Chapter 351 Provoking Ye Liangqie

The Imperial Palace.

Ye Liang, a concubine in the Cold Palace, gave birth to the imperial heir. Half a month later, the Crown Princess personally took her out of the Cold Palace and sent her to Zhongming Pavilion. She also assigned Granny Wang and a wet nurse to take care of the child. As for Su Tingwan, who had long been demoted to a slave, she was still locked up in the Cold Palace, and no one cared about her life or death.

The emperor and empress sent over a pile of gold, silver, jewels, and fine clothes, and the crown prince also ordered people to carry two boxes of jewelry to Ye Susu, giving her a great deal of face.

In an instant, the entire Zhongming Pavilion was decorated in a magnificent manner, far surpassing Consort Song's Hanzhang Palace. The palace maids Zijuan and Ziyu, as well as Granny Wang and Granny Li, all received generous rewards from the Crown Princess, who instructed them to take good care of Consort Ye and the young master.

That day, she woke up to find the room empty, so she called for someone to help her get dressed, but no one came after calling for a long time.

She had no choice but to find some clothes to wear herself. Looking at the room full of gorgeous clothes and chests full of precious jewelry, she was overjoyed. Finally, her hard work had paid off, and all the design work and suffering she had endured was worthwhile.

When Jiang Fenghua gave birth, the Emperor and Empress also gave her a lot of gold and silver jewelry.

Ye Susu found a gorgeous dress and draped it over herself. She then ran to the bronze mirror and looked at herself. Her face was as pale as paper, and she looked unwell. However, this sickly appearance was exactly what she wanted. So she found her favorite plain white dress and put it on. When the Crown Prince came to Zhongming Pavilion and saw her looking so pitiful, he would surely feel sorry for her.

She knew that the most important thing for a concubine who had given birth to the emperor's child was to be promoted in rank, so she had to seize the opportunity, but when would His Highness the Crown Prince arrive?

Just then, she heard voices outside. Ye Susu put down her jewelry and quickly lay back down on the bed.

The palace maid Ziyu opened the door for Jiang Fenghua and the others, saying, "Please come in, Your Highness and all the ladies. Lady Ye should be awake by now."

As the group entered, they saw Ye Susu, dressed entirely in white and looking ill, preparing to rise and curtsy, "Crown Princess..."

Jiang Fenghua stepped forward and quickly pressed her down, "You're still in your postpartum period, Consort Ye, there's no need for you to get up and bow. I just brought all the ladies here to see you. Consort Ye is now a great contributor to our Eastern Palace, having given birth to a little prince for His Highness the Crown Prince. Everyone wants to come and congratulate you."

Song Qing and the others followed behind Jiang Fenghua. As if she had put aside past grievances, she smiled and said, "We were paying our respects to the Crown Princess at Chenxi Palace when we remembered that Sister Ye had moved back to Zhongming Pavilion. So we all suggested that we come and visit Sister Ye together. I think Sister Ye will welcome us!"

Song Qing thought: We'll be seeing each other all the time in the future, and the Crown Princess is so fond of Ye Susu, so it's okay for her to just pretend to be there.

Tang Qianran also smiled insincerely, "We are all His Highness the Crown Prince's women, we are family. Congratulations to Consort Ye on the birth of your son. This is a gift for the young master. Oh! Isn't the young master in Consort Ye's room?"

Ziyu explained, "The young master is always noisy at night. The imperial physician was afraid that the young master would disturb the young mistress's rest, so he took him to the side hall, where a nanny and wet nurse take care of him."

At this moment, Gao Qingtong also stepped forward. Only then did she see Ye Susu's face clearly. She was indeed pretty and charming. No wonder she could win the Crown Prince's favor even though she had neither a family background nor a status. She had found out more about her during this time and made a preliminary judgment that the young lady Ye in front of her was not simple either. She was scheming and deep, and so deep that she left no trace.

Based on the fact that she spread rumors in the palace and was ultimately not traced back to her, she is not as gentle and pure as she appears.

The truly foolish one is probably Consort Su. Not only was she used as a pawn, but she also had to take the bullet for her in the end. However, there is one thing that Gao Qingtong can't understand: Su Tingwan's family background is not bad, and she is the Crown Prince's favorite. Why would she be willing to take the bullet for Ye Susu?

Gao Qingtong didn't greet anyone, but stood to the side with a cold and aloof expression.

As for the other concubines, none of them came. Zhu Zhenzhen was isolated by them and didn't want to come and see Ye Susu's child.

Song Qing introduced, "This is Consort Gao, who entered the palace later and is the one most favored by His Highness among our concubines."

Ye Susu glanced at her and thought the other woman had a very good temperament, as elegant as an orchid. Xie Shang liked this kind of woman. Back in the border region, she could have won Xie Shang's heart. He treated her very differently. It was just a pity that she was unlucky and Su Tingwan came and ruined the opportunity, causing her to miss the best chance.

At that time, she had already confessed her feelings to Xie Shang. Although he said he was rejecting her, she knew he was restraining his feelings. She thought their relationship was just one step away from completion.

She thought: Fortunately, she has successfully given birth now, and there will always be opportunities in the future.

Ye Susu also displayed an aloof attitude, regarding money as dirt, and returned Gao Qingtong's greeting in a light tone, "Greetings, Young Master Gao."

Gao Qingtong nodded, but did not reply.

Ye Susu felt like she had been given the cold shoulder. She thought the other person might be a daughter of a high-ranking official, which was why she was so aloof. However, she and the other person were now both mistresses of the Crown Prince's Palace, and could be considered equals. What did the other person have to be aloof about?

The atmosphere instantly froze. Song Qing said, "Didn't we come to see Ye Liang's child? Let's go visit the child!"

"If Qing'er wants to see the child, why does she have to go see it herself? Tell the wet nurse to bring the child over so everyone can see it together." The voice came from outside the house.

Xie Shang was dressed in a majestic and noble crown prince's robe, embroidered with dragon patterns and trimmed with gold thread, looking exceptionally wealthy. He was tall and slender, and after becoming crown prince, his temperament became even more cold and hard, making people dare not look him directly in the eye.

He was imposing and handsome, with an extremely noble status, and he arrived majestically through the snow.

The moment Ye Susu saw Xie Shang, her delicate and frail demeanor was on full display, as if she had suffered months of injustice in the cold palace and was about to pour out her heart to the Crown Prince.

The young ladies bowed and said, "Your Highness, we greet you."

"No need for formalities." Xie Shang walked to Jiang Fenghua's side as always, his eyes full of doting affection for her. "I only found out you came to Zhongming Pavilion when I went to Chenxi Palace to find the Crown Princess."

Ye Susu liked his power and wealth, so he wanted to be like a flower in a mirror or the moon in the water, something she could see but not have.

Jiang Fenghua smiled, "Your Highness clearly came to see Consort Ye, but he just said that to make me happy since I and the other ladies are here." She also wanted Ye Susu to believe that Xie Shang had started to value her because she had given birth to the imperial heir.

Upon hearing this, the concubines quickly said, "We'll take our leave now."

Xie Shang stopped them, saying, "Didn't you come to see the child? Since you're all here, let's all take a look at the child Ye Liangqie gave birth to!"

The group replied, "Yes." It was rare for His Highness to smile at them, but they still stepped aside to give their seats to the Crown Princess.

Jiang Fenghua said to Ziyu, "Let the wet nurse bring the child over!"