C100 (1/2)
”There are a total of four princesses whose mothers are lowly and do not please the Emperor,” the eunuch bowed as he presented a piece of paper with a name written on it to Empress Chen. ”Your Majesty's meaning is that the Empress shall make the decision.”
”Yes.” The Empress Chen casually replied as his indifferent eyes swept across the paper. The fate of these princesses were firmly grasped in her hands, she slightly straightened her back, holding onto life and death with great authority.
”Esteemed Empress, which princess do you think should be sent to get married?”
Empress Chen closed his eyes and a sly smile appeared on his lips as he pointed to a name, ”Let her be.”
The eunuch glanced at it, ”This is Picking Girl Zhu's princess, she has yet to receive her title.”
”I told all of you in charge to come up with an auspicious title. Finish it quickly.”
Just as the eunuch was about to order her daughter to leave, a sweet voice drifted into the hall, ”mother, why don't you let your daughter go.”
Empress Chen opened his eyes wide, when he saw who it was, he was so happy that he almost fell off his bed, ”Lingyun?”
A woman walked quickly into the hall in the bright sunlight outside. She was wearing a blue silk brocade gown with a crown of jade pearls, and a pair of jade willow leaf earrings hung from her pearly white earlobes. She was dressed like a noble lady, but she exuded the noble aura of a prince.
The eunuch hurriedly greeted: ”This servant greets Princess Poyang.”
”Get up,” Chu Lingyun said as she raised her hand, and cuddled into Empress Chen's embrace with a smile. ”mother, your daughter misses you.”
”mother misses you more.” The daughter that he hadn't seen for so many years was right in front of his eyes, and Empress Chen's eyes became moist, as though he was about to cry.
”Your daughter has only been gone for three years,” Chu Lingyun smiled sweetly, and rubbed her face with her hands like a spoiled child.
”If I knew that you would suffer so much, I wouldn't have let you go to Chiron, that barbarian place.”
Chu Lingyun did not mind as she curled her lips, ”Daughter only has some suffering in terms of diet, I am still able to move freely in other areas.”
Empress Chen raised his eyebrows slightly. ”Other places?”
”That's right,” Chu Lingyun smiled lightly. ”Daughter is quite good at picking people.”
”Pick a student?” Empress Chen was startled, then saw a tall figure wearing a ferocious mask following behind her. From the looks of it, the skeleton was a woman.
”This is a good helper that my daughter found in Chiron,” Chu Lingyun said as she jumped to the side of the unfamiliar woman.
The Empress Chen frowned and looked at the woman suspiciously, ”You brought it from the Chiron, and you're even wearing a mask here.”
”She's an extraordinary person,” Chu Lingyun clapped her hands and laughed, ”He will definitely be able to brighten mother's eyes.”
”There's no need for it once it lights up,” the Empress Chen waved his hand lightly. ”Don't come up with an ugly ghost, just make me blind.”
The woman took off her mask, revealing a pair of extremely cold eyes. ”This servant Xianghe greets the Empress.”
This appearance … Empress Chen's body froze, as though he had been doused in a bucket of ice water. Wasn't this Liu Chengyun?
A cunning look flashed across Chu Lingyun's eyes, ”mother, does she look like the Mrs. Heyi from back then?”
Empress Chen suddenly stood up and quickly walked towards Xianghe, carefully sizing him up. Although Liu Chengyun's appearance was not bad, her eyes were too cold, not as gentle as Liu Chengyun's.
”Where did you find this?” Empress Chen looked suspiciously at his daughter who had a happy expression. ”Why did you bring her to the Great Qin Nation?”
”mother guessed that his daughter went through all the trouble to bring the Mrs. Heyi like Xianghe to the Qin Nation, what for?”
Empress Chen looked at Xianghe hesitantly. ”You aren't giving her to the Emperor, are you?”
”Looks like daughter and mother really share the same mind,” Chu Lingyun said with a smile. ”Daughter precisely wants to offer Xianghe up to Royal Father.”
Empress Chen immediately shook his head, ”How can that be? There is a pregnant Consort Hua in the palace, and a Consort Fu with Great Qi. How can I resist a woman who looks exactly like Liu Chengyun.”
”It's precisely because we're surrounded by enemies, that's why we need capable people,” Chu Lingyun was slightly surprised, ”What's going on with Noble Consort Kang and Prince Jin?”
”They are really too much of an eyesore,” Empress Chen sighed sinisterly. ”I killed them.”
Chu Lingyun was silent for a moment, then agreed: ”mother did the right thing. Noble Consort Kang and Prince Jin are really an eyesore, we must get rid of them as soon as possible.”
”That's why I don't need to worry about them. It's just that Prince Duan and his consort really give me a headache, I really don't know who helped them, and their actions were smooth sailing and they basically did not encounter any problems.”
Seeing mother's headache, Chu Lingyun immediately comforted him: ”mother, you don't have to worry, how can there be a smooth sailing person;
Empress Chen scratched her nose and laughed: ”Luckily you came back from the Chiron, otherwise I really wouldn't know how to deal with you.”
”Don't worry mother,” Chu Lingyun's eyes shone with an unfathomable light, ”Your daughter will definitely let Prince Duan know how powerful we are.”
The Crown Prince raised his head from Ming Zhu's chest and licked his lips, still wanting to continue.
Ming Zhu weakly laid on the bed, supporting her head with her hands as she looked at him lazily. ”Crown Prince, the empress's men have been waiting outside the door for a long time.”
”Let them wait,” the Crown Prince casually smiled, reached out to pinch her cheek, ”Spring is short, so what if they wait?”
Ming Zhu dodged lightly, avoiding the crown prince's hand that was reaching for her waist. ”It's fine for them servants to wait, but for the empress to be anxious, it's not good.”
”mother dotes on me the most,” the Crown Prince said, unsatisfied with her beauty. He grabbed the ribbon on her waist and said, ”She won't mind that I'm late.”