The Virtuous Concubine

Bai Xia stood at the gate of Yonghe Palace, looking at Chen Xin who was more respectful than last time, even almost fawning, and just felt really upset!

The Queen had issued strict orders long ago, claiming illness and staying in the palace, not wanting to see anyone. She had already refused entry to Chen Xin last time, and she thought the matter would be settled there, but she had not expected this man to come to her door again with such a thick face today!

The most important thing is that many people in Yonghe Palace actually think that the prince's behavior is extremely snobbish.

In the past, when the queen was in the prime of her life, people from Yuqing Palace came here frequently! Their plan was to plant more spies in the harem and expand their influence. When the queen was promoted to a noble concubine, her status became more prestigious, and the courtesy of Yuqing Palace increased, and they even formed an alliance.

But once the Empress fell ill, she lost the favor she once had in the eyes of the Emperor, and the limelight was snatched away by Concubine Mi. There was no news from the Prince anymore, and he was nowhere to be seen.

The Emperor has shown a little more concern and attention to the Yonghe Palace recently, so the Crown Prince hurriedly sent people to send gifts to express his "thoughts". How ridiculous is it to be so rude at first and respectful later?

So this time, Bai Xia didn't have much enthusiasm for Chen Xin, but still politely rejected Chen Xin: "Eunuch Chen, please go back. Our queen has ordered that she won't see any visitors during her convalescence. I'm afraid your kindness will be wasted."

Chen Xin couldn't be rejected this time. Seeing Bai Xia's determination, he really wanted to shout in Yonghe Palace. As long as the queen heard the sound and showed up, there might be a turning point. However, although Bai Xia was weak, he was very stubborn. During the struggle, the palace servants of Yonghe Palace heard the noise and rushed to help. They surrounded him and helped Bai Xia "drive" him away.

Seeing that he was not only unable to defeat Bai Xia, but also attracted more palace servants from Yonghe Palace to help Bai Xia, Chen Xinxin made up his mind, gritted his teeth, arched his hands, bent his waist almost to the ground, and begged earnestly:

"Miss Bai Xia, you must help her no matter what and let her accept these gifts in person. Even if it's just to inform her that a large box of the same size as last time has been delivered. If her Majesty doesn't like it later, I promise that I will come to pick it up on time at noon and will never bother her again. Miss, please! Please!"

After saying this, he turned around and slid away in a hurry without caring about his decency or dignity. No one could stop him, and he left the three heavy, beautifully carved huge boxes alone there, leaving everyone dumbfounded and at a loss.

Bai Xia looked at the boxes, feeling angry and helpless. He stamped his feet and said, "What should I do? This guy is really a difficult one!"

An elderly maid beside him sighed and said, "Young lady, leave it alone for now. You need to go in and report to the queen to see how to deal with it."

Bai Xia nodded, and everyone gathered together to move the boxes to a corner beside the palace gate, hoping that the Queen would have an idea to quickly put an end to this unreasonable farce. They also sent people to guard the boxes, fearing that someone would tamper with them.

In fact, Chen Xin didn't dare to go far at all. He could only hide outside the Yonghe Palace and listen to the noise inside, for fear that someone would do something stupid and move the three big boxes.

Malu in the main hall also heard the noise outside and was about to call someone in to ask what was going on when Bai Xia hurried in, knelt down and saluted, reporting: "Your Majesty, it's Eunuch Chen Xin from Yuqing Palace who is here again, bringing three large boxes with him. He said they were gifts from His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and he insisted on keeping them. We servants couldn't refuse, so we have now placed the boxes beside the palace gate and sent someone to guard them. We have come to ask for Your Majesty's instructions."

When Malu heard this, a sarcastic smile appeared on his face, but the smile did not reach his eyes.

It was nothing more than a repetition of the same old trick. Presumably, the prince was hiding in the box at this moment, fully expecting to give her a "surprise".

She sneered softly, "When did Chen Xin learn such a despicable trick? Bai Xia, don't bother checking it. Just call a few people to carry this box back to Yuqing Palace intact, and say that I am not worthy of the Crown Prince's "kindness" so that it won't be left here to be an eyesore and cause trouble for no reason."

Bai Xia responded crisply and turned to make arrangements. Just as he reached the palace gate, Malu added, "Wait a minute, remember to remind the people who carry the boxes not to bump into anything on the way. If there are really any valuable items in the boxes that are damaged, our Yonghe Palace cannot bear the responsibility. Don't let others use this as an excuse to make trouble for you."

Bai Xia nodded again and left quickly.

The young eunuchs who were sent to guard the boxes were standing aside bored, kicking the stones under their feet from time to time. When they saw Bai Xia coming, they hurriedly straightened their backs and smiled, ready to wait for orders.

Chen Xin was outside the palace, listening to the faint conversation inside. Although she couldn't hear clearly, she saw Bai Xia and a few palace servants walking towards the box. She felt something was wrong. When she saw clearly that they were going to carry the box out, her face turned pale instantly. She didn't care about hiding and rushed out hurriedly, shouting as she ran: "Miss Bai Xia, you can't do this, you can't do this, these are all the intentions of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, you can't touch them!"

When he got closer, he was already out of breath. Chen Xin quickly squeezed through the crowd, walked to the box, stretched out his arms, and protected the box tightly, just like a hen protecting her chicks. He looked at Bai Xia eagerly, and kept muttering:

"Miss, please have mercy on me and spare my life. If I send this back, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will blame me and I will lose my head! My whole family is counting on me to support them—"

Uh?

Bai Xia was like a scholar meeting a soldier, his brows knitted tightly, "You are a eunuch, where did your family come from? Are you really going to bully the people in Yonghe Palace?"

Even though the words were harsh, my heart softened a little.

Based on her usual understanding of the prince, although Chen Xin's head would not really be lost, it was a foregone conclusion that he would be severely punished if he carried the box back in such a shameful manner. At the very least, he would be beaten to a pulp and half-crippled in bed.

Normally, Chen Xin had a good relationship with them, but thinking of this, she could only turn around angrily and quickly return to the main hall.

She said to Malu a little embarrassedly, "Madam, Chen Xin is like a madman. He threatened to kill himself and stood in front of the box, refusing to let us move. We can't do anything about him. He said before that if you don't like it, he will come and take it away at noon. Otherwise, we should put the box aside until noon and see what happens before making a decision."

Malu sighed faintly: "Girl, you have been with me for so many years, when did you start to turn your elbows outward?"