Ever since the Sixth Prince beat Zhao Qingye last time, Zhao Qingye has been very afraid of him, because she could really feel that the Sixth Prince almost strangled her to death.
She had never really experienced any danger or setbacks before. Even the time in Jizhou, she was still young at that time and could no longer remember the feeling of danger. Only this time, she was truly afraid of the Sixth Prince.
At this time, the Sixth Prince asked her to enter the palace. Her voice was trembling: "Why do you want me to enter the palace?"
The Sixth Prince looked at her with a sneer, feeling extremely disgusted with her.
She dared to do it but not to take the responsibility. She wanted to be a whore and a saint at the same time. He was very fed up with her. Seeing her surprise, the Sixth Prince said sarcastically, "Of course, I want you to go to the palace to pay your respects to the Queen Mother and the Imperial Concubine, so that the palace will not think that you, the Princess Min, are gone."
This was said very impolitely. Zhao Qingye remembered the scene where she was strangled by the neck before. She shrank back and then lowered her eyes and replied "yes".
The Sixth Prince looked at her coldly, without any sympathy in his heart. He just warned her: "You'd better be tactful and stop causing me any more embarrassing things. Go around in front of the Crown Princess and talk to her properly. We only have a few days left in the capital. If you cause trouble for me and prevent me from leaving, I will kill your whole family!"
When he said he would kill your entire family, he gritted his teeth and his tone was extremely ferocious. Zhao Qingye was shocked. She had no doubt that if she did anything to displease the Sixth Prince again, he might really kill her entire family.
She regretted it.
When she went to the palace to pay her respects, she was also trembling.
Queen Mother Tian still felt a little strange: "Why is the sixth wife so silent today? I haven't seen you for a while, how come you have lost so much weight?"
Zhao Qingye felt bitter in his heart, but he dared not show it on his face. He smiled bitterly and whispered, "I have been ill for a while. I caught a cold a few days ago. I have not dared to come to the palace for fear of worrying you."
Empress Dowager Tian did not think of going anywhere else, and warned: "You young people, you just don't pay attention to maintenance, you think you are young, you are fearless, you must take care of your body in the future, especially you are a woman, you must not be willful and hurt your body."
Zhao Qingye felt bitter but could not say anything else. He could only thank Empress Dowager Tian for her kindness and go to pay his respects to Concubine Pang.
Concubine Pang was busy selecting a son-in-law. Because she was very satisfied with Sun Wencai, she was in a much better mood and was particularly kind to Zhao Qingye: "If you are not fully recovered, just rest at home. If you are still not fully recovered, please ask the imperial physician to take a look."
Aunt Jing just came in and whispered to Concubine Pang, "Your Majesty, the assignment has been made."
Concubine Pang nodded and said to Zhao Qingye with a smile, "You came at the right time. Persia has sent some gems and carpets as tribute. You can take some back with you."
There is no woman who doesn't like gems. Even though Zhao Qingye felt uneasy, when she saw the gems that Concubine Pang had sent in, her eyes lit up - these gems were so beautiful. There were about twenty or thirty sapphires and rubies in total. Although they were of different sizes, they were all very precious.
She had never seen so many gems before at her mother's house.
She felt a little happier and hurriedly thanked Concubine Pang.
Concubine Pang smiled and shook her head: "We are all family, there is no need to be polite, this is originally your share, just take it back."
Aunt Jing came in with another box. Concubine Pang opened it and took a look. She nodded with satisfaction and said, "Okay, send it over."
Zhao Qingye had sharp eyes and could see at a glance that there were several sapphire phoenix hairpins inside.
The sapphires on those phoenix hairpins were all huge and dazzling.
She knew that these were sent to the Eastern Palace for the Crown Princess.
She knew clearly that her current situation was worrying, and that these were not what she should care about at the moment, but for some reason, she still grabbed her sleeves all of a sudden, and it seemed as if countless ants were gnawing at her heart.
Why? Why are they all Su Yao's
She felt extremely upset, but King Min had repeatedly warned her to go and meet Su Yao and not to do anything bad.
She suppressed her unhappiness and went to the East Palace to talk to Su Yao.
Su Yao was busy. After she had settled Sun Wencai's matter, she began to prepare to send things to Su Rong. Su Rong was going to Zhejiang, so she had to help Su Rong prepare in advance.
Hearing that it was Zhao Qingye who came, Su Yao met her and asked her how she was doing with a smile.
She didn't take Zhao Qingye's previous sarcasm seriously.
Zhao Qingye felt even more upset-----she felt extremely upset. Because of Su Yao, she lost the chance to marry Xiao Heng. Instead, she married the Sixth Prince and was treated like this by the Sixth Prince. The marks from being pinched by the Sixth Prince only disappeared in the past few days.
But what about Su Yao
Su Yao had such a nourishing life.
If the Sixth Prince had not been so scary before, she would have been unable to hold back and uttered bad words again this time.
Fortunately, her rationality came back in the end, and she forced a smile: "It's just a cold, and I'm recovering now."
Su Yao hummed and said, "I heard that Uncle Six told Grandfather that he was going to be a vassal. I wonder if Aunt Six's body can handle it?"
Here we come!
Speaking of the key points, Zhao Qingye did not dare to relax at all. The Sixth Prince had emphasized this matter, so she hurriedly said, "It's okay, it's just a minor illness, and it has been cured a long time ago. Your Highness is going to the fiefdom and it is a big deal. I dare not delay it."
Feeling that Zhao Qingye was different from before, Su Yao looked at her more curiously.
Seeing her calm expression, Su Yao was a little surprised, but he didn't ask any more questions. After all, it was not a good thing to talk too much with someone you just met.
She nodded and invited Zhao Qingye to have dinner.
Zhao Qingye refused: "The prince invited my brother to dinner today. I am very busy at home. I will not bother the Crown Princess anymore."
Su Yao also smiled and nodded to see the guest off.
Back in the carriage, Zhao Qingye loosened her hands, and was surprised to find that it was difficult for her to even open her palms - she had been clenching her fists tightly, and her palms were broken from pinching.
Looking at the wound on the palm of his hand, Zhao Qingye bit his lower lip tightly and narrowed his eyes after a while.
When she returned to Prince Min's Mansion, she saw the Sixth Prince at a glance. She couldn't help but tremble for a moment and walked over reluctantly.
The Sixth Prince put down the book in his hand and looked at her coldly: "Why, what did you say in the palace?"
Zhao Qingye told all the conversations he had with the various palaces.