At the end of the Chen hour, Hua Qingcheng returned to her bedroom after court. She inexplicably felt that the air was unusually quiet, as if time had stopped.
Looking at the delicious dishes on the Bailing platform, Hua Qingcheng had no appetite at all.
After a moment, she looked up at the personal maid standing beside her and asked, "Yiqing, while I was in court, did anything happen in the East Palace?"
"Reporting to Her Royal Highness, your adoptive mother, adoptive father and younger brother left the palace this morning." Yiqing answered truthfully.
Hua Qingcheng frowned slightly when she heard this, "Are they out for fun?"
Yiqing shook his head and said, "That's not the case. They took all the luggage with them. I heard they went to the General's Mansion."
"How can this be! I am the Master of the East Palace. How can you come and go here at will without my permission? Moreover, even if you want to leave, shouldn't you inform me first?"
However, although Hua Qingcheng said this, she felt inexplicably empty in her heart.
Yiqing glanced at Hua Qingcheng's increasingly gloomy face and said with a stiff upper lip, "Reporting to Her Highness, this matter has been agreed to by the Lord."
"Su Mulige?"
Upon hearing this, Hua Qingcheng put down the chopsticks in her hand, stood up from her seat, walked out of the bedroom, and headed towards Lingkun Courtyard.
Looking at Hua Qingcheng's menacing back, Yiqing prayed silently in his heart, hoping that his excessive talk would not bring trouble to his master...
As soon as she entered Lingkun Courtyard, Hua Qingcheng heard the laughter of Mu Lige, Yu Xiaotian and Si Chengfeng playing with the children coming from the direction of the main room in front of her. Her heart, which was irritated by the court politics and the fact that Hua Rongsheng and his wife left without saying goodbye, was immediately comforted.
Soon, Hua Qingcheng arrived at the door of Mu Lige's dormitory.
However, just as Hua Qingcheng was immersed in the warm atmosphere of the room, a voice broke the tranquility: "Greetings to Her Royal Highness, may Her Royal Highness live a thousand years, a thousand thousand years!"
Hua Qingcheng came back to her senses and saw Mu Lige, Yu Xiaotian holding Fengfeng, and Si Chengfeng holding Longlong, all kneeling down and kowtowing to her.
This sudden scene left Hua Qingcheng somewhat stunned. Although she knew in her heart that this was the proper etiquette for the men in the backyard to follow when they saw her, for some reason, the scene before her was particularly jarring to her.
Hua Qingcheng closed her eyes slightly, then opened them again. After calming her thoughts, she said calmly, "Stand up!"
"Thank you, Your Highness."
The three men answered in unison, then slowly stood up. Their movements were graceful and proper, their words and actions perfectly in tune, without a single flaw.
Hua Qingcheng looked at them silently, feeling a sense of melancholy in her heart.
Just when Hua Qingcheng was about to say something, Yu Xiaotian's eyes widened slightly and he said, "Your Highness, I suddenly remembered that Xiaobai and Hongfu haven't been fed yet, so I'll take my leave now."
After he finished speaking, Yu Xiaotian handed Feng Feng in his hand to Mu Li Ge, and then left like a gust of wind.
Immediately afterwards, Si Chengfeng also bowed to Hua Qingcheng and said, "Your Highness, I still have some accounts to check, so I will take my leave now."
After saying that, he handed the dragon in his hand to Mu Lige, and then left gracefully.
"Su Mu..."
Before Hua Qingcheng could speak, Mu Lige immediately said, "Your Highness, I will take Fengfeng and Longlong to the next room to be looked after by their nanny, so that they won't cry and disturb you."
Mu Lige, holding a child in one hand, bowed slightly to Hua Qingcheng, and then left as quickly as an arrow, leaving Hua Qingcheng standing there.
Normally, it should have been a happy thing that these annoying men no longer bothered her, but at this moment, Hua Qingcheng's heart suddenly surged with an indescribable sense of loss. It was as if the bleak leaves first drifted overhead, and then snowflakes began to fall, making her mood even more desolate and cold.
"Su Mulige!"
Looking at Mu Lige who had come back, Hua Qingcheng walked straight up to him and tightly grasped his wrist. Her watery eyes stared straight at him and she said in a cold tone, "Don't think I can't notice. Why are you all avoiding me?"
"Please calm down, Your Highness." Mu Lige sighed and explained, "We didn't mean to avoid you, we just didn't want to annoy you. Ever since you returned to the capital from Yuheng County, we know that you have been burdened with countless worries. We hope to share your worries rather than add to your troubles. So..."
While Mu Lige was speaking, he was always paying attention to Hua Qingcheng's every move.
Hearing Mu Lige's words, Hua Qingcheng's eyes softened slightly, but then returned to their previous coldness. She let go of Mu Lige's hand and asked, "My foster mother and foster father... but you promised to let them go?"
Mu Lige nodded slightly to show his agreement and said softly, "That's true." His voice was as calm as water, without any emotional fluctuations.
Hua Qingcheng's eyes were slightly tinged with anger, and her voice unconsciously rose a little, "How dare you, Su Mulige! You actually let them leave without permission. Did you get my permission? Don't you know that in this Eastern Palace, everything is decided by me?"
Facing Hua Qingcheng's rebuke, Mu Lige didn't show the slightest sign of panic. He looked at Hua Qingcheng thoughtfully, and then said slowly, "Reporting to Her Highness, as the Crown Princess's official, I naturally have the right to handle matters in the backyard."
"Besides, Hua Rongsheng and his wife are but commoners, and Hua Qingguo is just the son of an ordinary peasant. Allowing them to stay in the Eastern Palace for a while is already a great favor. Letting them leave now is just following the palace rules. I am doing this to maintain the order and dignity of the Eastern Palace. I hope Your Highness can understand."
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