The Eldest Daughter Is Beautiful and Saucy
Chapter 642: clean
Chapter 642 Innocence
If he could be a stepping stone for Bai Qingyan to realize his ambitions, it would mean that Bai Qingyan had not worked so hard to protect his Fu family openly and secretly since he was in Anping Camp.
“Bai Qingyan greets Your Majesty and Your Royal Highness the Crown Prince. I am sorry that I was late in coming to your rescue and frightened Your Majesty and Your Royal Highness the Crown Prince! Please forgive me, Your Majesty and Your Royal Highness!” Bai Qingyan knelt on one knee. He could not lift his arm, so he could only support his knee with one hand and bow his head.
Fu Ruoxi lowered her eyes and stared at the bluestone floor that had been polished to a bright black. Her sight fell on the footprints left by Bai Qingyan in front of her…blood mixed with rainwater. She also knelt on one knee following Bai Qingyan and said in a hoarse voice: “Your Majesty, Your Highness, please forgive me for being late to save you.”
Because Bai Qingyan and Fu Ruoxi were summoned in, the door to the main hall had already been opened, and outside, Fan Yuhuai was shouting in the rain, ordering the patrol battalion to immediately detain the Nandu Army and the rebellious imperial guards, and his voice was extremely clear.
The general of Anping camp said to Fan Yuhuai that they broke in from the east and west gates, and Princess Zhenguo and Fu Ruoxi broke in from the south gate Wude Gate. According to Princess Zhenguo’s orders… disarm and detain, and those who resist will be executed immediately. There should be no rebels at the east and west gates.
But Fan Yuhuai was still worried, so he sent someone with soldiers to search again to ensure the safety of His Majesty.
“Your Majesty, Lord Fan was seriously injured while protecting you. Please call Lord Fan in and let the imperial physician bandage his wound first to see if his eyeball is injured.” Bai Qingyan said to the emperor.
Seeing the emperor stand up, the prince quickly stepped forward to support the emperor, and put a hidden bag behind the emperor, whispering: “Father, please go slowly…”
The emperor nodded and slowly leaned on the hidden sac. Just now, when he heard Bai Qingyan saying outside the palace that the rescue was too late, he looked relieved. At this time, the emperor’s sallow complexion eased, and he looked like an emperor again. He said, “Princess Zhenguo has worked hard! Doctor Huang… find a doctor to check on Fan Yuhuai.”
Doctor Huang nodded and ordered a very young but skilled doctor from the Imperial Hospital to carry his medicine box to check on Fan Yuhuai’s injuries.
The emperor’s eyes fell on Fu Ruoxi again, and he said, “Old Imperial Master Tan has already told me that the Queen threatened you. You had no choice but to slash the prince with a knife. You already have a broken arm, and this time you have done a great service in saving the emperor. I will spare your life, but remove your official position, and let you stay in the capital to mourn for Old Madam Fu. Are you satisfied?”
Fu Ruoxi kowtowed heavily and said, “Your Majesty, you have allowed me to live in mourning for my mother. This is already a blessing from heaven. I am deeply grateful and I swear to be loyal to Your Majesty and the Crown Prince until death!”
“I thought that last night… General Fu was killed by the people sent by the Queen. I didn’t expect that he was able to come to rescue me alive. It’s really… great!” It was true that the prince was glad that Fu Ruoxi was still alive. If Fu Ruoxi was dead, if the Queen said that the prince and his group came to frame her, so there was no evidence, the prince would really have no way to deal with it.
Fu Ruoxi’s heart was filled with alarm, thinking that the prince was suspicious of how he got out of the city.
Fu Ruoxi could not implicate Bai Qingyan no matter what, so she could only say, “I was abducted from the Dali Temple by the Queen’s men. I thought I would die without a burial place, but the Queen’s men abducted me out of the city, saying… I was guilty of wielding a knife against the prince, which was unforgivable. If I could bring 20,000 soldiers from the Anping camp to help Prince Xin, the Fu family and I would be able to survive…”
Fu Ruoxi spoke as she thought of the words.
He thought of the three fireworks that Bai Qingyan had launched, and knew that he couldn’t completely rule out Bai Qingyan, otherwise the three fireworks couldn’t be explained, so he could only continue…
“When I was planning to use the trick to go to the Anping Camp where 20,000 soldiers were stationed, the guards from the Zhenguo Mansion arrived and rescued me. They said that the Princess Zhenguo went to the Crown Prince’s Mansion to protect His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, and asked me to bring the 20,000 soldiers from the Anping Camp to rescue you immediately! Because I don’t have a military token, nor do I have a handwritten order from Your Majesty and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, I can only kneel down and swear by the entire Fu family and my mother’s spirit, asking the soldiers from the Anping Camp to follow me into the palace to rescue you. The soldiers from the Anping Camp followed me to the capital city one after another, until… in front of the gate of the capital city, the soldiers saw the Princess Zhenguo, and then they believed… that I was really going to rescue you, not to rebel.”
Fu Ruoxi’s words were not only reasonable, but also exculpated him… As the commander-in-chief of the Anping camp, even without an official position, he could command the support of hundreds of people and alleviate the suspicion and doubt of the emperor and the prince.
Outside the palace, the sound of rain and the voice of Prince Liang crying and begging to see the emperor were very loud. The emperor could not help but look outside, and it was hard to tell whether his expression was anger or hatred.
Old Fang clenched his fists calmly. What he had been busy with these days was to accuse the Queen and Fu Ruoxi of having an affair, and even the fact that Prince Xin was not the Emperor’s son.
But when Old Fang looked in the direction of the prince, he saw that the prince was looking at Fu Ruoxi with some gratitude in his eyes. It seemed that… now that Prince Xin was dead, the queen would probably not survive either, and the prince would certainly not hold on to Fu Ruoxi anymore.
The emperor nodded, and his eyes fell on Bai Qingyan, whose arms were hanging at his sides. “How did you know that the queen’s people would save Fu Ruoxi?”
“Your Majesty, Bai Qingyan did not guess that the Queen would save Fu Ruoxi. She only guessed that the Queen would send someone to silence Fu Ruoxi. He specifically instructed Lord Lu to keep a close watch on her. But after returning to Princess Zhenguo’s Mansion, Bai Qingyan still felt uneasy, so he sent people to keep an eye on the Dali Temple to prevent Fu Ruoxi from meeting with an unexpected event before Your Majesty interrogates her. After all, the Queen is the mother of the country, and the decision on whether to convict or not should be… Your Majesty’s decision after interrogating Fu Ruoxi. It concerns the reputation of the royal family, so it’s always right to be cautious.” Bai Qingyan said.
The emperor’s doubts disappeared, and he exhaled softly: “Doctor Huang, take a look at the wound on the Zhenguo Princess’s arm!”
“Your Majesty, Bai Qingyan’s injuries are minor and nothing serious!” Bai Qingyan lowered his eyes, not revealing any expression. “Right now, there are more important things to do. Grandmother has kept the Queen in the palace in the name of protecting her and the dragon fetus, but to prevent the Queen from doing something irreversible after learning of Prince Xin’s death, Your Majesty please ask the Crown Prince to go over immediately and personally invite the Queen over. General Fu is here too… We can confront each other face to face if anything happens, and that will also clear General Fu’s name.”
Since it concerns the royal family’s reputation, Bai Qingyan knows that the emperor will probably not really ask the queen to confront him. This time, Prince Xin is actually plotting a rebellion. Even if the queen has a huge grievance, the emperor will not believe a word of it. He may even not even meet the queen. He will directly let Gao Demao send the queen off with a white silk.
As for the Crown Prince, he naturally didn’t want the Queen to see the Emperor again. What if the Queen’s eloquence could make the Emperor think of their old feelings and spare the Queen’s life…
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