Resisting the Wind and Splendor

When Chu Yueli asked her, Zisu remembered the purpose of her visit.

She hurriedly said, "A nanny has come from outside. She says she is... Nanny Ji, who serves Consort Yu."

"Consort Yu?" Chu Yueli's feelings were complicated.

Consort Yu is the mother of Prince Mo and the Ninth Prince.

She knew that Consort Yu would definitely summon her to the palace for an audience after her return, but she didn't expect it to happen so quickly.

Perhaps she was unhappy because of the legends surrounding the King of Ink and her.

If she could, Chu Yueli would never want to have any further entanglement or contact with the concubines in the harem.

I always felt that the concubines in the imperial harem were too difficult to get along with and had too many complicated thoughts.

But she is the Great Demon King's biological mother, so perhaps sooner or later I will have to meet her.

"I'm going to see her." Chu Yueli was about to leave, but suddenly stopped, turned back to look at Zisu, and said, "My brother was drunk last night and hasn't woken up yet. Could you take care of him for me?"

"I understand." Zisu nodded and urged, "Miss, you should go quickly. She is Prince Mo's mother, so you must be... careful."

This caution and prudence means, on the one hand, carefully serving them and avoiding conflict unless absolutely necessary.

On the other hand, we also have to be on guard, because no one knows if Consort Yu might secretly harm her because she doesn't want her to be with Prince Mo.

Zisu was afraid of the concubines in the harem; she had never seen many who were simple-minded.

As soon as Chu Yueli arrived at the front yard, she saw a middle-aged nanny standing in the sunlight.

She was probably around forty-five years old. She wasn't particularly kind-looking, but she also didn't have the domineering air of the palace maids.

She was just a simple, ordinary middle-aged woman.

Perhaps it was because he had spent too much time by Consort Yu's side, often chanting scriptures and praying to Buddha with her, that he carried a trace of the incense smoke from the Buddhist temple.

"Is this Granny Ji?" This was also the first time Chu Yueli had met Granny Ji.

It wasn't that she wasn't familiar with the people in the palace; it was just that she had rarely seen anyone from Consort Yu's courtyard over the years.

Years ago, I heard that Consort Yu was also favored in the harem, but at that time Chu Yueli was young and did not pay much attention to these palace maids and nannies.

By the time she reached the age where she needed to care, Consort Yu no longer lived in the palace regularly.

Granny Ji looked at her for a while, then suddenly laughed and said, "She's actually quite beautiful!"

Chu Yueli was slightly taken aback. Why did these words sound so familiar to her?

Granny Ji then bowed and said, "This servant greets Miss Li."

"Granny Ji, do we know each other before?" Chu Yueli frowned.

Granny Ji smiled and said, "Indeed, you spent some time together, but the young lady was too young at the time, and I'm afraid she can't remember it now."

But she didn't say much, only leaned forward and said, "Her Majesty is waiting, young lady. Would you like to come with me to the palace to see Her Majesty?"

……

Consort Yu is quite busy today.

I chatted with Lu Beimo for quite a while last night, and this morning I went to the Emperor's Hall of Diligent Governance to help the Emperor get up and change his clothes.

After the Emperor finished his court session, Consort Yu rushed to the Empress Dowager's Yongshou Palace to pay her respects.

It's not that I'm trying to curry favor with anyone; it's just that I've been away for too long and have only just returned, so these are things I have to do.

Etiquette issues.

However, even though Consort Yu was very busy, when Chu Yueli saw her, she had already calmed down and was drinking tea.

Upon seeing Chu Yueli for the first time, Consort Yu couldn't help but exclaim, "She's so beautiful! Even more pure and lovely than Ruonan back then! No wonder my Mo'er still can't forget you!"