Seeing Royal Princess Leyang's distorted features from anger, Hua Liuli was afraid that she would end up fainting like Xie Yao, so she pulled the sleeve of the Crown Prince and entered the Eastern Palace, "Your Royal Highness, what's going on?"
"Royal Princess Leyang's family feels guilty, so they came to apologize to Gu," the Crown Prince smiled and patted Hua Liuli's head, "Aunt here has been favored by Father Emperor all these years and thought that her daughter's attempt to assassinate Gu was just a childish fight."
Living a life so smooth and untroubled, did she truly believe that his Father Emperor had no temper?
"Well, let them continue kneeling then," Hua Liuli had no favorable impression of Royal Princess Leyang's family. They dared to attempt to assassinate the Crown Prince. Were they planning a rebellion?
"We've suffered so much, nearly losing our lives. Letting them kneel for a while won't hurt them," the Crown Prince held Hua Liuli's hand, "Besides, Gu is the Crown Prince and you are the future Crown Princess. It is only natural for them to kneel before us."
Hua Liuli led the Crown Prince to the window, opened a crack, and looked outside, whispering, "I remember that the relationship between Consort Xian and Royal Princess Leyang isn't very good, right?"
The Crown Prince looked at Hua Liuli with a mischievous smile, it seemed as if he had guessed what she wanted to do.
"Shared joy is a double joy. We can send a message to Lincui Palace," Hua Liuli blinked her eyes, "After all, we are the younger generation, there are some things that we can't say directly."
The Crown Prince chuckled, "Only you understand Gu, Liuli."
In Lincui Palace, Consort Xian was selecting attire and jewelry to wear for the Hundred Nation Banquet in the evening.
This one is too flamboyant, not dignified enough. That one is too plain, not eye-catching enough.
Why aren't there any clothes that can be worn?
"Your Highness," A young palace maid ran in with a beaming smile, "Nubi heard some good news."
"What good news?" Consort Xian replied listlessly, "When there isn't a single decent outfit, what good news could there be?" The thought of possibly being overshadowed by Consort Lin, Consort Rong, and Consort Shu tonight made her feel uneasy.
"Royal Princess Leyang and her family are kneeling at the gate of the Eastern Palace to apologize to the Crown Prince. Many palace servants passing by have seen it," the palace maid reported, knowing who her mistress disliked the most, and immediately rushed back to deliver the news.
"What?" Consort Xian suddenly became alert, "Are you saying that little wretch Leyang is kneeling at the gate of the Eastern Palace and the Crown Prince hasn't asked her to get up?"
"Nubi heard that not only did the Crown Prince not let them get up, he even invited Fushou Junzhu into the palace early," the palace maid said with malice, "Maybe His Royal Highness wants Fushou Junzhu to witness the spectacle?"
Consort Xian agreed wholeheartedly. Considering the extent of the Crown Prince's wickedness, he was indeed capable of such a thing.
The more she thought about it, the happier she became. She didn't bother picking clothes or selecting jewelry anymore. With a few trusted palace servants, she excitedly headed towards the Eastern Palace.
"Your Highness, please slow down a bit," The palace servants following her had to hurry and nearly couldn't keep up with Consort Xian's pace.
Consort Xian thought, how could such an important matter be slowed down? If it were delayed any longer, that family of three might get up and run away.
They hurried all the way to the gate of the Eastern Palace. Consort Xian looked at the neatly kneeling trio and suddenly felt a surge of delight. Her breathlessness and leg soreness from running all the way here had disappeared instantly and she exuded an air of joy.
She straightened her clothes, took the embroidered fan handed to her by a palace maid, and walked slowly toward Leyang. In an exaggerated manner, she exclaimed, "Oh my, which ignorant servant almost tripped me?!"
She stepped on the stone steps and turned to look at the three kneeling people on the ground, "Heavens, I thought it was some foolish servant, but I didn't expect it to be the Royal Princess Leyang and her Fuma. What are you all doing here?"
Seeing Consort Xian's attitude, Leyang knew that she had intentionally come to witness her humiliation. She turned her head away and ignored her.
"I never expected that the once well-renowned Xie Fuma would one day kneel in front of someone begging for forgiveness," Consort Xian still remembered the time when Xie Fuma first arrived in the capital and called her and her good sisters vulgar. Those words remained in her memory until now.
What's so great about being good-looking and well-read? Criticizing other young ladies, does that make one a gentleman?
If she hadn't accidentally overheard Xie Fuma's words, she wouldn't have known that this seemingly refined Xie Fuma was such a hypocritical man.
Even His Majesty never found fault with her, so what qualifications did this Xie Fuma have?
"But Xie Fuma is still better than others. At least, he looks good even when kneeling," Consort Xian shifted her gaze to the couple's son and clucked her tongue, "It's been a few years, and the young master of the Xie family has become quite robust. But this child doesn't resemble you both at all. The nose, the eyes... it's obvious he's a low-key person."
"Tian family's Consort, don't sow discord here," Upon hearing Consort Xian's comments about her son, Royal Princess Leyang could no longer bear it, "Whether my child is good or not, he is His Majesty's nephew. There's no need for you to comment."
"Oh my, I now know why that Xie Yao, that little girl, had such audacity to send assassins against the Crown Prince. So, it seems she learned it from you," Consort Xian shook her fan and rolled her eyes, "Your daughter wanted to kill the Crown Prince, yet you still expect His Majesty to treat your son as a treasure? Kneeling for so long in the broad daylight has made you delusional?"
Without waiting for Royal Princess Leyang to react, Consort Xian, with a cold face, said, "You should thank your status as a Royal Princess for allowing your whole family to keep their lives."
"Consort Xian," Xie Fuma calmly spoke up, "If my unfilial daughter has made a mistake, His Majesty will decide how to punish us. However, how to deal with us is up to His Majesty, not what Consort Xian says."
"She didn't just make a mistake, she committed a crime. Xie Fuma has read countless books. How can he lack such common knowledge? Has he put the books into the belly of a dog?" Consort Xian sneered, "I'm talking to Royal Princess here, what right does an outsider like you have to interfere? You're nothing but a worthless thing!"
"Tian family's Consort!" Leyang, hearing Consort Xian speak to her Fuma in such a manner, stood up, ready to slap her. However, before she could reach out, a servant girl grabbed her arm.
"Royal Princess Leyang," Yuan Yi smiled, "Are you tired, Your Highness? If you're tired, I can send you back to Your Highness's estate now."
"What right does a maidservant of a Junzhu have to boss me around?" Royal Princess Leyang recognized this girl as the maidservant girl by Hua Liuli's side and her anger flared. How could a lowly maidservant dare to mock and ridicule her?
"What's going on? Why all the noise?" The Crown Prince leisurely came out and raised an eyebrow when he saw Yuan Yi holding Royal Princess Leyang's wrist.
"Your Royal Highness, while I was selecting jewelry today, I found a piece of high-quality mutton-fat jade that suits Your Royal Highness's style. So, I came here to send it to Your Royal Highness personally," The enemy of my enemy is my friend; Consort Xian found the maid by Hua Liuli's side very pleasing to the eye, "But unexpectedly, Royal Princess Leyang seems to be very displeased with the incident of kneeling at the Eastern Palace gate. She even wanted to slap me. Fortunately, Fushou Junzhu's maidservant saved me. Otherwise, Leyang might have come to kill me, just like her daughter tried to assassinate you."
"Consort Xian, you've misunderstood. Royal Princess Leyang didn't mean that at all," Xie Fuma said, "We came here to apologize sincerely. Why does Consort Xian have to make it so difficult for us?"
"When did I make it difficult for you?" Consort Xian looked up at the eunuchs by the gate of the Eastern Palace, "Did any of you see it?"
The eunuchs shook their heads and remained silent.
"I've heard that Xie Fuma has excellent eloquence, but I didn't expect it to be to this extent, able to twist black and white, and spew blood from his mouth," Consort Xian's eyebrows twitched, "Insolent! I am just one of the Principal Consorts appointed by His Majesty, how dare you slander me?"
"Gu understands now," The Crown Prince sighed, his tone filled with disappointment, "Since Aunt and Fuma don't want to apologize to Gu, why did you have to put on this act for Gu?"
Royal Princess Leyang opened her mouth.
"Your Royal Highness, please don't be upset," Hua Liuli supported the Crown Prince's arm and whispered, "Family relationships are also a matter of fate. Now that it has come to this, it can only be said that you and Royal Princess Leyang are not destined to be a family. Don't harm your health over these matters."
"Enough, enough," The Crown Prince waved his hand wearily, "Aunt, Fuma, you can go back. Gu had planned to intercede for you with Father Emperor, but it seems Gu was just being foolish."
Young Master Xie was a bit confused. His mother had only exchanged a few words with Consort Xian, so why did the Crown Prince look so hurt?
Something felt off.
"Your Royal Highness, this guilty subject's family came here with sincerity," Xie Fuma felt a vague sense of unease, but at this point, if they really stood up and left, it would be the least advantageous choice.
"Gu doesn't believe you."
"This guilty subject is willing to kneel until Your Royal Highness believes us."
Consort Xian's eyebrows twitched. Xie Fuma dared to say such words; it seemed he didn't know the Crown Prince's stubborn temper well enough. As long as he dared to say it, the Crown Prince would make him kneel until he cried.
He was indeed the next head of the Xie family, showing commendable courage.
"If you put it that way, it's not interesting," The Crown Prince said indifferently. Just as Xie Fuma thought he would say something else, the Crown Prince turned to Consort Xian and said, "Thank you, Consort Xian, for thinking of Gu. Please come inside and have a cup of tea."
"Thank you, Your Royal Highness," Normally, Consort Xian wouldn't even want to walk in the direction of the Eastern Palace. But today was different. In order to witness Leyang's humiliation, she could endure it.
She had hated Leyang for too long that even the Crown Prince had become pleasing in her eyes.
Hua Liuli turned her head and glanced at the kneeling Xie Fuma. She revealed an innocent smile but had no intention of interceding for them.
"Be careful as you walk," The Crown Prince reached out and supported the back of Hua Liuli's head, gently turning her face to him, "Is Gu not good-looking?"
"You're good-looking."
"Then just look at Gu, don't look at others."
Consort Xian, who was walking beside them: "..."
Why are they so affectionate?
Consort Xian's visit to watch the spectacle was not over, but rather the beginning of a good show.
Not long after, Consort Rong mentioned that she happened to acquire several pieces of exquisite satin and learned that Fushou Junzhu was in the Eastern Palace. So, she personally brought the satin to the Eastern Palace.
However, when she entered the gate of the Eastern Palace, her steps slowed down significantly, and her gaze drifted. As she passed by Royal Princess Leyang, she accidentally dropped the sachet she was carrying, which landed on Royal Princess Leyang's hand.
"Sorry," Ever since giving birth to Ning Wang, Consort Rong had become more low-profile. No matter who it was, she appeared calm and unruffled. She didn't have much interaction with Royal Princess Leyang, but on several occasions, Leyang openly mocked Ning Wang's dullness in front of others. Although she maintained a calm appearance, these things were etched deeply in her heart.
She didn't dare to mock as openly as the ostentatious Consort Xian, but she could still enjoy the spectacle and intentionally disgust the other party.
"Does Your Highness still want this sachet?" A palace maid beside Consort Rong picked up the scented sachet and quietly asked her.
"What's the point of keeping something that's already dirty?" Consort Rong covered her nose with a handkerchief, "Quickly throw it away, far away. Let it dirty someone else's eyes."
"Royal Princess, I wasn't referring to you," Consort Rong smiled expressionlessly at Leyang, "I was referring to that dirty, useless piece of waste, the sachet."
Royal Princess Leyang: "..."
"I still have to find Fushou Junzhu for something. As for your family... just keep kneeling. Maybe someday when the Crown Prince is in a forgiving mood, he'll pardon you," Consort Rong smiled gently, "After I meet with the Crown Prince, I'll also plead for you."
Let's see if I can make things worse for you.
With her character, she still had the audacity to say her precious son had a dull mind?
While her own child is quite intelligent, daring enough to even attempt to kill the Crown Prince. What kind of intelligence does it take to do something like that?
Shortly after Consort Rong entered, the Fifth Prince arrived with a painting to pay respects to the Crown Prince.
The Fifth Prince was naturally elegant, and although the Crown Prince treated him with indifference, he still maintained the habit of paying his respects to the Crown Prince every seven days, almost without interruption.
The Eastern Palace attendants were already accustomed to the Fifth Prince's behavior, but they were still somewhat surprised to see him today.
Only two days had passed since the last visit. Why was the Fifth Prince coming so early this time?
Ignoring the attendants' strange gazes, the Fifth Prince walked up to Leyang's family and suddenly said, "Aunt, not properly raising one's children will lead to consequences."
Leyang looked at the Fifth Prince in confusion. She had no grievances with Consort Shu and her son, so what did the Fifth Prince mean?
"Unfortunately, although Fuma is a renowned literary talent, the daughter raised by him lacks any substance," The Fifth Prince frowned, "Are you kneeling here to save her?"
"Plotting to assassinate the Crown Prince is a crime punishable by the extermination of nine clans. Unfortunately, your family is of imperial lineage, so exterminating nine clans is not possible. It would be good to have Xie Yao sentenced to be beheaded," The Fifth Prince's gaze turned cold, "You are kneeling here only to force the Crown Prince to grant your request. If you truly repent, you should stay at home honestly and wait for the Ministry of Justice to investigate the matter thoroughly."
"You are in such a rush, which makes Benwang doubt that you are harboring guilty conscience. The attempt to assassinate the Crown Prince is not unrelated to your Xie family."
"Fifth Prince, please do not wrong the guilty subject's family until the matter is resolved."
"I apologize, Fuma. Benwang is still young, and if Benwang has misspoken, Benwang hopes you will forgive Benwang," The Fifth Prince elegantly placed his hand behind his back, "But since there are no outsiders here, you don't have to worry about the word getting out."
At the age of seventeen, the Fifth Prince finally employed the excuse of being a child, shirking responsibility like a scoundrel from commoners.
I'm still young, just a child, so I don't have to take responsibility for my words.
Krish728
Author's Note:
Fifth Prince: I'm just a child, you should forgive me!
Seeing Royal Princess Leyang's distorted features from anger, Hua Liuli was afraid that she would end up fainting like Xie Yao, so she pulled the sleeve of the Crown Prince and entered the Eastern Palace, "Your Royal Highness, what's going on?"
"Royal Princess Leyang's family feels guilty, so they came to apologize to Gu," the Crown Prince smiled and patted Hua Liuli's head, "Aunt here has been favored by Father Emperor all these years and thought that her daughter's attempt to assassinate Gu was just a childish fight."
Living a life so smooth and untroubled, did she truly believe that his Father Emperor had no temper?
"Well, let them continue kneeling then," Hua Liuli had no favorable impression of Royal Princess Leyang's family. They dared to attempt to assassinate the Crown Prince. Were they planning a rebellion?
"We've suffered so much, nearly losing our lives. Letting them kneel for a while won't hurt them," the Crown Prince held Hua Liuli's hand, "Besides, Gu is the Crown Prince and you are the future Crown Princess. It is only natural for them to kneel before us."
Hua Liuli led the Crown Prince to the window, opened a crack, and looked outside, whispering, "I remember that the relationship between Consort Xian and Royal Princess Leyang isn't very good, right?"
The Crown Prince looked at Hua Liuli with a mischievous smile, it seemed as if he had guessed what she wanted to do.
"Shared joy is a double joy. We can send a message to Lincui Palace," Hua Liuli blinked her eyes, "After all, we are the younger generation, there are some things that we can't say directly."
The Crown Prince chuckled, "Only you understand Gu, Liuli."
In Lincui Palace, Consort Xian was selecting attire and jewelry to wear for the Hundred Nation Banquet in the evening.
This one is too flamboyant, not dignified enough. That one is too plain, not eye-catching enough.
Why aren't there any clothes that can be worn?
"Your Highness," A young palace maid ran in with a beaming smile, "Nubi heard some good news."
"What good news?" Consort Xian replied listlessly, "When there isn't a single decent outfit, what good news could there be?" The thought of possibly being overshadowed by Consort Lin, Consort Rong, and Consort Shu tonight made her feel uneasy.
"Royal Princess Leyang and her family are kneeling at the gate of the Eastern Palace to apologize to the Crown Prince. Many palace servants passing by have seen it," the palace maid reported, knowing who her mistress disliked the most, and immediately rushed back to deliver the news.
"What?" Consort Xian suddenly became alert, "Are you saying that little wretch Leyang is kneeling at the gate of the Eastern Palace and the Crown Prince hasn't asked her to get up?"
"Nubi heard that not only did the Crown Prince not let them get up, he even invited Fushou Junzhu into the palace early," the palace maid said with malice, "Maybe His Royal Highness wants Fushou Junzhu to witness the spectacle?"
Consort Xian agreed wholeheartedly. Considering the extent of the Crown Prince's wickedness, he was indeed capable of such a thing.
The more she thought about it, the happier she became. She didn't bother picking clothes or selecting jewelry anymore. With a few trusted palace servants, she excitedly headed towards the Eastern Palace.
"Your Highness, please slow down a bit," The palace servants following her had to hurry and nearly couldn't keep up with Consort Xian's pace.
Consort Xian thought, how could such an important matter be slowed down? If it were delayed any longer, that family of three might get up and run away.
They hurried all the way to the gate of the Eastern Palace. Consort Xian looked at the neatly kneeling trio and suddenly felt a surge of delight. Her breathlessness and leg soreness from running all the way here had disappeared instantly and she exuded an air of joy.
She straightened her clothes, took the embroidered fan handed to her by a palace maid, and walked slowly toward Leyang. In an exaggerated manner, she exclaimed, "Oh my, which ignorant servant almost tripped me?!"
She stepped on the stone steps and turned to look at the three kneeling people on the ground, "Heavens, I thought it was some foolish servant, but I didn't expect it to be the Royal Princess Leyang and her Fuma. What are you all doing here?"
Seeing Consort Xian's attitude, Leyang knew that she had intentionally come to witness her humiliation. She turned her head away and ignored her.
"I never expected that the once well-renowned Xie Fuma would one day kneel in front of someone begging for forgiveness," Consort Xian still remembered the time when Xie Fuma first arrived in the capital and called her and her good sisters vulgar. Those words remained in her memory until now.
What's so great about being good-looking and well-read? Criticizing other young ladies, does that make one a gentleman?
If she hadn't accidentally overheard Xie Fuma's words, she wouldn't have known that this seemingly refined Xie Fuma was such a hypocritical man.
Even His Majesty never found fault with her, so what qualifications did this Xie Fuma have?
"But Xie Fuma is still better than others. At least, he looks good even when kneeling," Consort Xian shifted her gaze to the couple's son and clucked her tongue, "It's been a few years, and the young master of the Xie family has become quite robust. But this child doesn't resemble you both at all. The nose, the eyes... it's obvious he's a low-key person."
"Tian family's Consort, don't sow discord here," Upon hearing Consort Xian's comments about her son, Royal Princess Leyang could no longer bear it, "Whether my child is good or not, he is His Majesty's nephew. There's no need for you to comment."
"Oh my, I now know why that Xie Yao, that little girl, had such audacity to send assassins against the Crown Prince. So, it seems she learned it from you," Consort Xian shook her fan and rolled her eyes, "Your daughter wanted to kill the Crown Prince, yet you still expect His Majesty to treat your son as a treasure? Kneeling for so long in the broad daylight has made you delusional?"
Without waiting for Royal Princess Leyang to react, Consort Xian, with a cold face, said, "You should thank your status as a Royal Princess for allowing your whole family to keep their lives."
"Consort Xian," Xie Fuma calmly spoke up, "If my unfilial daughter has made a mistake, His Majesty will decide how to punish us. However, how to deal with us is up to His Majesty, not what Consort Xian says."
"She didn't just make a mistake, she committed a crime. Xie Fuma has read countless books. How can he lack such common knowledge? Has he put the books into the belly of a dog?" Consort Xian sneered, "I'm talking to Royal Princess here, what right does an outsider like you have to interfere? You're nothing but a worthless thing!"
"Tian family's Consort!" Leyang, hearing Consort Xian speak to her Fuma in such a manner, stood up, ready to slap her. However, before she could reach out, a servant girl grabbed her arm.
"Royal Princess Leyang," Yuan Yi smiled, "Are you tired, Your Highness? If you're tired, I can send you back to Your Highness's estate now."
"What right does a maidservant of a Junzhu have to boss me around?" Royal Princess Leyang recognized this girl as the maidservant girl by Hua Liuli's side and her anger flared. How could a lowly maidservant dare to mock and ridicule her?
"What's going on? Why all the noise?" The Crown Prince leisurely came out and raised an eyebrow when he saw Yuan Yi holding Royal Princess Leyang's wrist.
"Your Royal Highness, while I was selecting jewelry today, I found a piece of high-quality mutton-fat jade that suits Your Royal Highness's style. So, I came here to send it to Your Royal Highness personally," The enemy of my enemy is my friend; Consort Xian found the maid by Hua Liuli's side very pleasing to the eye, "But unexpectedly, Royal Princess Leyang seems to be very displeased with the incident of kneeling at the Eastern Palace gate. She even wanted to slap me. Fortunately, Fushou Junzhu's maidservant saved me. Otherwise, Leyang might have come to kill me, just like her daughter tried to assassinate you."
"Consort Xian, you've misunderstood. Royal Princess Leyang didn't mean that at all," Xie Fuma said, "We came here to apologize sincerely. Why does Consort Xian have to make it so difficult for us?"
"When did I make it difficult for you?" Consort Xian looked up at the eunuchs by the gate of the Eastern Palace, "Did any of you see it?"
The eunuchs shook their heads and remained silent.
"I've heard that Xie Fuma has excellent eloquence, but I didn't expect it to be to this extent, able to twist black and white, and spew blood from his mouth," Consort Xian's eyebrows twitched, "Insolent! I am just one of the Principal Consorts appointed by His Majesty, how dare you slander me?"
"Gu understands now," The Crown Prince sighed, his tone filled with disappointment, "Since Aunt and Fuma don't want to apologize to Gu, why did you have to put on this act for Gu?"
Royal Princess Leyang opened her mouth.
"Your Royal Highness, please don't be upset," Hua Liuli supported the Crown Prince's arm and whispered, "Family relationships are also a matter of fate. Now that it has come to this, it can only be said that you and Royal Princess Leyang are not destined to be a family. Don't harm your health over these matters."
"Enough, enough," The Crown Prince waved his hand wearily, "Aunt, Fuma, you can go back. Gu had planned to intercede for you with Father Emperor, but it seems Gu was just being foolish."
Young Master Xie was a bit confused. His mother had only exchanged a few words with Consort Xian, so why did the Crown Prince look so hurt?
Something felt off.
"Your Royal Highness, this guilty subject's family came here with sincerity," Xie Fuma felt a vague sense of unease, but at this point, if they really stood up and left, it would be the least advantageous choice.
"Gu doesn't believe you."
"This guilty subject is willing to kneel until Your Royal Highness believes us."
Consort Xian's eyebrows twitched. Xie Fuma dared to say such words; it seemed he didn't know the Crown Prince's stubborn temper well enough. As long as he dared to say it, the Crown Prince would make him kneel until he cried.
He was indeed the next head of the Xie family, showing commendable courage.
"If you put it that way, it's not interesting," The Crown Prince said indifferently. Just as Xie Fuma thought he would say something else, the Crown Prince turned to Consort Xian and said, "Thank you, Consort Xian, for thinking of Gu. Please come inside and have a cup of tea."
"Thank you, Your Royal Highness," Normally, Consort Xian wouldn't even want to walk in the direction of the Eastern Palace. But today was different. In order to witness Leyang's humiliation, she could endure it.
She had hated Leyang for too long that even the Crown Prince had become pleasing in her eyes.
Hua Liuli turned her head and glanced at the kneeling Xie Fuma. She revealed an innocent smile but had no intention of interceding for them.
"Be careful as you walk," The Crown Prince reached out and supported the back of Hua Liuli's head, gently turning her face to him, "Is Gu not good-looking?"
"You're good-looking."
"Then just look at Gu, don't look at others."
Consort Xian, who was walking beside them: "..."
Why are they so affectionate?
Consort Xian's visit to watch the spectacle was not over, but rather the beginning of a good show.
Not long after, Consort Rong mentioned that she happened to acquire several pieces of exquisite satin and learned that Fushou Junzhu was in the Eastern Palace. So, she personally brought the satin to the Eastern Palace.
However, when she entered the gate of the Eastern Palace, her steps slowed down significantly, and her gaze drifted. As she passed by Royal Princess Leyang, she accidentally dropped the sachet she was carrying, which landed on Royal Princess Leyang's hand.
"Sorry," Ever since giving birth to Ning Wang, Consort Rong had become more low-profile. No matter who it was, she appeared calm and unruffled. She didn't have much interaction with Royal Princess Leyang, but on several occasions, Leyang openly mocked Ning Wang's dullness in front of others. Although she maintained a calm appearance, these things were etched deeply in her heart.
She didn't dare to mock as openly as the ostentatious Consort Xian, but she could still enjoy the spectacle and intentionally disgust the other party.
"Does Your Highness still want this sachet?" A palace maid beside Consort Rong picked up the scented sachet and quietly asked her.
"What's the point of keeping something that's already dirty?" Consort Rong covered her nose with a handkerchief, "Quickly throw it away, far away. Let it dirty someone else's eyes."
"Royal Princess, I wasn't referring to you," Consort Rong smiled expressionlessly at Leyang, "I was referring to that dirty, useless piece of waste, the sachet."
Royal Princess Leyang: "..."
"I still have to find Fushou Junzhu for something. As for your family... just keep kneeling. Maybe someday when the Crown Prince is in a forgiving mood, he'll pardon you," Consort Rong smiled gently, "After I meet with the Crown Prince, I'll also plead for you."
Let's see if I can make things worse for you.
With her character, she still had the audacity to say her precious son had a dull mind?
While her own child is quite intelligent, daring enough to even attempt to kill the Crown Prince. What kind of intelligence does it take to do something like that?
Shortly after Consort Rong entered, the Fifth Prince arrived with a painting to pay respects to the Crown Prince.
The Fifth Prince was naturally elegant, and although the Crown Prince treated him with indifference, he still maintained the habit of paying his respects to the Crown Prince every seven days, almost without interruption.
The Eastern Palace attendants were already accustomed to the Fifth Prince's behavior, but they were still somewhat surprised to see him today.
Only two days had passed since the last visit. Why was the Fifth Prince coming so early this time?
Ignoring the attendants' strange gazes, the Fifth Prince walked up to Leyang's family and suddenly said, "Aunt, not properly raising one's children will lead to consequences."
Leyang looked at the Fifth Prince in confusion. She had no grievances with Consort Shu and her son, so what did the Fifth Prince mean?
"Unfortunately, although Fuma is a renowned literary talent, the daughter raised by him lacks any substance," The Fifth Prince frowned, "Are you kneeling here to save her?"
"Plotting to assassinate the Crown Prince is a crime punishable by the extermination of nine clans. Unfortunately, your family is of imperial lineage, so exterminating nine clans is not possible. It would be good to have Xie Yao sentenced to be beheaded," The Fifth Prince's gaze turned cold, "You are kneeling here only to force the Crown Prince to grant your request. If you truly repent, you should stay at home honestly and wait for the Ministry of Justice to investigate the matter thoroughly."
"You are in such a rush, which makes Benwang doubt that you are harboring guilty conscience. The attempt to assassinate the Crown Prince is not unrelated to your Xie family."
"Fifth Prince, please do not wrong the guilty subject's family until the matter is resolved."
"I apologize, Fuma. Benwang is still young, and if Benwang has misspoken, Benwang hopes you will forgive Benwang," The Fifth Prince elegantly placed his hand behind his back, "But since there are no outsiders here, you don't have to worry about the word getting out."
At the age of seventeen, the Fifth Prince finally employed the excuse of being a child, shirking responsibility like a scoundrel from commoners.
I'm still young, just a child, so I don't have to take responsibility for my words.
Krish728
Author's Note:
Fifth Prince: I'm just a child, you should forgive me!
