Chapter 109: Settled
Emperor Chu's words came out, but Xiao Lu, who was kneeling in front of him, showed a treacherous smile on his face.
"Father, I'm afraid I won't be able to get along with Xiao Xuan in this life." Xiao Lu suddenly burst out laughing, and said while laughing. "This is all thanks to my father."
"Your Majesty." Concubine Chen listened to Xiao Lu's words, quickly knelt down, and walked all the way to Emperor Chu. "Your Majesty, Lu'er is crazy, Your Majesty, don't listen to her nonsense."
"Whoever loses his mind and goes crazy, I am so sober that I am ruthless." Xiao Lu knelt on the ground, straightened up, stared at Emperor Chu tightly with a pair of eyes, and said word by word. "The more my father favors her and loves her, the more I hate her."
Concubine Chen watched Xiao Lu's expression gradually go crazy, and couldn't help but sit on the ground with a weak body.
"She is also a concubine born to a concubine, she was praised by her father like a bright moon in the sky, when did my father put me in his eyes?" Xiao Lu laughed and cried, and said. Xiao Xuan also has the biological mother of the imperial concubine who has been favored for many years, two brothers-in-law, and her grandmother is the eldest princess of Yongshou. But what do I have? A cowardly concubine who only knows how to cry when encountering things, and is often instigated by others, a decayed and declining grandfather's family. But our biological father is your father, why does even my father love her more and favor her more. ”
"Good.... Good.... Okay, you're saying it well. Emperor Chu shouted angrily.
"When she was young, her father was always willing to hold her to play in the imperial garden, did he see me standing behind you at that time?" Xiao Lu said a word, as if he had lost his strength, and his back was no longer straight. "Anyway, I didn't mean what happened today, my father loves to believe it or not."
Concubine Liuhuang, who was originally sitting beside Emperor Chu, looked at Concubine Chen and Xiao Lu's mother and daughter, and then looked at Emperor Chu.
"Okay, you're right." Emperor Chu asked himself that among his many children, he did like Xiao Xuan the most, but he never neglected the other children, from schoolwork to daily life, even if he was busy with court affairs, he would personally ask one or two. "Concubine Chen, do you have anything else to add for her?"
"Your Majesty." Concubine Chen struggled to get up and fell to the ground again, and kept kowtowing to Emperor Chu, pleading for Xiao Lu. "The concubine begged Your Majesty to believe in Lu'er once, no matter how stubborn she is, she will not deliberately hurt Zhaoyue's appearance."
When she raised her head again, Concubine Chen's forehead was already bright red and blurred, and her face was also mixed with blood and tears. Her appearance, not to mention the original angry Concubine Liuhuang, even Emperor Chu couldn't say anything serious to her anymore.
"Someone, why don't you help Concubine Chen up." Emperor Liu's eyes were sharp, and when she found that Emperor Chu looked at Concubine Chen's expression was loose, she preemptively opened her mouth and called someone to come forward to help Concubine Chen up. "Fu Chen Concubine Niangniang went down to clean her face first, and then dealt with the wound on her forehead."
"Thank you for the care of the imperial concubine." Even though Concubine Chen is just like Xiao Lu said, as a mother, she still wants to try her best to keep Xiao Lu. Concubine Chen gently pushed away the hand holding her arm, struggled to kneel again, and spoke sadly.
"Wu Chuan, send someone to Concubine Chen's place to pack up the eldest princess's belongings, and tomorrow draw twenty pennant guards to escort the eldest princess to Famen Temple." Emperor Chu closed his eyes weakly, and only after a while did he open his eyes again, he had already dealt with Xiao Lu in his heart, and called Wu Chuan to come over and take over. "The eldest princess is impetuous, and she needs to copy Buddhist scriptures in Buddhism for a year, and she is not allowed to return to the palace without a summons."
"Your Majesty, this ......" Wu Chuan listened to Emperor Chu's disposition, looked at everyone present at this time, and couldn't help but ask.
As soon as Concubine Chen heard Emperor Chu's disposition, she immediately rushed forward and grabbed the corner of Emperor Chu's robe, and begged.
"Your Majesty, Lu'er is already this age now, if she is sent to Famen Temple for another year, she will really be ruined." Concubine Chen thought that it was easy for the queen to be willing to see a marriage for Xiao Lu, and now this marriage contract has not been decided, if Xiao Lu is really sent to Famen Temple to be closed for a year, I am afraid that no one in Dazhao will be willing to marry her from now on. "The concubine begged His Majesty to stay in the palace, and the concubine will definitely take a good look at her."
"Your Majesty." Emperor Liu's concubine raised her hand and pressed Emperor Chu's hand, and spoke softly. "Your Majesty's disposal is a bit heavy, the eldest princess and Xuan'er are sisters after all, and they still have decades to get along with in the future."
"She's hurt Xuan'er." Emperor Chu looked at Emperor Liu's concubine in disbelief and asked suspiciously. "She is unrepentant and unrepentant, and she always can't do it."
"Your Majesty, Xuan'er is injured, how can I, as a mother, not feel distressed." Emperor Liu's concubine stroked the back of Emperor Chu's hand, looked at Concubine Chen, and said slowly. In the end, Xuan'er didn't hurt her life, and the imperial doctor didn't say anything about death, saying that Xuan'er would definitely leave a scar. If you want me to see it, don't send the eldest princess out of the palace to go to any Famen Temple. also raised daughters under her knees, and the concubines didn't want to miss the eldest princess's life because of this incident. ”
"Yes, Your Majesty." Seeing that Concubine Liu took the initiative to intercede for Xiao Lu, Concubine Chen hurriedly agreed. "The concubine will definitely look at her every step of the way, and she will never let her have any more trouble before she gets married."
Xiao Lu just knelt quietly on the ground while everyone was discussing her whereabouts, her face calm as if everything had nothing to do with her.
Emperor Chu is still a little soft-hearted, plus even Emperor Liu's concubine intercedes for Xiao Lu, and then looks at Concubine Chen, who broke her head for her daughter, his attitude has loosened a little.
Concubine Chen also had some eyesight, seeing that Emperor Chu's attitude had changed, she hurriedly dragged Xiao Lu and asked her to speak. Unexpectedly, no matter what Concubine Chen said, Xiao Lu just bit her lip and was unwilling to let go and beg for mercy.
Just when Concubine Chen's mother and daughter were at a stalemate, a palace maid came in from the side door and whispered something in the ear of Emperor Liu.
Emperor Liu's concubine listened to what the palace maid said, and looked over with some surprise.
Sure enough, just a moment later, the queen came with someone.
"Why is the queen here?" After waiting for Emperor Liu's concubine and Concubine Chen to salute the queen, Emperor Chu raised his eyes and looked at the queen and asked in a dumb voice. "The queen is weak, sit down and talk."
Emperor Liu, who had been sitting beside Emperor Chu, got up and retreated to the bottom of her head in amusement, and the queen smiled at her and sat down beside Emperor Chu.
"I heard that something happened to the two children, and the concubine was worried about her unstable sitting in her courtyard, so she could only come over to see the situation." The queen looked at Xiao Lu, who was kneeling, and said helplessly. "I've heard a little about the cause of the incident, I don't know what Your Majesty is going to do with the eldest princess?"
"Hey, I thought she had a bad temperament, so I could only send her to Famen Temple to close her door for a year and copy Buddhist scriptures to cultivate her mind." Emperor Chu said.
"The concubine also has a way to deal with it, maybe it will be more suitable for the eldest princess, I don't know if Your Majesty is willing to listen to the concubine."
Emperor Chu was just struggling with how to deal with Xiao Lu, and he himself had always given face to the queen in front of his concubines, so he nodded and motioned to the queen to talk about his plans.
"The concubine means not to send the eldest princess to Famen Temple to close the door for a year, first, the eldest princess is over twenty years old, it stands to reason that the marriage should be decided this year, how to close her for a year. The second is that the concubine has seen a family affair for her, thinking that if she gets married and has children, she will naturally know that His Majesty has thought hard for her. ”
Listening to the commotion ahead, Xiao Xuan couldn't sit still in his room.
"Princess, you can rest for a while." Tachibana came over with tea and snacks. "The matter ahead of the imperial concubine has been instructed, and you are not allowed to interfere."
"I think you've been getting more and more mother-in-law lately." Xiao Xuan glanced at Dan Tang and took a piece of dim sum to Sister Chu. "Sister Chu, let's eat."
Sister Chu lowered her head after taking the snack, and took a small bite of the snack like a little squirrel.
"If you want me to say, the imperial concubine is right not to allow you to interfere." The little county lord picked up a piece of snack and ate it. "She hates you even more when you go out to add fuel to the fire, and she may not be grateful to you when you go out to intercede for her, what do you care about her doing such a flattering thing?"
Concubine Chen was originally worried that after the queen learned about Xiao Lu's troubles and hurt Xiao Xuan's appearance, she would put out the matter of letting her nephew marry Xiao Lu.
But now that she listened to the queen's words, the queen not only disapproved of sending Xiao Lu to Famen Temple, but also intended to pass Xiao Lu's marriage in front of Emperor Chu. For a moment, Concubine Chen was relieved.
"Yes, Your Majesty." Emperor Liu said after the queen. "The queen mother is very reasonable, waiting for the eldest princess to be a mother herself, maybe she will be softer. In addition, after the eldest princess gets married, she will live in the princess's mansion outside the palace, and there are fewer opportunities for their sisters to meet, and the relationship may gradually ease. ”
His daughter is always his own daughter, no matter how ruthless Emperor Chu is, he can't really miss Xiao Lu's life for Xiao Xuan. And listening to the words of the queen and the concubine Liu, Emperor Chu felt that it was also a little reasonable.
"Your Majesty, the eldest princess is your eldest daughter." Concubine Chen said with tears in her eyes. "I beg Your Majesty to give her another chance."
"That's it, that's it." Emperor Chu finally let out a long sigh and spoke. Wu Chuan helped Concubine Chen get up.
"Your Majesty, is this allowed?" The queen asked Emperor Chu tentatively.
"Do as the queen says." Emperor Chu said. "When you return to the imperial capital, let's get up. She is not young, choose a good day and an auspicious day to send her to marry early next year. ”
"Thank you, Your Majesty for your kindness."
In the end, despite Xiao Lu's struggle, she was gagged and escorted back to Concubine Chen's courtyard.
Concubine Chen thanked Queen and Emperor Liu again and again, and then left with the support of the palace maid beside her, she was not lightly injured on her forehead, so she relied on a force to support it, and the matter must have dispersed immediately, and she could only rely on the palace maid's support to get up and leave.
The queen came to Xiao Xuan's room, saw Xiao Xuan's injury, and left after giving the best wound medicine.
Emperor Liu's concubine only ordered someone to accept the medicine given by the queen, and was not ready to use it for Xiao Xuan.