jdhmnovel Chapter 212 The Princess Playing Alone
Chapter 212 The Princess Playing Alone
The Hall of Nourishing Heart.
Eunuch Yu was so scared that he knelt down with his pants down: "Your Majesty, please calm down. Next time... next time I will never let Concubine Xu get close to the Palace of Tranquil Longevity. I will go out and chase her away..." This Concubine Xu was really a jinx. She had killed him.
"Get out." The emperor angrily threw the memorial in his hand at Eunuch Yu. This old Yu couldn't even settle such a small matter, and yet he ran in to affect his mood. He was really useless.
Eunuch Yu walked out of the Palace of Tranquil Longevity angrily and said to Xu Rou with a stern face, "Empress Xu, the emperor doesn't have time to see you, nor does he have time to eat with you. Please go back." After saying that, he bowed and walked back in without even looking at Xu Rou's expression.
Xu Rou's face turned red with anger. This Eunuch Yu was too arrogant. If it weren't for the fact that he was close to the emperor, she would have made sure to teach him a lesson. How could a lowly eunuch dare to show off in front of her?
Kunning Palace.
Not to mention that Xu Rou returned from the Yangxin Palace in shame, the Queen knew about it in less than an incense stick of time. Even the fact that Huang Ye went to the Qiyun Palace of the retired emperor to help him lose weight was known to the Queen soon.
"Lan Ruo, was it wrong for us to bring that Huangpin to Ningyuxuan?" The Queen asked Aunt Lan Ruo beside her. How could she have forgotten that Ningyuxuan was so close to Qiyun Palace, and the Emperor had to go to Qiyun Palace every now and then. Although he was not passing by Ningyuxuan, it was not difficult to go there as long as he was willing.
"If Her Majesty feels it is inappropriate, just find a reason to ask her to move out after a while." Lan Ruo felt that this matter was easy to solve. There were so many empty houses in the harem that she could be placed anywhere.
"That's all we can do." The Queen sighed, "What kind of person do you think Huangpin is?"
Lan Ruo thought about it seriously: "When she was in the Cining Palace, the Empress Dowager lost her temper with her. I thought she would kneel down and apologize in fear, but she didn't. Not only that, she also defended herself with confidence. Even when the Empress Dowager ordered someone to slap her in the face, she didn't show any fear. This Huangpin is really brave."
"Half of the harem's confidence comes from their family, and half comes from the emperor's favor. Huangpin has nothing to do with these two things." The queen thought: "I always feel that Huangpin will be a strong enemy in the future. Lanruo, let our people keep an eye on Huangpin and report any disturbances."
"I understand." Lan Ruo's heart was also beating fast. That Huangpin was too pretty. Her looks could not be compared to that of the Empress. It was reasonable for the Empress to be on guard against her.
"Lanruo... where do you think the emperor will rest tonight?" It was hard to tell whether the queen was happy or angry in her voice, but Lanruo knew that she was suppressing her anger.
Lan Ruo's heart suddenly skipped a beat. She couldn't understand this child she had raised since she became the queen. Ever since... Madam Yu died, she had nightmares almost every night, but the queen seemed fine. Could it be... She thought of Concubine Huang, whose personality seemed completely different from that of Madam Yu? If the queen used that method to deal with Concubine Huang...
What will be the consequences? Lan Ruo felt that the Huang concubine would not sit still and wait for death, and she had a capable father and brother behind her, unlike Madam Yu who was an orphan with no one to rely on. For a moment, her thoughts drifted far away.
"Lanruo." The queen raised her voice in dissatisfaction. This Lanruo was becoming more and more useless. It should be because of her age. She was always timid in doing anything. It seemed that she had to support someone again. Some things could only be done easily by ruthless people.
"I don't know which empress the emperor will visit, but he will not visit Concubine Xu and Concubine Shi." Lan Ruo replied hurriedly. The empress's aura was becoming more and more powerful. When she first entered the palace, she called her Aunt Lan Ruo, but now she just called her Lan Ruo all the time. She had to be careful and not make any mistakes.
"Isn't that obvious?" The queen was too lazy to talk to her anymore. "Go and see what the eldest princess is doing. Don't let her make a fuss and go out. Just let her stay in the house. It's too cold outside. Be careful not to catch a cold."
"Yes." Lan Ruo retreated respectfully and came to the eldest princess' bedroom. The eldest princess was already over two years old this year. She was sitting alone on the kang playing with toys. There were two little palace maids accompanying her, but they did not dare to go up to the kang to play with her.
"Mammy." The eldest princess called out when she saw Lan Ruo. She was very thin, and the blue veins on the back of her hands were clearly visible. Her hair was dry and yellow without any luster. If you look closely, the eldest princess looks like the emperor, but she is too thin.
"Princess, tell me what you want to eat in the evening and I will have someone make it for you." Lan Ruo felt distressed to see the princess so thin. How could you lock a child in the room all day and not let her go out? Even the most lively child would become stupid. But she didn't dare to say it in front of the queen. The queen's temper was getting worse and worse, and her patience with her was getting less and less.
The eldest princess shook her head: "I don't want to eat anything in particular. Mammy, can you come up and play with me? They don't dare to play with me." The eldest princess was a smart child. She knew that only Mammy Lanruo, who was by her mother's side, dared to come up and play with her.
"Okay, Princess, whatever you want to play, I will accompany you." Lan Ruo touched the eldest princess's head lovingly. Although she didn't have much hair, she had a lot of head ornaments on it. Lan Ruo felt bad for her.
Lan Ruo didn't know what the Queen was thinking. What was the point of dressing such a young child so grandly in the house? Was the appearance of a princess so important?