Princess Jiaojiao arrives, teasing the prince to blush and heartbeat

Yongning was speechless for a moment, and Yongping came over to smooth things over.

"Queen, don't be angry. There must be a misunderstanding here. How about we sit down and chat slowly?"

Luo Lan frowned coldly and ordered again:

"A Cai, didn't you hear what I said? Pull this girl out, chop off her hands, and then expel her from the palace."

Hearing this, the girl's face suddenly turned pale. She turned around and pulled Yongning's clothes, crying loudly,

"Princess, help me, princess, help me!"

Yongning looked at Luo Lan with a sense of guilt,

"Well...even though she was at fault, she shouldn't have cut off her hands. This...is too cruel. How about this? How could she beat Ah Hong, and how could Ah Hong be beaten back?"

Luo Lan looked up at her and replied word by word:

"Fight back? Ah Hong is a fourth-rank female official in the imperial court. Beating a girl? I'm afraid of hurting her hand. Besides, if I don't teach this ignorant girl a lesson today, everyone will think that this queen is easy to bully. Woolen cloth."

Seeing that there was no hint of accommodation in her tone, Yongping also hurriedly stepped forward to intercede.

"Queen, please calm down. This girl is from Nanping Country and doesn't understand the rules of Daning Country. She doesn't know Ah Hong's identity either. Please forgive her this time for the sake of her first offence. Otherwise, she will lose her hands. She will become a useless person from now on. The queen has always been merciful, so please spare her this time!"

Seeing this, Princess Xingnan also came forward to plead for mercy.

"Queen, chop off her hands? This is too cruel. Why don't you let her slap herself until you are satisfied, or make her kneel so long that she can't afford it? It doesn't matter what you do, just don't cut off her hands..."

Prince Daji also came forward to persuade,

"This girl beat Miss Ah Hong, it is indeed a bit excessive, but she is from Nanping after all. Please, the Queen, for the sake of two outsiders, Princess Xingnan and this prince, do not chop off her hands. Let her deal with it separately!"

Seeing that these people had come forward to plead for her, Luo Lan's goal was achieved. She looked at the girl and said in a loud voice:

"Since there are so many people interceding for you, I can spare you once. Then I will punish you with a hundred slaps, and you will be immediately expelled from the Daning Palace and sent back to Nanping. You will never set foot in Daning again."

After leaving these words, the girl looked at Yong Ning with tears in her eyes. Although Yong Ning was quite dissatisfied with the result of this treatment, the punishment of breaking her hands was considered a light one, so she naturally did not speak again. reason.

In fact, Luo Lan didn't really want to cut off her hands. She just wanted Yongning and Yongping to know that she had the final say in this harem, and no one else could rule here.

Yongping turned back to look at the girl and scolded sternly:

"Why don't you thank me quickly?"

The girl gritted her teeth, kowtowed, and whispered,

"Thank you, Queen, for your grace."

Luo Lan then turned around and looked at Ah Hong.

"Does this kind of treatment relieve your anger?"

Ah Hong pursed her lips and nodded,

"Thank you Queen Empress."

Luo Lan nodded with satisfaction, then looked at Princess Yongping,

"Da Ning Country has the rules of Daning Country. These are distinguished guests of Daning Country. If any of the ignorant slaves in this harem make you unhappy, you can go to me directly. I can punish them, but please Don't lynching them easily, no matter what the rules of your Nanping country are, lynching is absolutely not allowed in Daning country."

Yongping knew that she said this on purpose to warn them that they would always be guests here.

Yongning stared at her reluctantly,

"The queen is wrong. This is my eldest sister's and my eldest sister's natal home, and it is also our home. Therefore, we are not guests."

Luo Lan knew she would say this, and she immediately chuckled disdainfully,

"Second Princess, you can treat this place as your home for the time being, but you will eventually return to Nanping Country. After you go back, you may not be able to come back in what month or year. Therefore, it is better to leave a good impression on your mother-in-law's family. Don't be like a hedgehog, pricking people everywhere, so that when people mention you, they will think of you, instead of being unwilling to even mention you."

"you……"

Yongning's face turned red from suppressing the pain. She gritted her teeth and snorted at a loss for words.

"I don't need others to read it well, but I heard that last night, the Queen went to the Yangxin Hall to spend the night again? Are you deliberately not wanting the Emperor to turn over other people's names? As the master of the harem, you can't even do this If you don't even have the heart to be kind and generous, how can you be a mother to the world? How can you make the people of Daning country respect you?"

Luo Lan's face suddenly turned cold, but she still looked back at her with a smile,

"Princess Yongning's words are wrong. Since the Emperor has promised to favor one person in this palace, he is willing to be generous for the rest of his life. This kind of affection just shows that the Emperor is an affectionate and dedicated person who will not be tempted by beauty. Such a monarch , only then can you concentrate on managing the country of Daning and not be addicted to the gentleness of women and live in panic. This is the blessing of the people and the luck of the country of Daning. As for whether this palace can be the mother of the world, it is the people of the country who have the final say. , Princess Yongning alone cannot draw any conclusions."

"Hmph! It sounds nice. Do you want to be like Empress Dowager Gao of the Northern Song Dynasty, listening to politics behind the curtain, dominating the harem, and letting the emperor be a puppet?"

"presumptuous."

Luo Lan looked at her with sharp eyes and scolded in a stern voice:

"Princess Yongning, you are really going too far now. I have allowed you to cause trouble in the harem many times because you are the princess who came back to visit me, but you have gone even further. If you continue like this, don't blame me. Your Majesty, I will expel you from the harem.”

"you dare?"

Yongning stared at her,

"My eldest sister and I are people who have made great contributions to the Daning Kingdom. You dare to expel me from the palace? Aren't you afraid of the ridicule of the world? Aren't you afraid that your ancestors won't tolerate you? Aren't you afraid that your conscience will be guilty?"

Luo Lan also stared back at her without fear,

"It's true that you and the eldest emperor sister have meritorious service, but this is not the reason for you to return to Daning Kingdom to take credit and be arrogant. Since you came back, everyone in the harem looked at you as if you saw a ghost and had nowhere to hide. Even so, you are still concerned about these things. The servants may slap you in the mouth or hit you with a slap in the face. Don't think that the emperor will always indulge you. Everyone's patience has a limit. If you insist on going your own way again, I will definitely ask the emperor for an edict and expel you from the harem. , never enter again.”

Seeing the two people deadlocked here, Luo Lan's words were decisive and severe enough. Yong Ping hurriedly stepped forward to comfort him.

"Why should the queen be angry? Yongning is too willful. Don't worry, I will discipline her well and never let her cause trouble in the harem again. From now on, if there is nothing particularly important, let her stay in Qixia Palace. Is this okay to avoid causing trouble again?"

"Why?"

Yongning looked at Yongping with a fearless expression.

"Is it possible that the queen and the eldest sister want to put me under house arrest? Why can't I leave Qixia Palace? If my father is still here, I will definitely ask him to give me an explanation and let him allocate me a palace to comfort these people. The harm you have done to me over the years, but now you won't even let me out, let me see who of you can stop me?"

Seeing her acting like she was not convinced by anyone, Yongping immediately turned cold and said,

"Yongning, if you continue to act like this, I won't be able to protect you, eldest sister, so just take care of yourself!"