inspire-indiana Chapter 332: Continue to Make Trouble
Chapter 332: Continue to Make Trouble
Duan Linghui, who had just moved into the palace, was so happy to learn that she lived next to Xiao Mo's yard that she wanted to pay her respects to Xiao Mo before even putting away her luggage.
"Miss, the prince is in the study right now to discuss matters. I'm afraid it's inconvenient for you to go over there. Why don't you go and pay your respects to the princess first?"
Dingxiang, the little maidservant beside Duan Linghui, couldn't help but remind her.
She was a woman in the inner palace, and the first thing she should do after moving into the palace was to pay her respects to the princess, not to see the prince.
"Forget it. The princess has never liked me. I don't know how she will embarrass me if I go to pay my respects to her."
Duan Linghui felt a little scared when she thought of Ye Jintang. Every time she saw her, she felt as if she knew what she was thinking, which made her very uncomfortable.
"Miss, this is in the backyard of the palace. The princess manages the entire backyard. Even if you don't like her, you still have to go and pay your respects. Otherwise, people will gossip about you and say behind your back that you don't know etiquette."
After Dingxiang persuaded her for a long time, Duan Linghui finally gave in and went to pay her respects to Ye Jintang.
She deliberately changed into brightly colored clothes and even wore extremely gorgeous pearls and jade in her hair.
She knew that her appearance was not as good as Ye Jintang's, so she could only rely on external things to give her confidence.
Duan Linghui came to the palace early in the morning, and only came to pay her respects to Ye Jintang near noon.
As a result, as soon as he walked out of the courtyard gate, he was stopped by Zhou Cong.
"Your Majesty is not feeling well, Miss Duan, please go back."
Zhou Cong had a cold face. If he had not been rational, he would have wanted to punch Duan Linghui. The girl looked very cheerful, but she was so scheming. In order to get close to the prince, she used all kinds of means. It was really disgusting.
"Oh, then I'll come and pay my respects to you when you feel better."
Duan Linghui didn't argue any further and turned around and left with Dingxiang.
"You see, I told her that the queen didn't like me. I came to pay my respects to her, but she didn't even want to see me."
Duan Linghui curled her lips with a look of disdain.
"Perhaps the queen is really ill. Miss, you should come to pay your respects to the queen early tomorrow morning."
"I'm not coming."
Duan Linghui's mind was full of Xiao Mo at the moment. She was already thinking about how to contact Xiao Mo and how to make the matter a fait accompli as soon as possible.
As for Ye Jintang, she can do whatever she wants. Wait until she becomes a concubine and then slowly deal with her.
After returning to her own courtyard, Duan Linghui bribed the maid with silver to inquire about Xiao Mo's affairs. When she heard that Ye Jintang had driven Xiao Mo out and not allowed her to go to Wutong Courtyard, she felt that she had come at the right time. As long as the two had a conflict, she would have an opportunity to take advantage of it.
"The prince is really hardworking. He gets up before dawn every day to have breakfast."
Duan Linghui spent fifty taels of silver and finally found out a general idea of Xiao Mo's daily life.
"Girl, what do you want to do?"
Ding Xiang looked at Duan Linghui warily, fearing that she would do something out of line.
"Don't worry, I know what's going on. The princess is also very interesting. The prince gets up early every day, but she never accompanies him for breakfast. It's obvious that she never takes the prince seriously."
"Miss, you don't want to accompany the prince for breakfast, do you? If this gets out, it will be bad for your reputation."
"I'm not a fool. How could I blatantly have breakfast with the prince?"
Duan Linghui already had her own plans in mind.
The next day, before dawn, she got up and went to the small kitchen to help Xiao Mo prepare breakfast, and then followed the other maids to deliver the prepared breakfast.
"I have seen lowly people, but I have never seen such a lowly person. A good girl, instead of staying at home to get married, comes to our palace and steals the jobs of our maids. She is really shameless."
All the maids and servants serving in Xiao Mo's house were selected by Ye Jintang himself, so they naturally stood on Ye Jintang's side.
When they saw Duan Linghui playing these little tricks, they all sneered and looked down on her.
The maids were talking quite loudly, so Duan Linghui, who was walking in front, could naturally hear them.
She bit her lip and thought to herself, these sharp-tongued little maids just wait and see, when I become a concubine, I will definitely deal with them one by one.
Xiao Mo slept alone in Qingya Courtyard last night. He didn't sleep well the whole night. He couldn't sleep in the first half of the night, so he read military books for half the night. In the second half of the night, he finally lay down on the bed. Looking at the cold and empty bed, he tossed and turned but couldn't fall asleep.
Finally, I took a nap for about an hour and then got up to wash.
Today is the wedding night he and Ye Jintang agreed on. If he doesn't see her again, his wedding night will be ruined.
Xiao Mo, whose mind was in a mess, took a sip of porridge at random and didn't notice that the person who served him the porridge was Duan Linghui.
"My Lord, would you like another bowl of porridge?"
"Ah."
When Duan Linghui saw Xiao Mo agreed, she immediately went to serve the porridge happily.
Xiao Mo, whose mind was a mess just now, suddenly had an idea.
"Jiang Heng, I remember you said there is a porridge shop in Ningchuan City that makes delicious porridge."
"That's true. The porridge shop is in the west of the city. I heard that there is a long queue every morning."
"Let's go buy some porridge for the princess. By the time we get back, she's almost awake."
"this?"
Jiang Heng was a little hesitant.
"What are you talking about? Just say it straight."
"Your Highness, the Jade Porridge from the Queen's Kitchen is the best in the world. No matter how good the porridge shops in Ningchuan City are, I'm afraid they can't compare to the Jade Porridge from the Queen's Kitchen."
"You idiot, I just did it for a bite to eat."
Xiao Mo stood up with a smile. He wanted to use the porridge as an excuse to ask Ye Jintang to open the door for him. He didn't want to live alone all day. He would rather sleep peacefully in Ye Jintang's fragrant house.
The master and his servant left in a hurry with several guards.
When Duan Linghui brought the porridge into the inner room, the maids were already cleaning the table.
"Where is the prince?"
"Hey Miss Duan, the prince has gone to the west of the city to buy rice porridge for the queen."
The head maid looked at Duan Linghui with a smile, and when she saw her face turn ugly, she smiled even more happily.
"The prince really loves his queen very much. The rice porridge shop in the west of the city is far away from our palace."
A maid also echoed, "Who said it wasn't true? It was very cold outside in the winter morning, and the prince actually ran out just for a bite of food. If I could marry a husband who loves me so much, I would wake up laughing at night."
Several maids were chatting and laughing together, and Duan Linghui almost dropped the bowl of porridge in her hand to the ground.
On the other side, Xiao Mo spent more than half an hour and finally bought the porridge, but was still blocked outside the door.
"Your Majesty, please go back. Your Majesty hasn't gotten up yet."
"When did the queen go to bed last night?"
Xiao Mo was somewhat expectant, wondering if Ye Jintang couldn't sleep without him.
"You can sleep well only when your mother is asleep."
"Oh, what are you busy with, my lady? Why are you sleeping so late?"
"The queen has just got a prescription, and the herbs have just been gathered. I was busy preparing the herbs last night, so I went to bed late."
Xiao Mo, who was full of expectations, felt disappointed when he heard the gatekeeper say this. Could it be that he was the only one who couldn't sleep because of missing her?