Time travel, Your Highness Ninth Prince has been rejected from marriage again!

The one who was speaking was Mrs. Yu from the Tang family. Her family was from the General's Mansion of Protecting the Nation, and there was a heroic air between her eyebrows.

Standing next to her was Tang Qile, the eldest daughter of the Tang family whom Qingyun had mentioned before. She was now looking at him with a look of dissatisfaction.

Qingyun stood up from her seat slowly, looking at everyone with a bit of nonchalance. But even with this intimidating look, none of them dared to look at it. Even Yu, who was speaking now, avoided looking at them, feeling a little uncomfortable.

"Mrs. Tang's harmless joke has ruined a woman's innocence. Didn't Dean Tang teach you that the mouth can cause trouble?"

Yu's face turned a little grim. She looked around and saw that the ladies who had just stood with her and mocked Murong Yao had silently stepped back, fearing that they would be implicated.

Seeing Qingyun's attitude, she was afraid that she would have to take care of the affairs of the virtuous king today. There was really no need to offend the favored princess for a concubine.

Yu was furious, but she also knew that she couldn't confront Qingyun head-on. She could only stiffen her neck and apologize, "It's my fault. I said the wrong thing in a hurry. I hope the princess won't blame me."

Yu had already bowed her head and given Qingyun a way out. Logically speaking, this matter should be resolved.

But Qingyun refused to do so and directly followed Yu's words and said: "I cannot accept Madam Tang's apology. I am not the one who should apologize."

Hearing this, Yu's face became even uglier. She could bow her head and apologize to Qingyun because Qingyun's status was higher than hers. Even if she was unwilling to admit that it was her fault, she had to bow her head.

But Murong Yao couldn't do that. She was just a concubine. Why should she apologize to her? Even if she wanted to apologize, Murong Yao was not worthy of accepting it, let alone being able to bear it.

Thinking of this, Yu raised her head and said in a tough tone: "Princess, please forgive me for not being able to apologize to a concubine."

Tang Qile was even more angry and said: "My mother is not wrong. Murong Yao is a concubine, and there is no guarantee that she will not murder Princess Xian. Even if you are the eldest princess, you cannot force your mother to admit her mistake."

"Miss Tang, what you said is very good. Do you have evidence to prove that it was the concubine who did it?" Qingyun's expression remained unchanged, and she looked coldly at Tang Qile who was speaking righteously.

She did not call Murong Yao a concubine like everyone else, but called her a concubine.

The moment Qingyun stepped forward, Murong Yao's eyes were glued to Qingyun. From confusion and vigilance at first to being moved later.

Qingyun felt it all, but didn't even look back at her.

Now hearing Qingyun's way of addressing her, Murong Yao felt even warmer in her heart, and her eyes couldn't help but turn red.

Tang Qile was indeed choked by Qingyun. She really had no evidence and just wanted to protect her mother.

Qing Xiao fiddled with the wine cup on the table, without even raising his head, and said: "Without evidence, it is slander. Telling lies in front of His Majesty is the crime of deceiving the emperor. Madam Tang, Miss Tang, have you thought it through?"

Yu's heart skipped a beat and her heartbeat quickened. She looked up at Emperor Yan in panic, who remained silent.

His face was extremely gloomy, and he looked at them with an extremely unfriendly look.

So she hurriedly pulled Tang Qile to kneel down in front of Emperor Yan, and said anxiously: "Your Majesty, please forgive me. I never meant that. It's because I am narrow-minded and can't stand seeing my concubine being favored, so I said something I shouldn't have said in a moment of confusion. Your Majesty understands this."

Tang Qile was also frightened and knelt quietly beside him, not daring to speak.

Emperor Yan raised his eyes and glanced at Qingyun and Qingxiao, and said in a deep voice: "Actually, what you said does not make sense."

Yu looked up suddenly, not quite understanding what Emperor Yan meant.

Emperor Yan gave Meng Zirou a look, and Meng Zirou understood and said, "Someone, send a few maids to check on the concubine."

Murong Yao’s face was pale and her whole body was shaky, as if she would fall apart in the next second.

She was not afraid of being investigated, but in this situation, she felt isolated and helpless. It was ridiculous that these people suspected her just because of her identity, but she could not refute it.

Yan Qinao's expressionless eyes moved to Emperor Yan. He no longer had any feelings for the father in front of him, and only said lightly: "Today, I will see who dares to search!"

"You..." Emperor Yan looked at his son in shock. He didn't expect that he would be the first to disobey him. He was furious and slammed the table. "Someone, search for me."

The nanny beside Meng Zirou stepped forward and tried to grab Murong Yao. Yan Qinao pulled Murong Yao behind him, and her whole body was like a hedgehog with thorns erected, making people afraid to approach. The nanny could only look helplessly at the person giving the order.

Seeing Yan Qinao defending Murong Yao so much, Emperor Yan became even more angry and ordered directly: "Don't worry about it, just go ahead, I said so."

The two maids looked at each other and finally decided to listen to Emperor Yan and prepared to pull Yan Qinao away.

Qingyun clearly saw the blue veins popping up on Yan Qinao's neck. He was enduring it, but he was almost at his limit.

At the last moment, Qingyun grabbed Yan Siyuan's arm and threw him out. In just a breath of time, Yan Siyuan stood in front of Yan Qinao and Murong Yao.

He looked at Qingyun helplessly, his eyes full of doting. Qingyun touched his nose, feeling a little guilty.

Everyone looked at Yan Siyuan who suddenly appeared in surprise. Even Emperor Yan didn’t understand why Yan Siyuan suddenly rushed out and asked: "Xiaojiu, what are you going to do?"

Qingyun rolled her eyes silently, complaining in her heart that she even called him Xiaojiu, and it seemed quite friendly.

Yan Siyuan saw Qingyun's funny expression and couldn't help but smile. It was like a spring breeze melting the frost, and his heart was warm. The tense atmosphere just now was instantly eased. Many noble ladies blushed because of Yan Siyuan's smile.

Yan Siyuan acted as if he didn't see it, and said in a good mood: "Father, there is no need to check the concubine in this way. You can just let the concubine change her clothes and check her personal belongings."

Emperor Yan raised his eyebrows, not understanding why Yan Siyuan wanted to help Yan Qinao. He was very uncomfortable with Yan Qinao's disobedience to him, so he didn't want to let Yan Qinao go.

Just as he frowned, Meng Zirou's soft body came close to him. A gentle and soothing voice sounded in his ears.

"Your Majesty, I feel a little unwell and want to go back and rest."

After hearing what Meng Zirou said, Emperor Yan no longer cared about Yan Qinao's affairs. He hurriedly supported Meng Zirou and said with a worried look on his face: "Where do you feel uncomfortable? Is there something wrong with the child? Imperial physician, where is the imperial physician? Come and check on Rouer."

Wang Shengjie, who was watching the show with great interest, was suddenly called. Before he could react, he quickly bent down and lowered his head towards the queen.