During the famine, a sack of grain was traded for a little girl. Everyone thought the family had lost their minds.
But ever since they adopted little Qingtian, it was as if their lives had be...
The eldest princess was suddenly vomited on by Qingtian and was almost mad to death.
She let the maid take off her soiled clothes and washed her hands repeatedly, but she still felt uncomfortable.
If it weren't for the inconvenience in the palace, she would have wanted to ask someone to prepare hot water for her to take a bath immediately.
"This damned little girl is so unlucky.
"Before, it was because the seventh daughter-in-law took her to the girls' school that so many problems arose!
"Today is a great day for the holidays, and she's doing this to me again."
The eldest princess became angrier and angrier as she spoke, and threw the handkerchief she used to wipe her hands into the basin.
"After this is done, wait and see how I deal with her!"
The maid was so frightened by her words that her hands began to tremble and the water in the basin was shaken out.
"You want to kill yourself!" The eldest princess was so angry that she took several steps back. "Didn't you see the clothes I just changed into? If this one gets wet again, I won't have anything to change into!"
The maid hurriedly knelt down, put the basin aside, and said nervously, "Master, we are in the palace now, please be careful with your words, be careful of the walls and there are ears!"
The Grand Princess didn't take it seriously at all and said, "I know more about the situation in the palace than you do.
"This side hall has no adjacent houses on any of its sides. Could someone be lying on the roof eavesdropping on me?"
At this point, the eldest princess couldn't help but laugh.
After thinking about what would happen to Prince Rui and his family if they fell into her hands, the eldest princess's mood quickly improved. She even had the leisure to joke with the maid, "When you go out later, go around the house and check if there is anyone on the roof."
"The master is teasing the servant again." The maid had long been accustomed to the unpredictable mood of the eldest princess. She followed her wishes and joked, then cleaned up the water stains on the ground with her swift hands and feet, and accompanied her out of the side hall.
After coming out of the side hall, the eldest princess was still in high spirits and pulled her maid to look at the roof.
The guards who were arranged by Prince Rui to eavesdrop were hiding behind the palace wall and broke out in a cold sweat.
Fortunately, I heard people talking in the hall and ran away quickly, otherwise I would have been caught red-handed!
The eldest princess smiled at the empty roof and said to the maid, "What did I say? Did you see it clearly this time?"
"Yes, the master grew up in the palace and is naturally very familiar with every plant and tree here."
After hearing this, the corners of the eldest princess' lips rose slightly.
As long as she succeeds today, she can return to live in the imperial city where she grew up.
Thinking of this, the eldest princess' mood finally turned from gloomy to sunny.
She led her men back to the Queen's bedroom.
When the Empress saw the Grand Princess come in, she narrowed her eyes slightly, but quickly returned to normal and greeted her with a smile, "Aunt is back, look who's here?
"These two are waiting for you to come back and kowtow to you!"
As soon as the queen finished speaking, two young ladies dressed as women stood up.
They waited until the eldest princess took her seat before stepping forward and paying their respects.
These two princesses were born to concubines. They got married and left the palace in the past two years.
The mothers of both men had no children and were not favored, so they married the sons of court officials.
So the eldest princess didn't treat them well, and even acted like an elder and gave them a good scolding.
Upon seeing this, the Queen Mother quickly signaled to the two of them not to bother with the Grand Princess.
But it must be said that the Queen was worrying too much.
These two were not favored to begin with, and they have been obedient and quiet since childhood.
Even if the Queen didn't signal them, they would never dare to contradict the Grand Princess.
Seeing that the two were being scolded pitifully, the Empress took advantage of the time when the Grand Princess was taking a break to drink tea and said, "Alright, you wanted to pay your respects to your great-aunt, and you have already seen it.
"Concubine Xian and Concubine Zhuang are waiting for you, please go and have a look!"
The two were overjoyed upon hearing this, and at this moment they really wanted to kowtow to the Queen.
No wonder everyone in the harem praises the queen. She really saves people from suffering!
Moreover, if it weren't for the queen's magnanimity, they would never have found such a good marriage now.
The two of them thanked the queen sincerely and left the palace together.
The eldest princess had not yet finished speaking. She was not happy with the Queen's interference, but she did not want to confront her in person.
She could only take another sip of tea and pretend to be casual, "Your Majesty is just too soft-hearted. She was just born from a palace maid's womb. Why should you be so lenient with her?"
The Queen finally picked up the teacup and took a sip before saying quietly, "No matter whose womb it came from, it's still a dragon seed, a precious treasure of the royal family. Naturally, we can't neglect it."
After hearing this, the eldest princess secretly clenched her teeth.
And you still have the nerve to say that they are royal branches and jade leaves?
The current emperor doesn’t even know how he got the throne, so how can he talk about being a royal family?
The eldest princess was in a good mood after changing her clothes, but now her mood suddenly fell back to the bottom.
Her eyes subconsciously glanced at the clock in the hall.
We agreed to start at noon, but now it's less than an hour.
The eldest princess nervously raised her hand to adjust her collar, changed her sitting position but felt uncomfortable again, so she changed back.
She thought she had concealed it very well and no one could see her nervousness.
But in fact, the queen had already received the oral order from the emperor, and her guilty actions were clearly visible to everyone.
"What's wrong, Aunt? You look a little strange. Are you feeling unwell?"
The eldest princess frowned when she heard this. Why would she say that someone was unwell for no reason?
Once people get older, they tend to be more sensitive to such words.
She thought this in her heart, and her expression quickly showed emotion.
The Queen Mother saw it all and smiled in her heart, but she couldn't show it.
The emperor's order to her was to calm the eldest princess down before lunch, but the queen really didn't expect that the other party, who was already old, would still show her emotions so much.
It's obvious that he has something to hide.
The eldest princess said with a slightly unhappy tone: "Who would say that they are not feeling well for no reason? I am in very good health.
"You don't believe me? If we stood together, strangers would definitely think I was your sister!"
The Queen Mother was almost laughing out of disgust at her words.
But I still had to pretend to keep a straight face, and my stomach ached slightly from enduring it.
"I thought Auntie was feeling as unwell as Sunny Day! If things really get worse, I'll send someone to take Auntie home to rest."
"Who said I was going back?" The eldest princess said this before suddenly realizing something was wrong and subconsciously asked, "Did the seventh daughter-in-law take Qingtian home to rest?"
"Yes, the children were uncomfortable and attached to their beds. They couldn't stay in the palace for even a moment, so we sent someone to send them back."
The eldest princess's face suddenly turned gloomy.