Bring a scumbag girl to bully me, and you are afraid of using modern weapons.

Xie Jinglan helped her grandmother out to the lobby and saw that there was no one outside.

After they went out of the door, A Yuan came with Xie Yunqing soon, followed by Tian, ​​Lu An, Nanny Feng, and Minglian.

A moment later, Lu Demin arrived pulling a carriage and leading two tall horses.

***

The group arrived at the gate of the palace.

Xie Wanying, holding the two children, walked slowly to the gate of the palace, knelt down, and shouted loudly: "Duke Li's Mansion, Xie Wanying requests an audience with His Majesty."

Although she was the old lady of Duke Li, a noble lady with an imperial title, and had fought in the battlefield when she was young and made great military achievements, if she wanted to see the emperor, she had to submit a memorial in advance, wait for the emperor to agree and approve, and set a time before she could enter the palace for an audience.

The earliest she could wait for the whole process to be completed would be after the emperor's birthday, and she couldn't wait.

The royal guards guarding the palace gate were a little surprised to see her.

Knowing the weight of the Duke of Li's Mansion in the court, Xie Wanying, who was already so old, actually asked to see the emperor in this way. It must be that there was something big going on, so she sent a subordinate to report to the emperor.

Xie Wanying had gray hair and a thin body, but she knelt straight and upright. The traces of time had left deep and shallow wrinkles on her face, but her determined eyes, looking towards the gate of the palace, seemed particularly bright.

There were many people coming and going outside the palace gate. When they saw the three generations of grandparents and grandchildren kneeling there, they all came up to watch, talking to each other and whispering.

"I heard that the old lady of the Xie family has been bedridden. Why are you kneeling here?"

"Perhaps there is some injustice, otherwise why would she ask to see the emperor in this way?"

"It has to be said that Old Lady Xie is also pitiful. Her son died in the war, her daughter-in-law's life and death is unknown, and she herself has fallen ill. The Duke of Li's Mansion fell into the hands of that outsider..." The man stopped here.

Those who understand will understand.

A quarter of an hour passed...

Two quarters of an hour later...

Three quarters of an hour passed, and there was still no movement in the palace.

Xie Jinglan was a little worried that her grandmother wouldn't be able to handle it.

"grandmother……"

"Lan'er, kneel down. His Majesty will meet us." Xie Wanying believed that the emperor would meet her for the empress dowager's sake and because of his son's death in battle.

At this time, someone came from the palace gate.

It was a eunuch holding a whisk, who hurried straight to the kneeling three generations of grandparents and grandchildren.

Xie Jinglan recognized this man; he was the chief eunuch beside the emperor.

"Your Majesty has orally ordered that the old lady be thanked for the audience!" said the eunuch.

"Thank you, Eunuch!"

Xie Wanying felt secretly relieved and stood up with the help of her two grandchildren.

"There's no need to be so polite, old lady. His Majesty is discussing state affairs with several adults in the council hall. He heard that you had just recovered from your illness, so he came to kneel at the palace gate. He was very worried about your health, so he asked this old servant to invite you in." Eunuch Wang smiled.

"Thank you for coming here, Eunuch Wang." Xie Wanying nodded slightly to him, and walked slowly towards the palace gate with her crutches in her hand and the support of Nanny Feng.

Xie Jinglan followed her grandmother holding her brother's hand. A Yuan and Ming Lian followed them into the palace. Lu Demin and his family of three were waiting outside the palace gate.

When I entered the palace, I found out that the emperor had prepared a sedan chair for Xie Wanying.

When they arrived at the Council Hall, Xie Wanying brought her two grandsons to kneel down and kowtow to the emperor.

"Your Majesty, your Majesty, is greeted by your humble servant Xie Wanying."

"No need to be polite, Eunuch Wang, quickly help Old Lady Xie up."

The current emperor, Emperor Kunming, is forty years old, tall, and dressed in a bright yellow dragon robe. He has handsome features, sharp eyes, and exudes natural majesty.

Xie Wanying remained kneeling. "I have no choice but to bring my two grandchildren to see Your Majesty in this way. I beg Your Majesty to forgive me."

"I forgive you." Emperor Kunming had no choice but to help her up himself.

It was Xie Feng's wife Mei Yingying who saved his mother, and Xie Feng died on the battlefield. The couple had done favors for the royal family. Now his old mother came to ask for a meeting with her with two orphans. How could he let her kneel?

"Come to see me and tell me what you have to say. No matter how great the injustice is, I will stand up for you."

"I divorced Lin Yuansheng today. He is no longer a member of my Xie family. I implore Your Majesty to revoke his title of Duke of Li." Xie Wanying said.

"What? You divorced Lin Yuansheng?" Emperor Kunming was stunned and very puzzled. He advised:

"Old Madam, you have been married for decades, and your grandchildren are already this grown up. Moreover, Jinglan will be marrying into Prince Mu's mansion in half a month. Why do you want to divorce your husband now?"

"Because he wanted to kill my three generations of ancestors and grandchildren so that he could seize everything in my Xie family, I had no choice but to come and ask for Your Majesty's protection." Xie Wanying became excited as she recalled what happened in her own house.

"Lin Yuansheng wants to kill you? How dare he?" Emperor Kunming looked incredulous, shocked and angry.

Several important officials of the court were standing nearby, and they were also shocked when they heard her words.

But they all believed that what Xie Wanying said was true.

They served in the same court as Lin Yuansheng, and they all knew that he was ambitious and greedy.

Xie Wanying suddenly wanted to divorce him. Without the status of Duke of Li, he was just an ordinary citizen. How could he accept this fall from the clouds to the bottom of the valley? It would be strange if he didn't want to kill him.

"Eunuch Wang, send someone to summon Lin Yuansheng to the palace!" Emperor Kunming issued an order. "If this is true, I will not forgive him."

"As you wish." Eunuch Wang bowed and accepted the order, then went out to find someone to deliver the letter.

Xie Jinglan raised her head slightly and said, "Your Majesty, I also want to break off my engagement with Prince Mu."

"What did you say?" Emperor Kunming turned to look at her, thinking that he had misheard.

"I almost died at the hands of Prince Mu and Lin Yuansheng this morning. I beg Your Majesty to cancel my marriage with Prince Mu." Xie Jinglan said again.

"King Mu? What does he have to do with this? You are getting married in half a month, why are you making such a fuss now?" The emperor looked displeased.

"Your Majesty, I am not fooling around. I beg for your permission." Xie Jinglan kowtowed to him.

Emperor Kunming looked at the grandparents and grandchildren and was almost laughing at their anger.

One of them wants to divorce her husband at such an old age, and the other one even wants to cancel his son's engagement. I've never seen anything like this in my life.

"Tell me! What did King Mu do to you? Why does he want to cancel the engagement when the wedding is almost here?" For the sake of her parents, he gave her a chance to explain.

King Mu was both talented and handsome. Among his sons, he was the one with the highest hopes except for the crown prince.

The noble ladies in the court were vying to marry him. If Mei Yingying had not saved her mother and the queen mother had not arranged for their marriage, the position of Princess Mu might not have fallen to Xie Jinglan.

Because among these noble ladies in Shengjing, Xie Jinglan is not really outstanding.

She is beautiful, but she is dull and timid, has no talent, and is a useless person who is unable to cultivate himself.

"Because Prince Mu doesn't like me, he likes Xie Ruyan."

Xie Jinglan pulled open her collar, revealing the white gauze bandaging the wound on her chest. "This wound is the blood that Prince Mu had cut out of my heart."

"Are you serious? Why would King Mu cut your heart's blood when he's fine?" Emperor Kunming didn't believe that his son would do such a thing as cutting a person's heart's blood.

Xie Jinglan is his fiancée and the legitimate daughter of Duke Li. The Xie family plays an important role in the court. How could King Mu dare to do anything to hurt her?