He was going to slap the fourth princess in the face.
Unfortunately, the fourth princess is not someone to be trifled with.
As soon as he blocked it with his backhand, he was slapped by the other side.
After a dozen slaps from left to right, the fourth princess finally stopped.
Then he said with a solemn expression and a bit of doubt.
"Huiyue, are you just old but not wise? You can eat whatever you want, but you can't talk nonsense. How dare you maliciously frame the blame in front of the Queen Mother and the Emperor? You are really brave enough! You don't
Do you just want to know why the fourth prince spoke out to defend your concubine?"
Then he glanced at the faces of other spectators, and then fixed his eyes on Lin Wanyi.
"Because I and the concubine hit it off immediately, and there happened to be no daughters at home, so I adopted the concubine as my goddaughter. Do you understand?"
When the fourth princess spoke, everyone's jaws dropped.
Including Lin Wanyi himself.
But she soon understood that it was the fourth princess who was trying to get her to step down.
He immediately squatted down and saluted and said.
"It's all my daughter's fault. I didn't want outsiders to know about this. It affected my godfather and my godmother. But now it has ruined your reputation. It's my daughter's fault. Please don't be angry."
As soon as she said this, the expressions on the faces of the theatergoers turned ugly.
Yi Ning's status as a noble concubine is neither important nor light.
But the goddaughter whom the fourth princess recognized personally was truly precious.
If you just talk and laugh casually, that would be better.
But if there was the incident of slapping Princess Huiyue mixed in, it would be a big deal.
It can be seen that the fourth princess loves Lin Wanyi very much and is not even afraid of offending the royal princess.
From now on, they will have to pay more attention in the harem.
"Bah, what godfathers and godmothers say is nice, they are just trying to cover up their own ugliness...Do you all think that this princess is blind? Mother...Mother...My son was slapped and humiliated for no reason.
It’s Da Wei’s face, don’t you care?”
Princess Huiyue was like a rampaging peacock at this moment, screaming everywhere, but no one dared to approach.
In the eyes of the Queen Mother, who looked like a lunatic, she felt both regret and hatred.
Seeing that the Queen Mother did not speak, the Emperor became angry.
"Drag her down and send her back directly to the princess's mansion. Then I will send a hundred guardsmen to surround the princess's mansion. When the princess wakes up and stops talking nonsense, I will release her!"
"yes!"
At this time, the Imperial Guards didn't bother to argue with him anymore. They stepped forward and knocked him unconscious with a knife before dragging him away.
That look frightened the prince-in-law next to him, and he looked at the emperor on the dragon throne with trembling eyes.
Seeing that he wasn't too involved, I was relieved.
But the princess was dragged away, and it was very embarrassing for him, the consort, to stay here.
So I don't know whether I should retreat or not.
The fourth princess was seen kneeling down in the direction of the Queen Mother, her back straight.
"My wife is guilty and should not have slapped the princess because of her own emotions. The princess is right. This matter is related to the face of the Wei Dynasty. Please punish the Queen Mother! My wife is willing to ask herself to come down to calm the public anger."
Invite yourself to come down?
Wouldn't that mean that the fourth prince lost his wife?
Upon hearing this, the fourth prince could not sit still.
He stood up immediately and said.
"The princess did this for the sake of the good reputation of the old minister and the noble concubine. If the queen mother is angry, she can just complain to the old minister. Please be patient and spare the princess."
As soon as the Fourth Prince got up, many of the clan members couldn't sit still.
Especially those who were close to the fourth prince's house on weekdays also spoke out to help.
For a time, the entire palace banquet changed from the previous joyful atmosphere to a somewhat solemn one.
Lin Wanyi is not a person who protects himself wisely.
In the final analysis, this matter was just a disaster caused by her and the emperor leaving the palace.
How can the fourth prince and the fourth princess be allowed to resist the crime?
So he stood up and walked to the fourth princess. Regardless of whether it would offend the Queen Mother, he knelt down and said.
"Everything is caused by this concubine. I ask the Queen Mother not to blame anyone else. I am willing to ban myself from the palace for three years to calm the anger of the Queen Mother and the princess."
Self-imposed grounding?
Still three years!
Even if Lin Wanyi was willing, the emperor was not willing.
So his face didn't look very good, and he opened his mouth to defend himself.
But the Queen Mother finally spoke, her tone was still so gentle and calm, but the words she said made everyone worried.
"Fourth Prince and Fourth Princess, please get up. It's not a big deal at all. It's just that girl Huiyue who drank too much and talked nonsense. Since the emperor has sent her back to sober up, it will be fine."
Hearing this, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
Before Xie En could say anything, the Queen Mother turned to speak.
"However, there is some truth in what your concubine said. But whether you like it or not, this farce is ultimately caused by you, so you should be punished with small punishments and severe punishments. Three years. If it's longer, let's ban you for one year.
"
Then he raised his voice and said to the people present.
"In passing on the Ai family's decree, Yi Ning, the head of the Yihua Palace, was rude and offended the Ai family and the princess. He was banned from the palace for one year. Anyone who pleads for mercy will be punished with the same crime!"
"yes."
"I thank the Empress Dowager for punishing me, I will definitely stay in confinement and think about my mistakes carefully!"
Yingying kowtowed, and this farce came to an end.
The veins on the emperor's temples popped out. He originally wanted to protect Lin Wanyi, but after she said these words, even his room for protection was blocked.
In anger, he said to the Queen Mother.
"Queen Mother, I am feeling a little unwell, so I will leave now and go to Cining Palace to pay my respects another day."
"The emperor is not feeling well, and the Ai family is also not feeling well. Let's just break up the palace banquet and take care of their own people. The Ai family doesn't like to hear any rumors. If anyone dares to spread it in private, he will be beaten to death immediately!
"
"Everything is in compliance with the Queen Mother's decree."
The palace banquet, which was a good way to catch the wind and wash away the dust, ended like this.
When Lin Wanyi got up, her legs were a little numb.
He almost stumbled, but was supported by the fourth princess on the side.
"Is your Majesty okay?"
"Nothing's wrong, thank you Fourth Princess for your concern."
The fourth princess had only exchanged a few polite words with Lin Wanyi in the past, and was not very familiar with her.
If it hadn't been an emergency today, she wouldn't have rashly made up the news about getting married.
But Lin Wanyi's responsible look just now made the fourth princess look at her with admiration from the bottom of her heart.
In addition, listening to the fourth prince praising Lin Xingzhi every day, I did feel a little closer to Lin Wanyi in my heart.
So he smiled and replied.
"Your Majesty, since you have recognized me as your godmother, you no longer need to be polite. From now on, when you call me godmother in private situations, you are not allowed to be formal."
Lin Wanyi asked herself to be banned from the palace for a year. If it had been anyone else, she would have run away long ago.