si-mexico Chapter 398 The Palace is Poisonous
Chapter 398 The Palace is Poisonous
Miao Miao's first time entering the palace.
a little nervous.
The thought that she was the granddaughter of the current emperor and empress was very gratifying.
I was also a little excited.
He took the mooncake from his maternal grandmother, the Empress, and took a bite.
It's chestnut flavored, very sweet and fragrant.
The imperial chefs in the palace were quite skilled; the food was delicious.
Mid-Autumn Festival has already passed, and we can still eat mooncakes; only the palace could do that.
My aunt usually doesn't bother to do it, complaining that there are too many steps and it's too troublesome.
Miaomiao, who had just eaten half of her meal, suddenly stopped eating.
"Why aren't you eating?" Empress Cao asked, looking at the little guy who seemed to want to eat but was hesitant.
"Is this mooncake poisonous?" Miao Miao looked at the Empress with lingering fear.
She held the mooncake, which had been bitten several times, in both hands, with sesame seeds and crumbs still stuck to the corners of her mouth.
Oops!
Only now did I remember my mother's instructions before I entered the palace.
She had completely forgotten about it.
Someone like her, living in the palace, wouldn't she be easily poisoned?
"Cough cough cough..." Princess Yuqing choked after taking a sip of tea.
Miao Miao then realized that she had blurted out what was on her mind.
He coughed awkwardly twice.
Queen Cao:......
Good, good. Being wary is a good thing.
With a face like that, it's easy to attract jealousy.
But I only realized it after eating half of it. If it really was poisonous, wasn't it too late?
so cute!
She picked up a mooncake and put it in her mouth, eating with the little one. "You've already eaten half of it. If it were poisonous, it would have killed you long ago. It's not poisonous, so eat it without worry."
She prepared the mooncakes early in the morning, knowing her daughter was going to the palace.
This year, none of my daughters went to the palace for the Mid-Autumn Festival.
I suppose he's spending time with the little guy.
She didn't make many mooncakes to begin with, and Yuqing didn't eat a single one; instead, the little guy almost ate them all.
They were even worried that her mooncakes were poisoned!
Seeing that her maternal grandmother, the Empress, was eating pancakes, Miao Miao decided to eat some too.
I ate mooncakes, chestnuts, and fruit.
The main problem is that besides eating, she doesn't know what else to do.
The fruits in the Queen's palace are very fresh, and there are also many out-of-season fruits.
Summer fruits such as grapes and lychees.
The fact that lychees could be eaten at this time and in this place was all thanks to the king's efforts to please his beloved.
Food preservation technology has reached a new level.
My mother and aunts must be very interested in this kind of preservation technology.
Perhaps in ancient times, before air freight and express delivery, fresh bamboo shoots, various fresh mushrooms and matsutake mushrooms from Jiangzhou could often be served on the tables of high-ranking officials and nobles in the capital.
Then the mother will make a fortune.
Miao Miao's gaze was fixed on a large lychee that was still wet.
These are meant to be eaten, right? Surely the fruit wouldn't be poisoned?
I watched as my mother and the Empress were talking.
Miaomiao reached out and took the big lychee.
It was ice-cold, probably just taken out of the ice cup a short while ago.
Without warning, I was slapped across the hand.
"You can't eat it now, it's too cold..." Princess Yuqing quickly had the palace maid take the fruit away.
Miao Miao had a misconception.
It felt like my mother and my princess mother had merged into one at this moment.
Or perhaps the poison in the princess's heart had already penetrated deeply.
The Empress felt her daughter was being a bit too strict and said to Miao Miao, "Eating one won't hurt."
Princess Yuqing put on a stern face, "Mother, if you eat one, you'll want to eat a second, and then a third and a fourth. Miaomiao has a weak stomach and is prone to stomach upset."
Queen Cao:......
This is truly unbelievable.
I never imagined that one day I would see my daughter worrying about her child. I always felt that she was still a child herself.
I've never seen her treat Jia Yue like this before.
As long as the little one doesn't cry or make a fuss, everything is fine, and we let her have her way.
Yuqing also accused her, the maternal grandmother, of being too harsh on the child.
Is this what they mean by "the deeper the love, the harsher the criticism"?
The Queen looked at the little one who was staring at her longingly and handed her a snack.
Miaomiao shook her head. "Your Majesty, may I take the grapes with me?"
"can."
"Where are the lychees?"
"can."
"May I call you maternal grandmother?"
Empress Cao: "...Alright..."
Has the Empress's maternal grandmother acknowledged her?
Miao Miao called out in a soft, sweet voice, "Grandmother."
But in the blink of an eye, her maternal grandmother was about to send her away, saying, "Take Miaomiao back home, and don't go to the palace unless necessary in the future."
Miao Miao felt that her maternal grandmother, the Empress, seemed to know something.
After all, the person who can sit in this position is practically the king of the harem.
She has lived to such an old age that even the emperor is wary of her.
Not just any empress could do that.
This suggests that her relationship with the emperor was no longer just that of husband and wife, but rather one of competition; they probably disliked each other.
Neither of them can kill the other.
Otherwise, why would they only confine Prince Chen to his quarters? They said it would be for six months, but he'll probably be released around the New Year.
Princess Yuqing's smile froze on her face. "Mother, why?"
Even though the Empress Dowager had accepted Miao Miao and liked her very much.
The Empress gave her daughter a meaningful look. "Don't you know what's going on?"
Neither of them brought it up.
"But I still want to take Miaomiao to see Father Emperor," Princess Yuqing said stubbornly.
The Empress's face turned cold, and she said helplessly, "Do you still remember that Physician Feng?"
"I remember, didn't Mother hand it over to Father yesterday, and Father handed it over to the Dali Temple for trial?" Princess Yuqing also felt something was amiss.
Logically, Prince Chen should be imprisoned at Dali Temple right now, so why is he only under house arrest?
Empress Cao looked up at her daughter. "She has recanted her testimony and insists that it was Prince Su who ordered it."
"What?" Princess Yuqing suddenly stood up. "Mother, how could this be?"
"Who in the world do you think has the power to make prisoners detained in the Dali Temple change their confessions overnight?"
Princess Yuqing couldn't bring herself to say the last word, "father..."
She couldn't believe that her father would disregard the Crown Prince's life and death to protect Prince Chen.
Didn't Father Emperor see how badly Prince Chen harmed the Crown Prince?
"Didn't Father Emperor dislike Prince Chen and his mother before? How could this be..."
Empress Cao scoffed, "Your father may dislike Consort Chen, but he dislikes me even more. He didn't depose me before because of your maternal grandfather, and he can't depose me now because of the opposition from the court officials. He even protected the murderer who poisoned your brother. Do you think he'll give us a way out?"
Princess Yuqing slumped into a chair, never expecting her father to be like this.
Does this mean that the Emperor really intends to depose the Crown Prince and install Prince Chen in his place?
How could a treacherous villain like Prince Chen possibly sit in that position, and how could he possibly let Xiao Wu go?
Father Emperor is indeed getting old and his eyesight is failing.
Empress Cao pulled the little girl to her daughter's side, "Take Miaomiao back. Don't come to the palace unless necessary. Stay in your princess residence. If you really want to see someone, go see the Crown Prince. He keeps talking about you."
"Mother..."
Princess Yuqing originally thought that victory was assured for this side.
No matter how meticulous the plan, it cannot overcome the unpredictability of the emperor's mind.
Miao Miao had been looking forward to meeting her maternal grandfather, the emperor, but upon hearing this, she quickly slipped away.
It's important to save your life.
When she left, her maternal grandmother, the Empress, bestowed upon her many gifts, saying they were for her future dowry.
Miao Miao suddenly felt a sense of life and death separation.
I couldn't help but want to hug the Empress; her wide robe felt empty inside.
Despite being the Empress, a woman of unparalleled dignity and grace, she evokes a sense of pity in others.
She hugged the Empress's neck and gave her a quick kiss on the cheek. "Grandmother, you're too thin. You need to eat more, otherwise you won't be able to carry Miaomiao anymore."
"Hahaha... Alright, Grandmother will listen to you, eat more." Empress Cao laughed heartily.
She hadn't been this happy in a long time.
As Princess Yuqing stepped out of the Empress's bedchamber, she looked back at the majestic imperial palace.
This is the place she grew up in.
She considers this place like home.
There was a deep sense of suffocation.
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