C44 (1/2)
The emperor looked at Imperial Consort Hui with some surprise. He smiled and said, ”You sure are meticulous.”
Imperial Consort Hui quickly smiled and lowered her head, saying, ”Chenqie often helps sister-in-law take care of her children when she's at home. I only know a little bit about it.”
”Then hurry up and give me a little prince …” The emperor smiled as he held Imperial Consort Hui's hand and gently caressed it. Imperial Consort Hui couldn't help but lower her head bashfully as she rebuked, ”Your Majesty —”
The supervisor ran back, sweating profusely. He walked to the emperor's side and whispered something to him. The emperor slightly frowned while Imperial Consort Hui's eyes flickered. She secretly gripped her handkerchief tightly.
Little Nine yawned boringly and was about to carry the meat away when she saw Imperial Noble Consort Xie hurrying over with Third Princess. When she saw the emperor and Imperial Consort Hui holding hands, she couldn't help but glare fiercely at Imperial Consort Hui. Imperial Consort Hui immediately shrank back and tried to pull her hand out of the emperor's grasp.
Third Princess, who had almost broken her nose, couldn't help but blush when she saw Little Nine. She pointed at Little Nine and yelled, ”Why are you here?”
Little Nine, who was yawning, glanced at Third Princess and rubbed her eyes impatiently.
The emperor looked at Third Princess, who had an unknown expression, without a trace of a smile. Imperial Noble Consort Xie shuddered and pulled Third Princess along. ”Hurry and greet father!”
Third Princess's eyes were filled with tears as she looked at the emperor. She knelt and said, ”Yuanning greets father!”
The emperor raised a hand to signal for Third Princess to get up. He indifferently asked, ”Yuanning, why didn't you properly attend class at the nursery? Why did you come here?”
Third Princess's mouth puckered as tears streamed down her face. Imperial Noble Consort Xie let out a long sigh, and wiped her tears with grievance as she wailed, ”Reporting to Your Majesty, look at how badly Yuanning's face has been pummeled. ”The imperial physician said that he nearly broke his nose. You said that she's a girl, but if she were to break her nose, how can she be born with it?”
The Emperor looked at Imperial Noble Consort Xie and Third Princess indifferently, not saying a word.
Imperial Noble Consort Xie was a bit embarrassed, but no matter how awkward she was, she still had to continue. She cried out, ”Your majesty, Yuanning is like this today because of State Duke Hsing Manor's Ninth Miss. Don't look at how young this child is, her personality is really tight. She …”
Imperial Noble Consort Xie's wailing made Little Nine seem like a person who was willfully, tyrannically, bullying the princess, yet was still afraid to run away. Third Princess was still crying sorrowfully on the side, as if her own child had been miserably bullied and her own mother had come to seek justice.
However, the one seeking justice was the child's father, and the main culprit sitting next to him was yawning non-stop. This scene, no matter how one looked at it, seemed very strange!
When the emperor had finished listening, he turned to Little Nine and asked, ”Little girl, did you clearly hear what Imperial Consort said just now?”
Little Nine yawned again and rubbed her eyes in a daze. ”I don't understand!”
Imperial Consort Hui said gently, ”Your majesty, this child is so young and exhausted from the journey, look at how sleepy she is!” How could I understand what the imperial concubine said? ” It wasn't easy to get a chance to humiliate Imperial Noble Consort Xie. How could Imperial Consort Hui let this chance go so easily? After all, there was no harem. Who wouldn't want to sit on the Empress's throne?
Imperial Noble Consort Xie was so angry that she almost fainted. Third Princess was so angry that she couldn't continue crying. She pointed at Little Nine and screamed, ”You caused me to fall! You're the bad guy! father, quickly beat her to death!”