Rebirth and Marriage: I am the Mistress of the Palace

Xiao Qingyuan touched his nose and said, "I haven't done anything extremely evil, why do you have to slander me and Yan Luo like this? It was you who were prejudiced against Yan Luo in the first place, it's your fault, now you're saying it as if Yan Luo and I were wrong."

Prince Ning was so angry that he fell backwards: "It's your fault in the first place! Chu Yanluo is notorious. She is pregnant with a bastard before she even got married. You are the only one who treats such a shameless woman as a treasure! If you don't marry her, no one will want her! Otherwise, how could she be willing to come back and be your concubine?"

"Yanluo didn't want to come back on her own. I brought her back."

"I don't care how she came back, just get her out of here right now!"

"Father! If I chase Yan Luo away, she will have nowhere to stay. The Chu family has already severed ties with her!"

"If you don't drive Chu Yanluo away, believe it or not, I will cut off all ties with you, too?"

Xiao Qingyuan's face was icy cold, and his stubbornness came back: "If you want to break off the relationship, then break off the relationship. Does father think I'm afraid of this? It's good for me not to be the prince! At least I can decide my own marriage, and you don't have to marry me a woman I don't like at all!"

Prince Ning's eyes went dark, and he knew that this bastard would go against him and would not compromise at all!

After a while, he suppressed his anger: "Look at you now, you are not filial at all. You almost make me and your mother angry to death every day. You still have the nerve to complain that I am partial to the Crown Prince's Consort? How filial the Crown Prince's Consort is to me and your mother, can't you see it at all?"

Xiao Qingyuan frowned: "How did Shen Wantang show filial piety to you?"

"Why is she in the kitchen today?"

"How should I know why she was in the kitchen? Maybe she was greedy."

"Nonsense! Is the Crown Prince's Consort the kind of greedy person?"

"So what is she doing in the kitchen?"

"She personally cooked delicious meals for your mother! Not only for your mother, but for me as well. She sent them to the Imperial Observatory. When the people at the Imperial Observatory saw how filial my daughter-in-law was to me, they all said that I was lucky to have such a good daughter-in-law, and that my family would surely prosper in the future."

King Ning looked at him coldly: "I have raised you for so long, have you ever cooked for me? Have you ever asked someone to bring me food?"

Xiao Qingyuan was stunned: "She cooked today for you and mother? Not because she was greedy?"

"of course not!"

Prince Ning is now genuinely satisfied with his daughter-in-law. His son embarrasses him every day, but his daughter-in-law is very good at winning face for him. Today, his daughter-in-law sent someone to deliver him a meal she had made herself, allowing him to regain his long-lost face in front of outsiders.

He felt comfortable and happy when he thought of the envious looks those people in the Imperial Observatory gave him.

Those people privately thought that the Ning Wang Mansion would soon be defeated because it had such an incompetent prince. But when Shen Wantang made a move today, they immediately felt that the Ning Wang Mansion now had a powerful and filial prince's wife and housekeeper, and it was impossible for it to be defeated in a short time.

This was the first time that King Ning raised his head in front of everyone since his son met Chu Yanluo, and he received long-awaited compliments.

How can he not be partial to his daughter-in-law?

Such a good daughter-in-law is hard to find even with a lantern, so naturally we must protect her well and not let her feel disappointed.

Prince Ning looked at his son and ordered in an unquestionable tone: "Go to Wutong Garden now and apologize to the Crown Prince's Consort!"

Xiao Qingyuan immediately refused: "Why should I apologize to her? She was the one who beat Yan Luo today, she should be the one to apologize, I won't go!"

"Chu Yanluo committed treason and insulted the Crown Prince's wife. It's only right for the Crown Prince's wife to teach her a lesson! Could it be that a concubine like her should ride on the head of the wife? If she is not taught a lesson, how can we set rules in the mansion in the future? Do you want all the maids and servants in the mansion to learn from Chu Yanluo and call their master a dog?"

"You're making a big deal out of nothing. It's not that serious."

"It's that serious! The Crown Prince's wife was teaching the concubine a lesson, but you stood up for the concubine and embarrassed the wife. This is called favoring the concubine and destroying the wife! This is a sign of the family's decline!"

Prince Ning gnashed his teeth and said, "You don't have to apologize. I will have Chu Yanluo kicked out of Prince Ning's mansion right now! You've been doting on a maid named Huayi recently, right? Get her out too! If you don't respect your wife, forget about having concubines or maids!"

Xiao Qingyuan was horrified: "Father! What does this have to do with Hua Yi? Don't harm the innocent!"

"If you apologize, no innocent people will be harmed."

"It would be too embarrassing for me to apologize to her."

"You still know how to save face? I thought you had thrown away your face a long time ago! Since you know how to lose face, why don't you think about whether the Crown Prince's wife will lose face if she is insulted by Chu Yanluo? Will she lose face if you call her to account?"

"This... I didn't think too much at the time. I saw Yan Luo covered in blood and being bullied, so I yelled at Shen Wantang without thinking. At most, I was just impulsive. Am I guilty of this?"

"You are not guilty, but you are an adult and you have to pay the price for your impulsive behavior."

After King Ning finished speaking, he called out to the guards, “Yancheng!”

The guard came in and said, "Your Majesty, I am here."

"Go, tie up Chu Yanluo and Huayi, and throw them out of the palace!"

"I obey my orders!"

Yan Cheng said, and turned to leave.

Xiao Qingyuan was so scared that he quickly stopped him: "Father, Yanluo needs to rest now. If you drive her out, she will die!"

"Isn't that exactly what I want? If she dies, my Prince Ning's Mansion will be completely peaceful!"

Seeing his father being so cold and resolute, Xiao Qingyuan had no choice but to compromise: "Is it not okay for me to go and apologize?"

"If you had agreed to apologize long ago, why would I have to waste so much time talking to you? Yancheng, send the prince to the prince's consort's courtyard. Listen to his apology and come back to report. If he dares to fool me, throw him and his concubine out together!"

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Xiao Qingyuan's face turned pale. Not only did his father force him to apologize, but he also didn't trust him and wanted to send Yan Cheng to keep an eye on him. But Yan Cheng was still a stubborn person. He would only strictly follow his father's orders and would not compromise at all.

He clenched his fists, glanced at Yan Cheng's tall and strong figure, took a deep breath, and unclenched his fists again - he couldn't beat him, he couldn't beat him at all.

Yan Cheng was a golden-armored guard who had fought for his life and death, and was most sensitive to hostility. He glanced at Xiao Qingyuan's clenched and unclenched fists and didn't take it to heart at all.

Anyway, even if he stood still and let the prince hit him, the prince would not be able to win.

He said to Xiao Qingyuan in a businesslike manner: "Prince, please."

Xiao Qingyuan glared at him angrily: "Do you want me to say that?"

He lifted his robe and turned away.