allonlinenovel Chapter 267 Boudoir
Chapter 267 Boudoir
Relying on the emperor's favor, Concubine Ye has never taken Empress Xu seriously for all these years. Otherwise, how could Empress Xu be turned away when she came to visit her?
But compared with Concubine Ye using Empress Xu's birthday banquet as an excuse, this is nothing worth mentioning.
The maid stepped forward and bowed, saying, "The Imperial Concubine said she needs to rest. Please ask the Empress to return."
Empress Xu had long been accustomed to Concubine Ye's disrespect, but the maids behind her clearly hadn't yet. They were filled with indignation. Concubine Ye wanted to rest and recuperate, and she hadn't seen the Empress. How could she see Princess Jingyang and the Crown Prince's Concubine?!
This clearly shows that he does not take the Empress seriously.
The maid was about to speak, and then Shen Tang and the princess left. Queen Xu smiled and said, "Princess Jingyang is here too."
The princess smiled gently, "Noble Concubine Ye is weak and needs to rest. We can't stay for long, so we'll take our leave first."
Empress Xu smiled and said, "I wonder if Princess Jingyang is free to accompany me to the Imperial Garden to appreciate the flowers?"
The princess had a gentle nature, and she would not refuse Empress Xu's cordial invitation. Moreover, when Shen Tang got married, Empress Xu sent eight sedan chairs as dowry, and Shen Tang's fourth uncle was promoted to Langzhong of the Ministry of War with the help of Prince Yu.
If the princess refused, it would be difficult for Shen Tang.
The princess glanced at Shen Tang and nodded.
This was definitely a resounding slap in the face.
It hit Concubine Ye's face hard.
This was not the first or second time that Empress Xu tried to win over the princess. But it was not enough that she showed goodwill to the princess behind Concubine Ye's back. This was Changchun Palace, Concubine Ye's territory. In front of Concubine Ye, the princess accompanied Empress Xu to the Imperial Garden to appreciate the flowers. This was a blatant poaching, and she really looked like she was going to undermine her.
The palace maids in Changchun Palace glared at the princess and Shen Tang with condemning eyes, as if they had turned their elbows outward.
In the bedroom, Concubine Ye knew that Queen Xu wanted the princess to accompany her to the imperial garden to appreciate the flowers. The princess actually went there. Her face, which was already green and smoking, became even darker. She was so angry that she breathed in more than she breathed out.
After leaving Changchun Palace, we walked towards the Imperial Garden.
In the imperial garden, all flowers of various colors were in full bloom. After admiring the flowers for a while, Queen Xu invited the princess to talk in the pavilion, and Shen Tang naturally accompanied her.
After entering the pavilion, Shen Tang bowed and thanked her, "Thank you, Queen, for sending me some extra makeup, and Prince Yu for recommending my fourth uncle. I also thank Prince Yu on behalf of my fourth uncle."
Queen Xu looked from Shen Tang's face to the princess, "Princess Jingyang has such a good wife, it's really enviable."
The princess smiled and said, "Prince Yu has reached the age to marry, and he will definitely marry a princess that suits his heart."
She also wanted to, but it was not that easy. Prince Yu's marriage had to be approved by the emperor.
Queen Xu looked at the princess and said, "It's been so many years since we sat down and had a good conversation like this."
Shen Tang stood aside and raised her eyebrows when she heard this. In her previous life, she felt that Queen Xu's attitude towards the princess was a little strange. Queen Xu and Concubine Ye fought each other to the death, almost to the point of tit-for-tat, but Queen Xu never targeted the princess, and never even said a harsh word.
Listening to what Queen Xu said now, it seems that Queen Xu and the princess had a very good relationship in the past?
The princess also sighed, "Yes, it's been many years..."
Empress Xu said, "I'm sorry to have put you between me and Concubine Ye all these years."
Shen Tang's eyes opened wide.
Shen Tang looked at the princess, then at Queen Xu. The look of surprise on his face made Queen Xu laugh, "Are you surprised?"
Shen Tang blushed and said, "Yes, a little..."
Empress Xu smiled and said, "Your mother and I are close friends. When we were in the boudoir, we were as close as sisters."
They were just as close as sisters, but it was not as close as Concubine Ye and the princess being real sisters, especially since Concubine Ye's father died to save the princess's father.
After Empress Xu entered the palace, she took charge of the Phoenix Seal, and Concubine Ye became the emperor's favorite concubine. The two gave birth to princes one after another, and the competition for favor turned into a fight for the throne. She and Concubine Ye would never have a time to talk to each other calmly, and the princess was caught in the middle, feeling torn and they almost stopped communicating with each other later.
In her previous life, Shen Tang knew nothing about this, and no one had ever told her.
Of course, in her previous life, when the princess entered the palace, she never spoke to Queen Xu alone. In this life, Queen Xu told Shen Tang this, it must be because Xie Guimo supported Prince Yu, and they were in the same boat.
Shen Tang said, "I really didn't expect that Mother and the Empress were close friends. No wonder I always felt that Mother and Concubine Ye didn't look like sisters. Instead, she looked more like one when standing next to the Empress."
Empress Xu liked what she heard and smiled, "No wonder Prince Jingyang insisted on you. You are indeed likable."
Shen Tang blushed at the praise, and she stood up and said, "I won't disturb the Empress and Mother from having a private conversation. I'm going to go over there and enjoy the flowers for a while."
The princess said, "Don't go too far."
When Xie Guimo was three years old, he entered the palace with the princess. The princess had just left for a while, and Xie Guimo disappeared and almost died in the palace. This incident caused a great psychological trauma to the princess. In addition to the prince no longer allowing the princess to bring Xie Guimo into the palace, the princess did not dare to bring him. The harem is a place where people are eaten. As long as the person she cares about leaves her sight, the princess will worry.
In fact, the princess does not need to worry. Even if she borrowed some of Shen Tang's courage, she would not dare to run around. The palace is Concubine Ye's territory, so how could she dare to be careless?
Shen Tang was not far away, within the sight of the princess and Queen Xu, but unable to hear their conversation.
Shen Tang was enjoying the flowers happily, but after a while, something spoiled his mood.
Shen Xian walked towards her. Shen Tang was too lazy to talk to her and turned to leave when Shen Xian called out to her, "Stop!"
Shen Ying had developed a habit over the past decade, and was used to ordering Shen Tang around. She completely forgot that the current Shen Tang was no longer the Shen Tang who always put her elder sister first in everything.
Shen Tang said, "I have nothing to say to Princess Qi."
Shen Xian walked up to Shen Tang and said, "For the sake of our long-standing sisterhood, I advise you to abandon Prince Qi and choose Prince Yu. You will bring both the Pingyuan Marquisate and the Jingyang Prince's Palace to ruin."
Shen Tang smiled. "Are you so confident because you, Shen Xi, are destined to be queen?"
Shen Xi's heart was shocked, "You know?!"
She knows everything she should know and shouldn't know.
Shen Tang chuckled, then quickly put away his smile. "That's enough advice, you can go now."
"you!"
Shen Xian gritted her teeth in anger, her face gleaming coldly. "Just go and get yourself killed, but don't drag the entire Pingyuan Marquis Mansion into this!"
I don't know where Shen Xian got the nerve to lecture her like this. In order to protect the Pingyuan Marquis Mansion from being implicated by her, she expelled the entire second branch from the house, but Shen Xian actually turned around and lectured her.
Has Shen Xi forgotten that she is pregnant with a crime punishable by death, punishable by the extermination of nine generations of her family?
Shen Tang raised his lips with a mocking smile, "Don't mention the word 'sisters' in front of me anymore, it's disgusting."