But she saw clearly that when he looked at her, the silent tenderness on the man's face concealed his original coldness and indifference, and it slowly spread, and the corners of his eyes and eyebrows softened because of this change.
She calmed herself down and said, "Xiao Xi, go find out why Lan Shuiyao is in the palace!"
Xiaoxi quickly replied, "Miss, there's no need to ask. This matter has been circulating in the palace these days. Lan Shuiyao was invited by the prince to the palace to treat the queen mother. In just a few days, the queen mother's illness has been mostly cured. I heard that she also taught the queen mother a kind of boxing that is very beautiful. Many people have gone to learn it!"
"What did you say? You knew about this? Why didn't you tell me?" Dong Qing'er grabbed Xiaoxi's arm.
"Miss, you are not feeling well, so Xiaoxi didn't tell you!" Xiaoxi said aggrievedly.
"Okay, very good, I'll go and see how this woman could even confuse the Queen Mother!" Dong Qing'er immediately turned around and walked back.
In the open space in front of the palace, the Queen Mother and Lan Shuiyao were both wearing silver-white Kung Fu clothes and pants, practicing their moves in a serious manner.
A dozen palace maids behind him followed suit and learned every move. Not far away, Yue Nanxuan was sitting under the shade of a tree, nodding in appreciation and clamoring to practice too.
After a few rounds, Lan Shuiyao practiced pushing hands with the Queen Mother. The Queen Mother also found this thing new and interesting. She was busy practicing for the past few days and her mood improved a lot. She no longer worried about Prince Changning's affairs.
"Your Majesty, Prince Yongnan is here!" the little eunuch came running to report.
Yue Nanxuan was delighted, "Let him come over here and see how Tai Chi is performed!"
The young eunuch nodded immediately and soon brought
Yue Nanchen came.
Looking at everything in front of him, Yue Nanchen raised his eyebrows slightly. In the palace, Lan Shuiyao often used various strange tricks to win people's hearts, but she didn't expect that the always stubborn queen mother would also fall for her tricks!
He quietly walked past Lan Shuiyao, walked in front of Yue Nanxuan, bowed and saluted, "Third brother, how is the marriage between Prince A Luo and Nan Han going?"
Yue Nanxuan stuck his head out from in front of him, motioning him not to block it, "Royal brother, look at what kind of martial arts Yaoyao is practicing, it looks weak and powerless, but it is actually powerful. I just practiced with her, it's very powerful to use softness to overcome hardness, and the Queen Mother likes it very much too!"
Yaoyao? Yue Nanchen's expressionless eyes darkened. When he thought of Yue Nanxuan's special liking for red roses, he felt a strange feeling in his heart, so he couldn't help but scolded coldly: "A petty trick!"
Yue Nanxuan frowned in disapproval, "Royal brother, you have to accept it, look at mother, over the years, who has she listened to except the royal uncle?
Yaoyao has only been here for a few days, and the Queen Mother has already started to listen to her. I heard that the Emperor's uncle came to see the Queen Mother several times, but she always turned him away. Maybe we can finally see the light at the end of the tunnel!"
Yue Nanchen was silent, just looking coldly at the two people who were having a great time. It was undeniable that Lan Shuiyao did have a kind of charm. As long as she wanted to get close to someone, she could quickly become friends with that person.
Even Bai Ren, who was always cold and serious, could be conquered. What was an old woman? But was that her true nature? Why did he feel that this woman was even more cold-hearted and cruel than him?
"Queen, yes
Yes, that's right, great, Queen Mother, you are a genius, you learned it so quickly!"
Suddenly, a woman's sickening laughter sounded. It was such an idiotic flattery, but the empress dowager enjoyed it very much. Her face was wrinkled from laughing, like a rotting flower that was about to wither.
Yue Nanchen looked at him coldly, and suddenly, a slender figure not far away came into his sight.
Is it her? Yue Nanchen slowly looked away, pretending he saw nothing.
"Miss, look, that's the Emperor, that's the Prince of Yongnan, the three most powerful people in Nanyue have all been won over by Lan Shuiyao!" Xiaoxi said in a low voice, feeling both envious and jealous.
Dong Qing'er's face turned even paler. She looked at Yue Nanchen's serious eyes, and slowly, she became filled with anger, jealousy, hatred, and even rage. All these feelings entangled her internal organs, like a burning fire.
She won't give up, she definitely won't!
Suddenly, Dong Qing'er covered her eyebrows with a silk handkerchief, burst into tears, and rushed into the bedroom...
Dong Qing'er's sudden appearance stunned everyone, especially the Queen Mother. She looked at Dong Qing'er kneeling at her feet with great displeasure. She didn't say anything, but just cried inconsolably.
Lan Shuiyao had a lazy smile on her lips, like a sated cat, and retreated behind the empress dowager, watching the excitement with a pair of empty eyes.
Yue Nanxuan looked at all this in surprise, and instinctively turned to look at Yue Nanchen, only to see that his eyes were always locked on Lan Shuiyao, taking in all her expressions.
He deliberately made himself ignore Dong Qing'er's existence. He wanted to see why Lan Shuiyao came to the palace this time!
"Qing'er, what are you doing? I'm not dead yet.
"The Queen Mother frowned unhappily and asked someone to help Dong Qing'er up.
The brocade handkerchief covered half of her tearful face, her eyes were red and swollen, and Dong Qing'er was sobbing softly, looking pitiful.
The Queen Mother sat on the phoenix chair that was brought by the servants, frowned, and showed her majesty. "Speak up, if you have any grievances, just speak up. Don't cry and whine. What a shame!"
Dong Qing'er finally stopped crying. She raised her little face, looked pitiful, and said loudly, "Please, Queen Mother, make the decision for Qing'er!"
Behind the empress dowager, Lan Shuiyao leaned lazily against a tree trunk as thick as a bucket, and waved her hand to ask the palace maid to bring a small plate of cherries.
Yue Nanchen's frown deepened, not knowing whether it was because of Dong Qing'er's fragility and pity, or because of Lan Shuiyao's laziness and casualness.
The atmosphere in the field was also weird. Yue Nanxuan looked at Yue Nanchen with concern, then looked at Lan Shuiyao with great interest, and glanced at the weak and beautiful Dong Qing'er. He was very busy and happy.
The Queen Mother sat on the Phoenix Chair. Naturally, she did not expect that the scenery behind her would be so wonderful. She just whispered impatiently, "What injustice have you suffered? What do you want me to do for you?"
Dong Qing'er stole a glance at the situation on the field, bit her lip and went out. She must take back everything that belongs to her. She knew that Yue Chengning might be tempted, otherwise she wouldn't show that kind of expression. She just took advantage of this and took advantage of Yue Nanchen's presence!
"Queen Mother, the prince said he wants to divorce me. He said..." She paused, then suddenly raised her tearful face, tears silently falling, and said in an extremely weak and aggrieved tone, "He wants me to leave and make room for the new Princess Changning!"
Yue Nanchen, who had not been looking at her, suddenly clenched his hands, his eyes
A hint of anger rose in Chuuya. Suddenly, his wrist tightened and something hit him. He quickly grabbed it with his backhand, but what he got was a tiny cherry seed.
He glanced sideways and saw Lan Shuiyao smiling seductively. She was wearing silver clothes with gold buttons, and her tall figure was as graceful as a startled swan. She lazily and casually tossed the emerald green stem, pinched the cherry again and put it in her mouth, as if nothing had happened.
Because of this tiny cherry seed, Yue Nanchen was a little distracted, and the anger that had just accumulated also dissipated a little.
Dong Qing'er stole another glance at Yue Nanchen after she finished speaking. She bit her lip in disappointment. Just as she was thinking about adding more fuel to the fire, she heard the Queen Mother sigh heavily.
"I don't know what's wrong with this Cheng Ning. What evil has possessed him? He's a prince, so he should have three wives and four concubines. But after making such a fuss, he let that woman run away with the money. Now he wants to divorce you? Why does he want to divorce you?"
Dong Qing'er raised her head, took a deep breath, and tried not to cry, but her eyelashes were still wet and charming. She spoke softly, "You can't blame me for not being able to have children, Queen Mother. The prince seldom comes to my place, he..."
As she spoke, she couldn't hold back anymore, and big tears slid down her smooth and delicate face, looking so sad.
"What did you say? So that's how it is!" The Queen Mother suddenly realized, "Then why did he ask me to arrange a marriage for him? And you kept saying you wanted to marry him!"
Dong Qing'er smiled bitterly, "That was the beginning. Now he is tired of me and has found someone new. This time, he is serious because that person doesn't want to be a concubine, so he wants to divorce me..."