Chapter 294 Concubine Rong Is Punished

Shen Ningning heard several sounds of the door lock being picked open.

Later, the door of Zhaori Tower was opened from the outside.

A ray of gloomy snowy light shone inside, mixed with the cold north wind.

Shen Ningning shielded her eyes with her small hand. Looking through the gap between her fingers, she saw that the person who came was thin and had a sword hanging horizontally on the back of her waist.

Ye Changyi rubbed her eyes, feeling a little happy: "It's Colonel Pei!"

"Did your Majesty ask you to let us out?"

Pei Yin looked calm and looked around the Zhaori Tower, confirming that there were only two people, Shen Ningning and Ye Changyi.

He raised the letter in his hand: "No, my eagle sent a letter of distress from the princess."

After saying that, he stretched out his arms, and a sharp eagle call came from the sky.

The eagle just flapped its wings and landed on his arm, as obediently as a house sparrow.

Shen Ningning was surprised: "Is this eagle raised by Colonel Pei?"

Pei Yin nodded: "Mengyi has an aloof character. I spent two or three days trying to tame it. I didn't expect that the princess could actually make it deliver a message to you."

Shen Ningning smiled.

Not to mention the eagles, even the ferocious beasts in the mountains obeyed her instructions obediently after eating the food watered by her spiritual spring water.

The little guy took Ye Changyi's hand: "Can we go out now?"

Pei Yin's cold eyebrows slightly froze: "After I received the letter from the princess, I immediately reported it to Commander Lu. Commander Lu has already gone to ask about Concubine Rong's wishes."

"It's a pity that Concubine Rong has been seriously ill since last night and has never woken up. Even the Ninth Prince has been waiting by her side all night. Therefore, it is actually against the law to come here to release the Princess and Miss Ye in advance. Your Majesty’s Order.”

Ye Changyi was a little worried: "What should we do? When the queen wakes up, we won't be punished again!"

Pei Yin said, "I don't care so much. It's cold inside the tower. Commander Lu has already sent people to go and inform the emperor. So I asked my subordinates to take you two out first."

Having said this, Pei Yin's probing eyes swept over Ye Changyi and Shen Ningning calmly.

Shen Ningning's letter said that they were detained all night.

Commander Lu said that the two of them were afraid that something might happen to them because they had been frozen.

But looking at them now, their faces were rosy and shiny, more like they had had a good night's sleep, Pei Yin felt incredible.

There were once imperial guards who were accidentally trapped in the Zhaori Tower in winter.

When I went to find him the next day, he was already frozen into a cold corpse.

But under the cold disaster and the snowy night, the two little girls were still able to take care of themselves.

I have to say it's a miracle.

Shen Ningning and Ye Changyi followed Pei Yin and left Zhaori Tower.

Pei Yin took them directly back to the Yamen where the Imperial Guards were staying for reorganization.

The Wei Yamen is located on the outskirts of the palace, and it is full of men from the Forbidden Army.

Considering the woman's reputation, Pei Yin said: "Our people have gone to Ye's house to inform the Grand Tutor to send someone to pick her up."

"Princess, Lord Xie will come to the palace to review the files later. Can you please ask him to take you home with him?"

Upon hearing Xie Mingan's name, Shen Ningning held hot tea and shook her head hastily.

"Don't bother him."

Ye Changyi noticed Shen Ningning's resistance.

She took the initiative and said, "Don't worry, wait until we get warm."

"My grandfather will come to the palace to pick me up in a moment. The princess can come back with me."

Pei Yin nodded silently.

However, the one who entered the palace before the Ye family was the Prime Minister Xie Suzhi who heard the news.

With a gloomy look on his face, he quickened his steps and headed straight for Concubine Rong's palace.

Standing outside, Xie Suzhi raised his voice and said coldly: "The empress has always boasted that she is kind-hearted and close to Buddhism, but now, she can't even tolerate two children under eight years old!"

"When you usually serve the Buddha, don't you feel afraid in your heart?"

The expression of the eldest palace maid changed, and she quickly turned around and went to the palace to make the announcement.

After a while, the Ninth Prince stepped out.

Under the gloomy sky, Xie Su was wearing an official robe, and his body and bones were as cold as pine and bamboo.

The cold eyebrows that squeezed the thin eyes were even more twisted in a cold and stern arc.

The Ninth Prince was gentle, standing on the white jade steps, with no hint of happiness or anger in his tone.

"Your Majesty Prime Minister, my mother-in-law is ill. Your making such noise is inappropriate."

"What's more, as a foreign minister, he broke into the harem without summons, which is against the rules!"

Xie Suzhi sneered: "Your Highness Ninth Prince, please tell the Queen."

"I promised my wife that I would never be an enemy of my queen, but if my queen wants to embarrass my family again and stir up trouble in my family, don't blame me for falling out!"

The Ninth Prince's face turned cold: "Prime Minister, how dare you speak to your mother and concubine like this?"

Xie Suzhi looked at the young boy on the steps without fear.

"My bottom line is my family. Your Majesty's harsh criticism of Ning Ning is just because I can't get along with you. Don't say such things to your Majesty. Even if it's you, Your Highness, I can still say it!"

"When His Highness was about to be born, if it hadn't been for my wife's protection, His Highness would never have had the chance to stand and talk to me now."

After saying that, Xie Suzhi rolled up his sleeves, turned around and left.

Concubine Rong's palace servants looked at the angry back of the prime minister and did not dare to interrupt.

When he was far away, the maid of honor called hesitantly: "Your Highness..."

The Ninth Prince was stunned and confused: "What does he mean by this?"

Inside the palace.

Concubine Rong was lying on the couch, her eyes still closed, and she seemed to be sleeping soundly.

The pale cheeks in coma looked particularly haggard.

However, perhaps she heard what was said outside the palace, her fingertips gently embedded into her palm, leaving a scarlet streak.

Xie Suzhi strode to the Imperial Guard's Wei Yamen.

"Ningning!"

Shen Ningning was holding a cup of hot tea, eating the cakes sent by Pei Yin with Ye Shangyi.

The little guy was shaking his feet, feeling somewhat comfortable.

When she saw Xie Suzhi running in hurriedly.

Her eyes lit up, and she immediately put down the teacup: "Godfather~"

The little guy ran over and threw himself into Xie Suzhi's arms, happy like a child who had waited for his parents.

"Why would Godfather come to pick me up?"

"I came as soon as I received the news. Are you okay?" Xie Suzhi held the little guy and checked him up and down.

"It's okay, Godfather, look, I'm fine, aren't I?"

God knows, when he learned that Shen Ningning had been locked up in the Zhaori Tower for a whole night, his heart almost jumped to his throat.

It snowed heavily last night. He couldn't imagine how a child could survive in such a cold pagoda.

But seeing Shen Ningning's pale face with a hint of pink, she looked fine.

He finally breathed a sigh of relief and hugged the little guy tightly in his arms.

Pei Yin and Ye Shangyi were both surprised when they saw this.

They all knew that Prime Minister Xie was calm and composed.

But now, he looked relieved.

Shen Ningning blinked her big eyes and patted Xie Suzhi's back with her little hand.

"Godfather? Shall we go home?"

"Okay, I'll take Ningning home." Xie Suzhi calmed down.

He stood up and looked at Ye Shangyi: "The snow on the road is deep and it's hard to walk. When I entered the palace, the old master's carriage was stuck halfway and was very anxious."

"I promised him that I would take Miss Ye back with me, so Miss Ye, please leave with me."

Ye Shangyi nodded immediately: "Okay, thank you, Prime Minister."

After thanking Pei Yin, Xie Suzhi held Shen Ningning and led Ye Shangyi away.

Shen Ningning wanted to walk by herself, but Xie Suzhi was afraid that the snow on the road would wet her shoes, so he held the little girl in his arms all the way.

When passing the palace road, he happened to run into Xie Mingan who rushed into the palace to review the files.

Shen Ningning quickly buried her head in Xie Suzhi's neck, pretending not to see Xie Mingan.

Xie Mingan frowned as he watched her act like a spoiled child in a bid for favor.

"Father." He walked in front of Xie Suzhi and bowed coldly.

"Well, your sister was locked up in the palace all night. I'll take her back to the mansion first." Xie Suzhi said, and left straight away.

Xie Mingan frowned suspiciously.

Locked up all night?

He arranged for the guards to go and tell Concubine Rong, but didn't release Shen Ningning and the others?

Late that night.

The emperor and Mo Lingwei came back exhausted.

Mo Lingwei was about to go to Xie's mansion to see Shen Ningning, but was persuaded by Chen Shaobei.

"Go during the day. The princess must be asleep at this time."

Mo Lingwei closed his sharp cold eyes: "What's going on? Go and find out, and come back and tell me."

At this time, the emperor had already gone to Concubine Rong's palace.

Concubine Rong had just woken up and was helped by the palace servants to pay her respects.

"Your humble concubine pays respects..."

Before she finished speaking, the emperor slapped her cheek with a sharp palm wind.

There was a crisp sound of "slap".

Rong Fei's face turned pale immediately. She covered her cheek and said anxiously, "Your Majesty?"