Eavesdropping on Fu Bao's inner thoughts, emptying the stored grain and fleeing the famine

The Empress Dowager has arrived, so the matter is settled for today.

Hua Ling raised her head in a pretentious manner, her expression still conveying that pitiful look.

"Your Majesty, yesterday Ling'er was worried that the Prince was feeling unwell from being drunk, so she came here to bring him some hangover soup."

But who knew... who knew..." Hua Ling glanced timidly at Lian Rongrong.

Lian Rongrong simply watched the little green tea perform with a blank expression.

"Who knows what? Hurry up and tell me!" the Empress Dowager urged impatiently.

"The prince actually took Ling'er's body!"

Hua Ling pretended to wipe away her tears a few times, her movements so gentle as if she were afraid of actually wiping away the tears she had squeezed out.

"What? You mean Prince Qi... took your body?"

The Empress Dowager beat her chest in frustration. If she hadn't known all along that this was the old witch's doing, Lian Rongrong would have been really afraid that she would be so angry that she would have a stroke.

Princess Ling was a shrewd woman; upon seeing the Empress Dowager angry, she immediately stepped forward to comfort her.

"Your Majesty, please don't be angry. Prince Qi and Hua Ling are already engaged. Moreover, they are a perfect match. Didn't you want to bestow a marriage upon them before?"

Although Princess Qi was unhappy, things didn't go as planned. Now that Prince Qi had taken her innocence, he had to give an explanation!

The Empress Dowager nodded slightly, her voice returning to its usual calm.

"Very well! Since things have come to this point, we have no choice but to let Prince Qi take Ling'er in!"

"Wait a moment!"

As soon as the Empress Dowager finished speaking, Li Yuanqi's voice came from the east wing room, which was supposed to be the side hall where Prince Ling lived.

Li Yuanqi's sudden appearance shocked everyone present except for Lian Rongrong.

"Grandson greets His Majesty the Empress Dowager." Li Yuanqi, dressed neatly, respectfully bowed to the Empress Dowager.

"How did you come out of that room?" The Empress Dowager's expression suddenly turned cold.

Hua Ling, kneeling on the ground, was filled with shock. If the person in front of her was Li Yuanqi, then who was the man in the room?

Li Yuanyi stood aside, a hint of helpless mockery flashing in his eyes. From the moment Li Yuanqi came out, Li Yuanyi had already understood everything.

Despite the Empress Dowager and Hua Ling's elaborate schemes, they were ultimately outmaneuvered by that scoundrel Li Yuanqi!

"Replying to Your Majesty, yesterday when I got up in the middle of the night, I found that Uncle Ling had somehow gone to the wrong room."

Seeing that Uncle Ling was sleeping soundly, the grandson didn't wake him and simply switched places with Uncle Ling.

I heard a commotion outside early this morning, could something have happened?

Li Yuanqi glanced at Lian Rongrong out of the corner of his eye; the couple were practically bursting with suppressed laughter.

"You said you slept in that room? And the one sleeping in that room is Prince Ling?"

Princess Ling, who was only now realizing what had happened, looked on in disbelief. She pointed tremblingly at the room where Hua Ling was, unable to accept it for a moment.

"Yes, what's wrong? Eh? Why is Miss Hua kneeling here? Did she do something wrong?"

Li Yuanqi seemed oblivious to Hua Ling's disheveled appearance, instead launching into a barrage of hurtful words.

"Shouldn't Miss Hua be staying in the East Courtyard? Why did she rush to the West Courtyard so early in the morning to make a mistake?"

Your man has a really sharp tongue!

"I'm exhausted," Xiao Bai lazily commented. "Although I shut down my five senses yesterday, I have to keep cultivating because these two are constantly on the move."

It really was incredibly tiring.

In Xiaobai's opinion, this Prince Qi not only doesn't speak human language, but also doesn't do human things!

While Xiaobai was still sighing, Princess Ling rushed into the room, and a moment later, the sound of wailing came from the side hall.

Besides the crying, people could also faintly hear the sound of slaps hitting skin.

It is widely rumored that Princess Ling is a shrew, but Prince Ling, wielding the military power of her family, has never dared to mistreat her.

Therefore, over the years, Prince Ling has never taken a concubine, and even if he had a woman, he kept her secretly outside.

Just like Meng Yuyan's mother, who was one of Ling Wang's many mistresses.

However, these rumors are usually just something people listen to for fun, but seeing them today, they do seem somewhat credible.

Li Yuanqi stretched and walked to his wife's side, then announced loudly in front of everyone:

"I've truly missed you dearly all night. Let's go back to the manor!"

"Eh? Just now, when I thought it was His Highness inside, my royal aunt did a lot of persuasion."

Now that our aunt is heartbroken, how can we just leave?

Li Yuanqi felt helpless seeing Lian Rongrong's empathetic expression.

However, the most helpless one was Xiaobai in his consciousness. He could even hear the two laughing in their hearts, but he still had to watch helplessly as this pair of innocent white lotuses and the dog prince put on their awkward performance.

The noise inside grew louder and louder, and Princess Ling's curses became increasingly vile. Such a disturbance in the Empress Dowager's side courtyard was utterly unbecoming.

The Empress Dowager rubbed her temples, which were throbbing with pain, and instructed the maid behind her:

"Go and bring Princess Ling out!"

"Yes!"

Several palace maids, having received the order, hurried into the side hall. A short while later, Princess Ling was helped out.

The Princess Consort Ling before me had disheveled hair and a face full of tears; she was a completely different person compared to when she was persuading Lian Rongrong.

When Lian Rongrong saw Princess Ling come out, she was the first to go up to her.

"Royal Aunt, what man doesn't have an affair?"

If you ask me, given how things have turned out, as a princess, you should be magnanimous.

Which royal heir doesn't have multiple wives and concubines? If you continue to be so aggressive, I'm afraid Uncle Ling will eventually tire of you!

The boomerang eventually struck her own body. Princess Ling was filled with hatred, and she raised her hand to slap Lian Rongrong across the face.

But he was too slow, and Lian Rongrong easily dodged him.

"What are you doing, Aunt? Look closely, the woman who climbed into Uncle's bed is over there!"

As expected, Princess Ling, who was already blinded by anger, followed Lian Rongrong's gaze.

When the disheveled Hua Ling came into view, Princess Ling could no longer contain her anger.

She rushed at Hua Ling like a madwoman, cursing her as "slut" all the while!

To spite Lian Rongrong, Hua Ling was only wearing a thin outer garment. Now, with Princess Ling tearing it like this, the outer garment was already tattered beyond recognition.

Hua Ling could only protect her chest, but while she could protect her chest, she couldn't protect her face.

Princess Ling's slaps landed squarely on Hua Ling's face as she vented her anger with all her might.

The Empress Dowager, who was standing to the side, did not seem to object.

Everyone watched as the farce finally came to an end, until Princess Ling was exhausted and the beautiful Miss Hua was covered in bruises.

"Alright, you've made enough of a scene. Since things have come to this, we have no choice but to let Prince Ling take Hua Ling into his room!"

The Empress Dowager spoke last, and after saying this, she turned and left.

Princess Ling sat helplessly on the ground, her eyes filled with resentment and despair.

But she had long understood that there was no room for maneuver.

Only the original few people remained in the side courtyard. Lian Rongrong stood beside Li Yuanqi, looking down at Hua Ling with a superior air.

After a long pause, she finally spoke softly, "So, Miss Hua likes old and ugly men!"