Deep Palace Pet Peach Blossom Flawless

Chapter 407 Siege of the Mansion

The Sixth Prince said word by word, "I only have the token here. Take it if you want it! Don't tell me how seriously ill your mother is. When my mother was on the verge of death, did you have any sympathy?"

The third princess walked away with a pale face and dejected look.

In Princess Mingzhu's mansion, Princess Mingzhu was spreading out the scroll in her hand and carefully examining the things in the scroll bit by bit.

When the Grand Consort entered, Princess Mingzhu was startled and hurriedly rolled up the scroll. The Grand Consort frowned and said, "Aren't you feeling unwell? Why are you looking at it instead of resting?" The maidservant hurried to help put the scroll away, but the Grand Consort walked forward and snatched it away. One glance at it, and the vein in his forehead jumped. "Where...where did you get this?"

Princess Mingzhu was no longer panicking. She dismissed the maid and sat down beside the couch. "That day, I broke into Qianzheng Palace. Guess what I saw? The Empress, with her long, dark black hair, was sprawled on my father's lap. She was wearing only a gauze nightgown, revealing her jade-like feet. My father doted on the Empress and was painting her, stroke by stroke!"

The scene at that time unconsciously surfaced in the prince consort's mind. His face suddenly darkened, and he interrupted his idle thoughts: "So what? Princess, we have no right to interfere with the relationship between His Majesty and the Empress. I am asking you, where did this painting come from?"

"The other day I saw the painting my father had made for the Empress. It was clearly a painting of a peach tree, but when I mobilized someone in Qianzheng Hall to bring it out, it changed. It was clearly a different painting! Look at this painting. Although there is a peach tree, there is also a coffin. The woman in the coffin is clearly the Empress! How could my father paint such a picture?"

The Grand Consort examined the painting carefully. "If I'm not mistaken, this should be the Ice Jade Coffin from the underground palace of Miaoling Palace. Look at the patterns on it... I heard that the Empress was once placed in an Ice Jade Coffin by His Majesty."

The Grand Consort turned to Princess Mingzhu and said, "Let's not talk about the painting. You're using the eunuchs in Qianzheng Palace. They must have been left to you by the Empress Dowager, right? Just for a painting? That person should have been exposed. Don't use him anymore! What exactly do you want to do? What use is this painting to you?"

Princess Mingzhu lowered her eyes and said, "I just want to see what my father painted. The image of them snuggling together that day has been lingering in my mind. I..."

The prince consort shook his head and said, "Don't think too much. Put the painting away. Princess, just take good care of your health!"

Emperor Shenwu only sent the Xuanyu Guards to surround the princess's mansion, but did not take any further action. The prince consort understood that Emperor Shenwu was still worried about Princess Mingzhu's pregnancy.

Princess Mingzhu watched the prince consort put away the painting and said inaudibly, "Of course I will take good care of myself. And what about the Empress Dowager? She won't just stand there and watch!"

When Empress Dowager Li received the news, the Xuanyu Guards had surrounded Princess Mingzhu's mansion for two full days, and the Fourth Prince would soon be going to guard the imperial mausoleum.

When Empress Dowager Li arrived at Qianzheng Hall, Lan Qingwu had just fallen asleep, so Emperor Shenwu went to the outer hall to see Empress Dowager Li.

After Emperor Shenwu performed his ceremony, the atmosphere between mother and son grew tense. Empress Dowager Li slowly sipped half a cup of tea before she spoke. "The Emperor, in the name of filial piety, has banished the Fourth Prince to the Imperial Mausoleum. I can't say much, but Mingzhu was raised by me personally. She's just a princess, and the only bloodline left by Empress Yuan! Why on earth would the Emperor have to disrespect Princess Mingzhu like this?"

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Emperor Shenwu sneered, "Her biological mother wavered and wanted to poison me, but her daughter actually poisoned me! If Mingzhu wasn't pregnant, I wouldn't let it go!"