royal princess

Chapter 221 Is there such a thing?

With the arrival of the Empress Dowager, the main hall of Fenghuan Palace suddenly became more and more dull, Si Jin couldn't help laughing, she never thought that she would be in such a state of embarrassment.Even the Empress Dowager was able to come and add insult to injury. It can be seen that she is really in the harem. Except for the Empress Dowager and Qi Ronghua, everyone hates her very much.

If she is single, Si Jin is not afraid, the worst is that she will be thrown into limbo from then on, and she will live her whole life with leftovers, whoever has not had ups and downs is nothing.

But, it can't work now, she has a son, she absolutely can't live a life of being wronged in this palace because she has caused her son to lose her head.

Gently twirling the corner of her clothes, Si Jin saluted along with the crowd. After the Empress Dowager ascended the throne, the crowd calmed down.

Si Jin stood up slowly under everyone's amazed gazes. Standing upright, she stood there like a big tree in a storm, towering and motionless.

The queen mother raised her eyebrows secretly, and Qiao Lingyi, who was standing next to the queen mother, frowned slightly. She didn't expect Concubine Xi to be so stiff at this time, which was indeed beyond everyone's expectations.

The queen secretly breathed a sigh of relief, she was afraid that Concubine Xi would panic and do something irrational under the siege.Seeing her current reaction, the queen settled down for a moment, turned her head slightly to look at the emperor, and saw that the emperor's expression was slightly moved, but it quickly disappeared.

The queen was not sure what the emperor meant, but no matter what happened today, the queen made up her mind to stick to her own opinion.

After a little silence, the Empress Dowager spoke first, but she was facing the emperor, "Your Majesty, Aijia heard that Fenghuan Palace is very lively here. It is said that there are concubines in the palace who were remarried and re-entered the palace. Is there such a thing? "

After hearing what the queen mother said, Xiao Qi turned his head slightly, and then looked at the queen mother.There was still no emotional ups and downs in those indifferent eyes, just nodded slightly, "It is true."

"Really? It's so audacious that you dare to deceive the royal family and have evil intentions. How does the emperor plan to deal with it?"

"The Empress Dowager..."

"The Ai family didn't ask you anything, queen!"

The Queen's words were swallowed abruptly. Looking at the mighty Queen Mother, she suddenly smiled and sat there with her back straightened, "The Queen Mother means that the queen of this Palace has no right to intervene in this matter? Then as the Queen Is the empress dowager also planning to take back the duties of the six palaces? It’s just that the empress dowagers have not been involved in the affairs of the six palaces in the past, so who does the empress dowager plan to let me take charge of the affairs of the six palaces? Could it be Qiao Xiaoyi?”

The queen's tough attitude made Qiao Lingyi's face pale, and he didn't dare to refute a word. He knelt down first with a "plop", and then hurriedly explained: "The empress dowager, the emperor's lesson, my concubine would never dare to have such a thing. Thoughts." Cold sweat dripped down Qiao Lingyi's forehead, never thought that the queen would attack her first at this time, this move was really brilliant.Obviously attacking her, but actually accusing the queen mother of favoritism and injustice.

"Why is Qiao Xiaoyi so nervous? I just said it casually. After all, you are the empress dowager who loves you the most in this harem." The queen smiled gently, and the golden armor glistened on her clasped hands. Brighten.

"Queen, how can you talk nonsense about Wuying?" The queen mother scolded with a black face, knowing that the queen is protecting Concubine Xi, but she didn't expect that the queen would actually protect Concubine Xi under such circumstances. Are you out of your mind?

"The concubine dare not talk nonsense, but the empress dowager scolded the concubine not to speak up. Naturally, she had doubts and wanted to ask clearly. After all, whether it is about Dou Fangyi or Concubine Xi, it belongs to my palace. It is within the responsibility. The empress dowager does not allow me to speak, and this matter still needs to be investigated. Naturally, I want to ask the empress dowager who does not allow me to intervene. Who do you want to try?" The queen smiled slightly, "The most taboo in the harem The rights and responsibilities are not clear, otherwise, wouldn't it be a violation of the palace rules and laws."

All the concubines in the hall were taken aback by the empress dowager's aggressiveness and the empress's unwillingness to show it.Although I know that the empress and the empress dowager are not very harmonious, the ordinary empress has always done a good job, and the greetings have never stopped, at least they will not confront the empress dowager openly.

This time it was only for one concubine Xi, the empress dared to fight so hard with the empress dowager, not to mention the concubines in the palace, even Si Jin herself was surprised.There was some warmth in my heart, no matter what the queen's purpose was, but her protection at this moment was equivalent to giving her a chance to breathe.

"Your Majesty, what do you say?" Although the Empress Dowager is the Empress Dowager, even though she is an elder, she really does not have the power to control the harem. There is no other more effective way to forcefully confront the Empress except to use filial piety to suppress her.

But right now, every word and every word of the empress cannot be separated from the words of reasoning, and it is difficult for the empress to find a reason.

Everyone's eyes fell on Xiao Qi, even the queen was a little nervous.She didn't know if the emperor's treatment of Concubine Xi would change after such a thing happened. After all, any man would be very angry when he encountered such a thing, let alone the king of a country.

The Queen Mother knew her son very well. Although she was not her own son, after thinking about it over the years, his temperament was still somewhat clear.As for Concubine Xi's matter, her son would never let it go just like this, it was related to the dignity of a man and an emperor.

Therefore, this time the Empress Dowager directly came to Fenghuan Palace. This is a good opportunity to completely suppress Concubine Xi.

The queen's defense of Concubine Xi is not just playing against the eldest prince.

Even Si Jin's eyes couldn't help but fall on Xiao Qi's body. His words decided which way the matter would go.

"Queen Mother, all matters in the harem have always been managed by the queen. I think it's justified that this matter should be managed by the queen." After finishing speaking, Xiao Qi glanced at the people in the hall seemingly unintentionally, and then paused slightly on Si Jin. Get out of the way, but didn't say another word.

The queen let out a long sigh of relief, she was right, the emperor is definitely not indifferent to Concubine Xi.

The queen mother was also a little surprised and shocked. She didn't expect that at this point, the emperor would still protect this bitch, Concubine Xi!Knowing that the queen is protecting Concubine Xi, she was asked to investigate this matter.

"The empress has always been kind to Concubine Xi, I wonder if I can handle it fairly?" The imperial concubine spoke at this time, looking at the empress with a slight smile in her eyes.

"The imperial concubine and the concubine Xi are not on good terms, but when you dealt with the rumor before, I don't seem to doubt the fairness of the imperial concubine." The queen looked at the imperial concubine, "It turns out that in the eyes of the imperial concubine, my trust in you was also biased of?"

At this time, the empress suddenly mentioned the previous incident, but it made the imperial concubine a little ugly, and the smile on her face faded, "The empress really likes to joke, the concubine has never said that."

"It's alright, don't quarrel." The queen mother saw that the matter was getting worse and worse, she looked at the queen and said, "Since the emperor wants you to have a trial, the queen can start."

The queen nodded when she heard the words, and then looked at Concubine Xi, "Concubine Xi, do you have anything to say?"

Si Jin knew that this was a moment for the empress to defend herself, so she raised her head slightly, as if domineering and domineering in the past.First he sneered, then looked around the crowd, his eyes did not stay on Xiao Qi, and finally he said: "Since the founding of the Dayu Dynasty, I have not heard that the law prohibits women who have been engaged to participate in the election. The law There is nothing above, and the concubines really don't know what crime they have committed. Regarding the marriage contract, the order of the parents and the words of the matchmaker, the concubine is just following the ancient precepts and obeying the words of the parents. As for the dissolution of the marriage contract, there are no people in the world who cancel the marriage contract. What, I didn't know that this is actually a crime, and it's worth talking about." Speaking of this, she suddenly looked at Qiao Xiaoyi, "If we talk about this, I think the daughter of a criminal official should be brought up for election. Let’s talk about it. When the first emperor was in power, he personally decreed that the Qiao family should be deposed and moved to Chuyang. As the daughter of a criminal official, Qiao Xiaoyi did not know how she was elected to the palace. Since the daughter of a criminal official can It is a great honor that the Empress Dowager and the Imperial Concubine should pay so much attention to entering the palace in violation of the law, and there has been a marriage contract in this palace."

(End of this chapter)