kvmb Chapter 176 From today onwards, you are no longer welcome to see me.
Chapter 176 From today onwards, you are no longer welcome to see me.
Listen to her recount her past in detail.
Emperor Xiangwu's expression grew increasingly grim.
"Mr. Huo, do you have any more excuses to make?"
The secret that had been buried deep in her heart for so many years was now exposed to the world, and Consort Huo was powerless to defend herself.
She heard the emperor's address change from "beloved concubine" to "Huo Shi".
She chuckled, composed herself, straightened her clothes and hair, and bowed to the Emperor.
"I have nothing to say."
Emperor Xiangwu angrily ordered: "Issue an imperial decree! Strip Consort Huo of her title and banish her to the Cold Palace!"
"Thank you for your grace, Your Majesty." Consort Huo said calmly, then turned and left.
Emperor Xiangwu glanced at the Empress indifferently: "You already knew about this?"
"Your Majesty, I only learned of this recently. Fearing that someone might have wronged Lady Huo, I specially sent people to investigate. Only after obtaining witnesses and physical evidence did I inform Your Majesty." Empress Chu lowered her head.
"Alright, you may leave now. This person is your responsibility." Emperor Xiangwu clearly did not believe her words.
"Yes. Your Majesty, I take my leave." Empress Chu left with the palace maid.
Emperor Xiangwu rubbed his tired brow.
The mess that Huo Pinglan and He Yunjin made is huge.
Cheating in the imperial examinations.
Many students will be dissatisfied, and it will probably have to be done all over again.
Moreover, this matter involves many officials, and he has to deal with them one by one.
Faced with the mountain of memorials piled up in front of him, Emperor Xiangwu had no choice but to sit back down at his desk and begin reviewing them.
……
The dramatic changes inside and outside the palace reached Princess Ning Le's ears.
Her uncle was beheaded, the Huo family was exiled, and her mother was thrown into the cold palace. Three heavy blows struck her so hard that her vision went black.
It was learned that the people who reported the Huo family were Yu Kangjing and Lu Qingyun—Yu Ningyao's biological father and master.
She dug her fingers almost into the pearwood chair, leaving deep fingerprints on the rosewood.
"Your Highness!" The personal maid exclaimed and tried to help her up, but she shook her off.
Princess Ning Le closed her eyes.
She knew her uncle deserved to die for interfering in the imperial examinations, but she simply couldn't accept that the Yu family had exposed him.
She treated Yu Ningyao like her own daughter.
He even disobeyed his mother for her sake.
She didn't tell me a single word.
Just as she was falling into despair, a maid came to announce her arrival.
"Your Highness, Miss Yu requests an audience."
"What is she doing here?" Princess Ning Le blurted out.
The maid shook her head: "This servant does not know."
Princess Ning Le took a deep breath.
She closed her eyes, then calmed herself and said, "Bring her in."
Yu Ningyao was also very uneasy.
She didn't know how to handle her relationship with Princess Ning Le.
But she felt it was necessary to see her.
Regardless of whether Princess Ning Le hit or scolded her.
"Princess Mother..." Yu Ningyao began nervously.
Princess Ning Le felt a pang of sadness upon hearing this title.
She looked coldly at Yu Ningyao: "What are you doing here? Do you want to sue me too?"
“No.” Yu Ningyao quickly shook her head.
"I just felt I should come and see you."
Fearing that Princess Ning Le would kick her out, she quickly explained why her family was investigating the matter.
They did not intend to retaliate against the Duke of Fuxing's family, but as they investigated, they discovered that the matter was quite complex.
If we ignore it...
This is not only unfair to the elder brother, but also unfair to all students in the world.
Countless impoverished students were waiting for the imperial examinations to change their fate.
He Yunjin and Huo Pinglan ruined the path to advancement for many people.
"If you're angry, just hit me or scold me, I absolutely won't talk back. Don't hold your anger in. Even if you don't acknowledge me in the future, I will have no complaints." As Yu Ningyao spoke, tears fell from her eyes.
Princess Ning Le stared at the safety lock around her neck, and tears streamed down her face.
She personally went to Mount Yutai to ask for it, bowing and kowtowing three times.
All this is to ensure she grows up healthy and safe, so that she can call her "Princess Mother" for the rest of her life.
"Why did I hit you?" Princess Ning Le finally gave in.
She watched this child grow up.
How could she possibly blame her?
She pulled Yu Ningyao into her arms and tears streamed down her face.
"The cheating in the imperial examinations should be investigated, so why did you have to report it to the emperor?"
Her voice was filled with helplessness and pain.
Princess Ning Le patted Yu Ningyao's head: "I just don't know how to face you. I know what you did was right, but I still feel resentful. Yaoyao, from today onwards, you must not come to see me."
Yu Ning opened her mouth, but in the end, she couldn't say anything.
"Lan Yue, escort Miss Yu out of the manor." Princess Ning Le issued the order to leave.
Yu Ningyao left the princess's residence and returned to the Yu family, looking utterly dejected.
Yu Kangjing and Shen Jinzhu felt very sorry for her when they saw her like this.
Yu Ningyao was sullen, but seeing the worried looks in her family's eyes, she still smiled and said, "I'm fine! Mom and Dad, don't worry."
"Okay." Yu Kangjing and Shen Jinzhu did not ask her how her trip to the princess's residence was today, but silently prepared her favorite dishes.
The next day.
Noon.
Huo Pinglan and He Yunjin were beheaded in public.
The Empress specially sent this news to the Cold Palace.
Consort Huo burst out laughing after hearing this, and with her nail polished fingers, she tossed the white silk over the roof beam.
When the palace maid rushed in, she only had time to catch her falling embroidered shoes.
"My lady..."
A piercing cry nearly made the young palace maid faint.
Princess Ning Le rushed to collect her mother's body, but fainted after just one glance.
Once she regained consciousness, she shakily beckoned to the maid.
"Lan Yue, help me up. I need to see my father."
With tears in her eyes, Lan Yue helped her up and accompanied her to see Emperor Xiangwu.
"Father, I have a favor to ask of you."
Although Emperor Xiangwu despised what the Huo family had done, the Huo family members had now been exiled and their property confiscated, and Consort Huo had died.
He felt a pang of pity for his poor daughter.
"You say it."
"Your subject wishes to visit the imperial mausoleum to fulfill my filial duty to my grandmother," Princess Ning Le stated her intentions.
She was disheartened and didn't want to stay there any longer.
She wanted to go to the imperial mausoleum to accompany the Empress Dowager, who was praying for her father's well-being.
Emperor Xiangwu nodded in agreement.
When Yu Ningyao learned of this news, Princess Ningle had already left the capital.
In her haste, she immediately asked her mother to prepare things, as she was going to chase after Princess Ning Le.
Halfway there, remembering Princess Ning Le's words, "Let's not see each other again," Yu Ningyao asked the coachman to stop the carriage.
"I won't go. You can give the things to Princess Ning Le. The imperial mausoleum is far from the capital, and I'm sure she won't be used to it."
She silently jumped off the carriage and told the coachman to chase after Princess Ning Le.
The carriage contained things that her mother had hastily cobbled together.
I don't know if they'll be needed, but I'll send them anyway.
At least it fulfilled the princess's feelings for her.
The coachman responded with a "Yes," and then went to catch up with Princess Ning Le and her entourage.
……
"who?"
Princess Ning Le and her companions were resting by the roadside.
Just as they were about to continue their journey, they saw a carriage approaching them.
"I am a groom from the household of Lord Yu Kangjing. I have been sent by my young lady to deliver something to Her Highness the Princess." The groom hurriedly stepped down to bow and explain his identity.
Upon hearing this name, Lan Yue and Wan Xing both looked at the princess.