Did the eldest daughter ascend the throne today?

Royal Palace

"What did you say? Someone stabbed Ning Zhiwei with an arrow? Right under your noses?" The emperor looked puzzled.

Who is so crazy?

As a result, the Jinyiwei was slapped in the face in public, and its authority was greatly challenged. Xiao Linfeng looked unhappy.

"Yes, but Lord Rong was injured by mistake."

The emperor's expression changed. "How is he?"

I have to say that Rong Jing is indeed favored by the emperor.

"He is not in danger of death. He is still receiving treatment at Qingluo Villa. I will be back to report first."

The emperor breathed a sigh of relief, but then became furious. Assassinating an important official in the court would be a slap in the face of the court.

"This clearly shows that you don't take me seriously. How dare you do this?"

Xiao Linfeng's expression became even worse, "We didn't catch the assassin, he ran away."

This shows that not only was an ambush set up in advance, but a precise plan was also made in advance.

It can be seen that he is a powerful character.

The emperor was furious, "Waste."

He cursed angrily, and after venting his anger, he took a sip of tea and picked up the file on the desk.

He skimmed through the file; it was too long, so he just flipped to the end.

"What? This is impossible, Xiao Linfeng, are you mistaken?"

The mastermind behind this is the eldest princess, the lovely and filial daughter in his mind?

Xiao Linfeng was silent for a moment. "This is Wei Zhongliang's confession. Lord Yu and I have confirmed it repeatedly."

That is to say, it cannot be false.

As to whether Wei Zhongliang was deceived, it is hard to say.

The emperor read the confession and found out that Wei Zhongliang was instructed by the eldest princess's servants to plan all this just to win credit.

The man assured him that as long as he succeeded, he would ensure that he would take the position of the head of the Southern Pacification Office and grant his eldest son an official position.

"This matter ends here, and no one is allowed to mention it again."

"Yes." Xiao Linfeng's expression remained unchanged.

The emperor suddenly thought of something, "Does Princess Jingning know?"

"I don't know. The Jinyiwei has kept their mouths shut."

That's good. The emperor knows very well how difficult Ning Zhiwei is to deal with. Given her personality, she will definitely not give up.

After Xiao Linfeng left, the emperor sat there in silence for a very long time.

After an unknown amount of time, a sigh sounded.

"Banban, what do you think the princess wants? A hibiscus garden?"

This useless thing is so shortsighted.

The chief eunuch came over with a cup of hot tea, "Your Majesty, please calm down."

The emperor drank half a cup of tea and calmed down a little. "Pass on my oral order. The eldest princess has behaved inappropriately in front of the emperor. She will be confined for a month and punished to copy the Filial Piety Classic 100 times."

A princess is so willful and reckless, disrespectful to her king and father, and she assassinated an important official in the court. She deserves to be punished.

"Banban, go to my private storehouse and select some things to give to Princess Jingning to calm her down."

"Yes."

The eldest princess was stunned when she received the decree. "House arrest? I didn't misbehave in front of the emperor. I need to ask my father."

"Stop." Concubine Li shouted coldly.

The eldest princess' eyes were red with grievance, "Mother."

Concubine Li has been in the palace for many years and knows the emperor's character very well. "Your father is angry. What good will come of bumping into him like this?"

"Go check what's going on."

The inquiry soon received a reply. The emperor had not met anyone else for three hours, and only met the commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, Xiao Linfeng.

After Xiao Linfeng came out, the emperor issued two oral orders, one to the eldest princess and one to Ning Zhiwei.

Concubine Li immediately realized that something was wrong and looked at her daughter coldly, "What on earth did you do?"

The eldest princess was confused, "I... I didn't do anything."

"Pa." Concubine Li lost her patience and slapped him.

The eldest princess was embarrassed and annoyed, "Mother."

Concubine Li looked slightly angry, "Speak."

The eldest princess hesitated, "I just told the people below about Ning Zhiwei. Maybe...they misunderstood something."

She said it lightly, but Concubine Li didn't believe it was that simple. After repeated questioning, the eldest princess finally told the truth.

She took a fancy to Furong Garden and blamed Ning Zhiwei for being tactless, so the people below volunteered to share their master's worries.

"What did you do?"

"How should I know?" The eldest princess denied it, but she knew something in her heart. Now that the person was gone, the things would naturally flow back to the royal family.

"I am a princess and I only need to give orders. Those losers can't even do such a small thing and they caused me to be confined by my father."

It’s all Ning Zhiwei’s fault for being so tactless!

She was extremely arrogant and didn't think she had done anything wrong.

Concubine Li always felt that things were not that simple. "Who did you ask to do it?"

The eldest princess was impatient and impatient. Why would she ask such a small question? "Xing'er, she has a fellow villager serving in the imperial army."

At this moment, a palace maid came in hurriedly, "Master, it's bad, Xing'er jumped into the well."

Concubine Li's face turned pale when she heard the news. Oh no, her daughter was being used as a gun.

Qingluo Villa

Rong Jing's face was pale, his right arm was wrapped in white gauze, and there were doctors surrounding him.

All the adults from a hundred miles around were invited, but Old Madam Ning was still worried and clamored to call the imperial physician.

Rong Jing said softly, "Madam, there is no need to mobilize so many troops. I will just take care of him."

What happened outside the door scared the Ning family. If something happened to Ning Zhiwei, the Ning family would be finished.

"That won't do. You are a scholar, and your right hand is so precious. You blocked an arrow for my Xiaowu, so we should get your hand healed."

Rong Jing glanced at the girl standing by the window and said calmly, "I didn't block it. It was purely an accident. Princess Jingning bowed her head and saluted. She avoided the arrow and it hit me who was standing opposite."

He smiled self-deprecatingly, "I've always had bad luck."

The Ning family members all turned to Ning Zhiwei, who looked calm and said, "No matter what happens, we will be responsible for what happened in our Ning family. You can rest assured and recuperate."

Rong Jing's eyes were as deep as the night sky, his face became even lighter, and his tone was calm. "Thank you, Princess Jingning."

Both of them were indifferent, and there was no sign of anything unusual. It seemed like they were somewhat familiar with each other, but not very familiar.

"County Lady, someone is coming from the palace."

The palace maids came in carrying boxes of things, and the eunuch who came to deliver the oral instructions had a smile on his face.

"The Princess of Jingning County is dignified and virtuous, so I give her a special reward..."

My father-in-law read out a long list of items, which included antiques, jewelry, head ornaments, clothing materials, etc.

There are four sets of head ornaments alone, made of rubies, jadeite, pearls and sapphires, and each set is worth a lot of money.

The father-in-law also took out a set of intricate and beautiful brocade clothes, complete with accessories and jewels, which was a feast for the eyes.

"This set is specially made for Princess Jingning to wear when she comes of age. At that time, the Queen Mother will be the guest of honor and will personally put the hairpin and crown on the Princess. The Princess is allowed to bring three female relatives into the palace to watch the ceremony."

This is a great honor.

Madam Ning was feeling uneasy, "What does the emperor mean?"

"Compensation." There was no trace of joy on Ning Zhiwei's face, and his dark eyes were deep and unfathomable.

In the dead of night, Ning Wenyin came over and said, "Fifth sister, I promise you, we will protect the Ning family together."

I will also protect you and never let you face so many dangers alone again.

We carry it together.

We share life and death, honor and disgrace!

Ning Zhiwei's eyes lit up, "Great, I'll tell you the secret of Hibiscus Garden, a secret that will determine the future of our Ning family."