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"Your Majesty, Imperial Concubine Liu is outside and wishes to see you," Eunuch Su said with his head lowered.
Imperial Consort Liu and the Eldest Imperial Prince had already reported the Empress to the Heavenly Dragon Palace. Why was the Empress still indifferent?
Li Heng's face darkened. "Let Noble Consort Liu in."
Imperial Concubine Liu walked in from outside. When she saw the Eldest Prince kneeling on the ground and crying pitifully, her heart twisted. She immediately knelt beside the Eldest Prince and said, "Your Majesty, you have to uphold justice for the Eldest Prince."
"You didn't even ask what happened, and you already know that the First Prince must have been wronged?" Li Heng glanced at Imperial Concubine Liu. He had originally been suspicious of the Eldest Prince's words. Now that Imperial Concubine Liu had appeared, he felt that there was a problem.
Imperial Concubine Liu said, "Your Majesty, when I came here just now, I heard that the First Prince only wants a little female doctor to go up the tree and pick up a kite for him. Can't we do such a small thing? The Empress insisted on changing the people around the Eldest Prince. Those people had watched the Eldest Prince grow up, so it was inevitable that the Eldest Prince would have feelings for them … "
Li Heng interrupted Imperial Concubine Liu's words and looked sharply at the Eldest Imperial Prince, "Didn't you say that the kite was next to the female doctor's feet? How did it become a tree? "
The Eldest Prince secretly glared at Imperial Concubine Liu. He had already made his Imperial Father believe his words. Now, everything had been messed up by his Imperial Mother.
When Imperial Concubine Liu heard the Emperor's question, she was even more shocked. Did she say something wrong?
"Father, it's … it's on the tree, but it's right beside the female doctor," the Eldest Prince said hurriedly.
"Are all the servants around you dead? If you want to take the kite, can't they help you? "Li Heng asked in a low voice.
The Eldest Imperial Prince swallowed his saliva. "Imperial Father, that nurse was just a matter of convenience. Why is the Empress so biased towards her?"
Li Hang looked coldly at him. "What did you tell the Empress?"
"I …" The Eldest Imperial Prince shivered. What he was most afraid of was his father's stern expression.
"Invite the Empress to the Qian Dragon Palace," Li Heng said coldly.
The First Prince's face turned pale.
Imperial Concubine Liu cried, "Your Majesty, don't you trust the First Prince? So what if the female doctor climbed up a tree and took a kite? Could it be that an imperial prince is unable to order around a female doctor, and that the Empress needs to go through so much trouble to have the Ministry of Internal Affairs change all the palace servants by the Great Imperial Prince's side? What kind of status does that female doctor have? The Empress clearly wants to attack the Great Imperial Prince. "
Li Heng listened expressionlessly. He understood the Empress' personality. She would not switch out the people by the Great Imperial Prince's side for no reason, and she was not the kind of person who was unkind. The Great Imperial Prince must have done something to make the Empress so angry.
"Imperial Father …" The Eldest Imperial Prince looked pitifully at Li Heng.
Li Heng lowered his eyes to look at him. He had once been full of hope for this Great Prince. Later, because the Liu Clan had become more and more powerful, they seemed to want to use the Great Prince to suppress him, so he had given the Great Prince the cold shoulder. Later, because of his health, he had neglected to educate the Great Prince.
Imperial Consort Liu was extremely angry. The Emperor clearly wanted to protect the Empress and the female doctor. Could it be that he really liked the female doctor that much?
"Get up." Li Heng said.
The Great Imperial Prince was delighted. He felt that no matter what, he was still his Imperial Father's eldest son. His Imperial Father would certainly protect him.
Eunuch Su soon invited the Empress. In addition to the Empress, Ye Zhen also came with her.
Seeing her, Ye Yiqing and Imperial Concubine Liu's expressions were a little subtle, but their moods were not quite the same.
The Great Imperial Prince had completely lost his arrogance in front of the Empress. He stood timidly beside Imperial Concubine Liu. When he saw the Empress come in, he hid behind Imperial Concubine Liu, as if he was very afraid of the Empress.
"This concubine greets the Emperor." The Empress looked at the front calmly, ignoring the Great Imperial Prince's pretense.
Li Heng gently waved his hand and asked someone to bring a chair for the Empress to sit down.
"Empress, I heard that you have replaced all the people around the Great Imperial Prince?" The Emperor asked the Empress in a low voice.
"That's what I told them. What's the use of keeping a bunch of useless people by the Eldest Prince's side? They couldn't even take down the kite from the tree, and Yaoyao had to climb up the tree to get it. Even a strong man might not be able to take down such a towering tree, let alone Yaoyao. The Eldest Prince is someone who cares about his servants. He didn't let his servants take the kite, and instead ordered Yaoyao to do it. If she couldn't get it, she even had to be beaten. I feel that since the Eldest Prince's servants are so useless, I ordered the Department of Internal Affairs to replace them," Empress Fang said calmly.
The Great Imperial Prince glared at the Empress. "She's just a female doctor. So what if she falls to her death?"
"Shut up!" Li Heng shouted. "Is this how you talk to your Imperial Mother?"
"Imperial Father, she is not my Imperial Mother." The Great Imperial Prince cried.
Li Heng's eyes were filled with anger. It turned out that the Great Imperial Prince was so disrespectful to the Empress!
"Your Majesty, don't be angry." Ye Zhen hurriedly reminded him.
As soon as she finished speaking, Imperial Concubine Liu's sharp eyes swept over.
Empress Fang's cold expression softened a little. She softly persuaded the Emperor, "Your Majesty, Yao Yao is right. You must not be angry."
Li Heng took a deep breath and suppressed all his anger. He looked at the Great Imperial Prince sternly. "Where is the filial piety you learned? I tell you, there is only one mother, and that is the Empress. The next time I hear you disrespect the Empress, don't be a prince anymore. Get out of the palace. "
His words made Imperial Concubine Liu and her son pale. They didn't expect the Emperor to be so biased.
"Your Majesty, is the Great Imperial Prince inferior to a little female doctor?" Imperial Concubine Liu asked unwillingly.
"Yao Yao is not an ordinary female doctor." Empress Fang said lightly.
Imperial Concubine Liu sneered. "This concubine naturally knows that she is not an ordinary female doctor. Isn't she just a tool that the Empress uses to solidify your favor? No wonder you protect her so attentively. "
Ye Yiqing, who had been silent all this time, stood up and bowed to Li Heng. "Your Majesty, I didn't expect that this official's daughter would be so disliked by Imperial Concubine Liu and the Great Imperial Prince. Your Majesty's body is much better now. Yao Yao doesn't have to stay in the palace every day. This official requests Your Majesty to let Yao Yao accompany this official home."
"Your Excellency Ye, this concubine has never treated Yao Yao as an ordinary palace maid. I hope you don't misunderstand." Empress Fang said hurriedly.
Ye Yiqing said with a smile, "This official will remember the care Your Majesty has given to Yao Yao."
He would also remember who was rude to his daughter.
Li Heng couldn't force Lu Yaoyao to stay in the palace. He knew very well that Lu Yaoyao was already the future Empress of the Jin Kingdom. If she wasn't Ye Yiqing's daughter, it would be impossible for her to treat him here now.
"Since Official Ye insists, I won't force you." Li Heng said.
Only Imperial Concubine Liu, who had been trying to win over Ye Yiqing, was completely stunned.
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