Chapter 224 Biased

Defei would have stopped mocking Yunqin, but since she was so pushy, Yunqin would not give her a good face and continued to ask about the little golden pig.

The eldest prince looked up at Concubine De again. He had only played with the little golden pig for a short while, because it was confiscated by his mother when he brought it back as a naming gift for the little princess.

After that, he never saw her again.

Yun Qin deliberately exaggerated, "Could it be that Concubine De also kept this, or is it that Concubine De is unwilling to let the eldest prince stay by his side because she dislikes the gift from a concubine?"

"Princess Xi, you are worrying too much. The eldest prince is now grown up and has reached the age to study. He can't play around anymore."

There was no sign of forced smile on Defei's face; instead, she looked good-tempered. In terms of acting skills, she was on par with Yunqin.

"Your Highness, it's as if you're saying that I gave the eldest prince something extraordinary. They're just some small things, but you're saying that it has something to do with whether the eldest prince can study. Aren't you wronging me?"

As soon as she finished speaking, Huo Jinchi came over, followed by the Queen, as if they came together.

The Queen was accompanied only by Lanying, and it seemed that she had no intention of taking the little princess out of the palace.

"What are you talking about? It's so noisy." Huo Jinchi's eyes fell on Yun Qin. Before he walked in, he heard the woman's voice.

"Greetings to the Emperor and the Empress."

After the ceremony, Yun Qin looked at Huo Jinchi with an aggrieved look on her face, and told him what happened before. She then said, "How old is the eldest prince? What's the point of studying? In my opinion, the Virtuous Concubine just dislikes the gift I gave her, or simply dislikes me."

She felt aggrieved and her nose turned red.

No matter what De Fei felt in her heart, she still looked gentle on the surface, not even nervous at all, "Your Majesty, Xipin really misunderstood. I was really thinking about the eldest prince, and I was also afraid that he would lose his things and make Xipin even more sad."

After hearing what Yun Qin said, Huo Jinchi understood that she clearly didn't like Concubine De, so she deliberately made a fuss to make Concubine De unhappy.

But after hearing what Concubine De said, he suddenly didn't think Yun Qin was making a fuss.

The empress behind him also glanced between Yunqin and Defei, and after hearing what Defei said, she couldn't help but sneer in her heart.

Why did she provoke Concubine Xi for no reason?

No matter how righteous Concubine De's words were, they could not hide the fact that she did not want the eldest prince to come into contact with Yun Qin. The woman was right, she was just rejecting him.

Yun Qin sneered, "Your Majesty, you are joking. The eldest prince is still young, so it is normal for him to lose it. Can I blame him? Besides, the gourds are not small, and they are not golden melon seeds. If they are lost, they cannot be found. Just ask the palace maids to keep them carefully. Your Majesty is using me as an excuse."

After she finished speaking, she went to see Hawking Chi with a wronged look on her face.

"It's just some small things. Why can't Concubine Xi understand Concubine De's painstaking efforts for the eldest prince?" Xu Danying, who was standing aside, saw that she was being aggressive and couldn't help but speak up to help.

Yun Qin glanced at her and said, "Do you have a say when I'm talking to Concubine De?"

Xu Danying had not expected that she would be so rude to her in front of the emperor. Her expression instantly turned ugly. "I was just saying something fair."

"You're the only one who opened your mouth." Yun Qin glanced at her again, "To be fair, is there a weight in your mouth?"

These words caused a few sneers to be heard from all around.

Xu Danying's face immediately turned red, and he looked at Huo Jinchi with a wronged look.

Huo Jinchi looked at the three people, especially Yun Qin, and felt a headache.

He felt that in this situation, he didn't need to intervene, as they were obviously no match for Yun Qin.

At this time, Nie Danying and He Cainü also came over. In front of so many people, Huo Jinchi could not just lose face for Concubine De.

What’s more, it was in front of the eldest prince.

"Alright." Huo Jinchi looked at Yun Qin and said helplessly, "You should also stop talking. You are not giving the eldest prince a gift. It's fine if he likes it."

His words seemed to be a warning to Yunqin, but implicitly, he acknowledged her words that Concubine De disliked her, and even told her not to care about Concubine De.

It seems to be a way to keep things peaceful, but in fact it is just biased.

After all, she was the one who interrogated and scolded others, so no matter how you look at it, she was the one who got the upper hand.

Yunqin also knew how to stop while she was ahead, but she still looked aggrieved and responded reluctantly.

That look makes one's teeth itch.

Huo Jinchi looked at the eldest prince who was curled up beside Concubine De's legs and stretched out his hand to him, "Zi Yan, come here and ride with your father."

Although the eldest prince is young, he grew up in the palace after all. He is precocious and can naturally sense the subtle atmosphere among the adults. Especially since Yun Qin just scolded Xu Danying, he was instinctively a little scared.

But when he saw his father waving at him, he immediately became much more excited, but he still subconsciously looked at his mother.

At this point, Defei could hardly keep the smile on her face. In the past, even if the Emperor wanted to ride in the same carriage with the eldest prince, he would have asked her to go along. But today, he just wanted to take the eldest prince away from her.

This is clearly a sign of dissatisfaction with her and a punishment.

Is the emperor so partial?

Although her heart was in turmoil, Concubine De had to put on a smile. She nodded to the eldest prince and gently instructed him, "Be good and don't make your father angry."

"I understand." After the eldest prince said this, he ran towards Hawking Pool excitedly.

At this time, the Queen finally spoke, saying calmly: "Since everyone is here, it's getting late, let's set off quickly."

This matter has been completely and lightly dealt with.

Huo Jinchi held the eldest prince's hand and said, "Let's go."

Then, people with different expressions boarded the carriages one after another, and following the eunuch's loud shouts, the group drove out of the palace in a mighty manner.

Yun Qin was a concubine, so although her carriage was not as good as the empress's, it was luxurious enough.

But the soft cushions inside were covered with fur, and there was a thick carpet underfoot. The furnishings inside were all exquisite, and there was a full range of tea and snacks. The wheels were wrapped in cowhide, so there was very little bumps.

This is obviously much more luxurious than ordinary carriages.

The things inside were not considered presumptuous; they should be the best treatment for her position.

Yun Qin knew that this familiar style of doing things must have been specially ordered by Huo Jinchi.

Yun Qin leaned on the soft pillow, her eyes could not help but want to look outside. This was her first time out of the palace since she left the palace to help the disaster victims before the New Year, and she was still very curious.

From the quiet imperial city, to the bustling streets, to the busy suburbs of the outer city, and then to the suburbs filled with the fragrance of flowers and soil, Yun Qin's car curtains were almost never lowered.

But once we were out of the city and left the blue brick road, the dirt road became bumpy. Even though the carriage was shockproof, it was still bumpy and made people feel dizzy.

Soon Yun Qin was no longer in the mood to enjoy the scenery. She leaned back on the pillow with a listless look on her face and closed her eyes.