allonlinenovel Chapter 426: The title of the princess was taken away
Chapter 426: The title of the princess was taken away
Nanny Quan smiled more visibly: "Congratulations, Princess! As long as the prince sends Chu Yanluo away, our palace will be completely peaceful and tranquil!"
Princess Ning nodded with satisfaction: "After so many days, finally something good happened."
Unfortunately, before she could be happy for a while, the maid came in hurriedly and said, "Princess, someone is coming from the palace with the imperial edict!"
Princess Ning's expression suddenly changed: "Where is he? Do you know what the imperial edict said?"
"The person is in the front hall! I wanted to get information for Feng Hong, but Eunuch Cao, who came to announce the imperial decree, refused to accept it!"
Princess Ning's heart sank instantly.
"Princess, Eunuch Cao asked you to take the princess to receive the imperial edict, but the princess is not feeling well now, what should we do?"
Princess Ning's face turned pale. "I'm afraid this imperial edict is aimed at her. Forget about being unwell. As long as she has a breath left, she has to kneel down and receive the edict! Nanny Quan, go and call the princess. She must dress neatly and must not behave inappropriately at this time!"
"Yes!"
"Qiu Shui, go call the Crown Prince and Crown Princess. The Prince should have received the news by now."
"Yes!"
A quarter of an hour later, Prince Ning and Princess Ning led a few people and knelt down in the front hall.
Eunuch Cao's sharp and cold voice resounded throughout the front hall: "In compliance with the will of Heaven, the Emperor proclaims: Princess Shuyang has a perverse temperament, behaves in a domineering manner, and has caused people to disappear. From today on, her title of Princess is revoked! The daughter of the Xiao family is ordered to reflect on her mistakes behind closed doors, copy scriptures, and repent! This is decreed!"
After he finished reading, he looked at Xiao Qingxi: "Daughter of the Xiao family, accept the order!"
Xiao Qingxi's face turned pale as he took the imperial edict with both hands: "Thank you for your teachings, Your Majesty."
Eunuch Cao flicked his whisk, turned and left.
As soon as he left, Xiao Qingxi fell down.
Princess Ning hurriedly hugged her: "Qingxi!"
Xiao Qingxi burst into tears: "Mother, my title of princess has been taken away! How can I face people in the future?!"
Princess Ning coaxed her distressedly, "Don't cry, don't cry. Your health is the most important thing now. What's the point of a title? If it's gone, it's gone. When the limelight has passed, you can ask your father to ask for one for you. Stop crying!"
Shen Wantang watched from the side and felt that Xiao Qingxi should not cry at this moment. She should laugh. After all, this imperial edict was clearly just a show for outsiders to see.
The emperor took away Xiao Qingxi's title of princess just to silence the gossips.
Deprivation of title and house arrest were both small punishments that could not be any smaller. Xiao Qingxi only lost some face; she did not receive any substantial punishment at all.
Prince Ning's frequent visits to the palace to plead for mercy did work.
They are all family, so the emperor naturally does not want to punish his niece, otherwise the imperial edict should have arrived on the day Lin Rouxin got into trouble.
After these days, the people became more and more complaining and cursing Xiao Qingxi, so the emperor had no choice but to issue an imperial decree to punish him.
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Day two.
The news that Princess Xiao Qingxi's title had been revoked spread throughout the capital.
Some people said that she deserved it and that it was very gratifying. Some people said that she was protected by Prince Ning and not even a hair fell. The orphan girl of the Lin family was killed by her in vain and there was no place to seek justice. It was really miserable and pitiful.
On the outskirts of the city, Lin family villa.
Lin Rouxin stood under a hibiscus tree, looking at the tiny buds sprouting on the branches and listening to the news whispered by the wet nurse, with a hint of sarcasm at the corners of her lips.
"You are born high, so you are great. You can get away with killing people! Mammy, tell me, if it were the other way around, and I pushed the princess into the river, causing her to disappear without a trace, would I still be able to survive?"
The nurse said truthfully, "No, miss."
“So, this world is so unfair, right?”
Lin Rouxin's pretty face showed a look of reluctance: "My father and brothers are all loyal and devoted. They are chivalrous and brave, loyal and righteous, and they are willing to die on the battlefield."
"As soon as the princess gave an order, they went deep into the enemy's belly and kept looking for the most precious medicinal herbs in the world to help her cure her infertility. As a result, they never came back."
“Huo Yunzhou didn’t even dare to tell the real cause of their death. He only dared to say that they were killed by the enemy because they were protecting him. How ridiculous! Hahahaha!”
"Tell me, they risked their lives to be loyal to the Xiao family, but what did they get in return? An orphan girl was killed, and no one cared. The master they risked their lives to protect would not care about the injustice of an orphan girl at all."
The nanny couldn't help but persuade her: "Miss, you also know that the master and the young masters are loyal. If they knew what you are doing now, they would think you are a traitor! You should stop, it's not too late to stop now and live the life of an ordinary person."
Lin Rouxin said nonchalantly: "It doesn't matter. They are loyal to theirs, and I rebel against mine. I will do what they dare not do for them! They use their lives to protect the imperial power, and I will also use my life to protect them."
"But, Miss, you——"
"Mammy, have you brought the person I asked you to bring?"
"Brought it."
"Okay, since Xiao Qingxi hasn't been punished, it's my turn to go on stage."
"Miss, do you really want to do this? If the truth comes out in the future, you will have no place to stand!"
"No, not just in case. The truth will be revealed in the future, and I will be the final winner! The Ning Palace will be completely destroyed, and the Huo Mansion will be mine."
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The night is heavy and the Cold Dew is damp and cold.
Xiao Qingxi walked by the lake, looking anxious: "Where are Huo Yunzhou and Lin Rouxin? The letter clearly said that Huo Yunzhou found Lin Rouxin, and the two of them were meeting here in secret!"
Aunt Kang was about to cry. She said in fear, "My dear, please go back quickly. This Mengjing Lake is filled with gloomy auras. You shouldn't come out! You have already been confined by the Emperor. If someone finds you sneaking out, you will be punished again!"
"Isn't there no one here? No one will find out! I haven't seen Huo Yunzhou for a long time. Now I finally got some news about him. How can I let him go? And that Lin Rouxin, if she is really still alive, I will drown her again!"
"Master, that letter might be fake. How can you easily believe what an outsider says?"
"What outsider? That was a letter sent to me by Liu Nanshi. Could she lie to me about something like this? Does she not want to stay in the capital anymore?"
Nanny Kang supported her carefully and stopped talking. She had already said a lot of words of persuasion when they were in the palace, but Xiao Qingxi simply wouldn't listen and insisted on coming out. She was afraid that the princess would stop her and strictly forbade her to tell the secret.
As he was walking, a familiar and cold voice suddenly came from behind him: "Princess, are you looking for me? Oh, I forgot, Xiao Qingxi, you are no longer the princess."