Not long after the coachman prepared the carriage, Yinqi and Wanyue walked out of the gate of Wubeile Mansion one after another.
Wanyue specially changed into a light blue outfit with plum blossom embroidery and gold embroidery, and wore two bows on her bun. This outfit made her look very beautiful.
When Yinqi helped Wanyue get into the carriage, he couldn't help but feel a little startled. After the two got on the carriage, Yinqi felt his whole body relax.
Along the way, the two of them chatted happily, ranging from trivial matters in the palace to gossip about other princes.
After entering the palace, the two followed the rules and followed the eunuch leading the way to Qianqing Palace.
The Mid-Autumn Festival family banquet in the palace was arranged in Qianqing Palace. When Wanyue and Yiqi arrived, the prince and princess were already waiting here, as well as Sanbeile, Sibeile, Sanfujin and Sifujin.
Wanyue took a casual glance and guessed that the eunuch leading the way was probably arranged according to his status as a prince. Sure enough, after a while, Qi Beile and Qi Fujin came over.
Everyone was polite to each other again, and it wasn't until the emperor and the concubines arrived that everyone knelt down and saluted.
The emperor was very happy sitting on the throne of the Qianqing Palace. Now the Qing Dynasty was peaceful and peaceful, and the people were peaceful. He was also full of children and grandchildren, which made the emperor feel a little proud.
Less than halfway through the family dinner, it was time to toast.
After all the princes and princes Fujin finished their Mid-Autumn Festival celebration speeches, Wanyue thought it was finally time to feast her eyes on the singing and dancing part, but she didn't expect her eldest brother to stand up at this time.
"Your Majesty, I have something to report." The elder brother bowed and stood in the middle of the table, speaking with confidence.
Everyone couldn't help but look at him in confusion, and then went their separate ways.
The emperor glanced at his eldest brother and raised his hand, "What's the matter? Stand up and talk."
The eldest brother straightened up in a hurry and respectfully, and stated to the emperor slowly, "Your Majesty, the matter reported by my son is related to the prince. The prince is so arrogant that he openly robs civilian girls on the street. This matter is in Suzhou The prefect also knew about it and was given the discount, but I heard that the discount was withheld by the prime minister."
No ministers were entertained in the palace during today's Mid-Autumn Festival banquet. Suo'etu was still enjoying delicacies at home outside the palace, completely unaware that the eldest brother in the palace had already impeached him.
The originally cheerful and warm atmosphere was suddenly brought to an abrupt end by the eldest brother's words. Everyone immediately stopped what they were doing and stared at the eldest brother and the prince again curiously with their eyes open.
The other elder brothers looked at each other and at the same time looked at the prince. The prince looked at the eldest brother in disbelief.
Concubine Hui, who was sitting next to the emperor, swayed following the eldest brother's words and waved the handkerchief in her hand, wanting to remind the eldest brother to shut up. She didn't mean to let the emperor talk about the prince's affairs on such a good day. Isn’t it fast?
However, her movement did not attract the attention of the eldest brother. After finishing speaking, the eldest brother turned his head and glanced at the prince with a surprised face.
After hearing what the eldest brother said, the smile on the prince's lips immediately froze. He looked up at the eldest brother in astonishment. He knew that the eldest brother had always disliked him, but he didn't expect that he completely ignored the brotherhood.
The prince's heart immediately froze, and his face suddenly changed color as he replied: "Brother, where did you hear these words? Could it be the Suzhou magistrate you mentioned? All the officials in Suzhou know that the Suzhou magistrate, Mr. Zhang, is not doing things well and was once raped.
This prince has reprimanded me, but there is no guarantee that his words were not deliberately framed by me!"
The fourth elder brother looked at the prince's figure and frowned involuntarily. He couldn't help but feel worried. How did the eldest elder brother know that the prince had raped a common girl?
The fourth elder brother wanted to get up and say something, but when he saw the emperor's serious look on the throne, the fourth elder brother had to think about whether he should act rashly at this moment. After thinking about it, he decided that it would be better to wait and see what happens.
The elder brother turned his head and glanced at the prince, and continued angrily: "The prince has a high position and is the future prince of the Qing Dynasty. No one dares to say anything false about the prince. Who would deliberately frame you, prince?"
The prince was so angry that he couldn't help but rolled his eyes at his eldest brother, "Prince Zhi, what you said is clearly confusing right and wrong and is baseless. I'm afraid no one will believe you if you say it."
Under the illumination of the palace lantern, the prince's figure looked slightly lonely.
The emperor sat on the throne and listened carefully to the argument between his two princes, without showing anything on his face.
The eighth elder brother was sitting upright, his face still gentle, while the fourth elder brother's eyes were a little gloomy and uncertain.
Wanyue sat at the table of the female relatives below, listening carefully, and couldn't help but think to herself: This could not have been done by the eighth and ninth brothers.
Thinking of this, Wanyue couldn't help but glance at Bafujin on the table. Bafujin had a smile on her face, but Wanyue couldn't tell what she was really thinking in her heart.
Both the Crown Princess and Da Fujin had surprised expressions on their faces. It was not a good thing for them to involve the Crown Prince and the eldest brother in this matter.
Seeing that the emperor was speechless, everyone did not dare to speak out.
After that, I saw the ninth elder brother stood up with a smile, walked to the side of the prince, turned around and glanced at the eldest elder brother, and finally his eyes fell on the emperor on the throne. He bowed and said calmly: "Emperor
Amma, I think this matter is very strange. There are many female relatives in the prince's palace, how could he fall in love with a commoner girl? Was the eldest brother deceived by the Suzhou prefect? You can't judge that the prince has robbed you just by a prefect's empty words.
Folk girl, I think this matter needs to be investigated thoroughly before we can make a final conclusion."
The tenth elder brother sat in his seat and looked at the back of the ninth elder brother. After the ninth elder brother finished speaking, he also stood up and echoed, "Yes, Huang Ama, what the ninth elder brother said makes sense. This matter cannot be caused by one person."
A word from the prefect can unjustly accuse the prince, and the eldest brother cannot be allowed to be instigated by others."
The eighth prince just raised the corners of his mouth and did not speak while sitting in his seat.
The fourth brother who was sitting opposite him glanced at his face and wondered when the ninth and tenth brothers who were following the eighth brother actually helped the prince.
The emperor who was sitting on the throne glanced at the ninth elder brother and the tenth elder brother, and frowned for a while: Why do these two children like to get involved in everything together!
The emperor thought about this and couldn't help but sigh. Although his voice was very soft, the elder brother heard it. He thought that his words finally had an effect.
The eldest brother straightened his body subconsciously, wanting to hear how the old man planned to handle the matter.
After a long while, the emperor spoke calmly, "We will discuss this matter after we go to court tomorrow. Don't ruin everyone's interest in the Mid-Autumn Festival family banquet today."
These words could not help but make the eldest brother a little disappointed, while the prince breathed a sigh of relief. There was still one night left, and he thought: Maybe there is still room for maneuver, and this matter cannot be allowed to turn into an accident.
After the palace banquet, the prince secretly arranged for a young eunuch to leave the palace. After receiving the order, the young eunuch rushed all the way to Suo Xiang's Mansion.
