Rebirth and Marriage: I am the Mistress of the Palace

Princess Ning became even angrier after hearing this: "Since you know that the Dali Temple and the Jinyiwei are going to try him, you should understand the seriousness of the matter! If you intervene in the corruption case of County Magistrate Ye, the entire palace will be implicated. It will be troublesome if our family is suspected of having a connection with County Magistrate Ye!"

Xiao Qingyuan frowned: "I didn't think so much. The innocent are innocent. We have nothing to do with County Magistrate Ye, so it's useless for anyone to suspect us. But mother, don't worry. Even if there is any trouble, I will take responsibility for my own actions and will not implicate you and father."

Princess Ning looked at him in disbelief. "What are you talking about? What do you mean you should take responsibility for your own actions? If something happens to you, will your father and I be able to escape? You said you won't get involved, so you won't get involved?"

Xiao Qingyuan was unhappy: "What does mother mean? Are you going to let me just stand by and watch? Watch someone die without helping? You are cowardly and unwilling to save someone from danger, but I am not afraid!"

Princess Ning was dumbfounded, and she couldn't even speak clearly out of anger: "You, you... you... bastard!"

"Miss Ye said that her father was wrongly accused. I'm going to the palace to find the crown prince and ask him to instruct the Royal Guards to release Magistrate Ye."

Princess Ning almost vomited blood: "No! You can't go into the palace to find the prince!"

"I have already promised her to help her in front of many people at Fazhen Temple. I cannot go back on my word."

Xiao Qingyuan warned with a righteous look on his face: "While I am in the palace, mother, please don't secretly drive Miss Ye away. Miss Ye is already pitiful enough. Mother, don't be so selfish and only care about protecting yourself and refuse to lend a helping hand to her."

"She has no place to live now. There are many vacant houses in the mansion. Just let her stay for two days. Once I rescue her father, she will leave naturally."

Princess Ning's face turned from livid to pale, and she suddenly laughed sadly: "Did you all hear that? This is the good son I raised. I didn't let him save the corrupt official, and he actually said I was selfish?"

"Okay, that's great! You want to go to the palace to ask the prince to release Magistrate Ye, right? Then I will go to the palace with you! I will kneel down in the Yangxin Palace today and beg the emperor to lock you up with Ye Zhongli!"

Xiao Qingyuan was shocked: "Mother! Why are you doing this?!"

"Don't call me mother. I am so selfish and cowardly, how can I be the mother of a great hero like you? I think you shouldn't have the surname Xiao. You should follow that Ye Zhongli and have the surname Ye. Compared with the prince, he is more like your biological father!"

"Mother, what nonsense are you talking about? I just wanted to help Miss Ye. Why did you make things so serious?"

Princess Ning snorted coldly: "You are stubborn! Someone, change my clothes for me, I want to enter the palace immediately!"

As soon as she finished speaking, the door curtain was lifted and Prince Ning walked in.

When Princess Ning saw him, her eyes immediately turned red. "My Lord, you are finally back. I can no longer control Yuan'er. He is clamoring to go to the palace to ask the Crown Prince to release Ye Zhongli! I will go to the palace to find the Emperor and lock Yuan'er up to prevent him from causing more trouble!"

Prince Ning ignored the crowd of people watching and stepped forward to pat her on the back to comfort her, then wiped her eyes and said, "Don't cry. I'm here. The sky won't fall. I'll discipline my son. I'll go talk to my brother, you don't have to go."

Princess Ning couldn't hold back any longer, she leaned on his shoulder and burst into tears: "I'm scared, how can Yuan'er get involved in such a thing? If we're not careful, we'll lose our lives!"

Prince Ning knew that his wife was a strong-willed person. If she was not extremely sad and frightened, she would never cry like this in front of so many people.

He put his arm around his wife and coaxed her gently, "It's okay, Yingzhen. Although my title as a prince doesn't have much real power, I am fortunately a member of the royal family. Your Royal Brother trusts me. No matter how much trouble Yuan'er gets into in the future, your Royal Brother will not kill him for my sake."

After he finished speaking, he turned to look at Xiao Qingyuan and scolded him coldly: "Look at how scared you made your mother. Why don't you kneel down and admit your mistake!"

Xiao Qingyuan turned his face away: "I didn't do anything. I just wanted to help Miss Ye with a small favor. Who knew that my mother would react so strongly, as if I had committed a serious crime. It made me feel uncomfortable."

Prince Ning was almost irritated to death by him: "You still think you're right? Yan Cheng!"

Yan Cheng immediately stepped forward: "I'm here!"

"Tie up the prince and throw him into the woodshed!"

"Yes!"

"Father!"

"Also tie up Miss Ye that he brought back! I will deal with her after I go to the palace for instructions!"

"Yes!"

"Father! It's ok for you to tie me up, but why did you tie up Miss Ye? What did she do wrong?"

"She was wrong. She was blind and wicked and wanted to drag my Ning Palace into trouble! Ye Chongli colluded with the ministers in the court and embezzled millions of silver dollars for river and canal repairs, killing countless innocent people. The Ministry of Justice, the Dali Temple, and the Jinyiwei took turns to interrogate him. He can't escape the blame! You want to ask the prince to let him go, you are dreaming!"

After Prince Ning finished speaking, he waved to the guards.

Yan Cheng tied up Xiao Qingyuan without any hesitation and pushed him out.

The room fell silent. Prince Ning wiped the tears from the princess's face, helped her sit down on the chaise longue, then turned to look at Shen Wantang.

"Yuan'er secretly took in the daughter of a criminal. I must immediately go to the palace to plead guilty. You stay home and take good care of your mother. You also need to keep an eye on Yuan'er and don't let him slip away. When I'm not around, you will be in charge of all matters at home. If there is anything you can't solve, send someone to the palace to deliver a message to me."

Shen Wantang responded respectfully: "Don't worry, father. I will remember this."

Prince Ning was indeed confident in his daughter-in-law. With her in charge of the palace, he had no worries.

He quickly took his men away.

Shen Wantang stayed with her mother-in-law, talked to her, and comforted her until a smile finally appeared on her mother-in-law's face. Only then did she feel relieved.

After Princess Ning finished laughing, influenced by Shen Wantang, she also began to comfort herself: "In fact, I am also blessed. Although my son is not a good person, my daughter-in-law is like a little cotton-padded jacket, warm and reliable. People should be content. Ignore the words of that bastard. I am living a good life."

Shen Wantang smiled and said, "You not only have a reliable daughter-in-law, but also a reliable husband! Mother is indeed blessed. There are not many men as reliable as father in the capital. You have married the right person!"

Princess Ning raised the corners of her lips, took Shen Wantang's hand and said, "That's right, the prince has the status and looks, treats me well on weekdays, and respects me in everything. But he likes to study astrology too much. He often spends day and night in the Imperial Observatory looking at the sky and stars, like he is possessed."