The evil woman is arrogant and the cold emperor can't sleep at night

The next morning, Shen Tangan walked into the palace in the morning sun. After getting off the carriage, she cried all the way to the imperial study.

"Your Majesty, even if His Royal Highness the Crown Prince dislikes me, he should not insult me ​​in public."

Shen Tangan knelt in the middle, covering his face with a silk handkerchief, crying heartbrokenly.

The emperor sat in the first seat, his face gloomy, he frowned and sighed.

"You get up first. The prince is wrong in this matter. I will definitely punish him."

More than an hour had passed since the morning court session, and she was still crying.

It really gave him a headache, but she did not condemn the prince. She only said that she had been wronged, and kept repeating the same few words over and over again.

He was actually unsure of what the daughter of Marquis Yong'an was trying to do.

"Your Majesty, I am not blaming the Crown Prince. It is just that I have lost all my face and suffered all kinds of injustice. I feel so uncomfortable and I cannot help but come to Your Majesty to cry and complain. I hope Your Majesty will not blame me."

Shen Tangan cried for almost two hours with much thunder but little rain, and he was tired.

She secretly raised her head to glance at the emperor who was in distress, and complained to herself, wondering why he was so stupid.

"I see you, Your Majesty!"

Concubine Zhen heard about this early in the morning. She thought she would cry for a few minutes and then leave, but she waited for almost two hours.

Fearing that His Majesty would be angry and punish her, she hurried here.

When he entered the imperial study, he saw her kneeling on the ground, and His Majesty looked helpless, not knowing what to do.

I couldn't help but feel surprised. It was the first time I saw this expression on His Majesty's face.

"You are here, Concubine. Please help me to calm down. If you keep crying, your eyes will be damaged."

As soon as the emperor saw Concubine Zhen, he pointed at Shen Tangan and showed his concern as if he had seen a savior.

"Your Majesty, please be at ease. I will go and persuade her."

Concubine Zhen nodded, walked to Shen Tangan, reached out to support her, and whispered.

"Don't you want to get up? Don't your legs hurt?"

Her niece has always been precious, with delicate skin and tender flesh. Her knees must be bruised after kneeling for so long.

"aunt!"

Shen Tangan, with an aggrieved look on his face, threw himself into her arms and burst into tears again.

Since I came with a purpose, I was naturally well prepared. I put three layers of cotton pads on my knees. My legs were indeed numb after kneeling for so long.

"If you have been wronged, His Majesty will take care of it for you. Why do you have to put yourself in danger?"

Concubine Zhen was heartbroken. She hugged her and knelt on the ground, looking at the emperor sadly.

"Your Majesty, I don't understand other things, but my niece has been honored since she was a child. She has never been wronged by such a large family. I don't know what the Crown Prince did to her, but she has fallen to the point of kneeling in front of the Emperor to complain before she even married into the Crown Prince's Mansion. How can I feel at ease?"

"This is because the Crown Prince acted inappropriately. I will admonish him and give you an explanation."

The emperor rubbed his brows. He knew that the imperial concubine had always loved the daughter of the Shen family and treated her like her own daughter.

Now that she has suffered so much, it is understandable that I feel sorry for her.

"Father! I want to break off the engagement with the daughter of the Marquis of Yong'an!"

At this moment, the prince's voice was heard outside the imperial study, clear and loud.

The imperial study suddenly became quiet. Shen Tangan blinked and poked his head out from his aunt's arms, only to see the prince kneeling outside the study asking for a meeting.

I almost couldn't help laughing. This idiot came at this time. Why did he come at any other time?

His Majesty was already feeling depressed because of her, and now he had someone to vent his anger on.

Most importantly, this was all caused by him.

Suddenly I felt a chill on my back. I knew without a doubt that His Majesty was angry, so I quickly lowered my head and pretended to be dead.

The emperor had a gloomy face and stared at the prince outside the study, unable to hide his disappointment.

It would be fine if you didn't understand his good intentions, but you even dared to disobey him again and again. That's simply unfilial!

No matter what, Shen Tangan was his nominal Crown Princess, but he didn't care about her dignity and the Shangshu Mansion and embarrassed her in public.

Now she dares to run up to him and threaten to break off the engagement. What qualifications does he have!

If this continues, he will have to take a closer look at the current crown prince!

"Why are you here?"

The prince had not yet noticed that the atmosphere in the study was wrong. When he looked up and saw Shen Tangan, he immediately asked him unhappily.

Thinking she was here to stop the breakup of the engagement, he looked at her unkindly.

"Even if you run to my father and cry, I will still break off the engagement with you!"

"Your Highness, how did I offend you? You like my sister, why don't you take her as your concubine? Why do you have to make things difficult for me? Do you have to make me lose face before you are happy? The position of the Crown Princess should have belonged to me."

Since he has come to the door, how can Shen Tangan make His Majesty feel guilty about her if she doesn't show off in front of His Majesty?

She didn't want to cancel the marriage, but after the prince humiliated her endlessly, she insisted on canceling the marriage without considering everyone's face, and she had fought for it.

"You... you are arrogant and domineering, with bad behavior. You often bully others in the Marquis' Mansion. Your bad behavior is really not the first choice for the Crown Princess!"

The prince was smart enough to pretend in front of the emperor instead of scolding her for being vicious in front of many people outside the palace. So he showed mercy today.

"Your Highness, even if you want to break off the engagement with An'er, you shouldn't slander her like this! Have you ever thought about what will happen to her reputation after you break off the engagement with An'er, and how will she cope in Kyoto?"

Before, Concubine Zhen only knew that the prince disliked An'er, but she never knew that he not only misunderstood An'er, but also dared to make up stories.

She knows An'er's character best, and His Majesty also understands him to some extent. Although he is a little willful, he is never the kind of person who bullies others by taking advantage of his power as he says!

"My Lady Concubine, there are witnesses to everything she did. This prince is not talking nonsense."

The prince looked serious and turned to bow to the emperor.

"I hope that Your Majesty will grant me the favor! The position of Crown Princess should be held by a virtuous, kind, and generous person."

The emperor had a gloomy expression and did not answer him. He looked at him in silence, his eyes full of disappointment.

Is there any need to keep the prince who has trouble judging people?

So much effort was spent on his upbringing from childhood to adulthood, and he was named the crown prince at the age of eight. The expectation has always been implicit in his life, hoping that he will become a wise ruler who can benefit the people in the future.

But now it seems that he was wrong?

The prince has been very smart and talented since he was young. He can understand everything he learns very quickly.

But I don't know since when he became what he is now.

With his intelligence and talent, doesn't he know what it means to marry Shen Tangan?

Or is it that all he cares about is love, and not the country and the people?

"Then who does your Highness think is qualified to sit on the throne of the Crown Princess? From what the Crown Prince said, it's clear that he has a candidate."

Concubine Zhen's expression was slightly cold, and there was a sharp flash in her eyes.

"Father, I think the second young lady of Yong'an Marquis's Mansion is gentle, kind, virtuous and generous, and worthy of the position of Crown Princess!"

The emperor slowly closed his eyes, his fatigue barely concealed in his voice.

"Are you sure yet?"

"My son..."

"Prince!"