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

At night, Prince Yan's mansion was quiet, with the occasional chirping of insects and birds, and a dozen guards holding lamps shuttling back and forth in the courtyard.

At this time, two people came to the yard stealthily under the cover of night. When they saw that the guards with lamps had gone far away, they picked up a small knife and started digging at the roots of the flowers in the yard.

Their purpose is simple, to cut off the roots of these flowers so that they cannot survive.

At this moment, there was suddenly a light in front of their eyes and the movements of their hands stopped.

"What are you doing?"

Luo Nianxi's voice was heard, and Bai Lan and Qiu Hua stepped forward together and pulled up the two people who were destroying the flowers and plants.

"Leaf? You're not sleeping in the middle of the night and are destroying the flowers and plants? You're really bold!"

Ye Zi was so frightened that she was shaking all over, and another little girl, Xiao Yu, was also trembling badly.

"Tell me, who told you to do this? What did you do to these flowers before?"

Ye Zi bit her lips tightly and refused to speak. Luo Nianxi just snorted.

"Chun Tao, go and invite the Emperor and the Empress. Oh, and Princess Rujing."

After hearing this, Chuntao responded and ran quickly towards the Vanilla Garden.

The main hall of Prince Yan's Palace

Those who were supposed to be in a dream were awakened. Everyone had a look of fatigue on their faces, and the emperor and the queen had dark lines on their faces.

Leng Rujing was on pins and needles at this time. When the servant came to Jubao Pavilion to call her, she knew that something had happened to Ye Zi.

She forced herself to hold back her emotions, secretly swallowed her saliva, and pretended not to understand and asked,

"Princess Yan, what do you mean by this? Why did you bring my maid from Jubao Pavilion here in the middle of the night? And you also invited my father and mother to come?"

The emperor also heaved a sigh of relief and asked,

"Yes, you called me and the Queen here in the middle of the night, Princess Yan, what are you going to do?"

Luo Nianxi looked at the two girls kneeling on the ground, and pointed at the two knives on the ground.

"Father, Mother, I checked during the day and found that the flowers and plants in Prince Yan's mansion were doused with soapy water, which caused them to wilt. However, I have already used a potion that can save them, but these two girls came to destroy them at night. Someone, come!"

As soon as she finished speaking, Yongfu and Yonggui came in, each holding a pot of flowers. Luo Nianxi came to the two pots of flowers, which looked normal, and picked up the two flowers with just a light lift.

The emperor and the queen finally perked up at this moment. They looked at Luo Nianxi in surprise.

"How is this going?"

She pointed to the two knives on the ground.

"These two girls cut it with these two knives..."

"Be bold!"

The emperor suddenly slammed the table in anger. The two maids were so scared that they began to lie on the ground, their whole bodies shaking.

The emperor suddenly looked at Leng Rujing,

"What's going on? Why would your girl come to Prince Yan's mansion and do such a heinous thing? Give me an explanation..."

Leng Rujing's face suddenly turned pale when she heard this, and she knelt on the ground.

"Father, I don't know. I just went to bed. Who could have thought that these two girls would do such a thing? I really don't know!"

"Humph! You don't know. Then I will interrogate you. Both of you, raise your heads and tell me why you did this."

Xiaoyu clenched the corner of her clothes tightly and looked back at Leng Rujing timidly.

"Princess, save me..."

Leng Rujing was afraid that this girl might be dishonest, so she stared at her.

"You damned girl, how dare you do such a thing behind this princess' back? I am so disappointed. I usually treat you well, give you money, and let you treat your mother's illness. Is this how you repay me?"

The girl was stunned for a moment, then she understood what the princess meant and looked at Ye Zi.

Ye Zi looked at Leng Rujing with horror in her eyes, then replied in a trembling voice:

"Your Majesty... Your Majesty, please spare my life. This servant deserves death..."

"I want to ask you why you did this? These flowers suddenly withered during the day. Were they all caused by you two?"

"Slave..."

Ye Zi didn't know how to start for a moment. Leng Rujing saw this and was afraid that the two of them would say something wrong, so she raised her voice to remind them.

"Father, I know what happened. She was resentful of the last time Princess Yan gave her a lesson because she was not honest, so she attacked these innocent plants. Father, please consider that they have served me well and punish them lightly!"

"Humph!"

The emperor slapped the table again.

"Light punishment? Because of this incident, I threw away my official duties and was woken up in the middle of the night. How do you want me to give them a light punishment? They deliberately created trouble and caused panic. I almost sent someone to invite a magician. How do you want me to give them a light punishment?"

Leng Rujing knew that this matter was a bit serious. She bit her lips tightly and kowtowed to the emperor.

"Father, I am also responsible for the mistakes they made. It was caused by my failure to discipline them. If you want to punish them, punish me as well!"

"I asked you to come to Prince Yan's Mansion to take care of Yan'er, but you and your maid kept making mistakes. It seems that I punished you too lightly last time..."

At this point, he pondered for a moment, then spoke angrily,

"Come here, drag these two girls away and give them fifty strokes of the cane each. Leng Rujing, who failed to discipline her servants, will be given twenty strokes of the cane. The three of you are given three days to restore these flowers to their original state. No one else is allowed to help you. If you fail to do so, you will be charged with deceiving the emperor."

This punishment is indeed a bit severe. It would be strange if she didn't lose half her life after being slapped with twenty sticks.

She wanted to beg for mercy, but she was afraid that the emperor would continue the trial. If that happened, the two girls would betray her. She would be punished by being beaten.

Thinking of this, she nodded immediately.

"Thank you, Father. I will accept the punishment right away."

After saying this, she angrily scolded the two girls.

"You two pieces of trash, why don't you accept my order and thank me?"

Fifty lashes of the cane, even if you don't want to die, your buttocks will be beaten to pieces.

But even so, they still have to thank the emperor.

Although they felt aggrieved, they dared not say anything more.

After all, it was the princess who asked them to do this. Even if they pointed out in front of the emperor that the princess was the mastermind behind this, their fate would be the same as it is now. Instead of this, it would be better for them to take the blame for the princess. Maybe the princess will treat them better in the future.

Thinking of this, Ye Zi spoke first.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your grace."

Xiaoyu had received favor from Princess Rujing before, so naturally she was willing to take on this task for the princess.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your grace."

The emperor turned to look at Luo Nianxi.

"I didn't expect that Rujing's arrival would cause such a big mess in your Prince Yan's Mansion. After they restore the green plants here, let her return to the palace..."

"I won't go back."

When Leng Rujing said this, she glanced at Guo Wei who was standing next to the emperor, and then said confidently:

"My father punished me to work in Prince Yan's mansion for a month, and I haven't done enough. If I go back, won't I be considered a person who breaks his promise?"

The emperor frowned and looked at her.

"If you don't want to go back, then just stay here and don't cause any more trouble. Otherwise, I will never let you off easily."

Rujing pursed her lips in grievance, then nodded.

"My son, I know."

"Alright, now go out and get your beatings! Guo Wei, you are responsible for watching over them. Don't let these slaves go easy on them. If you don't give them a hard beating, they won't learn their lesson."

Guo Wei clasped his hands together and replied seriously:

"I accept the decree."

Seeing her father letting Guo Wei watch her being beaten, Leng Rujing couldn't help but grin.