webnovelfull Chapter 183 Innocent Complaint
Chapter 183 Innocent Complaint
Zhao Fangyu showed a bitter look on his face, and explained to the Queen Mother: "This matter involves a clan member, so we should have reported it to the Queen Mother first, but we never thought that a clan member would do something so wild and bold, and we just thought it was a madman or wild thing from somewhere."
Zhao Fangyu and Concubine Dan looked at the Queen quietly, both with embarrassed expressions. The Queen was an understanding person and knew that the show before her was performed for the Imperial Concubine alone.
The imperial concubine did not realize that five of the seven people in the hall were lying to her, and one was hiding something from her, so she raised her little finger to take the fragrant tea on the table.
The Queen naturally wouldn't mind. After all, Zhao Fangyu had already successfully removed her, and the only ones who didn't manage their household properly were the Imperial Concubine and the Prime Minister.
The two princesses played with Qiao'er for a while. Qiao'er's mouth pouted and he was about to cry. The two princesses were so scared that they quickly made an excuse to go out.
Soon, Concubine Dan took Zhao Fangyu away, Concubine Gui took Yang Xiaofei away, and the Queen's Fengyi Palace became quiet again.
Originally, the imperial concubine wanted to stab Zhao Fangyu for not being pregnant yet, but Zhou Qinghe said that at the annual banquet. It didn't matter whether she took a concubine or not. This child might not be what everyone expected when the couple was in love.
The imperial concubine found it boring and took Yang Xiaofei back to the palace.
No one cared about Ni'er. Ni'er was held in someone's arms. He pointed to the imperial study where the emperor was and repeatedly said that he wanted to find his father.
"If my sister-in-law is bullied, Daddy will take charge!"
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Even when they arrived at Yanyun Palace, they could not relax. Zhao Fangyu and Meng Yanzhen talked about some family matters, both true and false, and mentioned Meng Yangjiang.
"I heard from Fourteenth Lady that my cousin had a very hard time outside the Great Wall. He was in poor health and got sick while on the battlefield."
Meng Yanzhen looked disappointed: "What should I do... If I can't win military merit, how can I marry someone's noble daughter?"
As he spoke, he took Zhao Fangyu's hand and complained: "Now that my father is still alive, our family still has the title of Duke's Mansion. Although he is raised as the legitimate son, how can others recognize him..."
"Unfortunately, I fell ill at such a critical moment. I didn't get any military merit at all. All these years in Longxi were wasted!"
Meng Yanzhen was lying on the table, sobbing. Zhao Fangyu sat beside her, wiping her tears and saying kindly, "Don't be sad, cousin. After all, you are here, and you won't let your second cousin down."
Meng Yanzhen couldn't help crying even louder: "How can I count the cards on that road? She married a man of higher status and married a woman of lower status. She married her brother, not me. Why would she care about me..."
"I am lucky now, and I am favored by His Majesty. If I grow old and lose my beauty in the future, what will happen to my family?"
Meng Yan's crying was three parts real and seven parts fake. Her tears wet Zhao Fangyu's collar, and her rosy face and cheeks became even more charming.
Zhao Fangyu loosened a strand of hair on her forehead. It was not long, just below the tip of her nose, and it swayed in the wind, making her look even more charming.
"Sister, don't worry about the family. Everyone has their own destiny. It's great that my second cousin can come back alive from Longxi."
Meng Yanzhen still couldn't stop crying. After Zhao Fangyu's persuasion, she finally stopped crying, but she still couldn't stop sobbing.
This was the scene the emperor saw when he arrived.
When the emperor saw Zhao Fangyu dressed normally, he understood why the Third Prince had fallen for an ordinary female tea-serving official beside him.
Zhao Fangyu has grown more and more beautiful now.
When Meng Yanzhen saw that the emperor's gaze was fixed on Zhao Fangyu, he thought to himself that something was wrong and quickly pretended to hiccup as if he couldn't hold it back.
The emperor came over following the voice and saw Meng Yanzhen, who lowered his head in shame and anger.
Meng Yanzhen has been extremely favored by the emperor in the past two years, especially after she gave birth to the emperor's son in his old age, her favor became even greater.
Ni'er, Suanni, the dragon gave birth to nine sons, the fifth of which was Suanni.
The emperor's favor for Ni'er is visible to the naked eye.
The emperor had not heard of the incident at the Zongzheng Temple. After all, the Jinyiwei had to sort out and filter a myriad of information every day. This little matter of a quarrel between princesses did not require the emperor to personally inquire about it and sort out the cause and effect.
He just felt sorry for Meng Yanzhen, who had red eyes from crying and sobbing, looking extremely aggrieved.
Perhaps because he was getting older, the emperor cared more and more about his control over power.
As his sons grew up, they all seemed to covet the throne under him. In the harem, they were either someone's mother or someone's mother's friend. Only Meng Yanzhen, although she was the cousin of the second son's wife, never talked about the second son. At most, she only talked to the second son's wife about the affairs of the Duke of Li's mansion. She didn't inquire about the news of the court, and didn't ask about the second son's affairs, as if she didn't have the second son as a relative, and she was very poor.
Compared with other concubines who asked him for money and power day and night, Meng Yan was truly a worry-free person.
Meng Yanzhen is like a delicate flower raised by the emperor. It will wilt if the wind is strong and wither if there is too much water. It cannot be harmed by wind and snow, and all dangers will be kept out.
Even some concubines, she kept her distance, did not cause trouble for him, did not ask for justice from him, and was as soft as dough, and easy to bully.
The emperor wanted to praise Meng Yanzhen. He wanted everyone in the harem to see what a qualified concubine should look like. They were not anyone's mother or anyone's friends. They were his concubines first!
In front of Zhao Fangyu, the emperor held Meng Yanzhen's hand.
Ni'er laughed with his tiny teeth bared, and he looked a bit like Zhou Qinghe.
"Don't be afraid, sister-in-law. I'll take you to eat rice cakes!"
Zhao Fangyu tactfully followed Ni'er to the next room, and the rest was left to the smart man Meng Yanzhen to set a trap for the imperial concubine and the third prince.
When everyone left, the only scent in the room was the faint jasmine scent from Meng Yanzhen, which was soothing and pleasant.
"Your Majesty also knows that I have always treated Yan Jiang as my own brother. Even the name Jiang was given to my brother by my mother and father. You can see that I have high hopes for him."
"Unfortunately, during the previous battle in Longxi, my brother was not very good and actually fell seriously ill. He didn't recover until after the battle. He was like a deserter..."
As he spoke, Meng Yanzhen's tears began to fall.
"Few of my brothers have any future, only Jiang'er has hope. I thought that he and Xun'er could help each other after their parents passed away. Who would have thought... actually... actually..."
Meng Yanzhen's tears came hard and fast, and her tears as big as beans kept falling down. The emperor wanted to wipe her tears, but her tears seemed to break. She looked at the emperor aggrievedly: "Last year, on my cousin's birthday, he somehow found a bag of rubies to give to my cousin as a coming-of-age gift. My cousin gave the gift to his concubine, and his concubine used the bag of rubies as capital and asked my cousin to take care of it..."
As he spoke, Meng Yanzhen seemed to be crying until he was exhausted: "He was born out of wedlock and has no title. Which noble lady would be interested in him and send him to Longxi, hoping that he would make some military achievements and come back to marry and have children."
"Who would have thought... the shop where my cousin was running a business was burned down... My second brother's fate is really too miserable..."