As soon as Bai Yiyi opened her mouth, Bai Zhanfeng scolded her back, leaving no room for Bai Yiyi to speak.
Seeing the stern look on Bai Zhanfeng's face, Bai Yiyi was "too scared" to say a word. She glanced at Ximen Hao secretly, she couldn't blame her for this.
"I'll help the Queen Mother down first." Ximen Wan said, supporting the weak-looking Queen Mother. Before leaving, he looked at Su Ranhua with worried eyes.
A wonderful birthday party was ruined due to an accident.
Ximen Xianchu looked down at the people with sharp eyes. It was inevitable that some people would make small moves, but if they took advantage of the Queen Mother, they would be punished by death.
"I am responsible for this matter. At the moment, it is more important to care about the health of the Queen Mother." Ximen Hao said.
"Do you want to bear it? How do you bear it?" Bai Zhanfeng pressed relentlessly, "Carving peonies with roots is a taboo in the palace. Appearing here at this time is like a sudden assassination of the Queen Mother. How should you bear this crime?"
"Since the queen mother knows this, why doesn't she help her son to plead with the father?" Ximen Hao asked in return.
"Whoever is responsible is the one who is responsible," Bai Zhanfeng said, "Hao'er, as a majestic prince, how could you be confused by a woman and fall into her trap? If you are determined to take responsibility for this matter
, you can only let your opponent hide in the dark and watch your jokes!"
"The queen mother knows who made such a joke." Ximen Hao was extremely angry at Bai Zhanfeng for placing the blame on Su Ranhua. He said coldly, if Bai Zhanfeng refused to give up, Chu Min Gong must
There's going to be blood.
If the queen is not given a serious warning, she will not understand the seriousness of the matter.
"Of course I know better, otherwise I wouldn't have reprimanded you so earnestly." Bai Zhanfeng deliberately misinterpreted Ximen Hao's meaning, and turned to Ximen Xianchu and said, "Your Majesty, Su Ranhua is preparing a birthday gift for the Queen Mother as the Northern Princess.
If an accident occurs, she should be the first to be punished. Please ask the emperor to issue an order to convict her of plotting to assassinate the Queen Mother and give her the death penalty."
As soon as the Queen finished speaking, everyone was shocked. Although everyone did not understand the true nature of the matter, they all knew that the Queen would never let Su Ranhua go.
"Princess Bei, did you prepare this birthday gift?" Ximen Xianchu asked sharply, staring at Su Ranhua with burning eyes.
"No." Su Ranhua said calmly. Answering "yes" was admitting the crime, and answering "no" was making excuses. No matter how she answered, it would not be good for her, but she chose to answer truthfully.
"Is that what King Bei prepared?" Ximen Xianchu's eyes became even more intense.
If Su Ranhua followed Ximen Hao's wishes and answered "yes", then it would be what Bai Zhanfeng said, setting up a trap for Ximen Hao, scheming against him, and making him take responsibility.
If he said no - Su Ranhua glanced sideways at Ximen Hao. If he said no, it would inevitably involve Bai Yiyi preparing a birthday gift for the Bei Palace. He did it just because he didn't want to bring Bai Yiyi out and make the matter more complicated.
Take this responsibility personally.
Su Ranhua was trying to decide between "yes" and "no", but Su Ranqing stood up immediately and said loudly, "I'd like to inform my father, if you recognize the peony carving with a root, I'll put it in the side street."
In the courtyard room.”
"Piandao Xiaoyuan? Is it the place where Su Ranhua and his daughter once lived?" Ximen Xianchu asked.
Su Ranqing nodded in confirmation, turned her head slightly, and glanced at Su Luocheng, who was sitting silently aside.
Su Luocheng naturally understood Su Ranqing's intention, but he was a little stunned when she suddenly stood up. When did she become so bold to deal with Su Ranhua? He also wanted to deal with Su Ranhua, but because of Wu Tuo's previous warning
, and looking at Ximen Hao's attitude, he could not act rashly as he had just returned to the court. He just drank the wine in the cup honestly.
The moment Su Ranqing stood up and spoke, Ximen Yiben's worry about Su Ranhua instantly turned into anger. His anger towards Su Ranqing was no less than Ximen Hao's anger towards Bai Zhanfeng at this moment.
Concubine Shu secretly glanced at Su Ranqing. This woman is getting more and more brainless. Why do you, the people from Yunxiaoyuan, have anything to do with Jinhuayuan's affairs?
Seeing that Su Luocheng did not respond to her, Su Ranqing withdrew her gaze and continued to tell Ximen Xianchu, "Father, I am sure that this peony is the one I have seen before. I remember that Sanniang also said
Why doesn’t the Queen Mother like such beautiful peonies?”
"Princess Nan, you have a really good memory." Su Ranhua turned around and stared at Su Ranqing coldly, "Do you know the origin of this peony? How did it appear in that yard?"
If you tell a lie, you must tell it perfectly.
Su Ranqing smiled softly, "Have you forgotten? You asked Daddy for that. You said the peonies were exquisitely made and it would be a pity to destroy them. They were left in the side courtyard where no one would know. Is that right, Daddy?"
With that said, Su Ranqing turned her head and asked Su Luocheng.
This girl forced herself to speak! Su Luocheng's heart sank. It was right to deal with Su Ranhua, but the opportunity was not right at this time. If anything unexpected happened, he would be in a difficult situation.
But since Su Ranqing asked, if he denied it, it would be detrimental to her and would also affect Ximen Yi. Therefore, Su Luocheng "considered the overall situation" and could only nod in response and say no more.
Ximen Yi naturally saw Su Luocheng's reluctance, secretly scolded Su Ranqing for being extremely stupid, and dragged her father into the water.
"Oh? So that's it. I was still wondering where I found this peony. It turned out to be the Prime Minister's Mansion." After seeing Su Ranqing and Su Luocheng's questions and answers, Ximen Hao said suddenly, "I just said root carving."
Peonies became taboo in our dynasty twelve years ago. I wonder which craftsman would dare to make them? It turns out they have been prepared long ago."
"King Bei, this peony was forced to stay by Princess Bei back then." Su Ranqing heard something wrong in Ximen Hao's words and clarified quickly.
"If Ran Hua wants it, Master Su agrees. Isn't it too pampering?" Ximen Hao stood up, walked towards Su Ranqing, and asked slowly. His voice was not high, but it was enough for everyone to hear clearly.
In the end, it's Su Luo City's fault.
Bai Zhanfeng originally saw Su Ranqing standing up to help testify against Su Ranhua, but in just a few words he turned to blaming Su Luocheng. He was so angry that he couldn't even tell a lie. How could he build the Nanwangfu if it was so useless?
Princess?
"Yes, it's Wei Chen's fault. Wei Chen made too many mistakes before." Su Luocheng stood up quickly and knelt in front of Ximen Xianchu in fear, "But I haven't seen this Peony Wei Chen for a long time and thought he had been taken care of by their mother.
After all, Yang Ruoqing will not ignore the importance and leave this taboo behind."
"I don't want to hear any more of your unnecessary talk about the past. I just want to know how this peony appeared in front of the Queen Mother today." Ximen Xianchu interrupted Su Luocheng's explanation and scanned the whole hall with his majestic eyes.
Finally, it settled on Su Ranhua, "What else do you have to say?"
Su Ranhua looked at Ximen Xianchu. His eyes were extremely deep, just like when he sent her to Ye Tingxuan. Was he going to follow the queen's wishes to deal with him again?
Feeling this, Su Ranhua couldn't help but glance at Ximen Hao, who was standing next to him. If he dealt with the queen to protect himself, he might have a chance of winning, but it would be difficult if he went against Ximen Xianchu.
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