Chapter 54: Punishment
Su Wanqing sat in the carriage driven by the little eunuch and galloped steadily in the direction of the palace.
Su Wanqing sat in the carriage and wondered how she should deal with this farce later.
Others don't know, but doesn't she know herself? Qing Xue'er clearly wanted to invite her to act in such a play, and even in order to allow her to successfully enter the scene, she even came to the door and invited her sincerely.
After arousing public anger, she also deliberately spoke for herself, winning everyone's favor and making her own image even more unbearable. Until the last push, others saw it clearly and thought it was her hand. In fact, it was Qing Xue'er who pulled her, borrowed her strength, and fell backwards by herself.
Su Wanqing really didn't do anything. Besides, if she really wants to do something to Qing Xue'er, does she need to do it in front of everyone? I want to know that it is impossible. But all of this is dominated by Qing Xue'er, and no one will believe her at all.
Su Wanqing thought about it, but decided to leave it alone. The boat will naturally go straight to the bridge, will the emperor kill her? She knew that Qing Xue'er was probably taking a fancy to her fiancΓ©, and she made her lose people that night, so she naturally wanted to do everything possible to get all this back.
I have to say that a princess is a princess, living in a deep palace, without a scheming, it is impossible. Whoever it is, it's not as friendly as it seems. Su Wanqing hates to associate with this kind of people the most, because she never knows what they are thinking in their hearts. Whether it is Pei Qian or Su Wanyue, aren't they all this kind of people?
When Su Wanqing was stunned and released in the air, the carriage had already arrived in the palace.
The little eunuch was temporarily called to pick up Su Wanqing, and he had already heard of Su Wanqing's "notoriety". As soon as he heard that the emperor came to Su Wanqing because he pushed Her Royal Highness the princess into the water, he sentenced Su Wanqing to "capital crime" in his heart.
Therefore, he naturally doesn't have much of a good attitude towards Su Wanqing.
When the little eunuch unceremoniously opened the curtain and found that Su Wanqing was still in a daze, he was even more disdainful in his heart. Now know that scared? When you did such a vicious thing before, why didn't you think about the consequences?
The little eunuch said with some disdain: "Miss Su, it's here, please get out of the car." Don't let the emperor wait. β
Su Wanqing was too lazy to bother with a small person, because no one was to help her, she lifted her skirt slightly and jumped out of the car heroically.
The little eunuch felt a pang of contempt in his heart for her rude actions. How could such an unladylike woman have a marriage contract with the courteous Second Prince? She doesn't deserve it at all! Unlike Her Royal Highness the princess, she is gentle and virtuous, knowledgeable, and the second prince is a match made in heaven!
Su Wanqing followed the little eunuch and quickly arrived at the imperial study where Pei Tianyu was.
It was the first time that Su Wanqing had seen the imperial study of the ancient emperor, not to mention the spaciousness and grandeur, there were rows and rows of bookshelves everywhere, which were full of ancient books and documents, which were staggering.
The little eunuch stood next to Su Wanqing, bowed his head respectfully and said, "Your Majesty, the slave brought Miss Su here." β
Su Wanqing retracted her eyes from the imperial study and looked at the emperor sitting in front of her, who had already raised his head from the recital at this moment, put down his pen, and looked in her direction.
Su Wanqing pursed her lips in her heart, although she was very reluctant, she still followed the appearance of the ancients and gave Pei Tianyu a decent salute: "Your Majesty, hello." β
It was the first time Pei Tianyu had heard someone salute him and say "hello", this Su Wanqing was really special.
Before he could speak, the little eunuch on the side shouted: "Miss Su, you don't know the etiquette too much." Your Majesty, can you greet him like that? I'm really uneducated, and I don't know how Fuchu taught you! β
Su Wanqing's eyes suddenly turned cold, just now she can ignore the attitude of this little eunuch, but now this little eunuch is too ignorant. Let's not talk about her etiquette, even if her etiquette is not thoughtful, it is not the turn of a little eunuch to point fingers! Besides, he is a lowly minion, and he actually ridiculed her in public for being uneducated, which is really unknowing!
Su Wanqing didn't care what Pei Tianyu's expression was, looked at the little eunuch and said unceremoniously: "Yo, a little eunuch still knows that dogs fight people, have you asked the emperor about this?" Why do you conclude that the emperor will cure Wanqing's crimes? What's more, how is Wanqing's upbringing, is it your turn to be a minion to point fingers at Wanqing? Wanqing has no biological mother to teach, but she is also the concubine of the Prime Minister's Mansion, but it is not your turn to be a slave to discipline! β
said something like a pig's liver on the little eunuch's face. He is indeed not qualified to say anything to Su Wanqing, no matter how bad the reputation is, she is also the concubine of the Prime Minister's Mansion, if the Prime Minister really wants to blame him, will the emperor pay attention to him as a little eunuch? Inexistent!
The little eunuch hurriedly looked at the emperor for help, hoping that he would not care about his previous mistakes.
"Your Majesty, the slave ......"
Pei Tianyu looked at the little eunuch, his eyes were also a little cold, if he remembered correctly, this little eunuch was just a newcomer, how could he enter the imperial study? Where's the people under him, damn it!
Su Wanqing also looked at Pei Tianyu, and said with a somewhat aggrieved expression: "Your Majesty, Wanqing is just entering the palace for the second time, if Wanqing does something wrong, I hope the emperor will not blame Wanqing." However, no matter what Wanqing says, she is also the eldest lady of the Prime Minister's Mansion, and she is blamed by a slave like this, and if she says it, people will definitely laugh at the emperor, and she has such an uninteresting dog underneath. When the time comes, it doesn't matter if Wanqing is scolded, but the emperor's reputation can't be ruined! β
Su Wanqing's words were so eloquent that the little eunuch was so angry that she was about to vomit blood, didn't she clearly say that she was embarrassing the emperor? He even scolded himself for being a dog!
Pei Tianyu looked at Su Wanqing's little face from being aggressive to being pitiful now, and couldn't help laughing "haha" and laughing: "Okay, good, you sharp-toothed little girl, I don't blame you." β
He looked at the little eunuch and said coldly: "You go down, if there is a next time, I will definitely not spare you!" β
The little eunuch hurriedly knelt down and saluted, and hurriedly left the imperial study. Accompanying the king is like accompanying the tiger, he has a deep understanding at this moment, he should not be so self-righteous to help the emperor make decisions, if it were not for the emperor's kindness, at this moment, he may be dead!
The little eunuch left with relish, Pei Tianyu looked at Su Wanqing, put away the smile on his face, and said lightly: "Su Wanqing, do you know, I called you here, why did you come?" β
Su Wanqing lowered her eyes and replied, "Wanqing doesn't know. β
Pei Tianyu raised his eyebrows and said, "Oh? How can you not know that you are so smart? It's about the princess of Qingxiao Kingdom, I heard that you pushed her into the water, and everyone saw it. β
Su Wanqing raised her head suddenly, looked directly at Pei Tianyu bravely, and said: "If Wanqing said that Wanqing didn't do this, and that Her Royal Highness the princess accidentally fell into the water herself, would the emperor believe it?" β
Pei Tianyu looked at her, but his expression remained unchanged.
"Su Wanqing, you are still too young after all. Even if I believe you, it wasn't you who pushed Her Royal Highness into the water, but it doesn't matter. Qing Xue'er needs you to give her an explanation, I must give her an explanation, I must give Qingxiao Guo an explanation, do you understand? β
Su Wanqing hung her head silently and said nothing.
yes, how could she not know? Qing Xue'er designed all this to make her pay the price. Even if Pei Tianyu believed her, he still wanted to help Qing Xue'er get justice. Just because, Qing Xue'er is the princess of Qingxiao Country, and he is the emperor of Tianli Country.
Thinking of this, Su Wanqing suddenly felt a little tired. Maybe that's the case in the palace, where there have always been so many fights. Whether it is on the surface or on the back, I never know if I will be murdered in the next second. She should have known that she shouldn't have anything to do with the people in the palace.
"Wanqing understands, Your Majesty, how do you want to punish Wanqing?"
Seeing that the little girl's expression quickly retracted, and raised her head and asked herself such a sentence, a trace of appreciation flashed in Pei Tianyu's eyes. He really didn't see the wrong person, this girl was very smart, even if she knew that she was wronged, she could still choose to accept all this.
He naturally knew that all this was not Su Wanqing's fault, he was the king of a country, even if he didn't care about the affairs of the harem, it didn't mean that he didn't understand anything.
"How do you think I should punish you?"
Su Wanqing always lowered her head and said softly: "Wanqing doesn't know, it's all up to the emperor to decide, and Wanqing has no complaints." β
Pei Tianyu suddenly smiled and said, "Is there really no complaint?" β
Su Wanqing raised her head and glanced at him quickly, then lowered her head and said sullenly: "A little bit." β
Su Wanqing's sincerity made Pei Tianyu laugh out loud again, and he laughed for a few minutes. Su Wanqing was a little puzzled, was what she said so funny? She's just telling the truth.
Just when Pei Tianyu had just put away his laughter and still had a smile on his face, an announcement came from outside the door: "Your Majesty, the second prince is here." β
Pei Tianyu put away his smile and said softly, "Let him come in." β
"Yes."
The door creaked open, Pei Qian strode in, he glanced at Su Wanqing who was standing aside, quickly retracted his gaze, and respectfully lowered his hand and said, "Father, are you looking for a son?" β
Pei Tianyu waved his hand and said, "Excuse me, Emperor, the princess's body is better?" β
Pei Qian immediately knew that his father was probably going to give Qing Xue'er an explanation. He lowered his head and said gently: "Back to my father, the imperial doctor said that the princess's body is fine, but she is a little cold, and she can rest for a few days." β
Pei Tianyu nodded and said, "That's fine." β
He looked at Su Wanqing again and said, "Wanqing, I must give an explanation to the princess of Qingxiao Kingdom." You accidentally pushed her into the water, but you were disrespectful to the princess. I will punish you, stay in the house for three months, and think about it behind closed doors. Do you have any objections? β
As soon as these words came out, not to mention that Su Wanqing was stunned, even Pei Qian was stunned.
Su Wanqing pushed the princess of a country into the water, but it was as simple as confinement?
Su Wanqing didn't expect that the punishment Pei Tianyu said was this, but she quickly reacted, lowered her head, and said with a hint of respect in her tone: "Wanqing has no objection, thank you to the emperor." β