Chapter 75: Surprising Move
Emperor Shengzong was still waiting for Lu Jingbai to call for help, but he saw her leaving with the phoenix seal in her hands.
Queen Zhou watched with a bad feeling in her heart: "What is the little princess doing?"
Bai Jinfeng watched, her eyes widening involuntarily: "She...she probably just wants to show off, right?"
Mei Wenpin was even more savvy: "Little Princess, are you planning to give the Phoenix Seal away?"
That’s right, Lu Jingbai held the Phoenix Seal and walked up to the quiet Concubine De, then stuffed the Phoenix Seal into her hand.
Gave it to her.
Concubine De was startled and quickly stood up, saying in panic, "Little Princess, this is unacceptable."
Empress Zhou's expression changed, and she couldn't help but say, "Your Majesty, she...Phoenix Seal..."
How could the Phoenix Seal be given to someone else, let alone to Concubine De who has always been unknown and invisible!
It would be fine if it was given to Bai Taotao, after all she is the Crown Princess.
But the gifts to the emperor's other concubines were given by Lu Jingbai, who was a lucky sign. Wouldn't others say that she, the queen, did a bad job?
Lu Jingbai stuffed the Phoenix Seal into Consort De's hands, then returned to Lu Jiuyuan's side, holding a small tablet and writing: [She is a good queen, give it to her.]
Concubine De was very frightened. She held the phoenix seal in her hands and knelt in front of Emperor Shengzong: "I appreciate the little princess's kindness. Please take it back, Your Majesty."
Queen Zhou looked at Bai Jinfeng with a distressed look, hoping that her daughter-in-law could help her speak up.
Bai Jinfeng didn't understand what Lu Jingbai was doing, and didn't know what to say for a moment.
Perhaps because Emperor Shengzong didn't say anything, the atmosphere became oppressive, making it hard to breathe.
Queen Zhou was very anxious and scolded Lu Jingbai directly.
He is indeed a wild kid from the countryside. It would be fine if he didn’t recognize the Phoenix Seal, but he actually gave it away!
I really want to beat her up!
Emperor Shengzong was silent for a while, then turned his head to look at Lu Jingbai: "Xiaobao really likes Concubine De?"
Lu Jingbai tapped her little bald head with a few strands of yellow hair.
Steward Li told Emperor Shengzong, "Yesterday, the little princess was climbing a tree and accidentally fell down. Consort De happened to be passing by and she jumped on the tree and used it as a cushion for the little princess."
Mei Wenpin listened and said quickly, "That's really a coincidence. The little princess just fell down and Sister Defei was able to pass by and catch her."
The coincidence makes people wonder if she planned it.
Emperor Shengzong glanced at Concubine De, who had been as quiet as a chicken, and asked, "Why didn't you say anything yesterday?"
Steward Li: "The little princess fell down, but she was afraid of being punished, so she didn't tell anyone, and Concubine De also forbade her to do so."
Defei didn't want her unintentional action to become a means to win credit and favor.
Lu Jingbai raised the small board: [This is a little secret between me and the queen.]
Bai Taotao looked at Concubine De in her green palace dress, and thought about the plot about Concubine De in the book.
She is a super transparent person, or she has never existed at all. She is just a character suddenly created by the author when he needs her.
The original novel says that Bai Xincheng and his wife were turned into human pigs, and their severed limbs were taken out of the palace by the executioners.
But someone bought it for ten taels of silver, and when Bai Xincheng and his wife died, someone secretly buried the body and limbs together.
But he was caught on the spot, and the person he was shouting was Concubine De.
Bai Taotao looked at the very gentle and dignified Concubine De and thought to herself that according to the plot of the original novel, after Emperor Shengzong died and Lu Linyuan ascended the throne, Concubine De would become Concubine Dowager De.
Therefore, the person who gave them intact bodies and buried them in the original novel was the Defei in front of us.
Emperor Shengzong looked at Concubine De and reached out to take the Phoenix Seal: "The Phoenix Seal cannot be given to anyone casually, but Xiaobao Xiangrui, since you think you are good, from today on, Concubine De will assist the Queen in managing the harem."
When these words came out, everyone was shocked again.
Empress Zhou, who had suddenly lost control of half of the harem, could not accept this: "Your Majesty, is there something I did that displeases you?"
She had already given away her Phoenix Seal, so how could half of her harem management rights be snatched away by others?
Emperor Shengzong held the Phoenix Seal in his hand and said, "I feel very comfortable now."
Queen Zhou suddenly didn't dare to say anything, but felt very depressed.
Ever since Lu Jiuyuan married Bai Taotao as his Crown Princess, her life has been getting worse day by day.
Emperor Shengzong handed the Phoenix Seal to Lu Jingbai and said, "Xiaobao, you can't give this thing away casually. Play with it for a few days and return it when you don't need it anymore."
Lu Jingbai didn’t think too much about it. He just gave it to Concubine De because he liked her.
But now that Emperor Shengzong asked her not to give it to anyone, she didn't, and played with the Phoenix Seal by herself.
Emperor Shengzong was no longer as majestic as before, but instead smiled and coaxed Lu Jingbai: "Xiaobao, can you call me Grandpa Emperor again?"
I really want to hear the little girl's cry, it's like the sound of nature.
Lu Jiuyuan hugged Lu Jingbai and changed her direction so that her back was facing Emperor Shengzong.
He glanced at Emperor Shengzong and said in a cold voice, "Xiaobao just started to speak and is not very willing. Father, please don't make things difficult for her."
Emperor Shengzong looked at Lu Jiuyuan's sour expression and immediately smiled: "Okay, okay, I won't make things difficult for her. This is the third time she has spoken, and I won't compete with you for it."
Lu Jiuyuan snorted coldly: "I don't care about your talent."
Bai Taotao quickly said, "I'm so surprised. Xiaobao hasn't even spoken to me yet. This is the third time you've spoken, so you have to tell mother."
Lu Jingbai tilted her little head and looked at them with a question mark on her face, and she opened her mouth.
Lu Jiuyuan gritted his teeth: "You dare!"
If you speak to him for the third time and don't follow his lead, you'll get a spanking!
Lu Jingbai closed his little mouth again, then turned his back and played with the phoenix seal in her hand.
The phoenix seal is still very beautiful. Girls like this kind of gorgeous and beautiful things.
Now that Emperor Shengzong is here, all the concubines want to attract more attention.
Mei Wenpin felt very sad: "Princess Xian came to pay her respects today, but she came a little late. She must have been working hard outside these days, right?"
Bai Jinfeng smiled and said, "The prince and I went to pay our respects to the emperor first. We were delayed because of some matters to discuss. We also sent someone to tell the queen mother in advance."
Empress Zhou wanted to stretch her neck to see how Lu Jingbai played with the Phoenix Seal. Upon hearing this, she forced a smile and said, "Don't worry about this matter, Mei Wenpin."
Mei Wenpin snorted inwardly, "My position is low now, so I'm not destined to worry about anything. So it's Sister Defei who has to worry about it."
Concubine De said calmly, "I am only obeying the Emperor and assisting the Empress in managing the harem, so that the Emperor can focus more on state affairs and not worry about the harem."
Queen Zhou forced a smile and pulled the corners of her mouth together. What an unlucky day.
Mei Wenpin looked at Bai Taotao again. She was holding Lu Jingyan and talking to him. The mother and son seemed to be in harmony.
Looking at Emperor Shengzong again, he was obviously not interested in the many beautiful concubines at this time, and he was concentrating on teasing Lu Jingbai.
Lu Jingbai occasionally turned around, grabbed a handful of small melon seeds and handed them to Emperor Shengzong to eat, making him smile and look doting.
Mei Wenpin was feeling upset. Why didn't she have a prince? She wished she could give birth to a grandson earlier so that the emperor would favor her.
Emperor Shengzong reached out and poked Lu Jingbai's little shoulder: "Little treasure, let Grandpa hold you. Grandpa has more fun and beautiful things."
Lu Jingbai then raised his little head and held up the Phoenix Seal in her hand: [Is it more fun and beautiful than this?]
When Emperor Shengzong saw Lu Jingbai's chubby little face and those big eyes, his heart was in a mess: "Yes, it's more fun than the Phoenix Seal."
Lu Jiuyuan said: "It's more interesting than the Phoenix Seal, that's the Jade Seal."
Emperor Shengzong glared at Lu Jiuyuan fiercely: "Xiaobao likes it, let her play with the jade seal, it's just a jade seal."
Lu Jingyan's eyes suddenly lit up again: He also wants to play with the jade seal!
Lu Jiuyuan put Lu Jingbai down and pointed to the small table next to him: "Father, are you sure you want Xiaobao to play with the jade seal?"
"when……"
Before the word "ran" came out, Emperor Shengzong was unable to say anything else.
Without the obstruction of the little figure, Queen Zhou and everyone else could see how Lu Jingbai played with the Phoenix Seal.
Queen Zhou stood up in shock and shouted angrily, "How dare you use the Phoenix Seal to smash melon seeds!"
Lu Jingbai was holding the phoenix seal in his hand and cracking melon seed shells. When he heard Queen Zhou shout so loudly, his hands trembled and he almost hit her little hand.
She didn't cry, but pouted her lips, her eyes were full of tears, and then she hung her head, as if she knew she was wrong.
This time, Empress Zhou was truly furious: "Your Majesty, look at how Lu Jingbai treated the Phoenix Seal. Even if it was a reward of something else, everyone else would hold it tightly and hide it, fearing it might get damaged. But she..."
Thinking that he didn't dare to use violence against Feng Yin, Lu Jingbai used it to smash melon seed shells.
Empress Zhou was so angry that she was shaking: "This is too outrageous! This person must be punished!"
Today she was forced to give up the Phoenix Seal and Phoenix Robe, and also to coax Lu Jingbai, the little wild boy.
All these are fine, since she is a magnanimous queen.
But when Empress Zhou saw Lu Jingbai using the Phoenix Seal to smash melon seeds, she became furious. Therefore, Lu Jingbai must be punished at this time, and it must be a serious crime!
Bai Taotao didn't expect that Lu Jingbai would use the Phoenix Seal to smash melon seeds, and it seemed that Lu Jiuyuan was spoiling him.
But the punishment...
Bai Taotao was unconvinced: "Mother, the Phoenix Seal was given to Xiaobao by Father and you. It is hers, and she can play with it however she wants."
Emperor Shengzong was holding a few melon seeds in his hand, which were given to him by Lu Jingbai.
He looked at Lu Jingbai's listless look, as he tried to admit his mistake, and immediately felt distressed.
Emperor Shengzong gently asked Lu Jingbai, "Xiaobao, you're using the Phoenix Seal to crack melon seeds. Are you doing this to peel the seeds for Grandpa?"
Lu Jiuyuan glanced at him and said, "Is your Majesty blind? How could Xiaobao's delicate hands peel melon seeds? You're asking even though you already know the answer!"
This was said with great disdain.
Emperor Shengzong reached out to grab Lu Jingbai's little hand. Looking at the originally tender and white little hand, the nail crevices were now a little black because of peeling melon seeds.
Emperor Shengzong looked at this and his heart softened.
How come this little baby is so well-behaved and lovable?
Emperor Shengzong raised his head and glared at Empress Zhou: "Xiaobao is still a child, what does she know? Besides, she used the Phoenix Seal to crack melon seeds for me. The Empress has held the Phoenix Seal for more than ten years. Have you ever cracked melon seeds for me?"
Empress Zhou was aggrieved: "Your Majesty, but that is the Phoenix Seal..."
Emperor Shengzong glared at her again: "What's wrong with the Phoenix Seal? Does the Queen want me to take out the Jade Seal and smash it on her?"
Empress Zhou hurriedly said, "I dare not."
Emperor Shengzong looked up at everyone and said, "Who of you who have princes has such filial piety? Why can't you bear to see Xiaobao being filial to me?"
The concubines hurriedly said they dared not.
Emperor Shengzong felt annoyed. He had brought Sanbao into the palace to enjoy family happiness, but so many things happened.
"If the queen can't manage the harem well, then someone else should be in charge."
Queen Zhou was terrified and quickly stood up and knelt down: "Your Majesty, please calm down."
Emperor Shengzong stood up and picked up Lu Jingbai: "Xiaobao, come on, Grandpa will take you to the Imperial Study to play. My jade seal, Xiaobao, you can smash whatever you want."
Bai Taotao quickly said, "Father, Xiaobao will be spoiled by you."
Emperor Shengzong doted on Lu Jingbai very much: "My Dayang Kingdom's only legitimate little princess, my darling granddaughter, what's wrong with her being spoiled? I am happy with it."
Emperor Shengzong carried Lu Jingbai away.
Bai Taotao also took Lu Jingyan and left.
Lu Jiuyuan glanced at Queen Zhou calmly and said, "My Queen, as long as I am not dead, the position of Crown Prince is still mine. Even if I really die, the position of Crown Prince may not necessarily be Lu Linyuan. I still have several younger brothers."
The words were so blunt that Lu Linyuan's face changed slightly: "Royal brother, I am right..."
Lu Jiuyuan snorted coldly: "Don't say you have no interest in the position of Crown Prince or the throne. I am interested too."
Lu Linyuan stopped arguing, because who doesn’t want that supreme position?
Lu Jiuyuan just glanced at them coldly and said, "I just want to say one thing: be nice to them, mother and son. I will say something good to them before I die. The position of crown prince may be someone else's."
After saying that, Lu Jiuyuan had someone push his wheelchair and left.
Many concubines also quickly got up and left.
As soon as they left, Lu Linyuan waved his hand and asked the palace servants to retreat, leaving only Queen Zhou and the other three in the palace.
Empress Zhou could no longer contain her anger and swept all the fruit plates on the table to the ground: "A worn-out shoe and a wild radish are considered treasures. You are blind!"
Lu Linyuan shouted in a deep voice: "Mother, be careful with your words!"
Bai Jinfeng also saw Empress Zhou like this for the first time. She felt a little uneasy, but then she stepped forward to offer her some tea. "Why are you so angry, mother? This is a good thing."
Empress Zhou angrily said, "What good are you talking about? My Phoenix Seal and Phoenix Robe have been stolen, and the Phoenix Seal has been ruined."
Since the death of the previous queen, she has been on the throne for more than ten years and has been doing well. She has always been kind to others and has never bullied anyone.
But now, just as Lu Jiuyuan was about to die, Bai Taotao came with three wild kids.
Her good life was completely ruined.
If Bai Taotao is innocent and the three wild kids are of royal blood, then that would be fine.
But that's not the case. She's just a broken slut, three bastards. Why did she deserve such great favor from Emperor Shengzong?
They don't deserve it!
Bai Jinfeng said, "Why should Queen Mother be so angry? It's a good thing for us that the Emperor dotes on them."
Lu Linyuan also said: "Feng'er is right. Queen Mother should not only not be angry, but also treat them with the same utmost favor as Father, and praise them to the sky."
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