told the truth," I'm going to the Marquis of Ningguo's Mansion first."”
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