"Since you don't find it, then Princess, please look elsewhere," Ye Miaoyun said calmly.
“But… that kitten did run into Liuyun Palace, it must still be inside.” Qi Yu tugged at the handkerchief in her hand and pleaded, “If it’s not in the courtyard, then it must have run into the house. Ninth Aunt, please let me go look for it.”
"No!" Ye Miaoyun refused without hesitation.
“Ninth Aunt, that kitten is my grandmother’s beloved pet. If I don’t bring it back, my grandmother won’t be able to eat or sleep. She’s getting old and her health isn’t good to begin with…”
Ye Miaoyun had no patience to listen to her rambling and interrupted her directly: "That kitten was brought out by you, Princess, and you're the one who lost it. After all this talk, are you trying to pin it on me?"
Qi Yu: "..."
"As for your statement that Consort Shu is old and in poor health, I advise you, Princess, to be careful with your words. Consort Shu is still in charge of the inner palace. If she is truly unable to do so, she should speak up as soon as possible. As the Crown Princess, I will certainly share her burdens."
She heard from Qi Jiu that the women in the palace were very cunning and scheming, even more terrifying than men.
Moreover... they love to speak in roundabout ways, and... they deliberately appear weak, but are actually very malicious.
Ye Miaoyun couldn't be bothered to waste her breath on these women.
Those roundabout, scheming ideas won't work on her.
"Auntie Jiu won't let me into Liuyun Palace. Is there something shady hidden inside?" Qi Yu was also angered by Ye Miaoyun and spoke rudely.
The women in the palace always hold back when they speak, and... they generally won't turn on you. They'll always give you face so you can meet again in the future.
Ye Miaoyun, this peasant woman of humble origins, was indeed completely ignorant and utterly vulgar.
No wonder, despite being the Crown Princess, Ye Miaoyun's grandfather entrusted the power of managing the harem to her grandmother, Consort Shu.
If a woman like Ye Miaoyun, who is inflexible and doesn't know how to speak properly, were to be put in charge of the harem, she would probably offend everyone within a day or two, and then no one would listen to her.
"If you dare to spout nonsense again, believe me, I'll tear your mouth apart!" Ye Miaoyun immediately turned hostile: "Who in this palace doesn't know that Liuyun Palace is the place His Highness the Crown Prince bestowed upon my daughter to live in? How dare you say that my daughter is something shameful? Who do you think you are?"
Qi Yu was shocked to hear this.
She knew Ye Miaoyun was impolite, but she didn't expect her to be this impolite.
She had never been scolded like this before, from childhood to adulthood.
"Ninth Aunt, you're bullying me too much!" Qi Yu said, tears streaming down her face. "I just wanted to go to Liuyun Palace to find my grandmother's little cat, and you not only made excuses for me, but you even scolded me!"
Ye Miaoyun found her annoying.
“You know perfectly well that Liuyun Palace is where my daughter lives. She has been recuperating there these past two days and cannot be disturbed, yet you still insisted on going in. I think you are the one with ulterior motives.” Ye Miaoyun said, looking at Granny Hong behind her: “Drive them away.”
Today, let alone Qi Yu, even if Consort Shu herself came, she wouldn't be able to step into Liuyun Palace.
"Ninth Aunt, you've gone too far!" Qi Yu cried as she ran away.
"Princess!" The nannies and maids following her were shocked and quickly ran after her.
"Your Highness, Consort Shu dotes on this granddaughter and will likely be coming in person soon," said Granny Hong softly, looking at Ye Miaoyun.
"Then I'll wait for her here. No one who comes today will be allowed into Liuyun Palace," Ye Miaoyun said coldly.
She realized that these people had ulterior motives.
Looking for the cat was just an excuse.
Their goal was to enter Liuyun Palace, and even... disturb her daughter's healing process.
Qi Jiu said that the women in the palace just can't stand seeing others do well.
She went from being a simple countrywoman to becoming the Crown Princess, and there were far too many people who were jealous of her.
When Qi Jiu becomes emperor next year, she will be the empress and the concubine of the Dowager, and will have to hand over the power to manage the harem.
She didn't care about these things, but the women in the palace certainly did.
So, they just wanted to make her unhappy.
These people have very bad intentions.
Ye Miaoyun knew that her daughter had helped Qi Jiu become the crown prince, and that she herself had become the crown princess smoothly because of her daughter's support.
If their daughter's injuries do not heal, it will have a significant impact on the couple.
These people probably had this malicious intention.
"They're trying to stop Xianya from healing? No way!" Ye Miaoyun's face turned somewhat ugly.
She already knew that the palace was not a good place, and Qi Jiu had told her a lot about those sordid things.
She never expected that such a small matter as her daughter's treatment would be seized upon by these people to cause trouble.
A moment later, Zhengzheng, which had transformed into the size of a sparrow, flew out.
"Zhengzheng, are we too noisy? Did we disturb Xianya?" Ye Miaoyun asked anxiously.
“No!” Zhengzheng shook her head: “My sister set up a barrier around her room, so no sound from outside can get in or disturb her.”
As Zhengzheng spoke, she flapped her little wings: "Unless... someone broke into the house and disturbed my sister."
"Don't worry, I won't let anyone break in," Ye Miaoyun said quickly.
Zhengzheng knew everything that had just happened outside.
"Don't worry, Auntie, I'm here. Those scoundrels won't be able to get in," Zhengzheng said calmly.
The reason it came out was actually to comfort Ye Miaoyun.
When Ye Xianya brought Zhengzheng back, the whole family liked it very much. In addition, it could speak human language and was a spirit beast, so everyone treated it like family.
She always called Qi Jiu and Ye Miaoyun "uncle" and "aunt," even though their identities changed.
"Okay, I'm relieved to have you here. Thank you for your hard work, Zhengzheng. Auntie will have someone bring you some delicious food later, roast meat and good wine, which are your favorites," Ye Miaoyun said quickly.
"Auntie, I want to drink the wine that came in the white jar from a few days ago." Zhengzheng is enjoying drinking more and more, and she's very picky about it; it has to be good wine.
"Alright, that's a vintage wine stored in the palace. I'll have it prepared right away." Ye Miaoyun nodded slightly and quickly instructed the palace maid to prepare it.
She didn't leave; instead, she sent someone to bring a chair over, and she sat down to guard the entrance of Liuyun Palace.
...
Qi Yu had only run a short distance when she quickly wiped away her tears and went to Ningde Palace to find Consort Shu.
When she arrived, Consort Shu had just finished arranging the family banquet and the state banquet, and was having her attendants see off the officials from the Ministry of Rites and the Imperial Household Department.
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