Chapter six hundred and fifty-eight struggle for power (2)
Queen Yu remained unmoved, as if she had not heard the impassioned words of Princess Changping, and did not know that Princess Changping had gotten up to look for trouble.
Xiao Yuhan, who had been severely humiliated, turned slightly pale, lowered his head, and felt deep helplessness and bitterness in his heart.
As a princess, she has been restricted in every aspect since the day she moved into the palace.
Queen Yu is in charge of the Sixth Palace and has been operating in the palace for many years. Her power is so huge that it is shocking. On the surface, Queen Yu treats her daughter-in-law quite well, but only Xiao Yuhan knows what is going on inside.
The so-called sweet face but bitter heart is nothing more than that.
Emperor Jianwen's sudden death had a profound impact on the situation in the palace.
For the past month, Queen Yu has devoted herself to guarding the soul and ignored everything. Princess Changping took the initiative to take over everything in the palace. She, the current crown princess, has become a decoration and a joke in the eyes of everyone...
She is not trying to fight for power.
However, the situation was already like this. Her blind forbearance and concession did not win the kindness of Queen Yu and Princess Changping. Instead, they blindly forced each other, turning her, the Crown Princess, into a clay and wood sculpture.
If this continues, the third prince will ascend the throne and become the emperor, and she will become the queen of Da Qi, just to look good...
Yin Xiaoxiao and Xiao Yuhan were the best friends. Seeing this situation, she felt extremely angry. She quietly tugged on Xiao Yuhan's sleeve and said in a very low voice: "Sister-in-law of the Three Emperors, are you okay?"
Xiao Yuhan shook his head invisibly.
Xie Mingxi didn't say much and glanced at Xiao Yuhan thoughtfully.
Xiao Yuhan was outstanding in talent and academics, but his temperament was a little gentler. Not to mention compared to Empress Yu, even in front of Princess Changping, he was inferior.
A wife is more valuable than her husband.
The third prince is the crown prince and will also be the new emperor. No matter how noble the eldest princess is, Princess Changping cannot be inferior to the new emperor, nor can she be more noble than the future Queen of Daqi.
Xiao Yuhan didn't fight for power at this time and was suppressed. How easy will it be to stand upright in the future?
Xiao Yuhan seemed to be aware of Xie Mingxi's gaze, and turned his head to look over, with a helpless smile in his eyes.
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This day's vigil is destined to be uneventful.
Princess Changping, who was full of anger, went to the side room specially designed for the imperial family members to take a nap. When she opened the door, she saw several imperial family members eating snacks, drinking tea and chatting. One of them was still joking in a low voice.
Princess Changping was immediately furious!
Princess Changping stepped forward quickly and overturned the coffee table with force.
The coffee table rolled heavily and fell to the ground, along with the tea bowls and dessert plates, smashing into pieces with a loud noise!
Several female family members were confused at first, and then they were shocked. They stood up and apologized: "Eldest Princess, please calm down! I am naked and have violated my etiquette, please Eldest Princess, please calm down!"
Princess Changping did not calm down. She stepped forward with a sneer and slapped a female family member fiercely!
The female family member who was beaten was the one who was joking before. Coincidentally, it was the female family member of the Xiao family, Xiao Yuhan's direct aunt, Mrs. Song.
Mrs. Song was slapped in the face and her face and eyes turned red.
"Today, I'm going to beat you!" Princess Changping said coldly: "You entered the palace to cry for your father. As a minister's wife, you pretended to be faint and lazy. You are eating, drinking, talking and laughing here. You are disrespectful to your father and to heaven."
You are disrespectful! No one dares to say no even if I slap you or kill you with a stick."
Who can bear the charge of disrespecting the late emperor?
Full of anger, Mrs. Song had to kneel down to admit her mistake and beg for mercy: "My wife has been kneeling for many days and is quite tired. Today I have the courage to come to rest for a while. It is indeed my fault. However, I have great respect for the late emperor.
There is no disrespect in the slightest. Please give me a warning, the eldest princess!"
The several female family members who were talking to the Song family, most of whom were close friends with the female family members of the Xiao family, knelt down one after another to intercede for the Song family.
"My wife testifies for the Song family. She is indeed not joking."
"Yes! The eldest princess may have been blinded for a moment and saw something wrong. Mrs. Song is so sad that she can't laugh..."
Princess Changping's eyes were as cold as arrows, and her coldness was frightening: "I haven't reached the age where my eyesight has dimmed. How could I have misunderstood whether Mrs. Song was smiling or not? Besides, you are not the only ones staying here today, there are others.
Young maid, if you ask carefully, you will know the truth! I ask you now, do you dare to confront me in front of my mother and queen? Do you dare to confront me in front of my father’s tomb?"
The female family member who interceded for the Song family was choked to silence.
Song's cheeks also became paler and lost color.
Princess Changping obviously wanted to kill the chicken to scare the monkeys. Unfortunately, she was the unlucky chicken about to be slaughtered.
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After burning a stick of incense, the maid who delivered the message went to the mourning hall.
In front of all the royal family members and all the princes and concubines, the maid who delivered the letter spoke in a medium-low voice, just enough for everyone to hear: "... After Mrs. Song pretended to be faint, she ate and drank secretly, and she was low-key.
He kept talking and laughing and had no respect for the late emperor."
"Her Royal Highness the Princess questioned her angrily, but Mrs. Song could not deny it and already admitted her mistake with shame."
"How should I deal with this? I would like to ask the Queen to tell me."
Everyone looked at Xiao Yuhan in unison.
Xiao Yuhan's whole body trembled slightly, anger flashed in his eyes.
Mrs. Song is her aunt and a very prominent member of the Xiao family. If she is severely punished today, the Xiao family's face will be greatly damaged, and the face of her, the Crown Princess, will also be trampled underfoot.
Now that I think about it, what Princess Changping did today was definitely not impulsive. It was clearly planned.
Otherwise, with so many female relatives pretending to be faint and resting, why did the Song family be caught?
Forced by the situation, she can no longer tolerate and give in!
"Mother," Xiao Yuhan suppressed the anger in his heart and spoke steadily: "You can't accept one side of the story about what happened. Mrs. Song is the daughter-in-law's aunt. The daughter-in-law knows her temper well and will never do such a disgraceful thing.
Action. My daughter-in-law is willing to accompany her mother to see what happens! It won’t be too late to deal with the matter after we find out what happened.”
Empress Yu stood up and turned around with the support of Zhilan Yuqiao.
In just one month, Queen Yu had a lot of wrinkles on her forehead and around her eyes, and a few gray hairs on her head. She looked old, tired and haggard.
Those eyes were still calm and sharp.
Empress Yu glanced at Xiao Yuhan who was speaking righteously: "Since the Crown Princess said so, she will go with me."
Xiao Yuhan responded respectfully and stood up with the help of the palace maid.
Yin Xiaoxiao glanced at Xie Mingxi quickly.
what to do?
Should we join in the fun... to see what happens?
Xie Mingxi's eyes flashed slightly, but before she could respond, Li Xiangru stood up and said respectfully: "My daughter-in-law is also willing to go together."
Zhao Changqing also stood up: "The right and wrong should indeed be decided. My daughter-in-law is also willing to go."
Come on, there’s no need to say any more. Just go.
Xie Mingxi and Yin Xiaoxiao looked at each other and stood up together.
