Chapter 267 Boudoir
Relying on the emperor's favor, Concubine Ye never took Empress Xu seriously for all these years, otherwise how could Empress Xu be turned away when she came to visit her.
But compared with Concubine Ye using Empress Xu's birthday banquet as an excuse, this is nothing worth mentioning.
The maid stepped forward and bowed, "The Imperial Concubine said she needs to rest. Please ask the Empress to go back."
Empress Xu had long been accustomed to Concubine Ye's disrespect, but the palace maids behind her obviously had not yet gotten used to it and were filled with indignation. Concubine Ye wanted to rest and not see the Empress, so how could she see Princess Jingyang and the Crown Prince's Concubine? !
This clearly shows that he does not take the Queen seriously.
The maid was about to speak, and then Chen Tang and the princess went out, and Queen Xu smiled and said, "Princess Jingyang is here too."
The princess smiled gently, "Noble Concubine Ye is weak and needs to rest. We can't stay for long, so we'll take our leave first."
Queen Xu smiled and said, "I wonder if Princess Jingyang is free to accompany me to the Imperial Garden to appreciate the flowers?"
The princess had a gentle personality, and she would not refuse Queen Xu's cordial invitation. Moreover, when Chen Tang got married, Queen Xu sent eight sedan chairs as dowry, and Chen Tang's fourth uncle was promoted to Langzhong of the Ministry of War with the help of Prince Yu.
If the princess wanted to refuse, it would also make it difficult for Chen Tang.
The princess glanced at Chen Tang and nodded.
This was definitely a resounding slap in the face.
It hit Concubine Ye’s face hard.
This is not the first time that Empress Xu has tried to win over the princess. But it's fine that she has been showing goodwill to the princess behind Concubine Ye's back. This is Changchun Palace, Concubine Ye's territory. In front of Concubine Ye, the princess accompanied Empress Xu to the Imperial Garden to appreciate the flowers. This is a blatant poaching, and she really looks like she's going to undermine someone else's position.
The palace maids in Changchun Palace glared at the princess and Shen Tang with condemning eyes, as if they had turned their elbows outward.
In the bedroom, Concubine Ye knew that Empress Xu wanted the princess to accompany her to the Imperial Garden to appreciate the flowers. The princess actually went there. Her face, which was already green, became even darker, and she was so angry that she breathed in more than she breathed out.
After leaving Changchun Palace, we walked towards the Imperial Garden.
In the imperial garden, all kinds of flowers were in full bloom. After admiring the flowers for a while, Queen Xu invited the princess to talk in the pavilion, and Chen Tang naturally accompanied her.
After entering the pavilion, Chen Tang bowed and thanked, "Thank you, Queen, for sending me some extra makeup, and Prince Yu for recommending my fourth uncle. I also thank Prince Yu on behalf of my fourth uncle."
Queen Xu looked from Chen Tang's face to the princess, "Princess Jingyang has such a good wife, it's really enviable."
The princess smiled and said, "Prince Yu has reached the age to marry, and he will definitely marry a princess that suits his heart."
She also wanted to, but it was not that easy. Prince Yu's marriage had to be approved by the Emperor.
Queen Xu looked at the princess and said, "It's been so many years since we sat down and had a good conversation like this."
Chen Tang was standing aside and raised her eyebrows when she heard this. In her previous life, she felt that Empress Xu's attitude towards the princess was a little strange. Empress Xu and Concubine Ye fought to the death, almost to the point of tit for tat, but Empress Xu had never targeted the princess and had never even said a harsh word.
Listening to what Queen Xu said now, it seems that Queen Xu and the princess had a very good relationship in the past?
The princess also sighed, "Yes, it's been many years..."
Empress Xu said, "I'm sorry to have put you between me and Concubine Ye all these years."
Shen Tang's eyes opened wide.
Chen Tang looked at the princess, then at Queen Xu. The surprised look on her face made Queen Xu laugh, "Are you surprised?"
Chen Tang blushed and said, "Yes, there are some..."
Empress Xu smiled and said, "Your mother and I are close friends. When we were in the boudoir, we were as close as sisters."
They are just as close as sisters, but not as close as Concubine Ye and the princess, who are really sisters, especially since Concubine Ye's father died to save the princess's father.
After Empress Xu entered the palace, she took charge of the Phoenix Seal, and Concubine Ye became the Emperor's favorite concubine. The two of them gave birth to princes one after the other, and the competition for favor turned into a fight for the throne. She and Concubine Ye would never be able to talk to each other calmly, and the princess was caught in the middle, feeling torn and they almost stopped having any contact with each other later.
In her previous life, Shen Tang knew nothing about this, and no one told her.
Of course, in her previous life, when the princess entered the palace, she never spoke to Queen Xu alone. In this life, Queen Xu told Chen Tang this because Xie Guimo supported Prince Yu and they were in the same boat.
Chen Tang said, "I really didn't expect that mother and the queen were close friends. No wonder I always felt that mother and Concubine Ye didn't look like sisters. Instead, they looked more like sisters when standing together with the queen."
Empress Xu liked what she heard and said with a smile, "No wonder Prince Jingyang must have you. You are indeed likable."
Chen Tang blushed at the praise, she stood up and said, "Don't disturb the Queen and Mother from talking privately, I'm going to go over there and enjoy the flowers for a while."
The princess said, "Don't go too far."
When Xie Guimo was three years old, he entered the palace with the princess. The princess just walked away for a while, and Xie Guimo disappeared and almost died in the palace. This incident caused a great psychological trauma to the princess. In addition to the prince's forbidding the princess to bring Xie Guimo into the palace, the princess did not dare to bring him. The harem is a cannibalistic place. As long as the person she cares about leaves her sight, the princess will be worried.
In fact, the princess does not need to worry. Even if she borrowed a few courage from Chen Tang, she would not dare to run around. The palace is Concubine Ye's territory, so how could she dare to take it lightly?
Chen Tang was not far away, within the sight of the Princess and Queen Xu, but unable to hear them talking.
Chen Tang was admiring the flowers happily, but after a while, something spoiled his mood.
Chen Xian walked towards her. Chen Tang was too lazy to talk to her and turned to leave, but was stopped by Chen Xian, "Stop!"
As a habit developed over the past decade, Shen Xian got used to yelling at Shen Tang and completely forgot that the current Chen Tang was no longer the one who always put her elder sister first in everything.
Chen Tang said, “I have nothing to say to Princess Qi.”
Chen Xian walked up to Chen Tang and said, "For the sake of our long-standing sisterhood, I advise you to abandon the Prince of Qi and choose the Prince of Yu. You will bring both the Pingyuan Marquisate and the Jingyang Prince's Palace into ruin."
Chen Tang smiled, "Are you so confident because you, Chen Xi, are destined to be the queen?"
Chen Xi's heart was shocked, "You know?!"
She knows everything she should know and shouldn't know.
Chen Tang chuckled, then put away his smile, "I have given you enough advice, you can leave now."
"you!"
Chen Xian gritted her teeth in anger, her face gleaming coldly, "Just go and get yourself killed, but don't drag the entire Pingyuan Marquis's Mansion into this!"
I don't know where Chen Xian got the nerve to lecture her like this. In order to protect the Pingyuan Marquis Mansion from being implicated by her, she even expelled the entire second branch from the house, but Chen Xian actually lectured her instead.
Has Shen Xi forgotten that she is pregnant with a crime punishable by death and the extermination of her entire clan?
Chen Tang raised a mocking smile at the corner of his mouth, "Don't mention the word sisters in front of me in the future, it's disgusting."
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