C30 (2/2)
”Although we escaped this calamity, it is still not good to act with the identity as a concubinage.”
Chu Zongge comforted her: ”Xue Yaohua is gone, Xue Liuhua and Madam Ye are still fine, it's not easy to avoid their attacks.”
Xue Ronghua said calmly: ”I am not wholeheartedly trying to kill them, it's just that they have never let me off.”
The imperial garden was still shrouded in the cold air of the end of winter, but a few flower trees had sprouts emerging from them, causing people to be pleasantly surprised. Prince Jin accompanied Noble Consort Kang and himself for a walk in the garden. The three of them chatted and laughed merrily.
”After spring begins, I want to set up a Hundred Blossom Banquet in the imperial garden and invite the ladies of the ministers and officials of the capital to the palace to admire the flowers. Firstly, I want to help the Emperor contact the relationship between a sovereign and a subject, to show that the Emperor is magnanimous and magnanimous, and secondly, I want to help the princes of the imperial palace who are suitable to age to choose an imperial concubine.”
After she finished speaking, she lightly swept her gaze across Prince Jin's face.
The Prince Jin smiled slightly. ”Would the empress be able to specially invite a lady for this subject?”
Empress Chen asked curiously, ”Oh? Which palace is it? It can't be the Prince Jin's lover, right? ”
Prince Jin laughed: ”It's not my beloved, but my beloved.”
The Noble Consort Kang curiously turned her head, ”The quasi wangfei of the Prince Duan, is that little miss Xue Ronghua who came from the Prime Minister's Mansion?”
Prince Jin cupped his hands and said, ”That's right, Prince Duan asked me to plead with the Empress.”
The Empress Chen said with great difficulty: ”My invitation list is filled with young ladies, but on account of the Prince Duan, I can add her to the list.”
Noble Consort Kang laughed. ”Prince Duan is the same as him. He likes to be different from others, and Mrs. Heyi is the same.”
When the Empress Chen heard what the Noble Consort Kang said, his face immediately turned pale.
Noble Consort Kang threw herself onto the ground and laughed like a flower, ”At that time, Mrs. Heyi …”
Empress Chen gave her a fierce stare, but he still smiled: ”Noble Consort Kang speaks of a Mrs. Heyi, how could I not personally witnessed it myself? I even thought that Mrs. Heyi and you were siblings, yet you are actually so close.”
The Noble Consort Kang said with a smile: ”In the imperial harem, the Empress and the Mrs. Heyi are the most similar, most like sisters.
The corner of Empress Chen's mouth twitched a few times, ”I'm old, so naturally, Noble Consort can see clearly.”
”No matter how clear my sister's vision is, she can't compare to the emperor. Big sister, don't you think so?”
Empress Chen's heart was stifled as he said coldly, ”I believe Your Majesty has gotten up for a nap. I'll go serve him first. All of you should continue admiring the flowers.”
Empress Chen's angry figure disappeared from the imperial garden. ”Liu Chengyun will always be a thorn in the Queen's eye. Even the willow trees in the garden would provoke her, not to mention the title bestowed to her by the Emperor, Mrs. Heyi.”
Prince Jin whispered, ”Empress Chen has been a substitute for so many years, I'm afraid he really wants to dig Liu Chengyun's grave.”
Noble Consort Kang said in disdain: ”If she had the guts to dig graves, would she have been a substitute for me for another twenty years? If not for Liu Chengyun's arrogant personality, the one sitting in Changchun Palace would be Empress Liu. ”
She turned her head to look at Prince Jin, ”Have you gone to find Prince Duan yet?”
”Your son has been there.”
”What did he say?”
”He and his son analyzed the situation within the palace. However, they are only at the surface, and do not trust your son very much.”
”It's natural for him to suspect you. Just slowly teach him to believe.”
”Yes, this son will do his best.”
Noble Consort Kang squinted her eyes, and said faintly: ”Prince Duan is not as simple as Liu Chengyun, you have to be careful.”
Prince Jin laughed and said, ”Even though Prince Duan has some ability, in the end he doesn't have mother supporting him. After all, he can't be compared to this son and mother.”
”You are my only child. No matter what you do, I will do my best to help you.”
When Xue Ronghua bid farewell and returned home, she was suddenly stopped by Xue Liuhua at the door of her room.
Xue Ronghua looked at her in confusion. What was this woman trying to do now?
Xue Liuhua smiled and said: ”Thank you, second sister, for your funeral. Sister's handwriting is very good.”
She had spent a lot of money to ask the scholar on the street to help her copy it, so the handwriting was naturally beautiful.
Seeing Xue Liuhua's fake smile, Xue Ronghua felt nauseous in her heart. When she had been Mu Langhua in her previous life, her cousin Su Rushuang had also frequently put on such a friendly smile towards her.
”Sister should have done it.” Xue Ronghua had no intention to pester Xue Liuhua any longer and turned to leave, but was stopped by her from behind.
Xue Liuhua looked at her innocently, ”Sister, don't be in such a hurry to leave. I still have something to say to you.”
Xue Ronghua asked coldly: ”Second sister's funeral is over, I don't know what else I have to do.”
”The empress wants to gather Hundred Blossom Banquet at the imperial garden and invite many of her daughters. Does little sister know?”
Xue Ronghua calmly replied, ”Don't worry, your sister's status is low, the empress would definitely not invite me.”
Xue Liuhua said complacently: ”The empress originally didn't invite my sister, but remembering that my sister is a quasi wangfei, she prepared a special seat for her sister.”
What? Xue Ronghua was shocked. Didn't Chu Zongge say that he didn't need her to go?
Xue Liuhua secretly laughed, ”Little sister, what are you standing there in a daze for, it's a good thing to be able to enter the palace to admire the flowers.”
Xue Ronghua saw her gloating smile and became even more furious, she then laughed: ”Since it's a good thing, then I'll accompany my sister into the palace to participate in the Hundred Blossom Banquet.”
Xue Liuhua smiled, and nodded to pay her respects, ”I don't know how many ladies are thinking about my sister, but my sister will definitely not be bored when it comes to Hundred Blossom Banquet.”
Xue Ronghua chuckled: ”Then I really have to thank all of you young misses for missing me.”