In truth, Chen Yu did not even know when the rainbow-colored stone had come into her possession. She was clearly …
"The Feng family's daughter to the first wife!" Before she could think any further, she heard the Empress say with a cold expression: "Entering the imperial palace without permission is a serious crime, but this one will be lenient on the Feng family's behalf for presenting the rainbow-colored stone. You and Qing Le will go to the palace gates and kneel as punishment."
Hearing that she also had a share, Qing Le angrily wanted to tear Chen Yu apart, but with so many pairs of eyes watching, it was clear that she had brought Chen Yu into the palace. What else could she say?
But before she went to kneel, she had to present her gift. Thus she stepped forward and handed over the item in her hand: "Qing Le does not have something as good as Lord Feng's, but this topaz Guanyin is also made from a very good jade material. Her Highness the Empress loves Buddhism and hopes that Qing Le's topaz Guanyin will be able to catch her Highness the Empress' eye."
A granny stepped forward and received the box from Qing Le's hands. Qing Le then retreated and prepared to follow Chen Yu to kneel.
But who could have thought that when the granny arrived before the Empress and opened the box, the Empress let out a strange "ow" and dove straight into Emperor Tianwu's embrace.
Emperor Tianwu was also given a fright. Looking at the thing inside the box, he angrily asked: "What is inside?"
Qing Le was puzzled: "It's just a small topaz Guanyin!"
"Impudent!" Tianwu waved his sleeve and used his internal strength. With a gust of wind, he sent the box flying in front of Qing Le.
Everyone looked over and saw that there was no topaz Guanyin inside the box. It was clearly a dead cat. That cat was multi-colored and bleeding from all seven orifices, but it was not completely dead. Its body twitched a little.
The Empress feared cats the most. She feared living ones, but she could not see dead ones. She feared that this fright would cause her to be bedridden for a few days.
Everyone turned their gazes towards Qing Le. They truly could not understand why she would send a dead cat on the 15th of August.
At this time, Qing Le and Chen Yu were also dumbfounded.
It was impossible for them to give the dead cat to the Empress. This dead cat should have been given to Feng Yu Heng, but why did it end up in her hands?
Qing Le glanced sideways at Chen Yu and saw that Chen Yu also had a blank expression, thus she knew that asking was pointless.
The Empress was afraid of cats, but she had sent her a cat. Moreover, it was a dead cat ….. Qing Le's expression changed several times. Her legs went soft and she fell to the side.
Tianwu flew into a rage. "Drag him out!"
Lord Ding An quickly reprimanded Qing Le: "Her Highness the Empress has ordered you to kneel in front of the palace gates. Why have you not gone yet!" Kneeling in front of the palace gate was always better than doing other things. Who knew if Tianwu would follow up with another "behead"?
Tianwu saw that Chen Yu and Qing Le had been taken away by the palace eunuchs and grannies. He only snorted and did not pursue the matter any further. After all, he could choose not to give face to Lord Ding An, but Feng Jin Yuan was the prime minister. Perhaps in terms of the court, he still had some merits. When beating a dog, one had to look at its master. No matter how much he disliked Chen Yu, he still had to give Feng Jin Yuan some face.
Xiang Rong stood at Feng Yu Heng's side and watched this scene unfold. She finally understood what her second sister meant by "watch a good play."
Sure enough, it was an interesting play. Eldest sister actually dared to wear a bright red dress to attend the banquet. This really was … She suddenly recalled that a few days ago, after paying respects to the matriarch, her second sister seemed to have said something about his Highness the seventh prince liking red. Could it be …
Xiang Rong stealthily looked in the direction of Xuan Tianhua, but she found that Xuan Tianhua was also looking in her direction. She could not help but blush and quickly lower her head.
Mo Bu Fan gave the Empress a medical pill, which temporarily suppressed her shock. Feng Jin Yuan glanced at Lord Ding An and coldly snorted, saying: "My lord, imperial daughter Qing Le took the initiative to bring my daughter into the palace. Since her Highness the Empress did not pursue the matter, this prime minister will not ask any further. But why did imperial daughter bring such a vicious thing into the palace? And even present it to her Highness? "
The dead cat on the ground had already been cleaned up by the palace servants, but the scene of the cat falling out was something that nobody could forget. Today's banquet was too worth it. There was a dead person and a dead cat. These noble young misses might never see a scene like this in their entire lives, but today, they were all present.
Feng Jin Yuan's interrogation left Lord Ding An with no choice but to kowtow to Emperor Tian Wu: "Your Majesty is wise!"
"Wise?" Tian Wu fiercely furrowed his brow, "Is it still not clear enough? Lord Ding An, We just arranged a marriage for Qing Le, allowing her to be together with that person. Even the imperial horse refused because of her ugly appearance, and We even made a decision for Qing Le. Why is it that not only does your Ding An palace not thank Us, you even want to harm Our Empress? "
Lord Ding An was so angry that his eyebrows were raised. How many years had it been? As long as it involved his Ding An palace, the Emperor had never favored him. Today's matter clearly had something fishy, but the Emperor did not even investigate it. Instead, he directly placed a label on him.
He was so angry that he wanted to argue with the Emperor; however, he suddenly heard Feng Yu Heng speak up once more, saying to him: "My Lord, it would be best if you did not try to explain. What exactly happened, you will know once you go back and ask imperial daughter Qing Le. His Majesty did not wrongly accuse you."
How could Lord Ding An not guess Qing Le and Chen Yu's schemes. He was just angry at the Emperor's attitude. But hearing Feng Yu Heng's words, he looked at the nine princes with the surname Xuan. He found that no matter how much he complained, it was useless. If he was Lord Wen Xuan and was the Emperor's younger brother, even if he argued a bit with the Emperor, it would be fine. But he had a different surname and was not close to the old Xuan family. If he said a single word, it could affect everything he currently had.
After thinking it through, he immediately deflated. Letting out a long sigh, he kowtowed to Tianwu: "Because the manor caught fire a while ago, this child Qing Le was not only heavily injured, but she also suffered a great shock. There are times when her mind is not clear and she does not even know what she has done. Thinking about it, when preparing the gifts, her illness must have flared up. That was why she violated the Empress' taboo. I hope your Majesty will forgive me. "
With a few words, he pushed Qing Le's fault onto the fire.
Feng Yu Heng felt this was very funny and could not help but look at Xuan Tianming. She saw him leaning against the back of his wheelchair with a cup of wine in one hand and a whip covered in thorns in the other. He muttered: "The one who started the trouble needs to be untied. Since imperial daughter Qing Le's illness was caused by a fire, then it should also be cured by a fire. How about this, I will bear with it. Lord Ding An, tell me where your family currently lives. Tomorrow, I will go set the fire again to treat imperial daughter Qing Le's illness. "
"No need! No need, no need! "Lord Ding An had the heart to cry. What sort of people were those surnamed Xuan's family? The old man was unreasonable, and his son was also unreasonable. Especially this youngest son. Everything depended on his mood. The basic principle was that "he was willing." Now, he was talking about treating Qing Le's illness. Treat your mother's illness!
Lord Ding An wanted to curse, but he truly did not dare. He could only repeatedly plead with Xuan Tianming.
Feng Yu Heng gave Xuan Tianming a thumbs up and mouthed: "Good job."
Emperor Tianwu saw this scene and also began to act as a good person. Together with Lord Ding An, he advised his son: "Forget it. Tomorrow, We will send an imperial physician to take a look at Qing Le. Their family only has that residence in the suburbs of the capital left. Thinking about it, they are not willing to take it out to treat their daughter's illness."
Everyone in the hall burst into laughter. They watched as Lord Ding An was schemed against by this imperial father and son pair. They could only think of one word: Serves you right!
Oh right, it was not just father and son. There was also a daughter-in-law.
Who knew that the always serious left prime minister Feng Jin Yuan would actually give birth to such an interesting daughter.
Lord Ding An did not know whether to laugh or cry. If he accepted the Emperor's words, then it would be "To treat his daughter's illness, he is not willing to part with a residence." If he did not accept it, then it would be "I am willing to use a residence in the suburbs of the capital to treat my daughter's illness. His Ninth Highness, you can burn it." Whether or not he accepted it, he did not have any face.
Lord Ding An's heart was filled with discomfort, as he repeatedly cursed Qing Le. This daughter had never allowed him to be at ease since she was young, especially after she fell in love with Xuan Tianming for some unknown reason. That was truly a disaster for the palace.
But this time, Feng Chen Yu had been dragged into the water. Lord Ding An suddenly felt that he had not suffered too much of a loss. Qing Le's face had been lost more than once since she was young, but the Feng family's daughter to the first wife was hidden away like a treasure. Now, she actually did this sort of thing … He looked at Feng Jin Yuan and thought that this was the pot calling the kettle black. In truth, neither side was doing much better than the other.
"Lord Ding An!" The Empress, who had already woken up, suddenly spoke up, "This one has been in charge of the six palaces for many years. Both in the open and in the dark, there have been many grudges. Although I do not know when Lord Ding An's palace was offended, thinking about it, there must have been a lack of consideration. Otherwise, imperial daughter Qing Le would not have retaliated against this one like this. Lord Ding An "She did her best to prop herself up and look at Lord Ding An:" Regardless of how this one has offended you in the past, Qing Le has already avenged Lord Ding An's palace today. This one is most afraid of cats. I hope that lord will forgive this one in the future. "
Lord Ding An lay on the ground in fear, not daring to get up. He repeatedly muttered: "This official does not dare! This official does not dare! "
"This one sees that you are very daring!" The Empress was furious.
Speaking of, over the years, very few people had seen the Empress of Dashun truly become angry. This Empress was said to be the Empress, but most of the time, she was just a decoration for Emperor Tianwu to attend various occasions. Dashun needed an Empress. This way, the harem would have a master, the court would be stable, and the people would be at ease. Thus, the Empress was only the Empress. She had the status of the Empress and the power of the Empress, but she knew that she was not the person that the Emperor had set his heart on. She was very smart. Since she could not obtain affection, she was willing to maintain a cooperative relationship with Emperor Tianwu. The reason why she was able to sit so firmly in her position was because of this.
The Empress very rarely became angry. Normally speaking, she did not show much emotion. When she spoke with Emperor Tianwu, most of the time, it was just to get to the point.
But today, the Empress was angry! Truly angry!
"This one is afraid of cats. This is something that everyone knows. If Ding An palace feels that this one has been sitting on the Empress seat for too long and wants to provoke me, then bring it on. " After saying this, the Empress, who was the mother of the world, suddenly flicked her sleeve. Supporting Mo Bu Fan, she abandoned Emperor Tianwu and everyone else and left Liu Li courtyard.
Lord Ding An knelt on the ground, his heart like dead ashes. He knew that Ding An palace was done for.
Sure enough, after the Empress left, Emperor Tianwu was determined to get revenge for his legitimate wife, "Someone come! Pass on Zhen's decree. Since Lord Ding An obtained the throne, he has not done anything for the country, has not helped the people, has not taught his daughter well, and has harmed the Empress. Starting today, he will be stripped of his position and demoted to a commoner. "
With these words, the dust settled.
Feng Yu Heng tugged at the corners of her mouth, but she was unable to smile.
This was imperial power. One sentence would give you grace, and one sentence would send you to hell.
After all, she did not have a soul that lived in a feudal dynasty. Facing such a powerful organization, it still gave her quite a bit of shock.
She raised her head and looked straight at the Emperor who was sitting on the throne. It was this kind of person, with just one sentence, that could decide the fate of everyone in Dashun, life and death. No one could be spared, and no one could resist.
Her heart was a bit flustered. Looking away, she placed her hand on her chest and felt that from a certain direction, there were two pairs of eyes looking in her direction.
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