"You've learned how to coax me as well." The Empress Dowager laughed. She looked at Mo Xuetong as if she was waiting for her to speak.
Mo Xuetong fiddled with her sleeves uneasily. She looked nervous as she said, "Your Majesty, I used to celebrate Father's birthday with Mother. Mother sewed Father a painting and he liked it very much."
Even though she did not manage to complete her statement, everyone understood her idea.
"Giving His Majesty an embroidery? His Majesty is a man, what would he need an embroidery for?" You Yue'e said coldly. She had not spoken as well earlier. When she heard what Mo Xuetong had to say, she immediately retorted sarcastically.
"Then I truly do not know. Please forgive me, Your Majesty." Mo Xuetong appeared to look as if she was relieved as she gave the Empress Dowager a small smile.
Gifting an embroidery was the most innocuous gift. Even if the Empress Dowager were to make use of her sugges
However, she did not expect that Consort Chu would jump up before anything happened to Mo Xuetong. Furthermore, she even seemed to have scolded Consort Yu as well. Also, Consort Yu's behavior was also very different from her usual arrogant self.Consort Zhao was not a rash person. She calmed herself down and watched carefully how the Empress Dowager was going to deal with this. She took a sip of tea and spectated calmly."Rui'er, Yuxuan complained to me that he has tired you out. He asked me to find someone to handle the matters of the back courtyard with you. He even praised you for being gracious and sensible. He told me that the Ling family had had a good daughter." The Empress Dowager said with a benevolent smile. She knew that if Ling Rui'er did not agree to it today, then the matter would have to halt here.Feng Yuxuan had asked for it? Ling Rui'er was stunned. She felt annoyed and happy. She bit her lip and did not speak.Sh
The Empress Dowager was filled with frustration and annoyance. She only wanted to find the person and was not interested in bestowing marriages upon the princes.The eunuch led the dog and allowed it to sniff at the box that used to contain the head accessories. Then, starting from Ling Rui'er, the dog continued down the line. The madams were all frightened and they stared at the dog.Suddenly, the dog stopped beside Mo Xuetong and started to bark. It was very loud and seemed as if it was going to leap on Mo Xuetong. Ling Rui'er forced herself not to smile and pretended to shirk back in fear. She said, "Consort Xuan, do you have something on you that caused the Empress Dowager's Ke'er to be mistaken."The dog continued to bark at Mo Xuetong. You Yue'e smiled meanly at Mo Xuetong and said lightly, "That's right. Consort Xuan, you didn't steal it, did you?"Suspicious glances showered upon Mo Xuetong. There were also glances of despi
Consort Zhao ignored the lead palace maid. She looked at the lead palace maid coldly and then asked in a cold voice. "Whose is it?"The lead palace maid was startled by her cold eyes. She realized that the person in front of her was Emperor's favorite consort, so she didn't say anything and stepped back to let Consort Zhao ask.He Yufen turned her head around in accordance with the tone of Consort Zhao. "It's... it's... it's Second Sister's." Suddenly, she saw He Yuxiu, who pretended to be frightened in the crowd but actually laughed in a mean way. She felt a little bit of hatred in her heart, and subconsciously answered with her teeth clenched.It seemed that she couldn't blame it on Mo Xuetong this time. Then let He Yuxiu take the blame!Consort Zhao's eyes also fell on He Yuxiu. "Is it your Second Sister's?"Everyone looked at He Yuxiu's clothes and at the sachet on the floor. Both of them were of the same color and
Consort Yu managed to catch her breath with the support of Caining. She took the tea handed over by the palace maid and took two gulps of it before she recovered. She felt weak and knew that she couldn't be angry at this time. She took a few deep breaths and gradually stabilized her breathing.Consort Yu gritted her teeth. Her expression was vicious and fierce. "Caining, get someone to summon my younger brother into the palace. Tell him that I'm not feeling well. Ask him to find some ginseng roots of age and send them to the palace.""Yes, I'll get someone to inform Sir Yu right now. Your Highness, please calm down," Caining said, trying to placate Consort Yu. She was afraid that something bad might happen to her lady. She then reminded again, "Your Highness, you have to pay attention to the little prince in your belly. You mustn't be angry anymore!"There was a faint hatred in Consort Yu's eyes. She sat down again and took a deep breath. "How
Seeing that he was still talking about other things, Empress Dowager suddenly stood up and slapped hard on the table. She glared at Duke Ding and said angrily, "Ling Rui'er, a little girl, has no ability to touch the people in my palace. Does she want to die? She even dares to command the people in the royal palace. Does she think that Feng Yuxuan is the master of the royal palace now? Even if she is the mistress of the royal palace, do you think that she can become the Empress of the Central Palace and secure another empress position for Ding General Manor?"Her words were extremely direct and she had almost pointed at their noses, accusing Duke Ding Manor of being ill-intentioned. Duke Ding wanted to stand up and explain, but was too scared that his legs softened. He knelt on the ground and pleaded in a low voice, "Your Majesty, please don't say anything like that. There is no such thought in Ding General Manor."This was a serious charge that could lead
In the end, the matter in the Cining Palace was picked up high and gently put down. Not only did they not investigate it deeply, but they also took a generous attitude to Second Miss He who acted disrespectfully in the court. The Emperor also took it lightly. He only asked the He family to take her back to reflect on herself and paid for Empress Dowager's missing head accessories.The He family was originally a rich family in Jiangnan, so they could still afford the money. They immediately went to the palace to thank Consort Zhao and Consort Yu and directly made up for the money.Although He Yuxiu got such a bad reputation, it at least made the He family save face. However, many people could see that the Emperor not only made the He family save face, but also made Consort Zhao and Consort Yu save face. Some people had learned about it in private that this Second Miss He was not only Consort Zhao's niece, but also would soon become Consort Yu's sister-in-law
That single statement confused the two of them. Fortunately, they did not have to understand. The message just had to reach them. Mo Xuetong and Luo Mingzhu arrived at a pavilion near the fake rock mountains. A maidservant served them tea and went to stand far away, leaving the two to chat over their drinks. "Cousin Tong, did Ling Rui'er try to set you up in the palace the other day?" Luo Mingzhu frowned and asked about the incident that everyone was talking about that. She had been invited that day as well. However, Li Youmo's mother had fallen ill, so Luo Mingzhu stayed home to take care of her instead. After that, she heard the madams and young ladies whom she was close to mentioning that thrilling scene. She had been so frightened sweat trickled down her back. She immediately felt that it was Ling Rui'er who wanted to plot against Mo Xuetong. That was why she sounded so mean. She had never gotten along with Ling Rui'er in the first place
"Mo Ye, go and see what happened." Mo Xuetong sat up with the help of Mo Lan. "Yes, I will go and take a look now." Mo Ye replied. She pulled down the curtains of the horse carriage and jumped down, walking up to the scene. After a while, Mo Ye ran back, wiping the sweat off her face. She got onto the horse carriage and lifted the curtains, saying, "My Lady, there are two groups fighting on the street. I heard that the playboy from the Yu family and a young master from the Ding General Manor are fighting." That guy from the Yu family? Was it Yu Mingyong? Mo Xuetong paused for a moment and blinked. She asked uncertainly, "The Marquess of Ding?" Mo Xuetong heard that while the man seemed like a licentious person, he was not really one. "I took a look. It is not the Marquess. I heard it is the First son of the Second Master of the Ding General Manor. His name is Ling Yang." Mo Ye repeated what she heard