The Flirtatious Prince and His Savage Concubine

Nan Wangyu let the little palace maid go, but she might not be able to escape the disaster.

Queen Gu was waiting in Yanchun Palace to enjoy her blood swallows, but today she waited for about half an hour longer, and the servants did not deliver the blood swallows. Usually, they were very punctual. What bad luck had she encountered today? Why was everything going wrong? She was furious in her own palace, and Nanny Li quickly sent someone to the imperial kitchen to ask what was going on.

Xiaohuan, who was sent to urge the blood swallows, came back. After reporting to Nanny Li, Nanny Li turned back to the Queen and replied.

"Your Majesty, today's blood swallows will be ready soon. Someone will be sent over from the imperial kitchen in a while."

Queen Gu: "Those fools down there, have you become so bold today? You are so negligent? Why are you only planning to send it to me after such a long time?"

Li Ma Ma lowered her head and said, "No, Madam. Xiao Huan just reported back that the Imperial Kitchen said that the blood swallows were prepared early today as usual. But the maid who delivered the blood swallows met the Crown Prince and the Crown Princess who were playing in the Imperial Garden. The maid bumped into the Crown Prince and the blood swallows were knocked over. The Crown Prince did not blame the maid who delivered the blood swallows, and she did not go to Yanchun Palace to report first. She took the initiative to return to the Imperial Kitchen and asked them to cook blood swallows for you again."

After hearing this, Queen Gu became even angrier and said angrily, "Is this brat Nan Wangyu trying to make things difficult for me? Now I have to look at his expression even when I eat a blood swallow, right?"

Nanny Li knew that the Queen had been getting more and more irritable in recent years, but the worse the temper, the more out of control the emotions, the more likely people are to make stupid mistakes. She wanted the Queen to stay calm, otherwise all the years of hard work and forbearance would be in vain. So she comforted her: "Quit your anger, Queen, maybe the Crown Prince didn't mean it, he..."

"What do you mean it wasn't intentional? I think he did it on purpose. He just wanted to piss me off to death. For so many years, I have been drinking blood swallows at this time every day. He didn't know? Maybe he was waiting there on purpose to knock over my blood swallows."

Queen Gu refused to listen to any advice and smashed the teacup beside her in anger, causing the tea to splash everywhere. She knew she should be patient, but she found that she could no longer control her temper, especially when it came to Nan Wangyu, she would lose her mind more easily.

"Your Highness, even if you know he did it on purpose, you should control your temper and be more generous, so that it will appear that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince does not respect you and does not respect filial piety, and you are a loving mother, and then all the officials will stand on your side."

After smashing the teacup, Queen Gu finally calmed down a bit and snorted, "I can't lose my temper in front of His Majesty, but can I lose my temper in my own palace?"

Nanny Li had no way of refutation. It was good that the Queen knew it in her mind. Further persuasion might make the Queen even more unhappy. Fortunately, everyone in the palace was her own people and they kept their mouths shut. It would be better for the Queen to vent a little, so as to prevent the depression from hurting her body.

After Queen Gu had her tantrum, she felt a little weak and lay down on the couch.

Not long after, Xiao Huan came to report: "Madam, the imperial kitchen has delivered the blood swallows."

"Are you still here to deliver the same person as before? Didn't you change the person?"

"Yes."

While Queen Gu was speaking, she remained lying on the couch without even raising her eyelids. She said, "Let her in."

The maid who was delivering the blood swallows knew that the time of delivering the blood swallows today was much later, and the Queen would definitely ask about it. However, the Queen was well-known in the palace, and she was kind to the Crown Prince as if he were her own son, and she was always generous to the palace maids. I believe that as long as I explain the whole story, I will be comforted by the Queen.

So the little maid described everything that happened in the Imperial Garden to Queen Gu, and flattered her at the right time: "His Royal Highness is kind and benevolent, and his character is noble. I offended him, but His Royal Highness did not blame him at all. This is all because of the good teachings of the Queen. That's why His Royal Highness is so outstanding."

Listening to the maid's description, Queen Gu remained silent. But when she started to flatter the Crown Prince, Queen Gu suddenly seemed to be interested. She looked up at the maid and said, "Oh! You think the Crown Prince is a noble person. What do you think of the King of Qi?"

The little palace maid seemed to have just realized that the Prince of Qi was Queen Gu’s biological son. She quickly kowtowed and apologized, saying, “Your Highness the Prince of Qi is dignified, brave, courageous, resourceful, outstanding, wise… wise… wise…”

The young palace maid tried to be "wise" for a long time but couldn't figure out why she was "wise".

Queen Gu sat up from the couch and sneered, "It's really hard for you. I guess you have memorized all the idioms you know, right?"

Then his expression suddenly turned cold again: "But Prince, when did the King of Qi become someone you can criticize? Who do you think you are?"

When the little palace maid heard this, her heart skipped a beat and she kowtowed even harder, repeating over and over again, "Queen, please spare me. I am stupid and spoke out of turn. Please forgive me, Queen."

Queen Gu seemed to have heard a particularly funny joke, and she laughed even harder. After she finished laughing, her voice became even colder. "If I let you go easily today, wouldn't everyone in the palace be able to talk about the Crown Prince, the King of Qi, and even the Emperor and me in the future? Wouldn't the palace rules that were set since the founding of the country become a decoration just because of you?"

When the young maid heard what Queen Gu said, she panicked even more. She kowtowed until her forehead bled. She just kept repeating, "Your Majesty, please spare me! Your Majesty, please spare me!"

Queen Gu lowered her eyes and looked at the little palace maid in front of her with a disdainful look. She liked the feeling of being able to control the life and death of others like this moment. If one day, she could not only control the life and death of a little palace maid, but also control everyone in the world, and never have to pretend to endure again, how comfortable would it be?

But at this moment, Queen Gu was still rational. She knew that she could not execute the little palace maid in front of her. She just knocked over her blood swallow and her crime was not punishable by death. If she really executed her, she would also be known as a person who treated palace maids harshly.

Then, Queen Gu changed her expression from the previous coldness to a loving one, and said slowly: "Okay, don't kowtow. I know you did it unintentionally. It's not your fault that the blood swallows were spilled."

When the maid heard Queen Gu telling her to stop kowtowing, she stopped immediately and looked up at her expectantly. When she heard Queen Gu say that she was not to blame, hope surged in her heart.

Then Queen Gu changed the subject and said, "But the palace rules are there. If I don't punish you, how can I discipline the other palace servants? Then I will punish you to clean the toilet in Xinzheku. Go!"

After hearing what Queen Gu said, the hope that had just ignited in the little maid's heart was shattered, and she fell to the ground. Now she had no way out.

Queen Gu saw that the little palace maid hadn't moved for a long time, and she became a little impatient, so she said to Li Ma Ma, "Take her away."

Nanny Li nodded in agreement, and then two servants came in and dragged the little palace maid away.

The little palace maid seemed to come to her senses after being lifted up by the servants. She thanked them and said, "Thank you, Queen, for sparing my life!"

Watching the little palace maid being dragged out, Queen Gu finally vented her anger and enjoyed her blood swallow in a peaceful mood.