The Virtuous Concubine

The prince was scraping the lid of the bowl, thinking about these things. However, he quickly judged that De'eniang must have liked it from the bottom of her heart. He came suddenly, without notifying, and the tea was served quickly. The tea leaves were spread out, and it didn't look like they were deliberately turned out.

The prince began to worry again. If he drank like this every day, wouldn’t there be much left? Although De’er Niang said every day that she would not drink tea after noon, otherwise she would be restless and unable to sleep at night...

He looked up and was about to ask Chen Xin to take out half of the tea he usually drank and bring it to him, but he accidentally saw a drop of blood-red pigeon blood gem hanging from Aunt Bai Xia's sleeve.

The prince's eyes froze instantly, he lowered his eyes and asked Bai Xia to give him some snacks, but he was actually looking at the gem that was sticking out of his sleeve with his peripheral vision.

As Bai Xia moved, more gems were exposed. The prince keenly saw that it should be the head of a phoenix?

Could it be that, because she became a noble concubine, De'eniang has developed ambitions to aim for the position of empress? !

The prince just felt sour and bitter in his heart. He didn't know what to think, and even didn't want to think about it anymore.

He treats De'enniang sincerely. Does De'enniang also want to gain a higher status for her child?

In fact, the prince had already experienced this. When he was a child, the emperor's father almost took care of his upbringing himself. If he was too busy with state affairs and had no time to take care of himself, he would leave him with Rong Fei.

But... Because of this, the Emperor asked Concubine Rong to send her biological son, the Third Prince, to be raised outside the palace so that she could concentrate on raising herself.

But later... Later, when she grew up and Concubine Rong was not so favored anymore, she thought of a way to bring the Third Prince back.

With his biological son back by his side, he naturally neglected him a lot. The Emperor became even more dissatisfied with Concubine Rong, and the Crown Prince stopped hanging out with Concubine Rong.

Later...

In a flash, the prince, for some unknown reason, took action and grabbed Bai Xia's hand with lightning speed and pulled the thing out of her sleeve.

It turned out to be a golden phoenix hairpin with filigree, of fine workmanship, but the prince had lived in the palace for many years, so he could naturally tell at a glance that it was not a gift from the palace's Ministry of Internal Affairs.

The prince wanted to throw the hairpin to the ground, but at the last moment, he chose to hold it tightly, and then looked at Bai Xia who was kneeling on the ground in panic, and asked, "How dare you steal De E Niang's things?"

If this thing is really De'enniang's favorite, it's better not to damage it. At worst, I can have a quarrel with her and end it all.

The prince thought so, but his eyes were fixed on Bai Xia.

Bai Xia's body trembled violently when she heard this, and she kowtowed and explained: "Your Highness, please understand that I would never dare to steal the Imperial Concubine's things. This hairpin belongs to me."

The prince frowned, obviously not satisfied with Bai Xia's explanation. The value of this item was not something that Bai Xia, as an aunt, could afford.

Things made with filigree craft were originally exclusive to the palace. Later, some craftsmen were released from the palace, and these items gradually spread among the people. However, these things were very expensive, and ordinary wealthy families could not even see such hairpins.

He snorted coldly and said, "Humph, I don't know why? Then tell me, where did this golden hairpin come from?"

Bai Xia felt really aggrieved. She had originally followed her master's instructions and had to take the hairpin apart and pull off the ruby. Gold was relatively soft, so she used a little tool and some skill to smash and flatten the hairpin. In short, she just wanted the original shape to no longer be recognizable.

But who knew that the prince would suddenly arrive uninvited. Bai Fu was out with her master again, so Bai Xia had to temporarily put it in her sleeve to welcome him.

As a result, he was caught red-handed by the prince.

Bai Xia knelt on the ground and said tremblingly: "Your Highness, this hairpin is really mine. I beg Your Highness to investigate."

The prince narrowed his eyes slightly, his eyes full of suspicion. "Yours? How can you, a palace maid, have such a valuable thing? Are you trying to deceive me?"

The prince's voice was cold and majestic. Bai Xia kowtowed quickly and said in a trembling voice: "Your Highness, please calm down. I dare not lie to you. This hairpin is..."

At this time, Malu finally came back. Bai Zhi, the second-class maid in the palace, hurriedly reported in a low voice that the prince had come and seemed to be angry with Aunt Bai Xia.

Malu hurriedly ran to the main hall when he heard half of it. He happened to see Bai Xia hesitating and refusing to explain where the hairpin came from.

Today she was going out to meet someone, so she dressed up nicely. Malu was wearing a lavender palace dress, the fabric was so soft that it seemed like flowing water waves gently swaying with Malu's movements.

A set of pink South Pearl head ornaments, each of which is full and has a dreamy halo, perfectly highlighting her extraordinary status.

Maybe she walked in a hurry, Malu's cheeks were slightly flushed, and her lips were dotted with a touch of light red lipstick. When she opened her lips slightly, it was as if she had thousands of emotions that she wanted to express but could not.

As soon as he saw her, the prince suddenly felt that he was not so angry anymore.

But he still held out his hand and handed the hairpin to Malu with a cold face: "Yours?"

Ma Lu looked at the golden hairpin in the prince's hand, and her heart tightened. She naturally knew the origin of the golden hairpin, but at this moment, she was questioned by the prince, and she didn't know how to answer for a moment, so she changed the subject and asked: "Bai Xia, why are you kneeling on the ground?"

Bai Xia kowtowed quickly, and then said pitifully: "Your Highness the Crown Prince found the hairpin that I stuffed into my sleeve, and he didn't believe that it was mine, and thought that I stole it. Your Majesty, please understand."

When the prince heard this, he almost laughed out loud. The people in Yonghe Palace were really bolder than each other! Bai Xia's words sounded like a plea for mercy, but in fact, he was colluding with her in front of him.

Malu also looked at the prince aggrievedly: "Bai Xia said it was hers, why is Your Highness making people kneel?"

Seeing her like this, the prince waved his hand helplessly: "Noble Concubine De has spoken, get up!"

Since she didn't want him to investigate further, he couldn't hold Bai Xia hostage... It was not nice for the emperor to cause such a thing on his first day of the expedition.

But the prince still felt very aggrieved, inexplicably aggrieved.

Although the prince's voice sounded like it contained ice, Malu naturally knew that the prince was afraid that she would become a concubine and become estranged from him, so he quickly pulled his hand and said, "How is it, you are sending your father to the battle today, is the regent still busy? Are the people below obedient?"

Before the prince could answer, she asked him again: "The tea you gave me earlier was fine to drink, but I drink it every day and it seems that there is not much left. Do you have any more?"

After such a series of questions, how could the prince not know what Malu meant and what his attitude was?

His attitude softened immediately, and he felt relieved and happy: "Nothing happened. The Emperor may have just left the capital. What could have happened? I came here today to drink this tea."

As he said this, he looked at Malu and glanced at the teacup out of the corner of his eye, meaning that if you drink it every day, how can you entertain guests? Are you trying to fool him and make him happy?

Malu suppressed his laughter and scolded Bai Xia: "Isn't the tea we usually use to entertain guests Biluochun? If you use this tea to entertain guests, what will I drink when the time comes?"

Bai Xia quickly bowed and saluted: "I saw that the queen would be back soon, so I originally brewed it for her. I didn't want to keep His Royal Highness the Crown Prince waiting for too long, so I brought it here."