mesbooks Chapter 276 It's rare to see you have such awareness.
Chapter 276 It's rare to see you have such awareness.
After leaving the Buddhist hall, Su Mowan wandered aimlessly around Gaoyang Palace, with Yinshuang following behind her.
The palace maid assigned to follow her tried to speak several times, but hesitated.
After turning to a quieter corridor, Su Mowan casually sat down and looked at the palace maid, saying, "What do you want to say to me?"
The palace maid looked around, then leaned closer and said with her head bowed, "This servant knows that this is not something I should say, but... Baihe's feelings for His Highness Prince Qin have been several years ago. Please be magnanimous and don't hold it against Baihe."
Su Mowan was stunned for a moment, then realized that the 'lily' the palace maid was talking about was probably the same palace maid who had been fooled by Murong Jing at the entrance of Gaoyang Palace.
Whether it happened years ago or recently, Su Mowan wouldn't care.
So he smiled and said, "This has nothing to do with my magnanimity; I didn't take it to heart at all."
Hearing this, the palace maid breathed a sigh of relief and said respectfully, "I was too talkative, please forgive me."
"fine."
Su Mowan looked around and asked curiously, "Is the Empress Dowager usually the only one here? Does the Emperor come here often?"
The palace maid nodded. "Normally, it's just the Empress Dowager. She prefers quiet, and even the Emperor can't easily disturb her without her permission."
Su Mowan clicked her tongue in astonishment. It seemed the Empress Dowager was practically a nun. Then why did Emperor Moyao suddenly ask her and Murong Jing to come and see the Empress Dowager last night?
Did the Empress Dowager send someone to communicate with Emperor Moyao?
The palace maid noticed the confusion on her face and said, "The Empress Dowager knew about yesterday's banquet and that you and Prince Qin would be coming to the palace, so she sent someone to inform the Emperor."
"Does anyone else usually come to visit the Empress Dowager?"
The palace maid shook her head: "It's only when the Empress Dowager wants to see someone that she sends someone to summon her."
Su Mowan found it a bit strange. Even if the Empress Dowager preferred quiet, she wouldn't act like this. It would be normal for someone like the Crown Prince, the Eldest Princess, or the Seventh Princess to come and visit their grandmother, so why wouldn't the Empress Dowager see them?
After sitting for a while, Su Mowan got up to go back to the vicinity of the Buddhist hall to wait. Just as she got up, she saw Feng Yue pushing someone over.
They haven't even exchanged a few words yet, and it's already over?
Su Mowan stood up and waited until the person was close before asking, "Are you leaving?"
Murong Jing looked up and said, "If you don't want to leave, you can go back and chat with your grandmother for a few more minutes."
"...Maybe next time."
There was really no way to talk to the Empress Dowager, so Su Mowan timidly followed her out.
After they left, Su Mowan thought that Murong Jing would have to pay his respects to the Empress or something, but to her surprise, he simply got into the carriage and left.
As they were leaving the palace, they bumped into the eldest princess.
The eldest princess greeted Su Mowan, who replied, and then the carriage departed. Murong Jing did not exchange pleasantries with the eldest princess.
This relationship is indeed not as close as that with the Seventh Princess.
The carriage had barely set off when it heard another carriage speeding up behind it.
Feng Yue announced from outside that it was His Highness Prince Jin.
Murong Jing ordered the carriage to stop and waited for the Prince of Jin to catch up.
As soon as Prince Jin caught up, he said, "Third brother, I want to go to your residence to play."
Why does that tone sound like the Seventh Princess?
Su Mowan noticed that the Prince of Jin addressed Murong Jing as "Third Imperial Brother," while the Prince of Chu addressed him as "Third Brother."
Murong Jingming knew it wasn't that simple, but he didn't refuse and told Feng Yue that he could continue.
So Prince Jin followed eagerly behind, and they indeed arrived at Prince Qin's residence.
When Su Mowan got out of the carriage, she saw that Prince Jin had followed her into Prince Qin's residence. She felt something was amiss, so she raised an eyebrow and glanced at Prince Jin. Prince Jin didn't seem to care when she stared at him and followed Murong Jing to Fenghua Palace.
Su Mowan went straight back to Huangfeng Garden.
As soon as she entered, she saw Qinghe and Xiaoyun embroidering something. Su Mowan walked over and saw that Qinghe was embroidering a koi fish.
It must be said that Qinghe is truly a representative of skillful hands. Although she is not a professional embroiderer, the things she embroiders are quite of a high standard.
So Su Mowan asked with a smile, "Who is this embroidered for? For yourself? Or for someone else?"
Su Mowan said this with a teasing tone. She knew that Feng Yue had a bit of a crush on Qinghe, but she didn't know if Qinghe had noticed.
To everyone's surprise, Qinghe smiled and said, "This is embroidered for the future young prince or princess!"
"..."
Su Mowan silently walked to the side, "Take your time embroidering."
"Well, there's no rush. There are still several months left, and I can embroider a lot more!"
"..."
Su Mowan and Yinshuang exchanged a glance before entering the bedroom.
Murong Jing said that after the autumn hunt, there was no need to continue pretending, but he didn't know how he would slip up.
Actually, Su Mowan really wanted to say that Murong Jing had just made up these words, and that it would be fine if he explained it to Emperor Moyao. However, when she thought that Murong Jing might have other intentions, she gave up the idea.
After taking down her hair bun, Su Mowan lay down on the bed and told Yinshuang to call her when the meal was ready.
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Fenghua Palace.
Murong Jing raised an eyebrow at the Prince of Jin before him. "You want to gain experience in the army?"
Prince Jin nodded. "Yes, please give me a chance, Third Brother."
Feng Yue, standing to the side, thought to himself that this was unreliable.
It's quite surprising that even His Highness Prince Jin knows he's going on a training expedition!
Murong Jing glanced at the Prince of Jin indifferently, his eyes darkening. After thinking for a moment, he said, "Is this your own decision?"
Knowing that his third elder brother suspected that this was the idea of his mother, Consort Shen, the Prince of Jin explained, "This was indeed my own idea. I don't want to do nothing anymore."
"It's rare to see someone with such awareness."
Upon hearing this, Prince Jin thought there was hope. Just as a look of joy appeared on his face, he heard Murong Jing say, "However, Consort Shen will not agree. You should discuss it with Consort Shen first."
The Prince of Jin's face fell, and he said, "There's nothing to discuss! We have different ideas right now, and we can't reach an agreement."
Upon hearing this, Murong Jing raised an eyebrow slightly. "You still have ideas? I thought all you knew was drinking and frequenting brothels."
His face flushed as he spoke behind his back, and Prince Jin muttered unhappily, "I was just trying to highlight your brilliance and might, Third Prince."
Feng Yue, standing to the side, couldn't help but think to himself: If the master's wisdom and prowess were to be highlighted by someone like Your Highness, then we would be truly doomed.
Murong Jing did not approve of Prince Jin's impulsive decision. He glanced at Prince Jin and suddenly said, "You didn't have some kind of argument with Consort Shen, and you're acting on impulse?"
The Prince of Jin's expression changed several times, clearly indicating that what was predicted had come true.
Feng Yue thought his master would have sent the person away, but then he heard his master say, "If you really want to gain experience, come with me to Jiangnan in a few days."