Chapter 53 The Princess Consort of Chu Has Met the Wrong Person!
The Chu King's Palace.
When Wang Luhai entered, Song Xuerou was scolding Liu Xin.
"Useless thing! All I asked you to do was deliver a gift to the Crown Prince's residence, and you were completely bullied by that little slut Runyue! You've utterly disgraced me!"
Liu Xin's cheeks were red and swollen, which showed what she had gone through after returning home last night.
Even after a whole night, Song Xuerou was still not satisfied.
She grabbed the teacup beside her and threw it at Liu Xin, yelling, "You're all lowly servants, how could you be so stupidly lowly!"
Liu Xin dared not dodge. The teacup smashed on her forehead, and blood mixed with tea flowed all over her face, making her look both pitiful and terrifying.
The teacup shards flew everywhere and landed right at Wang Luhai's feet.
He paused, looked up at Song Xuerou, and his eyes became more gloomy.
"It seems we've come at the wrong time."
"Eunuch Wang?"
Song Xuerou was stunned for a moment.
How could she not know that Wang Luhai was Xie Yuanhe's most trusted confidant?
Normally, Xie Xuansong, as the Prince of Chu, would greet Wang Luhai with a smile, wishing he could make Wang Luhai work for him!
Song Xuerou also wanted to share Xie Xuansong's burdens, so she would take the initiative to flatter and please Wang Luhai every time she saw him.
Unfortunately, Wang Luhai was an old eunuch who was impervious to both soft and hard approaches, and he was only loyal to Xie Yuanhe. No one else could persuade him!
Coming to her senses, Song Xuerou quickly greeted him with a smile, "Why has Eunuch Wang come?"
"This foolish thing has made a mistake, and I, the Princess Consort, am reprimanding her! It's a laughingstock for Eunuch Wang!"
As she spoke, she winked at Liu Xin, "What are you still standing here for? Hurry up and tidy this place up! Someone, bring some tea!"
"Please have a seat, Eunuch Wang."
"We have important matters to attend to at home, so we won't be having tea."
Wang Luhai clearly wasn't going to take Song Xuerou's bait.
He held a whisk in his arms, a forced smile on his face, and said, "Please, Princess Consort Chu, come with me! The Emperor has some questions for you."
"Does Father want to ask questions?"
A sense of unease arose in Song Xuerou's heart.
Why would Xie Yuanhe ask her something out of the blue?
Even if there were questions to be asked, they should be directed at Xie Xuansong.
Unable to guess the reason, Song Xuerou became even more nervous. "Eunuch Wang, I am just a woman... If the Emperor wants to ask me a question, I am afraid that my clumsy words will anger him! I hope that you can give me some guidance."
She stepped forward and personally slipped a silver ingot into Wang Luhai's hand.
Wang Luhai has served Xie Yuanhe for so many years, what storms hasn't he seen?
Why would he be short of her money?
He calmly pushed it back, "Princess Consort Chu, please don't be so rude! Since it is the Emperor who wants to ask questions, how could a servant like me know the answer?"
"If Princess Consort of Chu is afraid of being tongue-tied, then just answer honestly! How could His Majesty be angry with someone who tells the truth?"
not good.
This sounded an alarm bell in Song Xuerou's heart!
Wang Luhai was known for being difficult to deal with.
He was still speaking so shrewdly, but his expression was rather unpleasant, clearly indicating that something had happened!
But Song Xuerou really couldn't guess what had happened!
Since Xie Xuansong left the capital, she has stayed in the Chu Prince's mansion and has not gone out or seen anyone. Logically, she shouldn't have done anything stupid to anger her father, right?
"Eunuch Wang, you are by the Emperor's side..."
Before Song Xuerou could finish speaking, Wang Luhai waved his whisk, "Princess Consort of Chu, please! We don't want to keep the Emperor waiting; he might really get angry!"
Song Xuerou's face stiffened.
Who in the world dares to make an emperor wait?
She didn't have time to speculate; she just winked at Liu Xin, signaling her to go back to the Prime Minister's residence to deliver the message, and then followed Wang Luhai out.
Along the way, she subtly hinted at it quite a bit.
She talked until her lips were dry, but that damned eunuch Wang Luhai didn't even blink and refused to say a word!
That damned eunuch! His mouth looks like a sawed-off gourd!
—Song Xuerou cursed inwardly.
Since she couldn't figure out what she had done wrong, she thought again—perhaps it was because Empress Sun's birthday was approaching, and her father had specially ordered her to enter the palace to discuss the palace banquet.
The King of Chu was the eldest son, and she was the eldest daughter-in-law.
When Empress Sun held a palace banquet to celebrate her birthday, she, as the eldest daughter-in-law, certainly could not stand by and watch.
Thinking of this, Song Xuerou breathed a sigh of relief and followed Wang Luhai to the Imperial Study without changing her expression.
"Your daughter-in-law greets Your Majesty, may Your Majesty enjoy boundless blessings and peace! Your daughter-in-law..."
She obediently greeted Xie Yuanhe.
Unfortunately, before he could finish speaking, he met Xie Yuanhe's sharp gaze. "May I be blessed with ten thousand years of peace and prosperity? I also want to know, if my household is in turmoil, how can I be at peace?"
"Father..."
Song Xuerou froze on the spot.
That sounds rather harsh!
Even Xie Yuanhe's expression wasn't very good!
Ever since she married into the Chu Prince's mansion, she knew that the emperor in front of her was serious and cold, even more dignified than an ordinary father!
However, she rarely went to the palace, thus avoiding the daily fear of meeting the emperor.
Even when he occasionally met with the emperor, Xie Xuansong was always by his side.
Today, she faced the emperor alone, feeling a mix of inferiority, fear, and nervousness.
Even his speech was somewhat hesitant, "Father is majestic, able to govern the world and pacify the inner palace. With Father here, there will surely be days of peace."
Song Xuerou didn't know how to answer, so she could only rack her brains to flatter Xie Yuanhe.
Xiao Yu stood at the door with his hands at his sides. Upon hearing these deliberately ingratiating words, he immediately curled his lip in disdain.
"Master, this Princess Consort of Chu is the daughter of the Prime Minister, but her words and actions are not even as good as the Crown Princess's finger!"
He lowered his voice and complained to Wang Luhai.
Wang Luhai tapped him, "Who cares if she can compare to the Crown Princess? What's your status? What's her status? Who gives you the right to be so nosy?"
"Master is right, son was too talkative."
Xiao Yuzi lowered his head.
The next second, Wang Luhai said, "Although she is the daughter of the Prime Minister, she is only born out of wedlock and has never been favored by Prime Minister Song! The Crown Princess, on the other hand, is the legitimate daughter of the Shen family and grew up by the side of the Empress Dowager."
"How can she be compared to the Crown Princess?"
After saying that, Wang Luhai frowned again, "How is the Crown Princess now? Does His Highness the Crown Prince know about this?"
"Master, the Crown Princess is still unconscious. Physician Chen and the others are working at top speed to prepare the antidote! His Highness the Crown Prince has not yet appeared; he probably doesn't know that the Crown Princess is in trouble!"
"Who is His Highness the Crown Prince? Can these things be kept from him?"
Wang Luhai sighed.
Others may not understand Xie Xuanyin's personality, but how could he not understand it?
Shen Ruoli was a little girl he watched grow up, and Xie Xuanyin was a little prince he watched grow up even more!
Since the Crown Princess came into the picture, this Crown Prince, who usually devotes all his energy to politics, has clearly started to devote half of his energy to her!
The fact that His Highness the Crown Prince has not yet appeared does not mean that he is unaware of this matter!
"Just you wait and see."
Wang Luhai sat on the steps, listening to the commotion inside the hall, and sighed, "This time, I'm afraid Princess Chu has offended the wrong person and stirred up a hornet's nest! The entire capital is about to change!"
"Even the King of Chu will suffer as a result!"
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