The Love between Hanxiang and Qianlong

When the Empress Dowager heard Mingyue say that Xiaoyanzi was unwell but did not call a doctor, she couldn't help feeling confused and dissatisfied.

She frowned and thought to herself

"What on earth is going on at Shufangzhai? They didn't even hire an imperial physician!"

So, Mr. Lafayette decided to go and see the situation himself.

She stood up and walked towards the bedroom with steady steps.

As soon as he entered the room, Lao Foye noticed that only Mingyue was guarding the bed, while Ziwei was nowhere to be seen.

This scene made her feel more and more that something was wrong.

The old lady signaled with her eyes to Aunt Gui beside her, and Aunt Gui immediately understood.

She stepped forward and shouted sternly:

"What the hell are you doing at Shufangzhai? Where is Princess Ziwei?

Also, since Princess Huanzhu was unwell, why didn't you call a doctor?"

Her voice was full of majesty, and no one dared to be negligent in the slightest.

Caixia spoke hesitantly, but she didn't dare look directly at the old lady, her eyes flickered.

At this time, Mingyue, who was hiding in the quilt, was so frightened after hearing Nanny Gui's questions that she trembled all over and wrapped herself in the quilt tightly, fearing that someone would find out that she was hiding here.

When the Empress Dowager saw this, she was shocked, thinking that Xiaoyanzi's condition had worsened, and she quickly ordered Nanny Gui to ask Doctor Hu to come and treat her.

When Caixia heard that the old Buddha wanted to invite the imperial physician, she panicked and hurriedly stopped him.

"Your Highness, we have asked the imperial physician to come. Doctor Hu said that the princess just needs to sweat a little and you don't need to make any more trouble."

However, the old lady ignored Caixia's dissuasion, walked straight forward, and reached out to pull Xiaoyanzi's quilt.

She felt Xiaoyanzi shaking violently in the quilt, and she became more and more worried.

So she ordered Nanny Li to pull the quilt off Xiaoyanzi.

Nanny Li obeyed the order and stepped forward to lift Xiaoyanzi's quilt.

At this moment, Mingyue couldn't bear it anymore, and crawled out of the quilt, looking at everyone with horror on her face.

Seeing this, the old Buddha was shocked and angry, and shouted loudly:

"What the hell is going on? Tell me the truth!"

Seeing Mingyue reveal her true colors, Caixia and the others were so scared that they knelt on the ground, lowered their heads and kept silent.

There was silence in the room and the atmosphere was extremely tense.

The old lady slammed the table next to her, pointed at Mingyue, Caixia and others and shouted angrily: "Hurry up and confess the truth to me!"

After receiving instructions from the Empress Dowager, Nanny Gui and Nanny Li immediately dragged Mingyue and Caixia to the center of the hall and forced them to kneel down.

Mingyue and Caixia were terrified and kept begging for mercy, saying in trembling voices:

"Master Buddha, please spare us. We know we were wrong. Please forgive us..."

However, the old lady was not moved at all. She asked majestically

"Tell me, where did your princess go? Tell me quickly!"

Mingyue and others looked at each other, and no one dared to speak first.

They were afraid of saying the wrong thing and angering Mr. Lafayette, but they had no choice but to tell the truth.

Finally, Caixia mustered up the courage to answer.

"Replying to the old Buddha, the princess... the princess has gone out."

When the old Buddha heard this, he was furious.

"What? How dare you go out without permission? How disgraceful!"

She stared at Mingyue and Caixia with wide eyes and continued to ask, "Tell me, where did she go?"

At this time, Mingyue and Caixia were so scared that they were trembling all over and didn't know what to do.

The old Buddha snorted coldly and said with displeasure on his face

"We will settle your accounts later. I will wait here today to see when Princess Huanzhu and Princess Ziwei will come back"!

At this time in the Huibin Building, Xiaoyanzi didn't know that the Empress Dowager was waiting for her in Shufangzhai, and she was still laughing and joking with Liu Qing, it was very lively.

Xiaoyanzi teased

"Liu Qing, you have won the heart of our Jinsuo. When do you plan to marry her?"

When Jinsuo heard this, her face turned red with shame and she wished she could find a hole to crawl into.

Liu Qing smiled foolishly, scratched his head and replied: "As long as Jinsuo nods, I can get married anytime."

Seeing this, Xiaoyanzi walked up to Jinsuo and bumped into her, then asked in a teasing tone:

"Jinsuo, what do you think? When will you marry him?"

Jinsuo glanced at Ziwei and said shyly, "I will listen to you, young lady."

Xiaoyanzi thought this answer was too boring and continued to ask

"Don't listen to your young lady on everything. What about your own thoughts?"

Jinsuo whispered, "I want to wait until the young lady gets married."

Ziwei quickly stopped her and said

“You don’t have to wait for me, I’ve already picked a date, the first of May is a good date.

When the time comes, I will go find Hanxiang and ask her to let you leave the palace, and then you can live a happy life with Liu Qing."

Jinsuo wanted to say something, but was interrupted by Ziwei.

"Young Liu is not young anymore, you can't keep him waiting forever, right?

Moreover, even if you leave the palace, we can still meet in the future. For example, when I get married, you can come to the palace to help."

After hearing this, Jinsuo felt that there was some truth in it, so he stopped insisting and nodded in agreement.

Afterwards, Ziwei discussed some specific details with Liu Qing.

Time passed quickly without them noticing, and by the time they reacted, the palace gates were about to be locked.

When the group returned to Shufangzhai, Xiaoyanzi was surprised to see that there was no one at the gate, so she shouted to the inside:

"Mingyue, Caixia, small stool, small table, where are you?

Why didn't any of you come out to greet me when I came back? What on earth were you doing in there?"

Mingyue, Caixia and others were like frightened birds when they heard Xiaoyanzi's voice, and they secretly observed the reaction of the old Buddha.

Seeing that the old man showed no emotion at all, they felt a pang in their hearts. They probably didn't have any chance to escape this time.

As soon as Xiaoyanzi, Ziwei and Yongqi opened the door of the hall, they saw the servants of Shufangzhai kneeling on the ground.

The old lady sat at the top with a calm demeanor, while the maids beside her were on high alert, holding feather dusters in their hands.

Seeing this, Xiaoyanzi and Ziwei immediately knelt down and said to the old Buddha

"Greetings to the Lord Buddha, may the Lord Buddha bless you."

When the Empress Dowager saw the two of them wearing eunuchs' clothes, she was furious but she didn't show it on her face.

His eyes swept over Jinsuo and he gently raised his hand and told Aunt Gui

"Drag that girl Jinsuo out and teach her a lesson for me."

Nanny Gui walked to the side of the Empress Dowager, bowed and said, "Yes, I obey your order."

Nanny Gui stood up and walked slowly towards Jinsuo, waving the feather duster in her hand.

Jinsuo was extremely scared and kept shaking her head, hoping that the old lady would forgive her.

Nanny Gui walked up to Jinsuo, grinned, and hit her.

Jinsuo cried out in pain and begged for mercy.

"Master Buddha, I know I was wrong, please forgive me!"

The old Buddha then spoke

"As princesses, I cannot punish you. But you servants did not stop me when I made mistakes, but instead followed me to make trouble. How disgraceful!"

The old Buddha looked at Mingyue Caixia and ordered Li Mama and Zhuang Mama, saying

"Please teach this servant of Shufangzhai a lesson. The master made a mistake because the servant did not advise him in time."

Nanny Li and Nanny Zhuang followed the order and walked in front of Mingyue Caixia and waved feather dusters.

As soon as Xiaoyanzi stood up and tried to grab the feather duster from their hands, she was scolded by the old lady.

"Xiaoyanzi, if you dare to hit anyone today, I will send them all to the Ministry of Punishment. If you don't believe me, you can try it"!

After hearing this, Xiaoyanzi was so scared that she dared not move anymore. She could only hug Mingyue and Caixia tightly to prevent them from being hit by the feather duster.

Ziwei cried and begged for mercy

"Master Buddha, you are the Buddha, please don't be so cruel. Don't let us servants bear the consequences for the mistakes made by Xiaoyanzi and I!"

Yongqi also knelt down and said to the Buddha: "Buddha, please show mercy."