When Xia Miaoyuan heard the words "Rongpin, the second young lady of the Rong family", she shuddered all over.
"What are you talking about?" Xia Miaoyuan stuck her head out and asked the two palace maids.
"Princess, please be merciful. We are not deliberately being lazy here!"
The two palace maids were hiding behind the corner door and chatting quietly to avoid working. They were suddenly discovered by Princess Anguo and were immediately frightened.
They thought the princess had caught them being lazy and wanted to punish them, so they knelt down and begged for mercy.
Xia Miaoyuan explained in a baby voice, "I'm just curious about what you're talking about. I don't mean anything else."
"I won't punish you either."
After hearing what the princess said, the two palace maids felt relieved.
"I was just talking about Concubine Rong's niece, the second daughter of Lord Rong, the Minister of Rites. She came to the palace today with the old lady of the Rong family." A palace maid summarized it simply.
Xia Miaoyuan was startled: "Is he coming into the palace?"
The palace maid nodded: "Yes, it is said that they entered the palace to see Concubine Rong."
[Oh no, Rong Er's visit to the palace definitely wasn't just to see Rongpin.]
Xia Miaoyuan was stunned for a moment, and quickly thought about what Rong Er might do next.
[No matter what, we must seize the initiative. First, find Rong Er, then watch her. If she acts like a demon, I will punish her.]
The fifth prince received too much information in a short period of time and was a little overwhelmed.
He tried hard to recall the person named Concubine Rong's niece, but he had no impression of her at all.
It's really strange. What is my sister worried about? Is the second daughter of the Rong family a bad person?
"Sister, shall we go?" The fifth prince stretched out a hand and waved it in front of Xia Miaoyuan.
"Let's go to Concubine Rong's palace and find Hua Ni'er to go to the Imperial Garden together."
Hua Ni'er is a yellow and white dog, and is Rongpin's pet.
Hua Ni'er is very sociable and especially likes to play with children. Xia Miaoyuan and several younger princes all like to play with Hua Ni'er.
"Okay!" The fifth prince agreed readily, turned around and headed towards Rongpin's Cuixi Palace with Maomao in his hand.
The Fifth Prince certainly understood that his sister didn't want to play with the dog at all, but must want to go to Rongpin to inquire about something.
However, he would obey his sister's ideas unconditionally. After all, his sister was a fairy who had descended to earth.
You won’t go wrong if you listen to the fairies.
Soon, the brother and sister arrived at Cuixi Palace.
Rongpin had no children and had always been close to children. She was very kind to the princes and princesses born to other concubines.
Xia Miaoyuan and other little princes would occasionally come to Cuixi Palace to play, waiting for Concubine Rong to feed them delicious food.
Therefore, when the eunuch guarding the gate saw that it was the fifth prince and the little princess who had arrived, he was not surprised at all. He just told them to come in and let them in.
After the brother and sister saluted Rongpin, the Fifth Prince said, "Madam Rongpin, we would like to take Hua Ni'er to the Imperial Garden for an outing. Is that okay?"
Rongpin came over happily, rubbed Xia Miaoyuan and the Fifth Prince's heads, and said with a smile: "Okay!"
"The Queen has guests here today, so I won't keep you for snacks. You can have fun with Hua Ni'er, but don't play too late."
Xia Miaoyuan took the opportunity to look into the room, but saw that there was only an old woman sitting in Rongpin's inner room.
[Strange, didn't they say that Miss Rong Er and the old lady came together? Where are the two Rongs?]
Xia Miaoyuan blinked her big eyes and asked Rongpin, "My Lady, who came to see you?"
Rongpin introduced them to Xia Miaoyuan with a smile: "It's my mother and my niece."
"Is that old lady your mother?"
"Exactly."
"What about your niece? Miao'er wants to see if your niece is as beautiful as you."
Rongpin was delighted by Xia Miaoyuan's high-level praise.
"Miao'er is really good at talking." Rongpin covered her mouth and laughed.
"My second niece has some chronic illness. Today, while we are in the palace, I asked Madam Gui to take her to the Imperial Hospital to see the imperial physician."
[Going to the Imperial Hospital?] Xia Miaoyuan's mind raced.
[No, no, it's not easy for her to enter the palace. Given her personality, she won't give up and be obedient after being rejected by the Crown Prince.]
【She is definitely going to cause trouble. 】
Thinking of this, Xia Miaoyuan said goodbye to Rongpin.
The brother and sister took Hua Ni'er's hand and left Cuixi Palace.
The brother and sister walked slowly towards the imperial garden with their three pets.
Xia Miaoyuan walked with Hua Ni'er hand in hand, without riding Maomao. Everyone walked very slowly, and Xia Miaoyuan seemed to deliberately slow down his pace, as if he was a little hesitant.
"Shall we go to the Imperial Garden now?" asked the fifth prince.
The fifth prince saw through his sister's thoughts, but it was difficult to expose her.
Xia Miaoyuan really wanted to go to the Imperial Hospital first. She really wanted to find Rong Er immediately.
But, I just used the excuse of looking for Hua Ni'er to go to Cuixi Palace, so what excuse can I use to go to the Imperial Hospital now?
Xia Miaoyuan was feeling embarrassed when suddenly she saw a nanny coming towards her in a panic.
They looked closely and found that the nanny was none other than Nanny Gui who was by Concubine Rong's side.
"Madam Gui, what's wrong with you?" the fifth prince asked first.
Aunt Gui stopped, covered her chest and gasped for breath, her face full of panic.
Obviously, she must have just run away.
"It's the Little Princess and the Fifth Prince." Nanny Gui forced herself to bow.
"Did you see a girl in a pink dress pass by here just now?"
"It's a strange face, not from the palace."
Xia Miaoyuan tilted her head and asked, "Are you talking about Concubine Rong's niece?"
Aunt Gui nodded like a chick pecking at rice, her eyes brightening. "Yes, that's her. Did the princess see her?"
Xia Miaoyuan shook his head: "No."
The light in Nanny Gui's eyes instantly went out.
The Fifth Prince interjected, "Empress Rong said you took her to the Imperial Hospital, didn't you? Did you lose her?"
Nanny Gui's forehead was already covered with beads of sweat. "I was originally going to take her to the Imperial Hospital, but when we were almost there, she said she wanted to relieve herself and went to the official room. I waited for her outside, but she didn't come out after a long time."
"I went in to check, but she wasn't there."
"I guess it's his first time in the palace, and he's curious and running off to have fun."
The Fifth Prince looked at Nanny Gui sympathetically and said, "Then go and look for her as soon as possible. If you can't find her yourself, have Concubine Rong send more people to help."
Aunt Gui nodded with a bitter face, hurriedly took her leave, and trotted off to look for someone else.
Xia Miaoyuan stood there in a daze, lost in thought.
[Today is a day off, the Crown Prince is not here.]
Rong Er finally made it to the palace, so he'll definitely find out everything before entering.
[So, she definitely wasn't coming for the Crown Prince.]
【So, is she? 】
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