Thinking of this, Rong Qingqing felt a warm current flow through her heart.
However, to her surprise, although the Empress Dowager looked somewhat displeased, she did not use this as a reason to reprimand her.
"You've finally arrived. I've been waiting for you for quite a while." She was a little annoyed, but she didn't say anything more.
"It is my fault for keeping the Empress Dowager waiting." Although she did not say anything, Rong Qingqing still expressed her apology.
"Alright, now that you're here, you may leave." The Empress Dowager stood up from her seat.
Rong Qingqing was taken aback.
Feng Xin immediately asked in surprise, "Where is Grandmother going?"
Princess Huaiyin, who had been silent until now, smiled and said, "April is the most beautiful time of year! The scenery right now is the best of the year. You are in for a treat. The Empress Dowager feels sorry for you being confined to the palace all day and is planning to take you to the Imperial Estate for a while so you can enjoy the spring scenery and flowers."
Upon hearing this, Feng Xin was quite surprised.
Rong Qingqing's sense of unease grew stronger.
Was the Empress Dowager really that kind?
Why on earth would they take her and Feng Xin out of the palace to play?
No matter how you look at it, the Empress Dowager doesn't seem like such a kind person.
She always felt that the Empress Dowager had some ill intentions.
Thinking it over, she pressed her forehead and said apologetically, "Thank you for your kindness, Your Majesty, but unfortunately I am not feeling well. In order not to spoil Your Majesty's enjoyment of the scenery, I will not go with you."
The Empress Dowager was not surprised that she refused so readily, and was immediately displeased. "Why are you suddenly feeling unwell?"
Princess Huaiyin gave Rong Qingqing a meaningful look and said pointedly, "Young people should not indulge in pleasure. This all-night revelry may ruin the Emperor's health."
Upon hearing her first sentence, the Empress Dowager frowned instantly and glared at her. After all, Feng Xin was still an unmarried girl, so how could she say such things so bluntly in front of Feng Xin?
But after hearing the last sentence she said, he immediately glared sternly at Rong Qingqing.
Although Rong Qingqing woke up late today, she could guess what it was about.
But Huaiyin is right, what if it ruins the Emperor's health...
Feng Xin looked at her aunt with some surprise. She was no longer a child and naturally understood what her aunt meant. She couldn't help but blush and looked at Rong Qingqing with some worry.
Rong Qingqing was taken aback by Princess Huaiyin's sudden remark and was momentarily stunned. Regaining her composure, she felt a surge of anger and resentment. She glanced at Princess Huaiyin, her expression turning icy. "Isn't Princess Huaiyin meddling too much?"
Princess Huaiyin said dismissively, "As an elder, I just wanted to remind you of something; if you don't appreciate it, then so be it."
When Rong Qingqing heard her invoking the airs of an elder, she thought to herself: She really has a big face!
She said with a half-smile, "So Princess Huaiyin still remembers that she is an elder?"
Princess Huaiyin choked, looking at the smile on her face with great displeasure. Just as she was about to say something, she heard the young empress say unhurriedly, "What business is it of yours what the emperor and I have in our private life?"
This statement can be described as extremely blunt and merciless.
Princess Huaiyin's face flushed red and then turned pale. Although she had the advantage of being an elder, the other party was the emperor's lawfully wedded empress, and with the emperor's favor currently being so great, her attempt to adopt the demeanor of an elder to reprimand her was doomed to fail.
Therefore, he could only keep his anger to himself and dared not speak again.
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