The prince dotes on his wife: a reborn peasant woman is not easy to mess with

Zhou Xiaoyuan knew all this, but she did not fail to pay attention to Princess Yihua. After apologizing, she returned to Xia Yechen and checked the movements of Nini and Archi.

Although Nini kept crying, fortunately she was only a little frightened. Zhou Xiaoyuan raised her head and looked at Xia Yechen.

The two of them had a tacit understanding without saying anything. Xia Yechen took a step forward and said that there were other things going on in the palace and it was not convenient for them to stay here for a long time, so they took the first step.

Sun Huijiao's eyes widened when she heard this. She originally wanted to find a chance to spend more time with Xia Yechen, but she never thought that Xia Yechen would act so neatly and would leave after the matter was resolved. Her face became a little bit unhappy. , but still said with a fake smile: "But Your Highness..."

She let her say whatever she said, but everyone ignored them and turned around to leave. Sun Huijiao wanted to catch up but was stopped by the guards brought by Xia Yechen.

Obviously, these guards were not the low-key people around Zhou Xiaoyuan. Sun Huijiao was blocked tightly and could not move forward. She was so angry that she remembered that there was Princess Yihua.

But when I turned my head and looked around, I saw that Princess Yihua had long disappeared. As expected, it was pointless to stay here now that the situation was like this.

Sun Huijiao held her breath and reluctantly left.

But this time she made a mistake in her calculations. How could Princess Yihua let Zhou Xiaoyuan go so easily? She had obviously gone back to recruit reinforcements.

At the same time, the situation on Xia Yechen's side is not optimistic. As a prince, there are many eyes around him. Even if there is no one around him this time, so many Jinwu guards have seen it, so how can the news be bad?

Can it be spread?

Princess Yihua and Sun Huijiao were both young ladies from aristocratic families. They had never been in contact with political courts, so naturally they had never thought about why Prince Rong could still go out even though he was banned.

But this does not mean that other people who learned the news did not know that some people had already been operating when Xia Yechen left the house.

By the time Xia Yechen led Zhou Xiaoyuan and Nini Aqi back to the palace, Concubine Jia had also received the relevant news.

No matter how hard she thought, Concubine Jia could not let go of such a great opportunity, especially when Xia Yechen made the mistake on her own initiative - if Xia Yechen hurt Prince Jing before, it could be said to be a fight between brothers, but what about this time?

This time Xia Yechen openly violated the prohibition. This is adding insult to injury, and His Majesty will not punish him!

Concubine Jia was filled with ecstasy, and she immediately asked her subordinates to block the emperor's path and start discussing openly.

As long as the news can reach the emperor's ears in advance, Xia Yechen will not be afraid of coming up with a way to deal with it. Concubine Jia thought so. Unfortunately, the emperor is not a fool.

How can there be such a coincidence in the world? News inside and outside the palace does not circulate. What happened one moment will be spread here the next moment.

And they were still discussing in the middle of the road. The emperor looked grim and asked the eunuch to slap those people in the mouth one by one, and then returned to the study.

The eunuch looked at his face and asked if he wanted to check on Prince Rong. Before he finished speaking, the emperor glanced at him and said in a calm but warning voice: "You are quite attentive."

Accompanying the emperor is like accompanying a tiger. The eunuch did not dare to say anything. The emperor frowned and thought for a while. The first thing he did was not to let people investigate whether Xia Yechen had the "daringness to ignore the prohibition".

The personal guard went to check the sources of the palace servants gossiping in the aisle.

It is true that Concubine Jia has stayed in the palace for a long time, and she was actually well prepared when doing this.

For example, a lot of deceptions were set up, and the palace guards who were talking about it were not from Concubine Jia's palace, she was just a promoter - but even so, the emperor was not a vegetarian.

It was actually clear who could do anything in the palace at this time. The emperor already had a candidate in mind, and he followed the clues and quickly found the source.

The guards did not dare to make it too obvious, after all, there was no evidence, but after hearing the cause and effect, the emperor could guess what Concubine Jia and Prince Jing had done, and he couldn't help but feel furious.

One by one, even after being locked up, they are still restless and insist on causing something to happen, especially this Concubine Jia!

The emperor really didn't want to take action against her. After all, the previous dynasty had criticized Concubine Jia a lot for being childless.

If he takes advantage of this to have an attack, Concubine Jia's mother clan will definitely not be able to bear it.

But this does not mean that the emperor has to give in to everything, especially Concubine Jia, who has been in trouble one after another recently, and it is impossible not to deal with it properly.

Thinking about it, the emperor looked coldly and deliberately asked about the Queen Mother's current situation. The eunuch didn't know why, but he still answered one by one, "Your Majesty, have you forgotten? It will be the 15th of this month soon, and the Queen Mother will go there every first and fifteenth day of the lunar month. Those who pray in the temple should spend more time this month."

The emperor did not ask why this month would be longer. He just nodded, looking a little satisfied, and then said: "I have been busy recently and cannot accompany the Queen Mother to pray in person. Concubine Xuanjia can go with her after receiving the blessing."

The Queen Mother is always absent

When asking about the affairs of the court, he didn't care about the movements on the emperor's end, so naturally he wouldn't mind having Concubine Jia by his side.

But everyone in the harem actually knew that the emperor was not the Queen Mother's biological son, and the Queen Mother kept such a low profile to avoid suspicion.

So there is no benefit at all in trying to please the Queen Mother.

On the surface, it was a rare honor and recognition for Concubine Jia to accompany her on this trip, but in fact, the emperor found an excuse to let Concubine Jia cut off her ties with her mother clan and Prince Jing.

Concubine Jia was naturally very clear about this. After hearing the news, she threw something, gritted her teeth and held on to the last glimmer of hope and asked: "Then did your majesty reveal how to deal with King Rong? King Rong hurts people first and destroys others." There is a ban, and it is impossible for Your Majesty to ignore it!"

As soon as she finished speaking, the nun next to her pinched her hand tightly and said worriedly: "Your Majesty, please be careful what you say!"

After saying that, Mammy put on a smile and happily sent the eunuch away before turning back. When she came back, she looked at Concubine Jia and sighed, "Old slave, I have been back for these days. Why are you becoming more and more impatient!"

This nanny is Concubine Jia's nanny, so she acts like an elder. Concubine Jia is not angry, but her expression is still bad.

"...This was originally—"

"Okay, don't say any more." Mammy sighed, and without saying a word, ordered Concubine Jia to pack her things quickly.

At the same time, he warned, "No matter what the actual situation is, the Queen Mother is the Queen Mother after all. You must keep a low profile during this trip. I don't care whether Your Majesty can change your mind. Even if you act, you must act like a filial son."

It was hard to disobey the sacred command, and Concubine Jia had no choice but to listen to her mother's words and not ask any more questions, but still

I held my breath and went to the Queen Mother Temple to accompany me.

When the news came back, the emperor nodded, thinking that Concubine Jia was at peace for once.