Chapter 135 (1/2)
Chu Lingyun glanced at the unstable Xiang He and asked, ”Why are you so tired? I just asked you to check things. I didn't ask you to chase others.”
Xiang he blushed and knelt down and said, ”I know my mistake. I shouldn't be rude in front of the princess.”
”Well.” Chu Lingyun raised his chin, ”get up quickly. Now we're the only one here. There's no need to be rude. What did you find out?”
”The princess's mother and Mrs. Yi used to know Prince Chen,” said Xiang He. ”The emperor and Prince Chen. And Mrs. Heyi often get together.”
Chu Lingyun rolled his eyes angrily. ”What are you doing telling me about a disordered subject and thief? Is it a glorious thing for Mrs. Heyi to know him?”
Xiang he hurriedly explained, ”Mrs. Heyi used to be prince Chen's fiancee. Later, she was taken away by the emperor and married into the palace. Then Prince Chen and the emperor stopped seeing each other.”
Chu Lingyun was shocked. There's still this thing. ”The emperor has done something to rob the love of his brothers?” she grumbled discontentedly. ”No wonder he wants to send me to the state of Qi.”
”Princess,” said Xiang He, ”Prince Chen has been holding a grudge against the emperor since he was taken away his fiancee. He hasn't taken a wife and concubine for many years. I'm afraid there are some reasons for his intention to usurp the throne.”
Chu Lingyun nodded thoughtfully, ”it seems that Prince Chen is also an infatuated person. But what does this have to do with me?”
Xiang he lowered his head in guilt. ”I only found these. Please forgive me, princess.”
Chu Lingyun sighed disappointed, ”I expect you to dig something. It's some unofficial history.”
”If the princess is not in a hurry, I will go again...”
”No, I don't think you can find anything,” said Chu Lingyun, turning his eyes. ”Prince Chen doesn't have any children?”
”Prince Chen didn't take a wife, concubine or have any children all his life.”
Chu Lingyun looked at her faintly. ”The emperor suddenly decided to make me a marriage princess. Is it related to this matter?”
Xiang He shook his head decisively. ”Don't worry, princess. Prince Chen has nothing to do with the princess.”
”Then why did the emperor send me to the state of Qi,” Chu Lingyun frowned angrily, ”do you really want me to ask the emperor myself?”
”Princess,” Xiang he whispered, ”you've been dragging on for so long. You'd better ask the emperor yourself.”
”I... still don't dare to go,” Chu Lingyun clenched her sleeves. ”I always feel that there is an extremely cruel truth waiting for me ahead.”
Xiang he comforted: ”no matter what kind of truth, there is Duan Wang. Please calm down. Anyway, you should know that you are the Poyang Princess of Daqin and can bear anything.”
Zhao Qingyao wandered around at the gate of the Princess Palace for a long time, but she hesitated to go in.
Butterfly shadow pushed her behind and asked, ”why didn't miss go in and come all the way.”
Zhao Qingyao looked puzzled and said, ”in the final analysis, I'm just a cousin of Jieyu's family. It's too abrupt to go to see the princess suddenly.”
”The young lady is specially assigned by Jieyu. Even if the princess doesn't want to see the young lady, she can't help giving her three thin noodles,” butterfly shadow comforted with a smile. ”The young lady doesn't care about these. If she doesn't come today and doesn't come tomorrow, she can't do anything until the day when the princess is going to get married.”
Zhao Qingyao bit her lip and breathed a sigh of relief. ”Well, I'm too timid outside to lose my sister's face. Knock on the door.”
Butterfly shadow knocked on the vermilion Palace door a few times, and soon a little eunuch came out to answer the door.
The little eunuch drilled out half his head, ”which family is Miss?”
Zhao Qingyao slightly straightened her skirt and said with a smile, ”I'm Zhao Jieyu's sister. Jieyu asked me to talk to the princess.”
”It's Jieyu's sister,” the little eunuch felt his head in embarrassment, ”but the young lady came at a bad time. The princess went to the imperial study.”
Zhao Qingyao lowered her eyes somewhat lost. ”Did the princess say when to come back?”
The little eunuch didn't answer her, but someone in the palace stopped him. The man said a word or two to him. He smiled at them and said, ”come in, miss. The princess will be back soon. You can wait in the palace.”
Zhao Qingyao glanced at the butterfly shadow happily. The princess was also reasonable and kindly asked her to enter the palace instead of returning home.
Butterfly shadow also sighed in her heart that she didn't have to go back to Jieyu. She rewarded the little eunuch with some silver coins and helped the young lady to the Princess Palace.
Princess Poyang is indeed the eldest princess of the Qin Dynasty and the emperor's favorite daughter. The decoration of the palace is much more magnificent than that of Jieyu palace. It's like walking into a golden cave.
As Zhao Qingyao walked carefully, she looked at the palace with the rest of her eyes, and suppressed herself. Don't be surprised. She told others to laugh at the world.
Out of the room came a maid in a goose yellow palace dress. She bowed and said, ”my maid, Xianghe, meet Miss Zhao.”
Zhao Qingyao listened to the palace maid's words with decent respect. She knew that it was the person the princess was waiting on. She nodded and said, ”sister Xianghe, please get up. I just want to talk to the princess.”
Xiang He led her to the hall, asked the maid in charge to pour tea for her, brought snacks, and said softly, ”Miss, wait for a moment. The princess will come back in a few minutes. Miss, wait while you eat. This is the crab cake in the palace.”
Zhao Qingyao stared at the orange dim sum on the plate and was stunned. It turned out that this was crab cake. It was a delicacy that could not be eaten in Jieyu palace. It could be used to entertain guests at will in the Princess Palace. The level in the palace really changed.