C128 (2/2)

”But the Qi Nation's ambassadors have already been imprisoned in the palace for a long time, and in the spring of next year they will send the princess out of the Great Qin Empire. What should we do if Princess Wen Min doesn't go?”

”Shh!” Another servant girl hissed softly. ”Don't tell anyone, your majesty. You've chosen a different princess.”

”Who is it?” Princess Wen Min should be from the palace's lowest birth mother family and should also be in line with her age. Besides her, who else could the Emperor choose? ”

The servant girl swallowed her breath and said hoarsely, ”That day when the emperor came to see her, I hid behind the screen. The emperor and the princess talked for a long time before suddenly asking for the princess to return to her original residence, which made him reluctant to part with her. The princess was very puzzled and asked why, the emperor said he had picked someone else and told the princess not to go to the Qi Nation.

Xianghe felt her throat tighten, and slowly held her breath. The servant girl saw that her little buddy was trying to keep her in suspense, so she snappily asked, ”Who is it? Why didn't you finish your sentence and purposely tease me?”

The other servant girl chuckled and said slowly, ”The Emperor wants to let the Princess Poyang go.”

What? Xianghe trembled, her face was filled with unexpected fear, in this short period of time, she actually managed to hear such unbelievable news.

The servant girl cried out in surprise and said in disbelief, ”Why would the emperor send the Princess Poyang? That's the previous empress' direct daughter, the one favored by the emperor.”

”We, the people of the harem, more or less know what the previous Empress did that could not be exposed to the public,” the servant girl opposite of him curled her lips. ”Although the Emperor spoiled the Princess Poyang, he never said that he wouldn't allow her to marry. Perhaps it's because she's the great princess of the imperial family that the sincerity needed to send this over to the Qi Nation is sufficient.”

Xianghe slowly lowered her body, her eyes like lanterns, as she covered her mouth in fear. It will be spring in less than a month or two. Could it be that the Emperor is really going to send the princess to the Qi Nation? What was even more frightening was that the princess knew nothing about this matter.

”It's about time for us to go back after slacking for half a day. Otherwise, if we get caught by our father-in-law, we'll have to sweep the streets again.”

”Sweeping snow is hard work. I really don't want to do it at all.”

The two servant girls who were whispering to each other stood up and walked out from under the fake mountain. Xianghe hid behind them and silently disappeared behind the fake mountain.

”Hurry up,” Worthy Lady Zhao lazily sat on the palanquin mountain, weakly urging the people of the palace. ”Consort Fu needs to rest during lunch.

For some reason, the palace maid asked, ”Empress, the snow on the road has yet to melt. Why is the Empress in such a hurry to go to the Hall of Acacia? If the sedan bearer slips and falls on the ground, it would be bad for the Empress.”

”I don't have a body, and am not some rich young miss, I fell down on the ground,” Worthy Lady Zhao flung her handkerchief angrily, ”Although Consort Fu came over with Qi Nation, and is now pregnant, the harem has many pairs of eyes staring at me. A few days ago when I was returning, I bumped into another concubine and didn't say anything.

”The Empress is the most favored concubine in the palace right now. Do you still want to put so much effort into it?”

Worthy Lady Zhao laughed coldly, ”The concubine you see is someone who has lived for hundreds of days. It's just a whim on the part of the emperor, if he doesn't get pregnant, he might forget about me one day.”

The palace maid thoughtfully nodded her head, ”If Consort Fu gave birth to a emperor’s kid, she would be the queen of the harem's most beloved concubines.”

”It's good that you understand,” Worthy Lady Zhao said as she saw the golden signboard in front of him.

Worthy Lady Zhao held onto the lady's hand, allowing the people of the palace to leave, she directly headed towards Cheng Huan Palace.

The palace maid carefully supported her and said in confusion, ”Even though the Empress got off the palanquin so far away, she still isn't afraid of wetting her skirt.”

”What do you know?” The corner of Worthy Lady Zhao's mouth raised into a proud smile, ”I want to let her see my skirt get wet.”

Li Xiuse stared at the needle and thread for a long time, her eyes looking a little tired. When she saw Shouxiang coming over, she thought that another important guest had arrived.

”Which palace's concubine did you come back from,” Li Xiuse calmly put away the undergarment that was half embroidered, ”You sure are considerate for coming here on a wet path.”

”It's the newly-favoured Worthy Lady Zhao. I wonder why she's here today.” Shouxiang covered her mouth and laughed secretly.

Li Xiuse understood in her heart, and said with a light smile: ”She's the one who wants us to praise her.”

, dressed in a honey-orange palace attire, with a head full of emerald beads that sparkled with human eyes, entered the hall with a respectful smile. She bowed and greeted, ”Gui Yu greets Consort Fu.”

Li Xiuse raised her eyebrows and asked: ”The snow outside has not melted yet, why is Amei here?” She intentionally lowered her eyes to glance at the corner of her wet skirt, and said worriedly: ”Ruyu's dress is already wet, Shouxiang quickly bring Ruyu to the backyard to change.”

Shouxiang covered the disdain in her eyes and smiled: ”Gelang Yu, follow me to the backyard.”

Worthy Lady Zhao blessing herself with all sorts of meekness and said embarrassedly: ”It's all because the concubines were in a rush and the palanquins had all been sent out, so the concubines just walked from the palace to Cheng Huan Palace.”

”It's been really hard for her to get well,” Li Xiuse said with a smile. ”Shouxiang still hasn't brought her with him.”

When Worthy Lady Zhao finally changed her clothes and came out, half of the small stove in Li Xiuse's palace had already been extinguished. She once again ordered someone to light it up, and smiled at Cangyu: ”Hurry and warm up the fire, Cangyu is coming over now, we need to drive away some cold air.”

Shouxiang brought out a plate of Crab powder and placed it in front of Worthy Lady Zhao, ”This is the last bit of crabapple powder in Royal Kitchen.