Chapter 220 Warning
The Ulanara family acted quickly. Yihuan sent people to keep an eye on Changchun Xianguan, only to see the empress dowager hurriedly go to the Yangxin Palace and come back with a gloomy face. Not long after, news came that the empress dowager was going back to Beijing to pray for the late emperor.
Yihuan dressed neatly and went to Changchun Fairy Pavilion. For the first time, she saw the Queen Mother. She was not feeding the cranes, but sitting there with an unclear expression. Nanny Lu was directing the eunuchs and palace maids to pack up the boxes and cages.
"Your concubine pays her respects to the Empress Dowager!" Yihuan bent her knees slightly and walked slowly to the stone bench opposite the Empress Dowager and sat down.
"I was surprised to hear that you were going back to Beijing to pray for the late emperor. You really loved him deeply. If the late emperor knew about this, he would be very grateful." Yihuan looked deeply moved. "But the heat is unbearable now, you should take care of yourself. In my opinion, it is better for you to pray in the Buddhist temple in Yuanmingyuan, so that you can enjoy the happiness of family life."
The Queen Mother opened her mouth and said after a while: "To pray for the late emperor, one must be sincere. I will naturally return to the Forbidden City."
"The Empress Dowager is indeed a role model for women in the world. I admire her." Yihuan continued to ask, "I wonder how long the Empress Dowager will be away. I can make preparations in advance and pick you up."
The Queen Mother glared at Yihuan, her expression sharp as a knife: "Ulanara, if you are here to mock me, then there is no need to say anything more. I can't come back again. Are you and the Emperor never going to Beijing?"
"Your Majesty, you have misunderstood me. My sincere heart for you is evident to all." Yihua said without any emotion, "I have gained a lot from you. Your thoughts towards the Fourteenth Master make me, a bystander, want to cry."
"Put yourself in my shoes. I'm sure you can understand my preference for Honghui, right?" Yihuan was so angry that she couldn't help but directly confront the Empress Dowager.
"Your Majesty, you have watched Honghui grow up since he was a child, and he is also your first grandson. I once thought that with this child, the relationship between you and the emperor would return to normal sooner or later."
"But I never thought that you actually wanted to destroy Honghui. Not only did you accuse him of disrespecting the late emperor and changing the imperial edict, you also let Fourteenth's son accuse him of being unfilial to his mother. How could you bear to let Honghui bear the reputation of being unfaithful and unfilial in his best years?!"
Yihuan's words were like a falling knife, cutting into the Queen Mother's heart.
"It is also my fault as a mother that I did not notice the abnormality of Honghui during this period."
"Honghui is my eldest son, the one the emperor values and loves the most. Empress Dowager, I will never allow anyone to hurt him, including you."
Yihuan stood up and approached the Queen Mother, who looked away in embarrassment: "Queen Mother, who do you think the Emperor would choose between you and Honghui?"
"Take care of yourself, I will stop."
"If you attack my child again, Queen Mother, you will also be prepared to lose your child!"
The Queen Mother immediately stood up and asked: "What are you going to do to Fourteen?"
"Guess!" Yihuan smiled, ignored the Queen Mother's hysteria, and turned away.
The Queen Mother was a little flustered. She looked at Nanny Lu and said, "Is she bluffing? How could she have the guts to attack Fourteen?"
Nanny Lu had no idea how she felt. The Queen's confidence came not only from the Emperor's indulgence, but also from her three children, especially Honghui, who was almost a sure successor.
In order to protect Honghui's interests, the emperor will also protect his biological mother.
So at this moment, Nanny Lu had lost her confidence. If she really angered the Queen and she took action on impulse, the result would probably be nothing.
The Queen Mother looked at Nanny Lu's panic-stricken expression and threw the tea set on the table to the ground, venting her dissatisfaction.
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Xinghuachun Pavilion
Liuliu was curiously watching the eldest princess embroidering her dowry.
"Big sister, did you embroider this red veil?" Although it is all red, the patterns overlap and there are gold threads of similar colors on the edges of the patterns, making it look very complicated.
The eldest princess shook her head: "No, I'm just adding the finishing touches."
"That's difficult too." Liuliu stretched out her hand. She has also been learning embroidery recently, but she feels that her hands have their own ideas and the things she embroiders are messy. "Big sister, the wife of the Zhu family came to see the Empress Dowager a few days ago. I heard that the wedding date has been set."
Liuliu counted on her fingers: "In another three months, big sister won't be able to accompany me. Liuliu is so sad."
"How sad are you?" asked the eldest princess with a smile.
"It's very, very sad, it's this big." Liu Liu said while drawing a circle with his hands.
The eldest princess looked at Liuliu lovingly and said, "You are still so childish. You still need to learn a little bit of embroidery. Not to mention that I will use it now, but also when you get married, you will need to learn how to make your husband's underwear and your future children's shoes and socks."
"We have a nanny here." Liu Liuhun didn't care.
"Big sister, can I still go out of the palace to play with you?"
"Of course you can, but you have to get the consent of the Emperor and Empress."
"Well, when my elder sister gives birth to a nephew, I will take him out to play."
"Liuliu will be a very good aunt." The eldest princess agreed with this. Little Wolf grew up with Liuliu, so she has experience.
"It would be great if the Empress Dowager gave birth to another child." Liu Liu suddenly had an idea.
The eldest princess smiled and said, "Go and tell the Empress Dowager about this."
"What do you want to tell me?" Yihua opened the curtain and came in. "Little Liuliu, did you skip class again?"
"Empress Dowager, Liuliu also likes to go to class. I was just very sad when I thought that my elder sister would leave us soon, so I came here to accompany her." Liuliu felt a little guilty.
"Don't use your elder sister as a shield. You are being disrespectful to the master. Go and apologize to him!" Yihuan couldn't be indulged in this bad habit. Yinzhen didn't care about her at all. He just thought that the princess was innocent and cute, and he had to manage her more strictly.
Liu Liu stuck out her tongue, gave the eldest princess a look, and quickly slipped away.
"She's bothering you again." Yihuan glanced at the red veil, "It's embroidered so beautifully."
"Liuliu is a very nice girl. With her around, my daughter doesn't feel bored." The eldest princess helped to make up for it.
"Good boy, your father the Emperor of the Zhu family also selected you after a long investigation. The eldest grandson of the Zhu family is also on good terms with Honghui. With Honghui watching over him, he won't dare to disrespect you."
"As for Madam Zhu, she seems gentle and polite now, but you are the one living with her. Although you can live in the princess's mansion for a long time, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law still need to get along well in order to feel comfortable."
"If she makes any bad requests, you must not tolerate it. You can come to the palace or the Old Summer Palace to find me at any time, or even your father."
Yihuan spoke from her own experience.
The eldest princess put down the embroidery in her hands and kowtowed to Yihuan: "Thank you, Empress Dowager!"
"Hey."
Although the child is not under her name, she has helped raise him for so many years, and there is still some sincerity in her heart. Yihuan's eyes were slightly red.