"What! How could he do this after going to the main wife's place! This is too much!" Upon hearing that Hongli had gone to the main wife's place, A'Luo stomped her foot in anger and quickly ran back to the East Courtyard.
Xueying sat on the bed, extremely anxious. She hadn't been able to find out anything about A'Luo, and she still hadn't returned.
Just then, A'Luo rushed back. Xueying's head was covered by a veil, so she couldn't see A'Luo's anxious and angry face, but she could feel someone rushing to her bedside.
Xueying asked, "Is that A'Luo? You're back? Did you find out?"
A'Luo calmed her breathing and said, "Consort, something terrible has happened!"
Xueying said, "What happened? Don't rush, tell me slowly. Someone, get A'Luo a glass of water."
The maidservant hurriedly poured A'Luo a cup of water. A'Luo took a sip, caught her breath, and then said, "Consort, I went to the front hall earlier but didn't see the Prince. Later, I asked around and found out that the Prince had gone to the First Consort's place. I was very worried when I heard that, so I ran back to report to you."
A'luo continued, "Consort, how could the Prince do this? He went to the First Consort's place without even sending a message. Was he planning to make you wait here all night for nothing? It's just too much! The First Consort must be overjoyed right now, and she might even brag about it to us tomorrow."
When Xueying heard from her maid, A'luo, that Hongli had gone to the main courtyard, she felt a pang of sadness. She sighed, thinking, "Isn't this something I expected? Why be sad?" She quickly understood. Xueying still said to A'luo, "A'luo, I forbid you from saying that. It's proper for the Prince to go to the main wife's place. She's the legitimate wife, and I'm a concubine's daughter. How can we complain? Don't let me hear you say that again, or I'll punish you."
After being scolded, A'luo dared not speak again. She lowered her head and said in a muffled voice, "Yes, A'luo understands and will never dare to say anything reckless again. Please calm down, Consort."
Xueying then said, "Your Highness must be feeling unwell after drinking so much. Go to the kitchen and prepare a bowl of hangover soup for him."
A'luo asked curiously, "Consort, the Prince has already gone to the First Consort's place. Even if we prepare a hangover soup, it won't help! The Prince won't come here to drink it."
Xueying said, "You don't know, the Prince must have drunk quite a lot today. If he doesn't drink the hangover soup, he'll have a headache when he wakes up the next day. The Prince won't come here to drink, so after you finish making it, take it to the Princess Consort."
A'luo pouted and said, "We don't need to do that. If you ask me, someone has already prepared it for the Prince. Why would the Princess need to worry about it? If I go, wouldn't that just make us a laughing stock for the First Princess's side?"
Xueying said, "The principal wife and I both serve the prince and are considered sisters. What's so funny about that? Besides, others are others, and I am me. I am the concubine bestowed upon the prince by imperial decree, so I must do what a concubine should do. Therefore, it is my duty as a concubine to prepare hangover soup for my husband, and no one can stop me."
“But, but, Prince…” A’luo said. She originally wanted to say that Hongli did not know what Xueying had done for him, then Xueying’s painstaking efforts would have been in vain.
However, when A'Luo heard Xueying's righteous words, she knew that Xueying was determined, so she dared not say anything more and hurriedly went to the kitchen to prepare.
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