Chapter 404: Concubine Jing’s Thoughts

When the queen learned that the people sent by her son and Chu Xiong's 50,000-strong army were completely wiped out, her head suddenly felt dizzy.

The palace maid beside her hurriedly reached out to help her, but unfortunately the queen was too big and fat, so she fell down without support.

Not only did he fall down on the ground, but the back of his head also hit the headboard of the bed. His eyes rolled back and he fainted.

When she woke up, an hour had passed. As soon as she opened her eyes, she dealt with the palace maid around her.

I thought of the annihilation of the 60,000-strong army, and my head started buzzing again.

How come that little beast can’t be killed? Since fleeing the famine, my son has lost so many people.

Not only did he fail to do anything to the little beast, but he became even more prosperous. If this situation continues, I'm afraid I won't be able to control him anymore.

Just as she was feeling annoyed, Concubine Jing fanned herself and a gust of wind blew in.

"I heard that my sister fell, so I came over to check on her."

As he spoke, he glanced at the nanny behind him, and the nanny brought the tray over.

"Sister, this is the food that Chen'er brought to me. It tastes great, so I brought it here for you to try."

Concubine Jing pointed at the fruits on the tray with a harmless smile: a cucumber, an eggplant, a persimmon, a cantaloupe, and a small watermelon slightly bigger than a fist.

If the emperor hadn't asked me to save face, I wouldn't have bothered to come and see her.

The queen held her buzzing head and was too lazy to deal with this vixen, but she had to keep going on the surface.

"My sister has..."

She looked up as she spoke, then stopped mid-sentence.

When I saw the things on the tray, I was so angry that my head was about to explode.

It took me a long time to calm down.

"My sister is thoughtful."

This vixen did it on purpose. Who would only give one thing as a gift?

Except for the watermelon that was bigger than her fist, she recognized it, and only gave one of the others that she had never seen before. Honestly, it seems that no one would give gifts like this.

Seeing the dissatisfaction on the queen's face, Concubine Jing pretended not to see it and pointed to the things on the tray.

"Sister, these are my favorite foods. As soon as Chen'er brought them to me, I gave you half of them. I was afraid that if it was too late, I would lose control and eat them all."

He smiled embarrassedly while speaking, but he was indeed full of contempt in his heart.

It's good enough to let her have a taste, it's already giving her face.

The nanny beside the queen took a look at the things on the tray and the corners of her mouth twitched imperceptibly.

How can you give gifts like this? Concubine Jing is so shameless.

"Sister, why haven't you seen the Second Prince?"

Concubine Jing looked around while fanning herself. Her mother was so sick, but she didn't even bother to come and see her.

When the queen mentioned her son, she felt a headache again. This time, Chuxiong State suffered a loss of 50,000 people. If she didn't deal with the aftermath properly, she was afraid that diplomatic relations would be severed in the future.

In addition, last time I caused others to fail to sell tens of millions of kilograms of grain. Adding these two times together, I estimate that I have to pay at least one million taels of silver. I dare not think about it. The more I think about it, the more my head hurts.

Looking at Concubine Jing in front of him, he felt even more annoyed.

"I'm not feeling well. If you're alright, please go back."

She waved at Concubine Jing, who was too lazy to stay there. Seeing that she had been ordered to leave, she stood up and said goodbye.

"Then take good care of yourself, sister. I will come to visit you another day."

As she spoke, she floated out, fanning herself and twisting her butt, feeling very happy.

Although I don’t know what exactly happened, looking at the queen’s appearance just now, it seems that she didn’t just fall.

After leaving the Queen's courtyard and planning to go for a stroll in the Imperial Garden, the maids came to deliver a message.

"My Lady, Young Master Xiao is here!"

"Qingyun is here!" Concubine Jing's eyes lit up.

He ran towards his yard like a gust of wind. Qingyun came over at this time, probably bringing news about his son.

When Xiao Qingyun saw Concubine Jing, he was about to bow in greeting, but was stopped by her.

"No thanks, Qingyun, please take a seat. But is there any good news from Chen'er?"

"Your Majesty, I plan to go to the Far North soon. I came here today to see if you have anything to bring to His Majesty."

"Are you going to Chen'er's place? What's the matter?" Concubine Jing was stunned, a hint of worry flashed across her eyes.

Qingyun is usually in charge of affairs in the capital. He hasn't been there for such a long time. Why does he suddenly want to go there? Could something have happened?

Seeing Concubine Jing so nervous, Xiao Qingyun hurried to explain.

"Your Majesty, you're overthinking it. This time, I went there mainly to see the newly built greenhouse by the prince..."

He then told Concubine Jing everything Han Muchen had mentioned in the letter about building courtyards and greenhouses for the soldiers.

I was very excited when I heard the news, so I thought about going to take a look.

After hearing this, Concubine Jing was even more excited and stood up from her chair with joy.

"Ahaha! Great, that's great! My son is becoming more and more successful!"

Concubine Jing smiled with her eyes curved, and then she started crying. She thought about last year when she thought her son would never recover and would never have a chance to make a comeback. But now he finally made it through.

Seeing Concubine Jing so excited, Xiao Qingyun hurriedly spoke to comfort her.

"Your Majesty, please be at ease. The prince has no worries about food and clothing, and everything is going in a good direction. You just need to take care of yourself."

"Yes, you are right, I am happy."

As Concubine Jing spoke, she wiped her tears. As she wiped, her eyes suddenly lit up and she looked around, staring at Xiao Qingyun in front of her, stunned.

Looking at Concubine Jing's sneaky look, I guess nothing good is going to happen.

Sure enough, when Concubine Jing saw that there was only a female nanny in the room, she stood up and moved closer to Xiao Qingyun.

"Qingyun, when are you leaving?"

"Just these two days!" Xiao Qingyun looked confused.

There's no need to be sneaky when asking this kind of question. I always feel like the Empress has bad intentions.

He actually guessed it right. After listening to what he said, Concubine Jing looked at him seriously.

"Okay, I'll go with you then!"

“Cough cough cough cough cough…”

Xiao Qingyun was so surprised that he almost choked to death on his own saliva.

Everyone knew that Concubine Jing was a brave person, but no one expected her to be so brave. How could a concubine in the harem leave the palace at will without the emperor's permission?

If I get caught, not only will Concubine Jing be punished, but I'm afraid I might even lose my life.

"Your Majesty, you can't do that! The Emperor won't agree." He was so scared that he quickly stood up and refused.

"I didn't ask him. We can just sneak away when the time comes!"

Concubine Jing acted as if it was a matter of course. If that old man knew about this, he would definitely not let her go.

It has been so long since she last saw her son. She missed him so much. She had always heard from others that he was living a good life, but as a mother, she could not feel at ease unless she saw it with her own eyes.

I took this opportunity to secretly take a look. If I saw it, I would be able to put my mind at ease. By the time the emperor knew about it, I would have disappeared.

When he comes back, he can punish me however he wants, and I don't care.