Rebirth of the High Family's Beloved

Jiang Qingqing was about to stop him, but a hand had already snatched the wine glass from Yan Ci's hand.

This startled Jiang Qingqing slightly, and her outstretched hand froze in mid-air, and she looked up at the man.

This person was none other than Xie Chengyin.

Xie Chengyin frowned, and without caring about Jiang Qingqing's surprised look, he held the wine glass far away from Yan Ci.

"Why did you drink so much?"

Yan Ci looked at his empty hands and was searching for his wine glass. When he heard the voice and looked up, he saw Xie Chengyin.

She grinned, "I'm happy, Xie Chengyin, you know, I'm particularly happy today because I saw..."

Xie Chengyin quickly stuffed a piece of cake into Yan Ci's mouth, interrupting her from saying anything else.

"Yan Shisan, wake up, we are in the palace."

Yan Ci spat out the dry cake in his mouth and muttered softly: "I don't want to eat cake, I want to eat meat."

The interaction between the two people surprised Jiang Qingqing, who was watching from the sidelines. She wondered when they became so familiar with each other.

Yan Ci and Xie Chengyin kept their relationship a secret from Jiang Qingqing because Jiang Qingqing always had all kinds of strange ideas.

So in order to avoid unnecessary trouble, Yan Ci would go shopping every time he went out to see Xie Chengyin.

Xie Chengyin had already seen the situation here. He had no intention of coming over until he saw Yan Ci was drunk. He couldn't help but come over to stop him.

He had told Yan Ci in advance that today's New Year's Eve palace banquet was by no means that simple. She was drinking so much. If something unexpected happened, she would not be able to escape.

Jiang Qingqing didn't want her daughter to be too involved with Xie Chengyin, so she quickly pulled Yan Ci to her side, then looked at Xie Chengyin with a vigilant look, and spoke politely: "Young Marquis Xie, Ah Ci is drunk, and his words and actions are a bit thoughtless, please forgive me."

Xie Chengyin nodded slightly, turned around and left.

At this moment, a crisp sound of porcelain breaking was suddenly heard in the hall. The sound was so loud that everyone in the hall suddenly became quiet and looked towards the place where the sound came from.

Then he saw the Crown Princess suddenly stand up in front of the Crown Prince's desk, and with a pale face she fell into the Crown Prince's arms.

In front of him, a palace maid looked terrified and at a loss, as if she didn't see the broken porcelain and scalding hot soup on the ground. She knelt on the ground and kowtowed, saying over and over: "This servant didn't mean it, Crown Prince and Crown Princess, please spare my life!"

Shen Zhaoyong gently embraced Jiang Yun. Seeing that she was just a little frightened and was fine, he barely suppressed the anger in his heart.

But the look on his face was still frighteningly cold.

Shen Zhaoyong has always been a mild-tempered person. Ordinary things will not make him angry, because most things are not worth his attention.

But when Jiang Yun was bumped by this palace maid, he could not control his temper.

That was the person he cared about, and he had loved and doted on her every day since they got married, and he didn't want to let her be frightened in the slightest.

Now that he has just come out to attend a palace banquet, some blind people come to bully him.

"You just said you didn't mean it and that's it? Did my beloved concubine get frightened in vain? She is newly pregnant and the fetus is unstable. You are deliberately plotting to murder the heir. Tell me, who ordered you to do this!"

Shen Zhaoyong's powerful words echoed in the Fengtian Hall. The sounds of singing, dancing and musical instruments came to an abrupt end, and the actors retreated quickly and tactfully.

The entire Fengtian Hall fell silent, leaving only the sound of the palace maid kneeling on the ground and kowtowing and begging for mercy.

The maid lowered her head, her frail body shaking like a sieve. Hearing the prince's words, she said anxiously, "I really accidentally knocked over the teacup. I didn't expect to scare the princess. I was not instructed by anyone. I did it unintentionally. I hope Your Highness will forgive me."

Shen Zhaoyong glanced at the palace maid coldly, and suddenly turned to Emperor Tianqing who was sitting above, "Father, please investigate and give justice to me and Ayun."

Emperor Tianqing's eyes were cold. He had seen countless low-level methods, both overt and covert, and he knew very well that these so-called accidents, carelessness, and unintentional acts were all intentional.

But the person behind the scenes was so blatantly doing his tricks right under his nose, and even had his eyes on the royal heir.

This was not only a contempt for him as the emperor, but also a provocation to the imperial power.

He immediately said, "Yang Zhao, I'm leaving the person in your hands. Find out the truth within one day."

Yang Zhao nodded his head and said yes. He glanced at the palace maid who was so scared that she almost fainted below with a sinister look, and smiled coldly.

Everyone who falls into his hands, except those who cannot speak, tells the truth.

The palace maid was taken away, and Shen Zhaoyong and Jiang Yun also left on the pretext of returning to the palace to summon the imperial physician to check on the situation.

Empress Xiao felt a little regretful as she watched Shen Zhaoyong and his wife leave.

It was almost, just almost, the bowl of hot soup would have spilled on Jiang Yun. Even if her child wasn't scared away, she would have gotten a layer of skin peeled off due to the burns.

What a shame! All that hot soup was wasted.

She withdrew her gaze, drank the glass of wine happily, and felt refreshed both physically and mentally.

After this incident, Emperor Tianqing lost interest and sat for a while before getting up and leaving.

Now that Emperor Tianqing has left, there is no need for the civil and military officials to stay. Who knows who will be implicated by the incident that just frightened the Crown Princess? The most important thing for now is to protect themselves.

They didn't even care whether they were full or not, and each found an excuse to leave the banquet with their family.

Yan Ci was still drunk and unconscious, and was supported by Jiang Qingqing out of Fengtian Hall. Just then, Jin Yao and Jin Lang came over, took Yan Ci from Jiang Qingqing, and sent her back to Yun Pavilion.

At this time, Shen Zhaoyong and his wife, who had already returned to Chonghua Palace, saw Imperial Doctor Liao out, closed the door, and sat at the table and laughed.

Shen Zhaoyong poured tea for Jiang Yun, "You didn't eat enough just now, I'll ask the kitchen to send some snacks over."

Jiang Yun was full of energy, no longer looking pale, weak and helpless as she had been just now due to being frightened.

She hesitated and said, "Ordering snacks now might arouse suspicion, so let's not do it."

Shen Zhaoyong's eyes swept across Jiang Yun's flat belly, and he said seriously, "So what if you doubt me? If you don't want to eat, I'm afraid my unborn child will starve."

Jiang Yun covered her lips and burst out laughing. This guy is addicted to acting.

Doesn’t she know whether she has a baby in her belly or not?

His hand unconsciously rested on his belly, "Your Highness, if there is no change in the future, what shall we do? We can't keep pretending."

"No need. With what happened today, those long arms and legs will probably be retracted a lot. We can have some peace for a few days. When the time comes, we'll see who gets unlucky and who will take the blame."