The Princess Kicks Down the Protagonists

In the Hall of Mental Cultivation, the Emperor and Empress Dowager were both there.

After listening to E Min's report, the two of them completely believed the fact that Ziwei was Xia Yuhe's daughter.

The emperor glanced at the Empress Dowager, and seeing that her expression softened, he understood that the Empress Dowager agreed to recognize Ziwei.

"Thank you for your hard work, Emin. Now that we have investigated everything, I will send someone to bring Ziwei out of the clan residence."

E Min bowed, knowing that this task might fall on him again.

"Your Majesty, what should we do with Xiaoyanzi and Jinsuo?"

The emperor pondered for a moment, thinking about how to deal with Xiaoyanzi, who brought him laughter but also great trouble.

Although the Empress Dowager did not like Ziwei very much, since she was the emperor's daughter, she believed that it was reasonable and moral for her to recognize her.

But Xiaoyanzi was different. She had committed the crime of deceiving the emperor. Even if the emperor was reluctant to punish her, she could no longer stay in the palace to cause trouble. Naturally, she had to return to where she came from.

Then she looked at the emperor and said, "Your Majesty, it is right for Ziwei to accept you, but Xiaoyanzi is truly unsuited to the palace. Although she has committed the heinous crime of deceiving the emperor, Your Majesty is so merciful that, considering that she comes from the common people and cannot read, you will allow her to return to her original life."

This also gave the emperor a way out. He doted on Xiaoyanzi very much in the past, so naturally he was sincere to this daughter.

The emperor thought of what Xiaoyanzi said that day. She didn't want to be a princess, and the emperor was still upset about it.

He nodded and said, "The Empress Dowager is absolutely right. Then let's restore their identities. Ziwei will be Princess Huanzhu, and Xiaoyanzi will remain an ordinary woman. Let them return to the common people. Since Jinsuo is Ziwei's maid, she should continue to serve Ziwei, and Ziwei can continue to live in Shufangzhai."

This result is a win-win for everyone, and Karl Lagerfeld is also very satisfied.

Thinking of E Min's hard work, the emperor said, "E Min, you are tired too. Go back and rest. I will let Yongqi handle this matter."

I guess no one except Yongqi would be willing to run into this bad luck.

E Min thanked him, and the three of them chatted for a while about the issue of Xiaoyanzi and Ziwei.

Just as E Min was about to leave, Xiao Luzi from the imperial court came in. He had just heard the emperor's treatment of Princess Huanzhu.

It just so happened that Lord Liang also came to report on the matter of Princess Huanzhu.

The astute Xiao Luzi guessed that there was something fishy going on and reported it to the emperor immediately without delay.

When the emperor learned that Lord Liang had finished trying the case of Princess Huan Zhu and had brought the complaint, he was a little surprised. He didn't expect that Liang Tinggui was so fast in investigating the case.

Liang Tinggui bowed respectfully, and when he saw that Empress Dowager Cixi and E Min were both there, he was secretly delighted that he had arrived at the right time.

Without waiting for the emperor to ask, he presented the complaint and replied, "Your Majesty, Xia Ziwei and the other two have already recruited someone. They pretended to be princesses and sneaked into the palace. In fact, they intend to assassinate the emperor!"

Seeing the old Buddha, he had an idea and continued to exaggerate: "Xia Ziwei also confessed that she deliberately approached the old Buddha, and also wanted to take the opportunity to murder the old Buddha."

The emperor's hand trembled as he took the petition and he raised his eyebrows and looked at Liang Tinggui.

He randomly unfolded the petition and saw that there was indeed a signature. What a coincidence that the two people came to report at the same time but gave completely opposite answers?

The emperor looked at the sticky feeling on his hand. Was it blood?

He flipped over the complaint and saw the bloodstains on the corners. He asked coldly, "Did you torture them?"

Liang Tinggui was stunned when he heard this, and his body trembled like a sieve. How could the emperor be so perceptive?

But he still said stubbornly: "I dare not. I didn't torture them, I just threatened them and they confessed."

The emperor was even more unconvinced now. Xiaoyanzi was a person who could poke a hole in the sky. If intimidation were useful, she would have learned her lesson long ago. The emperor knew that he was lying.

"Emin, it seems you can't rest now. Yongqi has probably just left the palace. Take your men to catch up with him and go to the clan house to see if Liang Tinggui has been tortured into confessing. Ask Xiaoyanzi and the others if they acknowledge the complaint. If there's something fishy going on, we'll have to investigate Liang Tinggui thoroughly."

Liang Tinggui didn't understand what went wrong and immediately knelt on the ground: "Your Majesty, even if you give me ten times the courage, I wouldn't dare to do that."

He trembled and tried desperately to come up with a solution.

But he was born in the Year of the Pig. Besides having many bad thoughts, his pig brain couldn't work at all at this critical moment. He couldn't say anything except "I dare not".

Seeing Liang Tinggui like this, E Min knew that he must have done something good, so he immediately took people to chase him.

At this time in the clan house, not long after Liang Tinggui left, Xiaoyanzi's wound became infected and she developed a high fever.

It was Jinsuo who discovered that Xiaoyanzi's originally pale face was abnormally flushed.

"Miss, Xiaoyanzi has a fever."

Ziwei frowned. It was not good to have a fever in here. She walked forward and touched Xiaoyanzi's forehead, and it was indeed very hot.

Little Swallow seemed to be delirious with fever, mumbling nonsense, "Run! Don't kill me! Don't chop off my head!"

Ziwei acted decisively and woke Xiaoyanzi up.

If Xiaoyanzi is allowed to sleep, she might really get burned. It would be better to get up and move around, and maybe sweating would help.

Xiaoyanzi opened her eyes drowsily.

Ziwei: "Xiaoyanzi, don't sleep anymore. You have a fever. You will die if you sleep."

Jinsuo looked at Xiaoyanzi's expression and tears began to fall again. "You are the same. Why are you so harsh with your words? You got beaten so badly. Now you really can't leave this house of wronged people."

Thinking of the pledge they had just been forced to sign and the contents on the paper, Jinsuo's tears fell even harder.

"How did things turn out like this? Why is it that when Xiaoyanzi says that she is the emperor's daughter, she is given the title of Princess and paraded to heaven, while when the young lady says that she is the emperor's daughter, she is locked up in the clan house and beaten and scolded, and even faces the possibility of beheading? This is so unfair."

Jinsuo was crying so sadly that she didn't notice the change in Ziwei's eyes at all.

Yes, Xiaoyanzi is so lucky. Why?

At this moment, E Min and Yong Qi arrived.

When the jailers learned that they were looking for Princess Huanzhu, they saw how aggressive they were and thought they were going to chop off their heads.

They secretly sighed in their hearts that the three of them were unlucky enough to have offended Lord Liang. Not only were they beaten every day, but they could not even save their lives.

Yongqi rushed to the front and saw Xiaoyanzi lying on the ground in a daze, looking miserable. He no longer cared about anything else and rushed forward to hug Xiaoyanzi.

"Emin! Look at this! Do you even need to ask? What kind of inhumane treatment have they endured?"

E Min looked at the miserable state of the three people and the undried blood on Ziwei's body, and knew that the three people had been severely tortured. He ordered people to go forward and help Ziwei and Jinsuo up.

"Fifth Prince, I will personally handle the Liang Tinggui matter. I'll trouble you to take care of the three girls."

The Fifth Prince could no longer care about so many things at this time. He felt that Xiaoyanzi was burning all over and her consciousness was blurred. Even he, the Fifth Prince, could not recognize her. He said thank you and rushed to the palace with Xiaoyanzi in his arms.

Xiaoyanzi must have been seriously injured. It was all his fault for being incompetent. How could he not think of a way to escape and save Xiaoyanzi just because he was under house arrest!

Ziwei looked at Emin: "Sir, did the emperor send you to pick us up?"

Emin nodded, "Everything has been investigated. I believe the imperial edict will come down soon. Don't worry, Gege."

When Ziwei heard Emin calling her Gege, she and Jinsuo looked at each other happily at first, but then she thought of something and felt a little disappointed.

But it’s already great to be able to leave this sect now.