Chapter 80 What made the little dumpling so sarcastic?
Consort Yue complained inwardly, and instructed the palace maid beside her: "When the imperial physician arrives, be sure to tell him to prescribe the best medicine for me. I don't want to have any scars!"
The palace maid beside her nodded obediently, and seeing this, she smiled and said, "Your Highness, please rest assured, we will pay for the consultation fee and guarantee that Your Highness will receive the best medicine."
Consort Yue gave a slight smile: "Thank you so much."
Consort Yue rolled her eyes inwardly and casually asked the maid beside her, "Why hasn't Consort Jing arrived yet?" The maid replied that she didn't know.
Xie Yunqi was dissatisfied. It was clearly Consort Yue who had impure intentions, and he had already taken a step back and apologized to her, so why should they even have to pay for the consultation fee?
Xie Yunqi wasn't unwilling to part with the money, it's just that Xiao Bawang couldn't swallow this insult!
"Little sister, it's clearly..."
"Shh." She put her index finger to her lips and whispered to him, "Brother, we'll make up for the consultation fee we paid with double her monthly allowance."
The little dumpling winked at him secretly, revealing a rare sly and mischievous smile, as if it were hiding some wicked thoughts.
Xie Yunqi looked bewildered: "Huh?"
Xie Yunqi was not lost for long, because soon, an unexpected person arrived.
"His Majesty has arrived!"
The shrill announcement came from afar, startling everyone. They saw a bright yellow figure enter the entrance of Changyin Pavilion and immediately knelt down to pay their respects.
"Your subject pays respects to Your Majesty."
"Your Majesty, I have come to pay my respects."
"Greetings, Your Majesty."
The female official's face turned green. She must have attracted some evil spirit, which was why Changyin Pavilion was so lively today, with even His Majesty, who had never been to Changyin Pavilion before, coming.
Heavens above! If you don't want me to continue being an official, you can just strike me dead instead of having them torture me one by one!
Entering with Xie Yuxiao was Consort Jing, who was late in arriving.
Behind them were two familiar faces, none other than Old Cat and Old Fish, who had disappeared sometime earlier.
Sheng Sheng raised an eyebrow and ran over, calling out, "Father!"
Consort Jing, who was standing to the side, seemed a little embarrassed and awkward when she saw Sheng Sheng. She twisted the handkerchief in her hand without saying a word.
Sheng Sheng smiled at her in a friendly manner. Consort Jing was taken aback by Sheng Sheng's attitude and quickly returned the smile.
Xie Yuxiao smiled and hugged his daughter who was running towards him: "Why are you here so early in the morning? Your father just finished the morning court and you caught me. Tell me, did you get into trouble and want your father to clean up your mess?"
As he spoke, he affectionately pinched her nose.
Sheng Sheng chuckled and pouted, "Sheng Sheng is a good girl, she won't cause any trouble."
Xie Yuxiao said "Oh" and then said, "So it was your fifth brother who caused trouble? That rascal, he never has a day of peace."
Xie Yunqi looked up, aggrieved, and cried out, "Father, I'm innocent! How could you think such a thing of your son? I really didn't do it this time, I swear!"
Sheng Sheng hugged Xie Yuxiao's neck, nodded, and spoke up for Xie Yunqi: "Fifth Prince didn't mean it."
Consort Yue's heart skipped a beat.
When did the Second Princess send someone to summon His Majesty? How come she didn't know?
She wondered why Consort Jing hadn't arrived for so long; it turned out she had met His Majesty. Otherwise, given the distance between Consort Jing's Weiyang Palace and Changyin Pavilion, she should have arrived long ago.
Consort Yue couldn't help but turn her head to look at the palace maid beside her, who shook her head at her with a mixture of surprise and unease.
Xie Yuxiao frowned, looked at his daughter, then at his son, and finally at Consort Yue. He realized that the little dumpling had sent someone to call him not only to invite him to Changyin Pavilion to listen to music.
Xie Yuxiao composed himself and glanced indifferently at the kneeling Consort Yue: "Alright, get up, all of you."
Consort Yue stood up, and Xie Yuxiao remained silent after sitting down. She was very uneasy, so she could only smile and say, "I was just wondering why Consort Jing hadn't arrived for so long. It turns out she met His Majesty?"
Consort Yue carefully observed Xie Yuxiao's changing expression, wanting to know why he came to Changyin Pavilion. At the same time, she also wanted to test whether Consort Jing had regained favor, otherwise why would she come with His Majesty?
If so, that would be wonderful; her good days would return.
Xie Yuxiao remained silent, but Consort Jing replied, "We met His Majesty on the way, so we came together."
"So that's how it is."
Consort Jing, with her sharp eyes, noticed the wound on Consort Yue's hand: "Sister, what happened to your hand? Why is it all scraped and bleeding?"
Xie Yuxiao's gaze also fell on that spot, and Consort Yue immediately felt like she was sitting on pins and needles, unsure of what to say about what had just happened.
At this moment, Chunhua finally returned with the imperial physician.
When Chunhua and the imperial physician entered, they were surprised to see such a lively scene, and then they quickly bowed.
Xie Yuxiao said calmly, "No need for formalities, quickly let Consort Yue take a look."
Sheng Sheng nodded her little head, "Yes, yes, yes, we must use the best medicine for Consort Yue!"
Xie Yunqi couldn't help but chime in, "That's right, so that Consort Yue won't have any scars!"
The imperial physician repeatedly agreed and examined Consort Yue's injuries. Consort Yue's smile was stiff, and she dared not utter a sound, constantly looking at the palace maid beside her for help with her eyes.
The palace maid also sensed that something was wrong, but she couldn't think of a solution in the short term, so she could only tell her to calm down.
The two children's back-and-forth singing only fueled Xie Yuxiao's growing curiosity.
What happened that made even the most good-natured little dumpling unable to resist making a sarcastic remark?
You know what, this little dumpling is actually quite adorable when she gets angry.
Xie Yuxiao suppressed a laugh, and while the imperial physician was treating Consort Yue's wounds, he glanced around and locked his gaze on someone who had no connection to either side and was probably the most objective person to speak about.
"Lady Meng, you are the head lady-in-chief of Changyin Pavilion, you should know what happened there. How did Consort Yue's hand get injured?"
The female official's vision went black. She wiped the sweat from her forehead with her sleeve and recounted everything that had happened.
However, she tried her best to speak tactfully, striving not to offend either side and not to favor either.
Just remembering how she had come to her rescue before, the female official hesitated for a moment after speaking, but still added with her eyes closed: "Although the Fifth Prince is usually quite lively, today I saw that the Fifth Prince was very caring towards the Second Princess, even preparing a soft cushion for her on the chair. He was very gentle and considerate."
Moreover, His Highness the Fifth Prince surely knew that the force applied to Consort Yue would also be transmitted to the Second Princess. Since His Highness cherishes the Second Princess so much, how could he bear to let her suffer any impact? Furthermore, judging from her expression, the Second Princess seemed quite relaxed and unaffected, suggesting that His Highness the Fifth Prince indeed didn't exert too much force.”
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