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

The Empress then spoke up, saying, "His Majesty is already very tired from handling state affairs all day long. You should also give His Majesty a break!"

"Get up, all of you! We're all family, let's talk this out! If you keep making a scene, you're disgracing the royal family! Do you understand?" the emperor asked, looking at the four people below.

"Yes!" The four people below all stood up, with Princess Kangping supporting Princess Xuanhui.

"I will send people to investigate how the wall in Kangping's residence collapsed, and I will inform my imperial aunt of the results. If this matter is related to Princess Zhan, then I will punish her severely. Kangping will temporarily reside in my imperial aunt's residence. Once the weather warms up, the county princess's residence will be repaired. Both of you have injured people, so go back and comfort the injured. As for the matter of the bestowed marriage, imperial aunt, please don't force it anymore. I am also tired, so you may all go back!"

After the emperor finished speaking, he waved his hand.

Thinking to myself: Get the hell out of here!

The four bowed, and the nanny next to them stepped forward to help Princess Kangping support Princess Xuanhui.

Ye Muchen and Jingxue strode away together.

As the Empress watched the four figures disappear into the distance, she recalled the Emperor's earlier words about bringing Jingxue into the palace as a concubine. She sighed softly, a look of melancholy appearing on her beautiful face.

Emperor Ye Muming turned his head and saw the Empress's disappointed look. After many years of marriage, he immediately knew what had happened. "Zihan, don't take what I said earlier about letting Princess Zhan enter the palace as a concubine seriously. I was just scaring her. If that girl enters the palace, will there be any peace in the palace?"

The Empress, feeling a little embarrassed that the Emperor had spoken her mind, said, "Your Majesty, you are the Emperor. Whatever you do, I should support you!"

"Alas!" The emperor sighed and continued, "I was born with the heavy responsibility of the nation on my shoulders. Many things were beyond my control. You must understand me! In my heart, you are irreplaceable!"

The Empress placed her hand on the Emperor's hand. "Mu Ming, Han'er knows you work hard for the country every day, Han'er understands! Let's not talk anymore, the palace servants have prepared everything, go and bathe and rest!"

The emperor took the empress's hand, and the two entered the inner palace.

It is said that good news does not travel far, but bad news travels a thousand miles. The next day, almost the entire northern part of the city knew that the wall of the county magistrate's mansion had collapsed the night before.

A crowd of onlookers arrived in droves.

That wasn't enough. By the afternoon, several versions of rumors were circulating in the capital. Some said that Heaven was angry because the Princess of Kangping had exploited the tenants' grain in Qingzhou, leaving them with no rice to cook and forcing them to beg for food. Others said that someone had died in the Princess of Kangping's mansion last night, and that someone had heard a child crying pitifully.

Some say that the Kangping County Magistrate's Mansion was robbed, and there were sounds of fighting inside the mansion last night.

Opinions vary!

Ordinary people love to hear this kind of gossip. Although they don't have modern communication tools, the speed at which it spreads by word of mouth is exceptionally fast!

The emperor sent people over early in the morning to investigate what exactly happened.

The people sent were Eunuch Fu and a few people from the Ministry of Works. The result was that the tree roots under the outer wall of the county magistrate's mansion had protruded into the ground, causing the outer wall to collapse. This was something that one person, or even dozens of people, could not do.

The emperor was also bewildered. Could it really be the will of Heaven?

What does God mean by that?

The retired emperor of Yue'an Palace knew about this last night, but he couldn't be bothered to care; he felt it wasn't exciting enough!

Upon hearing Jin Shisan's report, the old man stroked his beard. "Heh! I was right, wasn't I? That Princess Consort Zhan is not someone to be trifled with. Xuan Hui had no choice but to mess with that girl! Serves her right!"

The eunuch Xi, standing to the side, asked in bewilderment, "Your Majesty, do you really think Princess Zhan has such great abilities?"

The retired emperor rolled his eyes. "Hmph! I'm not telling you!"

Grandpa Xi: "..."

Eunuch Xi didn't believe it. Could Princess Zhan really be so capable as to imprison her parents in the palace? Wouldn't she have already snatched them away and run away? What he didn't know was that Jingxue had actually thought of that. But where would she go after being rescued?

With her heavily pregnant, was Li really going to lead her entire family on a long escape, wandering the world?

Besides, all land under heaven belongs to the emperor. Unless he goes to another country, Jing Zhiyuan's crime would be truly confirmed.

Let's think about this more carefully!

An'an and Jingze did not go to the academy today. An'an did not sleep well last night. Although Jingxue gave him medicine to promote blood circulation and remove blood stasis yesterday, Jingxue is not a god. The wound will take time to heal. His little face hurts as soon as he moves.

However, when An'an woke up in the morning, the redness and swelling on her face had subsided considerably compared to the previous night; the redness had turned bluish, and the bruising had dissipated.

When Yingying saw her brother's face in the morning, her eyes welled up with tears again. On the other hand, An'an comforted his sister, saying that he was no longer in pain and would get better soon.

After this incident, Jingxue began to reflect: Had she made a mistake by sending Jingze to the academy? But was she really going to let this child stay cooped up in the Prince's mansion for the rest of his life?

Last night, Gao Chi equipped Ying Jiu and Ying Shiwu with weapons, and Jing Xue spent the whole day tinkering with medicinal herbs in her room.

Quyang Marquis's Residence

Lady Quyang was overjoyed after listening to all the gossip all morning!

The worse the reputation of Princess Kangping, the better for her family. It would be best if no one dared to marry her! That way, when her family went to the Princess's mansion to propose marriage, Princess Kangping would treat her like a goddess, and wouldn't all of Princess Kangping's vast wealth belong to their Marquis's family?

To be honest, this Lady Quyang is definitely living off someone who has no descendants!

She couldn't wait to share her joy with Princess Jingyi after waking up from her afternoon nap. When she arrived at Princess Jingyi's courtyard, she learned that Princess Jingyi was not feeling well and was resting.

"Is the princess feeling unwell? Has a doctor been consulted?" Lady Hou asked the head maidservant beside Princess Jingyi with a concerned expression.

"Reporting to Madam, the royal physician has examined her and said it's due to liver stagnation in the princess! He even prescribed a medicine, which she has already taken!" the head maid replied respectfully.

"If that's the case, why didn't you come and report to me?" Lady Quyang glared at the maid, her eyes filled with reproach.

"Yes, it's the princess who forbade us from disturbing you and the marquis!" the head maid said, bowing her head and sounding somewhat uneasy.

"Never mind, never mind!" Lady Quyang shook her head helplessly, her tone softening slightly. "Is the princess asleep now?"

"Yes! Madam, would you like to wake the princess?" the head maid asked cautiously.

"Never mind! I won't force her. Let's talk about it after she wakes up!" Lady Quyang sighed and turned to leave.

"Yes! Respectfully seeing Madam off!"

Lady Quyang, having no one to confide in, sadly left with her entourage.

In fact, Princess Jingyi, who was lying quietly in the room, had already woken up.

For the past two days, she has been experiencing a dull ache in her chest, and even simple movements like raising her arm can trigger pain.

She had naturally heard about what happened at the county magistrate's mansion, but the versions she heard were far less numerous and complicated than those outside the county.

She knew perfectly well that this matter was definitely related to Princess Zhan.

After all, she knew that her imperial aunt had betrothed Princess Kangping to Prince Zhan as a concubine.

She had warned her aunt before, but unfortunately, the aunt wouldn't listen, and that was beyond her control. She just didn't know if this matter was over yet, otherwise there would be more to see!