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Rong'er thought to himself, "I've encountered something that makes me feel awkward. This is something that I avoided along the way, but it still happened in the end. Facing this girl's accusation, I can't ignore the sympathy in my heart. How am I supposed to act?" All these years, I've insisted that I never mention anything about politics to the emperor, but this time, am I going to break the rule?

During dinner time, the eunuch who accompanied them came to inform the emperor that he was hosting a banquet for the officials of the former palace. He didn't come, and had already instructed the estate to prepare special food for the two concubines, which would be delivered shortly.

While waiting for dinner in the small hall, Rong'er and Xuande chatted about the strange happenings along the way while sighing at the tiredness of the Jiangnan mountains and rivers, as well as the fact that he was just sitting obediently by the side, when the servants from the manor arrived, Rong'er ordered them to bring the food over. There were several maids from the mansion, and amongst them was the girl whom she had seen in the afternoon.

"Thanks for the trouble." Rong'er nodded his head lightly as he led Rongxian over, then beckoned Xuande to take a seat. Rongxian was very hungry, so he ate big mouthfuls of food. As a result, Ronger couldn't help but frown, "Guan`er, eat slowly, pay attention to the princess' appearance!"

"Understood, Madam!" Rongxian looked up and smiled at Rongxian, Zhang Luo said, "Dear ladies, please enjoy! The taste is pretty good. "

Xuande smiled and said to Rong'er, "Along the way, I've really seen how adorable our princess is!"

Rong'er smiled bitterly, and the two of them began to eat in silence. A few maids beside them were at the back, ready to listen to their orders. The elderly maid was introducing the dishes to them.

Right behind Rong'er, the girl they had met that afternoon had never stopped secretly sizing up Rong'er and Xuande.

Usually, the two of them would stay behind in the residence and would request to meet quite a few officials and madams, but they would usually not easily meet each other. On this day, as usual, the servants of the residence brought in dinner, and Rong'er actually had a feeling that the girl they met for the first time liked to sneak a peek at her, so he gave her a bit of attention. Today, after she put down the dishes, she suddenly knelt down and kowtowed towards Rong'er and Xuan De, saying, "The people are wronged.

The older woman reacted rather quickly, and she quickly walked over and shouted, "Obedient, what are you doing? You've let down the two esteemed ladies, and this servant will go back and properly educate that girl, startling the two esteemed ladies to eat dinner. Please forgive me."

Rong'er and Xuande glanced at each other. The two of them were indeed surprised, but due to the special attention they had been paying these past few days, Rong'er had a good impression of her. If it was the past, she would definitely not care about this grievance.

When the girl heard this, she hurriedly raised her head to look at Rong'er gratefully. At the same time, she stood up and respectfully handed the paper in her hand to Rong'er.

Rong'er unfolded the paper and looked at it carefully. This girl was quite daring. She actually accused the court's fourth rank official, An Huan, the Prefect of Ning Country. She signed the document with the name Yuan Yi. Rong'er gently put the letter away, raised his head and looked at the girl with a gentle gaze and said softly, "You're Yuan Yi?"

"This commoner is the informer, Yuan Yi." Yuan Yi was already extremely nervous, but he forced himself to remain calm as he said this.

"Yuan Yi, you are suing an official. The two of us are unable to handle the case because of the wife, so you sued in the wrong place. If you tell the mansion, you can make a statement to the higher authorities." Rong'er said softly.

"Imperial Concubine Rong, how do you know that this subject did not complain, that the officials are at fault, and that when they heard the news of the emperor's visit to the south of Jiangnan, this subject carried the intention to kill herself and went to Jiangning, where I originally wanted to stop the imperial carriage to report to the emperor, but the emperor still allowed the people to report all the way there, so I was extremely helpless to sneak into the Jiangning manor and wait for an opportunity, but I simply had no way of meeting the emperor, and even if I met the two ladies, I could only wait for a little while." Yuan Yi said excitedly with tears in her eyes.

"How did you get in here?" Rong'er didn't understand. Logically speaking, those who had come to greet the imperial carriage in the Jiangning Estate should have a thorough understanding of the situation. However, this woman seemed to have just entered the mansion not long ago.

"This …" Yuan Yi hesitated for a moment, then raised his head and softly said, "My daughter is originally from Jiangning, my uncle was always there as a servant, and when my father was appointed as Zhizhou, I followed my father to Anhui to take up his post. This time, hearing that the emperor is going to Jiangning, I travelled day and night to Jiangning to discuss this with my uncle, and begged him to help me … This time, my uncle and I are determined to die just to give justice to my father. "

"Yuan Yi, do you know how serious your complaint is? This is no small matter! " Rong'er sighed.

"This humble woman knows herself. This humble woman is going to sue the officials. On one hand, she is avenging her father, but on the other hand, she is also expelling corrupt officials for the Great Qing." Yuan Yi said with a serious expression.

"Alright, you can leave now. I'm not sure if I can help you. I need to think about it." After all, this was too unexpected, and as a woman of the harem, she couldn't participate in matters of the court, so she needed to think about it.

Yuan Yi stood up, and Rong'er raised her head to look at the old maid that led the group, and said softly: "You don't have to blame her, everything is fine as it is."

After that, Rong'er began to eat, remaining silent all the way until the restaurant closed up. After everyone withdrew, Xuande finally could not help but ask: "Big sister, then what crime did Yuan Yi charge the Anhui Prefect with?" Although Xuande and Rong'er lived together under the Imperial Concubine, apart from the title, they still talked about seniority and seniority in the palace. Between the two of them, Rong'er was the eldest, while Rong'er was already the leader of the four imperial concubines in the palace, so when they came out of the palace, Xuande naturally respected them as well.

Rong'er smiled as he handed the letter to Xuande, "A case of officials being mutual, each other being greedy for dirt and breaking the law, eliminating others and dirtying the government officials who had framed them."

Xuande looked at the notice and exclaimed, "Ah, this maid's father is from the prefecture, then she can be considered the daughter of a rich family."

Rong'er nodded. "The first time I saw this girl, I had a strange feeling. She seemed to be very magnanimous with her gestures, and her servants who weren't suffering had a sense of pettiness."

"Sister Rong, are you going to intervene in this matter? Didn't the emperor always instruct us not to interfere in matters of storage along the way or in the imperial court? " Imperial Concubine De remembered Xuan Ye's instructions.

"That's right, how could I dare to forget the emperor's orders?" "But it happened right in front of our eyes. I feel pity for this girl." Rong'er sighed.

"Elder sister Rong is being too kind again. Don't get yourself into trouble. It's just a one-sided speech from this girl. What if she makes a false accusation?" Xuande thought more, after all.

"A false accusation? Could such a girl be falsely accused? "She snuck into this mansion to get close to the emperor. She's worried that the Emperor's life might be in danger." Rong'er looked suspiciously at Xuande.

"Elder sister, there isn't anyone in this world. You should think about it more carefully. It's always better to be more considerate." Xuande had already understood that she could not participate in this matter, because she could not decide if it was a good thing or bad thing, but it was better to avoid trouble. Of course, as a good sister, she would naturally advise Rong'er to not participate, but if Rong'er insisted, then there was nothing she could do.

"Well, I'll think about it tonight." Rong'er nodded in agreement.

In the evening, Rong'er was sitting quietly in his room, the candles on the table were burning dimly, and Emperor Rong was sitting obediently on the other side of the table, just like Rong'er. Suddenly, he said, "Mother, that sister is quite pitiful."

That's right, that girl was only three or four years older than him, but she was already an orphan with both parents killed. How could she bear to not help? In truth, she knew that the Emperor respected her, so as long as she asked, the Emperor would definitely send someone to investigate. If there really was such a thing, if it was as Imperial Concubine De had said, and the Emperor went to all the trouble to investigate, how could she face the Emperor then?

With a soft sigh, Rong'er smiled as he looked at his daughter, "Xian'er, do you really think that big sister has been wronged?"

"Yes, she doesn't look like a bad person!" Ying Zheng nodded without hesitation.

"Do you think the first lady should help her?" Rong'er asked.

"It should be! It would be a good thing if I help her mother! " Rong Xian nodded with a smile and said straightforwardly.

Children's thoughts were always simple, but their hearts were simple and their thoughts were truest. Perhaps she should help this Chinese girl called Yuan Yi …