bookcurios Chapter 177 I finally caught this bitch. Princess, do you want to inform the prince consort as soon
Chapter 177 I finally caught this bitch. Princess, do you want to inform the prince consort as soon
Ye Linglong thought Chu Xingluo had changed his mind because of his recent change in attitude towards her. But even though she had become the Crown Princess, Chu Xingluo still did not come to her room, which made her very angry.
When she heard that Chu Xingluo still let Xia Taoyuan live in the East Garden, she couldn't swallow this breath. While Chu Xingluo was out, she went to the East Garden to find Xia Taoyuan. Now that their identities were different, the maids and Yingge Fengwu could no longer ignore Ye Linglong as before, and Xia Taoyuan had to bow.
Ye Linglong snorted: "You are smart, Xia Taoyuan. I am the Crown Princess now, and you are just a talented person. Do you know what to do when you see me in the future?"
Xia Taoyuan suppressed his anger and whispered "yes".
"Ms. Xia, please pour me a cup of hot tea." Ye Linglong said.
Dai Er wanted to do it for her, but Wu Ma stopped her, "Didn't you hear what the Crown Princess said? Let Concubine Xia fall!"
Xia Taoyuan had no choice but to step forward and pour a cup of tea, handing it to Ye Linglong with both hands. However, Ye Linglong pretended that she didn't hold it firmly and knocked over the teacup, spilling the whole cup of hot tea on Xia Taoyuan's hands.
Xia Taoyuan was burned and felt a burning pain. Dai'er screamed, "Miss!" and rushed forward to check. Yingge and Fengwu glared at Ye Linglong.
Yingge suppressed her anger and said, "Crown Princess, I advise you to stop. If the Crown Prince knew about this, I'm afraid your life would not be easy in the future!"
Ye Linglong snorted coldly. Although Yingge didn't call her by her name like before, she still didn't take her seriously. She didn't dare to get angry. After all, Yingge could hit several people at a time.
But Ye Linglong was happy that Xia Taoyuan was finally taught a lesson, and she went back before Chu Xingluo came back.
Xia Taoyuan was so angry that she was shaking. If it was in the past, how could she swallow this breath? But now, the situation is different from the past. The gap in status is too big, so she can only endure it. But when she thought about Ye Linglong coming to humiliate her and order her around frequently in the future, she felt uncomfortable. When would this kind of life end?
Fortunately, Chu Xingluo only had Xia Taoyuan in his heart. He heard about what Ye Linglong had done and went to Beiyuan to warn her. If it happened again, he would not be polite!
Chu Xingluo was still the same to Xia Taoyuan as before, even more considerate than before. In order to prevent Xia Taoyuan from being wronged, he decided to wait until the East Palace was renovated and proposed to promote Xia Taoyuan to the Crown Princess when he moved to the East Palace. By then, everything would be settled, and if the emperor refused, he would offer to give up the position of Crown Prince.
Xia Taoyuan became more and more dependent on Chu Xingluo. When she was Princess Jing, she looked down on those people who always clung to men and felt they could not live without men. But now that Chu Xingluo left, she became worried and anxious.
Time passed quickly, and winter had already arrived. Because Chu Xingluo still did not consummate her marriage, Ye Linglong had no place to vent her anger, and she often smashed things to vent her anger. Because of Chu Xingluo's warning, she did not dare to provoke Xia Taoyuan openly again, and could only secretly send people to watch her, hoping that Xia Taoyuan would bring bad luck to her when she went out.
That day, Wei Mingcheng called his wife and children together and said that the emperor had not punished him, and it seemed that he would not pursue the prime minister's deception. He also said that he was old and felt very tired, and did not want to live in fear every day, so he wanted to resign and return home.
Mrs. Wei agreed, of course. Her precious daughter finally came back to her side. It would be better for her to leave this place before the emperor punished her. Wei Jinghe also agreed. He had no intention of being an official. He had always been doing business, so it would not affect him to move to another place. Lu Qing'er naturally followed Wei Jinghe wherever he went.
After the family discussed it, Wei Mingcheng found an opportunity to resign from his post to Emperor Ying, saying that he was old, exhausted, and could no longer serve the country. Emperor Ying was unwilling to let him go and tried to keep him, but Wei Mingcheng was determined to leave, so Emperor Ying had no choice but to agree.
Wei Mingcheng kept a dozen maids and servants, and gave enough silver to the rest to send them off. On a cold afternoon with howling winds, the whole family left Yunjun City.
After hearing the news, Xia Taoyuan felt upset for a long time. But then she thought that this might not be the best outcome. She asked Chu Xingluo to ask the emperor if he could keep the Xiangfu for now. She wanted to visit the home she once lived in occasionally. Chu Xingluo agreed, and Emperor Ying also agreed.
That day, the sky was very gloomy and it suddenly snowed heavily. Xia Taoyuan looked at the falling snow and wanted to go for a walk in the snow. Dai'er saw that it was almost noon and asked her to go out after dinner so that she could stay warm. Xia Taoyuan agreed.
After dinner, Xia Taoyuan put on more clothes and walked into the courtyard, feeling the cold feeling of snow falling on her face. She suddenly wanted to go to the Prime Minister's Mansion. She hadn't been there since Prime Minister Wei left. It was a good opportunity to walk on the snow all the way there. She was happy just thinking about it. She liked the crunching sound of stepping on the snow the most.
She told Dai'er, and Dai'er hurriedly called Yingge, and so Yingge and Xia Taoyuan walked towards the prime minister's residence one after the other.
Qi Nanfeng saw them as soon as they left the palace. He didn't know why, but he wanted to come and see her today. Even if it was snowing heavily, it couldn't stop him from wanting to see her.
Seeing Xia Taoyuan and Yingge walking one after the other, Qi Nanfeng smiled. He was just worrying about how to ask to enter the palace, but he didn't expect her to come out. He followed them all the way.
Soon they arrived at the Prime Minister's Mansion. Although the house was empty, Chu Xingluo still hired a few people to look after it because of Xia Taoyuan. Xia Taoyuan explained her purpose and the gatekeeper let her in. Qi Nanfeng lied to her and said that their guards had also gone in.
Xia Taoyuan went to Yingyuan, looking at the familiar table and chairs, thinking of the time when she lived here, her eyes became wet. Upstairs, she sat on the edge of the bed, thinking of Chu Xingluo coming to see her every night, a sweet smile appeared on her face, she really missed that time.
The guard who was secretly following Xia Taoyuan on Ye Linglong's orders saw Xia Taoyuan arrive at the prime minister's residence, and Qi Nanfeng also went to the prime minister's residence. He immediately turned back to the palace and informed Ye Linglong.
Butler Qin Shou sneered twice, "I didn't expect that such a cold weather couldn't stop them from having a secret meeting." Everyone knows that Xia Taoyuan and Qi Nanfeng once stayed out all night. Although they don't say it, people's hearts are sinister, and there are many people who have dirty thoughts.
Wu Ma also laughed and said, "Finally, we have caught this bitch. Princess, should we inform the prince consort as soon as possible?"
Qin Shou said, "No, the prince consort has always doted on Xia Taoyuan. If we inform him, it will definitely end in nothing. In my opinion, the princess should go to the palace to report to the emperor as soon as possible. The emperor was already very angry when they did not return home last night. Regardless of whether there is anything going on between them this time, they had a secret meeting in the prime minister's residence, and there is a precedent. No one will believe that they are innocent. I hope that this time we can completely expel that bitch from the palace!"
Ye Linglong entered the palace under the escort of the guards and explained the situation to Emperor Ying. Emperor Ying was furious, "This Qi Nanfeng is so audacious! I made it very clear last time that if he does it again, I will expel him from Beiyue. I didn't expect that he would not learn his lesson! Eunuch Liu, send a team of guards to the Prime Minister Wei's residence to capture Qi Nanfeng. If necessary, kill him!"
Eunuch Liu went to notify a team of guards to go to the prime minister's residence, and Ye Linglong followed.
Xia Taoyuan sat in the Sakura Garden for a while, then got up and went to the flower garden. The snow was falling heavier and heavier. Yingge advised her to go back, but she insisted on sitting in Xiyun Pavilion for a while.
Arriving at Xiyun Pavilion, she stroked the pavilion pillars with her hands, sighed, and said, "I was at Xiyun Pavilion when I first came here."
"What?" Yingge was puzzled.
Xia Taoyuan smiled and said to herself, "That day was Qingming Festival. After I visited the graves of my grandparents, parents, I sat in Xiyun Pavilion for a while. When I woke up, I was here."