Chapter 286 The Third Princess' Dilemma
But what is her purpose?
He Yunyao was interested in being with the Second Prince, while the Queen Mother and Concubine Lan were trying to match her up with the Second Prince.
If He Yunyao was jealous of her, that was understandable.
But what is the third princess planning?
I heard that the third princess is still being raised in Concubine Lan's palace. Shouldn't she be respected more?
The third princess naturally had no ulterior motive.
She simply looked down on anyone in the palace who lived a good life.
Her mother was killed by that bastard in Qingyun Palace, so why should she live alone in this palace?
He also sent himself to live in Concubine Lan's palace.
Who in the palace didn't know that Concubine Lan and the Imperial Concubine were so close?
Isn't this an insult to yourself?
She just couldn't get used to Concubine Lan's comfortable life. Since Concubine Lan liked Rong Wenmiao, she wanted Rong Wenmiao to die.
But Rong Wenmiao was lucky enough to have her carriage replaced by Lin Yin.
Thinking of this, the Third Princess became even angrier. She turned around and took a deep breath to calm herself down. "Rong Wenmiao, you are disrespectful to me. I punish you by making you kneel here for an hour."
The eunuch who was following not far behind Rong Wenmiao heard the Third Princess say this, and hurriedly stepped forward and knelt down: "Third Princess, you can't do that. Miss Rong was summoned into the palace by the Royal Consort..."
Upon hearing the word "Royal Consort", the Third Princess became even more excited.
Without waiting for the eunuch to finish, he pointed at him angrily and said, "Kneel down with her."
After saying that, he walked forward without looking back.
The young eunuch didn't expect the Third Princess to be so domineering. He just turned around and looked at Rong Wenmiao awkwardly: "Miss Rong..."
Rong Wenmiao also smiled at the young eunuch with embarrassment: "It is me who has implicated the father-in-law."
When the news reached Song Qingyan, she and Lu Xingwan were talking to the Emperor of Great Chu in his Longsheng Palace.
Song Qingyan had indeed not been to Longsheng Palace for a long time.
That was why the Emperor of Great Chu invited the mother and daughter to have dinner together.
The news was brought by the young eunuch at the palace gate. Meng Quande hesitated for a long time outside, and finally walked in.
I know that the Emperor of Great Chu hates servants who are hesitant in speaking.
Meng Quande finally showed his courage and said, "Your Majesty, when Lord Rong's daughter entered the palace, she ran into the Third Princess not far from the palace gate. Now she is being punished by the Third Princess to kneel in the scorching sun!"
The Great Chu Emperor frowned upon hearing this.
"The daughter of Doctor Yushi Rong's family?"
[Oh, my father has a really good memory. Rong Wenmiao is the heroine in the storybook! ]
[In the storybook, you didn't live as long as she did, and it was she who avenged you. She is the queen of your dear second son.]
The Great Chu Emperor turned his head and glanced at Lu Xingwan.
Kiss my second son.
Why do I suddenly feel a little disgusted?
Song Qingyan then stood up hurriedly: "Oh, I forgot that it was I who allowed Miss Rong to enter the palace."
He turned around and asked Meng Quande: "But why did the Third Princess make her kneel?"
"Forget it, don't ask any more questions. Go and invite Miss Rong over. I will explain the rest to the Third Princess later."
The Great Chu Emperor, however, seemed to not care about the Third Princess at all, and only asked, "Why did you suddenly summon her to the palace?"
Song Qingyan then told the Great Chu Emperor everything: "It's Jin Yu. Your Majesty also knows that the Queen Mother wants to bring Jin Yu and the girl from the Rong family together."
At this point, Song Qingyan couldn't help but reveal a motherly smile: "I see that Jin Yu is really interested in this girl from the Rong family."
"The day before yesterday, I went to the Han Mansion to watch the ceremony and saw Miss Rong. She looked much thinner. I heard that Mrs. Rong was also ill."
The Emperor of Great Chu was playing with the small jade pendant on Lu Xingwan while listening to Song Qingyan talking.
However, Lu Xingwan didn't want the Emperor of Great Chu to touch her jade pendant, and kept pulling it away.
The father and daughter actually started fighting for it.
[How come father is acting like a child and stealing things from Wan Wan? ]
[This jade pendant was given to Wanwan by the Imperial Grandmother. If Father wants it, he can ask the Imperial Grandmother for it. Wanwan won’t give it to him.]
Hearing this, the Emperor of Great Chu couldn't help laughing out loud. What a child he is, so stingy.
Song Qingyan looked at the Great Chu Emperor in surprise: "What are you laughing at, Your Majesty?"
She had long since learned to shield herself from Lu Xingwan's useless chatter in her ears.
What's more, she didn't know that the Emperor of Chu could also hear Wanwan's thoughts.
When asked by Song Qingyan, the Great Chu Emperor's laughter stopped abruptly, and he began to excuse himself: "I am laughing at Jinyu. They say that girls should not be kept when they grow up, but I think this boy is the one who should not be kept when he grows up!"
[Father, you are too old to keep me here? 】
The Great Chu Emperor smiled again, but Song Qingyan ignored him and continued, "Jin Yu must have taken it to heart. He came to my palace twice and said he wanted to tell Miss Rong the truth. It would be bad to let the children of meritorious officials suffer innocently."
When Song Qingyan said this, the Emperor of Great Chu understood.
I think it was because of the matter of Rong's concubine that the mother and daughter of the Rong family suffered a setback.
"Okay," the Great Chu Emperor nodded, "I can talk to her about it."
"That won't do!" Song Qingyan spoke up to stop him, "If your majesty comes forward, wouldn't that mean Jin Yu will lose the chance to be alone with Miss Rong."
[That's right! How could Father be so ignorant? ]
[Now you have many wives and concubines, but my second brother is still alone! ]
[It took a lot of effort for Second Brother to fall in love with Rong Wenmiao, please give them some time alone! ]
"Okay, okay." The Great Chu Emperor nodded in agreement and took Lu Xingwan into his arms, interrupting her thoughts.
Every time Lu Xingwan mentioned the words "multiple wives and concubines" or "three wives and four concubines", he was really scared. Whenever she mentioned this, she would mutter endlessly.
Sometimes the Great Chu Emperor even really felt that he had let down both mother and daughter.
But I am the king of a country, so the three palaces and six courtyards cannot be left empty!
Soon, Rong Wenmiao, brought by Meng Quande, came to Longsheng Palace and paid her respects to the Emperor and the Imperial Concubine.
Song Qingyan couldn't help but feel distressed when she saw Rong Wenmiao's little face getting red from the scorching sun.
These three princesses are going a bit too far.
Song Qingyan saw it, and Lu Xingwan naturally saw it as well.
With a pout, he looked at Rong Wenmiao in front of him with great heartache.
[Could Lu Xingyu be what others say, a born bad seed? ]
[I feel like she is even worse than Lu Xinghui. ]
[This morning, Concubine Lan said that she wanted to frame the Fifth Princess! What was the Fifth Princess' name? It's all my father's fault. He gave birth to so many daughters that I can't even remember their names.]
【Ah, Lu Xingyun. 】
[Sister Rong has suffered enough, why does the third princess bully her as well?]
[She is the heroine in the storybook. She is having a miserable life. Her little face is sunburned like this. ]
[Sister Rong, please show me the courage you had in punishing Concubine De! ]