Long Live the Empress

Chapter 268: Breaking into the Boudoir at Night (2)

"I wonder what instructions the Ninth Prince has for breaking into my daughter's boudoir tonight?" Yue Jing imitated Yan Liyuan and emphasized the words "breaking into my daughter's boudoir" and "boudoir" very seriously.

"Go to sleep!"

Just as Yue Jinghao was stunned, Yan Liyuan pulled her into his arms again. Yue Jinghao wanted to push Yan Liyuan away but heard a cold voice coming from above her head: "Miss Yue, if you are not sleepy, then I will do something..."

"Nine thousand years old An Meng!" Yue Jinghao said quickly and closed her eyes tightly.

Yan Liyuan felt helpless. Was he so unpopular with her? He looked down at the trembling long eyelashes and couldn't help but stroke them gently with his fingers.

Yue Jinghao felt as if she had been struck by lightning. Her whole body was stiff and she dared not even breathe, for fear that this capricious man would kill her.

But Yue Jinghao didn't know that the more nervous she was, the faster her eyelashes would tremble, which would reveal her uneasy heart. This made Yan Liyuan very dissatisfied, and he lowered his head and whispered in Yue Jinghao's ear: "If you keep thinking nonsense, I will dig out your eyes!"

Yue Jinghao trembled and dared not think about it anymore. She silently recited the Buddhist scriptures.

After a busy day, Yue Jinghao was very tired and fell asleep after reciting only a few sentences.

Yan Liyuan listened to the steady breathing beside him, hugged the person in his arms tighter, closed his eyes and fell asleep with her.

Yue Jinghao didn't sleep well. She felt pain in her shoulders and someone covering her mouth...

Early in the morning, when Yue Jinghao woke up, Agate was already preparing clothes for her to wear that day.

Yue Jinghao touched the already cold quilt beside her, feeling somewhat disappointed, and cursed unconsciously, "Shameless!"

"Miss, are you calling me?" Manju heard Yue Jinghao's voice and came over with a warm handkerchief. "Miss, wake up!"

Yue Jinghao didn't explain. She picked up the handkerchief and covered her face. The warm feeling slowly calmed her somewhat lost mood.

"Miss, Uncle Ding just sent a message saying that Su Keqi will arrive in the capital in two days at most."

"Well, let him keep an eye on him!"

Su Keqi is arrogant and scheming. Just look at Aunt Su's appearance and you will know that Su Keqi is not a good person. In the previous life, Yue Jinghao always respectfully called him grandfather and personally visited him to pay respects during festivals, but in the end, she was labeled as a poison queen...

Thinking about it now, Yue Jinghao's behavior was really ridiculous! She was the daughter of the Prime Minister's Mansion, but she actually called the father of the concubine her grandfather. She had no respect for the inferiors at all!

"Keep an eye on the Su family, they are best at stabbing people in the back!" Yue Jinghao ordered while choosing earrings.

"Yes!" Agate responded quickly.

The old lady had a headache today and didn't want to get up, but when she heard the servants report that Yue Jinghao was standing outside early waiting to pay her respects, the old lady propped herself up and got up.

"Madam, I see that you don't look well. Why don't you skip the greetings today?" Madam Zhang suggested worriedly.

"No, she has just been named a princess and acknowledged the eldest princess as her mother. If I don't go, won't people talk about me?" The old lady's eye sockets were a little dark and her eyeballs were a little yellow. She looked as if she hadn't slept for a long time.

Nanny Zhang nodded helplessly. Who would have thought that a grandmother would have to look at her granddaughter's face these days? "Now that she is a princess, she should make plans for the master. Since the master lost his position as prime minister, he has even had fewer drinks and social events! Why don't you take this opportunity to bring it up today, old lady?"

The old lady thought so too, and went to the front hall with the help of Nanny Zhang.

After Yue Jinghao bowed and greeted, she noticed that the old lady's face looked different than usual. "I heard that grandma was not feeling well, so I brought some top-quality wild ginseng. Stewing black chicken with wild ginseng is the best way to replenish blood and qi!"

The old lady looked at the high-quality wild ginseng and nodded with a smile, "You are so thoughtful!"

After Nanny Zhang took the wild ginseng, she told someone to take it away and make soup.

The old lady took a sip of tea and asked, "What happened yesterday? Why did the princess suddenly want to take you in as her daughter?"

Yue Jinghao bit her lip, her face slightly reddened, "It was not proposed by the eldest princess, but granted by the emperor. I don't know the specific situation..."

This was the excuse Yue Jinghao had thought of a long time ago. If the old lady knew that the princess was trying to stop the prince from asking the emperor for a marriage, she would definitely vomit blood immediately. She didn't want to be known as the one who angered her grandmother to death!

The old lady didn't think much about it. She just asked a few questions and then thought about sending Yue Jinghao away.

"Oh, big sister is really diligent. She comes to pay respects to grandma so early in the morning!" Yue Yuyan's voice came before she arrived in person, but her pretentious feeling made the old lady frown in dissatisfaction.

"Granddaughter greets grandmother~" Yue Yuyan was dressed very simply today, even wearing only a plain hairpin.

Yue Chunruo and her daughter followed closely, greeted him, and then sat quietly in the corner.

"What are you wearing? Is the Yue family so poor that they can't even afford to buy a headdress for the young lady?" the old lady asked angrily.

Yue Yuyan's eyes suddenly filled with tears. She bit her lip and said aggrievedly, "Grandmother also knows that the Fourth Prince will come back to set a date soon. I want to save more dowry so that I won't be seen as shabby like my second sister..."

Yue Jinghong's story was indeed not a glorious one, but she had already entered the Prince's Mansion, so the old lady couldn't say anything more and just picked up the teacup and sipped it.

Seeing that the old lady didn't respond, Yue Yuyan pointed the finger at Yue Jinghao, "Big sister, you are such a fool. Why did you bother the Ninth Prince to intervene in our family affairs? I am too embarrassed to see my sisters!"

"Why don't I understand what third sister is saying? What virtue or ability do I have to invite the Nine Thousand Year Old Man? Third sister might as well ask me to pick the stars in the sky! Haha..." Yue Jinghao joked, covering her mouth with her hand.