However, with the wedding date set too soon, the Marquis's residence had many things to prepare, and time was too short. Ye Qingxue was so busy that she didn't have a chance to ask Yun Zhuo that question.
Moreover, news came from the palace at this time that the Empress Dowager had fallen ill.
As the future Princess Consort of Prince Jing, Ye Qingxue should have entered the palace to visit and comfort the Empress Dowager, but she needed to prepare the gifts first, so she was a step behind Ji Mingwei.
As the future Princess Consort of Xuan, Ji Mingwei entered the palace a day earlier.
Not only Ji Mingwei, but many noblewomen and imperial concubines went to the Empress Dowager's Shou Kang Palace to visit and comfort her, or to take care of her when she was ill.
The Empress Dowager said to everyone, "You don't need to be so anxious. It's just that the heat has been too intense these past few days. I'm old and caught off guard, so I fell ill. The Emperor has already ordered ice to be added to Shou Kang Palace to relieve the heat. I'll be fine in a few days."
Although the Empress Dowager said so, how could the people below dare to slack off?
Even if they can't do anything here, they must at least show their faces; otherwise, they would be considered unfilial and disrespectful to the Empress Dowager.
Even the Ninth Prince, who has been the most favored prince recently, went to visit the Empress Dowager early this morning.
However, after his visit, he still had to go to class.
By noon, the temperature had gradually risen, and the weather was extremely hot, so much so that the Ninth Prince had no appetite for food after the morning classes ended.
The Imperial Garden has many jacaranda trees. A few days ago, he ordered someone to build a swing there, the kind where you can lie down and cool off.
After leaving the classroom, the Ninth Prince walked over there, saying to the palace servants as he went, "Go and bring lunch to the Imperial Garden. I want to eat in the Imperial Garden."
The Ninth Prince has recently gained favor with the Emperor, who has even bestowed upon him a jade pendant with a dragon pattern. Any good things, whether food or other necessities, are delivered to the Ninth Prince immediately.
Everyone secretly speculated that he might be made crown prince, so no one dared to disobey his words.
The Ninth Prince left only one palace maid with him to fan him and swat away mosquitoes later.
Just as they were about to reach the jacaranda tree, a nanny came over and asked the palace maid to go to Consort Xian's palace to get something, saying that Consort Xian wanted to give it to the Ninth Prince.
The Ninth Prince waved his hand, signaling the palace maid to fetch it.
Anyway, this is the palace, the imperial garden, with guards protecting us secretly and palace servants coming and going, so nothing will happen.
However, when the Ninth Prince walked to his swing, he saw a young woman sitting on it.
The swing swayed gently, and the young woman sat on it, enjoying the breeze and eating chilled watermelon, thoroughly enjoying herself.
The Ninth Prince knew her.
In the Ninth Prince's eyes, the woman in front of him, dressed in a blue dress, was Ye Qingxue, the most famous legitimate daughter of the Marquis of Zhongyong in the capital for the past six months, who had just been betrothed to Prince Jing as his concubine last month.
"How dare you! This is my swing! Who gave you permission to sit on it? I order you to get off!" His mother had told him that Prince Jing was his rival, so Ye Qingxue, as the future Princess Jing, was naturally his enemy as well.
When dealing with enemies, one should not show them a kind face, but rather a cold and ruthless attitude!
Ye Qingxue glanced at him, ignored his words, and even slowly ate a piece of watermelon.
Only then did she speak: "I am the future Princess Consort of Prince Jing, and an elder of the Ninth Prince. You can sit on this swing, but I can't? Didn't the teacher teach the Ninth Prince to respect his elders?"
Ye Qingxue looked at him defiantly.
The Ninth Prince was so angry that his face swelled up and he gritted his teeth. He hadn't expected her to talk back like that.
His birth mother was Consort Xian. Now that Empress Shen is gone, his mother is the most honored consort!
Moreover, the Emperor intends to cultivate him and has the intention of making him the Crown Prince in the future. Now, everyone inside and outside the palace treats him with great respect.
But how dare that bitch Ye Qingxue speak to him like that?
This is outrageous!
"Do you think that becoming the Princess Consort of Jing means you're my elder?" The Ninth Prince clenched his fists and said angrily, "In the future, Father will hand over the Great Zhou Dynasty to me, and I will be the Emperor!"
"Although Prince Jing is noble, can his status be compared with mine? Don't even mention waiting for me to ascend the throne; just wait until I become the Crown Prince, and you will all have to bow down and submit to me! You still dare to call yourselves elders? You have a death wish!"
The Ninth Prince roared and strode forward, smashing the watermelon next to Ye Qingxue to the ground.
The watermelon fell to the ground, shattered into juice, and left a mess.
Before Ye Qingxue could react, the Ninth Prince reached out and pulled her off the swing.
"You won't even touch my things! Get out of my sight!"
Ye Qingxue was pulled to the ground and almost stumbled and fell. After regaining her balance, a fierce look suddenly appeared in her eyes, and she grabbed the Ninth Prince's arm.
The Ninth Prince was only ten years old, just a child. He was not as tall as Ye Qingxue, and when Ye Qingxue captured him, he could not struggle and his arm hurt terribly.
Ye Qingxue looked down at him, her eyes filled with hostility, and her beautiful face looked quite frightening at this moment.
She scoffed, "He's just a minor prince, the ninth in line, yet he dares to dream of being made crown prince? He's dreaming!"
“But my husband, Prince Jing, is different. He is the eldest son of the legitimate wife and the eldest son of the Great Zhou Dynasty. He went to the battlefield from a young age and made countless military achievements. General Qin Tianrui, who is stationed at Yanming Pass, is his master.”
"In other words, my husband, Prince Jing, has the soldiers of Yanming Pass under his command! You are not as well-born as him, not as well-trained as him, and not even half as smart as him. You still want to surpass him to become the crown prince? That's laughable!"
"Do you think that the Emperor's current favor towards you means he intends to make you the Crown Prince? You're too naive and foolish, child."
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