Red Mansion and Crimson Pearl

Chapter 407 Please Guard the East Palace

Let’s not talk about Emperor Zhaoming who was busy trying new and old cases in the palace and the capital that seemed unrelated but were actually closely related, let’s talk about the Yanjia Palace.

The Queen Mother returned to the inner hall simply because she didn't want to bother with the Queen. She planned to go back and chat with Daiyu until the Queen left.

But who would have thought that not only did the Queen not leave, but an Emperor also came and was right outside the palace, listening to the Queen bullying the Crown Princess!

The more the Empress Dowager listened, the more annoyed she became. She was already being helped by Zijuan and Daiyu to undress her, take off her coat and lie down, but she still wanted to lift the quilt and get up.

Fortunately, Daiyu held him down.

The Queen Mother glared at her.

Daiyu started to act coquettishly and lie on her.

Holding the delicate little girl in her arms, the empress dowager's anger was instantly extinguished by 70%. No matter how dissatisfied she was, she just raised her hand high, pretended to be fierce, and then slapped her gently and lovingly.

After hearing that Emperor Zhaoming and the Empress had left, Daiyu leaned on the Empress Dowager's arms, raised her face, and asked with a smile: "Aren't you tired? Don't you want to sleep?"

The Queen Mother pushed her up and cursed angrily: "You have been in the palace for so long, but you still can't gain weight. You lie on my chest, but you are not as heavy as a bearskin blanket! You have no conscience!"

People call children who eat but don’t gain weight “heartless”.

This was the first time Daiyu heard this and she couldn't help laughing.

After finding out that the empress dowager really did not want to lie down and was not sleepy, he helped her to get up.

As she was busy combing her hair, a maid suddenly came in on tiptoe. She was stunned for a moment when she saw the empress dowager's energetic appearance, and then she hurriedly bowed.

The Queen Mother asked what happened.

The young maid thought for a moment, took a step forward, and answered in a low voice, "The Crown Princess was taking a short break in the side hall, and she heard what the maid said.

"After thinking for a while, he asked me to invite the princess over to have a chat. He also specifically asked me not to disturb the queen mother from resting."

The Queen Mother was slightly surprised: "Oh? Is there anything I want to discuss with you?"

Daiyu pondered carefully and guessed, "The Crown Princess did not return to the East Palace because she had an appointment with the Crown Prince to wait here and kowtow to you before returning.

"Now that the palace maid has replied, it is possible that there is news from Ganlu Palace.

"And he refused to let you hear it, insisting that I go and discuss and make a decision first. Maybe something has happened to make people angry again."

After saying this, he looked at the Queen Mother inquiringly.

The Queen Mother waved her hand nonchalantly: "I'm just going to drink tea, let Zijuan serve me. Go ahead and listen to what she says."

Daiyu agreed, and after giving Zijuan a few words of advice to serve carefully, she hurried to the side hall.

When the Crown Princess heard the report from outside, she hurriedly stood up and went to the door to greet them. She was relieved to see that Daiyu had indeed come alone with a palace maid.

He smiled and offered his seat, and then respectfully called out, "I am young and ignorant, and I asked Aunt Zhaoqing to do the hard work for me. I hope Aunt Zhaoqing will not blame me."

"Your Highness is too modest." Daiyu also exchanged a few words of greeting, first checking that there was enough charcoal and tea on the table in the room, and then asked her why she invited her.

The Crown Princess then told him the message he had just received from the Crown Prince without reservation, and added in a low voice:

"The prince was afraid that if he reported it directly to the Queen Mother, she would be angry, so he asked me to think carefully and speak slowly.

"I've been here for half a day and I've noticed that only Aunt Zhaoqing is the calmest when facing a major event, so I'd like to ask Aunt Zhaoqing to come and discuss how to report to the Queen Mother."

Daiyu's brows slowly frowned.

Both of Taishang's concubines were involved in this vicious conspiracy that seemed to be targeting the Queen Mother, and Taishang was not given the opportunity to question them in person.

The old man is so angry, I'm afraid he will get angry.

The Queen Mother just lost her closest person, so the old man might not dare to go too crazy.

This is hard to do.

"Aunt Zhaoqing...?" Seeing her frowning and deep in thought, the Crown Princess couldn't help feeling uneasy.

She told Daiyu about this, intending to do her and the Queen Mother a favor. She also didn't want the prince to seem only close to the Queen Mother and keep his distance from the Queen Mother.

But now, seeing Daiyu being stunned over such a small matter, he couldn't help feeling a little panicked.

Will this matter really cause big trouble?

"Oh, don't worry, Crown Princess." Daiyu came to her senses and smiled to comfort her, then turned to ask Qingwen who was following her, "Has His Majesty returned to Daming Palace, or is he still here?"

Qingwen opened her mouth and said, "My princess, His Majesty is afraid of disturbing the Queen Mother's rest, and he is also worried, so he ordered that you stay in the Zhaoqing Palace in the back for the next few days."

Zhaoqing Palace! ?

Daiyu was stunned at first, then her ears turned red, and she glared at Qingwen fiercely.

Qingwen then realized that what she had said was rude, and she quickly lowered her head and took a half step back.

The Crown Princess' eyes flashed, and she couldn't help but purse her lips slightly, and her eyelids drooped. Suddenly she remembered her goal, and raised her eyes calmly, looking at Daiyu without noticing.

Daiyu steadied her breath, then said calmly with a smile: "Although this is a matter concerning the Queen Mother, it has already been handed over to the Supreme.

"Based on what I know about the Queen Mother, she doesn't have any feelings towards those two. At most, she is just trying to avenge Aunt Cheng Qian.

"So when the Queen Mother wakes up, I will tell her.

"Now that the emperor is displeased, the crown prince wants to keep Cheng Huan. Crown Princess, will you stay in Yan Jia Palace? Or will you return to the East Palace to keep order?"

With just a few words, he didn't take the Crown Princess's so-called "good intentions" seriously at all, but immediately drove her away, even thinking of a reason for her!

There was a flash of annoyance in the Crown Princess's eyes.

His Majesty is a loyal person, so the Crown Prince, who is the son of Empress Yuan and much older than his brothers and sisters, has a stable position.

In that case, I am the crown princess.

How dare an orphan princess who couldn't even get close to a legitimate royal relative look down on me like this? !

But the emperor is indeed young and strong...

The Crown Princess suppressed her reluctance, blinked two or three times, changed her gaze to one of doubt, and then answered honestly:

"It is unbelievable that something like this happened in Taiji Palace. Even the Empress has to go back to Daming Palace to take charge, so I naturally have to go back to the East Palace to take care of the gates."

Daiyu didn't care about her thoughts at all. She just smiled when she heard her being so obedient. She nodded and stood up:

"I will report to the Queen Mother. Please say hello to the Crown Prince and then go back.

"The palace is short of manpower these days, and I'm afraid they can't take care of the East Palace. Crown Princess, please take good care of yourself."

The Crown Princess' heart skipped a beat!

So, that's what it means?!

The slight displeasure was thrown out of the window at this moment, and my heart was filled with fear: "Aunt, do you mean that our East Palace is not safe either!?"

Did you just understand this?

Daiyu immediately put the Crown Princess back on the list of “not smart” people.

Then he smiled and said to her a few more words: "The Crown Prince of the Eastern Palace is the most important asset of the country.

"Protecting the Crown Prince's home is the Crown Princess' first duty.

"This is a serious matter, please act with caution, Princess!"