"The Queen."
Xiao Shushen looked at the palace maid kneeling on the ground and touched the jade bracelet on her hand. Because of what happened to Shen Qingwan before, her temper was much lower. She just looked at her and didn't ask her to stand up. "What's the matter? Say it!"
"Your Highness, I have received news that the Ninth Prince has hurried to Hu You Mountain."
Xiao Shushen pondered, this news actually aroused her interest. She looked at the palace maid with a gleam in her eyes, and took a step forward with a bit of confusion.
"Fu Huaiyu went to Hu Youshan. Do you know why the Ninth Prince went to Hu Youshan?"
The palace maid shook her head and did not dare to look Xiao Shushen in the eye. She was worried in her heart. After all, the Queen had been moody recently and she was afraid that she had offended her in some way.
"I am incompetent and cannot find out for the time being. Please punish me, Your Majesty."
Xiao Shushen sighed in disappointment, and sat for a while, putting away her excitement, "Got it, keep watching the Ninth Prince, and report any news at any time, you go down first!"
The palace maid responded and went out. Xiao Shushen fell into deep thought. After a while, she seemed to have thought of something. A sneer appeared on the corner of her mouth, and a dangerous look appeared in her eyes.
Fu Yuheng knew that he had neglected Concubine De recently, and because of the third princess, he spent the night at Concubine De's place. His sweet words and affection warmed Concubine De's heart, but also made everyone else in the harem sleepless all night.
The next day, Zhao Yuanrong got up early and helped Fu Yuheng to dress and eat. After watching him leave the palace, he sat at the table in a daze, staring at the door with a silly smile, his face full of shyness, like a young girl who has just fallen in love.
Any news spread very quickly in the harem. As soon as Fu Yuheng stepped out of Concubine De's courtyard, Liu Churong came slowly over with her delicate waist twisted, with a fake smile on her face to congratulate her.
"Oh, Sister Defei looks much better than before. After all, it was a night of favor, which made Sister Defei look radiant. Even my younger sister couldn't help liking her coy look."
Zhao Yuanrong looked at Liu Churong who came uninvited, and his previous shyness was completely suppressed in his heart. His face showed one part of indifference, three parts of politeness, and the rest was all alienation.
"I wonder why Lady Liu came to my place today?"
Liu Churong looked at Zhao Yuanrong's face full of diswelcome, and the smile on her face became even more dazzling. She completely ignored Defei's words and sat down.
"Sister Defei, what are you talking about? Now the whole harem knows that sister Defei has been favored again. I am here to congratulate you today!"
Zhao Yuanrong knew that Liu Churong was used to being arrogant. Although she was only a small noble, her mother's family was involved behind her. After all, it was not easy to break off relations with her. No matter how she tried to trip her up behind her back, she still had to pretend in public. However, he ignored her unreasonable behavior.
"Sister Defei, is this how you treat guests? Chu Rong is your guest after all, you wouldn't be reluctant to even serve her a cup of tea, right?"
The Defei did not pursue the matter against Liu Churong. Instead, Liu Churong started to scream first, with unconcealable arrogance in her voice, and every word she spoke was piercing with a sharp upward sound.
"Sister, you're joking. It's my fault. You've been here for a long time but didn't ask for tea." Seeing her suppressing the anger in her heart, she thought Liu Churong's congratulations were fake, and he was actually here to make her upset. She smiled, looked at the maid below, and with a glance, someone went out to get a pot of tea and poured it for Liu Churong.
Liu Churong watched the tea slowly flow out without saying anything. Instead, a little girl came in from outside and cried out.
"Mother, mother, has father left?" Fu Lingling flew into Concubine De's arms like a happy little bird, her eyes darting around, looking for Fu Yuheng's figure. Her clever look was very endearing.
Zhao Yuanrong hugged Fu Lingling, tidied up her hair, and took out a handkerchief to carefully wipe the sweat on her forehead caused by exercise, with a look of doting unconsciously revealed at the corners of his mouth.
Liu Churong looked at such a heartwarming scene, biting her lips and clenching her fists in hatred, and an idea came to her mind.
"Sister Defei, this is the third princess, right? She's so beautiful and pretty. No wonder the emperor likes her so much." Liu Churong stood up and walked a few steps to Fu Lingling. While the two were in a daze, she grabbed Fu Lingling and touched Fu Lingling's face with her slender fingers.
"Sister, sister, you are so lucky to have such a lovely princess. This third princess is so cute and lovely. I really like her. I believe the emperor also dotes on her very much. Sister Defei has a third princess. Even if the emperor is worried about the princess, he will come to visit you often."
Fu Lingling felt uncomfortable. She wanted to break free from Liu Churong, but she was held even more tightly. She could not escape no matter what and had to look at her mother for help.
"Mother, mother, save me..." Zhao Yuanrong looked at Liu Churong and was extremely anxious. She didn't expect that she would catch Ling Ling without paying attention. She was afraid that Liu Churong would do something extreme, so she stared at her and didn't dare to blink.
"Liu Churong, let Ling Ling go. Come to me if you have anything to say."
“What are you doing, sister Defei? I just think the third princess is adorable and I like her, so I can’t help but remind you that although the third princess is adorable, she must not be like the second princess, okay? Hahaha…” Liu Churong looked at Defei, the smile on her face became more and more terrifying, her voice was soft and gentle but it revealed a sinister tone.
Fu Lingling burst into tears out of fear and tried to break free. Her delicate face was covered with tear marks, and she looked very pitiful.
Zhao Yuanrong knew in his heart that Liu Churong was pretending to praise Ling Ling, but in fact she was saying that she was relying on Ling Ling to win favor, and she was using Ling Ling to threaten him.
Looking at Fu Lingling crying miserably, her heart felt like a piece was being cut out. She really couldn't bear it anymore, so she pushed Liu Churong away, hugged Fu Lingling nervously, wiped the tears from her face with heartache, then turned around, unable to hold back the anger in her eyes any longer.
"That's what my sister reminded me of. But Lingling is the emperor's daughter, and the emperor will definitely protect her. I won't bother you with any more worries. I've come to congratulate you, so you can go back if you have nothing else to do. Lingling is tired, so I won't stay any longer."
After all, this Defei had stayed in the palace for so many years and was promoted to the position of concubine. She was definitely not a character to be trifled with. She ordered her to leave in just a few words and did not give Liu Churong any face. She was even too lazy to be polite to her.
Liu Churong looked at Concubine De and was also very angry. Concubine De actually kicked him out. Liu Churong snorted coldly, walked out with a very ugly look on his face.