Yuan Hao lost some patience, so he ordered: "Someone, take them down and let me examine them carefully."
The guards were ordered to take these noble ladies down. Only then did some of them realize what had happened. They cried and told the story in detail.
Wu Xiuxiu knelt on the ground and said, "Your Majesty, I did indeed hear what Miss Su said. She was not the only one who said this to me. All the ladies present knew it."
Yuan Hao asked the other ladies with a gloomy face: "Is she telling the truth?"
Everyone lowered their heads, trembling with fear but not daring to hide anything, and nodded in acknowledgement.
Yuan Hao angrily rebuked and said to Su Qing'er: "You are so brave. As the daughter of the prime minister's house, you have no regard for your own status and fabricated these rumors to slander others. It has completely disgraced the face of your Su family.
And you, all of you are just like talkative women, spreading rumors and gossip without any dignity or dignity that a lady should have."
Among the noble ladies from various families kneeling on the ground, some had fainted from fright, some were trembling, and some were shedding tears. Only when they faced the emperor's wrath did they know what it meant to be afraid.
Queen Yan stood up and knelt on the ground and said: "Your Majesty, I also made mistakes. As the mother of a country, I did not discover what they did in time and almost caused harm to the princess. I hope your Majesty will punish me."
Yuan Hao calmed down his anger a little. He helped Queen Yan up and said, "What does this have to do with the Queen? However, it is really unforgivable for them to do such a thing at the Queen's Qianqiu Banquet, so this matter will be left to the Queen."
I have full authority to deal with it, I will go back first."
They were all noble ladies, and it was not easy for Yuan Hao to deal with them, so he handed over the mess to the queen.
Queen Yan said yes, and then respectfully sent Yuan Hao off.
After he left, the tense atmosphere at the banquet did not ease at all. Everyone was still kneeling on the ground, all in panic.
Queen Yan stood up, walked to Mu Yun'an, helped her up and said, "I have wronged you. Don't worry, I will make the decision for you."
Mu Yun'an raised her eyes and smiled at Queen Yan: "Thank you, Madam."
She had already expressed her anger with Queen Yan about today's matter, and everything was under their control in order to make the marriage have some twists and turns.
In fact, she was very grateful to Amelia Su. If she hadn't spread rumors and created these troubles, her marriage to Yan Jingxuan might have been completed today.
She has no romantic feelings for Yan Jingxuan, nor does she want her marriage to become a victim of power, nor does she like to be submissive.
Queen Yan patted her hand and motioned her to go back and sit down. Then she walked slowly around the banquet, and finally stopped in front of Su Qing'er.
She stood up and looked at Su Qing'er, who had turned pale with fright, and asked: "You are spreading rumors because of the position of the crown princess, right?
Why, do you think the prince will marry you if he can’t marry the princess? I’m afraid you’ve forgotten what happened to the last daughter of the Prime Minister’s mansion?”
Su Qing'er had a pale face and her eyes were full of fear. How could she forget?
The last person to be called the prime minister's daughter was Han Qianyu. After the fall of the Han family, the Han family's son Han Qiancheng assassinated the prince, and the entire Han family was executed overnight.
The Han brothers and sisters are still fugitives today.
According to what the queen means, what she does will most likely implicate her father.
Su Qing'er was really scared. She stretched out her hand and tugged on the hem of Queen Yan's clothes, crying and begging for mercy: "The Queen, I know that I was wrong. Please be kind to the Queen and spare me this time."