ebookland Chapter 252 The Domineering Princess 5
Chapter 252 The Domineering Princess 5
Azhi gently placed his hand on Jiangzhu's arm.
"Let's go. Today is a sunny day, perfect for paying respects to the Queen."
Today is indeed a good day.
It’s just that Queen Zheng had a headache and had already informed all the concubines in the palace that they didn’t need to go to Kunning Palace to pay their respects to her today.
Unexpectedly, Azhi still came to Kunning Factory to pay her respects.
The palace maid of Kunning Palace could not stop her and could only watch Ahzhi enter the hall.
At the same time, the palace maid came to the bedroom to report to Queen Zheng.
Queen Zheng said to the maid with some impatience, "Go out and tell the princess that I am not feeling well today, so there is no need to pay respects."
The little palace maid nodded and turned to go out.
But a moment later she came back, covered her face and knelt on the ground, her voice choking with sobs as she said, "Empress, the princess said she told you yesterday that she would come to pay her respects to you today, and she would not leave if she could not see you."
Which younger generation would threaten the elders like this?
Queen Zheng was stunned. She didn't expect Azhi to be so unreasonable.
She looked up and saw the little princess covering her face. She asked with some disbelief on her face, "Did she hit you?"
The little palace maid’s head was almost touching the ground.
"The princess scolded me for being unruly, so I couldn't help but beat me."
She beat up a palace maid in her own palace just because of a disagreement. Does she still take me, the queen, seriously?
Queen Zheng forced herself to stand up and spoke with anger in her voice.
"Yun Yuyu is really becoming more and more unruly now. She even dared to attack the people of Kunning Palace."
"I have already spread the news to the people in the six palaces that I am not feeling well today and do not need to pay my respects. But she actually forced me to accept her greetings."
Hearing Queen Zheng's angry tone, the little palace maid lowered her head and dared not speak, for fear that the fire would accidentally burn her.
Empress Zheng looked slightly pale and waved her hands, saying, "Forget it, go wash and dress me and go see her. If I really don't accept her greetings, His Majesty will surely blame me for not being kind enough."
Thinking of Emperor Lingyue's infinite love for his daughter, Queen Zheng took the pill prescribed by the imperial physician and swallowed it.
It is really the most difficult thing to be a stepmother in the world, whether it is in the common people or the royal family.
When Queen Zheng appeared fully dressed, Ah Zhi was leisurely sipping tea.
She had no intention of standing up to greet Queen Zheng when she appeared in the hall. It was not until Queen Zheng sat down that Ah Zhi put down her teacup and stood up and bowed to Queen Zheng.
The gesture of saluting was extremely elegant and standard, without any sign of perfunctory or impoliteness.
"Your son pays respects to the Queen."
He still had to do the superficial work, at least to prevent Queen Zheng from finding any evidence against him.
The original body had been dissatisfied with Queen Zheng since childhood, so he never called Queen Zheng mother.
Every time seeing Yun Ling being close to Queen Zheng, the original self couldn't help but make a few sarcastic remarks.
Queen Zheng just nodded gently.
"Get up, princess, be filial. I am not feeling well, but you wanted to pay your respects to me."
Queen Zheng was not a stunning beauty. Her appearance could only be described as dignified and pretty, but her words were somewhat petty.
Her background did not give her any confidence in the whole palace, and the only person who gave her confidence was Yun Ling.
As long as Yun Ling, the adopted son, is the crown prince, Queen Zheng will feel confident.
Azhi sat down and smiled at Queen Zheng.
"What does the Queen mean by this? I was going to rest yesterday, but you deliberately asked Aunt Liu to come and invite me, thinking that I would come to pay my respects to the Queen today. You said you had something to discuss with me, otherwise I would not have the heart to disturb you."
The late queen's twins look different from each other, and Yun Ling looks like Emperor Lingyue.
Yun Yuyu looks very much like the late queen, even her personality is very similar to that of the late queen.
Whenever she saw Yun Yuyu wandering in front of her, Queen Zheng felt as if she was seeing the late queen in front of her.
The woman who made her feel inferior all her life.
At the same time, Queen Zheng had to admit that if it weren't for the previous queen, she might not be able to sit on the throne today.
Queen Zheng felt her head starting to hurt again.
She took a deep breath, rubbed her temple and said, "I called you here yesterday to discuss the birthday banquet with you."
"You are about to turn eighteen. Time flies so fast. I can still vividly remember what you looked like when you were a child. Now you have grown into a big girl..."
Looking at Queen Zheng's hypocritical look, Azhi rolled his eyes impatiently.
Without giving Queen Zheng a chance to finish, she interrupted, "Queen, there is no need to dwell on the past. Why don't you just tell me why you asked me to come here today? Do you want to tell me all this nonsense?"
"If it's about a birthday party, it doesn't make any sense for me to do it. Just hold it like my brother's birthday party last year."
After Azhi finished speaking, he was about to get up and leave, which made Queen Zheng frown slightly with a hint of displeasure in her eyes.
"Yun Yuyu!"
Ah Zhi stopped and stared at Queen Zheng with a puzzled look on his face, "I am not deaf, Queen, just tell me what you want to say."
Queen Zheng gritted her teeth and said, "Do you look like you're here to pay your respects to me? You just beat up a maid in my palace."
"Yun Yuyu, you are too overbearing. I am your elder. Even if I am the successor queen, I am still your mother."
Seeing how Azhi showed little respect for her, Queen Zheng could no longer hold back her anger.
No matter what, she was the queen and the mother of the country. Even if many concubines in the palace were dissatisfied with her, they still had to pay their respects to her.
Only Yun Yuyu was like a thorn in her lungs, causing her unbearable pain every time she breathed.
"What are you talking about, Queen? The maid just now was slapped by me because of her inappropriate words. I slapped her for the Queen's sake."
"If the Queen doesn't know how to punish a palace maid who doesn't know the rules, then this princess will naturally do it for her."
Thinking about what she wanted to discuss with the other party, Queen Zheng knew that she must not offend the other party too much.
She took a deep breath and said, "Forget it, I'll beat her up if I want to. She's just a little palace maid."
Haven’t you been beaten enough in the palace?
Queen Zheng took a deep breath and said, "I have something serious to discuss with you today. Your brother has come of age, and it is time to choose a crown princess."
"Yu'er, you are a sensible child. You should understand that you can't be competitive in some things. If you still have Yun Ling as your brother in your heart, give Yun Ling the birthday banquet this year."
In Queen Zheng's eyes, the princess will get married sooner or later.
In the past ten years, he has enjoyed treatment equivalent to that of a prince.
Now that I'm older, I should give the opportunity to Yun Ling.
Azhi turned around and faced Queen Zheng with a sneer on his face, looking at her with critical and disdainful eyes.
"You are not kidding, are you?"
Queen Zheng straightened her back and said to Ah Zhi, "Yu'er, you are a princess after all. When your brother inherits the throne in the future, you will always have to rely on him."
"Now that you have given up the opportunity to hold a birthday party for your brother, this is not a bad opportunity. Isn't this woman's birthday not important? Why do you have to compete with your brother for it?"
Queen Zheng just looked like she was doing this for your own good.
Ah Zhi snorted and raised his eyebrows softly, "Okay, I'll go talk to father now and let brother have this year's birthday banquet."
Unexpectedly, Azhi was so easy to talk to today, which made Queen Zheng's eyes light up.
She looked at Azhi's expression carefully, and seeing that he was not angry at all, she believed that he really agreed to give the opportunity to Yun Ling.
"Good boy, Yun Ling is your brother from the same mother, so you and your people are closer than others. Now that I see you are so sensible, I am really relieved."
The reason why Queen Zheng wanted Azhi to give up the opportunity to attend the birthday banquet was that she did not dare to mention it to Emperor Lingyue.
When she was a child, it was because she did not pay enough attention to her original body's birthday banquet, which caused Emperor Lingyue to rebuke her harshly, which made Queen Zheng dare not speak to Emperor Lingyue at all.
The only way to avoid being punished by Emperor Lingyue is for Ah Zhi to give up the matter voluntarily.
The original self in the memory heard Queen Zheng persuading her to give up the birthday banquet.
She smashed the vase in Kunning Palace on the spot and cursed Queen Zheng at her nose.
Queen Zheng fainted and asked Emperor Lingyue to come.
Even though Emperor Lingyue intended to protect his precious daughter, the news was still spread by someone with ulterior motives.
The story of the princess making the queen faint from anger spread throughout the capital.
By the time Emperor Lingyue found out, some of his ministers had already impeached the original body for not knowing filial piety and demanded that Emperor Lingyue teach the original body a lesson.
Yun Ling even gave Queen Zheng some advice, asking her to stand up and forgive the original owner at this time, and take the opportunity to gain a reputation for being virtuous.
Queen Zheng, who had originally become an unfilial and unfraternal princess, finally showed up in public.
In the past, Queen Zheng was like a transparent person, but now she has turned the tables by taking advantage of her original body's experience.
Ah Zhi concealed the malice in her eyes and pretended to be well-behaved with a smile on her face.
"Yes, the Queen is the mother of the country, so she will naturally think of her son in every way. Now I will go and tell my father that I will give this birthday banquet to my brother."
Her plan went so smoothly that Queen Zheng felt her headache was gone for a moment.
"Go ahead. I won't keep you here any longer."
"Yes, I will retire."
When Ah Zhi turned around, her bright smile turned into a sneer.
The master and servant walked out of Kunning Palace. Jiangzhu asked Ahzhi hurriedly, "Princess, do we really have to ask His Majesty to arrange a birthday banquet? It was clearly agreed that the princess and the prince would have one once a year, so no one would be treated unfairly."
Azhi raised her head gracefully and stroked the earring on her earlobe.
"Of course, this princess will do what she said, but the queen is bound to be disappointed. Even if this princess asks to give the birthday banquet to Yun Ling, it depends on whether my father agrees."
"What do you mean, princess?"
Ah Zhi deliberately made her eyes red and said in a choked voice, "The Queen wants to force me to give in to Yun Ling in everything. If my father knew about this, I'm sure he would definitely not sit idly by."
The original incarnation used to be arrogant and domineering, and liked to plan everything openly.
If you are angry, vent it out; if you have a grudge, take revenge on the spot.
She had never cried to Emperor Lingyue, and now it was just right for Azhi to come in handy.
This asked the palace maid to find out the whereabouts of Emperor Lingyue, and Azhi went to find him with tears in her eyes.
Today, Emperor Lingyue was accompanying Concubine Wang to appreciate the flowers after court.
Before he could come to his senses, Azhi threw herself into his arms.
The once proud little princess burst into tears, and Concubine Wang beside her looked surprised.
She stepped forward and said to Emperor Lingyue worriedly, "Your Majesty, it seems to me that the princess has been wronged."
Emperor Lingyue came back to his senses, touched the back of Ah Zhi's head and asked softly, "What's wrong? Yu'er, what happened today? Did someone bully you? Why are you hugging me so sadly?"
Ah Zhi replied angrily, "Father, please let my brother hold the birthday ceremony today."
This statement meant that he wanted to give the birthday banquet to Yun Ling. Emperor Lingyue immediately understood that his daughter's sadness must be related to the birthday banquet.
He carried Ah Zhi to the pavilion and asked her to sit down.
"Alright, tell father what's going on. Why are you crying like this for no reason? Has anyone wronged you?"
Ah Zhi sat down with red eyes and a cry tone in her voice.
I saw her tears falling down in big drops, and she looked like she wished she could cry all her tears dry.
"Father, the Queen asked me to give the birthday banquet opportunity to my brother..."
"Bastard!"
As expected, Emperor Lingyue was furious. Seeing his beloved princess crying, he was already very angry.
Now when he heard that it was about a birthday banquet, Emperor Lingyue slammed the table with a distorted face.
Concubine Wang raised her eyebrows slightly and stepped forward to hold Emperor Lingyue's hand with heartache.
"Your Majesty, please don't hurt yourself. I feel bad hearing that the princess has been wronged. Didn't the Crown Prince just celebrate his birthday last year?"
"Why is the princess required to give up her birthday banquet this year? Is the queen confused? The prince and princess are twins, why must the princess give way to the prince?"
Even though Concubine Wang was speaking for Ah Zhi, she was actually speaking for herself.
The second prince, the son of Concubine Wang, is only twelve years old this year. He is six years younger than Yun Ling.
Back then, the late queen was the only one favored by Emperor Lingyue. No matter what others said, he only favored the late queen and was indifferent to other concubines.
At first, there were only the twins of the late queen in the palace. Until the late queen passed away, Emperor Lingyue still rarely visited the concubines in the harem for six years.
Even after Queen Zheng ascended the throne, he still focused on raising Yun Yuyu.
Finally, in the sixth year, Concubine Wang was favored and gave birth to the second prince.
It was as if she broke the deadlock, and the entire harem began to come alive.
Unlike Queen Zheng who was partial to some, Concubine Wang was caring and concerned about the original body and did everything better than Queen Zheng.
Because she knew that her original body was the apple of Emperor Lingyue's eye.
"Father, if the Queen wants me to give up my throne to my brother, then I will. I am just a princess and I will get married sooner or later. What does it mean for me to stay in the palace?"