When the messengers arrived, Zheng Xiu asked, "Do you think you should let me go to receive the imperial edict on your behalf or..."
Princess Guihe snorted, "No one is allowed to go. I won't receive the imperial edict from the old woman, and neither are you."
Zheng Xiu advised, "This is not a good idea. You should be calm. After all, she is the queen mother."
Princess Guihe stopped talking. Although the old woman had no real power, as long as she held the title of the queen mother for one day, she would be powerless to do anything to her. At most, she would humiliate her like she did at the palace banquet today. But it is not easy to do something more outrageous. After all, this dynasty still governs the country with filial piety.
After a moment of silence, Princess Guihe said, "Qiu Rui, come and help me." Qiu
Rui responded and hurried forward. Zheng Xiu also followed her out.
At the gate of the Duke of Qing's mansion, Guo Yongfu, the chief eunuch of Cining Palace, had been waiting for a long time. Although the gatekeeper was polite, he refused to let him in.
He was the boss of Kunning Palace, and he was already holding his breath. But thinking of the expression on Princess Guihe's face when she heard the Queen Mother's arranged marriage at the palace banquet today, he did not dare to show it, but rolled up his sleeves and waited with bated breath.
Not long after, Princess Guihe and Zheng Xiu came with a group of maids and servants.
Princess Guihe did not invite him in, but said coldly: "
Eunuch Guo, are you here to pass on the imperial edict?" Guo Yongfu smiled and said: "I am doing my duty, please accept the imperial edict."
Princess Guihe was not ready to kneel again, but said: "Well, please take out the imperial edict. The Queen Mother has already said it at the palace banquet. I know what she means, so I won't bother you."
Guo Yongfu was also in a dilemma and said: "I'm afraid your... is not reasonable."
Princess Guihe smiled coldly, turned around and winked at the several strong and powerful maids she brought with her.
The maids understood and surrounded Guo Yongfu and the eunuchs who came with him.
Guo Yongfu was used to big scenes, so he was not panicked. He just asked Princess Guihe, "What do you mean?"
Princess Guihe didn't want to fight him anymore, so she said impatiently, "Eunuch, please hand over the imperial edict quickly, so that we won't be embarrassed."
Guo Yongfu was a flexible person, otherwise he wouldn't have climbed to his current position without any background. He didn't want to get involved, but the Queen Mother asked him to deliver the edict, and he represented the Queen Mother's face. He didn't want to compromise, saying, "Please think clearly, I am here on behalf of the Queen Mother. If this gets out..."
It would definitely damage Princess Guihe's reputation. But Princess Guihe was so angry that she had nowhere to vent, so she couldn't think of anything else.
Zheng Xiu took one look and then stepped out from behind Princess Guihe. She smiled at Guo Yongfu and said, "You are a wise man, aren't you? Our princess is not in a good mood today. You are here on behalf of the Queen Mother, but that is just a representation. You should also think about your own status. Why did you sound like you were trying to take our princess away? You are someone who walks around the palace all year round. You should know better than me what kind of sin 'disrespect' is."
Although she said this politely, it was actually a soft knife. She reminded Guo Yongfu to help the Queen Mother, but after the matter was done, if Princess Guihe wanted to punish him for the crime of disrespect, no one could help him.
Guo Yongfu could not help but take a look at Zheng Xiu. She was not dressed luxuriously, but she looked calm and composed, and she was able to speak in front of Princess Guihe. Thinking about the people in the mansion of Duke Qing, he guessed that she must be the second wife of the mansion of Duke Qing.
Guo Yongfu said with a bitter face, "I don't understand what the second wife said. I am just here to convey the order, and what I said just now was just a kind reminder. How could it be disrespectful to the princess?"
His appearance of pretending to be ignorant completely annoyed Princess Guihe. As soon as she gave an order, the maids rushed up and grabbed Guo Yongfu and the other two eunuchs.
Guo Yongfu didn't expect that Princess Guihe would really dare to use force on him, and he was still shouting, "Princess, I am from Cining Palace!"
One of the maids had already taken the brocade box containing the imperial edict and presented it to Princess Guihe.
Princess Guihe motioned Qiu Rui to help her turn around, and ordered, "Throw them out. If they dare to make a noise at the door of our Duke's Mansion again, I will beat them to death!"
Guo Yongfu wanted to argue, but a maid had already gagged him with a handkerchief and twisted him out of the door.
Zheng Xiu didn't want to interfere, and hurried to follow Princess Guihe's footsteps.
Back at Changfeng Garden, perhaps because she had just let out a sigh of relief, Princess Guihe's face had become much better.
The room had been cleaned up while they were gone. The broken things on the floor had been cleared away, the tables and chairs had been straightened, and even the decorations on the tables had been replaced with new ones.
Zheng Xiu was afraid that Princess Guihe would still be angry, so she took the teacup from Chunzhi's hand and handed it to her, "Have a sip of tea to moisten your throat." Princess Guihe
took it, but still didn't feel relieved, so she asked Qiurui to burn the imperial edict and the brocade box together.
Burning the imperial edict would definitely be a serious crime. Qiurui was also in a dilemma, and she stood there, not daring to move.
Princess Guihe said again, "What are you afraid of? I'll take care of everything. Don't you want to listen to me?"
Qiurui hurriedly said she didn't dare, and quickly went out to tell someone to do it.
Zheng Xiu looked at her in shock. She had only known that Princess Guihe had a bad temper before, but she had never thought that when she got angry, she would not even give the Queen Mother face. In comparison, the trouble Princess Guihe had given her before was really child's play.
Zheng Xiu did not dare to go back first, and stayed in Changfeng Garden to accompany Princess Guihe.
Over there, another group of people came to the gate of the Duke of Qing's mansion. Taozhi, who was guarding the gate, got the message and hurried in to announce, "Princess, there are people outside again."
Princess Guihe smiled coldly, "Why, someone came from Cining Palace again?"
Chunzhi said, "It seems that the prince came in person."
Princess Guihe really wanted to hear what the prince said. If the queen was willing to refute the queen mother for her at the palace banquet at noon, or just said a word for her, the old pious queen mother would not dare to be so fearless and immediately send someone to convey the imperial decree after saying it in front of everyone. She nodded and asked Qiurui to welcome the prince in.
Zheng Xiu thought it was not appropriate for her to be there in this situation, so she said goodbye to Princess Guihe.
Princess Guihe said, "What's there to avoid? Just sit here and listen!"
She was angry, and Zheng Xiu couldn't disobey her, so she sat down again.
The prince had also entertained the royal family in the palace before noon, and now he had no time to change his clothes, still wearing a black robe with nine pythons and four claws.
"Hello, aunt." After entering the room, the prince politely saluted Princess Guihe.
Zheng Xiu was originally sitting next to Princess Guihe, and she stepped aside after the prince entered the room.
Princess Guihe nodded expressionlessly, asking him to skip the formalities, and asked someone to show the prince the tea on the table.
The prince saw Zheng Xiu was also there, and smiled gently, "Auntie is here too."
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