Pampered by the Toughest Man After Divorce
Chapter 806: Dowager Empress Causes Trouble (2)

Chapter 806: Chapter 806: Dowager Empress Causes Trouble (2)

The Sixth Prince said timidly again, "If we don’t go, it counts as disobedience, and the crime increases by one degree!"

Xiaoqing panicked, "What should we do then? What if the Dowager Empress tortures our Sister Nan Feng to death?"

Nan Feng glared at Xiaoqing.

The Sixth Prince also became anxious, "Now we can only turn to His Majesty, hopefully, His Majesty can save Nan Feng."

"Then I’ll go," Xiaoqing said and, with that, ran off like a shot.

"Wait," the Sixth Prince grabbed Xiaoqing, "Do you think the Dowager Empress would not have taken precautions? Don’t go, I’ll go, it’s just right—I need to deliver cucumbers anyway."

Xiaoqing had no choice but to look at Nan Feng anxiously.

Nan Feng washed her hands and then said indifferently, "It’s fine, just go, at most I’ll be punished once."

On the way to the Yongshou Palace, Nan Feng took each step extremely slowly.

Therefore, after she arrived there, she was delayed a bit more; by that time it was already noon, and the autumn sun was somewhat toxic.

Someone came to report to the Dowager Empress that Nan Feng had arrived. At that moment, the Dowager Empress was dining, and after the meal, she planned to take a nap; naturally, she had no time to attend to Nan Feng. Seeing that the sun was harsh, she instructed her subordinates, "Let her kneel for a while first."

"..."

So Nan Feng knelt outside.

The weather was a bit cool now, only the air was dry, as was the sun, yet Nan Feng was always stubborn, refused to submit—kneeling was nothing to fuss about.

Meanwhile, the Sixth Prince took the opportunity to deliver cucumbers and made his way to the Emperor. The Emperor had just finished the morning court session not long ago and was preparing for his midday meal when Eunuch Wan came in to report that Nan Feng had been summoned by the Dowager Empress, possibly due to the matter with Zhang Tao.

The Emperor immediately lost his appetite for food and ordered his sedan to be prepared without delay.

When the Emperor arrived in front of Yongshou Palace in his sedan, he saw Nan Feng kneeling motionless outside, stiff in her posture even though she was kneeling, a sight that stirred sympathy.

The Emperor approached Nan Feng, and as she lifted her head, she glanced at the Emperor and said indifferently, "Your Majesty," then shifted her gaze away, refusing to look at the Emperor again.

The Emperor’s heart ached.

This was clearly a reprimand from her; had he not confined her to the Palace, would she have suffered such treatment?

But even so, she still refused to yield.

The Emperor squatted down and looked at Nan Feng again, "You should go back first, okay?"

"The Dowager Empress ordered me to kneel here," Nan Feng said indifferently.

"The Dowager Empress didn’t really mean to trouble you, she was just blowing off some steam. She should be asleep by now. When she wakes up, I will explain to her. You should go back," the Emperor said.

Nan Feng no longer put up any resistance, "Alright, thank you, Your Majesty."

That word of thanks was also devoid of sincerity.

Nan Feng went straight back to Siyuan without taking a single glance back at the Emperor.

The Emperor gave a wry smile and then entered Yongshou Palace.

After the Dowager Empress woke up, she saw the Emperor sitting by her bedside. She got up, knowing that the Emperor must have come to plead for Nan Feng, and then she looked at her servants, "What about that Nan Feng?"

"Mother, Nan Feng has already been sent away by your son. She has returned to Siyuan," the Emperor answered.

The Dowager Empress looked at the Emperor, then scoffed coldly, "The Emperor truly is defiant now, having no regard for his mother. When mother wishes to discipline someone, you interfere at every turn."

"Mother, I beg your forgiveness for not heeding you this time. Nan Feng is General Nangong’s wife. General Nangong is fighting tirelessly on the front. If his wife suffers indignities in the Palace, how chilled would the soldiers’ hearts be?"

The Dowager Empress snorted, "There are plenty of women in our dynasty. When Nangong Ye returns from the war, I will match him with ten or eight daughters of ministers, or even a princess would do."