Chapter 401 A mother and son, one crazy and one stupid!
Kill Seven: "Yes."
After saying that, he turned to Duan Rongshi with his arms crossed and asked, "Does Your Highness have anything else to say?"
Duan Rongshi is the leader of the Xiaoyao Sect.
Therefore, in the eyes of the assassins of the Night Slayer Sect, he was also their master.
Although they directly obeyed Li Qingluo, their master, Duan Rongshi's words could be dealt with as a side effect if they did not harm their master's conflicts or interests.
Duan Rongshi: "Then you can make a trip to the princess's residence for me."
After Sha Qi left, Li Qingluo asked, "What letter did Your Highness write to the Eldest Princess?"
Duan Rongshi: "The Li family's case has dragged on for so long without any resolution."
"The Crown Prince is now helping the Emperor with state affairs, which means he must have suppressed the new evidence submitted by the Princess."
"Therefore, I have asked her to bring congratulatory gifts to the palace today."
Li Qingluo remembered that today was Consort De's birthday.
She rubbed her hands together, eagerly asking, "What gift has Your Highness prepared for Consort De?"
Duan Rongshi rummaged through the cabinet next to him.
He took out a pure gold osmanthus hairpin.
He handed it to Li Qingluo: "This is something I had specially made for her based on my memory."
"This is her birthday gift."
Li Qingluo reached out to take it, but Duan Rongshi deftly dodged it.
"Don't touch it. There's something in the center of the flower."
He tossed the hairpin into the box, closed it, and then pushed it to Li Qingluo.
"Go ahead, go and take a look as soon as possible."
Li Qingluo tucked the box into his robes and said, "Your Highness, rest assured, I'm here today."
When the time came, Li Qingluo hurriedly returned to her room.
She first wrapped her breasts tightly several times to make sure that her chest was firm enough that she couldn't feel any softness even if she bumped into it, before putting on the loose Taoist robe.
Li Qingluo looked at herself in the mirror. She was a somewhat rough-looking young Taoist priest who grinned and had a row of white teeth.
She nodded in satisfaction, then waved to Duan Rongshi before quickly leaving Guifu Palace with her congratulatory gifts.
When Grandpa Hai, who was dozing at the door, saw her come out, he quickly stood up.
"Master Luo, where are you headed?"
Li Qingluo: "It's Consort De's birthday celebration. Which direction is her Jinying Palace in?"
Grandpa Hai pointed to the left: "Go this way, turn left at the fourth intersection ahead, then walk past two more palaces, and you'll arrive."
Li Qingluo kept it in mind.
Upon exiting, one sees Sha Qi, Sha Jiu, and three other Taoist priests guarding the door.
Li Qinglu deliberately pointed at Sha Qi: "You, come with me."
She was now nominally Qingyangzi's junior brother, so the other Taoists tacitly acted with great respect.
Only after her figure disappeared from sight did Grandpa Hai rub his eyes.
He wondered to himself, "Why does Master Luo's voice sometimes sound like a man and sometimes like a woman?"
Is she actually a girl?
Grandpa Hai is still guessing.
Guess's face was covered in dark circles.
After Li Qingluo's voice was damaged last time, she had already figured out how to deliberately lower her voice and speak in a hoarse, androgynous tone.
Today she is Master Luo Yi, so her voice is naturally different.
She quickly and successfully found the Hibiscus Cherry Blossom Palace.
Just as they were about to step inside, someone stopped them: "Stop! What are you doing here?"
"The Taoist priests in this palace are becoming more and more unruly!"
"How dare they barge into the palaces of the imperial concubines? Is there no law left?"
"Guards! Whoever she is today, seize her!"
"Let's teach her some palace rules first, then send her to the front hall for the Grand Preceptor to judge what his Taoist priests are really up to!"
The eunuchs and nannies at the door spoke sternly.
Moreover, the entire harem is now utterly disgusted with these stinky Taoist priests.
Since Emperor Yan became obsessed with the path to immortality, he spent his days either meditating with Immortal Yunhe or refining elixirs together.
Since returning from the Nanshan Villa, he has never set foot in the inner palace again.
Moreover, he now rarely attends court, spending all his time indulging in his desire for immortality.
Who in the entire harem isn't anxious?
Even the Empress and the Crown Prince who was overseeing the country were starting to get anxious.
The crown prince tasted the power he held when he was regent.
He couldn't wait to truly ascend the throne as soon as possible.
But his father, the emperor, wanted to live forever.
Immortality, isn't it just about not dying?
If he doesn't die soon, when will he, the crown prince, truly ascend the throne and inherit the throne?
In an instant, the Crown Prince forgot all the earnest words Emperor Yan had spoken to him at his sickbed in the Nanshan Villa.
He was convinced that his father was just playing a trick on him.
They felt that he had no intention of passing the throne to them, which was why he sought immortality.
She thought he only said he liked her, but none of his actions showed he truly wanted to let go.
The crown prince even began to hate Emperor Yan.
He wants to cultivate the path to immortality and live for thousands of years. Wouldn't that mean that even if he sat in the position of crown prince until he died of old age, his father would still be alive?
So how could the Crown Prince and Empress allow these Taoist priests to continue to be so rampant in the palace?
So they started spreading rumors that these Taoist priests were charlatans.
The so-called path to immortality and alchemy are all deceptive tricks.
As the story spread, everyone in the palace except for Emperor Yan began to dislike Taoist priests.
They felt that these Taoist priests had turned a perfectly good emperor into a madman.
Taoist priests were naturally unwelcome wherever they went.
The people from Jin Ying Palace rolled up their sleeves, ready to take the opportunity to teach Li Qing a lesson.
Sha Qi stepped forward and slapped the man to the ground.
"What do you want to do?"
"This is Master Luo Yi, the junior brother of our Master Qingyangzi!"
"Master Luoyi has been setting up a Taoist ceremony at Guifu Palace these past few days on His Majesty's orders. Today, he came out on behalf of Prince Su to personally present birthday gifts to Consort De."
"Is this how your Hibiscus Cherry Blossom Palace treats its guests?"
"You look down on Taoist priests? If you're so capable, go and cause trouble in front of His Majesty!"
Li Qingluo was quite impressed with Sha Qi.
I never expected this simpleton to be so eloquent.
She smiled slightly, put her hands behind her back, and stepped forward: "I've heard that Consort De is virtuous and kind. It's you lackeys who have abused your power and bullied others, ruining Consort De's reputation!"
Li Qingluo gave a heavy snort.
At that moment, a cheer came from behind: "Well said!"
"Consort De, you are not strict in managing your subordinates. In my opinion, you are nothing special."
The person who arrived was none other than the eldest princess, who had come in a great hurry.
Li Qingluo turned around and saw her, immediately bowing and saying, "This humble Taoist greets this lady..."
She pretended not to know him.
The old woman standing nearby immediately introduced, "This is Princess Xiyue."
Consort De then hurriedly led her entourage out of the palace.
Even on her birthday today, she is dressed in pure white, and her temperament is as cold and aloof as the rumors suggest.
Princess Xiyue's eyes flashed with disdain.
Consort De: "Why is Princess Xiyue here?"
"Quickly, hurry up and welcome the princess in!"
The entire Hibiscus Palace then busied itself in a hurried yet orderly manner.
Xi Yue: "I heard Xiao Liu mention a couple of days ago that today is his mother's birthday."
"Since I came to the palace to see my father today, I thought I'd take this opportunity to come here as well."
"Someone, bring out my congratulatory gift."
The servants behind her brought out the generous gifts one by one, and even Li Qingluo almost slipped.
Is this what you call coming along casually?
These gifts look like they were sent on purpose!
However, upon closer inspection, these fabrics at the beginning are all colorful and patterned, except for pink.
"Xiyue, you..."
Princess Xiyue: "I just thought the colors of the fabrics in Consort De's palace were too monotonous."
"All day long it's either white or just white, there's not even a single color."
"Little Six is already fifteen years old. You're almost a mother-in-law, aren't you? Although you've always had a cold and aloof demeanor, there's no need for you to dress plainly like a fairy every day. Otherwise, your father will think you're a delicate little fairy who hasn't had a mother yet."
This mouth of hers is capable of both yin and yang.
Li Qingluo looked at Xiyue with a smile.
Xi Yue felt her gaze and was startled.
Does this young Taoist priest not want his eyes anymore?
That's incredibly bold!
With his unremarkable face and small frame that's about the same height as me, I wouldn't even look at him!
Xi Yue showed a hint of disdain.
Consort De saw this but thought it was a sign of disdain for her.
Adding to Xi Yue's words, her expression immediately turned extremely ugly.
There was even a hint of uncontrollable ferocity in it.
"you--"
Before she could get angry, Xi Yue had already led her people in a grand procession, pushing aside the palace servants of Jin Ying Palace and swaggering into the palace.
Li Qingluo said, "Thanks to the Princess's influence, I wonder if I could enter the palace today to ask Consort De for a meal on behalf of Prince Su?"
When Consort De heard the name of Prince Su, her expression seemed to soften: "In that case, young Taoist priest, please come in."
Li Qinglu deliberately ignored the rules and casually gave a greeting, then continued to swagger into the hall with her hands in her pockets.
Then Consort De turned around and came in.
"I am not usually well-liked, so no one remembers my birthday except for Xiao Liu."
"And no one will come to celebrate for me."
"Since you two are here today, please stay for a simple meal."
"Go and tell the imperial kitchen to prepare two tables of food today."
After the palace servants withdrew, another voice came in: "Sister Consort De, am I late?"
The person who arrived was Consort Rong, dressed in a magnificent and luxurious outfit.
As she approached, another face appeared behind her: "Sister Consort De, I'm late too."
"And me. Consort De, how many years has it been since we celebrated your birthday together?"
"Yes, Consort De is usually so low-key. She never publicizes these kinds of things. How would we know if she didn't tell us?"
"That's right. If it weren't for Xiao Liu spreading the word, we wouldn't all be able to gather together today to celebrate with Consort De."
Consort De's breath caught in her throat as she looked at the sudden appearance of so many concubines.
She quickly ordered the people around her to call the Sixth Prince back.
However, before the palace servants entered, the sixth prince skipped and hopped in, carrying a candied hawthorn.
"Mother! Your son has invited all the ladies here. Today we are going to celebrate your birthday in a grand way."
“Mother, they all want to pay their respects to you.”
"Today, we must regard you as our greatest honor."
"Mother, am I filial? Am I obedient?"
"Mother, what's wrong? Are you unhappy?"
Looking at the sixth prince, Duan Rongye, who was clearly over fifteen but acted like a madman, Li Qingluo instantly understood what Duan Rongshi meant when he said that Consort De had long since gone mad.
She wanted to poison Duan Rongshi.
However, right under her nose, her own son was gradually becoming the very thing she wanted Duan Rong to be.
Amidst the deathly silence, Li Qing also took out a brocade box and presented it: "Your Highness, this is a congratulatory gift carefully prepared for you by His Highness Prince Su. I am entrusting it to you. Please take a look."
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