Revenge of the First Daughter - Chapter 233

Chapter 233 A Woman’s Eyebrows
After the hailstorm, the air was excellent, and there was a cold breeze floating in the air.

A gust of wind blew over, and Chun Lan’s hand holding the tray couldn’t help but tremble.

She looked at the bowl in her hand again. Was she really going to give this bowl of porridge to the girl?

The young lady had always wanted to leave the palace, but what was the point of leaving the palace to talk about?

However, the Ninth Prince said that as long as he drank this bowl of porridge, he could let the girl out of the palace.

She was momentarily unable to make up her mind, but what should she do?

His Highness the Ninth Prince has been very kind to the girl these past few days. I’m sure he won’t harm her. If he wants to harm her, he won’t rush over to see her in a hurry during the hail? How could such a considerate heart poison a girl?

“If you go in like this, the wood will definitely be able to see the clues.” A cold voice came from behind, carrying traces of a cold voice that frightened Chun Lan.

Chun Lan turned around and looked at the man behind her. The ninth prince was wearing a pale green robe. His figure was tall and straight, and his exquisite face carried a faint worry. However, his ink-jade-like eyes were filled with determination.

He was clearly not as tall as himself, but the might that flowed out of his body unconsciously wanted to be subdued under his feet.

What he said was correct. If he had such a troubled look on his face, before he could speak, the girl would have noticed the clues.

Chun Lan’s gaze suddenly became firm. She strode over and said firmly, “Yes.” No matter what, she had to ask about the girl’s intentions first.

Chun Lan pushed open the door and entered the room. She saw that Yun Xiao was currently lying on the big pillow, staring at her swollen wrist. Although she did not know why the girl’s wrist was swollen, she was relieved when the girl said that she was fine.

Chun Lan walked to the bed and placed the bowl on the bedside. Chun Lan said respectfully, “Miss, do you feel better now?”

Yun Xiao shook her head, “My body is fine, you don’t have to worry,” Isn’t it just some blood? She was not so weak.

Chun Lan pulled the blanket for Yun Xiao and said with a smile, “Miss, do you want to go back to the Yun Clan, or do you want to continue staying in the Imperial Palace?”

Yun Xiao stared at Chun Lan’s eyebrows for a while. Zhou Jingxu had said that he wanted to send her out of the palace just now, but now Chun Lan said this. If there wasn’t any hint of hatred, Yun Xiao wouldn’t believe it.

She glanced at the bowl of porridge beside the bed, her eyes filled with embarrassment. “What’s in there?”

Chun Lan sighed and said, “The Ninth Highness said that there is poison here, but it won’t kill anyone.”

Yun Xiao frowned tightly and shook her head, “I won’t eat this porridge anymore.”

Just as she finished speaking, the door was pushed open from outside. “Why don’t you eat? Don’t you want to leave the palace?”

Yun Xiao smiled faintly at the man who walked in. There was a trace of confidence in the corner of her mouth as she whispered, “I’ve already thought of a way to leave the palace. You don’t need to worry anymore. However, how many people had an accident in the palace today and how many people were injured outside? Have you ever heard of it?”

Zhou Jingxu shook his head. The hail hadn’t fallen just now, and it was unknown how much had been lost.

Yun Xiao nodded. Just at this moment, a series of messy footsteps came from outside. Yun Xiao and the others looked outside. They saw a woman dressed in phoenix clothes and dressed in exquisite clothes, supported by a palace maid, walking in. Eunuch had already cleared the way for the person to come in and respectfully welcomed the woman in front.

Yun Xiao hurriedly got up from the bed and went over with Chun Lan. After seeing the Empress sitting on the main seat, she saluted, “Greetings, Empress.”

The Empress graciously said, “Get up.” She hurriedly called the imperial physician and looked at Zhou Jingxu worriedly, “Xu’er, Eunuch Cai said that you are seriously injured. Hurry up and let the imperial physician show you?”

Zhou Jingxu strode forward and sat beside the Empress. He smiled and said, “Mother, I’m not hurt. I said this because I wanted you to come in and look for me. See, aren’t you here now?”

“You child,” the Empress looked at Zhou Jingxu. Seeing that Zhou Jingxu was indeed uninjured, she heaved a sigh of relief. “Since you want the Empress Mother to come over, what’s the matter?”

Zhou Jingxu poured some beans from Barabara and said that there was an assassin here today. The Empress frowned and her heart jumped.

The Empress’s expression was gloomy. “Who would dare to assassinate the Imperial Palace? What courage!”

However, after the Empress finished speaking, she suddenly remembered something, “Why are you here after such a big hail? Isn’t it good to stay in your palace honestly? You must cause trouble!”

Zhou Jingxu didn’t feel guilty after being scolded. I’m not embarrassed, Instead, he smiled and said, ‘”Mother, let’s not talk about this. Let’s investigate today’s matter first. Think about it. Fourth Young Lady saved my life before being hated by others. That’s also why some people want to take Fourth Young Lady Yun’s life. Mother, think about it. It’s easy for these people to deal with a daughter of a merchant. But that person is provoking your authority by doing so!”

His words really made the Empress frown. Indeed, in this palace, who would be idle to kill the daughter of a useless merchant?

Yun Xiao only caused trouble because she saved the ninth prince. Those people were pointing at her.

Zhou Jingxu saw that the Empress of the Imperial Palace was frowning, and his gaze carried a trace of pride as he continued, “So, for the sake of the safety of Fourth Miss Yun and the investigation of the real mastermind behind the scenes, Mother, I will stay here for a period of time. You will agree, won’t you?”

So this was what Zhou Jingxu really wanted to say. The Empress’s wooden face was filled with a trace of anger. “So you said so much just to say this. No, you can’t live here.”

This place was obviously not safe. Without soldiers guarding it, there would definitely be people who would continue to cause trouble here.

Even if Zhou Jingxu was fine, the Empress would not agree. Even if he was far away from the Empress, standing on the opposite side of the Empress, his gaze was firm. “Mother, I said that I wanted to be here. Even if you stopped me, I would not leave. Even if you forcefully took me away, as long as I had a life, I would still come here.”

The Empress was so angry that her heart ached, “You unfilial son, it’s all because I’ve spoiled you so much that you don’t know how to behave.”

Zhou Jingxu suddenly waved his hand at the crowd. The others looked at the Empress’ expression and then retreated. Zhou Jingxu smiled and walked over. “Mother, I told you one thing, and you will definitely be willing.”

“What is it?” Although the Empress was still angry, she couldn’t help but feel a little curious.

Zhou Jingxu mysteriously walked to the table and poured himself a cup of tea before he said, “County Lord Hui Ning told Father a few days ago that there would be hail today. Now that the hail has fallen, whose credit does Mother say it is for?”

The Empress frowned and narrowed her phoenix eyes dangerously. “You mean Zhou Jingyan?”

Zhou Jingxu nodded. “Mother must have heard about what happened between county princess Hui Ning and third brother a few days ago. The marriage between county princess Hui Ning and third brother is certain. However, third brother said that he wanted to marry Yun Clan’s fourth young miss as his imperial concubine because of this matter. Therefore, county princess Hui Ning has not decided whether to be the imperial concubine or the side concubine.”

‘”But whether it’s imperial concubine or imperial concubine, county princess Hui Ning is from third brother. Now that county princess Hui Ning has made such a big contribution, father Emperor will definitely attribute it to third brother. Does mother think what I said is correct?”

This was the first time the Empress had heard Zhou Jingxu talk about the military and national affairs. He was clearly only a nine-year-old child, yet he was able to understand these things so clearly. This made the Empress deeply proud. She looked at Yun Xiao, who was not far away, with a faint smile on her face, and her eyes narrowed dangerously.

Although she didn’t say anything, Zhou Jingxu already understood what the Empress meant. He smiled and said, “Mother, don’t worry. Since I have left the fourth young miss behind, I can trust the fourth young miss. Furthermore, if we want to fight back this time, we must rely on the fourth young miss.”

The Empress was surprised, “Could it be that the Fourth Young Lady did not have the thought of becoming the Third Prince’s princess?”

Yun Xiao heard that even if she knelt down, she respectfully said, “Reporting to the Empress, the maiden knows her low status and has sworn an oath in front of the Emperor that she will never marry into the royal family. Please rest assured, Empress.”

The Empress did indeed hear that Yun Xiao was unwilling to marry into the royal family in Gaotang Palace. However, which woman in this world did not want to marry a prince?

Seeing his mother’s puzzled expression, Zhou Jingyan immediately said, “Let’s not talk about Fourth Young Lady’s oath first. If Fourth Young Lady wants to lend it to Third Brother, does Mother think Fourth Young Lady will still save me from the ancient tree?” Furthermore, I left the keys to the ancient tree formation in Imperial Concubine Hua’s bedroom hall. Since Fourth Young Lady saved me, she has offended Imperial Concubine Hua. Now, if Fourth Young Lady wants to survive in the Imperial Palace, she can only stand on our side. ”

The Empress felt that these words made sense. She had someone observe Yun Xiao these past few days. She was a dignified master. Since her son trusted her so much, she believed in her son’s vision. “Continue,” she said.

Zhou Jingxu observed the Empress’ expression. He continued, “A few days ago, When I found out what county princess Hui Ning and father said, He had already bought a large amount of medicinal ingredients for treating wind-cold with the fourth young lady. After the hail, It was extremely cold, The common people would surely welcome a damp-fever sickness, These medicinal ingredients came in handy, “Everyone will be grateful for the free distribution. Furthermore, Fourth Young Lady and I have already said that we will hand over all the herbs to Brother Prince. With Brother Prince’s help, we will distribute the herbs together. In this way, Brother Prince will win a good reputation, which is more credit than County Lord Hui Ning.”

When the Empress heard this, her eyes widened. This was indeed very good news.

In this way, Jin Emperor was still thinking about Jing Chen.

However, this plan was intertwined, and it was so detailed that it did not seem like his son had come up with a method. “Who came up with this method?”

“It’s Fourth Young Lady,” Zhou Jingxu generously admitted to Yun Xiao. Furthermore, this idea was originally thought up by Yun Xiao.

The Empress was secretly shocked. Yun Xiao was just a girl from the boudoir. She could actually come up with such a good method. The Empress involuntarily recalled that in the Gaotang Palace, she did not fear power and spoke out righteously to help a chef from Imperial Kitchen solve the case.

The Empress did not know who the dead Lu Yu Chef was, but she knew for sure that he was not hers. She was happy to get rid of such a person.

As long as he supported a person to gain a foothold in the Imperial Cuisine Room, the Imperial Cuisine Room would also be under his control.

Zhou Jingxu was smart and took a fancy to Yun Xiao as soon as possible. “Fourth Young Lady is really a woman who doesn’t let her brows stand on end.” If it weren’t for Yun Xiao’s refusal to marry the royal family in the main hall, the Empress wouldn’t dare to trust Yun Xiao. Do you think the Third Prince’s influence is insufficient and want to marry the Crown Prince instead? However, Yun Xiao is a little self-aware.

Zhou Jingxu immediately smiled and continued to approach the Empress. “Mother, since that’s the case, shouldn’t you agree to let me stay and protect the fourth young lady?” He said with a smile.

“No!” The Empress refused without hesitation.