Chapter 528 What are you talking about here? !
Lan Xiyue had just put down her chopsticks when Chu Xia hurriedly entered through the curtains. She bowed and whispered, "Princess, the Empress Dowager's trusted old nanny has arrived and is waiting outside. She's telling you... the Empress Dowager wants you to go to Jingfeng Pavilion immediately."
Upon hearing this, Lan Xiyue's slender willow-shaped eyebrows frowned slightly. How long had it been since Anya, the little white lotus, left her main courtyard with a twisted waist?
She was asked to go to Jingfeng Pavilion. She sneered in her heart: Oh, it's really boring. Our ancestors always said, 'Why should women make things difficult for other women?' But the women here are so ingrained in the poison of fighting that they never get tired of it.
Chuchun, who was standing by, looked anxious and lowered her voice even more: "The Queen Mother never liked the Princess, and now she suddenly wants the Princess to go to Jingfeng Pavilion... Could it be that Miss An exaggerated something in front of the Queen Mother? That's why..."
Lan Xiyue took a deep breath, suppressed the irritation in her heart, and stood up slowly. "Forget it, I'll just go and take a look. At worst, she'll just scold me, but she won't actually hit me. Since she's Mo Liyuan's mother, I'll endure it."
When she reached the door, she paused and looked back at Chuchun and Chuxia, who were following closely. "You two, there's no need to follow me." She paused, her tone softening. "Because the old queen can't do anything to me, she'll take her anger out on you two little girls."
Chuchun and Chuxia were both startled. Chuchun's eyes were filled with worry, and she said anxiously, "But Princess, you are alone..."
Lan Xiyue's lips curved up into a soothing smile, a bit sly. "Oh, my lovely little Chunchun, don't panic. Open your eyes and look around. This is the Regent's Palace, Mo Liyuan's territory. There are so many secret guards hiding in every nook and cranny. Besides..."
Her tone faded, with a hint of cold insight into the world. "Your Queen Mother is very smart. She wouldn't be so foolish as to blatantly murder me in the palace. At most... she would say some harsh and piercing words. I will let them go in one ear and out the other. Just treat it as wind blowing by. Rest assured."
Her relaxed and teasing tone seemed to have magic, and Chuchun and Chuxia's tense nerves relaxed a little, and they forced a smile on their faces.
After watching Lan Xiyue's beautiful figure walk through the moon-shaped gate of the courtyard alone, Chu Xia immediately turned around and whispered to the empty corner of the courtyard wall: "An Yi!"
Before she finished her words, a dark figure appeared in front of her silently like a ghost, and the breeze it brought ruffled the strands of hair on Chu Xia's forehead.
Chuxia had become accustomed to An Yi's elusive nature and was no longer as frightened as she was at the beginning.
She looked up at An Yi's face and spoke quickly, "The princess has gone to Jingfeng Pavilion. You...you should go over and take a look."
An Yi sighed almost inaudibly, his voice low and steady: "You didn't call me just now, and now I have gone with the princess." The implication was that his duty was to stay by the princess' side.
Upon hearing this, Chu Xia let out an annoyed "Ah", then pushed him anxiously: "What are you waiting for? Go quickly! In case... in case something happens, you can protect the princess!" As she spoke, she subconsciously pulled Chu Chun's hand, and without waiting for An Yi's response, she ran away in a hurry like two frightened deer.
An Yi's gaze followed Chu Xia's back until the light blue hem of her skirt disappeared around the corner of the corridor pillar. Only then did a hint of tenderness, so faint that he himself had not even noticed, flash across his usually silent eyes.
The next moment, he moved slightly and rushed towards Jingfeng Pavilion.
Jingfeng Pavilion
As Lan Xiyue stepped into the inner hall filled with rich sandalwood and an oppressive atmosphere, a gold-painted and colorful teacup came flying towards her face with a sharp sound of wind!
Lan Xiyue's eyes suddenly turned cold, her toes tapped the ground lightly, and her body slid sideways half a step at an incredible angle. Her movements were smooth, as if she was just casually avoiding the opponent.
The teacup whizzed past her temples, and with a crisp "crack", it shattered on the blue brick floor behind her, splashing tea and broken porcelain everywhere.
Lan Xiyue seemed oblivious to the words, not even her eyelashes trembling. She walked forward calmly, bowed, and spoke in a clear voice, "Your son, Lan Xiyue, pays respects to your mother."
The Queen Mother sat back down on the rosewood chair carved with a phoenix at the top. Her well-maintained face was now filled with gloom. Her phoenix eyes stared at Lan Xiyue intently, almost spitting fire. The atmosphere in the hall was so solemn that it was almost suffocating.
Lan Xiyue waited for a moment, but seeing that the empress dowager did not call her, she straightened up very slowly.
"Lan Xiyue!" The Queen Mother slammed the small huanghuali wood table beside her, shaking the jade ruyi on it so much that it jumped. "I didn't tell you to get up, so who allowed you to get up? You have absolutely no manners!"
Lan Xiyue raised her eyes, an impeccable smile plastered across her face, but her gaze flickered to Anya, who was beside her, her face tearing up and looking pitiful. "Mother, calm down. There's an 'outsider' named Miss An in this palace. What's the reason for your rage?"
She changed the subject and pointed the finger directly at Anya, her tone filled with undisguised sarcasm, "Could it be... Miss An did something to anger the Queen Mother so much? Oh my."
She acted as if she had just seen Anya clearly and pretended to be surprised. "Miss An's eyes are so red, as if she just cried? Tsk tsk, such a bitter face makes people feel suffocated. The bright sky is even dimmed by it. Such a bitter face is really unlucky."
Anya suddenly raised her head, her almond-shaped eyes widening as she stared at Lan Xiyue in disbelief. The color drained from her face instantly, and her lips trembled. "Me? Your servant... Your servant didn't..." She clenched the handkerchief tightly in her hand, her nails practically digging into her palm. This Lan Xiyue! The Queen Mother was clearly scolding her, and she dared to bite back, saying that she had angered the Queen Mother! Who had a bitter face?! This woman... was simply vicious!
"Enough! Lan Xiyue!" The Queen Mother's chest heaved with rage. She slammed the table again, making the teacups clink. "What are you talking about here?! As the Regent Princess, your words and actions are rude and vulgar. You don't know the slightest bit of royal etiquette and rules. You are a disgrace to the royal family! You..."
"Mother," Lan Xiyue suddenly interrupted her, her voice still smiling, but her eyes were as sharp as knives, "Speaking of bringing shame to the royal family, this son reminds me of an interesting story. Her Royal Highness the Princess of our Dongyao Kingdom has kept many lovers in her mansion. That's like tearing off the skin of several generations of the Nalan Mansion and trampling on it under her feet! Poor Nalan Mansion, they are afraid of your power, mother, and can only swallow their anger, pretending to be deaf and dumb, and dare not even fart. Compared with the heroic deeds of Her Royal Highness the Princess, this little thing of your daughter-in-law is nothing but a drop in the bucket, not worth mentioning?" As she spoke, she shook her head seriously, as if she was really moved by the "heroic deeds" of the Princess.
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