Concubine Rou's rank was higher than hers, so according to the rules she should step forward and pay her respects.
Just as she was about to go over, she saw the Second Prince accidentally fall. Concubine Rou became visibly panicked. While yelling for the imperial physician to come, she held the crying child in her arms to comfort him.
The little palace maid beside her frowned as she watched this scene and couldn't help but sigh, "I heard that recently, Concubine Rou has been accompanying the Second Prince to fly kites in the Imperial Garden. You said that Concubine Rou has been childless. Has she thought about raising the Second Prince?"
Lian Jieyu didn't take it seriously and said with a smile, "The Second Prince's biological mother is a criminal. Since the Emperor has raised him with the Dowager Consort, how could he easily send him to Yanxue Palace to be raised by Concubine Rou? Wouldn't that be a slap in the Dowager Consort's face?"
Nong Mei laughed and said she was stupid. Lian Jieyu thought about it and finally decided not to go. After seeing the group go back, she turned around and left.
Not far away, she saw something shiny where Concubine Rou and the Second Prince had been. Nong Mei went forward, picked something up from the ground, and handed it to her master: "It's a purse, probably dropped by Concubine Rou."
Lian Jieyu hummed and told Nongmei to keep it. "I'll go to Huayang Palace to pay my respects to Her Majesty first. It won't be too late to send it back later."
"yes."
It is said that Concubine Rou sent the second prince back to the dowager concubine and waited for the imperial physician to confirm that the second prince was not injured before she returned to her own residence with peace of mind.
Lu Zhu went forward to help her master undress. When Concubine Rou touched her sleeves, she found her purse was missing. She was startled and asked, "Where is my purse?"
Knowing that the purse was her master's favorite, Luzhu hurriedly shook the clothes in her arms, but there was no trace of the purse. She consoled herself by saying, "Perhaps it has fallen in the Imperial Garden. I will send someone to look for it right away."
"I'll go find it myself."
Concubine Rou's face was full of panic. She didn't dare to delay for a moment and hurried to the imperial garden.
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