Chapter 41 Is this Crown Princess a little stupid?
Bai Taotao once again sighed at Lu Jiuyuan's innocence.
Not long after she left the study, the palace maid from Fengling Palace came to say that the Queen wanted to see her.
Bai Taotao brought along Lung Dou, who was darker in appearance but had delicate features and a calm personality.
Fengling Palace.
Bai Taotao said, "The daughter-in-law pays her respects to the Queen Mother. Long live the Queen Mother."
She lived in the Eastern Palace, and Queen Zhou was her mother-in-law.
According to the etiquette of this dynasty, Bai Taotao should pay her respects to Queen Zhou every morning and evening.
However, Queen Zhou was not Lu Jiuyuan's biological mother, so the greeting was changed to the first and fifteenth day of every month.
Queen Zhou looked at Bai Taotao. After just a few days of not seeing her, her complexion was still as rosy as before, and it seemed that she was living a very good life.
When she thought about the fact that her son Lu Linyuan and Bai Jinfeng were still living in the villa, she was not very happy.
Empress Zhou smiled and asked, "The Crown Princess has been so busy these past two days. Why hasn't she come to the palace to see Mother?"
The implicit blame is that Bai Taotao, the daughter-in-law, did not come to the palace to pay her respects.
Accusing her of being unfilial.
Bai Taotao: "Your Highness is a bit clingy, and I am busy accompanying Your Highness."
She smiled and said, "Also, my father said that I should pay my respects to my mother on the first and fifteenth day of every lunar month. Unless it is necessary or my mother is sick, my daughter-in-law should come to the palace to pay her respects."
Bai Taotao asked innocently, "You don't want your daughter-in-law to bother you every day, or for you to be sick every day, right?"
The smile on Empress Zhou's face froze, and she explained, "My mother didn't have such an idea, it's just that the young princes were given titles."
"The Crown Prince is also ignorant. He didn't bring you to the palace to thank the Emperor. This will easily lead to criticism."
Bai Taotao said, "But the Emperor's decree says that I don't need to express my gratitude. It's not easy for my daughter-in-law to disobey the decree. The Empress Mother won't ask her to disobey the decree, right?"
Emperor Shengzong felt that the Crown Prince and the Crown Princess were newlyweds and there was no need for them to come to the palace, so the imperial edict mentioned that they did not need to come to the palace to express their gratitude.
Well, it’s definitely not because he’s afraid that the prince will disturb him from reading the storybook.
Empress Zhou could find no fault with Bai Taotao. She smiled and said, "Crown Princess, this is a truly honest child."
If you say you don’t want to thank me, then you really won’t go to the palace to thank me?
They don't know how to adapt and please the emperor.
It seems that Bai Taotao will not be a big threat.
Bai Taotao smiled faintly: "My daughter-in-law's intestines are still very complicated, unlike the Queen Mother who has a straight intestine and a straight brain."
Empress Zhou was somewhat displeased: "What do you mean by that, Crown Princess?"
A gut leading to the brain?
Doesn't that mean her brain is full of shit?
Bai Taotao: "My daughter-in-law is praising our mother for her straightforwardness."
Queen Zhou always felt something was wrong, but she was too embarrassed to say it out loud. Otherwise, if Bai Taotao didn't scold her openly, she would have taken it personally.
Anyway, she won't be able to be the Crown Princess for long. Once the Crown Prince dies, she might be buried with him.
In order for Bai Yunting to support her son a little more, she could be nicer to Bai Taotao.
It’s okay to feel aggrieved now, but when Bai Taotao is buried with the prince, she will no longer feel aggrieved.
Empress Zhou continued to smile lovingly, and asked Bai Taotao with concern: "How is the Crown Prince these past two days? He is not in good health, so please pay more attention to him, Crown Princess."
Bai Taotao said shyly, "Your Highness is in good health. You tortured me so hard this morning that I feel like my body is completely drained."
Giving acupuncture to the dog prince took up too much of her energy.
She ate two braised pork elbows, two large bowls of oil-splashed noodles, and a bowl of mung bean soup before she felt a little full.
The cook was shocked. He had never seen a princess who ate so much!
Empress Zhou, who had not been favored by Emperor Shengzong for a long time, awkwardly held a handkerchief over her mouth and coughed.
When will she be drained of her body?
Forget it, she is old and Emperor Shengzong is no longer interested in her.
Empress Zhou gently taught: "Crown Princess, there's no need to tell anyone about these things, lest you just cause a joke."
Bai Taotao was very obedient: "Yes."
Queen Zhou looked at Bai Taotao. She was pretty, but she didn't seem to be very smart. She dared to say anything and was very impulsive.
Um.
Once again, it was confirmed that Bai Taotao was a non-threatening person.
However, Lu Jiuyuan was not incapable, so how come he was able to do it again?
Queen Zhou took Bai Taotao aside and talked to her in private, which was nothing more than asking her to take better care of Lu Jiuyuan.
As long as Bai Taotao doesn't get in the wrong mood, she will be very obedient and won't argue too much.
After all, sometimes arguing with a moron will make her become moron herself.
Empress Zhou had almost finished her speech when she said, "The water lilies in the Imperial Garden are in bloom today. They are very beautiful. The Crown Princess will accompany Mother to enjoy the flowers and then stay for lunch."
Bai Taotao: "Okay."
Queen Zhou looked at the sun shining outside, and then at Bai Taotao's little face, which was as white as a fairy peach and rosy in color. She looked very lovely.
If I get some sun exposure, will I get darker?
It would be even better if she was as dark-skinned as the maid beside her.
Otherwise, if she gets heatstroke, Bai Taotao can rest for a few days without being tormented by Lu Jiuyuan?
Queen Zhou was not sure whether Lu Jiuyuan was capable of doing the job. After all, this was the result of the imperial physician's appraisal. Who knew whether he had bribed the imperial physician in order to save his own life.
What if Lu Jiuyuan was pretending, and if Bai Taotao got pregnant before Bai Jinfeng, then the position of crown prince would be lost.
Empress Zhou then suggested, "Your Majesty, I've heard that getting more sun exposure can improve your health. Your Majesty, why don't you go for a walk and get some exercise?"
Bai Taotao: "Is Queen Mother leaving too?"
Queen Zhou thought about it.
It’s not far from here to the Imperial Garden. She can walk there in half an hour!
So Queen Zhou nodded.
If Queen Zhou has no problem, then Bai Taotao, who has been basking in the sun and growing herbs in Jingxin Temple all year round, will have no problem at all.
Queen Zhou tried her best to walk under the shade of the trees, chatting with Bai Taotao as she walked.
"Does the Crown Princess know about the recent war in the Northern Frontier and the enemy's surprise attack?"
Bai Taotao: "I know, but I didn't pay attention to it."
Lu Jiuyuan disappeared the day after his marriage to her, as if he was busy with this matter.
Queen Zhou looked up at the glaring sun and wiped the sweat off her face with her hand because it was so hot.
She said, "Northern Xinjiang is where General Wen leads his troops. The herdsmen there are arrogant and brutal. Whenever this happens, they attack and launch surprise attacks..."
Bai Taotao listened quietly without saying anything.
Empress Zhou had said something similar, so she said to Bai Taotao, "Do you know who General Wen is?"
Bai Taotao: "The demoted Concubine Wen's father."
Queen Zhou curled her lips and said, "Just call her Concubine Wen. Why did she have to emphasize the word 'demoted'?"
No wonder she attracted hatred as soon as she became the Crown Princess.
How stupid.
Empress Zhou said in a deep voice, "In the past two days, there have been two consecutive defeats in the northern border. General Wen doesn't seem to have the heart to win."
Bai Taotao exclaimed, "A general who doesn't want to win a battle is not a good general. Change him!"
Queen Zhou: ...
Is she stupid?
Empress Zhou said in a deep voice, "It's not that General Wen doesn't want to win the battle, but his daughter has been wronged, so he's putting pressure on the capital."
Bai Taotao said "oh" in confusion, then asked, "So?"
Empress Zhou asked her, "Who caused Concubine Wen to be demoted? Who caused her to suffer injustice and still be unable to sleep with the emperor?"
Bai Taotao answered loudly: "It's Father!"
Queen Zhou: ...
This Crown Princess is really stupid!
But it seems there is nothing wrong!
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