Chapter 372 Just a Blind and Mute Man
Li Suining didn't dare to trouble the other party, so he ran away and limped away.
As soon as she left the cold palace, Shaoyao came to greet her.
"Sui Ning County Lady, what's wrong with you?" Shaoyao noticed that her running posture was not right and asked worriedly, "Did you fall?"
"Well, the road is too slippery." Little Dumpling didn't say that he was thrown out by Yuan Xiaonian.
Shaoyao's face was filled with worry. "Where did you fall? Is it serious? Do we need to call a doctor to take a look?"
"No, I fell on my butt." Actually it hurt quite a bit.
The little girl opened her arms pitifully, "Sister Shaoyao, can you carry me back?"
"Of course." Shaoyao picked up the little girl and walked back slowly, asking as she walked, "Did you deliver the things? Did you see Concubine Jing?"
"Yeah." The little dumpling lay on Shaoyao's shoulder, looking like he had a lot on his mind.
"Then... have you met the Second Prince?" Shaoyao's tone was obviously a little nervous.
"Yeah." The scary older brother appeared in front of the little girl, and she quickly closed her eyes out of fear.
Shaoyao didn't ask any more questions and carried the little guy back to the East Palace.
Yuan Huaihong had been extremely worried and came out to pick them up. From a distance, he saw them coming back and finally breathed a sigh of relief.
He took a few steps forward and took the little ball from Shaoyao's arms.
"Have the snacks been delivered to Concubine Jing?" Yuan Huaihong asked softly.
"Yeah." Little Dumpling nodded, and subconsciously, she lowered her voice, "Empress Jing really doesn't recognize me anymore. She thinks I'm..."
Yuan Huaihong looked over curiously.
Xiaotuanzi hesitated for a moment and whispered, "It seems to be a girl named Leping. Is she her daughter?"
"Leping?" Yuan Huaihong thought about it and realized he had never heard of this name.
But he quickly dismissed Xiaotuanzi's guess, "Empress Jingfei doesn't have a daughter, so...it's probably one of her maids?"
Xiaotuanzi was silent for a while. She remembered very clearly that Concubine Jing claimed to be Leping's mother.
She blinked her big eyes and asked, "Perhaps, when Concubine Jing was in the cold palace, she gave birth to a daughter?"
"That's impossible." Yuan Huaihong smiled.
Even if the concubines were sent to the cold palace, they were still the emperor's women, but they would never see the emperor again.
Moreover, every woman who was sent to the cold palace would be examined after entering to make sure they were not pregnant, so it was impossible for them to secretly give birth to a child in the cold palace.
Xiaotuanzi didn't ask any more questions.
"Where's the Second Prince?" Yuan Huaihong asked curiously, "Have you seen the Second Prince?"
"Yeah." Little Tuanzi hugged Yuan Huaihong's neck in fear, "The Second Prince is so fierce. He...he asked me not to go there again."
"Is that all?" Yuan Huaihong confirmed nervously.
"Yeah." Little Tuanzi naturally couldn't say those hurtful words to Yuan Huaihong.
Yuan Huaihong breathed a sigh of relief. He was really afraid that the second brother would attack Xiaotuanzi, but it seemed that his second brother was not the kind of person who would bully others, especially a three or four-year-old child.
"Sister Suining did a great job today, thank you." He couldn't help but say with a smile.
"Hehe." Little Dumpling was very happy that he could help the prince, and bravely patted his chest and promised, "Next time, if the prince wants to send them something, leave it to me."
"Okay." Yuan Huaihong agreed immediately. He really wanted to send more things over.
After all, it's cold, and people in the cold palace must not have enough food or warm clothes. But next time, he will send more things over.
The next day, after breakfast, Li Suining left the Eastern Palace.
She planned to take a walk around the Yangxin Palace, hoping to meet the Emperor of Jin. In this way, the Emperor of Jin would remember to ask her to meet the two distinguished guests.
Or maybe, even if she couldn't meet the Emperor of Jin, she might still meet those two people.
Shaoyao has been following her. Now, Shaoyao is no longer worried that Xiaotuanzi will go to the cold palace, so she lets Xiaotuanzi run around as she pleases and she just follows him from a distance.
Little Dumpling really planned to pass by the gate of the cold palace. After she left yesterday, Concubine Jing must have been very sad.
To go to the cold palace, you will also pass by Yonghua Palace.
Little Tuanzi heard two palace maids talking in low voices at the gate of Yonghua Palace.
"Yesterday, the Emperor specifically summoned the Empress and the Fifth Prince, apparently to meet those two masters."
"However, the Fifth Prince came back and said that he was just a blind and mute man, nothing special."
"But I heard that the emperor is building a palace for them, and they will live in the palace in the future."
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Li Suining couldn't help but stand there in a daze after hearing these words.
Yuan Baoyu went to see those two distinguished guests? A blind man and a mute?
Why didn't the emperor let her go to meet them, but instead asked Concubine Yi and the Fifth Prince to go?
At this time, Shaoyao came over and said, "Princess Suining, are you leaving? Why don't you leave?"
"Sister Shaoyao, I want to go play with my brother Baoyu." Little Tuanzi came back to his senses and planned to go find Yuan Baoyu.
"Ah?" Shaoyao was a little surprised. "Don't you want to go to the Yangxin Palace to take a look?"
Little Dumpling shook his head and said, "I want to go play with my brother Baoyu now."
As she spoke, she took Shaoyao's hand and walked towards the gate of Yonghua Palace.
When the two maids saw them coming, they stood up straight instantly, and their expressions showed that they were not welcoming.
"I'm looking for the fifth prince." The little dumpling stepped forward and spoke in a baby voice.
"Our fifth prince is ill and will not see guests." One of the maids said immediately.
Xiaotuan blinked his eyes, and they were clearly talking.
"Forget it, let's come back after the fifth prince recovers." Shaoyao immediately stepped forward and took the little dumpling away.
She coaxed Li Suining gently, "County Lady Suining, the Fifth Prince is weak. Let's come back to see him when the weather warms up."
"No." Little Dumpling said unhappily, "I just want to play with my brother Baoyu right now."
"But..." Shaoyao was in a dilemma. She knew that children could never understand the thoughts of adults.
Concubine Yi never fought or competed in the harem. Everything she did was just to protect the fifth prince and let him grow up safely and healthily. Therefore, she would not take any risks.
In the eyes of Concubine Yi, even if it would offend the Crown Prince, she did not want the Fifth Prince to play with Li Suining.
"Sister Shaoyao," Little Dumpling suddenly thought of something, "I remember there was a dog hole in the East Palace. Is there one in Yonghua Palace as well?"
Shaoyao's expression changed. Of course there are some in Yonghua Palace, and even in the Cold Palace.
But, Li Suining wants to crawl through the dog hole?
"Sister Shaoyao, I'll go in and secretly play with Brother Baoyu for a while, then sneak out. I promise not to let anyone know, okay?"
"But..." Shaoyao was really embarrassed. No matter what, Li Suining was a county lady, and it was too disrespectful for her to crawl through a dog hole.
"Princess Suining, how about we go back to the Crown Prince and ask him to think of another solution?"
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