Chapter 282 His Highness Likes Sincere Women
Once the palace maids had taken the two young ladies who had fallen into the water away, Zhu Zhenzhen bowed and left.
Jiang Fenghua walked up to Ye Susu and said with concern, "Let me take you back!"
Ye Susu was stunned, not understanding what Jiang Fenghua meant.
As Jiang Fenghua walked, she muttered to herself, "Has Ye Liangqie been feeling nauseous lately?"
"Imperial Physician Mei prescribed me medicine to help with the pregnancy. I feel much better and can eat again. Thank you for your concern, Your Highness." Ye Susu was calm and composed, appearing very obedient.
"Are you getting used to living in Zhongming Pavilion?" she asked with concern.
"It's alright." Ye Susu didn't know why Jiang Fenghua was talking to her about this. After all, Jiang Fenghua hadn't cared about her since taking her into the Crown Prince's residence, and she felt increasingly uneasy.
“If you need anything, just tell Granny Wang. You are now carrying the imperial heir, so you are different from them. I will try my best to meet your needs. In the future, there will be more and more people in the Eastern Palace, and His Highness will be busy with official duties, so it is inevitable that he will not be able to take care of you,” Jiang Fenghua said gently.
"Yes, I understand."
"I heard you call Consort Song 'Sister Song,' you two seem to have a good relationship!" Jiang Fenghua continued, "I'm happy that Consort Song has won His Highness's favor. Today's incident was clearly started by Consort Tang, and in the end, I didn't punish Consort Tang to keep things quiet. Consort Song might still resent me. Go and talk to Consort Song, ask her to be more understanding and not upset me. I heard that Consort Song's uncle is a general highly regarded by His Highness. If this matter turns out badly, I won't be able to explain it to His Highness. Susu, please do me a favor."
Ye Susu stared at Jiang Fenghua and saw that she looked very guilty. It turned out that she wanted to act as a peacemaker after the fact. It seems that Jiang Fenghua is not very capable after all.
It's just a paper tiger.
Now that so many people have entered the palace, and each of them is no less important than Jiang Fenghua, and the Crown Prince has favored Consort Song, he will also favor Consort Tang, Consort Zhu, or even more. Jiang Fenghua must feel a sense of crisis!
So she's not all that great after all; she can be afraid!
Ye Susu said, "I will talk to Sister Song. Your Highness, don't worry. Sister Song is a very easy person to talk to, she won't mind."
"I am relieved. I was afraid that if Her Majesty the Empress asked, I would not be able to explain. After all, the ladies were all personally selected by Her Majesty the Empress to enter the palace. Consort Song will also speak well of me to the Empress." Jiang Fenghua looked preoccupied. "Her general uncle is indeed a formidable figure."
Jiang Fenghua indeed sent Ye Susu back to Zhongming Palace, and then asked Granny Wang to have craftsmen redecorate Zhongming Palace and add some flowers and plants.
As soon as Jiang Fenghua left, Granny Wang acted quickly, sending over a lot of bonsai trees for decoration, and replacing the mosquito net in the room with a more exquisite one.
Summer is here, which is the time when mosquitoes are plentiful, and that's when Ye Susu comes in handy.
The palace maid Zijuan said, "The Crown Princess is so considerate, she even used these things for you, Mistress. Our Zhongming Pavilion needs them just right!"
Fearing a trap, Ye Susu checked the place herself and found nothing. She couldn't understand why Jiang Fenghua had acted so differently.
Was she really afraid that Song Qing would complain to the Empress, or even that Song Qing would whisper in the Crown Prince's ear, since Song Qing's maternal uncle was a great general?
Jiang Fenghua is a favorite of the Crown Prince because of her beautiful appearance, but her father is only a tutor and has no real power. No wonder she is afraid of Song Qing.
Ye Susu was still worried, so she instructed people to take down the mosquito net, wash it, dry it, and then hang it back up.
The palace maid was also completely baffled, thinking that Ye Liangfei had indeed been well taken care of these days. The Imperial Hospital's medicine for preventing miscarriage was so expensive, and Granny Wang even brought her tonics three times a day to help her recover.
As expected, the child in Ye Liang's womb was highly valued, and they dared not neglect it.
Ye Susu didn't have anyone follow her and went directly to Hanzhang Pavilion.
As soon as I entered the room, I heard Song Qing crying, “Why did she hit me? What did I do to offend her? She doesn’t like His Highness, what does it have to do with me?”
Song Qing's personal maid, Dong'er, who had been brought to the palace from the mansion, quickly comforted her, "Don't be sad, Consort. The Crown Princess has also made her apologize to you. Let's just consider it as being bitten by a dog."
"Waaah... I should have fought back back then." Song Qing was still unconvinced.
Ye Susu's eyes were full of concern, "Sister Song."
When Song Qing saw her arrive, she quickly wiped away her tears and said, "Ye Liangqie, you've come."
Ye Susu noticed that she was somewhat distant, and thought that it must be because she didn't speak up for Song Qing, or even help point out that Tang Qianran had deliberately tripped her, so she was angry.
A helpless look appeared in her eyes. "Sister Song, actually I saw Tang Liangdi trip you today. You almost fell over because of her. I'm sorry I didn't help you clear things up and made you suffer."
Song Qing's nose twitched. After she told the truth, she felt even more wronged.
"Actually, I also have my reasons. You know I have no parents and no one in my family. It was His Highness the Crown Prince who took pity on me and took me in. But you and Consort Tang are different. Both of your families are extremely powerful, and I can't afford to offend them. That's why I didn't dare to say anything. I'm all alone..." she said pitifully.
Song Qing then looked at her properly. "Don't say that, Sister Ye. I don't blame you. I know you have your difficulties too. Oh well, let's just take this as a lesson. If Consort Tang hits me again, I'll hit her back. My uncle said that once I'm in the palace, I shouldn't be afraid of anyone."
Ye Susu tentatively asked, "Your uncle is so powerful! Tang Liangdi's father is the Minister of Justice, a second-rank official."
“Sister Ye, you don’t know this, but my uncle is a general in the Western Suburbs Camp. He fought alongside His Highness and made great contributions. His Highness values him highly. He told me about this the other day.” Her face turned red. “I haven’t thanked you yet, Sister Ye. It’s all because of your advice that His Highness… that he wanted me.”
Ye Susu was also completely baffled, "Me?"
“Sister Ye, you forgot? You said His Highness likes sincere women… His Highness even praised me for being sincere when he met me.” Song Qing didn’t shy away from the topic.
Ye Susu was just saying it casually, but she didn't expect Song Qing to actually do it.
"Actually, it was really the Crown Princess who made Sister Song suffer today," Ye Susu said sarcastically. "I thought that since Consort Tang hit Sister Song and the Crown Princess saw it, she would punish her. I didn't expect that she would just brush it off with a few words. It seems that the Crown Princess doesn't dare to offend Consort Tang."
After hearing this, Song Qing didn't know what to say. "The Crown Princess probably just wants to keep the peace! If something bad happens in the Eastern Palace, it's the Crown Princess's fault. Actually, I'm quite afraid of the Crown Princess."
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