Chapter 1180: Chapter 936 Truth 15 (Requesting monthly ticket for an extra update)_3
Nanny Xiao: "..." I really don’t know what kind of twisted fate there was between the late Emperor and the Empress Dowager!
When the late Emperor was alive, he ignored the Empress Dowager, and the Empress Dowager avoided him whenever she could.
She hardly left Kunning Palace, but unexpectedly, after the late Emperor died, she would go to Fengxian Palace to scold him once. Every time she went, she would curse him, and sometimes, when she was in a bad mood, she would make a special trip to Fengxian Palace just to scold him.
That could still be ignored, if only she cursed at Fengxian Palace where others wouldn’t hear, that would be fine.
But now that she can’t go to Fengxian Palace, she has actually started drawing small portraits of him to scold!
"Empress Dowager, please stop cursing, Princess Lianchun and County Master Qingping are here."
Empress Dowager Xiao: "..." She could understand Pan’Er coming, but why did Princess Lianchun come as well?
"Aren’t you going to stop scolding?
If you are done scolding, quickly put this portrait away. Tell me, the late Emperor has been gone for so many years, how can you still draw his likeness?"
"Isn’t his portrait hanging in Fengxian Palace?
I go to scold him from time to time, and after so many times, I remembered."
In fact, Empress Dowager Xiao was just doing it on a whim, who knew she could actually draw it!
"How is it that you can be so open-minded about other things but so persistent in scolding the late Emperor?"
Empress Dowager Xiao stood up and tore up the late Emperor’s little portrait, "I just can’t help wanting to scold him, that scoundrel, not fit to be a father!"
Nanny Xiao: "..."
"You’d better go out! Princess Lianchun and County Master Qingping should be here."
Nanny Xiao urged Empress Dowager Xiao to come out of the room.
Princess Lianchun and Xie Pan’Er were already standing in the Flower Hall.
Mandarin Duck secretly signaled to Nanny Xiao that she couldn’t stop them.
Nanny Xiao waved her hand, indicating it was okay that she couldn’t stop them, since the Empress Dowager didn’t curse much afterwards anyway.
However, Mandarin Duck was winking and signaling with her eyes that Princess Lianchun and Xie Pan’Er heard everything.
Nanny Xiao rolled her eyes, feeling an urge to die.
"Greetings to the Empress Dowager!"
Princess Lianchun and Xie Pan’Er managed to act as if nothing happened and paid their respects to Empress Dowager Xiao.
"No need for formalities, why have you come so late at night?"
"I and His Majesty saw the note you gave to His Majesty and felt that if there really is an issue in this palace, your Cining Palace might be the least safe, so I came over."
"You are considerate, have Mandarin Duck prepare water for you to wash up, and stay the night at Cining Palace!"
Princess Lianchun: "That’s exactly what I was thinking. Where is Suisui? Before we came, Ji Youze said that tonight, it’s best not to let Suisui leave your side for a moment!"
Empress Dowager Xiao quickly said, "She was tired all day, and just now she made an Elixir for Princess Consort Yi, exhausting her energy, and fell asleep."
Princess Lianchun: "Made an Elixir for the Princess Consort Yi? Has Princess Consort Yi entered the palace?"
"She came once and just left not too long ago!"
"Isn’t she usually reclusive? Why did she suddenly enter the palace today?"
"What else could it be? It’s just those things during the day. She said people outside are in panic, and Prince Yi is so anxious he got sick, so she came to the palace to find out more!"
Empress Dowager Xiao then asked, "How are things? Is there any progress?"
"Minister Lin is highly suspicious, and there is evidence, but it’s just some ambiguous memorials; I’m afraid we’ll have to search Minister Lin’s Mansion to find out!"
Empress Dowager Xiao said, "Minister Lin’s Mansion, even the Emperor cannot search it without proper evidence!"
Empress Dowager Xiao said.
Princess Lianchun nodded, "That’s the difficulty!"
Empress Dowager Xiao looked at Xie Pan’Er and asked, "Is it mentioned to the Emperor that there might be a spy in the palace?"
Xie Pan’Er nodded, "It was mentioned, and my brother said he will handle it and not to worry too much!"
"That’s good. Once the palace spy is removed, it’ll eliminate a major threat, and even if Lu Zezhong really does force his way into the palace, it won’t succeed!"
"So why are you still awake at this hour?
Go and rest!"
Princess Lianchun urged Empress Dowager Xiao to rest, but Empress Dowager Xiao said, "I just can’t sleep, I’m worried! I can’t sleep tonight, how about we play some leaf cards!"
Leaf cards didn’t interest Princess Lianchun; she actually wanted to sleep, so she quickly said, "Why are we playing leaf cards in the dead of night? You can’t even see properly; you’d better go to sleep!"
Empress Dowager Xiao insisted, "I can’t. I finally have both you and Pan’Er by my side. Usually, I want to play, but we don’t have enough people, and when I play with the palace maids, they dare not win!"
Princess Lianchun was truly not in the mood to play, so she casually said, "If you’re really scared, why not wash up, go to bed, and take out the late Emperor’s portrait to continue cursing till dawn!"
Empress Dowager Xiao: "..."
