Chapter 92 A Calamity That Lasts a Thousand Years
If the Empress Dowager were to suffer any serious injury or death due to anger, they could not bear the consequences.
As Yan Jinyue dressed up, she shook her head dismissively: "Evil lives on. I used to think that older people couldn't stand being mistreated, but after observing her these past few days, I've found that the Empress Dowager just has a lot of mood swings and gets angry easily, but she won't die easily."
The poisoning incident last night had greatly affected Yan Jinyue. The pain was so intense that she wished she could die immediately, and she didn't want to endure it any longer. She didn't even care whether her words would reach the Empress Dowager's ears.
Anyway, if you survive a great calamity, you're bound to have good fortune later.
She'll be leaving the palace soon, so she doesn't care what the Empress Dowager, that old witch, thinks.
After finishing their dressing and grooming, Yan Jinyue and Chu Yunjin walked out of Zhaoyang Palace, followed by Granny Zhou and Adai, two senior palace maids, and four second-class palace maids.
A large group of people arrived at Shou'an Palace.
Yan Jinyue looked at the guarding eunuch, raised her chin, and looked down at her: "Go and announce that the Princess Consort of Yan and Princess Zhaoyang have come to pay their respects to the Empress Dowager."
After last night's incident, the eunuchs of Shou'an Palace were clearly lacking in confidence and didn't even dare to refuse, so they hurriedly entered the palace to see the Empress Dowager.
The Empress Dowager looked listless, but upon hearing the eunuch's report, her expression changed: "Princess Zhaoyang?"
"Yes." The eunuch knelt on the ground and said with his head down, "The Sixth Princess was just conferred the title of Princess Zhaoyang this morning, and the Emperor also bestowed upon her a princess's residence."
The Empress Dowager's face turned pale, and her eyes filled with dark clouds, frightening the palace servants around her so much that they dared not breathe.
The Empress Dowager clenched the handkerchief in her hand.
So, the Emperor already knows what happened last night, and without even looking at her, he just believed Yan Cang's one-sided story?
A tyrannical ruler!
What an unfilial and tyrannical ruler!
"Your Majesty, then..." the kneeling eunuch began tremblingly, "shall we let the Princess Consort of Yan and the Sixth Princess in?"
The Empress Dowager's face darkened; she had no desire to see them at this moment.
Those two bastards must have come here to show off.
But if she doesn't see them, it would seem as if she, the Empress Dowager, is afraid of them.
She said coldly, "Let them in."
"Yes." The eunuch accepted the order and hurriedly arrived at the palace gate, bowing to Yan Jinyue and Chu Yunjin. "Her Majesty the Empress Dowager invites the Princess and the Princess to enter."
Yan Jinyue stepped into the palace gate.
Her face, which had been pale and weak when she woke up, was now radiant. A sky-blue palace dress accentuated her slender figure, and her hair was adorned with jeweled hairpins and tinkling ornaments. She looked bright and dazzling, and her complexion was more beautiful than ever before.
Chu Yunjin made a last-minute decision to stay in the palace last night and did not bring her own clothes. After washing up last night, she wore the inner garment that Yun Jinyue had made this year but had not yet had time to wear. She did not change her outer clothes.
Although she was beautiful, her style was not as flamboyant as Yan Jinyue's.
Of course, today's protagonist is Yan Jinyue, and she doesn't need to be more flamboyant than Yan Jinyue.
The two entered the hall and respectfully greeted the Empress Dowager.
"No need for such formalities." The Empress Dowager leaned against the phoenix couch, her expression gloomy. "You suffered so much last night, and instead of resting in your own palace today, you've come all this way to pay your respects to me?"
Yan Jinyue smiled and said, "Granddaughter has come to express her gratitude."
"Thank you?" The Empress Dowager sneered. "I'm already grateful that you didn't slander me in front of your brother. How could I dare to thank you?"
"I really do need to thank you." Yan Jinyue lowered her eyes. "First, I thank the Empress Dowager for showing mercy and sparing my life; second, I thank the Empress Dowager for this self-inflicted injury scheme, which allowed me to turn misfortune into blessing. Not only was I granted the title of Princess Chaoyang, but I also received a separate princess residence—the former Rong Prince's residence on Zhuque Street. Does the Empress Dowager remember it? That residence was very large and quite close to the Yan Prince's residence. In the future, when I have nothing to do, I can often go to the Yan Prince's residence to have tea, admire flowers, and chat with my sister-in-law."
She paused, ignoring the Empress Dowager's ashen face, and said with a hint of envy, "I've long envied Aunt Ning'an for having her own independent princess residence, and I dream of having one myself, so I can choose my own favorite man as my consort... The Wen family is probably out of the question. Although their looks are passable, their character is too bad, like rats in a gutter. I'd like to find a husband like a cat, someone with a gentle personality, but who can handle rats—"
"Yan Jinyue!" The Empress Dowager, unable to contain herself any longer, grabbed a teacup and threw it away. "Are you trying to drive me to my death?"
Yan Jinyue was startled and quickly took a few steps back.
The teacup fell to the ground and shattered.
Bang, bang, bang! The palace maids all knelt down, crying out in fear to the Empress Dowager to calm her anger.
"Your Majesty, please calm down." Chu Yunjin stepped forward and bowed. "Jin Yue was tormented by the poison last night and her mind is not quite right. She talked nonsense all night. I was planning to ask an imperial physician to take a look at her, but she refused, saying that there was nothing wrong with her..."
The Empress Dowager's temple throbbed violently, and she couldn't help but want to tell them to get out.
Standing to the side, Granny Yi's worried gaze fell on the Empress Dowager's face. Finally, she couldn't help but speak up, "Princess Consort of Yan, Sixth Princess, Her Majesty the Empress Dowager is not feeling well and needs to rest. Why don't you come another day?"
The other palace servants knelt on the ground, trembling with fear, already silent.
"Is Your Majesty unwell?" Yan Jinyue frowned, looking at the Empress Dowager with concern. "Then...then I won't disturb Your Majesty any longer. Please, Your Majesty, take good care of your health, otherwise the Wen family will have no one to protect us in the future."
After saying this, before the Empress Dowager could get angry, she curtsied and said, "Granddaughter takes her leave."
Having said that, he grabbed the Princess of Yan's hand and eagerly walked out, as if a wolfhound was chasing her.
The Empress Dowager was so angry that she trembled all over.
Granny Yi patted her back: "Your Majesty, please calm down."
Yan Jinyue and Chu Yunjin walked to the outside of Shou'an Palace and exchanged a quiet glance. Yan Jinyue bit her lip to suppress a laugh, but a sense of triumph could still be seen in her expression.
snort.
She'll be furious.
As the two were laughing, Yan Cang, dressed in a black robe, walked over from the corner of the palace path. Seeing the two standing outside Shou'an Palace grinning foolishly, he narrowed his eyes slightly and asked, "What have you been doing?"
Yan Jinyue's smile faded slightly, and she felt inexplicably guilty.
She coughed lightly: "My sister-in-law and I came to pay our respects to the Empress Dowager, but it seemed that the Empress Dowager did not want to see us. We said a few words and then quickly came out, so as not to upset the Empress Dowager and affect her health."
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