kingnovel Chapter 811: Hesitant and Thinking
Chapter 811: Hesitant and Thinking
Zhang Miaoying was anxious and embarrassed, so she could only make small talk.
"Uncle and aunt, I haven't come to the palace to pay my respects for many days. I am unfilial. Please forgive me, uncle and aunt!"
"What did Miaoying say?
We are all family and can meet each other anytime we want.
If you have something to do in your house, go ahead and do it first.
As long as they know that you are all well, the Emperor's uncle and aunt will be relieved!"
It’s just Tai Chi, who doesn’t know how to do it?
Xiao Jingyi listened to the Empress and Zhang Miaoying exchanging pleasantries, but he still had people and things on his mind, so he couldn't help but ask, "Uncle, when the morning court was over, didn't you invite the Duke of Anguo and his son to the palace for lunch?
Why didn’t I see them?”
Emperor Hongde put down the teacup in his hand and said with a smile, "I invited the three of them, father and son, to have lunch in the palace.
However, they are outsiders and it is not convenient for them to enter the inner hall of Fengyi Palace. So please ask them to wait in the outer hall for a while, and Yu'er and I will accompany them for dinner.
Your imperial aunt will be dining in the inner hall with several female members of the Anguo Mansion's family.
Ah, it's just right that Princess Yi is here too. It's just right for her to join your aunt in entertaining the ladies of the Anguo Mansion."
Emperor Hong De's words stunned Xiao Jingyi and Zhang Miaoying at the same time.
Xiao Jingyi was stunned to find out that Leng Rongyue had indeed not left the palace, but was just sitting in the side hall.
Xiao Jingyi subconsciously glanced at the pearl curtain hanging over there.
Can't see inside...
Can’t see Leng Rongyue…
As a man, I can't just rush into the inner hall.
Could it be that... I followed in here for nothing?
Zhang Miaoying, who was sitting next to Xiao Jingyi, was also stunned.
At the same time, Zhang Miaoying's heart suddenly began to panic.
The people from the Anguo Mansion are here, and Leng Rongyue is also here. So how can I... say that I am here today to plead for my father...?
He knew clearly why his father was sent to the prison.
My father was targeting the Anguo Mansion;
Targeting Leng Rongyue, the granddaughter of Duke Anguo;
Leng Rongyue and Xiao Jingyu's engagement offended the emperor, so he was thrown into the Heavenly Prison.
Now, the women of the Duke of Anguo's mansion were sitting in the side hall;
The Duke of Anguo, his father and his son were sitting in the outer hall... How could they plead for mercy?
Zhang Miaoying felt like her heart was on fire.
She suddenly thought that Prince Yi Xiao Jingyi knew that the emperor had invited Duke Anguo and his son to dine in the palace.
He also knew that the reason why the emperor kept the Duke of Anguo and his two sons in the palace for lunch was because the women of the Duke of Anguo's mansion, including Leng Rongyue, were going to the palace to express their gratitude today.
Xiao Jingyi clearly knew...
But...but she didn't say a single word all the way from the palace gate to Fengyi Palace!
He knew clearly that with the presence of Duke Anguo and his son, the female members of the Duke Anguo's family, and Leng Rongyue, it would be difficult for either him or himself to plead for mercy.
But why didn't he say it?
He didn't say anything, but followed me... Could it be that he followed me to laugh at me?
At this moment, Zhang Miaoying would never have thought that her husband Xiao Jingyi followed her to Fengyi Palace just to take a look at Leng Rongyue!
Zhang Miaoying thought to herself and glanced sideways at Xiao Jingyi...
Xiao Jingyi frowned slightly, lowered his head, and didn't know what he was thinking.
In the main hall of Fengyi Palace, no one spoke for a while.
Emperor Hongde and Empress Luan Xiying both drank tea calmly with their teacups in hand.
Xiao Jingyi sat in a large chair on the side, leisurely and calmly turning the jade ring on his thumb with his index finger.
Xiao Jingyi was thinking about Leng Rongyue in his heart.
But Zhang Miaoying was thinking about her father who was still in the prison!
At the same time, Zhang Miaoying realized in despair that if she went to the palace to plead for her father today...it would probably be useless!
I'm afraid my trip to the palace today was a wasted one!
She wanted to say goodbye, and even wanted to escape from Fengyi Palace as soon as possible!
The Emperor and the Empress will host separate banquets for the Anguo Duke and his family.
Xiao Jingyi accompanied Emperor Hongde and his son to dine with Duke Anguo and his son... It was probably impossible for him to speak up for his father-in-law at the banquet;
And what about yourself?
Letting myself dine at the same table with the ladies of the Duke of Anguo's Mansion...what kind of scene would that be?
It’s so painful!
It's simply a living hell!
I came to the palace to plead for my father and rescue him from prison, not to drink and chat with my enemies!
Is the Duke of Anguo’s Mansion an enemy?
It should count!
If it weren't for them, his father would still be the second-in-command of the imperial court, and would not have become a prisoner in the Heavenly Prison.
If it weren't for them, my position as Princess Yi would be much more secure and wouldn't be in such a precarious position as it is now.
If it weren't for them, I wouldn't have to shamelessly enter the palace to beg for mercy, but they... they entered the palace before me, waiting to laugh at me!
Without them...
If I ask to leave now...is that okay?
If I suggest leaving now...what will the emperor and empress think?
Even if the Emperor and Empress allowed me to leave now, I would have left...
I'll submit the invitation to the palace again tomorrow... Will the Queen agree as readily as she did this time?
If I don’t agree...if I delay for a few days, my father will have to stay in the prison for a few more days!
The longer my father stayed in the prison, the more dangerous the road ahead for the Second Auxiliary Mansion would become;
It is almost impossible for the Cifu Mansion to return to its former glory!
If the Second Prime Minister's Mansion falls, what will happen to my position as Princess Yi?
Zhang Miaoying thought of too many things at this moment and was still hesitant.