vrcanaries Chapter 156: Saving the Crazy Mistress in Sheep's Clothing
Chapter 156: Saving the Crazy Mistress in Sheep's Clothing
Wen Yang's heart trembled. The Queen Mother's question clearly came with an answer...
She glanced at the little emperor Xiao Qing'an who was sitting next to her. She didn't know what Xiao Qing'an had said to the empress dowager, but if she made up a story, it would seem like she had something to hide.
So she raised her head, looked at the Queen Mother with a frank gaze, and said, "Your Majesty only came to Yuhua Palace to inquire about the customs and practices of Ling Country and how Ling Country treats hostages. Apart from that, there is nothing else."
The Queen Mother stared at Wen Yang quietly, as if judging the truth of his words. After a moment, a smile appeared on her lips. "I am old and my memory is not good. Now that you mention it, I remember it now. It is indeed consistent with what Your Majesty just said."
Wen Yang breathed a sigh of relief in her heart. Fortunately, she and Xiao Qingan did not say anything last night.
Moreover, Wen Yang also saw that the Queen Mother did not completely trust Xiao Qing'an... Otherwise, there would be no need to call her here to ask again...
The Queen Mother received a unanimous answer, and the scrutiny in her eyes eased a little.
Then, a hypocritical smile appeared on the corner of his lips, and he said to Wen Yang: "Your Majesty is still young and is full of curiosity about many things. I am also worried that what you said to His Majesty may have misled him..."
Then, without waiting for Wen Yang to speak, the Queen Mother continued, "Alright, in three days, I will hold a welcome banquet for you in the Golden Palace. You may leave first and have a good rest these few days. If you need anything, please let the palace servants know."
Faced with such an attitude of being summoned at will and dismissed at will, Wen Yang did not show any anger, nor did she say much. After she bowed and thanked him, she slowly left the Cining Palace.
After Wen Yang left, the empress dowager turned her gaze back to the little emperor. Even the false smile on her face was gone, leaving only a face as gloomy as a dark cloud, exuding a suffocating sense of depression.
She usually did not restrict who Xiao Qingan met, just wanting to see who would contact Xiao Qingan privately.
Anyone who had taken the initiative to contact Xiao Qingan or threatened her rights was framed and dealt with by her.
But this was the first time Xiao Qingan had taken the initiative to approach someone...
Thinking of this, the Queen Mother's eyes were shrouded in a layer of darkness. She would never allow anyone to threaten her imperial power. Otherwise, no matter who that person was, she would find a way to deal with him! Even if it was Xiao Qing'an himself who had a different mind, she would never show mercy!
Fortunately, Princess Wen Yang of Ling Kingdom seems to be sensible at the moment and knows what to say and what not to say.
Unlike the Concubine Rong in the palace before, who talked nonsense in front of Xiao Qing'an and had to trouble her to deal with it...
The Queen Mother raised her lips in a scornful arc, glanced at Xiao Qing'an, and waved her hand, saying, "Go back and review your lessons. You must also attend the palace banquet in three days."
Xiao Qing'an lowered his head and replied softly in a childish voice, "I understand," and then left the Cining Palace.
After Xiao Qing'an emerged from the Empress Dowager's palace, the eunuch Xiao Lizi, who was accompanying him, immediately approached him in a panic and asked, "Your Majesty, are you injured? Do you need me to summon the imperial physician?"
Then he sighed again, "If I had known earlier, I should have stopped you yesterday... Then the Queen Mother wouldn't blame you for going to see the Princess of Ling Kingdom..."
Xiao Qing'an responded indifferently: "It's okay, I won't be punished this time. Let's go back to the imperial study now." After that, he walked towards the imperial study.
Little Li looked at Xiao Qing'an's back, and thought of Xiao Qing'an's expression when he just came out of the Queen Mother's Palace. He felt very uncomfortable. Obviously, other princes were just children at the age of five, but His Majesty had to endure so much...
But he was just a servant and couldn't say much about these things, so he could only sigh silently and quickly follow Xiao Qing'an's steps.
After they left, Wen Yang, Yaoyao and Zhuozhuo came out from behind a stone rockery.
When she just came out of the Empress Dowager's palace, a young eunuch with an anxious look came up to her and asked her cautiously if His Majesty was doing okay in there.
Wen Yang carefully looked at the clothes of the young eunuch and found that the clothes he wore were not as ordinary as those of ordinary eunuchs. Based on what he said, Wen Yang guessed that this person should be the eunuch serving beside Xiao Qing'an, and his expression obviously looked a little anxious.
So she thought about it for a moment and replied truthfully, "His Majesty is still inside, probably talking with the Empress Dowager. He might come out soon."
After hearing this, the anxiety on Little Leo's face eased a little. "Thank you, Your Highness, Princess. Thank you, Your Highness, Princess!" He bowed and thanked her several times, and only stopped when Wen Yang waved his hand and raised his foot to leave.
Although Wen Yang looked like she was about to leave, she actually didn't. She took Yaoyao and Zhuozhuo and hid behind a rockery not far away, carefully observing the movements at the gate of Cining Palace.
Sure enough, she saw the scene when Xiao Qingan came out.
He also clearly heard the conversation between Xiao Qing'an and the young eunuch.
Yaoyao, who was standing by, said to Wen Yang, "Your Highness, why did the eunuch ask the Emperor if he was injured when he came out of the Empress Dowager's palace? Could it be that the Empress Dowager would punish the Emperor...?"
Zhuozhuo immediately expressed that he had the same question.
Wen Yang frowned slightly, feeling somewhat puzzled. The conversation he had just heard, coupled with the anxious look on the young eunuch's face, suggested that the real situation was most likely what Yaoyao had guessed.
I didn't expect that the Queen Mother would actually take action against Xiao Qing'an in private...
And it seems that Xiao Qing'an didn't go to see her last night at the Queen Mother's initiative, so why was he so concerned about Ling Han?
It seems that I have to wait until Ling Han comes before I can talk to him about this matter.
Wen Yang rubbed his temples, turned around and said to Yaoyao and Zhuozhuo, "Let's go, let's go back too."
"Yes."
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That night, after Wen Yang took a hot bath, he dismissed the palace maids who served him.
Feeling a little hot, she opened the window of her bedroom, leaned against the window frame, stared at the quiet night outside and began to daydream.
At this moment, in the darkness, Wen Yang suddenly heard a cold voice: "Why are you standing here?"