"A Lan and Xiao Xu?" Queen Zhu frowned and murmured, "What are you calling them for?"
Aunt Chang squatted beside her and whispered, "I may have forgotten that Prince Yongchenghou has always been a member of the fourth prince. Now that he has stood in line, how can the family behind him not follow?"
"Mrs. Yongchenghou is smart and has a lot of ideas in her head. Your Majesty already has an idea in mind. Why not summon her into the palace so that she can make suggestions for your Majesty?"
Aunt Chang lowered her voice and whispered, "Mrs. Lan and Mrs. Yongcheng are from the same mother, and they are close friends with the Queen. If you think about it carefully, she can be regarded as one of ours."
Queen Zhu lowered her eyebrows and thought about what Grandma Chang had said. After a moment, she said softly, "Call them into the palace immediately."
"yes."
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Xile Palace
"Concubine, are you looking for me?"
Yuan Mi was wearing a light pink palace dress, which made her even more delicate. She only had a white jade hairpin on her head. She was so simple and elegant, which was not like her past style.
"Mi'er." Concubine Xiao sat on the couch, forced a smile on her face, and waved to Yuan Mi, "Come to my mother's side."
Concubine Xiao's smile was forced, the corners of her eyes were red, and she looked like she had cried.
Yuan Mi felt a pain in his heart, concealed his emotions, and walked towards her.
Concubine Xiao looked at the little person walking towards her. She was the daughter she loved dearly in her heart. For a moment, her eyes felt a little sore again.
Concubine Xiao took Yuan Mi's little hand, lowered her eyelids, hiding the emotions in her eyes, and said with a smile, "My son has grown up and is a big girl..."
Yuan Mi lowered his eyes to look at her, with a trace of unbearability flashing in his eyes, and said softly, "Concubine, do you have anything to say to my son?"
Concubine Xiao held her hand for a moment, looking a little confused. She forced a smile and said leisurely, "There's nothing wrong with it... My mother has found a good match for you... You must like it!"
Yuan Mi shrank his fingertips and looked at Concubine Xiao with some surprise. Then he raised the corners of his lips and looked at her with a smile, "Who has the concubine chosen to be the consort for her son?"
Concubine Xiao's eyes averted, she pulled her to sit on the couch, and patted the back of her hand gently, "You don't have to worry about this, as long as you understand that my mother-in-law will not harm you, that's enough."
Yuan Mi lowered his head slightly, laughed at himself, and said lightly, "The mother-in-law said she would not harm her son, does that mean she will send her son to the barbarian land of Turks?"
When Concubine Xiao heard this, her body froze on the spot, shock flashed in her eyes, "Mi'er... you..."
"Concubine, you are wondering why your son knew about this?" Yuan Mi raised his little face, with tears in his eyes, and the smile at the corner of his mouth was extremely bitter.
Concubine Xiao's face flashed with panic, her breathing became a little heavier, "Mi'er, this matter..."
"This matter is what my father said. It is related to the diplomatic relations between the two countries. It is my responsibility as a princess."
Yuan Mi looked at her leisurely, and his smile deepened, "Is this what the concubine wants to say?"
Concubine Xiao felt a dull pain in her heart. Her eyes met her daughter's, but she couldn't say even a single word "no".
"Concubine." Yuan Mi held her hand back and comforted her with a smile, "I once heard the nuns in the palace discussing privately that you were pregnant that year, and you hoped every day that your baby would be a boy. , when my son was born, you learned that he was a princess and secretly cried for several days."
Concubine Xiao's face was pale and she turned her head sideways, not daring to look directly into her eyes.
"However, as long as I can remember, I have known that my mother-in-law is the best person in the world to my son-in-law. If my mother-in-law had given birth to a prince, I am afraid that the position of imperial concubine would have fallen to you long ago. Speaking of which, , I am still delaying you."
Yuan Mi's words were like a dagger, stabbing into Concubine Xiao's heart repeatedly, and nothing could be more painful than this.
"No...Mi'er..." Concubine Xiao bit her lower lip, tears sliding down her face, and she pulled Yuan Mi's clothes, like a helpless child, "It's not like this..."
Yuan Mi had a smile between his brows and eyes, raised his hand to wipe away her tears and said softly, "Mother and concubine, if I obey the order this time, can it give you and my grandfather a chance to have a future?"
Concubine Xiao looked at her, her tears rolling down like broken beads, "Mi'er, my mother doesn't want this either."
Yuan Mi chuckled and comforted her, "I understand that my mother and concubine also have their own difficulties."
After saying this, Yuan Mi broke away from her hand, stood up slowly, knelt in front of her, gave a big salute, and whispered, "My son is unfilial, and he will not be able to serve his mother and concubine in the future. In the next life, I only wish... Never be born again in the imperial family."
"My son and minister go away, I hope my mother and concubine will take care of you."
After saying that, Yuan Mi stood up without mercy, turned around and left. Concubine Xiao was the only one left in the huge main hall.
"Mi'er! Mi'er!" Concubine Xiao wanted to get up and chase after her, but her legs lost strength and she fell to the ground.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty!" Yu Bai exclaimed, hurriedly stepped forward to help her, and comforted her in a low voice, "My Majesty, don't worry, I will go after the Ninth Princess..."
"It's useless," Concubine Xiao covered her heart and burst into tears, "This child hates me."
Yu Bai helped her up and whispered, "Your Majesty, it's also for the Xiao family..."
"But that's my child!" Concubine Xiao cried out of breath. Her eyes fell on the courtyard door, and she seemed to be able to see Yuan Mi's decisive back, "Mi'er is devoted to me, and I am devoted to the Xiao family. What's the difference?"
"Mi'er's life shouldn't be like this..." Xiao Guifei looked a little dazed and murmured, "Mi'er shouldn't follow my old path."
"Your Majesty, be careful what you say!" Yu Bai warned in a low voice with a look of panic on his face.
"What should I do for Mi'er... Mi'er... Queen!" Concubine Xiao wiped away the tears on her face. She had already collapsed. She pushed Yu Bai away with all her strength and ran out like crazy, shouting: , "I want to see the queen!"
"Your Highness!" Yu Bai fell to the ground and hurriedly got up to chase her. The two ran out of the yard one after the other.
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Yangxin Hall
"Your Majesty." Zhang De walked into the palace with small steps, looked at the man on the throne, and whispered, "The Ninth Princess is here."
"Xiao Jiu?" The emperor's hand holding the pen paused, with some doubts on his face, "What is she here to do?"
Zhang De shook his head and said in a thin voice, "I don't know."
After hearing this, the emperor recalled the marriage and said calmly, "Do you see any displeasure on her face?"
Zhang De thought for a while, then shook his head, "The princess has no displeasure on her face, she is very peaceful."
The emperor hummed lightly, continued to approve the memorial in front of him, and said in a deep voice, "Let her in."
"yes."
Zhang De stepped back, and after a while, Yuan Mi's figure stepped into the hall.
Yuan Mi walked closer and then slowly knelt down. There was no trace of emotion on his face, and he politely said, "I have met my father."
"Get up." The emperor put down his pen, with a hint of smile in his voice, "I have some leisure time today. Did you know to come and see your father?"
Yuan Mi lowered his head slightly and never looked at him, "My son ordered the small kitchen of Qile Palace to stew shrimp and fish belly soup and present it to my father to warm his body."
The emperor looked at the soup brought by Qiu Yu, with a faint smile on his lips, and was very pleased, "Xiaojiu has really grown up and knows how to be filial."
Having said that, when Zhang De took out the silver needle and wanted to test the poison, he did not stop him. (End of chapter)
