Dongmei ran to the door of the Emperor's Palace of Tranquil Longevity, exhausted and out of breath.

The eunuch saw her running over in a panic and angrily scolded her: "Dongmei, you are an old man in the palace, how can you be so reckless in the palace? If you offend the emperor, you will have nine heads to chop off."

"Eunuch, I have something urgent to report to the Emperor."

"What's the emergency?"

"The Third Princess and Consort Chen were being bullied by the Queen Mother in the Queen Mother's Palace. The Third Princess contradicted the Queen Mother, and the Queen Mother wanted to punish her. Now the situation in Yongshou Palace is tense."

The eunuch was so frightened that he hurried to the palace to report, "Your Majesty, the Concubine Chen and the Third Princess came to pay respects to the Empress Dowager. The Empress Dowager made things difficult for the Third Princess, and the Third Princess contradicted the Empress Dowager. Now the Empress Dowager wants to punish the Third Princess and Concubine Chen."

The emperor hurriedly stood up and walked out of the hall with quick steps.

It gave him a headache. The Queen Mother was looking for trouble for him as soon as she came back. How could Xue'er let her control her? If she made her angry, she would definitely disobey the Queen Mother.

On the way, Dongmei briefly told the emperor everything that happened in Yongshou Palace. The emperor rushed to the Empress Dowager's palace in anger.

Xi Lingxue and Concubine Chen had just walked out of the Empress Dowager's Yongshou Palace when they ran into the Emperor who had arrived.

"Father..."

The emperor asked with concern: "How are you and your daughter?"

"Your Majesty, Xue'er and I are fine. It was the Queen Mother who deliberately made things difficult for Xue'er, so Xue'er..."

"My beloved, I know the whole story. You go back first. I will go and comfort the Queen Mother."

"Father, I have caused you trouble."

"As long as you are all okay, I will leave this small matter to my father to handle."

Xi Lingxue smiled slightly. It was good that her father did not blame her but comforted her. Otherwise, she would have run away from home with her mother and brother.

The emperor came to Yongshou Palace in anger, and the princes knelt down one after another, "Son, I pay my respects to you, father."

"No need to be polite. Princess Four stay, and everyone else go back."

"Yes."

The Second Prince looked at the Fourth Princess worriedly. He wanted to plead for mercy but was afraid of angering his father, so he looked back every few steps as he walked away.

The fourth princess felt sad and angry when she saw that her own brother did not plead for her.

Just now when the Royal Mother was about to punish Wei Lingxue, the eldest Royal Brother pleaded for her.

Seeing the emperor angry, she panicked and called out cautiously: "Father..."

The emperor said sternly: "If you dare to make trouble again, you will not be allowed to enter the palace in the future."

"Father, what did this minister do?"

"You know very well what you have done. If you dare to gossip about me in front of the Queen Mother again, I will marry you to the Turks."

The fourth princess knelt down in fear and said, "Father, I will never speak in front of the Empress Dowager again. Please don't marry your daughter to the Turks. The Turks are all barbaric people. I am afraid of them."

"Your Majesty, Yao'er didn't say anything. You are just biased towards the Third Princess and that's why you are taking your anger out on Yao'er."

"She is your princess, but you are so partial to the third princess. You have spoiled her to the point where she dares to talk back to me. If she talks back to me today, she will do something even more outrageous tomorrow."

"She even injured the royal guards. She has no manners at all. She must be taught the rules and etiquette of the palace and to respect her elders. She is a princess now, not a wild child on the mountain who can act wild as she pleases."

"Mother, it was I who did not allow Xue'er to learn the etiquette and rules of the palace. She has a free and easy personality and does not need to be bound by the rigid rules of the palace."

"If a princess of a country doesn't know the etiquette and rules, and loses her composure in front of envoys from other countries, wouldn't other countries laugh at me, the princess of Wei, for not knowing etiquette?"

"Mother, our country is strong enough. If anyone dares to laugh at my princess, I will send troops to destroy him."

"All the countries are laughing at our Great Wei. Are you going to destroy them? They are conspiring together to besiege our Great Wei. How can you resist them?"

"If the foundation laid by our Wei family ancestors is destroyed in your hands, you will be the sinner of the Wei family."

"Mother, I believe that our Great Wei has the power to face any crisis."

"The third princess disobeyed me without knowing the difference between high and low. What can you say? If I don't teach her a lesson this time, she will go against my will and act wildly next time."

"Mother, Xue'er has just returned and you don't know her well enough. She has good character, a kind heart, and a chivalrous heart. Although she speaks a little bluntly, she has her merits. At least she is not scheming."

"The child is young, so please forgive her once. I will go back and teach her well."

"Is being honest a reason to disobey elders? I think she is not honest because she is dissatisfied with me."

"Mother, Xue'er just saw you yesterday, how could she be dissatisfied with you?"

"Who knows what she means?"

"She is simple-minded. Her happiness and unhappiness are all shown on her face. She is just a child. Don't bother with a child."

"I may not mind her disobedience and stabbing me, but she is arrogant because of her favor. If she continues to be favored, she will definitely cause trouble for my Wei Dynasty."

"Mother, Xue'er almost died when she was young, and she was stranded outside for many years. She also suffered for many years. I want to make up for her suffering for many years."

"Although I'll be lenient with her after I come back, I won't spoil her. She knows her limits, so please don't argue with a child like her."

"I will scold her when I get back, and bring her to apologize to you in person tomorrow."

"I get a headache just thinking about her. You'd better not bring her here to trouble me. I still want to live a few more years."

"Mother, you will live a long life."

"That's a nice thing to say. I'm unhappy with the princess, and you immediately favor the third princess. You're going to live a long life. Sooner or later, I'll be pissed off to death by her."

"Mother, if I have to be partial, I will only be partial to you. Without you, I would not be where I am today."

"You still have a conscience."

"My son, I will never forget the kindness of my mother."

"I hope you can treat all concubines in the harem equally and not favor any one person alone. The court and the harem are closely related. Only in this way can we stabilize our Wei Dynasty."

"Mother, what you said is absolutely right, I will keep it in mind.

"Let's go back! I'm tired."

"My son, please retire."

The fourth princess followed the emperor carefully and said timidly: "Father..."

"I won't let you off easily next time."

"My son, I obey."

The fourth princess looked at the emperor walking away viciously, with anger in her heart that was beyond words.

My mother is gone and my brother doesn't help me. I have to rely on myself for everything from now on.

When the Queen Mother saw the Emperor leave, her face suddenly turned gloomy, and she said viciously: "Your Majesty, you dared to disobey me for a wild girl. He was attracted by the girl's ability and wanted to use her to achieve his own ambitions."

"Queen Dowager, even if the Third Princess has the ability to help the Emperor fulfill his ambitions, it is obvious to all that the Emperor respects you as his mother."

"It will be a great honor for you if the whole Wei State becomes strong, and it will also be a good thing for King Xuan to succeed to the throne in the future."

"That's true. Although he favors the mother and son of Concubine Chen, he dare not openly disobey me."

"Even if the emperor favors the mother and daughter of Concubine Chen, just obey your orders."

"Today I tested the girl's ability and the emperor's attitude towards her. Now I know that the girl occupies a very important position in the emperor's heart. I will be more cautious in the future."

The entire palace knew that the third princess had contradicted the empress dowager, and everyone was waiting to see how the emperor would deal with the third princess. However, they were disappointed. When the emperor went to Yongshou Palace and came out after an hour, the empress dowager's anger had subsided.

Everyone was talking about how the Emperor favored the Third Princess and didn't punish her even though she disobeyed the Empress Dowager. He doted on her too much and something would happen to her sooner or later.

He also scolded the Fourth Princess angrily, and everyone knew that they should be careful in what they said and did when dealing with matters concerning the Third Princess.

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