"I've heard that the eldest daughter of the Duke of Huguo's mansion is already eighteen years old, but she is still unmarried."
As the Second Prince's wife spoke, she frowned and continued.
"However, I have never seen it before, I have only heard people mention it, so I don't know if it is appropriate."
"Indeed, His Highness the Third Prince is getting on in years, and it would be difficult to find a suitable woman to be his queen."
The Empress continued speaking, following the Second Prince's wife's words. The two chatted about the matter in this way, one sentence after another. The Second Prince's wife never touched the bowl of plum juice again.
"Princess, is this eunuch one of your attendants?"
Just as Li Youran was about to fall asleep, she was woken up by a palace maid. She opened her eyes groggily and looked at the palace maid.
"Oh, it's Little Tang! Have you found your sister?"
"Princess, it's all my fault. I got lost halfway there and not only failed to find the Second Prince's Consort, but also caused you trouble."
As Tang Lei spoke, he knelt down, sobbing and crying, looking terrified.
"Little Tang, what happened? Did someone bully you? This princess will stand up for you."
As Li Youran spoke, she hurriedly jumped up, giving the little palace maid beside her a stern look before continuing.
Did you bully him?
The young palace maid, who had come to confront Consort Jiao on her orders, was speechless for a long time after hearing Li Youran's words.
"Your Highness has misunderstood. It was this young eunuch by your side who broke into our Consort's palace and caused a great disaster. Please come with him."
Although the little orphan girl did not know Li Youran, she knew that Li Youran's attire was all in the style of a princess, indicating that she was of extraordinary status.
But then he remembered how favored Consort Jiao was, so he mustered up his courage and continued speaking to Li Youran.
"Our Consort said that no matter whose eunuch it is, if he causes trouble, his master will also be punished."
"Go back and tell your Consort Jiao to come to the Empress's palace to find me. We'll settle any scores together."
After Li Youran finished speaking, she turned to look at Tang Lei and reached out her hand to him.
"Don't be afraid, I, the princess, will back you up. Besides, even if I can't support you, the Empress will! Don't be afraid."
"Princess, please be careful."
Tang Lei, with his back bent and head down, hurriedly stepped forward and took Li Youran's hand, helping her back home.
"She's just a mere princess; I thought she was someone important."
After hearing the little palace maid's words, Consort Jiao rolled her eyes and said...
"The princess said that if anything happens, you should go to the Empress's place to see her."
"Don't try to scare me with the Empress. Don't think I'll be afraid just because you mention the Empress. She's just an old woman who hasn't laid a single egg in all these years."
Upon hearing the maid's words, the concubine flew into a rage.
"Prepare the carriage! I'm not going to swallow this insult!"
Consort Jiao, relying on the Empress's favor, was arrogant and didn't take the Empress seriously at all. When she heard Li Youran using the Empress as a backer to scare her, she couldn't swallow her anger.
"How could you be so careless and twist your ankle out of nowhere?"
The luncheon was about to begin, and Her Majesty the Empress was just about to send Granny Du to check on Li Youran. Just then, Li Youran returned, limping, supported by Tang Lei.
"Your Majesty, I was passing around in the back garden when I accidentally twisted my ankle."
As Li Youran spoke, she began to cry. While crying, she wiped away her tears and spoke to the Empress.
"After spraining my ankle, I sat on a rock under a willow tree and waited. I sent my eunuch to find someone to help me, but he was not familiar with the palace layout and accidentally wandered into the concubine's bedroom."
Li Youran cried even harder as she spoke. She knelt on the ground and spoke to the Empress with snot and tears streaming down her face.
"I thought it was nothing serious, and once the misunderstanding was cleared up, everything would be fine. But the maidservant by the concubine's side said that the evil concubine wanted to punish me as well. I was so scared that I ran away with the eunuch."
Li Youran was crying with tears streaming down her face. The Second Prince's Consort couldn't bear to see her like this, so she knelt down with Li Youran and said to the Empress.
"Your Majesty, although Youran is not of high status, she still entered the palace under your name. What Consort Jiao did was really disrespectful."
Seeing that the Second Prince's wife was truly angry, Li Youran felt extremely apologetic, thinking she had really let her sister down. However, there was nothing she could do; Tang Lei had said he would make a big fuss about this, so she could only act convincingly.
"Could you have told her that you came to visit me?"
"Your Majesty, I told that little maid that if anything changes, she should come to my palace."
"Don't worry, although the concubine is favored, she wouldn't dare to confront me directly. She won't come looking for me."
But before the Empress could finish speaking, a young eunuch rushed over in a panic.
"Your Majesty, Consort Jiao..."
Before the young eunuch could finish speaking, the concubine arrived angrily with a group of eunuchs and palace maids.
"Greetings, Your Majesty the Empress."
As Consort Jiao spoke, she symbolically curtsied.
"I beg Your Majesty to uphold justice for me."
As Consort Jiao spoke, she turned to look at the little palace maid behind her and asked.
Which eunuch broke into the imperial bedchamber?
"Yes, it is Consort Jiao."
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