Chapter 876 A Dream of Youth 408

Xie Ning had no time to deal with these matters. "Princess Huihe, you and Princess Anle are both princesses. Why did you beat her? I will certainly report this matter to Your Majesty truthfully!"

Princess Huihe's face paled, but she still raised her chin and forced herself to say, "It was her cat that scared me first! Besides, what is my mother's status? And what is her mother's status?"

"She dares to compare herself to this princess?"

The head maid beside Princess Huihe was extremely anxious. She mustered her courage and tugged at Princess Huihe's sleeve, whispering, "Your Highness, you should apologize first."

Xie Ning was not some palace servant who could be bullied at will; they could not threaten her.

If Xie Ning really told Yan Xi, Hui He might be fine, but the others would be in big trouble.

You must know that the current emperor is the eldest legitimate princess, and the former empress already had a bad relationship with her.

Even though His Majesty is currently the highest-ranking concubine in the palace, while Princess Anle's mother is merely a minor concubine, His Majesty would never side with them.

However, the Empress Dowager always doted on Princess Huihe, so if the Emperor really wanted to investigate, in the end, only palace servants like them would have to take the blame.

Huihe wouldn't listen to the palace maid's advice. Her mother said that if Yanxi could become emperor, then she could too!

Her mother is finding her a good marriage. Once she gives birth to a child, Yanxi's reign as emperor will be over!

"Your Highness, you should go and tell His Majesty and the Empress Dowager what you mean." Xie Ning's face darkened as he looked down at Princess Anle, who, however, broke into a big smile.

"Sister Aning, I'm fine!" Her voice still had a lisp, as she was at the age when she was losing her baby teeth.

Before Princess Huihe could say anything more, Eunuch Xiao Ding walked out from the side. A group of palace servants stood not far behind him. Presumably, he had gone to fetch the emperor's newly made winter clothes, but heard the commotion here and came over.

With just one glance, he got the gist of it. The eunuch Xiao Ding said with a smile, "So this is where Your Highness Huihe is. His Majesty was just saying he was looking for you. Would you be able to come with me now?"

Princess Huihe wanted to firmly say that she was too busy, but although the eunuch Xiao Ding was asking her, he did not allow her to refuse. After all, who could refuse the emperor's order?

It was the old nanny who ran to find the Empress Dowager when Huihe was hitting someone who came over and relieved Huihe's predicament.

After everyone left, Eunuch Ding asked Xie Ning what had happened. When Xie Ning said that Princess Huihe had bullied Princess Anle, Eunuch Ding raised his eyebrows slightly.

Princess Huihe was indeed somewhat willful, but unfortunately, among the princesses in the harem, her status was second only to Yanxi, and Consort Jing doted on her, so no one dared to offend her.

But now, things are different.

The person sitting in that position was no longer Princess Huihe's father, Emperor Jing, but Yan Xi.

Not to mention Consort Jing and the deceased Empress, the relationship between Yanxi and Huihe was not good either. Because Emperor Jing favored Yanxi, Huihe disliked Yanxi very much and would fight for everything.

Xie Ning glanced at Princess Huihe's retreating figure. This princess probably didn't know how Consort Jing got her current status; it was something her younger brother had earned with his life.

Yan Xi may have had some feelings of compensation, but it was mostly because of the Empress Dowager. Even if she didn't know at first, the Empress Dowager must have guessed something with her intelligence.

Therefore, this move was intended to impress the Empress Dowager.

After all, the person is already gone; the present moment is the most important.

The eunuch Ding glanced down at the little princess whose face was covered in cuts from small stones, and at Princess Yun Shu, whose eyes were filled with fear. That Princess Huihe really... she just handed over her weakness.

Princess Anle is fine, but Princess Yunshu is now the Empress Dowager's darling. The Empress Dowager is feeling guilty towards Princess Baochu right now, and as far as he knows, there are three teams of people sent to Lingnan Road.

I wonder if the prince consort, his mother, and their concubines can hold out.

"Does it hurt?" Xie Ning gently rubbed Anle's head. This was a child she had watched grow up.

"Blow on it, it doesn't hurt!"

Anle looked at Xie Ning with a simple and honest expression. When Xie Ning bent down to hug her, she glanced at the other child who was silent and quiet.

"Sister Aning, why don't you hold Sister Yunshu? She's timid."