Traveling to the ancient harem

Chapter 259 Women's Friendship

Royal study room.

After Eunuch Yu finished speaking, he knelt down and kowtowed: "These are all my guesses. Maybe the Queen doesn't think so... Your Majesty, I also heard that there is movement from the Queen Mother."

The emperor's mood suddenly turned bad: "What's wrong with the Queen Mother?" He was too lazy to even call her mother.

“I have heard that the Empress Dowager has been unable to sleep these past few days. She says that she sees some unclean things when she closes her eyes…” Eunuch Yu observed the Emperor’s expression.

"I heard that the Queen went in to serve last night, and was tortured quite badly by the Queen Mother..."

What else did the emperor not understand? What he couldn't understand was that even if he went to Ningyuxuan, wasn't it his duty? Why did the queen make such a fuss? She and the queen mother had complained to him about the needlework room, and now she gave up the benefits she had obtained for such a small matter.

"This Queen... I am becoming more and more confused about her." The Emperor sighed. He didn't want to go to Qiyun Palace anymore.

However, he thought of one more thing. Was Huangpin still waiting for him there? Thinking of Huangpin, the emperor's heart warmed up. Even if it was just for the dumplings, he would make this trip. Xiao Yuzi said that his father ate a big bowl and still said he was not full. It must be delicious.

"Let's go to Qiyun Palace." Although it was not time for lunch yet, the emperor thought it would be a good idea for him to go and talk to his father in advance. His father had lost weight and looked much more energetic, and it was all thanks to Concubine Huang. If she asked him for help... it was not impossible for him to agree.

When the emperor arrived at the Qiyun Palace, he was surprised to find that his arrogant sister was sitting in front of his father wiping her tears. When she saw him come in, she did not stand up to greet him. She looked... how to put it, a very sad look.

"What's wrong with you?" the emperor asked. If he remembered correctly, it had been less than half a year since his sister got married. How could she be so wronged?

“Royal brother, the Xu family is not human.” Princess An Ning wiped her tears and said, “I was too embarrassed to tell you before, but Xu Yan is not human. When I fell in love with him, my father and my royal brother also asked him personally, and he nodded in agreement.”

"Now he gives me a cold shoulder every day, and he always says that I have ruined his bright future by making him, a man of great learning and talent, marry a princess, and he will never be able to achieve his ambitions in the officialdom in the future."

The emperor almost laughed out of anger: "He, who can't even pass the imperial examination, is still in the officialdom?"

"Also, he used to have two maids as concubines. Less than a month after I got married, he promoted them to concubines..." Princess An Ning was even sadder. How blind was she to marry such a thing.

"Then why didn't you come back and tell me?" the retired emperor said angrily. His daughter had been given the reputation of being domineering for nothing.

"My daughter is just shy..." An Ning replied hesitantly. If she hadn't been unable to help herself and had a fight with him last night, she wouldn't have come back to complain to her father today.

Huang Ye came in at this time. She had originally wanted to come over early to help the emperor with acupuncture, but she didn't expect there were so many people in the room, and she couldn't go in or out for a while.

"Come in." The emperor shouted at her in a bad mood, which scared her. Was the emperor crazy? He was so angry.

Huang Ye had no choice but to come in to pay his respects. An Ning didn't care. She was just a concubine. If Princess Su hadn't deliberately targeted her during the Lantern Festival, she wouldn't have known about this person. She hadn't finished complaining yet.

"Father, you don't know that my mother-in-law is biased towards her youngest son. When Xu Yan mentioned the two concubines, I didn't want to tell her, and she said I was jealous. If I quarreled with Xu Yan, she would say I was domineering..." An Ning was very sad: "If it weren't for my status, I really don't want to live with him."

"Well..." The retired emperor was also in a difficult situation. How could a royal princess not get married within half a year of her marriage? An Ning was his eldest daughter and she was the one he raised with in his hands. Seeing her so sad, he felt distressed.

"If you can't live together, then forget it." Huang Ye couldn't help but interrupt. After sitting for a while, she had already understood: "The Xu family was obviously reluctant to give up the title of the prince consort in the first place, and wanted to use this title to gain benefits. Now that he has got it and feels stable, they don't cherish it anymore. In my opinion, break up with him and let him take the imperial examination. Hasn't he always said that he is a great talent? We will know whether he is a mule or a horse after taking him out for a walk."

Seeing that everyone in the room was looking at her, Huang Ye realized that her words were a little vulgar. She quickly stood up and bowed to apologize: "Princess, please forgive me. I shouldn't have said that." If the princess was still reluctant to leave that scumbag, wouldn't she be doing something for nothing?

"You said it well. You are Concubine Huang, right? I remember you." An Ning stopped crying immediately and looked at Huang Ye with bright eyes. Although Concubine Huang was young, her words touched her heart.

Seeing that the princess felt that what she said was right, Huang Ye was also happy: "He is clearly a person who seeks fame and reputation, a scumbag. You are lucky to leave his family. Think about it, he won't even be able to pass the imperial examination, isn't it a slap in the face..."

An Ning was excited: "That's right, why didn't I think of this, Huang Pin, you are so smart, let me tell you..." She pulled Huang Ye over, and the two of them went somewhere else to talk.

The father and son in the room were dumbfounded. Did this woman establish friendship so quickly? And that Huangpin, watching the fun, what bad advice did she give to An Ning? Why did they feel so relieved just by listening to it?

At this time Hongdou brought over a basket of wrapped dumplings. She took one look and realized that it was not enough. Not only the princess came, but also the gluttonous Third Prince. She hurried back to Ning Yuxuan and asked people to continue wrapping dumplings. In her opinion, three baskets of dumplings might not be enough.

It was a coincidence that the Third Prince happened to be in this situation. He had been training in the Ministry of Justice these days. The Minister of Justice really did not regard him as a prince, and even asked him to run errands, and even called it a lack of manpower. He was busy like a top every day, and was so tired that he wanted to go to bed without even washing up when he came home every night.

Today he forgot to read a document he brought back last night in the palace, so he asked for leave to come back at noon to get it. When he returned to the palace, he suddenly remembered that he hadn't seen the prince for many days, so he thought of going to Qiyun Palace to see his father. He knew that the prince had three meals a day in Qiyun Palace.

When the third prince arrived at the Qiyun Palace, he saw a room full of people. Not only the prince was there, but also his royal brother and sister, and even Concubine Huang was there. Of course, he would not leave. He knew that wherever Concubine Huang was, there must be delicious food. It was sad to say it. He had been eating in the cafeteria of the Ministry of Justice these days, and the food... he was so thin because of hunger.