The next day.
She woke up in the bird's nest on New Year's Day, preened her feathers that had been tousled in her sleep with her wings, stretched her non-existent chubby waist, and then stood up with a thud, wobbling out of the warm nest.
Green Sprouts prepared today's bamboo berries and spring water before the little bird even woke up, so it was breakfast as soon as it woke up on New Year's Day.
As for Xiao Changqi, he was summoned to the palace early in the morning.
I overheard the maids talking to me while I was doing aerobics in the garden on New Year's Day.
It seems that the young master Huo that Xiao Changqi beat up last night is the nephew of Consort Yun in the palace, and his full name is Huo Youcai.
God bless the talented.
Just from his name, you can tell that this young master Huo is a beloved son in the family, and also the only son.
The Huo family was dominated by women, and this was especially true in Huo Boye's generation, as his first wife bore him only one son.
The other concubines all had daughters.
Therefore, Madam Huo's status in the household rose with the rise of her only son, and she doted on him even more.
Last night, Huo Youcai was beaten by Xiao Changqi until he vomited blood, and he was still unconscious when he was sent back to the mansion.
When the Lady of the Earl's Mansion saw her son beaten like this, she was both heartbroken and furious. She questioned the servant who had gone out with Huo Youcai, asking who had beaten her precious son like this.
The servant stammered and couldn't explain clearly, but they heard someone call out "King Gan".
Upon hearing the words "Prince Gan," the Earl's wife's face changed. Just then, the doctor came out after taking her son's pulse, and she hurriedly stepped forward to ask, "Doctor, how is my son?"
The white-bearded doctor said, "Madam, there is no need to worry. Your son is not seriously injured, but he is just deficient in qi and blood and needs to rest in bed for a few days."
It was clear that the Prince of Gan had not intended to kill, and Madam Huo breathed a sigh of relief.
But Xiao Changqi beat her son like this for no reason, and she had to avenge him.
So, just after dawn, Madam Huo changed her clothes and went to the palace to cry to Consort Yun.
As the saying goes, three women make a drama, but two equally capable women can also put on a great show.
She didn't know what would happen when Xiao Changqi was summoned to the palace on New Year's Day, but speaking of the Le Kang Marquis's residence, she did recall something.
In the original story, the Lekang Marquis's family always stood on the side of the Third Prince, who was Consort Yun's biological son. But who would have thought that the daughter born to Lady Li would have an affair with the Crown Prince—the current Empress's son—and that the two had physical intimacy before marriage.
Finally, Huo Lanjiao was carried into the Eastern Palace in a sedan chair and became the Crown Prince's concubine.
Now the position of the Marquis of Lekang was in an awkward position. Consort Yun was so angry that her face turned black. That day, she summoned the wife of the Marquis to the palace and gave her a scolding, and bluntly asked if the Marquis of Lekang wanted to be a fence-sitter.
The lady of the Earl's Mansion had no official title or rank, so she could only obediently listen to his instructions, but in her heart she hated Lady Li and her daughter.
The incident caused a huge uproar at the Lekang Marquis's residence, and the Empress and the Imperial Concubine in the palace were at loggerheads.
In the original work, the author focused on the romance between the male and female leads and the plot, so Huo Youcai was only mentioned briefly.
Huo Youcai is already the de facto heir to the Earl's Mansion. Once Earl Huo passes away, the entire mansion will belong to him.
Logically, he should have made it clear whether he was on the side of the Crown Prince or the Third Prince.
But Huo Youcai, who had been raised as a spoiled brat since childhood, didn't understand these intricacies at all, and simply said, "Whoever becomes emperor, I will stand on their side."
He almost got beaten to death by his father for saying that.
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