A cold light flickered in Yuan Yao's dark, bright eyes.
Afu paused for a moment, smiled faintly, and said softly, "This servant guesses that the princess is already well. In that case, princess, please."
His tone was really annoying.
Relying on his favored status, he didn't even respect a princess.
Oh……
It's just a dog, why does it think it's so important?
Yuan Yao withdrew her gaze and took two steps back: "Let's go."
She was determined to see what they were up to today!
The wind blew ever stronger.
Yuan Yao followed behind A Fu for a long time before Dan Qing suddenly spoke up: "This is not the way to Huining Palace."
"What?" Yuan Yao was extremely surprised.
After her initial surprise, her expression gradually turned cold, and she asked Afu, "Where are you taking me?"
With so many people in the palace, surely he wouldn't dare to lay a hand on her?
At this moment, Afu stopped and turned around.
He stared at Yuan Yao for a moment before laughing and saying, "It was this servant who forgot that the princess is young and does not understand the rules of the palace."
This morning, all the masters and concubines in the palace got up early to pay their respects at Huining Palace, but the princess was the only one missing.
However, this is not the princess's fault.
On the Empress Dowager's birthday, prayers must be offered to the ancestors, sacrifices must be made to Heaven and Earth, and scriptures and Buddhist chants must be recited.
This is mocking her for not understanding palace rules!
A hint of coldness surfaced in Yuan Yao's eyes.
She stared at Afu for a long time before finally asking, "What did you just say?"
Afu let out a disdainful laugh through his nose: "This servant says..."
“I can’t hear you,” Yuan Yao said, interrupting him.
Upon hearing this, Afu paused for a moment.
Yuan Yao looked up, a half-smile on her face: "Why did you stop talking?"
Afu forced a smile and was about to speak: "Princess Yuan Yao..."
"Are you deaf?" Yuan Yao said coldly, "Kneel down and speak!"
Afu's smile froze on his face: "Yuan Yao..."
"presumptuous!"
Danqing, with a stern face, strode up behind Afu, raised his foot, and kicked him in the shin.
Afu felt a pain in his knee and was already kneeling on the ground.
Danqing scolded, "You audacious servant, how dare you not distinguish between superiors and inferiors, addressing the princess by her given name!"
Afu was both angry and in pain. He tried to stand up, but found that he couldn't put any strength into his legs.
He opened his mouth and said, "I didn't..."
Before he could finish speaking, Yuan Yao said in a childish voice, "No? Do you think all these people's ears are useless?"
As she spoke, she glanced at the palace servants following behind her.
Immediately, the palace servants all knelt down.
Seeing this, Afu realized that Yuan Yao had done it on purpose.
However, he had no way to express his opinion.
Yuan Yao said, "You can kneel here first and wait for me to return before you get up."
Afu: "..."
He gritted his teeth: "Your servant obeys!"
Yuan Yao raised her little head and walked away.
She didn't go directly to Huining Palace. On the way, a palace servant pointed out the way, saying that the Empress Dowager had already taken the imperial grandsons to the royal ancestral hall.
She changed direction and headed back towards the ancestral hall.
When she arrived, a group of princes and nobles were waiting outside the ancestral hall.
From afar, Xie Zhi waved to her and mouthed, "Xiao Yao'er!"
Yuan Yao: "?"
Isn't Xie Zhi the young prince of a different surname? What's he doing here?
As Yuan Yao was wondering, many people outside the ancestral hall looked at her.
Most of them were people she didn't know.
Everyone was dressed elegantly and stood dignifiedly.
Even Princess Huaiyao, who usually dresses in a more masculine style, was dressed in a water-red dress today, her hair was neatly combed, and she was wearing pearl flowers.
Upon seeing Yuan Yao, Huai Yao gave her a wink.
Yuan Yao looked up and saw Jiang Lanyue, dressed in a blue palace gown, standing next to the lavishly dressed Empress Dowager.
Yuan Yao glanced at it once, then looked away and nodded to Huai Yao to indicate that she had seen it.
Huaiyao pouted.
At this moment, Huairou turned around and smiled gently at Yuan Yao.
Yuan Yao also revealed a well-behaved smile.
Xie Zhi strode over, grabbed her, and led her to the back of the crowd, asking in a low voice, "Why are you here?"
Yuan Yao: "?"
She asked in confusion, "Didn't the Empress Dowager send me?"
"The Empress Dowager?" Xie Zhi showed a hint of surprise: "Only those who are listed in the imperial family genealogy can attend such occasions."
I remember you weren't listed in the royal family genealogy.
Only those whose names are in the family genealogy can visit the ancestral hall?
How could a daughter of a nine-thousand-year-old be listed in the royal family genealogy?
Yuan Yao remained silent.
She glanced at the crowd surrounding the ancestral hall and said to Xie Zhi, "Should I slip away now?"
Slipped away?
Xie Zhi disagreed: "So many people saw it..."
“Okay…” Yuan Yao pursed her lips.
Indeed, so many people saw her arrive, and it doesn't seem logical that she suddenly ran away.
But why did the Empress Dowager summon her?
At this moment, Tan Xin, who was by the Empress Dowager's side, suddenly came over: "Princess, the Empress Dowager requests your presence."
"Is he calling me?" Yuan Yao pointed to the tip of her nose, looking surprised and puzzled.
"Yes." Tan Xin's face remained expressionless. "Princess, please."
Yuan Yao had no choice but to lift her skirt and follow Tan Xin.
Outside the ancestral hall.
Amidst the probing gazes of the crowd, Yuan Yao walked to the Empress Dowager's side, straightened her skirt, knelt down, and respectfully bowed: "Yuan Yao greets the Empress Dowager, wishing her boundless happiness and longevity."
The Empress Dowager, who was kneeling in worship, beckoned to a maid to help her up. She then reached out to help Yuan Yao up, saying, "Good child, get up first."
Perhaps because of her public persona, the Empress Dowager treated her with great friendliness.
It was as if what happened that night had never happened.
Yuan Yao stood up and said obediently, "Thank you, Empress Dowager."
The Empress Dowager hummed in agreement, took her hand, and looked her up and down for a long time.
As Yuan Yao felt a chill run down her spine, the Empress Dowager slowly spoke: "When I was far away at Mount Fotai, I heard that a little princess had emerged in the palace, who was intelligent, clever and adorable."
I thought to myself, "Cultivating oneself in the mountains is quite lonely. How wonderful it would be to have such a clever child by my side."
Yuan Yao: "?"
In her mind, alarm bells were ringing loudly.
Even the royal family members following behind him showed expressions of surprise and doubt.
What did the Empress Dowager mean by that?
Huairou and Huaiyao exchanged a glance, both seeing anger in each other's eyes.
On the prince's side, Jiang Chengyan clenched his fist.
"Chengyan".
The crown prince glanced at him sideways and gave him a cold look.
Jiang Chengyan gritted his teeth.
Behind him, he heard the sound of fists clenching.
Jiang Chengyan turned around and saw Xie Zhizheng frowning.
He gritted his teeth and whispered, "Thank you, sir!"
Xie Zhi glanced at him and gradually loosened his fist.
At that moment, a blue figure stepped forward.
Jiang Lanyue glanced timidly at the crowd and said softly, "Grandmother, Yue'er also likes Yao'er very much."
"If Yao'er could be with Yue'er, accompanying Grandmother, that would be wonderful."
Yuan Yao: "???"
Let her...go and stay by the Empress Dowager's side?
Is this guy trying to kill her?!
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