Chapter 564 - Calm down, Mother (2/2)

Those servants who were more intelligent would have thought that they’d better fawn on this mistress.

“I have come to pay my respects to the concubine. Has she gone to bed?”

Having been through all that happened in the Nation of Lintian, Lin Mengya’s character seemed to have become even more gentle and agreeable.

She was also less harsh and stern with the servants.

Lin Mengya’s gentle voice was so gentle and flowy like water that the old maid guarding by the door was overwhelmed by her tenderness.

“No, she’s not gone to sleep yet. I just heard some noise which sounded like someone fighting and rolling around. The concubine has offended the emperor and the prince was still upset about her, so apart from Jingyue, who is the concubine’s personal maid, no one else dared to go into her room, lest bad luck should come upon the person.”

The old maid spoke in a manner to please Lin Mengya and Lin Mengya naturally understood the situation.

If the lady living inside was indeed the real Concubine De, she would have the image of a loving mother, who was well respected by her children.

Now, however, neither she nor the emperor would be kind to an imposter who had ulterior motives.

Having lost the emperor’s protection and the son’s attention, who among the servants in the mansion would still treat her with respect and fear like before?

Acting as the situation dictated had always been a behavior that got everyone’s hackles up.

“Erm, thanks a lot. I’ll go in to take a look.”

She smiled slightly. It was obvious from her face that she was making an effort to maintain peace.

The witty old maid retreated to let them in. The four of them headed towards the main room of the Art Courtyard.

During April when flowers in bloom were beautiful and fragrant, so was the scene in the mansion brilliant with all kinds of flowers and plants.

However, this was the only place with withered branches scattered all over the ground. It was as if the bitter winter had yet to pass.

Nevertheless, the scene was fitting with the situation here.

“Who’s that outside? Is my courtyard a place for you to make a racket as and when you like? Get lost from my sight quickly!”

Before they approached the room, they could hear through the heavy curtain of the room, a voice filled with anger, yelling, and scolding.

Baiji and Baishao stopped in their tracks and watched Lin Mengya in silence.

With a flash in her eyes, Lin Mengya bent one of her knees in a polite bow.

“Your daughter-in-law is here to pay respect to you, Mother. Please forgive me for not being able to come to visit you for the past days because I followed the prince on his trip out.”

There was no way the servants of the courtyard could go to sleep because of the commotion created by Concubine De.

For this reason, many of them witnessed how Lin Mengya paid her respect to the concubine.

No one had expected Lin Mengya to behave so respectfully towards Concubine De, who had not left her room for an entire half month. Could it be that the princess was unaware of the fact that Concubine De had been under house arrest?

“Snort! So it’s you, my good daughter-in-law. How dare you still come to see me without feeling any shame! You tricked my son and made the emperor hate me. What are you here for?”

Concubine De had blamed all these on her.

Lin Mengya felt like mocking Concubine De, but she managed to maintain a steady tone of voice.

“Mother, it was because of an order from the emperor that the prince and I had to make a trip out in haste, so we didn’t have time to report to you. As for why the emperor detested and rejected you, I feel that you’ve been at the emperor’s service for many years so naturally, you would know his character best. I believe it’s because the emperor was afraid that you would be affected by his illness. It’s not really because he detested and rejected you.”

Lin Mengya sounded confident when she spoke. There was no hint of irritation or impatience in her voice.

Lin Mengya’s answer was so perfect that Concubine De was unable to find fault or make things difficult for her.

However, she must be so angry in her heart by now.

There was a moment of silence before she opened her mouth to speak in a cold voice, saying, “In that case, come in then, lest people accuse me of making things difficult for you.”

Lin Mengya could not help but laugh grimly to herself when at the concubine’s eccentric behavior.

It was no wonder that the emperor quickly saw through her.

The real Concubine De came from a noble family and therefore, was not just a useless woman with good looks.

Not only was the queen’s ways vicious, but she also had relatives from outside who were backing her up and she even colluded with the Candle Dragon Cult.

For so many years, Concubine De was able to be worldly-wise and played safe, and was even able to protect herself and her child safely.

There was no way for an imposter to match up to such wisdom and capability.

As Lin Mengya pondered over this, they continued walking, and soon, the four of them arrived at the inner chamber.

An intense fragrance that came from burning incense filled the entire room, and the incense was of the expensive kind. Strings of beads were hung from the ceiling as a curtain that separated the room into two spaces.

Lin Mengya kept her head low as she entered with her three maids and together, they greeted the concubine with a bow.

“Greetings to Concubine De, Mother. Hope you are doing well.”

As Lin Mengya made a series of bows, the beads and hair clips on her head made crispy sounds as they collided from her movement.

The pale white light indoors fell on Lin Mengya’s pomegranate-color dress, which finally brought some life and color to this place.

The rich and gorgeous gown on Lin Mengya’s body made the people in the room burn with jealousy.

“You may rise. You’ve indeed picked up your manners after your return this time.”