Yuan Qingling only had porridge and did not eat osmanthus cakes. She usually did not eat sweet foods in the morning.
The osmanthus cakes were not eaten at all.
After breakfast, Yuan Qingling stood up and said, “Ms. Zhou, I go first!”
Ms. Zhou said kindly, “Go ahead. Your father is waiting for you.”
Yuan Qingling nodded and went straight out.
As soon as she walked out of the door, she heard Madame Lian’s sarcastic voice, “Don’t put on airs. We all know her condition in the Prince Yu’s residence. Without our support, I’m afraid she can’t even have porridge. I’ve heard that Prince Wenhao beats or scolds her. Looking at her forehead’s wound, she must be beaten. It’s been a year since she got married. She hasn’t made love with Prince Wenhao yet. Isn’t she afraid of being laughed at?”
Madam Cui said, “I hear that because of Queen Mother’s force, Prince Wenhao has to take some medicine to make love with her. It can be seen that Prince Wenhao is really not interested in her.”
“Well, don’t talk about that. Outsiders said it’s okay. Why do we make fun of her? Get out.” Ms. Zhou spoke righteously. However, there was sarcasm on her face. Prince Wenhao has to take some medicine to make love with her. It could be seen that Prince Wenhao disliked her at all.
What was ridiculous was that Yuan Qingling thought Prince Wenhao would love her after they had sex relationship and put on airs in Lord Yuan’s Mansion.
Ms. Zhou felt Yuan Qingling was very stupid.
Yuan Qingping just reached marriageable age, and knew what they meant. Hearing these words, she frowned and immediately caught up with Yuan Qingling.
She stopped Yuan Qingling and pulled her sleeve rudely, “Why are you so useless? You’re already Prince Wenhao’s wife. Why can’t you get his love, making others laugh at you.”
Yuan Qingling shook her off and said indifferently, “Does it have anything to do with you?”
“Yes. If others know that my eldest sister is so useless, they also laugh at me. Can’t you be more aggressive?” Yuan Qingping said angrily.
Yuan Qingling looked at the fifteen-year-old girl. She still did not know that everything in the world was not entirely out of her control. Did she have to strive for what she wanted?
She didn’t say anything and walked straight past her.
Yuan Qingping stamped her feet in anger. He had never seen such a useless person.
Yuan Qingling went to the door of the study and found that the servant waiting beside her was already here. Seeing her coming, he bowed and said, ” Lord Yuan is waiting inside. Please come in.”
Yuan Qingling nodded and ordered Lu Ya to wait outside. Then, She pushed the door open and went in.
The room was not very bright. A row of bookshelves stood against the wall on the east side of the room. A middle-aged man in black silk clothes stood in front of the bookshelf, holding a book in his hand, looking very impatient.
His eyes were sharp and fierce. He frowned and slightly raised his chin. The arc on his face was very clear and cold, and his eyes were drooping. He looked old and cold.
Seeing her come in, he quickly put the book on the bookshelf and said coldly, “How long has it been?”
He quickly walked to the office cap chair behind the desk and sat down. He put his hands on the table, looking like he was asking for forgiveness.
“Drink some porridge outside!” Yuan Qingling said and slowly walked over. It seemed that he had been waiting for her since she arrived the door.
Lord Yuan looked very impatient. “What porridge? Don’t you know why I’m looking for you? I ask you, have you entered the imperial palace?”
Yuan Qingling didn’t like this kind of tone. She frowned slightly, but she still endured and said, “Yes.”
“Who summoned you to the imperial palace?” Lord Yuan asked. He knew that no one in the imperial palace liked Yuan Qingling. Even Queen Mother would not treat her coldly for Prince Wenhao’s sake. However, usually, no one would especially summon her.
“Retired Emperor!” Yuan Qingling said.
Lord Yuan suddenly stood up. “Retired Emperor?”
His expression was rather shocked. This was almost the last person who could summon her, and Retired Emperor did not care at all.
“Why did he summon you to the imperial palace?”
“Take care of him!”
The expression on Lord Yuan’s face changed slightly and became a little more relaxed. “Retired Emperor actually asked you to take care of him? Then you must seize this opportunity to act like a good girl in front of the Retired Emperor and make him like you.”
Yuan Qingling saw his anger subsided and immediately started plotting, she said, “I’m not sure. I’ve offended Retired Emperor and he drove me out of the imperial palace.”
Lord Yuan slammed the table and said angrily, “Why are you so useless? You’ve ruined this rare opportunity. What’s the point of you? Why did you offend Retired Emperor? Did you make up Princess Wenqing in front of Retired Emperor and the emperor?”
“Kind of!” Yuan Qingling didn’t want to explain too much. She wanted to leave. Her parents’ home was cold and harsh, and she didn’t want to stay long.
Lord Yuan said angrily, “You are so bold that you dare make things difficult for Princess Wenqing. I really trusted you wrong. If you hadn’t said that you were confident that Yu Wenhao would love you, I wouldn’t have planned to marry you into Prince Yu’s residence and offended Chu family.”
Yuan Qingling reminded him, “I brought Lu Ya back with me. Lu Ya has received orders from His Highness. She has to report to His Highness everything I say or do in my maiden home. Father, you’d better be careful when you speak. She’s outside.”
“You…” Lord Yuan really wanted to spit out blood on her face. It was too late to regret that she had made a mistake. Now that she had offended Princess Wenqing in the imperial palace, Chu family would regard him as a thorn in her side.
He said that he wanted to be military branch, but in fact, he knew that it was good enough that he could keep the position of assistant minister. Now it seemed that he could not keep it.
“Go to Prince Wenqing’s residence tomorrow and apologize to Princess Wenqing.” Lord Yuan ordered. Because Lu Ya was outside, his volume dropped a little.
Yuan Qingling shook her head. “I can’t apologize to her.”
Lord Yuan was so angry that his eyes were almost spitting fire. “Do you still want to live? Do you know what will happen if you offend Chu family? Not to mention that you are just a consort who has lost Prince Wenhao’s favor, even if you get his favor, Chu family is not someone you can afford to offend.”
Yuan Qingling didn’t want to listen anymore. She bowed and said, “I’ll go and see grandmother first. When I come out this time, I’ll tell His Highness that I’m going to see her.”
After that, she turned around and left.
Lord Yuan was furious. “Stop right there!”
Yuan Qingling acted as if she couldn’t hear. She walked out of the door and said to Lu Ya, “Let’s go. I want to see Mrs. Yuan.”
Lu Ya looked inside. The angry roar just now was frightening, but it seemed that the Princess did not care about anything.
After returning to Lord Yuan’s Mansion with Yuan Qingling several times, Lu Ya knew that she was very respectful to the people in the Mansion because they would help her improve her status and give her silver currency to buy people’s hearts.
But why didn’t the princess care about it today?
Yuan Qingling followed the original owner’s memory to Mrs. Yuan’s courtyard.
This was the place closest to the wall in the backyard. In the whole Lord Yuan’s Mansion, this was the quietest and most remote place.
The former county magistrate with a prominent family background and the decisive old lady could only stay in a corner and wait for death quietly.