The wicked mother-in-law doesn't try to whitewash herself; she only abuses her awful children.

Chapter 733 The Little Grandson is No Simpleton
The old emperor naturally didn't care what happened to that maid.

The old emperor looked at Princess Mingyue and said meaningfully, "Xiyue, you really need to change your ways. You can't just snatch anything you fancy and claim it as your own. There are so many skilled pastry chefs in the capital, yet you insist on stealing the pastry chef from Peach Blossom Desserts. How can Peach Blossom Desserts do business if you take away the pastry chef? Lady Suifeng is Yi'er's grandmother from among the common people. It is thanks to her careful care that Yi'er was able to reunite with me. Your actions today have made Lady Suifeng think that our royal family is ungrateful and bullies people."

"Since today's misunderstanding at Prince Yu's residence was caused by Xi Yue, why don't you quickly apologize to Lord Suifeng?"

Princess Mingyue looked at Tong Huaqiong after hearing these words.

Only then did she realize that the owner of this peach blossom dessert shop from the countryside was the foster grandmother of the grandson.

No wonder the Emperor favored her so much.

Why should she apologize to a crazy old woman from the countryside?
Even if she raised the crown prince, so what? It's her honor to raise a member of the royal bloodline, and she should be grateful.

“Uncle, this whole thing was caused by the pastry chef at Peach Blossom Dessert Shop.” Princess Mingyue was quite indignant. “A mere pastry chef dares to defy our royal family.”

If that pastry chef had followed her earlier, none of this would have happened.

The old emperor's face turned cold.

Tong Huaqiong wondered, how could this Princess Mingyue be so stupid?

Prince Yu said in a deep voice, "Xi Yue, what nonsense are you talking about? It seems that I have spoiled you so much that you can't distinguish right from wrong. You are clearly in the wrong. If you like peach blossom desserts, then go and buy them. You shouldn't have tried to steal someone else's pastry chef's business."

He then turned to the old emperor and said, "Your Majesty, I intend to send Xiyue to Longhua Temple to cultivate her mind and character. She can come out when she has become calm and composed."

He couldn't bear to let his daughter suffer in the temple.

The Prince Yu's mansion had just escaped charges of treason, and he dared not gamble on whether his daughter would anger the emperor again.

Hearing the name Ryūkaji Shūgetsu makes me want to scream and refuse.

But seeing the old emperor's cold face instantly brought him to his senses.

"Hurry up and apologize to Lord Suifeng!" Prince Yu gritted his teeth.

The princess bowed her head and apologized to Tong Huaqiong with a wronged expression.

Tong Huaqiong said, "Whether the princess apologizes to me or not is irrelevant. The emperor just said that I still need to do business in Shengjing. Peach Blossom Dessert Shop has so many employees to support, and these employees also have families to support. Now everyone in Shengjing knows that Peach Blossom Dessert Shop has offended the princess. I'm afraid that people will no longer dare to patronize Peach Blossom Dessert Shop. I'm afraid that other shops will not dare to hire my employees after leaving Peach Blossom Dessert Shop. Wouldn't these employees have no livelihood? Your Majesty, I have a request. Could you please ask the princess to go to East Market Street to clear up this misunderstanding for everyone? Just to give our Peach Blossom Dessert Shop employees a way to make a living."

"You are presumptuous."

Princess Mingyue's irritable nature was once again exposed after being provoked by Tong Huaqiong.

What does this crazy woman mean by making her apologize in the street?

That would be better than killing her.

She was defeated by Tong Huaqiong today because she was careless, and she absolutely cannot apologize in the street.

The old emperor smiled and looked at Prince Yu, asking, "What does Your Majesty think of the request from the Prince of Suifeng?"

Prince Yu cursed inwardly; what could he possibly think?
If the emperor didn't want to agree, he would have rejected Tong Huaqiong's request long ago. Asking him for his opinion now is just trying to embarrass the Yuwang Mansion in public.
This apology from Xi Yue must be made publicly.

Prince Yu said respectfully, "It is indeed Xi Yue's fault in this matter, and Peach Blossom Dessert should be given an explanation."

The old emperor nodded and said, "This also lets everyone know that the Prince Yu's Mansion has no intention of rebelling, clearing the Prince Yu's Mansion of suspicion. It's just that Xi Yue will have to suffer a bit."

Prince Yu quickly said he dared not, and Xi Yue did not feel wronged.

And so the matter was settled.

Princess Mingyue had to apologize to Tong Huaqiong and the pastry chef at Peach Blossom Dessert in public.

"It pains me to see my brother covered in blood. Summon the imperial physician to examine him." The old emperor resumed his role as a kind elder brother.

The imperial physician arrived quickly and bandaged up Prince Yu's head.

Seeing that the emperor was tired, everyone took their leave.

As Princess Mingyue stepped out of the Golden Palace, she stared intently at Tong Huaqiong and Gu Taohua; she remembered this mother and daughter.

This was the first time she had ever run into trouble in Shengjing, and she had to get revenge. "Grandmother."

"Aunt Peach Blossom".

The grandson rushed over, followed by Man'er, Yaozu, and Duo'er.

"Greetings, Your Highness the Crown Prince."

Among the people in the palace, Tong Huaqiong and Gu Taohua had no choice but to bow to Zhao Yi.

The Crown Prince, pulling Tong Huaqiong along, looked at Princess Mingyue with an icy expression: "Why did you bully my grandmother and aunt, Princess?"

Princess Mingyue looked at the Crown Prince with obvious disdain.

The son of a deposed crown prince, without father or mother and without any power, was no different from a good-for-nothing.

If the emperor hadn't felt he posed no threat, he wouldn't have been welcomed back at all.

In the future, he will be nothing more than a neglected and impoverished prince.

Princess Mingyue said, "Who bullied them? Do they even deserve it? They just ran into each other."

Prince Yu rebuked, "Xi Yue, stop talking nonsense."

He then turned to the Crown Prince and said with a smile, "Crown Prince, you have been welcomed back and reinstated to the imperial register. Don't forget that as a member of the royal family, you must not casually acknowledge any grandparents or grandfathers. Otherwise, your imperial grandfather will be unhappy if he hears you calling someone 'grandmother' so casually."

Prince Yu felt that he was just trying to be helpful.

How can members of the imperial family be related to commoners?

Even a commoner dared to accuse him of treason.

He had the same problem as his father, the former crown prince. If his father hadn't been so used to mingling with commoners and scholars, and hadn't introduced a series of policies that were too biased towards the common people and thus threatened the interests of powerful families, how could he have been besieged by a coalition of powerful families and suffered such a crushing defeat?

He was also trying to show Tong Huaqiong that the Crown Prince's thighs weren't actually that thick.

The Crown Prince raised his dark eyes and glanced at Prince Yu, saying, "Does Grandfather know that Prince Yu tries to figure out what Grandfather is thinking every day?"

Prince Yu was instantly speechless.

"Your Highness should take good care of yourself."

These words almost broke Prince Yu's guard.

They underestimated this young grandson.

Prince Yu left with Princess Mingyue.

Tong Huaqiong felt incredibly satisfied.

The young crown prince is no pushover; a single sentence from him can send Prince Yu into a rage.

The grandson, with his large, clear eyes, said to Tong Huaqiong, "Grandmother, you are amazing! I heard that you caused the Prince Yu's Mansion to suffer a great setback today."

Tong Huaqiong chuckled and ruffled the Crown Prince's hair, saying, "You're even more impressive; you made Prince Yu run away in anger."

The grandfather and grandson talked for a while.

Man'er stepped forward and took Tong Huaqiong's hand, chattering about her life in the palace these past two days.

"Grandma, I want to go home," Man'er said.

Tong Huaqiong thought that Man'er had been bullied in the palace. Man'er shook her head and said that if she didn't go back, she was afraid that her mother and grandmother would worry. In addition, Duo'er was timid, so it would be better for her to leave the palace and stay with her family.

At this moment, Su Chengmin came over and told Tong Huaqiong that a welcome banquet would be held for the Crown Prince in five days. The Emperor's intention was for the three children to stay and accompany the Crown Prince until the banquet was over before leaving the palace.

Since the Emperor has given the order, we can only wait five days before we can take the child out of the palace.

After comforting Man'er and Duo'er, Tong Huaqiong hurriedly caught up with Prince Yu and Princess Mingyue.