Kunning Palace
As soon as Princess Eighth returned to her bedroom, she forcefully swept a long - necked bottle with red uranium and gold - painted begonia flowers on the corner stand at the door to the ground, making a loud, crisp sound!
"I'm so angry! Next time I catch that effeminate dead freak, I'll surely make him kneel down and beg for mercy!"
Princess Eighth sat on the reclining chair in the outer room and directly picked up the cold tea on the table and gulped it down.
Today, she finally "regained her freedom" and went for a stroll outside the palace. But the result was that not only did she not have a good time eating and playing, but she also came back full of anger.
It was all that dead freak who ruined her good mood!
Biyun, the attendant maid of Princess Eighth, carefully stepped over the broken porcelain on the ground, told the maids to clean it up carefully, then walked up to Princess Eighth and took the empty teacup from her hand.
She softly consoled, "Princess, the tea is already cold. Drinking it may give you a stomachache."
After Biyun finished speaking, she picked up the tea tray and handed it to another maid.
"Go and change a pot of fire - reducing flower tea for the princess."
"Yes, Sister Biyun."
The maid took the order and hurriedly left. When the princess was angry, they would try to avoid her as much as possible, otherwise they might be implicated.
Seeing Princess Eighth looking so angry, Biyun said helplessly, "Princess, judging from that person's accent, he doesn't seem to be a local in the capital. Maybe he's just a passer - by. You'd better not argue with that person. It's not worth getting angry and hurting your body."
The side of Biyun's cheek that had been hit by Princess Eighth still ached faintly when she spoke.
It was obvious how angry Princess Eighth had been at that time!
"I don't care if he's a local in the capital or not. How could I let him off easily for daring to humiliate me like that?!"
Biyun was already used to Princess Eighth's stubborn and vengeful nature. She stepped forward to massage Princess Eighth's shoulders and sighed, "Then what do you want to do, Princess?"
Hearing Biyun's words, Princess Eighth's eyes darkened and she clenched her fists tightly, saying, "You go to the Eastern Palace later and borrow two guards from my nephew. Just say that I have something to order them!"
"Will this work?"
Biyun looked skeptical. Judging from that person's financial resources, he didn't seem to be an ordinary person.
She just hoped that even if Princess Eighth found the person, there would be no more trouble!
"Also, there are guards in our Kunning Palace too. Why does the princess go far afield for help?"
Hearing this, Princess Eighth glanced at Biyun, "You're so stupid! If Mother knows that I've asked the guards to investigate that person outside the palace, I'll be suspected by Mother before I even take revenge!"
"That person is so abominable. I must teach him a good lesson!"
Princess Eighth gritted her teeth and looked extremely angry. Just as she finished speaking, a majestic voice sounded at the door:
"Who are you going to teach a lesson?"
Hearing this, Princess Eighth's face suddenly changed. She exchanged a look with Biyun and quickly got up to greet the person, "Mother, why did you come here? You could just send Wan'er to call me. Why did you bother to come here yourself!"
Princess Qi Wan'er put on a sweet smile, took the Queen Mother's arm, and rested her head on the Queen Mother's shoulder, looking extremely well - behaved.
The Queen Mother's gaze casually swept over the maid kneeling on the ground holding the broken porcelain, then looked at Biyun's slightly red cheek, and finally fixed her eyes on Princess Eighth. Her eyes sharpened as she said, "I think you look so guilty. Did you cause another trouble and don't want me to come?"
"Tell me, did you go out of the palace again today? Aren't you satisfied with being confined?"
Princess Eighth had just been released today and couldn't wait to sneak out of the palace again. Such a wild nature made the Queen Mother's heart ache.
Hearing the severity in the Queen Mother's words, Princess Eighth trembled and quickly waved her hands with a smile, "What are you saying, Mother? I've always kept your teachings in mind. How could I cause trouble again?"
"Besides, I've been so bored after being confined for so long! It's only natural for me to want to go out and have some fun!"
Princess Eighth helped the Queen Mother sit on the long chair, then sat down closely beside the Queen Mother. She massaged the Queen Mother's arms and beat her legs very attentively.
Looking at Princess Eighth like this, the Queen Mother felt helpless in her heart, but still looked serious on the surface.
"I've warned you to go out of the palace less in the future to avoid causing trouble all day long! Tell me, who offended you today?"
Even to the point of smashing things to vent her anger and borrowing guards from the Crown Prince in the Eastern Palace!
Seeing that the Queen Mother didn't give up asking because of her attentiveness, Princess Eighth drooped her shoulders and pouted, "Mother, this time it's really not my fault. I was the one being bullied! If you don't believe me, you can ask Biyun!"
Princess Eighth pointed at her attendant maid and looked at the Queen Mother with a wronged face.
Biyun hesitated for a moment. Meeting the Queen Mother's inquiring gaze, she truthfully told the whole story of what happened today from beginning to end.
After the Queen Mother listened, she was silent for a moment and then said to Princess Eighth, "Wan'er, I'll handle this matter for you. You don't need to worry about it anymore. Do you hear me?"
Princess Eighth was originally dissatisfied, but finally nodded under the Queen Mother's gaze.
Suddenly remembering something, Princess Eighth immediately beamed with joy and said, "Mother, I heard a rumor when I went out of the palace today. After Yun Xi from the Prime Minister's Mansion became a concubine of my Seventh Brother, she suffered a lot in the prince's mansion. She tried to escape several times but was caught by my Seventh Brother! Don't you think she deserves it?!"
Princess Eighth said this with a beaming smile, but the Queen Mother frowned slightly when she heard this:
"Is this really true?"
"Absolutely true!"
Princess Eighth nodded seriously, her eyes shining.
Hearing this, the Queen Mother fell into a brief silence.
She had heard long ago that Prince Xian Qi Rong and Yun Xi from the Prime Minister's Mansion were ambiguous with each other.
Since they had once been engaged, she was also worried that Qi Rong, this lackey, would use the power of the Prime Minister's Mansion to avenge the past!
Moreover, if it weren't for Qi Rong interfering in the court before, her Li family wouldn't be in the current situation.
Now, the Li family was being suppressed by the Lin family, and it was far from rising. Everything was related to Qi Rong!
She originally wanted to use the matter between Qi Rong and the Prime Minister's Mansion to remind the emperor to be vigilant and pull out Qi Rong. But she never expected that Qi Rong would take Yun Xi as his concubine!
If what Princess Eighth said was true, it would be difficult for her to persuade the emperor to get rid of Qi Rong.
Thinking of this, the Queen Mother's face darkened, and her hand holding the handkerchief unconsciously tightened.
"What on earth is Qi Rong up to?"
Whether he had rebellious intentions or not, he deserved to die!
If it weren't for appeasing the court officials and controlling the Luo family on the border back then, she would have eradicated him long ago! Why did she have to keep him until now only to be bitten back by the Li family?!
However, now that he had grown powerful, she couldn't move against him easily!
Moreover, the emperor trusted Qi Rong, and because of the matter of the Li family, he had a grudge against her. If she tried to deal with Qi Rong again, it would only arouse the emperor's suspicion...
"Mother, do you still hate Seventh Brother?"
Seeing the Queen Mother fall into a long - lasting silence with a gloomy and unhappy look on her face, Princess Eighth couldn't help but ask timidly from the side.