I married the crippled queen and became the most favored queen in the capital

If this matter is just left like this, wouldn't all my efforts have been in vain?

"Father, I think this matter is inappropriate. Even if it was done by the housekeeper, the prince cannot be completely free of responsibility. If Father dismisses this matter so lightly, who will take the royal dignity seriously in the future?"

Leng Jin also nodded in agreement.

"Yan'er is right. Now the people in the city know that the gold and silver lost from the national treasury were confiscated in the prince's mansion. If the emperor only punishes the prince to reflect on his mistakes behind closed doors, isn't this punishment too light? It's hard to convince the people!"

Judging from the emperor's attitude in handling this matter, he obviously favors the prince. Even if these ministers think that the emperor's punishment is inappropriate, no one dares to speak out, for they are afraid that Leng Yicheng will cause trouble for them afterwards.

Therefore, the only ones who are opposed to this matter are Leng Yiyan and the eighth uncle Leng Jin.

The emperor knew that he couldn't trust everything that Butler Liu said, but for the sake of the royal family's reputation, he could only make the best of it...

Thinking of this, he simply waved his hand.

"Well, since the Eighth Prince and Yan'er feel that my punishment for Cheng'er is too light, then I will sentence him to stay indoors for half a year. This matter ends here. Don't mention it again in the future. Let's leave the court!"

Hearing this, Leng Yiyan knew that his father didn't want to make a big deal out of this matter and was deliberately favoring Leng Yicheng.

It seems that it is not easy for him to overthrow Leng Yicheng in a short period of time...

……

After Leng Yicheng came out of the Ministry of Punishment, he went straight to the Sky Prison.

He wanted to ask Butler Liu what was going on.

At this time, Butler Liu was sitting in the sky prison, thinking about these things with an expressionless face.

Judging from the emperor's attitude towards this matter, he felt that it was right for him to take the blame for the prince. After all, the emperor did not want anything to happen to the prince.

At this time, the cell door was opened, and Leng Yicheng walked in with a serious face. Seeing this, Butler Liu hurriedly stood up and came to him to salute.

"Your Highness..."

Leng Yicheng glanced at him and asked in a cold voice:

'Tell me, what's going on?'

"Your Highness, I know you have to ask this question, so I'm telling you the truth. So far, I don't know what's going on, and I don't know how those things got to the woodshed."

"You don't know? Then why did you come to confess?"

"Your Highness, although I don't know why those things appeared in the woodshed, this matter is also related to me. It was caused by my poor management of the Prince's Mansion. It is only natural for me to replace you."

His words calmed Leng Yicheng down.

"Don't worry, I will try my best to save your life. If I'm not mistaken, Leng Yiyan must have done this..."

"Your Highness, I also think that Leng Yiyan is involved in this matter. Now I am imprisoned here, and my life or death is unknown. I hope Your Highness can help take care of my family..."

Leng Yicheng nodded without even thinking.

"Not to mention that you went to jail for me, even if you didn't go to jail for me, I will take good care of your family. Well, I still have to deal with some things. I'm leaving first."

"Your Highness..."

Before Leng Yicheng was about to leave, Butler Liu called him back.

"Your Highness, there is something I want to tell you."

He looked back at him and nodded, "Go ahead!"

"Your Highness, you were imprisoned in the Ministry of Punishment this time. The Crown Princess was very worried. She went to find the Xiao family father and son, but the Xiao family father and son did not dare to mention this matter in front of the emperor. However, I think the person who cares about you the most is Concubine Luo..."

Luo Nianqing?

Seeing Leng Yicheng waiting there to listen, Butler Liu continued:

"Since you were taken away, Concubine Luo has been crying. She asked people everywhere about you. I couldn't bear it, so I went to comfort her. She begged me to find a way to save you. She also said that if anything happened to you, she would not live. I think Concubine Luo really loves you. Her love for Your Highness is really precious..."

The reason why he spoke well of Luo Nianqing in front of Leng Yicheng was because he found that after a night of lovemaking, he seemed to have fallen in love with that woman, and he wanted to see her live well, even though they were only husband and wife for one night. He also wanted her to gain a foothold in the Prince's Mansion so that she could avoid being bullied.

Leng Yicheng took a deep breath and nodded.

"I see."

After leaving these words, he turned and walked out of the cell, rushing to the Prince's Mansion impatiently.

This time in the hall, in order to avoid suspicion, the Xiao family father and son did not say a word for him, which made him very annoyed.

At this time, Xiao Suya learned that the prince was coming back, and waited at the door with people...

When Luo Nianqing saw her, a look of disgust flashed in her eyes, but she did not show it.

Xiao Suya turned around and glanced at her, snorting coldly.

"Concubine Luo, His Highness was able to return safely this time thanks to the great help from my family. Your father doesn't even dare to fart in the palace, and you still have the nerve to welcome the Crown Prince here?"

After Luo Nianqing despised Xiao Suya in her heart, she bowed politely and replied:

"What the Crown Princess said is true. My father is only a third-rank official. How dare he be compared with Grand Tutor Xiao and Lord Xiao? However, the Crown Prince has returned, and everyone in the Crown Prince's Mansion has come to welcome him. As a concubine, there is no reason for me not to come."

"Humph!"

Xiao Suya snorted disdainfully, "Do you think that if you come to greet the prince, he will still go to your Chenxiang Garden? Don't dream. After this incident, the prince will definitely know who is sincere to him and will not be fooled by you again."

The thirteenth concubine also followed suit and said:

"That's right, use your beauty to seduce the prince and see how happy you can be."

"Humph! Where does her beauty come from? She is just a lowly servant. Princess, you must be careful of her, don't let her come back and climb over your head."

"She wants to climb over the Crown Princess? Maybe in the next life. The Crown Princess is the legitimate granddaughter of Grand Tutor Xiao, the eldest daughter of Lord Xiao, and the future Empress. What is she?"

"..."

Luo Nianqing heard all the concubines' words. Although she was very angry, she did not show it.

She raised her foot and walked slowly to the concubines who had spoken the most unpleasantly just now, raised her hand, and slapped each of them on the face.

This action surprised the concubines, and Xiao Suya looked at her with a sullen face.

"Concubine Luo, what are you doing?"

The concubines also looked at Xiao Suya with grievance.

"Concubine Luo hit us for no reason, the Crown Princess has to take charge of us!"

Luo Nianqing raised her eyebrows and looked at the concubines, and replied coldly:

"I am a concubine, and you are just concubines. What right do you have to talk about me behind my back? If I hear someone saying bad things about me again, I will not let her off easily."

What she said made sense. She was a concubine, several levels higher than those concubines. They wanted to rely on the Crown Princess to slander Luo Nianqing wantonly, but they didn't expect that Luo Nianqing dared to slap them in front of the Crown Princess.

The Crown Princess remained silent. As concubines, let alone slapping them a few times, even if their faces were smashed, they would have to consider themselves unlucky.

However, Luo Nianqing taught these concubines a lesson in front of Xiao Suya, which clearly showed that she did not take her, the Crown Prince's wife, seriously. How could Xiao Suya tolerate her?

She squinted and glared at Luo Nianqing.

"Concubine Luo, you are teaching these concubines a lesson in front of me, the principal wife. Do you really think that I, the principal wife, am just a decoration? Do you want to usurp the throne and climb over my head? I tell you, I have made a contribution to the Crown Prince's accident this time. The Crown Prince will definitely reward me when he returns. As for you, Concubine Luo, I'm afraid it's a waste of time to wait here."