Don’t Show the Son

The news that Lin Xiu, the son of the Marquis of Ping'an, slapped the princess by mistake because of a mistaken identity, and was imprisoned in a certain palace in the central palace, quickly spread in the capital.

The place where the incident happened was at the gate of the palace. At that time, apart from a few guards, there were many people in the distance who saw it.

Although Lin Xiu said it was a mistake, anyone with a discerning eye would know that it was impossible to make a mistake.

The maids in the palace, female officials, clothing and accessories are all regulated. The crown princess wears what she wears, and she looks like a nobleman at first glance, not at all like a court lady. Unless he is blind, he will recognize the crown princess as a court lady.

The words that the Crown Princess mocked them at the gate of the palace also spread.

In terms of etiquette, what she said was correct, Lin Xiu and others should salute immediately when they see the prince.

It's just that her wording was a little harsh.

People who are a little bit bloody can't bear to scold people for not having a mother.

But she didn't bully Princess Minghe every day or two.

Princess Minghe's mother, Concubine De, passed away very early. The children of the powerful families in the capital, went to school and played with the princes and princesses since they were young. The prostitute bullied.

Among them, the crown princess is the most important. She is the daughter of the Zhang family. The Zhang family was more powerful at that time than it is now. Even if the princess is bullied, she has to swallow her anger.

Later, she married the prince, that is, her cousin, and became the princess. In the future, she will firmly sit on the queen's position, so she will not take the princess seriously.

But she absolutely shouldn't, she scolded Lin Xiu together.

In the past two years, who has he been afraid of?

Including His Majesty, there are not many people in the capital who can not give face to the Zhang family and the prince, but Lin Xiu is not included. He used to escort Zhang Jing to the Yamen, what is it to slap the princess?

Not long ago, regarding the Jiangnan incident, the major wealthy families in the royal capital suffered a dumb loss at his hands, so they didn't say a word?

But it was a dark loss. This time, he directly slapped the Crown Princess, but directly trampled on the face of the Zhang family and the Crown Prince. Even the royal family was a bit embarrassed. No one knew if there was any follow-up development of the matter. .

Shanglin Court.

The Marquis Ping'an and Marquis Wu'an who had heard the news hurried over and learned the reason of the incident from Lingyin.

Zhou Yun showed a worried look on his face, and said: "It's over, why is Xiu'er so impulsive, that's the princess, she is still from the Zhang family..."

Zhao Lingyin snorted, and said: "Who told her to scold my aunt and my mother, brother-in-law did it because she was so angry."

Zhou Yun smiled wryly and said: "If you scold us, you can scold us. She scolded us, and we won't lose a piece of meat. This will not only offend the prince and the Zhang family, but also offend the empress..."

Madam Wu Anhou also said: "When he comes back tomorrow, you can persuade Xiu'er not to be so impulsive in the future..."

Having said that, there was warmth in the hearts of the two ladies.

As a mother, with such a son and son-in-law, what do they have to regret?

They couldn't help but glanced at their husbands.

In front of those nobles, I am afraid that their husbands will not defend them that much.

Xue Mansion.

Xue Ning'er pestered old Duke Xue and said, "Grandfather, you can go and beg His Majesty..."

Old Duke Xue glanced at her helplessly, and said: "Can't you see that, His Majesty is protecting him. If others dare to slap the princess, they have to chop off their hands or their heads. That's fine for him, but How could it be such a good thing to be locked up for a day?"

Xue Ning'er wanted to cry but had no tears.

Having said that, but tonight, it was his turn to sleep with me...

She had been waiting for two days, but in the end he was kept in the palace and could not come out, so she had to wait another day.

At this time, she began to miss the days in Jiangnan very much.

It's all the princess's fault!

At the same time, at the gate of the palace.

The imperial concubine got off the sedan chair and looked up at the tall and majestic palace gate. She hadn't stepped into this cage for a long time, and just being close to it would give her a feeling of oppression.

But she still stepped in without hesitation.

Not long after, in the imperial study room, Emperor Xia looked at her, and said helplessly: "Is Ming Zhu also here to intercede for him? Do you want me to let him go?"

Although the imperial concubine did not speak, the meaning was obvious.

Emperor Xia sighed, and said: "It's just a day of confinement and contemplation. I have already protected him very much. No matter what, it is true that he beat the princess. I will always give an explanation to the queen and the Zhang family. She even had to agree to some unreasonable demands from the queen, so she let her go..."

In order for the queen not to pursue the matter, he promised her to sleep with her for the next three days, and he made a great sacrifice.

The imperial concubine didn't insist anymore, she thought for a while and said, "Then I'll go and see him."

Emperor Xia waved his hand and said, "Zhu Jin, take your empress to the Hall of Thoughts."

The Hall of Thoughts is a palace in the middle palace. As the name suggests, the function of this palace is to make the princes and princesses who have made mistakes think behind closed doors. Many children of the royal family have a lot of psychological shadows about this place.

Lin Xiu sat cross-legged on the futon in the middle of the hall. The whole hall was empty, except for the surrounding walls, a few pillars in the hall, and the futon he was sitting on. It felt lonely to be here alone.

He has another night to spend here.

However, in recent days, he has been exhausted for their cultivation, so he took this opportunity to give himself a vacation.

Even here, Lin Xiu has a few abilities that can be practiced. Mind power, illusion, and space can all be practiced anytime and anywhere. If you are idle, you are idle. Lin Xiu closed her eyes and began to meditate.

At a certain moment, the door of the palace opened from the outside, Lin Xiu opened his eyes, turned around to look around, and asked in surprise, "Your Majesty, why are you here?"

The imperial concubine walked in front of him and said: "I heard that you beat the crown princess and was imprisoned by your majesty. Come and see you."

Lin Xiu said embarrassedly: "Your Majesty heard about it too..."

The imperial concubine glanced at him and said: "Not only this palace knows, but the whole king knows."

Lin Xiudao: "Isn't this a mistake..."

The imperial concubine did not expose him, quietly took out a paper bag from her wide palace sleeve and handed it to Lin Xiu.

After Lin Xiu took it, she murmured: "Your Majesty, this is..."

The imperial concubine lowered her voice and said: "Shh, keep your voice down, during confinement, no one will deliver food, I picked some cakes you like to eat, you hide them in your sleeves, and cushion them when you are hungry..."

Lin Xiu hid the paper bag. If she was caring, she was still a noble concubine.

Although he could not die of hunger for ten days and a half months, if he didn't eat a meal, he should still feel uncomfortable.

However, looking at the appearance of the imperial concubine, it seems that she is no stranger to things like confinement.

In the imperial study room, Zhu Jin walked in and said to Emperor Xia: "Your Majesty, your empress has already left the palace."

Emperor Xia asked, "Did she secretly pass pastries to Lin Xiu?"

Zhu Jin nodded.

Emperor Xia sighed softly, and couldn't help thinking that when he was a child, he fought with other dignitaries for the sake of a few little girls, and her father punished him to confine him in the Hall of Thoughts, and she secretly gave him cakes to eat under the pretext of visiting him.

After all these years, she still hasn't changed at all.

At this time, Princess Minghe walked in from the outside, Emperor Xia saw her, and without waiting for her to speak, he immediately said: "There is no need to plead for him, just lock him up for one day, I have already taken good care of him."

Princess Minghe shook her head and said, "My son did not plead for him."

Emperor Xia thought for a while, and said: "The four hundred thousand taels of silver is also owed first, and the Department of Internal Affairs is not plentiful..."

Princess Minghe said: "I will pay back that money slowly."

Emperor Xia asked suspiciously: "Then do you have anything else to do with me?"

Princess Minghe said: "This incident was caused by my son, and my son is also responsible. Father should also punish me for a day of confinement. I will be locked up with him."

If she couldn't save him, she would rather be punished with him.

Emperor Xia waved his hand and said, "I'm already bored enough, so don't make trouble for me. It's Lin Xiu who did it, not you. What do I want you to do?"

Princess Minghe thought for a while, turned around and left without saying anything.

At this time, the harem.

The Crown Princess came out of the Queen's Yongning Palace angrily. The Queen used to be her aunt, but now she is her mother, but she was slapped and she was unwilling to help her.

Her chest was heaving, and the hatred in her heart was already overwhelming. She gritted her teeth and said, "I want to go home, and I want to make that person pay the price!"

The prince stood beside her and did not speak.

If she can let the Zhang family make a move, he would also like to see it.

Damn Lin Xiu, the crown prince watched him grow up helplessly.

At the very beginning, the two met in the harem, and he respectfully called him His Royal Highness the Prince, and he was very warm to him.

Now that his wings are hardened, he doesn't take him seriously as a prince.

Not only did he not salute him, but he even dared to slap the princess. In the future, he didn't know how arrogant he would be.

At this time, a figure came out of a certain palace, and the princess saw her, stepped forward quickly, and said angrily, "Li Jing, tell that bastard Lin Xiu..."

Snapped!

Before she finished speaking, there was another crisp sound in the air.

The half of the Crown Princess's face that was slapped by Lin Xiu is still swollen and looks a bit asymmetrical. Princess Minghe's slap hit the other half of her face, and the other half of her face is also swollen. , The swelling is a little swollen, but it is a little more symmetrical.

Princess Minghe looked at her and said flatly: "Don't scold my friend."

After finishing speaking, she no longer looked at the shocked and angry expression of the princess, left the harem, and came to the imperial study. Emperor Xia had just sat down and saw her coming in, and said helplessly, "Why are you here again?"

Princess Minghe looked at him and said, "You can lock me up now."

After a while, Emperor Xia rubbed the center of his brows, and murmured: "You two, you can't just grab her and bully her alone..."

...

Thinking about the hall.

Lin Xiu sat cross-legged on the futon and secretly ate the pastries given to him by the concubine. The concubine really knew his taste and chose what he liked. Lin Xiu never told the concubine what he liked to eat, maybe it was When he was at Murong's house, among the pile of pastries, he ate a little more of a few kinds, which was noticed by the imperial concubine.

Another voice came from the door, Lin Xiu quickly swallowed the pastry in her mouth, and hid the others in her arms.

He looked back and found that it was Princess Minghe.

He thought that Princess Minghe came to see him, but after Princess Minghe came in, the two guards closed the door again.

Lin Xiu said unexpectedly, "This is..."

Princess Minghe said: "I also slapped the princess."

Lin Xiu and her looked at each other, everything was kept silent.

Good brothers may not necessarily share blessings, but they must share difficulties.

Lin Xiu took out the pastry given to him by the imperial concubine from her bosom, and asked, "A piece?"