Chapter 18 The Queen Shows Weakness and Apologizes

The Crown Prince and the Crown Princess are no longer here, and the long case where they copied the scriptures has been removed.

The punishment should be officially over today, Yan Li secretly counted the days, nine days, that's enough.

Although the Crown Prince and the Crown Princess kneeling for nine days can't save Yan Li's life, but for now, kneeling for nine days is enough for them. The Crown Prince has a noble status, and he should have never been tortured like this since he grew up. This lesson is enough for him to be impressed and remember for a lifetime.

Besides, this punishment is just the beginning.

When Yan Li stepped into the palace, the Queen had put away all her emotions, and waved to her with a smile on her face: "Girl Li, come here quickly."

Her enthusiasm at this time was as if Yan Li was her daughter, and she was completely different from the hysteria in Fengyang Palace before.

Yan Li glanced at the emperor sitting in the main seat. She could see that the Queen was deliberately acting, and there was no reason why the Emperor couldn't see it.

But it didn't matter.

When the anger gradually subsided, the king of a country also needed a step.

"Li girl, the prince was confused before and caused you great harm. I ordered people to find out the truth these two days. It was indeed the prince's fault. He convicted you without finding out the truth and made you suffer." The queen blamed herself, "I feel deeply guilty."

Didn't find out the truth?

A hint of sarcasm flashed across Yan Li's eyes. Didn't the prince find out? He was deliberately framing you.

"After I knew the truth, I taught him a lesson. He and your sister have been punished these two days. I taught them every day, and they all realized their mistakes. Li girl, don't be angry with the prince, okay?"

As she said that, she ordered someone to bring a brocade box. After opening the brocade box, the queen handed it to Yan Li: "This is a set of gemstone headwear. Look at the style. The red gemstones are what girls of your age like. It's a compensation for you."

Yan Li glanced at it without much interest. It was indeed a style that girls like, but a set of jewelry can make up for the big mistake made by the prince?

That's a life.

The original owner lost a living life. A young girl in her prime died under the vicious calculations of her fiancé and her uncle's family.

"Li girl." The queen was afraid that she would not want it, so she forced it into her hand, "I will continue to compensate you in the future. You can ask me for anything you want. I will definitely treat you as my own daughter in the future."

My own daughter?

A gleam of mockery flashed across Yan Li's eyes.

When the crown prince and the crown princess recover, when this matter is completely exposed, and when the emperor no longer focuses on her, the queen will only find a way to kill her.

Love her as her own daughter? Let her go to hell to fool the devil?

Yan Li lowered her eyes and looked at the brocade box in her hand. Without saying anything, she turned around and handed the brocade box to Qinglian beside her, as a compensation.

It is reasonable for her to refuse things given by others. Moreover, the queen deliberately tried to please her in front of Emperor Zhaocheng today. If she continued to be relentless, she would appear narrow-minded.

"Thank you, Queen."

Seeing this, the coldness between Emperor Zhaocheng's eyebrows also faded a lot. "Since Yan Li is willing to forgive them, I will not pursue it from today, but the queen, as the master of the central palace, must not slack off in her responsibility to teach her son."

The queen stood up and bowed to the emperor: "Your Majesty's will."

Emperor Zhaocheng nodded.

"I have a request." The queen pursed her lips, as if she was holding back something. "The prince has received the punishment he deserves. After all, he is the crown prince of a country. Such a big thing as getting married cannot be without any ceremony. I also ask for the grace of the emperor to preside over the marriage between the prince and the princess, so that all the royal families in the imperial city know that the daughter of the Jiang family is the princess who was carried into the East Palace by an eight-man sedan chair."

Emperor Zhaocheng remained silent, but did not refuse immediately.

The queen humbled herself more and more, and said earnestly: "Your Majesty, the tutor was your teacher after all. The Jiang family is a well-known and noble family in the imperial city. We cannot disappoint the ministers."

Although Emperor Zhaocheng was dissatisfied with the Jiang family and was determined to teach them a lesson, what the queen said was indeed reasonable. The Jiang family was a noble family. Tutor Jiang had been the teacher of him and several princes. Even the imperial family had to pay attention to respecting teachers.

So he sighed: "Okay, wait until the prince and the princess recover, and let the Imperial Observatory choose an auspicious day to hold their wedding."

The queen was delighted and knelt respectfully: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your grace."

As she bent down, a cold light flashed in her eyes. After all, the prince was the emperor's biological son. She really didn't believe that her biological son was not as good as a slutty girl who had no blood relationship.

Jiang Yi, when you died fourteen years ago, it would have been better to take your slutty daughter with you. Why did you have to leave her to suffer?

Since you are still haunting me, don't blame me for being cruel.