The abandoned concubine who transmigrated woke up shouting "Long live the widow!"

"You will enter the palace with your grandmother. Leave the mansion to the steward and have everyone keep a close watch on it. If anything goes missing, I will have his head chopped off!" Princess Xuanhui did not change her clothes and was helped out by her nanny.

At this hour, most families were having their evening meal. The nearby mansions, hearing the commotion, sent people over to see what had happened. Knowing it was the county magistrate's residence, people didn't approach but hid in the shadows to watch the excitement.

Princess Xuanhui and Princess Kangping couldn't care less about anything else and hurriedly got into the carriage.

When the carriage arrived at the palace gate, the gate was already locked. Princess Xuanhui took out her special token, which was not the one given to the wet nurse, but was gilded and unique to royalty.

Even so, they could not be allowed to pass immediately. They had to report to the emperor and obtain his permission before the palace gates could be opened.

Princess Xuanhui returned to the carriage to wait.

At this moment, the Emperor was having dinner in the Empress's palace. Today was the fifteenth, and the Emperor was required to rest in the Empress's palace on the fifteenth of every month.

After hearing the Imperial Guards' report, the Emperor frowned, thinking that his aunt must have something important to do, otherwise she wouldn't have come to the palace so late. He also heard that Princess Kangping was there with her.

The Emperor had a certain fondness for Princess Kangping, after all, he wouldn't have been able to live such an easy life without her, as she had solved his major problems.

The emperor said, "Let them in! I will see them at Phoenix Perch Palace!"

The Emperor then turned to the Empress and said softly, "Have someone bring two thick quilts for my aunt. It's colder at night than during the day; don't let her catch a cold!"

The Empress nodded slightly upon hearing this: "Your Majesty, please rest assured, I will make the arrangements immediately!" With that, she rose to prepare the food herself.

When Princess Xuanhui saw the palace servants bringing her a quilt, she was so moved that she almost cried, but she held back her tears and decided to wait until she was in the palace.

Upon arriving at the main hall of Fengqi Palace, Princess Xuanhui and Princess Kangping knelt down together, crying loudly, "Your Majesty, you must do justice for us, a widow and her orphan! We are being bullied to death! The outer wall of the Princess's mansion was completely demolished, and someone was almost killed!"

Upon hearing this, the emperor angrily retorted, "The county princess's residence was just renovated! Tell me directly who did it!"

The Empress felt it was inappropriate to leave Princess Xuanhui, who was so old, kneeling there, so she got up to help her up. At this moment, Xuanhui Huanggu wiped away her tears and said, "It is Princess Consort Zhan!"

Upon hearing that it was Jingxue, the Empress sat down again. She felt that Jingxue would not have pushed down the wall of the county princess's mansion for no reason; it must be that the imperial aunt had offended someone.

"Princess Consort Zhan? Why would she do this? All of you, rise and explain yourselves to me!"

Princess Kangping helped Princess Xuanhui to her feet. Princess Xuanhui seemed a little unsteady on her feet, so the emperor had a chair brought over.

After sitting down, Princess Xuanhui began to recount the so-called events. Of course, she couldn't say that she had deliberately lied to the two children.

"Your Majesty, my imperial aunt plans to retire in the capital this time. It would also be a good opportunity to find a suitable marriage for Kangping. Kangping is interested in the Prince of Zhan. Knowing that Your Majesty is busy with state affairs, my imperial aunt thought she would negotiate with the Prince of Zhan's residence privately!"

"I personally went to propose marriage, but Princess Zhan said she didn't care and that Mu Chen could marry whomever he wanted as a concubine. However, I felt that this was the duty of the head of the household, but since she didn't care, I thought I should try to get on her good side!"

Hearing this, the Empress thought to herself, "Who would be willing to let someone else marry into their husband's family? Some wives might take the initiative to let their husbands take concubines, but that's a choice made out of necessity, like herself. But with Jingxue's personality, how could she possibly do that?"

"Today, I was thinking of inviting her younger brother to the manor to play. Also coming along was a little beggar that Princess Zhan had taken in. But those two children have no manners at all, taught by Princess Zhan. The nanny in the manor disciplined the little beggar a couple of times. As a result, Princess Zhan came and, without saying a word, kicked the nanny, seriously injuring her! She even pushed down the wall of the county princess's manor. How can my aunt face people in the capital after this!" Princess Xuanhui finished speaking and began to wipe away her tears again.

After hearing this, the emperor felt troubled. He thought to himself, "Of all people to offend, my aunt had to offend Jingxue! Both sides are his relatives, and they are both his flesh and blood. Who can he blame?"

"Your Majesty, it's the same with you. Kangping was interested in the Prince of War. You could have just told me, and I would have arranged the marriage for them. But now things have turned out like this. How difficult it is for me!"

Princess Xuanhui wiped away her tears and looked up at the Emperor. "Your Majesty, Jingxue is now the daughter of a disgraced official. She speaks rudely and has not borne any children for the royal family. She should be divorced!"

The Empress frowned slightly. This imperial aunt was going too far. She said, "Your Majesty, putting aside the fact that the Prince and Princess Zhan have not been married for long and it is normal that they are not pregnant, I remember that there is an unwritten rule in our royal family that a principal wife cannot take a concubine if she has not conceived for two years. Mu Chen and his wife have been married for less than a year, so this is not right."

The Emperor nodded. "Yes! My Empress and I had our eldest princess more than a year after our marriage!"

Seeing that this was not working, Princess Xuanhui started crying again, "Kangping's marriage can wait, but what will Your Majesty do about Jingxue's affairs with the county princess's mansion!"

The emperor still gets a headache whenever he thinks about Jingxue's eloquence in the Dali Temple court, and he still wants to punish her.

Neither of you is easy to deal with!

Seeing that the Emperor remained silent, the Empress said, "Your Majesty, why not have Princess Zhan come to the palace so we can discuss this in person?" The Empress's implication was that they should not listen to Princess Xuanhui's one-sided account.

The Emperor sighed. "Fuhai, convey my imperial decree that Princess Zhan must come to the palace immediately, to Phoenix Perch Palace!"

Eunuch Fu responded and left with his men.

When Jingxue and the others returned to Jingning Garden, Xiaoman and the others were waiting anxiously.

Yingying saw the obvious red and swollen marks on her brother's face. Although Jingxue had applied ointment, the marks were still clearly visible.

The little girl burst into tears, crying, "Brother, brother! Waaah..."

Xiaoman quickly pulled her back to prevent her from lunging at An'an and touching her face. An'an went over and wiped away her sister's tears. "Yingying, be good! Brother is okay! Sister has already gone to save us."

Leap Moon clenched her little fists angrily, "Why didn't you break their arms?"

"Sister Runyue, don't be angry! I don't want to cause trouble for you. Besides, there are too many of them, and Jingze and I can't beat them. It's okay if I take a few hits, but if they hit me, they won't have time to hit Xiaoze." An'an said, enduring the discomfort on her face. The ointment her sister gave her was very effective, and it didn't hurt as much as it did at first!

Jingxue had already comforted the two children on the way, and didn't want everyone to crowd around her now. "Let the two children rest for a while! After dinner, I'll get some medicine to promote blood circulation and remove blood stasis for An'an. She'll be fine in a couple of days. Nanny, take them back to their room first!"

"Yes!" The wet nurse saw that Jingze's hand was wrapped in gauze, and her eyes reddened with heartache. She then took the two children to their room.