As expected, Jingpin was still feeling proud when the next moment the eunuch shouted, "The Queen has arrived."
The queen and her entourage walked into the hall at a leisurely pace.
"I wonder what shameful thing I've done to deserve Concubine Jing's contempt and disgust, mocking me here? Do you still see me as the queen?"
The Queen asked in a stern and majestic tone, her eyes slightly narrowed as she looked at Concubine Jing. Although there was no trace of anger in her tone, it gave people a sense of coercion.
Concubine Jing was frightened by the sudden appearance of the Queen, and later realized that the Queen had heard what she had just said.
The Queen also participated in the palace banquet a month ago.
She was frightened by the queen's direct and heart-piercing aura and knelt on the ground, her tone full of panic: "No, no, I didn't mean that. I didn't mean that."
The Queen raised her voice, "Do you think I'm deaf? Jingpin, you're really brave."
As she spoke, she averted her eyes in disgust, walked straight to the phoenix chair at the head, and sat down gracefully. "Jingpin is so audacious and disrespectful to me. I hereby decree that Jingpin be confined to Yuxiu Palace for two months and copy one hundred Buddhist scriptures to help me calm my mind!"
As soon as the Queen finished speaking, Concubine Jing begged for mercy with a look of panic on her face: "Your Majesty, I have no such intention. Please forgive me for once, Your Majesty..."
The queen was too lazy to listen to her nonsense and signaled to the chief palace maid Changpei with her eyes.
Chang Pei received the signal and took the person out with a few palace maids.
When the palace was completely quiet, the Queen swept her majestic gaze over the people present, her sight lingering on Concubine Xin and Concubine Rong. After a while, she warned:
"If I hear anyone mention this matter again, I will not let them off lightly!"
Everyone responded respectfully.
Ning Yuxi smiled secretly, yes, yes, that's it.
Now the Queen's house arrest has been lifted, but the Emperor has not said when the power to manage the harem will be returned to her, so she still has to think about it.
A queen was deprived of the right to manage the harem. The emperor punished her so severely because all the relatives and ministers were present that day. Such a mistake occurred in the palace. If the punishment was not severe, the court officials would only think that the royal rules were loose and lax.
In the afternoon, Ning Yuxi had just woken up from her nap, and Luoying was helping her dress and wash. As she was changing her clothes, Luoying said, "My lady, I have some clues about the matter you asked me to investigate."
Ning Yuxi raised her eyebrows. It had been a month, so there should be some progress. She looked at Luoying and motioned her to continue.
Luoying was about to speak when Ruyi suddenly came in to report, "Your Majesty, the eldest princess wants to see you. She said she wants to visit you and the third prince."
Ning Yuxi frowned slightly. Why did the eldest princess suddenly come to visit her?
She thought for a moment, then said to Ruyi, "Please ask her to come in. Let her wait in the main hall for a while. I'll come after I'm done with my makeup."
Ruyi retreated immediately.
Ning Yuxi said to Luoying again, "Let's talk about this later. I'm going to go see the eldest princess first."
Luoying nodded in agreement and quickly dressed her.
Ning Yuxi guessed the purpose of the eldest princess's visit. During the month she was under house arrest, the eldest princess won the emperor's favor by disregarding her own safety to save Cheng Zhao. The father-daughter relationship between her and the emperor has made great progress in the past month.
The emperor would go to the eldest princess's place to have meals with her from time to time. Now that she was just released from house arrest, the eldest princess came to visit them and their son. She probably came to show her love and care for Cheng Zhao.
After all, one's behavior and attitude should be consistent, Ning Yuxi thought.
After about a quarter of an hour, Ning Yuxi finished washing and dressing and went to the main hall. She smiled and said, "How come the eldest princess has time to come to my palace today?"
The eldest princess smiled back and bowed dignifiedly to her: "Shu Yan pays her respects to Empress Yi. Empress Yi, Shu Yan has always been thinking about my third brother, so I came here to visit him."
Her fair little face was filled with a sincere smile and her tone was very sincere. If Ning Yuxi had not believed in her sixth sense very much, she would probably have believed her sincerity at this moment.
She personally stepped forward to help the eldest princess up, and said with a smile: "Good child, stop being so polite. Empress Yi hasn't thanked you properly for saving Cheng Zhao yet."
As she spoke, she ordered Ruyi to call the third prince who was playing in the backyard.
After giving the order, she looked at the eldest princess again and pulled her to sit down: "Child, please stop being so formal. If you hadn't brought people to rescue Cheng Zhao in time that day, Empress Yi would have been heartbroken."
"Empress Yi, Cheng Zhao is Shu Yan's third brother. As a sister, it is only natural for her to save her own brother. Empress Yi, there is no need to say this."
Soon, Ruyi brought Cheng Zhao over. As soon as the little guy entered the hall, he spread his legs and ran to Ning Yuxi: "Mother, mother, Zhao Zhao is here. Do you miss Zhao Zhao?"
The little guy can now clearly call "Mom" and can say some common words clearly.
Ning Yuxi grabbed her son who rushed towards her, her eyes full of love: "Yes, mother misses Zhao Zhao the most. Come, meet your big sister first."
Little Cheng Zhao then looked at the eldest princess sitting on the other side, and his eyes immediately lit up: "Ah, it's the sister who saved Zhao Zhao from the fire."
As he spoke, the little fellow tossed his short legs and pounced onto the eldest princess's lap. His chubby little hands touched the eldest princess's folded hands on her lap, and he excitedly said, "Big sister, are you here to see Zhao Zhao?"
The eldest princess's hand subconsciously shrank back, but it only shrank less than a centimeter before she quickly stopped and reached out to shake little Chengzhao's hand: "Yes, big sister is here to see Chengzhao."
Ning Yuxi was sipping tea, but she saw clearly the eldest princess's hand shrinking at that moment, as well as the disgust that flashed across her eyes.
After all, he was only eight years old, and his skills in all aspects were not yet up to par. Ning Yuxi smiled coldly through the teacup.
She beckoned Cheng Zhao over and said, "Zhao Zhao, come here. There's your favorite date paste cake on the table. Go and have some."
When he heard about the date paste cake, little Cheng Zhao immediately ran to the round table and started eating the cake obediently. While eating, he did not forget to say to his mother: "Well, thank you, mother, Zhao Zhao likes the date paste cake the most."
Ning Yuxi smiled gently: "Be good."
The eldest princess, watching the loving mother and filial son scene, felt hatred in her heart. Why was she and her mother separated by Yin and Yang?
She instantly went from being the daughter of a favored concubine from a noble family to a poor little girl that no one cared about, while the other party was still a loving mother and filial son, and was also favored by his father. Why should all this be hers?
She was immersed in hatred for a moment. Ning Yuxi called her several times without any response. She couldn't help but raise her voice: "Shu Yan? Shu Yan? What's wrong with you?"
The eldest princess finally came to her senses. Seeing Ning Yuxi's inquiring eyes, she quickly restrained her expression and covered it up, "I, I'm fine, Empress Yi. I came to pay my respects to Empress Yi today, so Shu Yan will not disturb Empress Yi anymore. Shu Yan will go back now."
Having said that, she bowed and left in a bit of a hurry.
Ning Yuxi looked at the other person's back with deep eyes until he disappeared.
She called Luoying and asked her to tell her the results of her investigation.
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