"Hello, Empress Hui." Gao Xianyue had to bow and greet.
If Yan Qingyu wasn't the emperor's favorite concubine, Gao Xianyue wouldn't have swallowed her anger and greeted her.
Gao Xianyue thought coldly in her heart that it was really shameful that Yan Qingyu was willing to serve a man older than her father for the sake of fame and fortune.
But she still looks dignified and dignified, without any of the liveliness that should be expected at her age.
Although she was only one year older than Gao Xianyue, Yan Qingyu looked at her with the eyes of an elder looking at a younger one, and chuckled softly, "The Fourth Princess has become even more beautiful and charming."
Gao Xianyue suppressed her displeasure and said impatiently, "If Madam Hui has nothing else to do, I'll take my leave first."
"Princess, please wait. I really have something to tell you."
"Your Majesty, please speak."
Next to them stood a tall pear tree, its blossoms as white as snow in full bloom. Yan Qingyu reached out and plucked a pure white blossom, then smiled at Gao Xianyue and said, "Princess, you are of marriageable age, yet you still don't have a consort. His Majesty told me today that he's worried that your standards are too high and you're hesitant to marry, so he plans to choose a husband for you himself."
"Oh, by the way, Princess, do you know that the eldest prince of Tianqi will soon be on a mission to Wanjin? I heard that this eldest prince is very handsome and has not yet married a concubine."
"What do you mean?" Gao Xianyue stared at Yan Qingyu.
Yan Qingyu smiled slightly. "The envoy's visit is a matter of state. I am a woman in the deep palace and don't know much. The princess is very smart and should be able to guess some of the meaning."
Gao Xianyue's heart skipped a beat, and she couldn't help but recall some rumors she had heard before. Could it be that her father really wanted to choose a princess for marriage?
"Impossible." She murmured, but her hands couldn't help but clench the handkerchief.
Yan Qingyu looked at the pear blossoms in her hand and said slowly, "These pear blossoms are as white as snow, hanging high on the branches. Not everyone can touch them, just like some people are not something a princess can dream of. Princess, do you understand?"
Gao Xianyue hadn't reacted yet, "What are you talking about?"
Yan Qingyu said calmly, "As a young lady, the Fourth Princess should know how to be reserved. Sister Shufei doesn't know how to discipline you. As your elder, and entrusted by His Majesty to assist in the management of the six palaces, I must discipline the Fourth Princess on behalf of Shufei. Before the envoys from Tianqi arrive, the Fourth Princess should study the Virtues of a Woman in her own chamber and rest in peace."
"You want to ground me? What gives you the right?"
"I am Consort Hui, and I have the power to assist in the management of the six palaces. You are just an unfavored princess, and your biological mother, Consort Shu, is also unfavored."
Gao Xianyue's pupils shrank as she stared in disbelief at the elegant woman in palace attire before her. She took a deep breath, forced a smile, and feigned grievance, saying, "Empress Hui, I don't know what Xianyue did wrong. Why are you punishing her so severely?"
She thought carefully about the past and realized that she had not offended Yan Qingyu. Yan Qingyu was the prime minister's daughter, and she would not be stupid enough to offend the daughter of a powerful official.
However, when I think about it carefully, it seems that during the court meeting on New Year's Day, Yan Qingyu seemed to be protecting Yu Tanqi.
So is Yan Qingyu targeting her because of Yu Tanqi?
The more Gao Xianyue thought about it, the more possible it seemed to her, and she couldn't help but feel hatred towards Yu Tanqi.
She is indeed a narrow-minded woman.
Yan Qingyu said, "When the daughter of Prince Shen and the daughter of the eldest princess came to the palace to pay their respects, they said that you had been running out of the palace a few days ago, trying every possible way to get close to Crown Prince Jiang, causing Crown Prince Jiang to avoid you so much that he even took half a month of sick leave.
Rumors are spreading outside the palace. This action is truly disgraceful to the royal family. If His Majesty were to learn of this, he would certainly not forgive you easily. Therefore, for your reputation and the royal family's dignity, I have no choice but to punish you. I hope you will learn from this and never do such a thing again."
It turned out that Gao Shuya and Zhen Youshan were the two bitches who were talking too much!
Gao Xianyue's face was a little distorted, but she still forced a smile. "Empress Hui, don't believe their one-sided words. I didn't try every possible way to get close to Prince Jiang. They are just framing me."
Yan Qingyu looked at her with a half-smile and said, "But one of the reasons Crown Prince Jiang asked the Imperial Academy for leave was because he couldn't stand the Fourth Princess's harassment. Do you think Crown Prince Jiang is slandering you?"
Gao Xianyue's heart skipped a beat, her face turned tense, she bit her lip and didn't say anything.
She was almost mad with anger, but she couldn't lose her composure in front of Yan Qingyu. She didn't want others to laugh at her.
Suddenly, she seemed to have thought of something and looked at Yan Qingyu coldly: "How did Concubine Hui know the reason why Prince Jiang asked for leave from the Imperial College?"
Yan Qingyu said calmly, "After hearing what the daughter of Prince Shen and the eldest princess said, I sent people to investigate this matter and asked the teachers at the Imperial College. They told me this. Does the Fourth Princess think there is anything wrong with it?"
Gao Xianyue bit her lip, hating these gossipers. What did they have to do with what she did? They were ruining her plans one after another. Damn it!
Although she was extremely angry, she still had her rationality and tried hard to find a way to solve the current dilemma.
She was not favored, and her biological mother was not favored either, but that didn't mean she would allow herself to be bullied by a new favorite concubine who had just entered the palace.
Gao Xianyue looked at the pear blossoms in Yan Qingyu's hand and suddenly thought: "When Concubine Hui used the pear blossoms as a metaphor earlier, was she reminding me or warning me of something?"
She stared at Yan Qingyu's face closely, unwilling to miss any of her expressions.
Yan Qingyu lowered her eyes and looked at the pear blossoms in her hand, her expression dignified and calm, making it impossible to tell whether she was happy or sad.
"Fourth Princess should understand that Crown Prince Jiang has a fiancée. You shouldn't approach him with ulterior motives and destroy his reputation and the relationship between him and his fiancée, Miss Yu. This is not something a kind-hearted girl would do."
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