"Adai is so unlucky. It's a rare opportunity for us to show our faces in front of the Queen, but we ended up fainting due to injuries..."
The women in the troupe all lived in the same place as the palace maids. Because someone was suddenly injured, the Queen Mother asked them to return to their residence first and they didn't have to stay there to perform.
At this time, all the women in the troupe were crowded in the room.
Hearing what Arui, who was playing the role of the general on the stage, said, Amin, who was sitting next to him, sneered and said in a mocking tone: "Are you still sympathizing with her?"
"If Adai hadn't been injured, the Empress wouldn't have sent us back so quickly! We've been in the palace for so long, and it's such a rare opportunity to perform in front of the nobles! We finally got the chance to go on stage, but what happened? Adai suddenly got into trouble on stage, and blood was seen, which made all the empresses unhappy!"
Amin has always been proud and arrogant. He joined the opera troupe to sing in the hope of getting to know more important people and then finding a chance to become powerful so that he can live a life of wealth and glory.
But now, everything has been messed up by Ada!
After what happened today, I’m afraid the Queen will never ask them to perform again.
The more Amin thought about it, the angrier he became. Looking at Ada lying on the couch, his eyes seemed to be cold, and he wanted to rush over and kick her twice before he would give up!
Everyone in the room looked unhappy when they heard this. God knows how excited they were when they received the summons from the Queen. They thought they could shine on the stage this time and use their abilities to conquer the concubines in the harem, but it turned out that plans could not keep up with changes...
"Forget it, stop arguing."
Hua Niang, the owner of the troupe, couldn't help but speak up, "Calm down, everyone."
Hua Niang felt sorry for Adai's mistake, but she was definitely not very angry. After all, Adai had a backer. If it weren't for the arrangement of that noble lady, their troupe would not have been able to enter the palace.
Hua Niang: "Now that Adai is injured and still lying on the couch, you don't have to blame her anymore. I'm sure Adai didn't make the mistake on the stage intentionally, so don't take it to heart."
"As for whether you can still perform on stage, don't worry too much. You all heard what the Queen said just now. The emperor's birthday banquet is coming soon, and we are the only troupe in the palace. If the Queen wants to arrange for the troupe to perform on stage at the birthday banquet, we will have to go."
Hua Niang slowly comforted everyone.
Especially Amin. Hua Niang took a deep breath and stared at Amin. "Don't blame Adai. You will definitely be able to go on stage when you have another chance."
Hua Niang knew very well that Amin was also going to perform on stage, but her performance was scheduled to be the last. If Adai had not rolled off the stage, Amin would have been the next to perform.
"Got it, Hua Niang."
Amin swallowed his resentment reluctantly.
Obviously, Adai's appearance is not as good as mine, and I don't know why Hua Niang always sides with Adai!
After hearing what the troupe owner Hua Niang said, the women who originally had other thoughts immediately gave up the idea.
Several good-looking women among them looked at Adai who was still unconscious and breathed a sigh of relief.
"Okay, everyone, go to bed early, and then practice your voice after you get up."
After saying that, Hua Niang left the room.
Hua Niang does not live in this room, but next door.
But Hua Niang did not go back to her room directly. Instead, she went to the laundry department to find an ordinary-looking palace maid and quietly handed her a note.
……
the other side.
After listening to the opera, the Queen did not let everyone stay in Feng'an Palace, but took them to the Imperial Garden to appreciate the flowers.
The Imperial Garden suddenly became lively.
Lu Xiaoxiao had not yet recovered from the incident on the stage, and she followed Xie Xi in a daze. Wherever he went, she followed.
This made Concubine Xiao, who was following behind the two of them, feel inexplicably funny.
But she didn't dare to laugh out loud, so she could only hold it back.
Xie Xi noticed that Lu Xiaoxiao was absent-minded and couldn't help feeling a little worried.
He lowered his head and looked at her, then suddenly pushed Lu Xiaoxiao to the side of Concubine Xiao, and then he quickly stepped forward, walked to the side of the Queen, and whispered something.
Concubine Xiao: ???
Before Concubine Xiao could react, Xie Xi came back. He held Lu Xiaoxiao's hand and said, "Shuyi, you stay here with mother first. I will take Xiaoxiao back to rest for a while."
Hearing this, Concubine Xiao nodded and replied, "I understand."
"Ah."
Xie Xi responded softly, then took Lu Xiaoxiao's hand and left the Imperial Garden.
It was not until she walked out that Lu Xiaoxiao came back to her senses from her trance. She subconsciously looked up and glanced around, but there was no concubine sister or queen.
Lu Xiaoxiao frowned slightly, feeling puzzled: "Where are you taking me, Your Highness?"
"Were you frightened just now?"
Xie Xi said in a gentle tone: "I will take you to a quieter place."
"Ok?"
Lu Xiaoxiao didn't know where the place the prince was talking about was, so she followed him obediently.
However, they were stopped shortly after they left.
Looking at the two princesses who appeared out of nowhere but insisted on blocking their way, Lu Xiaoxiao silently hid behind Xie Xi. She didn't want to attract the attention of the two princesses, as their malice was about to solidify and pounce on her face.
Lu Xiaoxiao really didn't know when she had offended these two princesses.
"Brother Crown Prince!"
"Brother Crown Prince!"
The fifth princess and the seventh princess spoke at the same time, and they both gave Lu Xiaoxiao a cold look.
Lu Xiaoxiao: “…”
She swore that she had never seen the fifth and seventh princesses before! !
Not only Lu Xiaoxiao could feel it, even Xie Xi could sense that the two imperial sisters had been looking at Xiaoxiao, as if they were planning something bad.
Xie Xi frowned, and his originally gentle expression suddenly turned cold. He said in a light tone: "Fifth sister, Seventh sister, I have other things to do, so I will leave first."
After saying this, Xie Xi was about to take Lu Xiaoxiao away from here.
"Wait! Prince, don't leave yet!"
The Fifth Princess still stood in front, blocking the way. She opened her arms, glared at Lu Xiaoxiao fiercely, and said angrily, "Sister Yu'er is sick, why doesn't the Crown Prince go to see Sister Yu'er?"
Lu Xiaoxiao: ???
[Who is Sister Yu'er? ]
Lu Xiaoxin felt confused and subconsciously looked up at Xie Xi. She opened her mouth but hesitated to speak.
[From the Fifth Princess' tone, it seems like she is standing up for Princess Yu'er? ]
[Why do you have to let Your Highness go to see her? 】
Xie Xi frowned, and the hand holding Lu Xiaoxiao slowly tightened, as if emitting coldness all over his body: "I don't even know any Sister Yu'er, why should I go to see her?"
"Whether she is sick or not has nothing to do with me. Fifth sister, please don't talk nonsense in front of me."
When these words were spoken, the fifth princess and the seventh princess were stunned.
They had never expected that after mentioning Sister Yu'er, the Crown Prince would actually say such words. Isn't the Crown Prince afraid of hurting Sister Yu'er's feelings?
The fifth princess widened her eyes and said angrily, "Brother Crown Prince, how could you do this? Sister Yu'er will soon become the Crown Princess. If you don't care about her, what if Sister Yu'er changes her mind and doesn't want to be the Crown Princess anymore? What will you do then, brother?"
Before he finished speaking, the Seventh Princess nodded and couldn't help but agree, "Yes, Crown Prince, I would never agree to any other girl becoming the Crown Princess. In my heart, only Sister Yu'er is worthy of being the Crown Princess!"
They grew up with Sister Yu'er since childhood. Sister Yu'er was so kind to them. Whenever there was something delicious or fun, Sister Yu'er would think of them first and find a way to send someone to deliver it to them.
After learning that Sister Yu'er was concerned about her brother the Crown Prince, the Fifth Princess and the Seventh Princess had already tacitly accepted in their hearts that Sister Yu'er was their sister-in-law.
From now on, the Crown Prince's princess can only be Sister Yu'er.
Xie Xi: “…”
Xie Xi was speechless.
Lu Xiaoxiao had a complicated expression and really didn't know what to say.
[Is Sister Yu'er really that good? Is she the only one worthy of being the Crown Princess? ]
Thinking of this, Lu Xiaoxiao curled the corners of her mouth and felt a little uncomfortable.
[If His Highness really had feelings for Sister Yu'er, he wouldn't have kept delaying marrying the Crown Princess.]
She was not worried, but she just didn't like hearing others talk about His Highness together with other women.
Knowing that Xiaoxiao was in a bad mood at the moment, Xie Xi didn't want to stay here and listen to the nonsense of the two imperial sisters. Not a word of it was true.
Xie Xi said coldly: "If I want to marry the Crown Princess, it doesn't matter whether you agree or not. As for that Yu'er, she will never become the Crown Princess, and I will not go to see her!"
"Your thoughts are not important."
This time, Xie Xi pushed aside the Fifth Princess who was blocking the way and pulled Lu Xiaoxiao forward.
"Brother Crown Prince!"
"what--"
The fifth princess never expected that her brother the Crown Prince would actually attack her. She was unable to stand and fell to the ground unexpectedly.
"Fifth Sister!"
Seeing the Crown Prince's resolute departure, the Seventh Princess swallowed the words she wanted to say. She hurriedly helped her Fifth Sister to stand up, and even patted her Fifth Sister's palace dress, fearing that it would be stained with dust. "Fifth Sister, how are you?"
The Fifth Princess only reacted at this time. She looked up in a daze and looked at the Seventh Princess. When she saw the worry in her eyes, she suddenly couldn't help but buried her head in the Seventh Princess's arms and cried out loudly, choking with sobs: "Seventh Princess, the Crown Prince actually pushed me! He actually pushed me to the ground!"
"My brother the Crown Prince would never treat me like this before!"
In the past, the Crown Prince was always gentle to others, and was even better to them, the Imperial Sisters. He was never mean to them, but now...
Now the Crown Prince not only doesn't want Sister Yu'er, he is also unwilling to pay attention to the imperial sisters!
Hearing this, the Seventh Princess sighed with melancholy and said, "Okay, okay, Fifth Sister, don't cry for now. The Crown Prince has already gone far away! Even if you cry hard, the Crown Prince will not come back."
Princess Five: I want to cry even more after hearing this!
The Seventh Princess: "Sister Yu'er is still ill, and the one she wants to see most is the Crown Prince. Now the Crown Prince is unwilling to see Sister Yu'er. If... if Sister Yu'er is depressed, then won't her illness be cured?"
"No! We can't let Sister Yu'er feel bad."
The Fifth Princess barely held back her tears. She pursed her lips, her eyes reddened, and said unhappily, "How about we go find our mother and try? I remember that our mother also likes Sister Yu'er very much?"
"If the Queen Mother persuades him, the Crown Prince will definitely be willing to meet Sister Yu'er."
The Seventh Princess thought about it and thought it was feasible. "Okay, then let's go to Feng'an Palace to find our mother."
The Fifth Princess was helped up by the Seventh Princess, and they walked towards Feng'an Palace together.
……
At this time, Xie Xi had already taken Lu Xiaoxiao to where he wanted to go.
Standing in the huge cold palace, Lu Xiaoxiao was a little confused.
[No wonder His Highness said it would be a very quiet place, it turns out to be the cold palace! ]
There were no concubines in the cold palace, and no one lived there. It was empty everywhere, and the walls on all four sides were a bit tattered, making it look a bit desolate and lonely.
Lu Xiaoxiao still didn't understand. After walking around for a while, she couldn't help but ask the question in her heart: "Why did His Highness bring me to the cold palace?"
"The cold palace is very quiet and no one disturbs us."
Xie Xi said slowly: "Xiaoxiao, come here with me."
"it is good."
Lu Xiaoxiao followed without hesitation.
But the prince walked further and further away, until there was only a winding path in front of him.
"It's just ahead."
After Xie Xi led Lu Xiaoxiao through the path, the first thing that appeared in front of them was a pool of water. The surface of the pool was full of pink and tender lotus flowers, and bursts of faint fragrance drifted over with the wind.
There is a different world inside the cold palace.
Lu Xiaoxiao took a deep breath of the flower fragrance, and instantly felt happy and relaxed. She sighed, "Your Highness, I didn't expect there would be such a beautiful scenery in the cold palace."
“There’s more than one place.”
Noticing that Lu Xiaoxiao's mood had improved a lot, Xie Xi's frown slowly relaxed, and a smile appeared in his eyes: "Xiaoxiao, there are still many things to come, do you want to take a look?"
"want!"
Lu Xiaoxiao answered quickly, quite impatiently, causing Xie Xi to chuckle: "Okay, I'll take you there."
After the lotus flowers, you will see a bamboo forest when you go further in.
There was actually a bamboo forest behind the cold palace, and in the bamboo forest, there was a bamboo house with an elegant appearance that was extremely eye-catching.
"That is the bamboo house I built with my own hands."
Seeing Lu Xiaoxiao's shocked expression, Xie Xi curled his lips and said slowly, "When I first started to deal with government affairs, I wanted to find a quiet place to rest when I was tired."
"At that time, I lived in the East Palace and had not yet left the palace to set up my own residence. It was not easy for me to find a quiet place."
"Later, when I passed by the Cold Palace, I thought it was a good place, so I specifically asked my father for the place behind it."
"The lotus flowers and bamboo forest in the pond were planted by me personally."
"As for the bamboo house, it took me two months to build it..."
Hearing this, Lu Xiaoxiao was surprised and a little respectful. She blinked and said with a smile: "I didn't expect that His Highness is so elegant."
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