Long Live the Empress

When the old lady heard that the second concubine was pregnant, she happily asked Aunt Zhang to prepare many supplements for the second concubine, and asked the servants to open the ancestral hall to comfort the ancestors.

Some are happy while others are angry. Aunt Su listened to Nanny Li's report with a sinister smile, "Nanny, now is not the time to take action. Let that bitch be happy for a few more days."

Nanny Li also nodded with a sinister smile, "Auntie, just wait and see the show!"

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Fan Ronghua didn't waste a moment and went to find Fan Changyue as soon as he returned from the flower boat.

Fan Changyue had just come off the stage and was changing into court clothes when Fan Ronghua barged in, "Hua'er, how come you don't understand the rules at all?"

Fan Ronghua didn't care about the rules at this time. He grabbed Fan Changyue's arm and told him about Su Zhiwei's incident on the flower boat. "Grandfather, please don't associate with people like that anymore. It's really..."

Fan Changyue, however, was in disbelief. He thought it was just Fan Ronghua's fabrication. "Hua'er, don't talk nonsense. Although Su Zhiwei is not a gentleman, he would never do something that goes against human ethics!"

Fan Ronghua was sweating profusely from anxiety. "I saw this with my own eyes! If you don't believe me, I'll go around the streets and listen. Who knows... who knows, someone will report this to the emperor tomorrow!"

Fan Changyue shouted angrily, "As a girl, don't mention the emperor and state affairs. No matter whether it's true or not, you have to pretend you don't know, so as not to bring trouble upon yourself!"

Seeing that Fan Changyue was angry, Fan Ronghua said in a low voice and retreated. Before he had taken a few steps, he was invited to Madam Fan's courtyard by a maid.

"Hello, mother." Fan Ronghua was always very well-behaved in front of Mrs. Fan. This time he did something wrong again, and she was even more scared.

"Where did you go last night?" Mrs. Fan closed her eyes and twirled the Buddhist beads in her hand without even looking at Fan Ronghua.

"Daughter...daughter..." Fan Ronghua twisted the handkerchief in her hands and couldn't utter a complete sentence for a long time.

Mrs. Fan sneered, "If a woman is rumored to have stayed on a boat all night and did not return, no one, not to mention a royal noble, would come to ask for her hand in marriage, even an ordinary farmer. Have you considered this clearly?"

Fan Ronghua hadn't thought about it that much, but now that Mrs. Fan said this, Fan Ronghua felt scared, "My daughter will never dare to do it again! Please don't punish me, mother!"

Madam Fan narrowed her eyes and glanced at Fan Ronghua who was kneeling on the ground. "What's the point of begging me? You have to bear the consequences of your stupid actions. With your character, how can you be worthy of the title of the prince's consort?"

Fan Ronghua had no idea how many times he had heard Mrs. Fan's sarcastic remarks like this since he was a child, but he felt scared every time he heard it.

"I punish you to kneel in the ancestral hall for three days. Do you have any complaints?" Mrs. Fan continued to twist the Buddhist beads. Although it was a question, the severity in her tone did not allow Fan Ronghua to refuse.

"My daughter will accept the punishment now. Please don't be angry, mother." After Fan Ronghua retreated, she knelt in the ancestral hall.

Kneeling in the ancestral hall is not just kneeling. You are not allowed to eat, drink, sleep or rest during these three days. Although it does not hurt the skin and flesh, it is the most damaging to the vitality. When Fan Ronghua received the punishment, he fainted and rested in bed for half a month.

Fan Changyue read in the study for a while, then thought of Fan Ronghua's words, and after thinking it over again, he went out to the teahouse.

When they arrived at the teahouse, before Fan Changyue sat down, someone downstairs brought up Su Zhiwei's ridiculous incident.

"Have you heard about what happened last night?"

"Is it about Su Dusi and Prime Minister Yue's only son?"

"Oh, my neighbor's second cousin was on the flower boat at the time, and what he saw was real!"

"I heard that the kid's body is covered with marks of that thing. Ouch...hiss...I got goosebumps just hearing that!"

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Fan Changyue heard everything that was going on downstairs, and he was so angry that he wanted to throw the teacup in his hand. He had just formed an alliance with Su Zhiwei, and Su Zhiwei had such a scandal. He must not involve the Second Prince!