However, the furious Emperor Ming Yuan asked Eunuch Mu Ru to summon Yuan Qing to pay an audience.
King Sun looked at Yuan Qingling with pity. He was really embarrassed to ask her to face his father's anger for him. Hearing that Lao Wu was recuperating in the palace, he had better tell Lao Wu and let him find a way to bring Chu
The princess took it back.
Yuan Qing entered the palace, and Emperor Ming Yuan didn't even raise his head. He just said calmly: "Kneel down!"
Yuan Qing Ling knelt down and said, "See my father!"
The palace was in a mess, and Mr. Mu Ru was cleaning up the inkstone that had been smashed on the ground. From the memorial, it seemed that the emperor was furious and smashed things at King Sun.
And on the ground, there was also a string of southern beads lying quietly, less than five feet away from where Yuan Qingling knelt down.
Emperor Ming Yuan asked calmly: "Mu Ru came back just now to report. You said that a string of Nanzhu that I gave you as a reward was missing. Where was it lost?"
"The words I returned to my father were lost in the Qiankun Palace." Yuan Qing Ling said.
"Then take a look. Is this string on the ground the Nanzhu you lost in the Qiankun Hall?" Emperor Ming Yuan asked again.
Yuan Qingling glanced at it and said, "Yes."
"This string of southern pearls was given to me by someone close to the Queen. Are you saying that the Queen's people stole your southern pearls?" Emperor Ming Yuan's voice was already a bit stunned.
However, it seems that she is still being given a chance.
Yuan Qingling slowly shook her head, "No, my daughter-in-law knows who took it."
"Oh?" Emperor Ming Yuan sneered, "Do you know who stole it?"
"I know, my daughter-in-law saw who took it away." She insisted on using the word "take".
"Who is it?" Emperor Ming Yuan laughed angrily.
Yuan Qingling was silent for a moment, "Auntie Xi!"
Emperor Ming Yuan slapped the table angrily, "Absurd!"
Eunuch Mu Ru said quickly: "Princess, you can't talk nonsense. Do you know that Aunt Xi is someone close to the Supreme Emperor?"
Yuan Qingling said solemnly: "I know..." The words were omitted, which meant that he did not dare to ask because he knew the identity of Grandma Xi.
Emperor Ming Yuan stared at her coldly. These words were so ridiculous that no one would believe them.
But it was so absurd that Emperor Ming Yuan had a possible illusion.
Yuan Qingling is not stupid enough to frame the people around the Supreme Emperor.
Emperor Ming Yuan actually calmed down.
Aunt Bao said that Nanzhu was sent by Aunt Xi. In other words, those words were also conveyed by Aunt Xi. If what Yuan Qingling wanted was the future of Lao Wu, why did she do it for others?
She should send it in person to show her sincerity.
Yuan Qingling was always kneeling, with a completely calm expression on her face.
She threw the difficult problem to Emperor Ming Yuan.
Is it time for the Emperor's people to come over and ask? This is a matter for Emperor Ming Yuan.
Emperor Ming Yuan thought about it again and again and ordered: "Pass the message and ask the Queen and Aunt Xi to come to the imperial study."
The palace man took the order and left.
Before Grandma Xi and the Queen arrived, Concubine Xian arrived.
Concubine Xian could no longer sit still. When she learned that Yuan Qingling had given Nanzhu to the queen, she knew that the situation was slowly changing and she could not stay in Qingyu Palace to recuperate.
After recovering from illness for a long time, even the humble daughter-in-law dared not to take her seriously.
She came out this time not because of Nanzhu's affairs, but just to shake things around so that people would know that she was not dead yet.
Concubine Xian brought ginseng tea. After entering the palace, she saw Yuan Qingling kneeling in front of the palace, with a string of southern pearls placed on the imperial desk. Then she saw the emperor's face was sullen, and Eunuch Mu Ru was silent. She felt that
Slightly sinking.
She knew that Emperor Xu was angry because Yuan Qingling sent Nanzhu to the queen. Although she knew that this matter would involve her son, she still felt a little happy that Yuan Qingling was punished.
She raised a smile and said, "Your Majesty, I know that you have been busy with political affairs recently and are worried about the Emperor's illness, so I made ginseng tea and brought it to you."
Emperor Ming Yuan said calmly: "Let it go."
Concubine Xian put down the ginseng tea, looked at Yuan Qingling, hesitated and said, "Is Princess Chu also there? Then I will not hinder the emperor."
Emperor Ming Yuan said: "Since you are here and this matter has something to do with your son, please sit down."
Hearing that it was related to the King of Chu, Concubine Xian wished she could eat Yuan Qing Ling alive.
She suppressed her anger and kept the smile on her lips, "Yes!"
She moved over and sat down, her mind spinning rapidly. The emperor must have thought that Yuan Qingling's flattery to the queen was Lao Wu's intention. Lao Wu could not do such a thing. Now was the time when Mingzhe was protecting himself. How could he be so aggressive?
It is not wise to take a wife.
If Lao Wu was treated coldly and exiled by the emperor again because of this, she would never let Yuan Qing Ling go.
Why did you end up with such a woman? If you had successfully married Chu Mingcui, how could you be in today's situation?
The more Concubine Xian thought about it, the angrier she became, and she already hated Yuan Qing's death.
Yuan Qingling knelt upright, how could she not feel the murderous look in Concubine Xian's eyes? If she hadn't done this, Concubine Xian would not have liked her.
"The Queen has arrived!" a eunuch announced outside the palace.
Emperor Ming Yuan raised his hand and signaled. Eunuch Mu Ru hurriedly went out and saw the Queen coming with Aunt Bao, and Aunt Xi had just arrived. He stepped forward and bowed, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty invites you!"
He looked at Aunt Xi again. Aunt Xi had a calm expression on her face, without any fear.
Mu Rugong said: "Mom, please come in!"
The queen and Aunt Bao walked in front, followed by Aunt Xi, and the three of them entered the royal study together.
When Concubine Xian saw the Queen coming, she quickly stood up to greet her and said, "I have met the Queen."
The queen glanced at Concubine Xian lightly and said, "Concubine Xian is here too."
She walked straight over, glanced at Yuan Qingling with a faint look, then passed over coldly, and said to Emperor Ming Yuan Fu Shen, "Your Majesty, my concubine is here."
"Sit down!" Emperor Ming Yuan raised his hand.
Aunt Xi also stepped forward and Fu Shen said: "Old slave, please see your Majesty!"
Emperor Ming Yuan still respected Grandma very much. Grandma Xi had watched him grow up and often spoke for him in front of his father. If what happened today was purely framed by Yuan Qing Lingpan, he was determined to avoid it.
of her guilt.
"No courtesy!" Emperor Ming Yuan said in a gentle tone.
Aunt Xi stepped aside and looked directly at Yuan Qingling without even glancing at her.
Emperor Ming Yuan began to ask, "Mother Xi, did you send this Nanzhu to the Queen's Palace?"
Aunt Xi did not hesitate at all and said: "Go back to the emperor, it was sent by this old slave."
"Did Princess Chu ask you to send it?" Emperor Ming Yuan asked again.
Aunt Xi nodded, "Yes!"
Emperor Ming Yuan's eyes swept across Yuan Qingling's face coldly, and then asked: "What did Princess Chu want you to convey to her?"
Aunt Bao's expression changed on the spot.
Aunt Xi said: "The princess said she has two strings of southern pearls, but the queen does not. She should give one as a filial piety to the queen."
"What about other than that?"
Aunt Xi shook her head, "Nothing else."
When Eunuch Mu Ru heard this, he said, "Mom, think about it carefully. Do you want to tell me that you can also convey the Queen's kind words to the King of Chu in front of the Emperor?"
Aunt Xi shook her head, "I never said that."
Emperor Ming Yuan looked slightly cold, "Queen?"
Queen Chu was startled and said: "I never mentioned that I wanted my concubine to speak for the King of Chu!"
Emperor Ming Yuan laughed coldly, "Really? I must have heard wrong, right? Yu Bao?"
Aunt Bao knelt down with a thud, her face turned pale, and she trembled a few times and said: "Go back to the emperor, slave... I may have heard wrong."