Su Peisheng knelt down this time out of sheer helplessness. He had knelt countless times since childhood, for all sorts of reasons.
I thought I'd seen everything I'd ever seen in my life. To think that at my age, something like this would happen!
Alright, he won't dare boast about his extensive knowledge anymore. How could Consort Cheng say such things, and even let the Fifth Prince hear it and repeat it to the Emperor?
He is the chief eunuch of the Hall of Mental Cultivation. If this gets out, it will be no small matter!
Big Fatty Orange already knew what Su Fei had said, so he wasn't too shocked. But he still thought it was absurd; it was one thing for him to just make up stories about her in his mind.
He was a magnanimous man and didn't bother arguing with her. But Sun Miaoqing not only didn't restrain herself, she also talked nonsense in front of the child.
Hongzhou's playful nature hasn't changed even after returning to the palace for so long, all because of his mother, who is a bad influence from the start!
The chubby orange cat hugged Hongzhou and patiently asked, "Hongzhou, tell Father Emperor, where did you hear all this from?"
Hongzhou said, "It was my mother and Aunt Linglan who said it. I heard it when I woke up."
"Aunt Linglan said that Mother is the apple of Father Emperor's eye, but Mother said that Father Emperor has many people in his eye, and the most favored one is Consort Su."
“She was with her father every day, and their bond was deeper than that of the other concubines.”
“Aunt Linglan said they are different, but Mother said there is not much difference and we should seek common ground while reserving differences.”
"Father, what does 'seeking common ground while reserving differences' mean?"
In front of his son, the chubby orange cat endured it all, the veins on his forehead throbbing.
He let out a deep breath and said, "You're still young; you can't distinguish between dreams and reality."
“Your mother never said any of that. You were just half asleep and took your dream seriously. There is no Consort Su in the palace.”
Hongzhou scratched his head, confused, and asked, "Did I dream about it?"
"right!"
The chubby orange cat nodded, then calmly asked, "Do you think the Fifth Prince might have made a mistake?"
Su Peisheng said, "Yes, the prince is young and made a mistake."
Hongzhou turned to look at Qiangwei. Qiangwei, meeting the imposing and clearly threatening gaze of the large, chubby orange-haired man, quickly spoke.
"Your Majesty is right. It is the prince who has confused dreams with reality. The Empress did not say these things, and you, prince, have never heard of them either."
Hongzhou was initially convinced that he had heard it with his own ears, but seeing that everyone else was saying the same thing, he began to doubt himself.
But under his father's unwavering gaze, Hongzhou still admitted, "I must have misremembered; it was just a dream."
The chubby orange cat smiled contentedly and said, "Since it was just a dream, you'll forget about it when you wake up. You can't tell anyone, understand?"
“Yes, Hongzhou knows.”
"Father Emperor still has state affairs to attend to. Hongzhou, would you like to go out and play for a while?"
Hongzhou nodded obediently. The chubby orange had Xiaxia take him out and then had Su Peisheng get up.
Then, with a stern face, she asked, "Consort Cheng asked you to bring Hongzhou here. Where is she, and what is she doing?"
Rose said timidly, "Yesterday, Consort Hua invited Your Highness to a small gathering at Qingliang Palace."
Big Fat Orange sneered, "A small gathering? It's not at the card table, is it?"
Rose's smile was forced and looked worse than a grimace.
“This servant was focused on taking care of the Fifth Prince and was not by Your Highness’s side, so I was unaware of it.”
"Consort Hua is busy, so she summoned my lady. Perhaps it's for something else."
The big orange cat said, "Like master, like servant. Stop making excuses."
Rose's forehead was pressed to the ground as she trembled and said, "This servant dares not, please calm your anger, Your Majesty."
The chubby orange cat was too lazy to ask any more questions; asking would only make him angry in the end.
"Alright, you can leave now. Take Hongzhou to play for a while and then go back. Be careful not to let him get too hot."
Rose felt as if she had been granted a pardon, kowtowed in gratitude, and bowed her head as she withdrew.
The chubby orange tree sighed and muttered to itself, "That shrew, my lifelong reputation will be ruined by her sooner or later."
"I'll teach her a lesson sooner or later, and show her what's what!"
Su Peisheng thought to himself, "Who told you to like this kind of thing? I've said it so many times, and what's the result?"
All thunder and no rain, aren't they afraid of the wind making them bite off more!
He just didn't understand. There were plenty of young, beautiful, talented, and not difficult concubines in the palace, but the emperor just didn't like them.
Why make yourself suffer when you can't even enjoy the comforts of a gentle home?
Su Peisheng felt that Da Pang Ju had had too many good days and wanted something more challenging!
Not hearing Su Peisheng's attempt at a straight man comeback, the chubby orange-haired man looked at him unhappily, "What, you don't believe me?"
Su Peisheng suppressed a smile and said, "This servant believes you. This servant has no doubt about what Your Majesty says."
"However, in my opinion, Consort Cheng's temperament is a result of being spoiled."
"Before entering the palace, you were pampered by your elder brother and sister-in-law, and after entering the palace, you took over that responsibility. Consort Cheng is lucky, so even though she is now a mother, she is still being pampered."
Su Peisheng wasn't exaggerating at all; who inside or outside the palace wouldn't envy them? He was extremely envious!
The chubby orange said, "Forget it, women and petty people are the hardest to deal with. I won't bother with her."
"Remember to remind Changchun Xianguan to come over and grind ink again tomorrow."
"Hongzhou was unwell and she took care of him for a few days. Once he recovered, she pretended not to remember. The Empress is old and easily swayed, but I am not!"
*
Qingliang Hall
Consort Hua, Consort Sun, Consort Cao, and Consort Songzhi, along with their four pairs of hands, stirred the mahjong tiles on the table.
Princess Wenyi, held by her wet nurse, stood to the side watching Consort Cao play mahjong. This scene was strikingly similar to what mahjong parlors would look like in the streets and alleys several hundred years later.
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