Chapter 55: Two Rebellious Sons Want to Murder Me

"Go away, go out!"

At this moment, the palace was in chaos. All the precious flowers and branches in the back garden were burned bare, and thick smoke was billowing from the Fengluan Palace next door...

The eunuchs and guards formed four or five long lines and passed buckets of water to put out the fire.

The emperor and his concubines all moved to Chengqian Hall, where two people were kneeling on the cold floor in the center, Xia Yunheng and the third prince Xia Muzhe.

The eldest princess, who was the only one sitting below the emperor, couldn't bear to look at her son. She was so angry that she leaned back on the chair, looking like she was leaving it to her younger brother to decide for her.

Xia Yunheng secretly looked at his mother, his eyes silently shouting, Mom, are you really not going to save your son?
The Third Prince also looked at his mother, the Imperial Noble Consort, for help. He and his cousin were just flying a Kongming lantern, and there was no wind. How could it have landed in the Queen's residence?
"Your Majesty, these two rebellious sons want to murder me, Your Majesty..."

The queen, whose clothes were burned with several holes, was all black and had dishevelled hair, and who had escaped death, cried bitterly. She had been guarding the New Year well, but she almost died.

The emperor looked at the two people with a headache, "Pass my order to Principal Song, the third prince will be transferred to Qingyun Academy, and their vacation will end tomorrow. Teach them good manners and correct their bad habits!"

The eunuch in charge walked to the center and responded, "Yes, Your Majesty."

Just cancel the vacation and teach the child well and that's it?

The Queen knelt on the ground in grievance, "Your Majesty, please understand that these two people have evil intentions and are clearly trying to murder me. I hope Your Majesty will punish them severely."

The concubines sneered. What age is he? He just wants to play with firecrackers and set off sky lanterns during the New Year. He is even plotting murder. What a big shitty hat he is being put on him.

The princess glanced at him coldly, "The queen has such a vicious heart. My son was a little naughty, but his crime was not punishable by death. My brother has already been punished. Are you not satisfied? Do you have to put two heads in front of you to vent your anger?"

The queen gritted her teeth and stood up, looking at her elder sister. "The whole capital knows that the prince is naughty. He has bullied my nephew several times and now he has even set fire to my Fengluan Palace. I heard that he is studying in Qingyun Academy. It is obvious that the teacher is not very talented and what he is teaching is just nonsense. I beg Your Majesty to withdraw your order and find another teacher to teach him carefully."

The king is always talking nonsense. The queen is very confused today. Yun Heng bullied her nephew?
The emperor didn't even look at what kind of person Lu Jie was. He thought he was a fool. The emperor angrily threw the brush he used to mark memorials at her.

Vermillion red ink streaked across the queen’s cheek.

"The queen was frightened today and spoke without thinking. She has been taken to Taihe Palace to rest and reflect on her mistakes behind closed doors. She should seriously study the experiences of previous queens."

After the emperor finished speaking, he took the pen that the eunuch handed back to him.

"Your Majesty, Holy Might!"

The eldest princess stood up happily and followed the concubines and princes to pay tribute to the emperor.

After they finished worshipping, the gentle prince went over to help the two poor kids up from their knees, "Mu Ze and your cousin, please concentrate and follow Principal Song to learn well. In the future, you should turn over a new leaf and become a better person."

The prince smiled warmly at the two of them. Qingyun Academy was now notorious, and his father's intention today was vaguely to support the academy. He glanced at his leisurely aunt. Could it be because of his aunt?
Xia Yunheng didn't like her cousin the Crown Prince who was so friendly, so she nodded perfunctorily and took her cousin the Third Prince to find her mother, standing behind her obediently.

The imperial concubine gritted her teeth and said: Silly child, your mother is here, why are you standing behind others?
After the farce, everyone went back home. The eldest princess scolded her son all the way home, asking what happened to the dead child. He was fine at school, but his true colors showed as soon as the holiday came. Now, on New Year's Day, the two of them had to go to school in misery.

The next morning, Song Yanjin, who was still in bed, heard Yuan Chang outside the room announcing that someone from the palace was coming. He jumped up in shock and said, "Today is the first day of the new year, not April Fools' Day. Yuan Chang, please don't talk nonsense."

Cui Yuanchang, who was outside the door, didn't understand what April Fool's Day was, and repeated, "Shanzhang, the eunuch in charge of the palace has brought the emperor's oral order, and the third prince and Prince Yunheng are waiting in the living room. You'd better go and receive the order quickly."

Song Yanjin confirmed that it was not a prank, so she stood up and found a decent dress to change into. Bai Zhu also brought in hot water, washed her face and started to put on makeup.

"Miss, please wear this fox fur cloak today. It's festive!" Bai Zhu held up the newly made bright red cloak. It was New Year's Day, so of course she had to wear something festive.

Song Yanjin followed her, and after getting dressed, the three of them went to the reception room.

The eunuch in charge's eyes lit up when he saw Song Shanzhang. He thought that seeing in person was believing. The rumors outside must be spread out of envy of Song Shanzhang's unparalleled beauty and jealousy of his talent.

Xia Yunheng whispered to the third prince's cousin, "This is my eldest cousin."

When the Third Prince Xia Muzhe saw such a beautiful girl, he found it hard to imagine that she could be connected with the evil woman mentioned by his cousin the Crown Prince.

The Xia Dynasty scholars had high status. The chief eunuch clasped his fists slightly and said, "Excuse me, Master Song."

Song Yanjin knelt slightly and returned the greeting, "Happy New Year, Angel."

The chief eunuch smiled bitterly. He was the only one who was still working during the New Year. He flicked his whisk and said, "Pass on His Majesty's oral order..."

Song Yanjin took Bai Zhu and Cui Yuanshang and placed their index fingers on the left side of their lower abdomen, then knelt on one knee to receive the order.

"Prince Yunheng, the Third Prince released a Kongming lantern last night, which caused a fire in the Queen's bedroom, the Fengluan Palace. The two of them have bad tempers and poor morals. From now on, their vacation is over and they will be personally disciplined and guided by Principal Song of Qingyun Academy. I hope they will mend their ways."

After listening, Song Yanjin looked up at the two culprits and couldn't help but give them a thumbs up. They were capable people. Burning the palace on New Year's Day...

If your own child must be hung up and beaten, what's the point of sending her here to teach her how to learn after receiving a minor punishment and a severe admonition?

It seems that both of them are the emperor's favorites!

"The common people accept the order."

Song Yanjin stood up after he finished speaking, hinting Baizhu to hand over the purse, "Thank you for your hard work on the first day of the new year, this small red envelope is for your happiness."

The eunuch in charge was grinning from ear to ear as the new year brought good fortune. Director Song was a sensible man, so he accepted the red envelope and praised the gentleman highly.

The princess asked His Majesty to take more care of Qingyun Academy. His Majesty had conducted private investigations and mentioned Principal Song several times.

Song Yanjin accompanied the eunuch all the way out and got a lot of information from him. His Majesty is now very optimistic about Qingyun Academy, and he guessed that the eldest princess had made a lot of contributions.

Xia Yunheng pulled his cousin to sit down, as naturally as if he had returned home.

Cui Yuanchang served tea to the two gentlemen. Although he disliked them, they were royal children after all, so he had to be polite.

Song Yanjin brought Baizhu back and saw the two masters drinking tea leisurely. She frowned and sat on the main seat. She raised her beautiful eyes to her little cousin, "Is it fun to set fire to the Queen's palace?"

The Third Prince Xia Muzhe was so frightened that the tea lid he was playing with slipped off his hand. What did Chief Song mean by this?

"Well, if I say I was wrongly accused, my cousin will definitely not believe me."

Xia Yunheng was too lazy to defend himself. People knew that he was a naughty boy and would just put the blame on him.

(End of this chapter)