Chapter 618: Was she really seeing things?
As the two talked, they walked towards the Zhaoyang Palace.
When passing by the Yu Garden, Concubine Rougui was holding the Seventh Prince in her arms and basking in the sun in the Yu Garden. There were also several concubines of lower rank accompanying her, teasing the Seventh Prince together.
Concubine Rougui had not forgotten how her Seventh Prince came to be, and when she saw Xingxing, a smile unconsciously appeared in her eyes.
Xing Xing greeted Concubine Rou: "Hello, Concubine Rou. Hello, ladies."
"You are too polite, my lord." Concubine Rougui smiled gently, and the lower-ranking concubines beside her were shocked as if they had seen a ghost.
Even though Concubine Rougui's temper improved a lot after she gave birth to the Seventh Prince, wasn't she too gentle to this Fusui Xiangjun?!
Concubine Rou was holding the Seventh Prince. The Seventh Prince kicked his legs hard in Concubine Rou's arms and leaned towards Xingxing. He opened his hands and screamed "Ahhh" as if he wanted Xingxing to hold him.
Concubine Rougui couldn't help but smile even brighter: "It seems that our Ah Si also likes Xiang Jun very much. Would Xiang Jun like to hug our Ah Si?"
Xingxing is a professional baby-holder at home. When they were little, they wished they could grow on her body. Holding a baby is something she is very familiar with.
"Okay." Xingxing took over the Seventh Prince with a smile. Her technique was very professional and skillful, which made Concubine Rougui want to laugh again.
The cute little girl is pretty and adorable, but her posture is more standard than that of a professional wet nurse holding a baby. The combination is inexplicably funny.
Not to mention that the Seventh Prince liked Xing Xing very much at first sight, and his two chubby little arms were clinging to Xing Xing's neck, unable to be pulled away.
The wet nurse was a little worried, fearing that the young prince would not know the seriousness of the matter and pull out the earring of Lord Fusui. Before, there was a young lady who insisted on holding the Seventh Prince. The Seventh Prince was still a baby and liked to grab and pull anything by nature. He almost pulled the earring off the young lady's earlobe!
In fact, Concubine Rougui was also afraid that the Seventh Prince would suddenly take action, but after watching for a while, she found that A Si, the little devil who was bullying her way around in her palace, was now as obedient as a little lamb on the shoulder of Lord Fusui. He leaned on his shoulder obediently with an expression of attachment. She was immediately angry and amused.
However, Concubine Rougui also knew her limits. When she saw that Xingxing was accompanied by a senior palace maid from Zhaoyang Palace, she guessed that it was probably Empress Nie who wanted to see Xingxing.
She only let the Seventh Prince stay on Xingxing for a while, then she reached out and took him away.
The Seventh Prince hadn't reacted yet until he saw Sister Xiangxiang moving further and further away from him, as if she was about to leave. Then he reacted and started pretending to cry on Concubine Rou Guifei, kicking his two thick little legs and struggling on Concubine Rou Guifei.
"You little rascal." Concubine Rou Gui was both angry and amused.
"Ahhh." The Seventh Prince pretended to cry and stretched his pink lotus-like arms towards Xingxing.
Xingxing was also a little embarrassed.
After all, Empress Nie was still waiting for her in Zhaoyang Palace.
In the end, Concubine Rougui scolded the little devil while she surrendered and let the wet nurse hold the Seventh Prince, following two or three steps behind Xingxing.
"Come to think of it, I haven't paid my respects to the Empress these past two days. It's a good opportunity for me to go over and pay my respects to her as well." Concubine Rou Gui made the final decision.
Therefore, when Xingxing arrived at the gate of Zhaoyang Palace, she was accompanied not only by the head palace maid leading the way, but also by Concubine Rougui, the Seventh Prince and others.
However, it was not just Empress Nie who was in trouble. There was also Concubine Bai who had been under house arrest for quite a while and was just released in recent days.
When Empress Nie heard the message and learned that Concubine Rou and the Seventh Prince were also there, she raised her eyebrows calmly, glanced at Concubine Bai, and saw that Concubine Bai was sitting there with her head lowered and looking pleasing. Then she had Concubine Rou, the Seventh Prince, and Xing Xing all invited in.
When Xing Xing saluted Queen Nie, she could feel a gaze that was somewhat too deep falling on her.
After Queen Nie gave the throne, Xing Xing took a look at the direction where the gaze came from and found that it was a beautiful woman with an exotic appearance.
Xingxing had also heard of the harem. Looking at the accessories on this person, she could probably guess that this should be the Xidi Princess from before.
Concubine Rougui confessed to Empress Nie: "Don't blame me, Your Majesty. It was this brat, Ah Si, who couldn't move after seeing our Lord Fusui. He cried and made a fuss and couldn't leave Lord Fusui. I had no choice but to be thick-skinned and bring this brat along."
When Concubine Rougui said this, she didn't even look at Concubine Bai.
Queen Nie's smile deepened: "Asi has been raised by you to be plump and white, and very lovable. Come, bring him over for me to see."
Queen Nie was holding A Si in her arms. A Si was wearing tiger-skin shoes. He kicked Queen Nie's legs twice very forcefully, and Queen Nie could not help laughing again.
"Just like Ayu when he was a child." Queen Nie said with a smile.
Empress Nie smiled and said a few words to Concubine Rou, and then Concubine Rou was about to leave.
However, when Concubine Rougui was about to leave, she glanced at Concubine Bai and found that Concubine Bai seemed not to understand the atmosphere and was still lingering there and refusing to leave.
Concubine Rougui groaned, and without being polite to Concubine Bai, she said directly: "Concubine Bai, you just got out of house arrest, and you come to the Empress every few days. You have been here for quite a while today, why don't you leave?"
Concubine Bai ignored Concubine Rougui and only asked Empress Nie: "Your Majesty, are you going to send me away too?"
This is said in a coquettish way.
Queen Nie smiled and did not give a direct answer, but said: "I have something to ask you, the Lord."
Concubine Rougui stood up holding the Seventh Prince and said, "Your Majesty, I will take Ah Si out first and bring Ah Si to pay my respects to you another day. Ah Si and I are not like some people who insist on staying in your palace."
These words were obviously directed at Bai Fei.
Queen Nie nodded.
Bai Fei had no choice but to hold her breath, stand up, and bow to leave.
The seventh prince was still struggling with his arms and legs stretched out to get Xingxing.
Xing Xing thought for a moment, took off a small sachet from her waist, untied it and showed it to Queen Nie and Concubine Rou Gui. There was nothing inside except an amulet. "This is the amulet I asked for before, and I wear it for fun. Give it to the Seventh Prince."
Concubine Rou Gui's eyes lit up!
She knew about the incident at Prince Jiping's Mansion, and it was thanks to the help of the amulet that Youfu Suixiangjun asked for.
The amulet that Fusui Xiangjun asked for is a good thing!
With such a talisman protecting her, her Ah Si will surely be free from illness and disaster for 99 years!
Concubine Rougui said happily: "Thank you very much, my Lord."
The Seventh Prince also particularly liked the sachet that Xing Xing gave him. He held it in his hand and played with it lovingly. The wet nurse took the opportunity to carry the Seventh Prince out of the palace.
When Concubine Rougui walked out of the palace, she happened to see Concubine Bai glancing somewhere in the palace with a cold look in her eyes.
Concubine Rougui thought she had seen it wrong, so she frowned and tried to take a closer look, but she saw that Concubine Bai had already withdrawn her gaze and looked normal.
Could it be that she really saw it wrong?