Chapter 74 The Power of a Concubine
Ye Yunchu coughed twice and Ye Qiaoqiao immediately shut up. She still didn't dare to see Ye Yunchu. Hearing his voice was like a mouse seeing a cat.
He gave Li Runrun a wink and gestured, indicating that he would go back first.
Li Runrun saw the dark circles under her eyes and knew that she hadn't slept well the previous night because of her worry. She must have felt relieved after receiving her letter in the morning.
He nodded and signaled her to go back quickly.
Then Li Ruanruan turned around, opened the curtain, entered the prince's bedroom, and bowed: "Prince."
Ye Yunchu seemed to be looking for a place to put the book. Li Runrun hurried forward to take it and carefully put it aside.
Ye Yunchu sat down, looked at Li Ruanruan, and deliberately asked: "What are you talking about outside?"
Li Runrun observed Ye Yunchu's expression and felt that he had also had a good rest.
So he whispered, "Nothing much, it's just that the clothes that the prince asked me to make for you last time, I have already made them."
Li Ruanruan lowered her head, looking shy: "Can I give it to you to try?"
Ye Yunchu also became interested when he heard it. Who can resist receiving gifts so early in the morning?
He immediately said, "Show it to me. If you do it well, I'll give you a reward."
He reached out and pinched her face.
Li Runrun covered her face with her hands and looked at him, her face turning even redder. Why did the prince always like to pinch her? Not only at night, but he also pinched her on the face during the day.
So she covered her face and ran out. Li Ruanruan went to the ear room. When Li Bai saw her coming out, she hurriedly followed her. When she saw her taking clothes, she understood.
She couldn't speak, but when she thought about what the concubine would do soon, she felt inexplicably happy.
Shaoyao always bullies her and her concubines, and this time, she deserves it!
Li Ruanruan took it and was about to leave, but Li Bai grabbed her hand and wrote on her palm: "The concubine must not be soft-hearted and must not let Shaoyao go."
He also wrote: "Peony is really hateful."
Li Ruanruan smiled, took back her hand, and touched Li Bai's head: "Don't worry, I will definitely seek justice for Xiaobai."
Li Bai was stunned for a moment, then smiled sweetly. Tongfang was really a very good person.
Li Runrun brought the clothes to Ye Yunchu, acted shy and waited for praise, and handed the folded clothes over.
Ye Yunchu reached out to take it, and knew that the fabric was not good as soon as he touched it. However, he felt that the embroidery on it was exquisite, and even the embroiderers in the palace might not have such skills.
I guess she put a lot of effort into it.
It takes so long to make a piece of clothing, it must have taken a lot of effort. No wonder I felt thin calluses on her fingers last night, and there were blisters before.
Ye Yunchu's expression changed, but she finally unfolded the dress. It was clear she had put so much effort into it that you couldn't even see the stitches. Cotton wrinkles easily, but there wasn't a single wrinkle on it. It was obvious she had done it very carefully.
That’s thoughtful.
He felt her excellent craftsmanship and felt sorry for the poor quality of the fabric, but he did not show it too much.
He just said, "You opened the storehouse, so why did you only take this piece of cotton cloth? You don't even care about the silk, satin, and embroidered yarn inside?"
Li Ruanruan looked puzzled, then said, "Sister Shaoyao gave it to me. I think it's very good and comfortable to wear."
Ye Yunchu understood immediately and slammed the table: "How can she be your sister?"
Li Ruanruan was startled and knelt down quickly: "Yes, is it my fault?"
Ye Yunchu reached out and lifted her up: "It has nothing to do with you."
Ye Yunchu pulled Li Ruanruan behind him and said, "Stand here."
Then Ye Yunchu said coldly: "Haitang!"
Soon, the yard outside, where the snow had not yet melted, was filled with servants from the East Courtyard.
Meixiang even whispered to Shaoyao, "The prince was really angry just now."
Shaoyao's eyes lit up: "It seemed that only the concubine was in there just now?"
Meixiang nodded: "I'm afraid I've upset the prince."
Shaoyao couldn't suppress the smile on her lips. "It seems that the concubine has made a mistake, and the prince is going to punish her. I told you, a lowly maid like her who knows nothing will be rejected by the prince sooner or later."
Shaoyao was so proud that the smile on her lips never faded.
After a while, Haitang came out and stood next to Shaoyao.
Shaoyao even came over and asked, "Haitang, are you blind now? You usually flatter Liruanruan so much, but now she has offended the prince, she is in big trouble."
Shaoyao was so proud that she had finally waited for this day.
Haitang closed her eyes. After all, they had been together for so many years, and she still had some feelings for Shaoyao. But she had already done her best by reminding her many times.
It was Shaoyao herself who was confused and ended up like this. It was all her own fault.
Haitang didn't answer Shaoyao.
This made Shaoyao think that Haitang was also angry and annoyed, and she became even more proud.
Until Ye Yunchu came out of the room holding Li Ruanruan's hand.
Shaoyao frowned when she saw that they were still very intimate.
Ye Yunchu said coldly: "Last month I ordered the warehouse to be opened, and a piece of good material to be taken, and asked the concubine to make clothes for me. Who did it?"
Shaoyao's heart skipped a beat. How could she be making clothes for the prince? Didn't Li Runrun say that she was making clothes for herself?
Shaoyao's face turned pale immediately afterwards.
None of the servants dared to say a word, as everyone could see that the prince had come to hold someone accountable.
But secretly in the heart of the thought, is this the third time the prince has been angry about a concubine? It hasn't been long since then. You know, the prince's temper rarely gets angry. The last time was many years ago, when the marquis made a stupid mistake and was almost framed.
It seems that the concubine is really favored and should not be underestimated in the future.
Some of them were smart enough to exchange glances with each other.
Just when everyone was silent, Ye Yunchu spoke up: "No one admits it, right? Do you want the whole school to be punished again?"
Haitang knelt down, and the servants followed suit. Shaoyao was slow to react, and with a pale face she also knelt down.
In this oppressive atmosphere where one could hear a pin drop, Li Ruanruan spoke at the right time: "My Lord, Haitang was called away that day. It was Shaoyao who opened the warehouse."
"Peony."
Ye Yunchu called Shaoyao's name coldly.
Shaoyao shivered all over and knelt down in the cold snow. She looked up at the prince again, and then her eyes turned red.
Her voice was trembling and she stuttered, "Tong-Tongfang didn't say that she was making clothes for the prince. She-she told me that she was going to make clothes herself. I-I took a piece of cotton cloth and gave it to her."
Shaoyao seemed to have regained her confidence and hurriedly said, "I swear to heaven that I have never lied! If I lied, I will die a miserable death."
Li Ruanruan whispered in a low voice, with some curiosity: "Is there anything wrong with this statement? I just said that the prince gave me a piece of cloth to make clothes and asked me to go to the storehouse to choose. Shaoyao said it was not necessary and asked me to wait for her. She then got me a piece of cotton cloth. I, I think it's good. I don't know what's wrong. Why is the prince angry?"
After a pause, Li Ruanruan pointed to the sky and swore: "I, I swear, I said..."
Before she could finish, Ye Yunchu pressed her hand and covered her mouth: "You are not wrong. From now on, you are not allowed to swear without my permission."
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