Chapter 45 We meet again, little girl.
Are you sure you're calling me?
Yu Nian looked at the Crown Prince's personal eunuch with suspicion, wondering if Li Mingjin was just bored and wanted to mess with her again.
Fu Lu was somewhat arrogant, and he smirked.
"I can tell the difference between Miss Rou and Miss Yu Wu."
See? Like master, like servant. This Fulu is just as rude as his prince.
This is a veiled reference to her past imitation of Yu Zhirou!
Yu Nian really wanted to laugh. The original owner hadn't imitated him, the little eunuch, so where did he get such a big prejudice?
"You still know you're a lackey?"
Yu Nian's words left Fu Lu speechless. Trying to talk back to her was like showing off your skills in front of Guan Yu.
Yu Nian got up and followed Fu Lu. She told Chun Tao not to worry about her, since the palace was not far away anyway, and she had a backup plan, so she wasn't afraid of them playing any tricks.
To Yu Nian's surprise, Fu Lu really didn't play any tricks and just brought her directly to the front of the palace; he was just a pure errand boy.
Before even entering the venue, Yu Nian could faintly hear Li Mingjin's voice.
"Grandmother, Rou'er's medical skills are superb. You will definitely not have a headache anymore after taking her medicine."
"The medicine is very bitter. Just have Prime Minister Yu's eldest daughter come and massage me. Where is she? Hasn't she arrived yet?"
Listening from a distance, the Empress Dowager's voice sounded somewhat familiar, as if I had heard it somewhere before.
Once she reached the palace, Yu Nian became even less timid. Her father, Prime Minister Yu, was also there, so as long as she didn't cause any trouble, everything would be fine.
Yu Nian knelt down with her head bowed in greeting, and the Empress's voice boomed in her ears.
"The Prime Minister's eldest daughter is so ill-mannered, dressed in tattered clothes, what kind of behavior is this!"
The Empress was still holding a grudge against Yu Nian when, unexpectedly, Yu Nian delivered himself to her doorstep.
Yu Nian froze. She suddenly realized that she had forgotten about this: her skirt had been torn by a tree branch, and she had neither the time nor the opportunity to change it.
As for how she managed to break the tree, I can't say. If the Empress knew she climbed the tree, she would surely say she was unruly and disobedient, and would take the opportunity to teach her a lesson.
Prime Minister Yu looked at his precious daughter uncomfortably, wondering how to smooth things over for Yu Nian.
Chunyu Han's gaze fell on Yu Nian. He noticed that her hair was a little loose and her clothes had holes, indicating that her journey here must have been difficult.
In an instant, Yu Nian's skirt became the focus of everyone's attention.
Yu Nian lowered her head. At this moment, she was indeed in the wrong. With so many people around, no matter what, she should admit her mistake first to protect herself.
Thinking this, Yu Nian was about to kowtow and speak, but before she could, the Empress Dowager, who was in the main seat, spoke.
"A young girl's clothes are also delicate. If they are torn, so be it. She can just come to my palace to change into a new set. Your Majesty need not be too harsh."
Now that they were closer, Yu Nian's ears twitched, and she finally heard clearly, "Isn't this Granny Lü?"
Yu Nian didn't dare to look up now; she still had to observe basic etiquette.
The Empress never expected that the Empress Dowager, who always valued rules, would speak up for Yu Nian. She gave Yu Nian a venomous look. When did this scheming girl catch the Empress Dowager's eye? Since the Empress Dowager had spoken, she couldn't make things difficult for her in public.
“Your Majesty is right.”
The Empress relented, and the nanny beside the Empress Dowager went over and led Yu Nian to the side hall of Shou Kang Palace to change clothes.
A strange glint flashed in Li Mingjin's eyes. In his previous life, Yu Nian was his concubine, the Crown Prince's wife, and had never even met the Empress Dowager.
When Yu Nian arrived at the side hall, the Empress Dowager was looking at her with a smile.
Are all members of the royal family somewhat wicked? Luckily, she didn't do anything particularly disrespectful to the Empress Dowager, otherwise even her father wouldn't have been able to protect her.
"We meet again, little girl."
The Empress Dowager ordered her servants to send Yu Nian a set of clothes: a light purple top and a silk skirt embroidered with delicate irises, elegant and graceful.
Consider this a return gift for the osmanthus candy you gave me.
This outfit was clearly very expensive, and Yu Nian knew that the Empress Dowager was just giving her a way out.
"This humble woman did not know that you were the Empress Dowager and has offended you greatly. Please forgive me, Empress Dowager."
It's one thing if they don't pursue the matter, but Yu Nian still has to say what needs to be said, after all, they are the high and mighty Empress Dowager.
Yu Nian's thoughtfulness pleased the Empress Dowager, who immediately replied with a cheerful laugh.
"Later, I'll punish you by making you sit next to me and give me a massage."
The Empress Dowager watched Yu Nian's retreating figure as she went to change her clothes, giving her a meaningful look.
The rumors circulating outside are one thing, but her judgment is never wrong; Yu Nian is a good match for her grandson.
At least in Yu Nian's eyes, she looked much more auspicious than that female doctor the Crown Prince had introduced.
Yu Nian was changing her clothes, unaware that the Empress Dowager outside the screen was already plotting against her.
Back in front of the palace, Yu Nian was left to sit next to the Empress Dowager.
This spot was too conspicuous, and Yu Nian herself felt very awkward sitting there.
She originally just wanted to be a nobody, but now she's suddenly been put in the spotlight.
Especially Li Mingjin and the Empress, their eyes looked at Yu Nian as if they wanted to skin her alive.
The Empress and the Crown Prince exchanged a glance. After all, a mother and son are of one mind. After what happened, the Empress had given up on the idea of letting Yu Nian marry Li Mingjin.
Moreover, there is now a more suitable candidate to be her son's crown princess.
The prince rose and asked Fulu to bring a brocade box containing a relic in a glass cup.
“Grandmother, I know that you are devoted to Buddhism, so I went to Putuo Temple to ask for it.”
"Mingjin is so thoughtful."
The Empress Dowager smiled and told the nanny to take the brocade box.
"But what the Empress Dowager really wants is to hold her great-grandson as soon as possible."
When the Empress Dowager brought up this topic, the Crown Prince glanced uncomfortably at Yu Nian sitting next to her. Could it be that this woman had asked the Empress Dowager to intercede for him and was trying to marry him indirectly?
The Empress also felt this sense of crisis. Yu Nian had caused her daughter to be forced to do hard labor in the Xin Zhe Ku for three years, and she still dared to dream of marrying her son. What a dream!
The Empress spoke up calmly, picking up the conversation for Li Mingjin.
"Your Majesty, today is the Empress Dowager's birthday. How about we add some icing on the cake? Mingjin is not young anymore, and the Eastern Palace should also have a mistress to help manage it."
The Crown Prince's marriage was brought up again.
However, this time was different from usual; this time, the Crown Prince was also willing.
"Okay, that's fine."
The Emperor seemed uninterested in the Crown Prince's marriage. The Imperial Concubine was absent due to her poor health, and he was preoccupied with other women.
"I think the female physician who examined the Empress Dowager today is quite good. She has a blessed appearance and knows medicine. She will surely be able to take good care of Mingjin."
The Empress's words meant that she had decided on Yu Zhirou's intentions.
The male and female leads are destined to be a couple sooner or later. Yu Nian is happy to be a bystander in this drama, and the next step is for the emperor to bestow a marriage upon them.
"What is Your Highness's opinion? If there are no objections, the seventh day of next month is an auspicious day..."
The emperor was going along with the flow when he suddenly found that his boat was being blocked.
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