Xu Yuehuai was very curious after hearing this. She didn't understand why Consort Shen would send someone over at this time.
With this curiosity, she looked at Consort Jia again, but instead of looking blank, Consort Jia looked displeased. Xu Yuehuai's heart stirred, and she began to have some guesses.
"Hengniang, go out and let her go. I don't want to see her. She's annoying enough every day." Consort Jia said, turning her face to the side and rubbing her throbbing head.
"Yes." Hengniang agreed and turned to leave.
Seeing this, Xu Yuehuai quickly gestured for Hengniang to wait a moment, then pulled her aside and asked in a low voice, "Hengniang, did Consort Shen send someone over before?"
Upon hearing this, Hengniang quickly nodded, looking annoyed. She then spread her hands and replied, "Yes, Consort Shen has sent people over more than once or twice, but Consort Jia has never seen them."
"The less you see them, the more you send people?" Xu Yuehuai understood the unspoken meaning behind Hengniang's words.
"That's right, but I didn't expect her to be so persistent, sending people over every day." Hengniang said, spreading her hands, she was truly helpless.
Upon hearing this, Xu Yuehuai's eyes began to flicker. Then she looked at Consort Jia and said, "Aunt, why don't we call someone in? Let's see what they really mean. It's so annoying to keep avoiding us like this. Why don't we put them to the test?"
Consort Jia was already somewhat unhappy, and hearing Xu Yuehuai speak like this only made her more displeased.
But she looked at Hengniang and then at Xu Yuehuai, and both of them nodded at her.
Consort Jia trusted Xu Yuehuai; she was certain Xu Yuehuai wouldn't harm her. After hesitating for a moment, she said, "Hengniang, go and bring them up here. Let's see what they really mean."
"Yes." Hengniang then went out to call someone in, and soon Babao followed Hengniang to the stone table in the backyard.
"Babao greets Consort Jia and Princess Heyue." Babao naturally knew that she was able to meet Consort Jia because someone had said something, and the most likely person was Xu Yuehuai, so she naturally treated everyone with courtesy.
Xu Yuehuai smiled and nodded at her.
Consort Jia's attitude was very cold; she didn't want to pay any attention to Babao at all, and simply rested her head with one hand as if she were taking a break.
The atmosphere immediately turned cold.
"Your Highness Consort Jia, how have you been lately?" Seeing that neither of them spoke and no one called her to get up, Babao had no choice but to continue kneeling on the ground and exchange pleasantries.
Although Consort Jia didn't want to pay attention to her, she couldn't let her stay in bed forever, so she could only nod slightly and raise her hand to signal Babao to get up.
Upon seeing this, Babao quickly and calmly stood up and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty."
After she finished speaking, she turned to look at Xu Yuehuai.
“Princess Heyue, could you go and prepare a meal for our Consort Shen for a day? My mistress has been asking for you for days, but she finally managed to see you today.”
As Babao spoke, she stared intently at Xu Yuehuai, her expression seemingly saying, "You have to agree today, whether you like it or not."
Xu Yuehua frowned slightly upon seeing this. She was not only somewhat puzzled, but also a little annoyed.
"Since you've said it yourself, I'm Princess Heyue, not a cook in this palace. If your mistress wants to eat, she can just give the order and many people will cook for her, but I'm not among them." Xu Yuehuai said with a sneer, seemingly mocking Consort Shen's wishful thinking.
Upon hearing this, Babao's eyes lit up, and she came up with another excuse. She said with a smile, "Your Highness, our Consort Shen is now His Majesty's new favorite. Even if you don't give her face, you still have to give His Majesty face, right?"
She spoke with a hint of pride, and became more and more enthusiastic as she spoke: "My mistress is young and beautiful with unlimited opportunities and a limitless future. In my opinion, it is a very wise move for you to get on good terms with her now."
As Babao spoke, she gave Xu Yuehuai meaningful glances, completely ignoring the fact that Consort Jia's face was gradually darkening and her chest was heaving.
Xu Yuehuai already disdained her, so why would she be asked to cook right away? After politely declining, she even brought up His Majesty to coerce her. It's unclear whether Babao acted on her own initiative or if Consort Shen secretly approved it.
"Consort Jia can't be left alone here right now, so don't waste your breath. I certainly won't go," Xu Yuehuai said, her face darkening.
But Babao smiled, she didn't believe that Xu Yuehuai was only willing to stay with Consort Jia.
“Your Highness, such an opportunity is rare, you know? I don’t need to explain the principle that birds choose good trees to perch on, do I?” Babao said, looking at Xu Yuehuai. She was even certain that Xu Yuehuai would go with her.
So much so that after she finished speaking, she glanced at Consort Jia with a look that was clearly provocative, a blatant provocation, showing no respect whatsoever to Consort Jia.
She stood up abruptly, but Xu Yuehuai coldly refused, "No need. Go back and tell Consort Shen that I have no interest in cooking for her. Let's just let her die."
Babao didn't expect her to refuse, or rather, even Consort Shen didn't expect it. Otherwise, how could a maid dare to speak like that in front of the two of them? Clearly, Consort Shen had Consort Shen's shadow behind her.
Xu Yuehuai's refusal caused the situation to freeze completely. Babao stood there, not knowing what to say. They hadn't expected this to happen.
Just when the situation was getting awkward, Consort De unexpectedly arrived.
"Consort Jia, are you feeling any better? I had some free time today, so I came to visit you." Consort De greeted her familiarly as soon as she arrived. She hadn't expected that there would be another person in the courtyard besides Consort Jia and Xu Yuehuai.
"Hey, isn't this Babao, Consort Shen's attendant? What's she doing here?" Consort De looked at Babao with great confusion. Being a straightforward person, she naturally asked directly.
Xu Yuehuai, standing to the side, looked displeased, and the atmosphere was ominous. Consort De naturally sensed the strangeness of the atmosphere.
When Consort Jia saw Consort De arrive, she rose and returned the greeting with a smile, saying, "Sister Consort De, what brings you to my palace today?"
"Isn't it because you miss your sister?" Consort De continued to ask, "Your sister's palace is so lively."
"Yes, Consort Shen came to my palace to forcibly demand someone. How could it not be lively?" Consort Jia said sarcastically, then cast a glance at Babao.
Consort De looked at Babao with curiosity. When she asked before, the other party had not replied. Now there was no way to avoid it, so she had to bite the bullet and answer, "Noble Lady Shen would like to invite Princess Heyue to come and cook a meal for her."
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