C106 (1/2)

The temperature in the capital dropped by a lot after autumn. The golden leaves of the Yongle Palace paved the ground, and creaking sounds could be heard from beneath their feet.

Xue Ronghua had stayed in the Xinyang Hall for a long time. Thinking that nothing major must have happened in the palace recently, she decided to make a trip back to the Prime Minister's Mansion. Riding on a sedan, she happened to pass by the Yongle Palace, hesitating for a moment, she let Little Zhui stay outside the door, and went in to see Xue Liuhua.

An unfamiliar palace maid came to receive her. ”This servant greets the quasi wangfei. The Empress is inside.”

Xue Ronghua asked: ”How can it be you, the one by the Empress's side called Ru Yan?”

The palace maid smiled apologetically: ”Ru Yan made a mistake and was kicked out by the Empress. Consort Hua is now a servant in charge.”

Xue Ronghua nodded and followed the palace maid into the hall. Seeing Xue Liuhua leaning lazily on the beauty bed, her slender fingers picked up a bunch of grapes.

It seemed like the death of the Prince Jin did not affect her in any way, as she was currently living quite comfortably.

Xue Ronghua curled her lips, and bowed: ”This subject's daughter participates in the Consort Hua.”

Xue Liuhua did not even bat an eyelid as she blandly asked: ”Why are you here?”

Xue Ronghua slowly got up, and laughed: ”This subject's daughter has regained her Prime Minister's Mansion, and also came to visit the Empress.”

”Is that so?” Xue Liuhua crushed a grape in her teeth, ”I even thought you were the last one to come back to Yongle Palace.”

”This subject also thinks that it will be the last time, but after hearing that the Empress's pregnancy is stable, I believe that the Empress has changed her mind and won't wallow in the past anymore. Thus, I have come to visit.”

A trace of contempt flashed past Xue Liuhua's eyes, ”I still have the emperor’s kid with the Emperor in my stomach, so I naturally can't remain unperturbed like this, or else I'll benefit an outsider.”

Xue Ronghua smiled sweetly, ”Empress, you are right. The previous person is already dead, and he is still alive.

”You really took me for a fool with your words that time,” Xue Liuhua stood up slowly. ”I know to cherish myself, so I don't need your nonsense.”

Xue Ronghua acted like she was ignorant, ”This subject's daughter did not say much, the Empress saw through it herself with her intelligence.”

Xue Liuhua snorted, and asked: ”Do you know any experts who can see if they are male or female?”

Xue Ronghua shook her head, ”I'm not experienced in pregnancy, so I don't know. However, even if Hua Tuo was in this world, he couldn't just tell from a pregnant woman whether the child he gave birth to would be a male or female.”

”Forget it,” Xue Liuhua said, troubled, as she held her forehead. ”Then I will just leave it to fate.”

”Do you want to give birth to a prince?”

”I want to give birth to a dragon and a phoenix.”

Xue Ronghua stared blankly for a moment, then laughed: ”Why are you giving birth to a dragon and a phoenix? Wouldn't it be fine if you had a prince as your concubine?”

Xue Liuhua glanced at her indifferently, ”What's the use of having a prince that isn't pampered? Look at Princess Poyang, even though he's a girl, he's the emperor's beloved daughter, even the crown prince can't compare to his.”

It turned out that the fact that the Emperor had always been with the Princess Poyang in recent days made her feel unhappy. Xue Ronghua had a faint smile on her face as she said: ”Do you want to have a prince to contend with the crown prince, and a princess to divide the spoils of the princess?”

Xue Liuhua lazily glanced at her and finally agreed.

”Your beautiful dream was indeed well done,” Xue Ronghua smiled with her head lowered, but there was a hint of ridicule in her words, ”Princess Poyang has been living under the Emperor's wing for many years, how could you possibly resist after giving birth to the little princess? Take care of your own child, don't use them to fight for your love anymore.”

”The children of the imperial palace should learn how to struggle when they are born,” Xue Liuhua's eyes were filled with frost, ”Since they are my children, they should be a level higher than the other princes.”

”Empress Chen has sat on the Phoenix Position for more than twenty years, and under his are the Crown Prince and the First Princess. If you want to fight with her, you must clearly see your own capabilities,” Xue Ronghua said indifferently.

”If even an outsider like you could guess, how could the Empress Chen not reach out towards the Yongle Palace?” Xue Liuhua laughed coldly, ”Luckily, I managed to resolve this easily, the Empress did not succeed.”

”It's good that you're wary of the empress. The dragon embryo is innocent, you should be careful,” Xue Ronghua said as she bowed. ”I'm here to see you. If there's nothing else, I'll return to the Prime Minister's Mansion first.”

”...” Wait a moment, ”Xue Liuhua called out to her hesitantly.”... The palace has just offered some sweet dates, so I really have no appetite to eat these sweet things.

Xue Ronghua understood in her heart, and took the boxes of dates in the palace maid's hands, then smiled: ”This subject thanks Consort Hua on behalf of my father.”

Ru Yan was more or less recovered, she raised her chin to size up, then laughed: ”Luckily we gave you more silver, the imperial doctors managed to recover you back to your original state.”

Ru Yan knelt down on both knees and said with tears in her voice, ”This humble servant will never forget the Empress' great kindness.”

”It's good as long as you remember,” Shouxiang smiled and helped her up, ”Rather than an eternal life, it's better to do some chores right now and sweep up all the leaves in the courtyard.”

Ru Yan acknowledged, and immediately picked up her broom.

A shadow suddenly appeared in Cheng Huan Hall, ”This subject greets Consort Fu.”

Hearing that, Li Xiuse raised her head, and revealed a happy smile, ”So it's you, why aren't you accompanying Prince Duan in Xinyang Hall?”

Xue Ronghua laughed: ”This subject has matters to attend to at home. I happened to pass by Cheng Huan Hall and came to visit the Empress.”

Li Xiuse immediately invited her to sit. ”Shouxiang, bring the tea that I brought from the Great Qi over.”

Xue Ronghua's eyes lit up, ”There is a fragrant tea in the Empress's palace?”