Chapter 9 The Queen Mother’s Maid Has a Problem
[I worked so hard all my life, and now that I’m a princess, I’m forced to go to court. Where can I seek justice...]
In Kunning Palace, Xia Miaoyuan, who was forced to get up early to open her business, ate her fill of milk, muttered to herself, and fell into a deep sleep.
The Queen learned from Eunuch Debao that the Crown Prince had injured his leg and was recuperating in the mansion, and the Emperor sent Master Jiang and others to provide disaster relief. The worries that had been pent up all night dissipated instantly.
After Xia Zhengqi left the court, within two hours, the news that the Emperor was holding the little princess in his arms spread throughout the palace.
The maids and eunuchs were all whispering: Emperor Mingxi, who had always been well-behaved and never behaved out of line, actually went to court holding a baby! This was really too bizarre.
The concubines gathered together to discuss, is there going to be a change in the harem? Is the empress, who has been sitting on the bench for many years, going to make a comeback?
In the inner chamber of Shoukang Palace, Concubine Jiang Guifei's delicate face was full of resentment and hatred: "Aunt, His Majesty actually went to court with the child of that bastard! Do you think His Majesty was seduced by that bastard?" "
Which of the eight princes in the palace has ever been treated like this?"
"What will happen to us mother and son in the future?"
"If I had known it would be like this, I should have let that kid die in the womb."
Concubine Jiang Guifei held a silk handkerchief and chattered non-stop.
"Okay, shut up. You are the daughter of a Duke's Mansion after all, why are you so impatient!" The Queen Mother frowned.
"The emperor is over 30 years old and has only this one daughter. It is inevitable that he will dote on her for a while out of the novelty of the moment."
"What kind of waves can a little girl make? Can Xiao Ruoyu turn the tables by relying on her daughter?"
"Besides, the emperor just handed over the responsibility of disaster relief to your father and brother at the morning court today, and praised your father for his loyalty and virtue. What else do you have to worry about?" The empress dowager's eyes flashed with a trace of disgust and resentment.
Ten days passed in a flash, and two groups of people, one open and one secret, led by Master Jiang and the crown prince, had already set out.
Xia Miaoyuan spent her days thinking about the prince's pot, eating and sleeping, and she gained a lot of weight, and her little face became visibly rounder.
That night, the maids gave Xia Miaoyuan a bath, sprinkled her elbows with fragrant talcum powder, wrapped her in a diaper, changed her into a soft and comfortable satin pajamas, and put her on the queen's bed.
The queen patted her gently and hummed a lullaby.
Although Xiao Ruoyu was the queen, she always liked to do everything herself in raising children, and often put her children to bed herself.
Xia Miaoyuan stared at the empress's gentle face with her big eyes as bright as stars. She felt a faint fragrance refreshing her heart, and the gentle singing drifted into her ears. Her eyelids became heavier and heavier, and her vision became more and more blurred.
[It's so beautiful to have my mother's company, hehe, I'm so happy.]
Xia Miaoyuan muttered to herself, and felt drowsy.
"Pah!" Suddenly, a sound of broken porcelain came.
"Lanxiang! How can you be so bad?! You can't even hold a tea bowl. The queen is coaxing the little princess to sleep."
Xia Miaoyuan suddenly woke up. She heard Yingxue scolding the little palace maid in a low voice outside the window.
[Huh? Lanxiang? Such a familiar name! What does she do?]
Xia Miaoyuan's big eyes rolled around, thinking hard.
"Yingxue, what's wrong?" The queen asked outside the window.
"Your Majesty, it was a clumsy maid who accidentally broke the tea bowl."
"Bring her here, let me see." The Queen said lightly.
[Mother understands me so well, and is so good at satisfying my curiosity! Mother is great!]
Xia Miaoyuan babbled happily.
A charming maid followed Yingxue into the inner room with her head lowered and eyes obediently.
"Your Majesty, I broke the tea bowl and disturbed the princess's sleep. Please punish me!" The maid knelt down with her head down.
[Let me see, let me see, there must be something wrong with Lanxiang, why can't I remember it?]
Xia Miaoyuan tried hard to raise her head, but the Queen was sitting outside the bed blocking her.
The Queen gently picked up Xia Miaoyuan and said to the maid, "Raise your head."
[Wow, a maid who does menial work looks so charming? She twists her waist like a snake. She wants to show off her figure even when she's kneeling?]
Xia Miaoyuan looked the maid up and down and complained in her heart.
"What's your name? Are you new? Why haven't I seen you before?" the Queen asked in a deep voice.
"Your Majesty, my name is Lanxiang. I was transferred here a few days ago." The maid looked respectful.
"Your Majesty, the manager of Yu Garden said a few days ago that there were too many maids in Yu Garden, so one was assigned to our palace. I reported this to you, but you may have forgotten."
[Ah! I remember now. This Lanxiang was sent by Concubine Jiang Gui to harm Erguoguo. 】
【I remember that Lanxiang was originally a maid in Concubine Jiang's palace, but she was harmed by Concubine Jiang's lecherous younger brother. 】
When the queen heard the words "Concubine Jiang's lecherous younger brother", she immediately thought of Jiang Zhichang.
Grand Tutor Jiang had three sons and three daughters, among whom Concubine Jiang Qiqiu and the youngest son Jiang Zhichang were born to the favorite concubine Zheng in the mansion.
Because he was the youngest son and his mother was the most favored concubine, Jiang Zhichang was spoiled and lawless since he was a child. When he grew up, he became a playboy with bad habits. He
was particularly addicted to women. He also did many evil things to rob decent women.
Later, Concubine Jiang entered the palace as a concubine, and Jiang Zhichang was even more arrogant. He went to the palace to play as casually as if he was going home.
[A month later, Concubine Jiang found out that Lanxiang was pregnant, so she wanted to kill her to keep the peace. ]
[Lanxiang begged for mercy desperately, and Concubine Jiang actually thought of a way to use Lanxiang to frame Erguoguo. ]
[She took Lanxiang into Kunning Palace and let her climb into bed when Erguo was drunk. ]
[Erguoguo was originally a rough person. When he woke up in the morning, he really thought that he had drunk and had sex. ]
[The nanny checked and found that Lanxiang had indeed lost her virginity. She even confirmed that Erguoguo had raped Lanxiang after drinking. ]
[In the book, it was the seventh day after the death of the empress's mother. The mother's body is still warm, and the son actually did such a shameful thing, which is a great sin. 】
【Er Guo Guo was punished by his father and transferred to a remote area...】
The Queen felt a chill all over her body.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty..." Yingxue called softly.
"Yingxue, take her away first. It's just a broken cup, it's not a big deal, just teach her a lesson." The Queen's thoughts suddenly came back, and she quickly gave orders to cover up her gaffe.
【The ending of the Queen's mother falling off the cliff has been changed, and I don't know if Lanxiang's frame-up of Er Guo Guo will happen again.】
【Oh, Er Guo Guo is about to come back, right? Lanxiang just happened to be transferred to Kunning Palace, isn't it very dangerous.】 【
What should I do? What should I do? Otherwise, I will wait for Er Guo Guo to come back and pester him all day not to let him drink. If I hadn't been drunk, Lanxiang wouldn't have had a chance to do it. 】
【Yeah, let's do it this way. 】
Xia Miaoyuan muttered as she fell asleep in the queen's arms.
The queen looked at her daughter in her arms, her eyes full of doting, and gently kissed Xia Miaoyuan's little face, and put her on the bed.
When she looked up again, her eyes were full of determination, as if she had already come up with an idea to deal with it.