Tu Lanying had no intention of listening to Xue Zhiyi's apology. She was standing there, stepping on the purse, and carefully moving her feet towards the Thousand Carp Pond.
As long as this thing is destroyed, what does it matter if Xue Zhiyi suspects that she stole it? There is no evidence at all.
The apology gift disappeared, and Concubine Song must be furious. If she angers the crown prince, the empress dowager will also dislike her. When the time comes, His Majesty will punish her, and even the gods cannot save her.
Everyone's eyes were focused on Xue Zhiyi, and no one noticed that the purse fell silently into the Thousand Carp Pond, quickly absorbed water, and sank to the bottom.
But this scene was seen by Yunshuang who was beside Concubine Ge.
On this side, Xue Zhiyi knelt with lowered brows and eyes. Concubine Song looked down at her condescendingly and said softly, "A small gift? What is it?"
Xue Zhiyi only called out, "Lan Ying."
Lan Ying, who had just done something that made her feel guilty, was startled when she was called. She quickly calmed herself down and brought the empty tray covered with red silk to Xue Zhiyi.
Xue Zhiyi stood up and raised his hand to remove the red silk on the tray, but saw that the tray was empty.
Lan Ying quietly observed Xue Zhiyi's expression, but for some reason, there was no panic on Xue Zhiyi's face, and he didn't even have time to look at her.
Xue Zhiyi actually picked up the tray from her hand and placed it before Concubine Song, saying, "This servant specially invited a craftsman from the palace to make this mother-of-pearl lacquer plate for Concubine Song. He selected a pattern of koi carp bringing blessings and meticulously carved it over several days. I wish Concubine Song and her unborn child long-lasting blessings and all the best."
I saw that the mother-of-pearl lacquer plate was finely crafted and sparkled brightly in the sunlight. It was indeed exquisite.
This was exactly the reward Xue Zhiyi had asked for from Huo Zhiyu. Using her status as Princess Anle, she asked the palace craftsmen to work overnight to make such a mother-of-pearl lacquer plate for her.
But Lady Song's expression changed.
A tray, no matter how adorned it is, is still a tray. How dare Xue Zhiyi send her a tray?! How could this be a sincere apology? He was clearly mocking her by using what happened that day!
"Xue Zhiyi, what do you mean?" Lady Song said with a forced smile.
But Xue Zhiyi just smiled calmly: "The koi brings blessings and is auspicious. I apologize to the beauty. Although the gift is small, my sincerity is sincere. I hope the beauty will forgive my unintentional mistake that day."
At that moment, Tu Lanying stared at her empty hands in a daze: No... What on earth is Xue Zhiyi up to? Could this lacquer plate be the true apology gift? And what about that purse? He's been embroidering it day and night, is it just a diversion to her? This is irrational!
After hearing what Xue Zhiyi said, Concubine Song still felt that she was being sarcastic. Just as she was about to lose her temper, she suddenly heard a gurgling sound coming from the Thousand Carp Pond.
One of the concubines exclaimed, "Oh my god, look at the red carp in the pond!"
When everyone looked, they saw that all the carp in the Thousand Carp Pond were swimming towards them in a mighty and orderly manner, as if they had received some order, and were circling near the shore.
While she was stunned, she saw Xue Zhiyi kneeling down and bowing again: "The koi brings blessings, auspicious scene, the heaven and earth ancestors protect the beauty and the prince in her belly, congratulations, Lady Song!"
Lady Song was also stunned. She stared blankly at the Thousand Carp Pond, then glanced at Xue Zhiyi, and then at the mother-of-pearl lacquer plate. She was still a little confused...
What's going on?
What did Xue Zhiyi do? What was his purpose?
The young eunuch following behind Xue Zhiyi quickly echoed: "Congratulations, Lady Song!"
Then, more palace maids and low-ranking concubines, who did not understand what was going on, began to join in the greetings and say, "Congratulations, Lady Song!"
"Congratulations, Miss Song."
"It seems that Concubine Song's baby is not ordinary. Your Majesty will surely be happy if he knows about it."
Concubine Song covered her belly, feeling surprised and confused... But this kind of thing would not do her any harm, nor would it do Xue Zhiyi any good. She also had no idea what method Xue Zhiyi had used to create such an auspicious sign in front of so many people.
If we say that this matter is beneficial to Xue Zhiyi, it is not without benefits. For example, at this moment, her lacquer plate with koi carp as the symbol of blessing is very appropriate.
If she acknowledged that the auspicious sign at this moment was God's will, she would not be picky about Xue Zhiyi's apology, but would be happy to endure it and forgive Xue Zhiyi in public, and would not go back on her word and continue to pursue the matter.
But... she looked at Concubine Ge hesitantly.
Concubine Ge looked unhappy and her smile was a little stiff.
"Miss Song, you are truly blessed."
Lady Song forced a smile and said, "It's all because I live in Cuiwei Palace and have benefited from your Majesty's good fortune."
Concubine Ge only chuckled lightly: "Well, today is a sign of good fortune from heaven for your Majesty's offspring, and even more so for Dayong. The Empress Dowager will surely be delighted to know this. You should quickly accept the Empress Dowager's reward and do not let her down."
"Yes..." Concubine Ge's eyes made Concubine Song's heart tremble. She responded and raised her hand to the palace maid, "...Take it."
Then he looked at Xue Zhiyi and said, "Today is auspicious from heaven. I won't argue with you. I will accept the apology. I hope you will be careful with your words and actions in the future and don't let the Queen Mother lose face."
Xue Zhiyi bowed with a smile: "Yes, I will follow your instructions!"
…
The main hall of Cuiwei Palace.
Concubine Ge just sat there with a frown on her face, playing with a green date in her hand, not knowing what she was thinking.
The people in Jianzhang Palace and the concubines who came to congratulate Lady Song finally dispersed like a group of so-called "auspicious" koi fish.
Auspicious?
Concubine Ge just thought it was funny. In her eyes, Song was just a dog. She got pregnant with this child because of her favor.
She saw that Song's talent was mediocre and she had no power from her mother's family. Even if she gave birth to the child, it would not threaten her child, so she allowed her to continue to be pregnant.
What auspicious omen? A person like that was only worthy of giving birth to a child as foolish and unloved as her!
The so-called blessing brought by koi is nothing more than some inferior tricks.
But she couldn't figure out who was responsible for this auspicious event, Concubine Song? Or was it Xue Zhiyi who happened to appear with the lacquer tray of koi fish offering blessings?
At this time, Yun Shuang bowed to Concubine Ge solemnly and said, "Your Majesty, I have something to say."
Concubine Ge came to her senses and raised her hand to let the palace maids and eunuchs in the hall retreat tacitly.
"explain."
Yun Shuang said, "Your Majesty, I just saw Lan Ying, the maid from Jianzhang Palace, quietly throw something into the Thousand Carp Pond. I suspect this auspicious sign is related to what she threw in there."
"Lan Ying?" Concubine Ge narrowed her eyes: "Is it Tu Lan Ying?"
Yun Shuang nodded: "She is the daughter of Tu Yuxian, the Minister of the Dali Temple."
"Tu Yuxian?" Concubine Ge sneered, "His daughter must be crazy to actually be hanging around with that bitch Xue Zhiyi."
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