The soft-waisted princess was pinched and pampered by the ascetic prince after her rebirth

As soon as she said this, Shen Ruzhou was secretly happy. Xiao Chenyan really had no good intentions. In addition to disgust, she looked at him with a bit of contempt.

Beixiu Yan drank tea calmly and replied calmly, "My concubine has a low status. It is really not appropriate to participate in such an occasion to avoid offending the majesty of the heavenly family."

"Lowly status?!" Xiao Chenyan raised a sneer at the corner of his mouth, his dark eyes were bottomless and filled with chills.

"How come the most noble little princess in the previous dynasty has become a lowly status when she comes to the Prince Regent?"

These words were like thunder on the ground, and everyone's eyes were filled with shock.

Is there any royal family left behind in the previous dynasty?

Under the watchful eyes of everyone, Xiao Chenyan took out a longevity lock, put it on a tray, and the young eunuch presented it to Beixiu Banquet.

"I have asked the craftsmen, and it turns out that this is indeed a thing from the previous dynasty. It is also recorded in the Taishi Pavilion documents that this longevity lock was specially made by the former dynasty's subjugated king to celebrate the birth of his little daughter. "

Many people craned their necks to take a look, and saw that the longevity lock was completely black and shiny, and the craftsmanship was of high quality. At first glance, it was not an ordinary thing.

"It's Wuluo gold. This thing is a hundred times more valuable than gold." An official from the Ministry of Rites who knew a lot about gold and jade suddenly shouted.

"It seems that it is really something that belonged to the princess of the previous dynasty." Many officials echoed,

Beixiu Yan turned a deaf ear to the voices around him, and his mind was filled with the four words Xiao Chenyan said, "the king of a subjugated country."

That was his father, who had spent his whole life working hard, but was finally unable to recover and became a subjugated king despised by the world.

But with the general trend of the world and the ills that have been accumulated for hundreds of years, how can it be blamed on one person?

Bei Xiuyan's heart was deeply hurt, but his face remained calm, with no trace of emotion visible.

He raised his eyelids, glanced lazily at the longevity lock in the tray, and said in a calm tone: "I don't understand what His Highness means?"

Even now, Beixiu Yan is still pretending to be dumbfounded.

The sneer on Xiao Chenyan's lips became even worse, and he simply made it clear, "This longevity lock belongs to Xiao Ruohan. When the eldest princess adopted her, she has always hung it around her neck."

He was holding the wine glass in his hand, his eyes were unusually clear, waiting to see Beixiu Yan's shocked expression.

The Beixiu Banquet did not disappoint him. He pretended to be shocked and stood up from the table, his breath was panicked, "Is this really Xiao Ruohan's? But I have never seen her wearing it?"

Shen Ruzhou also stood up, pretended to walk to the tray and took a closer look, and said with a serious face: "Without any evidence, how can His Highness be so sure that this thing must belong to Xiao Ruohan, just based on the eldest princess's words?"

The longevity lock alone is indeed not sufficient evidence, but the golden book has been lost and will not be found for a while. Thinking of this, Xiao Chen Yanfeng narrowed his eyes and started thinking about it.

"Whether Xiao Ruohan is the princess of the former dynasty or not, we will know after inviting the person here for an interrogation. I just don't know if the regent is willing to hand the person over."

Hearing this, Shen Ruzhou was secretly frightened. If he handed Xiao Ruohan into Xiao Chenyan's hands, he would have to shed his skin even if he died.

Everyone looked at Bei Xiuyan, wondering how he would respond.

If the person is handed over, even if she is not the princess of the former dynasty, Dali Temple can still pin the hat on her. After all, there is no excuse for wanting to accuse her.

If the person is not handed over, Beixiu Yan will be openly defying the crown prince, and with the additional charge of harboring the former royal family, I am afraid that the court will start another bloody storm.

Everyone waited with bated breath for almost a quarter of an hour, but there was no response from Beixiu Yan.

Xiao Chenyan impatiently clasped his fingers on the table and asked in a deep voice: "Is the Regent trying to harbor a suspect?"

Beixiu Yan still didn't speak.

A murderous aura rose in Xiao Chenyan's eyes, and he asked again with a sinister look on his face: "Having harbored the princess of the previous dynasty is a crime of conspiracy. Has the regent thought about it?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Bei Xiuyan let out a long sigh, with helplessness on his face.

"Your Highness is overly worried. It's not that I don't want to make friends with others. It's actually that I don't know where Xiao Ruohan is now."

Xiao Chenyan didn't expect Beixiu to say this at the banquet, and an inexplicable fire rushed into his heart. His eyes shot like arrows and he said angrily: "Xiao Ruohan is your concubine, how could you not know where she is?"

"On the way back to the capital, Xiao Ruohan ran away with a man. I found out and sent people to catch him, but he couldn't catch him." After Beixiu Yan finished speaking, his face was very upset and he had to hold up the tea cup and pretend to drink tea. to cover up his own embarrassment.

Elope with your concubine? !

Everyone present was stunned when they heard this, but that was all.

After all, this matter now happened to the powerful Regent, and he didn't dare to discuss it more.

Xiao Chenyan looked at Beixiu Yan inquiringly, and said in a neutral tone: "The regent is unparalleled in wisdom and bravery, how can anyone escape from under your nose?"

Beixiu Yan said modestly: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has given you too much praise. I am busy with military affairs every day and have no skills. I really can't take care of the woman's affairs. She ran away for two days before I found out. It is normal that I can't catch up."

Seeing that Xiao Chenyan still didn't believe it, a flash of self-mockery flashed in Bei Xiuyan's eyes, and he continued: "Speaking of which, it's not unusual for my concubine to elope with His Highness the Prince. His Highness the Prince discovered it before, otherwise I would still be here. Always kept in the dark.”

The development of the matter was once again beyond Xiao Chenyan's expectation. He originally thought that Beixiu Yan would do everything possible to protect Xiao Ruohan, so that he could use this to suppress Beixiu Yan and seize military power.

But now Beixiu Yan revealed his shortcomings, saying that Xiao Ruohan ran away with someone, and he was the first to find out about it.

It's really like shooting yourself in the foot.

Xiao Chenyan's eyes were filled with coldness, and he gritted his teeth and said: "Xiao Ruohan is the regent's concubine after all. Even if she runs away, she will still be involved."

hypocritical! So shameless.

Shen Ruzhou almost cursed.

She calmed down the disgust in her heart and said to Xiao Chenyan: "What Your Highness said is biased. After all, Xiao Ruohan is the adopted daughter of the eldest princess, and no one in Kyoto knows about it. According to what His Highness said, doesn't the eldest princess also Can’t escape the relationship?!”

Xiao Chenyan had no way to refute the well-founded argument. He looked at Shen Ruzhou with dark eyes, and he couldn't figure out whether she was trying to help Bei Xiuxian, or whether she was used to going against him.

Finally, he told Dali Temple with a cold face, "Pass this imperial edict and do your best to capture Xiao Ruohan. If anyone deliberately covers up, we will hold him accountable together."

After saying this, Xiao Chenyan tossed his sleeves and left, and the celebration banquet ended hastily.

On the second day, there were two things being discussed in the streets of Kyoto. One was that Princess Jianing was abused by Pang Lian. Everyone had their own comments. Some said that Princess Jianing was arrogant and overbearing, and that she was driven crazy by her husband's abuse. Some said that Pang Lian had brought it upon herself; Lian is arrogant and domineering and has committed many evil deeds. He deserves to be imprisoned for questioning.

Another thing is that the regent's concubine eloped with a wild man. Regarding this matter, everyone has surprisingly the same opinion. They all sympathize with the regent who is busy with government affairs but lacks a good woman who knows both cold and hot things around him. Some even He proposed to write a letter to the people to implore the court to choose a virtuous and virtuous woman as a wife for the regent, so that the regent could live a comfortable life.