Chapter 287 Do these two have a past grudge?
The martial arts examinations outside the palace were also being held in full swing.
In the palace, ever since Jiang Fenghua gave the Empress a hard time last time, the Empress has not dared to ask her to persuade the Crown Prince to treat his children equally. She finally had a period of peace and quiet, spending time with her children, practicing calligraphy, and honing her basic skills. Because she had been away for more than a year due to having a baby, she could no longer afford to be so decadent.
I'm busy every day and having a great time.
Even Granny Wang was worried for her, but she didn't care at all. "The Crown Princess never thought of going to Chengguang Palace to take a look."
"What are you looking at?" Jiang Fenghua said. "His Highness has been busy with the martial arts examinations lately and hasn't even entered the East Palace. He's not in the palace, so what am I going to see at Chengguang Hall?"
"I heard that she's very free in Chengguang Palace. I don't know what His Highness was thinking. If he liked her, he should have given her a title, but he made her a palace maid. The Crown Prince told the servants in Chengguang Palace that she was free and unrestrained." In other words, even though Granny Wang was in charge of Chenxi Palace, she had no power to control her.
This matter hadn't spread in the Eastern Palace before, but now palace maids are already spreading it.
The Empress knew about it, yet she allowed a woman to remain in the Crown Prince's palace. The Empress's actions clearly showed that she did not respect the Crown Princess. She did not tell the Crown Princess about this matter; it was Granny Xi who told her to prepare in advance.
The Crown Prince is low-key, and the Crown Princess doesn't care. The real concern is that someone who serves the Crown Prince under the guise of a palace maid might end up affecting the Crown Princess's position.
Jiang Fenghua simply listened without offering any opinion. The fact that she hadn't reported this matter to her meant it wasn't important, implying that she wasn't the Crown Prince's woman. As for why Xie Shang did this, she'd deal with it later!
It was too hot for her to go out. Exercising and maintaining her beauty were the most important things for her. She wanted to make herself happy in this life.
She knew that a beautiful woman whom Xie Shang liked lived inside, but the woman was just a lowly palace maid. It always made her feel uncomfortable for a crown princess to visit a palace maid.
Besides, Xie Shang had never mentioned this to her, as if it were perfectly normal for him to have a maid serving him in his palace.
Seeing that she couldn't persuade her, Granny Wang sighed and left. The Crown Princess was indeed clever and capable of protecting herself, but she hadn't learned how to fight back.
Jiang Fenghua also had her own plans. There were only a few people in the Eastern Palace. If she, as the Crown Princess, went to fight back against some unfavored concubines, it would make her seem less magnanimous.
If a palace maid wants to sleep with the crown prince, let her. He has plenty of women; how could she possibly care?
She couldn't tell these things to Granny Wang.
At this moment, Lianye walked in and said, "Your Highness, there's been another disturbance in Chengguang Palace."
Jiang Fenghua had just gotten the hang of it when she heard, "Granny Wang just left, what's going on now?"
"Go and see for yourself, I just rushed back from there." Lianye couldn't help but smile. Actually, she couldn't resist going to see what kind of celestial beings the palace maids in the Crown Prince's palace were, but after seeing them, she realized they were nothing special.
Now she was relieved; her young lady was the most beautiful.
"Stop beating around the bush and just tell me! Or let them make a scene first, and I'll see what happens after they've had their fill."
Unexpectedly, a eunuch from Chengguang Palace came in person. Before he even arrived, his voice reached Jiang Fenghua's ears: "Reporting to the Crown Princess, Palace Maid Lu and Consort Tang are fighting."
Jiang Fenghua could only sigh. Goodness, if they fight like this in Chengguang Hall, who is relying on whose power?
Could it be that they all relied on His Highness the Crown Prince's power?
A palace maid dared to hit the mistress, wasn't it because she relied on the Crown Prince's power that she dared to do so?
"The Crown Princess has arrived!" A loud shout from the eunuch echoed through Chengguang Hall.
Jiang Fenghua dressed herself up to be imposing and dignified before slowly stepping into Chengguang Hall.
The noisy group inside stopped immediately upon hearing the eunuch's report, but none of them were willing to let go first.
Jiang Fenghua's eyes were cold and sharp. She glanced over and saw that Tang Qianran's hair was messy, her hairpins were scattered all over the ground, her earrings had been torn off, her face was bruised and swollen, her nose was bleeding, her clothes were torn, and she had lost one shoe. The key thing was that her hand was still holding Lu Xuefei down by her hair.
Lu Xuefei wasn't in much better shape. It seemed she had been ganged up on. Tea leaves were still stuck in her hair, indicating she had been splashed with tea, though it was unclear whether it was hot or cold.
Because Lu Xuefei was also injured and her features were distorted, Jiang Fenghua did not recognize her.
Jiang Fenghua thought to herself: There was no such exciting scene in my previous life. I wonder which heroine dared to hit Tang Liangdi.
To beat Tang Liangdi so badly in a one-against-four situation is truly impressive.
Lu Xuefei's hair was still being held in Tang Qianran's hands, as were Tang Qianran's ears. Tang Qianran's maids had long since stopped and were kneeling on the ground, not daring to lift their heads.
Jiang Fenghua looked around with her bright eyes and said softly, "Do you want to continue fighting, or do you want to give up?"
Tang Qianran said, "You put it down first."
Lu Xuefei said, "Let's release them all at once. I'll count to three, two, one."
In an instant, the two of them really let go. Tang Qianran immediately knelt down in front of Jiang Fenghua, and Lu Xuefei knelt down without showing any weakness.
Jiang Fenghua was stunned for a moment. Did these two have a past grudge?
Lianye knew that her mistress was going to play peacemaker again, so she quickly moved a soft chair behind Jiang Fenghua and said, "Please sit down, Your Highness."
Jiang Fenghua sat down, gently waving her round fan, and looked at Tang Qianran, "What's going on? Why are you fighting in the Crown Prince's palace again? I didn't know that Consort Tang liked to show off so much."
“I came to Chengguang Palace to return the pen that His Highness the Crown Prince lent me. Then I saw her sitting at His Highness’s desk, rummaging through things. She was acting suspiciously. I was worried that she had ulterior motives, so I asked her why she was there. She said, ‘Mind your own business.’ I suspected she was a spy.”
Lu Xuefei said, "This servant is not a spy, nor was she acting suspiciously. This servant was just cleaning Your Highness's desk. It was Consort Tang who splashed tea all over this servant without asking any questions."
"Tang Qianran, you pretend not to recognize me, fine, but you're spouting nonsense and falsely accusing me of being a spy for an enemy country. You even said you'd arrest me and take the entire Lu family to the authorities for confiscation of their property."
“Who recognized you? You were holding a knife, and I thought you were going to kill me, so I grabbed the teacup on the table and threw it at you. I was just trying to protect myself,” Tang Qianran said.
“I’m using a small knife to cut Xuan paper. Since Your Highness has run out of paper on your desk, I naturally need to prepare some in advance,” Lu Xuefei said.
Jiang Fenghua suddenly realized, "You are Lu Xuefei? The daughter of Lu Tingwei."
Lu Xuefei nodded. "Yes, this servant is Lu Xuefei. Does the Crown Princess recognize me?"
Jiang Fenghua glanced at her a few times. The young lady Xie Shang was treating so specially looked somewhat familiar. She didn't seem like a particularly beautiful woman. Why was Xie Shang treating her so specially?
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