After Emperor Hui finished offering sacrifices and praying, when the palace banquet began, the first thing he did was to summon Lu Linchu and Fu Guiyun to his presence.

"Come, come, Linchu, bring your new bride here so I can take a good look at her."

Emperor Hui waved to the couple while looking at the people around them.

But I never saw the face I was expecting, and I felt a sense of loss.

Seeing that the two had already knelt down and bowed respectfully in front of the jade steps, Emperor Hui had no choice but to ask them to stand up and said with a fake smile:

"Logically, I should have summoned you to the palace earlier to express my gratitude, but I never expected such an unfortunate incident to happen in the northern border. I am deeply saddened and only considered you two newlyweds today."

After saying this, his smile gradually deepened: "Lin Chu, please don't feel resentment towards me."

"Your Majesty is serious."

Lu Linchu replied solemnly: "The northern border has just been defeated. This is a serious matter. How can I let Your Majesty worry about my personal affairs?"

Emperor Hui nodded in satisfaction, and glanced at Fu Guiyun at the steps, and said casually: "I have heard of the reputation of the Crown Prince's Consort for a long time. Now that you have entered the palace, you must help the Crown Prince to manage the palace and share the worries of your father and mother."

"Your Majesty's order will be obeyed by your servant."

Fu Guiyun could tell that what he said was just some polite words, so he responded casually.

Seeing that the couple were well-mannered and had no faults at all, and seeing that Ye Zhilan was nowhere to be seen, Emperor Hui had no choice but to let the couple sit down at the table.

Just when he was thinking that today would end here, a loud noise from a woman suddenly came from outside the hall.

"Let me in. I am the woman of the prince of Liyang. I want to see the prince and His Majesty."

Emperor Hui was delighted when he heard this.

The nobles present had different expressions and looked towards the outside of the hall.

When he heard the sound, Lu Linchu habitually wanted to rush out the door.

But when he looked at Fu Guiyun, who was as steady as a rock beside him, he was immediately infected by the powerful aura.

After silently looking around at the emperor who had ulterior motives and the nobles in the room, Lu Linchu stood there without changing his expression.

Seeing this scene, the stone in Fu Guiyun's heart fell to the ground completely, and he stood firm as a rock.

"Who is making the noise outside?"

Emperor Hui stood in the hall and questioned sternly.

The palace servant immediately went in to report: "Your Majesty, there is a woman outside with a pair of young children. She is said to be the woman of the Prince of Liyang. Your Majesty is requested to summon her."

"Oh?"

Emperor Hui glanced at Lu Linchu meaningfully, then waved his hand while suppressing his smile: "Then hurry up and announce it."

Soon, Yunling and two children were brought in.

Seeing this scene, Pu and Fu Yuanshu, mother and daughter, were overjoyed and kept looking at Fu Guiyun who was standing in the hall.

Princess Huaiyi and Lady Wang, the wife of the Earl of Changping, could not help but look at each other, gloating and waiting to see a good show.

"Sir."

"Daddy."

Yun Ling had no eyes for anyone else and led Lu Qingchen straight to Lu Linchu.

But she had only taken two steps when a small figure suddenly appeared and got there first.

Looking carefully, Lu Qingyu behind him had already stepped forward and hugged Fu Guiyun's legs tightly.

"Qing Yu."

Yun Ling was stunned.

Just as he was about to rush forward and pull the child away, a sharp scolding suddenly rang out.

"Yunling, you useless and stupid girl, how can you not even take care of two children? How can you bear the consequences of disturbing His Majesty and the Queen?"

When everyone heard the sound and looked, they saw the person coming and were filled with awe.

The person who came was none other than Princess Liyang, Ye Zhilan.

This familiar voice made Fu Guiyun's calmness weaken a little, and he couldn't help but look up in surprise.

Outside the vast hall, Nanny Jiang and Nanny Kong were seen supporting my mother and walking slowly in with serious faces.

Wherever he passed, the soldiers guarding the palace put away their silver spears and showed expressions of awe.

When entering the hall, Ye Zhilan forcefully pushed the two maids away, and continued walking alone with all his strength.

When she reached the center of the hall, she knelt down, knocked her head to the ground and begged for her sins: "I am a poor steward of the household, I failed to discipline the children in the mansion, and I disturbed your majesty's grand gathering. I am guilty of death, I am guilty of death. Please, your majesty, punish me."

As soon as he finished speaking, a series of coughing sounds suddenly rang out, and a mouthful of hot blood splashed directly onto the floor.

Looking at the scene before him, Emperor Hui felt a lump in his nose and closed his eyes, suppressing the guilt in his heart.

Many of the nobles secretly had tears in their eyes.

Prince Liyang fought bravely for his country, but now he is trapped in the battlefield. Only the loyal and brave men of the Lu family are fighting against the coalition forces of the three kingdoms. However, the emperor has gone to great lengths to plot against the prince's family, which is really heartbreaking.

Fearing that the emperor would punish him, Song Xiang wanted to come forward to plead for mercy, but Wang stopped him with a fierce look.

"Mother concubine."

Fu Guiyun was about to step forward to help, but Emperor Hui had already noticed that many people in the hall were dissatisfied, so he quickly descended the stairs and sent Hu An to help the man up.

Afterwards, he asked the queen to hand over a handkerchief to the person, and kept comforting him, "Princess Liyang, you are too kind. I heard that you are ill and I am very worried. Please stand up and take a seat."

"I have sinned deeply, how dare I trouble Your Majesty and the Queen to treat me so kindly."

Ye Zhilan knew the purpose of the emperor's banquet today, and after saying this, he forced himself to kneel down again.

"Princess, please stop harassing a junior like me."

Emperor Hui ordered the Empress to personally hold the man, then looked at Yun Ling meaningfully and asked in a puzzled manner, "Old Princess, please tell me, what is going on?"

Ye Zhilan first glanced at his daughter-in-law and the little girl at her feet. He only knew that the child always went to Chuxian Palace, but he didn't know that the relationship between mother and daughter was so close.

She glared at Yun Ling secretly again, and then she spoke slowly: "Your Majesty, you don't know, it's all the sins that this evil creature under your knees committed in his early years."

As he spoke, Lao Chen slowly turned his gaze towards the nobles in the room.

"I think most of you have heard about this matter. It is difficult to talk about it, but the new bride in my family is very generous. She treats the two little ones as her own and loves them very much.

Just a few hours after the Crown Prince's wife left the house, the child missed his mother and started clamoring to find her. I was careless and let the little monkey run out of the house. I couldn't catch up with him, so I ordered the maid to chase after him. No matter how hard I tried, I still caused a huge disaster."

"Oh, it's a girl?"

Emperor Hui smiled and looked at Yun Ling deliberately: "I heard that Lin Chu once spent a fortune on a woman. Could it be this woman?"

Yun Ling saw the right opportunity and quickly explained: "Your Majesty, I am not a maid, I am the prince's..."

But before she could finish her words, Lu Linchu glared at her fiercely: "Don't be so presumptuous in front of the emperor."

"Sir."

Yun Ling's face was full of dissatisfaction, and she turned around and pulled Lu Qingchen's shoulders stubbornly.

Lu Qingchen was staring at his sister hugging Fu Guiyun in a daze, completely unaware of what was happening around him.

"Young Master."

Yun Ling muttered softly.

However, Lu Qingchen walked straight to his sister's side and just stared blankly at the two people hugging each other tightly.

Thinking carefully about the painting my sister had made, I realized that the scene in her painting was actually her and the woman in front of me.

Emperor Hui looked at her and smiled in a subtle way: "Why do I feel that Miss Yunling's position in the mansion is not simple?"

"Your Majesty is joking."

Ye Zhilan looked at Lu Linchu unhappily: "Prince, why don't you tell this slave to leave?"

"Linchu, I..."

Yun Ling gritted her teeth in anger, looked at Lu Linchu, and pulled him to act coquettishly, but Lu Linchu was completely disappointed in her this time and cruelly left her behind.

"presumptuous."

He never expected that this woman would be so unreasonable.

Looking back and forth at Fu Guiyun and the woman beside him, Lu Linchu lowered his head and remained silent for a moment before solemnly bowing and answering:

"Your Majesty, please punish me. Yunling... is indeed just a maidservant by my side."

"Prince..."

Yun Ling wanted to explain, but Lu Linchu's deep voice drowned her out: "It's because I am a little lax by nature and can't control the servants around me. The Crown Prince's wife just entered the mansion and has little prestige, so I let these slaves run wild."

After hearing this, Yun Ling was already in tears.

He really changed his mind towards me.

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