Chapter 851 This happened too suddenly!
After everyone left, the Temple of Heaven returned to peace.
Ms. Kong offered hot tea to the Empress Dowager and asked after hearing the voice.
"You've been busy all day, do you want to take a nap?"
The Empress Dowager took off the beads on her wrist and fiddled with the Buddhist beads on them while speaking thoughtfully.
"I'm thinking of something."
Ms. Kong said, "If you don't mind my stupidity, you can talk to me. I might be able to give you some advice."
The Empress Dowager still trusted her very much and spoke without much hesitation.
"Just now, Concubine Lao looked like she wanted to say something to me, but was stopped by the Emperor. What do you think Concubine Lao wanted to say?"
Ms. Kong thought about it seriously and said, "It must be something important, otherwise the emperor wouldn't have stopped Concubine Lao in front of you."
Although she had already gotten used to it, every time she heard the word "Lao Fei", she felt very weird, wanting to laugh but unable to.
The Empress Dowager was actually in much the same situation.
They had lived in the harem for decades and had never seen such a funny title.
If it were a thin-skinned concubine, she would probably be too embarrassed to see anyone. The fact that Concubine Lao still dares to come out and see people is enough to show how determined she is.
The Empress Dowager said slowly, "I also think this is a very important matter."
It would be fine if she didn't know, but now that she already knew, she had to figure it out.
Decades of experience in the harem taught her that for many things one should either know nothing at all, or know them clearly. The most feared thing is to have only a superficial understanding.
The Empress Dowager thought for a moment, then wrote a letter, sealed it, and handed it to Gan Fu.
"Please run a trip for me and give this letter to Princess Hua'an. Try not to let anyone know."
Gan Fu took the letter with both hands and replied respectfully, "Yes."
He left the Taimiao with the letter.
In order not to attract other people's attention, Ganfu deliberately changed into civilian clothes, acted alone without any followers.
When Gan Fu arrived at Princess Hua'an's house, something happened.
The housekeeper of the princess's mansion asked Gan Fu to wait in the flower hall.
"Her Highness is taking care of some household chores and will be here soon. Please have some tea."
Gan Fu drank a sip of tea and chatted casually: "I heard that Miss Xia is going to marry the King of Jing County soon?"
The housekeeper smiled and replied, "Yes, the date will be set for next month. Then Eunuch Gan must come to drink a glass of wedding wine."
Gan Fu: "Of course. For such a happy event, I must come and share in the joy."
At this time, the atmosphere in the backyard room was depressing and dull.
Princess Hua'an is having a headache about the matter between Lu Xinyao and Xia Yifei.
Xia Yifei is her son, nineteen years old, with a handsome face.
He and his sister Xia Yuran have completely opposite personalities.
Xia Yuran is a person who only cares about his own happiness and never cares what others think. He does whatever he wants and acts recklessly.
Xia Yifei, however, is silent and introverted. He doesn't like to talk and has no idea of the ways of the world. He just studies all day long and is a complete nerd.
In the past, Princess Hua An didn’t think that his character was bad. Instead, she thought he was quite well behaved.
However, she never expected that such a well-behaved and obedient son would get involved with Lu Xinyao!
Previously, Princess Hua'an was entrusted by the Empress Dowager to find a suitable marriage for Lu Xinyao. She sympathized with Lu Xinyao's current situation, so she kept Lu Xinyao in the princess's mansion.
Princess Hua'an has been very busy recently. She has to arrange her daughter Xia Yuran's dowry and find a boyfriend for Lu Xinyao. She is so busy that she has no time to take care of Lu Xinyao.
Until this morning, Xia Yifei suddenly came to Princess Hua'an, knelt in front of her, said that he wanted to marry Lu Xinyao, and asked his mother to agree.
Princess Hua'an was so angry that she almost passed out on the spot.
She wanted to find a husband for Lu Xinyao, but she never thought of marrying Lu Xinyao into her own family!
Princess Hua'an then had Lu Xinyao called over and asked her what was going on.
Princess Hua'an knew her son. He was introverted and seldom took the initiative to interact with others. Not to mention with other women, he would keep a distance even from his own sister to avoid overstepping the boundaries.
The fact that he suddenly proposed to marry Lu Xinyao must have been because Lu Xinyao seduced him.
Faced with Princess Hua'an's questioning, Lu Xinyao was stunned at first, and then she panicked.
She really didn't know that Xia Yifei wanted to marry her.
Since she moved into the princess's mansion, her living conditions have improved a lot compared to when she was in the Lu family, but it is inevitable that she will feel a little depressed living under someone else's roof.
Princess Hua'an was very busy and had no time to pay attention to her, and she was embarrassed to disturb Princess Hua'an for such a small matter.
She had no one to vent her inner distress, so she could only talk to the koi in the pond.
She thought there was no one around, so she spoke out everything in her heart, but she didn't expect that all her words were heard by Xia Yifei who happened to pass by.
From then on, Lu Xinyao would meet Xia Yifei from time to time.
Neither of them is talkative, so when they meet they just greet each other politely and then pass by each other.
That's where their intersection ends.
Lu Xinyao never expected that Xia Yifei would actually go to Princess Hua An and say that he wanted to marry her.
This happened too suddenly!
Lu Xinyao took a lot of effort to calm herself down.
After going through so many things, she knew that she could no longer just cry when something happened like she did before.
Tears can't solve anything.
Lu Xinyao knelt down and spoke word by word.
"I only have a cousin relationship with Master Xia. We have only spoken to each other a few times and have never done anything inappropriate. We are innocent. I beg Your Highness to understand this!"
Princess Hua An didn't believe it: "If you just said a few words, how could he suddenly say he wanted to marry you?"
Lu Xinyao held the hem of her skirt tightly, her palms full of sweat.
She said in a trembling voice, "Everything I said is true. I swear. If I tell a lie, I will be struck by lightning and die a miserable death."
When Princess Hua'an saw her swearing the oath without blinking, her anger subsided a little.
Looking at Lu Xinyao's expression, it doesn't seem like she is lying.
If she was acting, her acting skills were amazing.
If she had such acting skills, she would have been kept in the palace in the first place. Why did she end up like this?
Princess Hua'an's doubts began to waver.
At this time Xia Yifei spoke.
"It's true that Miss Lu and I only exchanged a few words. Apart from that, we have no relationship at all."
As soon as Princess Hua'an saw her son, the anger that she had just suppressed immediately emerged.
She asked in a deep voice, "If you don't have any friendship with her, why did you marry her? You must have a good reason, right?"
Xia Yifei hesitated for a moment before speaking in a low voice.
"Yesterday, my friend asked me to go out for tea, and I happened to hear someone discussing the Lu family. They also mentioned Miss Lu, and their words were very unpleasant."
(End of this chapter)
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