Chapter 140 The Third Prince Carries a Sack and Runs Away
The palace maid said: "His Royal Highness the Third Prince has not returned to the palace yet!"
"What!" De Fei's face was a little ugly, "I fainted and he didn't even bother to ask. Ha, I was actively planning for him in front of the saint, tell me why I did this."
"Don't worry, Your Majesty! Maybe His Majesty has asked the Third Prince to test his studies." The maid complained about Concubine De's hypocrisy, but replied naturally, "The Third Prince must be concerned about Your Majesty and is anxious to come back."
"Oh. I don't expect these. After all, my status is not comparable to that of the empress and the crown prince he respects." Concubine De did not complain about the emperor at all, but she was sly and weird about the third prince being snobbish.
At this point, Concubine De suddenly coughed twice and said in a cold voice: "He will probably be back very late, so send him to Zilan Palace when the time comes, so as not to disturb me and Wu'er's rest."
The maid moved her lips and could not help but lower her voice: "Your Majesty, the Zilan Palace has not yet been rid of insects and snakes. This needs to be done, at least a few hours."
"Then do it now." Concubine De smiled gently, but her voice was cold. "You are a half-grown boy, you are not afraid of those things."
The maid pursed her lips and said, "Yes."
Just at this moment, a message came from the eunuch outside the door, saying that the Third Prince had returned.
There was a third person present in the palace, and Concubine De instantly returned to her image of a considerate and cold beauty.
Concubine De said gently: "That's good, you go and take good care of her."
The eunuch left in response. Concubine De's smile completely disappeared from her face. She said coldly, "When the Third Prince came to pay his respects, remember to tell him that I was asleep and let him kneel at the door for half an hour. He will learn his lesson and come back earlier."
The maid shuddered and said, "Yes."
Defei felt somewhat smug in her heart, for she knew the Third Prince's temper well, and knew that he couldn't be kicked away no matter how hard she tried.
After about a cup of tea, Concubine De lazily ate a snack and asked, "Where is he kneeling?"
The maid was startled, and after a moment's hesitation, she said, "The Third Prince has returned, but has not come to pay his respects yet."
Concubine De frowned and said, "Oh, what kind of temper is this? It's really hard to tame her."
The maid hesitated for a moment, then said, "Your Majesty, I have seen that the Third Prince has always been envious of you..."
"Okay, don't say anything you shouldn't say." Defei interrupted her coldly.
She had long discovered that the Third Prince cared a lot about her thoughts. Especially every time he came back from the Queen's Palace, the Third Prince's expressionless eyes would always look at her with admiration.
But when Concubine De thought about the influence of the Queen and the Crown Prince on the Third Prince, how she had sent the Third Prince away for survival, and how the Third Prince was a weird child with a bitter face who could neither cry nor laugh, she felt unhappy and unlucky.
Fortunately, she still has Wu'er, who is always laughing and making noises, to look after her wholeheartedly.
As for the third prince, a good son is born under the stick. If she hits him harder now, the third prince will be more obedient and more willing to pave the way for the fifth son.
Thinking of this, Concubine De said in a serious tone: "This time, no matter how much he begs for mercy, I will leave him alone for ten days or half a month so that he will learn his lesson."
The palace maid lowered her head and dared not speak.
Another half hour passed, and Concubine De was a little full from her snacks. She wiped her mouth with a handkerchief and asked impatiently, "That wicked boy is crying expressionlessly again?"
The palace maid was startled and hurried out to inquire about the news.
Soon, the palace maid said in confusion: "Your Majesty, it seems that the Third Prince has been to several side halls and is now back to the Zilan Palace."
Concubine De looked up in shock: "What?"
The maid thought that Concubine De didn't hear clearly, so she emphasized it again: "His Royal Highness the Third Prince is already in the side hall..."
"Pa!" Concubine De slapped the maid on the cheek, "You think I'm deaf, you mean that the wicked boy didn't come to greet me and went to the side hall on his own."
The palace maid covered her cheek and nodded with slightly red eyes.
"Oh, good, very good!" De Fei was immediately upset, and inexplicably felt a sense of panic in her heart. She stood up and walked around the hall twice, and suddenly said in a cold voice, "We have to go and teach them the rules."
After saying this, Concubine De strode out of the palace in big strides.
The group walked through the corridor and soon arrived at a remote small temple.
The small hall was pitch dark, as if everyone had gone to bed.
There was only one eunuch standing guard at the door. He was startled to see so many people coming. It was not until he saw the Empress Defei that he trotted over to greet her and said, "Good luck to the Empress Defei..."
"Why did you turn off the lights?" De Fei's voice was very gentle, "Is your master feeling unwell?"
The eunuch hurriedly said, "Don't worry, Your Majesty. After returning, the Third Prince had dinner and walked around Yilan Palace. He just washed up and didn't feel any discomfort."
De Fei's face twisted for a moment, but she quickly regained her composure and said, "Blowing out the candles so early is not in line with your master's usual routine. Being a mother always makes me worry more. So go open the door and call your master to get up."
The young eunuch hesitated for a moment and whispered, "But, but the Third Prince said that no one is allowed to disturb..."
"I am his biological mother." De Fei's expression was frightened for a moment, but when she noticed the eunuch's panic, she regained her calm demeanor and said, "You are caught in the middle and it is difficult for you. I will go and take care of him myself."
The young eunuch wanted to stop, but was squeezed out of the way by the palace maid beside Concubine De.
Defei walked towards the side hall angrily. Her eyes turned away and the palace maid who served her immediately knocked on the door. Defei even said in a fake tone: "Be gentle, don't scare the people inside..."
"Since you knew it would startle me, why did the maid use so much force?" The side hall door was flung open, and the maid who was about to continue banging on the door accidentally fell in. The Third Prince didn't even look at the two people, "Did Concubine De do this on purpose?"
De Fei was startled and furious: "Madam De Fei? How dare you speak to me in such a tone!"
The third prince said expressionlessly, "Didn't the Empress Defei tell me not to call you mother? Because the Empress is the legitimate mother of the imperial harem and the mother of all the princes."
Defei suffered a severe heart attack and was so angry that her head was congested.
She covered her chest and said, "Okay, okay! You haven't even grown up yet, but you've already become so powerful?! What are you doing back here? Get out of here!"
The palace maids and eunuchs were trembling.
The third prince nodded and said, "Yes. I will go to Yangxin Palace to sleep now."
"?" De Fei's expression was a little unresponsive for a moment, "What...you, you are going to Yangxin Palace?"
"Yes." The third prince quickly pulled out six or seven packages from the side.
The third prince threw the pile of packages away with force, carried them on his shoulders and walked out with big strides. This action looked a bit like Zhang Yi's emoticon of running with a sack on his back.
At this time, a string of very good quality agate necklace was fished out from the gap. The third prince picked it up and continued walking without saying anything.
"Wait! Stop!" Concubine De stopped in front of him and looked at him and the package with suspicion. "You, you have already prepared it?"
"I don't understand what your majesty is talking about." The third prince picked up the bracelet that fell out of the package again, expressionless, "This place is so cold and gloomy. No one cares if I'm sick. I have to ask my father to arrange a place for me to rest. I have to go to morning class tomorrow."
"What on earth are you talking about!" After the De Fei came to her senses, she was furious. "What do you mean no one loves me? If you go to His Majesty like this, His Majesty will definitely blame me."
The third prince nodded: "Yes, I think so too."
Concubine De: ???
What's going on? Why did this kid suddenly go crazy?