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

Chapter 734 Apologizing in the Street
Prince Yu led Princess Mingyue toward the palace gate.

Previously, the people of Prince Yu's mansion all rode in sedan chairs, but this time Prince Yu dared not ride in a sedan chair, for fear that he would be accused of great disrespect by the censor.

Previously, the censor had impeached him for not touching the ground when riding in a sedan chair in the palace, but the old emperor did not think it was a big deal and defended him in front of the court officials.

After today's rebellion, he even suspects that his good brother's previous protection was fake, just to lower his guard and settle accounts in the end.

Prince Yu's face was ashen.

"You really want me to go to Longhua Temple? Father, you want me to suffer in a temple for the sake of a pastry chef?"

Princess Mingyue kept complaining.

She dared not complain about going to Longhua Temple in front of the emperor in the main hall. After coming out, she mentioned Longhua Temple, thinking that her father was only saying it to the emperor to appease his anger, and that he would not actually let her go.

To her surprise, her father actually intended to let her go.

How could someone of her noble birth possibly go to that wretched place, Longhua Temple, to suffer?

"Shut up! Haven't you brought enough disaster to our palace today?" Prince Yu felt an urge to slap Princess Mingyue.

Princess Mingyue said with a wronged expression, "Today's disaster was all caused by that mother and daughter from the countryside. Father, the Emperor believes that our Prince Yu's Mansion is innocent, so this matter is already over."

Stubborn.

Prince Yu raised his hand to slap him.

"Prince Yu, Princess Mingyue." Tong Huaqiong rushed to Prince Yu and Princess Mingyue with Gu Taohua.

Prince Yu lowered his hand.

Tong Huaqiong said to Princess Mingyue, "Princess, how could this be considered over? You still need to go to Peach Blossom Dessert Shop in public to clear up the misunderstanding."

Princess Mingyue was absolutely furious.

Why does this lowly merchant from the countryside keep haunting me?

She thought the Crown Prince had entangled Tong Huaqiong, so she took the opportunity to hide in Prince Yu's mansion. Who would dare to go to Prince Yu's mansion, tie her up, and make her apologize?

The matter was thus left unresolved.

Prince Yu was completely different from how he was in the Golden Palace; he seemed to want to devour Tong Huaqiong.

“Lord Suifeng, I advise you to be forgiving when you can. After all, you also need to do business in Shengjing. Wouldn’t it be better to have more friends?” Prince Yu said sinisterly.

Tong Huaqiong thought dismissively, she didn't want Prince Yu as a friend.

It's impossible for Prince Yu to truly consider her, an ordinary commoner, as a friend.

Moreover, after today's incident, there is absolutely no possibility of reconciliation between her and the Prince Yu's Mansion.

Tong Huaqiong said with a smile, "I am thinking about the reputation of the Yu Prince's Mansion. Now I'm afraid the whole of Shengjing has heard that the Yu Prince's Mansion is plotting a rebellion. Sending Princess Mingyue to Peach Blossom Dessert Shop to clear up the misunderstanding is also to let her clarify that the Yu Prince's Mansion has no intention of rebelling."

Tong Huaqiong's expression, as if saying "I'm doing this all for your Prince Yu's mansion," nearly made Prince Yu jump up in anger.

"You don't think that just because you've climbed up to the Crown Prince, our Prince Yu's Mansion can't do anything to you?" Princess Mingyue threatened. "Don't get too cocky."

Tong Huaqiong said, "How could I dare? After all, no one in the entire Dasheng dares to oppose your Prince Yu's Mansion."

These words were enough to choke Prince Yu and Princess Mingyue to death.

Because of this statement, the maid was caught in a loophole by Tong Huaqiong, who then accused the Prince Yu's mansion of treason.

Tong Huaqiong's words served as a further reminder to Prince Yu that the Emperor's suspicions about him had not yet been dispelled, and he was obligated to apologize publicly. Moreover, Tong Huaqiong's words made sense; the entire capital now knew that Prince Yu's household was plotting a rebellion.

If no explanation is given, and the censor seizes the opportunity to impeach, the emperor's suspicions about the Prince Yu's residence will likely deepen.

After all, someone who can kill his own son without hesitation would be even more ruthless than someone who can wipe out one of his brothers.

With a gloomy face, Prince Yu led Princess Mingyue out of the palace and into the carriage.

Tong Huaqiong and Gu Taohua followed silently behind.

“Prince Yu, His Majesty has ordered me to oversee today’s events. It would be best if you took the Princess to Peach Blossom Dessert Shop to explain things clearly. After the Princess explains, I still need to report back to His Majesty,” Su Chengmin said as he approached Prince Yu’s carriage.

He is the leader of the Imperial Guards, and he was the one who reported today's events to the Emperor. Therefore, he must report the course of events to the Emperor.

Prince Yu rolled his eyes. What right to supervise? Isn't it just forcing Princess Mingyue to apologize at Peach Blossom Dessert Shop?

Su Chengmin has recently gained the Emperor's favor, and after much deliberation, Prince Yu had no choice but to take Princess Mingyue to Peach Blossom Dessert Shop.

Princess Mingyue felt that today was the most humiliating day of her life.

She was a princess, but she was forced to apologize to Tong Huaqiong and others because of a pastry chef, which shattered her pride and made her want to destroy Peach Blossom Dessert Shop.

After Tong Huaqiong entered the palace, He Chao and Manager Tang were extremely anxious at Peach Blossom Dessert Shop.

Pastry chef Master Liu was so anxious that tears welled up in his eyes. He regretted not refusing the princess. It was just a job as a servant in the prince's mansion, which was better than ruining the entire Peach Blossom Dessert Shop.

He Chao had no choice but to send someone to the Lu residence to ask Lu Zhaoyang to intervene.

Lu Zhaoyang hadn't even entered the palace yet when he heard that Tong Huaqiong had already come out, so he also went to Peach Blossom Dessert Shop.

Princess Mingyue stood at the entrance of Peach Blossom Dessert Shop, explaining the situation to everyone.

The original message in the Golden Palace was that Princess Mingyue would come to Peach Blossom Dessert Shop to clear up the misunderstanding. However, for some reason, the story has been passed down and it has become that Princess Mingyue came in person to apologize to Peach Blossom Dessert Shop.

Just like when the turmoil started, the merchants, shopkeepers, and locals of the entire East Market Street crowded around Peach Blossom Dessert Shop.

It's truly a rare thing that Princess Mingyue could apologize.

Everyone was prepared for Peach Blossom Desserts to be shut down, but before a day had even passed, a complete reversal occurred.

Because a pastry chef caused a scene at the Imperial Palace, and Princess Mingyue was able to apologize, everyone admired him and felt that this was a victory for the common people.

Peach Blossom Desserts won; they won.

"Our Prince Yu's Mansion has always been loyal to the Emperor, so it's ridiculous that we've been falsely accused of treason. However, it's not Manager Tong's fault; it was all caused by my maid misunderstanding my intentions. I simply mentioned that Master Liu's skills were excellent and that I wanted a pastry chef like Master Liu to serve in the mansion, and she took it upon herself to go to Peach Blossom Dessert Shop to demand him. When she couldn't get him, she used her position at Prince Yu's Mansion to spout nonsense. Manager Tong and I have already explained things clearly to the Emperor. As for that bullying maid, she will be punished according to the family rules—first, her tongue will be pulled out, then she'll be beaten to death."

Princess Mingyue reluctantly explained with her head held high, ultimately shifting all the blame onto the maid.

Anyway, since this maid did a bad job and embarrassed her as well, it would be merciful of her to have her beaten to death.

Everyone gasped when they heard Princess Mingyue punish the maid.

The methods of punishment are so ruthless; it seems best to avoid the princess when she comes shopping in the future.

However, seeing her explain in public still made everyone feel a sense of satisfaction.

"Commander Su, I have explained everything. You may now report back to your imperial uncle," Princess Mingyue said to Su Chengmin after finishing her explanation.

She originally only wanted to explain things inside the Peach Blossom Dessert Shop, but Su Chengmin used the emperor's order to force her to stand at the entrance of the shop and explain.

Su Chengmin nodded and said, "This subordinate will naturally go and report back."