Chapter 758: Chapter 756 Headache

Watching Xingxing walk away.

And further away, Xie Jingchen was holding Su Jin.

Su Jin’s head rested in Xie Jingchen’s arms, and she could only see her legs and slightly swaying feet.

The shoes embroidered with golden silk and silver thread looked like they were flaunting and provoking.

Princess Fuqing’s eyes were red with anger.

In Nanliang, she had never suffered such anger; why did she come to Daqi?!

After walking a bit further, Su Jin looked at Xie Jingchen and said, “You can put me down now.”

“It’s been a while since I’ve held you; let me hold you a bit longer,” said Xie Jingchen.

“….”

Wasn’t it just last night that he held her!

Xie Jingchen didn’t let go, and Su Jin’s struggle was in vain as she was carried directly into the pavilion.

The Emperor saw this and said, “Did you twist your ankle?”

Su Jin, “….”

Fine.

She had to pretend to have a twisted ankle.

Xie Jingchen put Su Jin down, and Su Jin cooperatively let out a hiss.

“Quick, sit down,” said the Emperor.

Su Jin did not sit first but instead paid her respects to the Emperor and Princess Jiuling.

The Emperor smiled and said, “Call her Imperial Aunt.”

Eunuch Fu, “….”

Even the Emperor Father hasn’t been called that; how can she call her Imperial Aunt?

Su Jin didn’t know what to do.

Princess Jiuling was a bit confused.

Xie Jingchen hadn’t mentioned Su Jin to Princess Jiuling, and Princess Jiuling had been dazed in a box for the past few days, only stopping at a resting villa.

Afraid of leaking the news about Princess Jiuling, only guards were left to watch over her, and maids and servants were dismissed.

For just one night’s stay, one maid that Princess Fuqing brought was enough.

Therefore, Princess Jiuling didn’t know Su Jin’s background yet.

The Emperor introduced to Princess Jiuling, “This is the daughter Consort Yun gave me, raised by the side of Marquis Dongxiang for sixteen years….”

Afraid Princess Jiuling didn’t know who Marquis Dongxiang was, the Emperor explained again, “Marquis Dongxiang is the cousin of Consort Yun, the second young master of the Jibei Marquis Mansion in those days.”

Princess Jiuling looked embarrassed.

She didn’t expect that the man she was interested in was the Emperor’s son-in-law, the Prince Consort.

Princess Jiuling said, “Thanks to the Prince Consort’s rescue, Fuqing and I were able to return to the Capital safely.”

Xie Jingchen modestly said, “These past few days have been hard on the Princess and Princess Fuqing.”

To avoid risks, Xie Jingchen had Princess Jiuling and Princess Fuqing hide in the box.

They hid for three whole days.

Although dazed and unaware, after all, they are the Eldest Princess and a Commandery Princess, with noble identities.

Urgent matters have a way of becoming expedient, as Princess Jiuling would know.

A real man acts with flexibility; how much more so for a woman?

Xie Jingchen escorted Princess Jiuling back to the Capital, earning rewards from the Emperor.

Su Jin thanked the Emperor for the reward he gave yesterday.

Under normal circumstances, the Emperor would be happy to see Su Jin, but today Princess Jiuling had returned, and he hadn’t seen his Imperial Sister in a long time, having much to say and ask.

Furthermore, Princess Jiuling had taken a liking to Xie Jingchen, and at the banquet, Princess Fuqing’s frequent calls of “Brother Chen” were heard by the Emperor too.

He cast a threatening glance at Xie Jingchen.

Xie Jingchen, “….”

Really.

Totally bewildered.

Just rewarded, and now turning around to threaten him…

“Jinjim twisted her ankle, take her back to rest. Once her ankle is better, return to the palace to see me,” said the Emperor.

Su Jin did not wish to stay either.

Although Princess Jiuling’s smile was gentle and without hostility, Princess Fuqing was eyeing her husband!

Furthermore, the Emperor and Princess Jiuling were talking, and listening in was no fun, so leaving was the wise choice.

Su Jin was about to stand up, but before she could, Xie Jingchen carried her up and directly out of the pavilion.

In the distance, Princess Fuqing was walking over.

She had just been dealt a heavy blow, and the wound was still hurting. Now another blow was added.

Princess Fuqing’s eyes brimmed with tears of anger.

She walked towards the pavilion with red-rimmed eyes.

Before entering the pavilion, she wiped her eyes twice. Princess Jiuling quickly stood up and asked, “What happened?”

Princess Fuqing did not speak, but her appearance seemed to indicate she had suffered greatly.

She didn’t speak, but a maid stepped in, “Just now, the Commandery Princess only called the Heir of Prince Zhenbei ’Brother Chen’ once, and the maid of Princess Consort Zhenbei scolded the Commandery Princess, telling her not to call him brother at random, to only call him brother-in-law, and said the Imperial Palace is her lady’s domain, and if she displeased her lady, she’d have the Commandery Princess carried back to Nanliang!”

The maid finished in one breath, slightly out of breath.

But thinking about Princess Consort Zhenbei being punished, she was happy to breathe too.

She had never seen such a brazen young lady of a noble family in the Imperial Palace.

Even if Prince Zhenbei is heavily relied upon by the Emperor and holds military power, it wasn’t for a mere heir’s wife to be so arrogant.

She wanted to see if the Emperor of Daqi wouldn’t stand up for the Commandery Princess when the Princess Consort felt sorry for her.

The result—

The Emperor didn’t say anything, but Princess Jiuling said, “She should indeed call him brother-in-law.”

The maid, “….”

Princess Fuqing, “….”

Seeing the bewildered faces of Princess Fuqing and the maid.

Eunuch Fu thought, a Commandery Princess from Nanliang daring to quarrel with Princess Consort Zhenbei?

Even Princess Shouning, beloved by the Empress and Empress Dowager, was carried away several times by Princess Consort Zhenbei, let alone them.

They intended to complain to the Emperor, but in fact, they were advocating for a reward for the little maid of Princess Consort Zhenbei.

Such a loyal little maid.

Princess Fuqing gazed at Princess Jiuling, who continued, “Princess Consort Zhenbei is your Imperial Uncle’s biological daughter, lost outside for sixteen years, only just found, and hasn’t had the chance to be conferred as a princess; she’s your cousin, and her husband is naturally your cousin-in-law.”

Princess Jiuling explained in detail, knowing her daughter had fallen for Xie Jingchen.

Princess Jiuling had originally thought highly of Xie Jingchen as a son-in-law, so she didn’t stop her, but now she felt a bit regretful.

A young girl’s heart that has fallen for someone is not easy to retrieve.

Princess Fuqing and the maid’s faces turned red, blue, and purple in succession.

Complaining to the wrong person.

Could there be anything more awkward?

After repeatedly losing face, Princess Fuqing couldn’t hold up any longer and wanted to return to Nanliang.

The Emperor set down his cup and said, “This daughter of mine was raised under Marquis Dongxiang’s knee since childhood, her temperament is not like Consort Yun’s, three parts follow me, seven parts follow Marquis Dongxiang, her eyes cannot tolerate sand, and the maid serving her is not like those in noble families and the palace, but are brave and loyal, even if a princess bullied her lady, she’d risk her life.”

Yes.

Even daring to hit a princess, a Commandery Princess should weigh it carefully.

The Emperor felt quite helpless.

One is his Imperial Sister; he wants to make amends.

One is his daughter; he can’t find the chance to make amends.

If they fought, the Emperor would truly have a headache.

If he sided with his Imperial Sister, Jinjim would be wronged, making recognizing his daughter even more distant.

Out of options, he could only make things clear.

Princess Fuqing could provoke anyone, except his daughter.

The Emperor’s face showed indulgence, making Princess Fuqing feel even more aggrieved.

Eunuch Fu stood behind the Emperor, lost in thought.

He was wondering exactly which three parts of Princess Consort Zhenbei resembled the Emperor.

Finally, he concluded—

Those three parts were forcibly attributed by the Emperor for face.

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