Chapter 163 When I am a weakling
Seeing that she was unwilling, Concubine Yi did not force her. She just pursed her lips and smiled slightly. Her golden hairpins emitted a little light in the sunlight.
When the maid saw the empress dowager arguing with the queen, she thought it was her fault. She knelt in front of Lu Xiang, pushed Yunlu away, and wiped Lu Xiang with a handkerchief. As she wiped, she said, "I know I was wrong. I beg Miss Lu to spare my life."
Lu Xiang looked at the palace maid thoughtfully, but did not avoid her and let her wipe her clothes.
How could he fall down on such a flat ground? And he was holding a tribute from the Emperor to the Empress Dowager.
What's even more strange is that the Queen Mother did not punish him but protected him as the Queen said.
This was totally out of character for her.
Thinking of this, Lu Xiang couldn't help but become secretly alert.
"Your Majesty, I am fine." Lu Xiang then said to Queen Song.
Queen Song saw that she wanted to keep things quiet, so she snorted at the maid and said, "I'll let you off this time."
"Thank you, Madam."
The palace maid thanked the empress dowager repeatedly, got up from the ground, carefully picked up the brocade box and left with the empress dowager.
Queen Song had no intention of staying here to admire the plum blossoms. There were only a few of them. What was there to admire? It would freeze her to death.
"Xiangxiang, let's go."
Lu Xiang responded, bowed to Concubine Xian, and then followed Queen Song.
When he was about to walk out of the Imperial Garden, Lu Xiang suddenly stopped when he saw that there was no one around, and a pair of hands touched his body all over.
Queen Song asked, "What's wrong?"
Lu Xiang didn't say anything. Soon, she reached behind her waist and took something out.
It was one of the pair of bracelets that the Emperor gave to the Empress Dowager.
Although Queen Song arrived late, she also saw the jade bracelet in the brocade box and stared in astonishment: "How did this bracelet get on you?" As she spoke, she suddenly thought of the palace maid who fell and asked in surprise: "Was it put there by the palace maid beside the Queen Mother when she was wiping your skirt?"
"It should be that time." Lu Xiang said.
Winter clothes were thick, and it was not easy for the maid to be discovered when she put the bracelet on her body in a panic. If she had not been alert, she would have fallen into the trap of the Queen Mother today.
"This damn old woman really has no good intentions."
What's the point of appreciating plum blossoms? This is just digging a trap for Lu Xiang.
Just because of the charge of stealing the empress dowager's things, Lu Xiang would not be able to leave the palace safely today.
Queen Song was so angry that her face turned blue. She took the bracelet and handed it to Yunlu: "The Queen Mother will not give up if she can't find the bracelet when she returns to the palace. Yunlu, you will act according to the situation. I usually don't bother with them, but they really treat me as a soft persimmon. No wonder Concubine Xian suggested that you change your clothes, and when she saw that you didn't want to, the maid took the risk and framed you."
You are such a virtuous concubine, you followed the Queen Mother to harm Xiang Xiang.
"Go, call Chu Pan'er to me. If she doesn't go back to Jingren Palace with me today, I will punish her for being unfilial." Queen Song's beautiful face was cold, like an ice flower blooming on the top of a snowy mountain.
Yunlu took the bracelet and turned back to call Chu Paner.
The Queen insisted on asking Chu Pan'er to go to Jingren Palace, but Concubine Xian's face turned stiff and she dared not refuse.
"Pan'er, go ahead, be careful with your words and actions, don't be reckless."
Chu Paner agreed and followed Yunlu.
Queen Song did not wait for Chu Pan'er and took Lu Xiang back to Jingren Palace first.
Chu Pan'er followed Yunlu into Jingren Palace. When she was about to enter the main hall, she suddenly heard a scream of "Ouch, ouch!" behind her. Turning back, she saw her maid Yanzhi and a maid from Jingren Palace falling into a ball.
"Oh, Yanzhi, are you hurt?" Yunlu screamed and helped Yanzhi up, while scolding the palace maid who bumped into her: "Chunfen, how are you walking?"
"I know I was wrong, and I beg Aunt Yunlu to show mercy." Chunfen did not defend herself, but knelt on the ground and kowtowed to apologize.
Yunlu asked Yanzhi with concern: "How do you feel?"
Yanzhi touched her sore butt, endured the pain and shook her head, "I'm fine."
"Chunfen didn't mean it. Can you forgive her?" Yunlu brushed the dust off her body and asked softly.
Yanzhi hurriedly said she dared not and did not blame the Spring Equinox.
Even if she felt resentful, she didn't dare to take it out on the maids in the Queen's palace.
"It hurts just to see you fall. Let's go to my room and rest for a while." Yunlu said, and was about to pull Yanzhi away.
Yanzhi was stunned: "I still have to serve the Ninth Princess."
"this……"
Yunlu hesitated, and suddenly saw Shaohua walking out of the palace. She smiled and said to Yanzhi, "Yanzhi, the queen asked you to go down and rest. Don't worry, the queen won't make it too difficult for the Ninth Princess."
Chu Paner's mouth twitched slightly: "..."
Why doesn't she trust that her mother won't make things difficult for her?
However, since the maid in Jingren Palace bumped into Yanzhi, the queen mother had to imitate her.
"Go ahead." Chu Paner said to Yanzhi.
Yanzhi replied, "Yes," and followed Yunlu.
Chu Paner entered the main hall, bowed and said, "Your son pays respect to the Queen Mother."
Queen Song: "Yes."
"Your humble servant greets the Ninth Princess." Lu Xiang bowed to Chu Pan'er.
Chu Pan'er said "yes" in a depressed tone, and then asked Queen Song:
"I wonder what your Majesty wants me to do."
Queen Song said, "Since we are talking about filial piety, you should go and paint a picture for me."
Chu Paner was slightly stunned. Is it that simple?
"What's wrong, you don't want to?"
When Queen Song asked this, Chu Pan'er hurriedly shook her head: "No, no, I am willing."
"Then let's go to the side hall."
"Yes, I wonder what mother likes?" Chu Pan'er asked cautiously.
Queen Song said, "As long as it's drawn by you, it's all fine."
Shaohua took Chu Pan'er to the side hall. Queen Song looked at her back, a cold look flashing across her eyes.
At this time, Zi Su led a palace maid in slowly: "Your Majesty, the Queen Mother sent someone to deliver a message."
"This servant pays respects to Her Majesty the Queen."
Queen Song glanced at the maid calmly and asked, "Does the Queen Mother have any other instructions?"
The maid bowed her head and said respectfully, "In reply to your Majesty, the Queen Mother invites Miss Lu San to go to the Cining Palace."
"Did you say anything?"
"This...Miss Lu will know when she goes there." The palace maid hesitated. The queen sneered and did not force her to speak. Instead, she stood up and said.
"Let's go. I'm going to pay my respects to the Queen Mother."
The palace maid didn't dare to stop the queen from going, and responded in panic.
Lu Xiang followed Queen Song and walked towards the Cining Palace together.
The Queen Mother dealt with the jade bracelet for her, so she was not afraid of the Queen Mother's questioning.
Shufei was also in the Cining Palace.
The Queen and Lu Xiang paid their respects to the Queen Mother, and then Concubine Shu paid her respects to the Queen.
Lu Xiang saluted to Concubine Shu again, but received a cold snort from her.
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