Ordinary people would have knelt down in fright.
But Miss Xiao Liu is not an ordinary person at all.
After being startled awake by the buzzing nanny, Xiao Ting glared at her, and then looked at the Empress Dowager cheerfully, with her eyes rolling around, very agile.
"Are you the Empress Dowager?"
Before anyone could answer, Xiao Ting continued to ask.
"Why are you so young? Could it be that you took the elixir of life, or did you practice virginity?"
Before coming back, Qian Kai had talked to Xiao Ting about the Empress Dowager.
But Qian Kai had never seen this woman before, so he didn't know that she was so young.
That's right, she is young, young is a little too much, Xiao Ting looked at the woman in her twenties and thirties, she couldn't believe it, she was the current Empress Dowager.
She is two generations older than the current emperor, and the most important thing is that she has given birth to a child herself, and her son has been dead for many years.
Xiao Ting couldn't hide her difference and surprise.
Of course, Xiao Ting felt how unreasonable she was, this woman was too young.
If she didn't meet in the palace, she would think it was a fake.
"Presumptuous..."
"Bold..."
As soon as Xiao Ting's words fell, the entire hall was filled with a dead silence, followed by loud reprimands.
Xiao Ting originally greeted the Empress Dowager cheerfully, and was going to see if this young old lady was also difficult to get along with.
But before the Lord could speak, she was scolded by a group of servants.
In the past, she would have lost her temper a long time ago, but this time she came back, she has learned to behave.
Standing obediently, watching the Empress Dowager carefully.
Fu bowed his head obediently, without saying a word.
"This palace has always followed the rules and is very dull. I didn't expect to see such an interesting girl when I came back this time. It's Xiaojiu who has eyes."
Her voice is fresh and perfect, which matches her appearance very well.
However, what he said was mature and prudent.
"Empress Dowager, are you praising me?"
After being affirmed, Miss Xiao Liu rushed to the Empress Dowager directly.
Sitting down at her feet, she is very cute and lovely.
A pair of eyes that could talk, swirling around, were extraordinarily lovable.
"Then do you like me?"
"Anyone would like such a cute child."
The Empress Dowager stroked the top of Xiao Ting's head and said very amiably.
Xiao Ting pouted, "Then you didn't see it, the empress dowager and empress, it's eight eyes that don't like me."
"Eight eyes? Haha..." The Empress Dowager was immediately amused.
"That's right, no matter what I do, they don't look at them well. What I say is wrong and what I do is wrong. In short, they just don't like me."
"You still have vision." Xiao Ting said a lot, and finally concluded this sentence.
"You have a good eye, too. You picked out the next generation of our family, the most beautiful Xiaojiu."
Two women, one big and one small, sat in the magnificent hall, complimenting each other.
One is the concubine of the current dynasty, and the other is the current empress dowager. This picture should not be too weird.
The two exchanged pleasantries for a long time, and Xiao Ting's eyes became brighter and brighter.
In the end, even the buttocks were moved to the empress dowager's phoenix couch.
Holding the hand of the Empress Dowager, what she said was a spit, and she was almost called a sister.
"Since we are so destined, and Xiao Jiu has not come back, how about you stay with me for a few days?"
"Okay!" Xiao Ting agreed straight away, clapping her hands and applauding, "I like the palace the most, but unfortunately people always trouble me in the past, now it's all right, with you as my backer, who am I afraid of, haha..."
Everyone, "..."
This girl couldn't be more wonderful.
How could there be such a disinterested person in the world who would return the princess
Are you sure it's not a counterfeit
These people are all old people who have been with the empress dowager for many years.
I haven't been in the palace before, but I have heard of this person. However, it is so outrageous that there is no one else.
"Oh, by the way, Empress Dowager, I'm going to see my aunt, so I can't have dinner with you."
The Empress Dowager waved her hand, "Go, it's been a long time since I saw your aunt and nephew."
After Xiao Ting bounced all the way out from the Empress Dowager, many people let out a sigh of relief.
Among them was Xu Wei. He just went out for a while, and the princess entered the palace, and she was upright and cheerful.
Well, he really couldn't read his friend's eyes, and he didn't understand why Chu Jiyao liked Xiao Ting.
"Ninth Princess, are you alright?"
"Hey, why are you here? The news is really well-informed."
Before Xiao Ting finished speaking, she saw the eldest prince Chu Jiyao who was walking quickly not far away.
I heard that Xu Wei has been dispatched outside the palace to guard the city gate, and it must be due to Chu Jiyao that he can appear here now.
"Xiao Ting..."
Xiao Ting stood where she was, with a joyful smile on her face, she was still the same when she saw him.
"Prince, long time no see, how are you?"
Well, that's how normal people say hello.
However, Chu Jiyao was not happy, Xiao Ting was getting farther and farther away from him, he could feel it.
"I'm fine. Are you going back to the palace? I'll see you off."
There was no one behind Xiao Ting, Chu Jiyao frowned, a little worried.
Xiao Ting kept a relatively peaceful distance from him. Hearing this, she shook her head and said, "I'm going to see my aunt. I won't be leaving the palace recently. The empress dowager asked me to stay in the palace as a guest."
"By the way, my prince went back to the imperial city before me. Do you know his whereabouts?"
Chu Jiyao pursed his lips, shook his head and said, "No."
If there is, the world will be in chaos.
"Forget it, he is very good at hiding, if he doesn't want people to find him, no one will find him."
Xiao Ting didn't intend to talk to them, she only said a few words, and then she was taken to Yaochi Palace.
The outside of the palace is much more depressed, but the yard seems to be full of spring flowers, and they grow very well, with some flowering branches stretching out of the yard.
"Okay, you guys go back!" Xiao Ting waved her hand, dismissed the little maid leading the way, and walked straight forward.
Not close yet. I heard the quarrel inside.
"You slaves who look down on people like dogs, dare to treat my mother like this. When the emperor comes back, I want you to look good."
The voice was somewhat familiar, Xiao Ting stretched out her hand and opened the door, and saw a scene that made her angry.
The things in the hands of the four palace men are bullying a palace lady.
The palace lady sat on the ground, tightly grasping the broken basket, no matter how the four of them abused and fought, she would not let go.
"Damn girl, dare to threaten us, beat me to death."
The man said that he was not polite at all, and at the same time he muttered, "So what if the emperor comes back, he still cares about this half-dead useless concubine? A lifeless thing..."
Now everyone in the palace knows that Emperor Renxiao is missing and the Empress Dowager is in power, but she has no intention of establishing a crown prince at all, and declares to the public that the emperor is still in the palace.
So casual, but there is nothing she can do about it.
Xiao Ting doesn't care about these, let alone care.
But she heard things she shouldn't have heard.
Going up directly was Foshan Wuyingjiao, who kicked the two guys out.
"Who dares to attack our family?"
Xiao Ting felt angry when she saw these people.
Without saying a word, he pursed his lips and said nothing, it was a slap when he came up.
Kicking and kicking, "I trampled you to death, let you bully women, and dare to make up my aunt. Even if she is just an ordinary woman, she is my aunt of Xiao Ting. If I don't trample you to death today, I will not get rid of my anger."
Xiao Ting was really angry, how honorable my aunt is, since seeing her, she has been so magnificent, who in the palace would dare to say a word about her
Fortunately, the emperor just disappeared, and these people dared to bully her like this, she was really pissed off.
"Nine, Princess Nine."
The maid who was beaten didn't see the person clearly at all, and she didn't react until Xiao Ting reported herself.
Some can't believe it.
"Ninth Concubine, please forgive me..."
As soon as these internal officials heard that the little witch had returned, they swallowed everything they had to say, and only begged for mercy.
"Forgive me? Dare to beg for mercy, kill you..."
Xiao Tong became even more angry, every one of them was a bully.
"Is Ting'er back?"
There was a slight coughing sound from the inner hall, and the tone was very gentle.
Xiao Ting stopped moving in an instant.
"Auntie, it's me."
She ran in quickly.
However, Xiao Ting's happy expression did not last long.
On a soft couch in the hall, lay a woman.
Wearing only a white tunic, she leaned sideways, very weak.
Pale complexion, almost transparent skin, soft and boneless figure, where is the charm of the harem of the past.
Except for that fairly familiar face and those charming red phoenix eyes, there is no trace of familiarity.
"What are you doing standing so far away, you don't know your aunt?"
It was Concubine Xiao Gui who spoke first and interrupted Xiao Ting's gaze.
"Auntie, are you sick?"
When leaving the imperial city, Concubine Xiao Gui claimed that she was sick and could not see anyone.
But Xiao Ting also saw her a few times, except for a little haggard, nothing else.
Why haven't we seen each other for two years, and it turned out like this.
Xiao Ting couldn't tell whether she felt sour or bitter.
I just feel distressed.
She still remembers the surprise when she first saw the legendary story of the crowning beauty in the world.
But looking back now, I find that many things have changed.
Concubine Xiao slowly sat up, patted the soft couch beside her, and motioned for her to sit down.
"How did you come back?"
Concubine Xiao Gui didn't answer her words.
"Are you having a bad time in Licheng?"
For two questions in a row, Concubine Xiao's eyes were full of concern.
Xiao Ting shook her head, sat down beside her, and took Concubine Xiao's hand.
I felt even more uncomfortable.
"I'm fine with everything, I just miss my aunt and come back to see you."
Xiao Ting lowered her head, not wanting to meet Xiao Guifei's eyes.
"Nonsense, is something wrong?"
It's no wonder that Concubine Xiao Gui knew nothing about the outside world, and all the maids around her lived like this, let alone others.
"Chu Li disappeared, Xiao Yun was taken away by Cheng Yunyi, and Xiao Shi was also taken away."
"Auntie, they're all gone, and I'm the only one left."
(end of this chapter)