Emperor Mingyuan said, “Since Yu Wenhao respects you, I respect him too. The marriage cannot be forced, lest it becomes a grievance in the future. I will explain it to Queen Xian. You can go.”
Yes, there was also Queen Xian. Now she had completely offended her mother-in-law, so she had to fight against the enemy.
Out of the royal workroom, Yuan Qingling was all preparing the forty-meter-long saber in her hearts. If they were not guilty of murder, Yu Wenhao would definitely die in her hands.
After leaving the royal workroom, someone was waiting for her outside, saying that Queen Xian wanted to see her.
She did not know when the pressure from the outside world would arrive, but Queen Xian was the fastest.
As she braced herself to go to Queen Xian’s Qingyu Palace, servant Chang suddenly appeared.
“My Lady, the retired emperor would like to invite you!”
The senior servant of the Qingyu Palace said, “Servant Chang, Queen Xian invited the princess first and only gave her a few words. Why don’t you wait for her after she go to the Qingyu Palace?”
Servant Chang smiled like a Maitreya. “It’s not a big deal. I’m just afraid that the retired emperor will lose his temper in time.”
The senior servant couldn’t hold on any longer. “Then, please go back to the Qingyu Palace after meeting the retired emperor.”
Servant Chang said, “I’m afraid it won’t be long. There are so many things to deal with on the retired emperor’s side. And there is one thing that she needs to go out of the imperial palace immediately. Go back to Queen Xian and tell her that Her Highness will visit her in the imperial palace another day.”
The senior servant’s face changed slightly.
“This is the retired emperor’s order.” Servant Chang reminded her.
The senior servant bowed. “Yes, I’ll go back to Queen Xian.”
Yuan Qingling heaved a sigh of relief and followed servant Chang.
Along the way, Yuan Qingling said, “Thank you for your help, servant Chang.”
“It’s the retired emperor’s foresight.” Servant Chang smiled.
Yes, that old man was smart.
But how long could he protect her? He could protect her in the imperial palace, but when she left the imperial palace, it was too late.
When she arrived at the Qinkun Palace, the retired emperor was walking in the yard. Although he stumbled, he looked much more energetic than usual.
“Greetings, Imperial Grandfather.” Yuan Qingling stepped forward to greet him. When she saw his staggering body, she subconsciously reached out to support him.
Servant Chang quickly said, “No need…”
The retired emperor glared at him and immediately fell silent.
He cursed in his heart. “Didn’t I forbid others to support me just now?”
“Let’s talk inside.” The retired emperor said.
Yuan Qingling nodded and helped him in.
The old man did not lie down, but just sat cross-legged on the Arhat bed. Servant Chang served him tea. He leisurely pinched the joints of his fingers, and his ribs creaked.
“I heard that you object to Yu Wenhao’s marriage.” The retired emperor closed his eyes and asked leisurely.
Good things don’t go out for thousands of miles.
“Your Highness, if you say that I object, then I object.” Yuan Qingling was furious beyond words.
“Well, it’s good to object.” The retired emperor said indifferently.
Yuan Qingling looked at him and asked, “Why?”
“Why not? In this way, the Chu family will deal with Lord Yuan first. Lord Yuan and Queen Xian will also deal with you. Even the Su family will probably treat you as a thorn in the flesh.”
He was gloating over his misfortune!
The retired emperor opened his eyes and looked at her with a smile. “Congratulations. From now on, you’ll be the center of this matter.”
“We can meet again in the future.” “Is there a need to be so sarcastic?” Yuan Qingling said.
“I’m not pushing you to the top of the storm. What are you muttering about?”
Yuan Qingling was discouraged.
The retired emperor looked at her and said with a smile, “Alright, I’ll treat you to a drink.”
“I don’t drink.” Drinking was harmful to her liver. Her life was very regular and she did not have these bad habits.
“Drink it to vent your anger, in case you feel wronged. Life is difficult, so you might as well get drunk. If you are drunk, find someone to send you back to the mansion.”
As the retired emperor spoke, he waved his hand to ask servant Chang to fetch the wine.
In Yuan Qingling’s previous life, the strongest wine she had drunk was champagne. After drinking two glasses, she was so drunk that she was in a mess. However, she indeed have such a poor drinking capacity. After all, these ancient people occasionally drank.
When she smelled the Osmanthus wine brought by servant Chang, she took a deep breath. It tasted good, without a strong smell of alcohol.
“I can’t drink it, neither can servant Chang. It’s hard for me to smell it.” The retired emperor seemed a little interested.
Servant Chang poured him a cup of wine. Yuan Qingling pressed down with one hand and warned, “You can only smell it.”
“It’s good to smell it.” The retired emperor took a deep breath as the smell of alcohol slowly crept into his nose. As he savored the taste of alcohol, he felt as though his entire body had drifted away.
“Come, drink it. I’ll smell!” He picked up his glass and clinked it with Yuan Qingling’s.
He put the wine glass close to his mouth and said, “Did the wine go bad? Why doesn’t it smell as mellow as before? These slaves haven’t been placed properly. I’ll have a taste alone. If it go bad change, pull these slaves out and beat them.”
After that, he took a sip and clicked his tongue. “I didn’t taste it.”
He raised his hand, wanting to continue tasting it, but servant Chang held it in one hand. “Retired emperor, can you change the routine for asking more drink? You tricked me again.”
The retired emperor turned from embarrassment to anger. “Do I still need to lie about drinking? I just want to drink. Can all of you stop me?”
“I was wrong. Put it down and continue to smell.” Servant Chang said.
The retired emperor put down his curses and looked at Yuan Qingling. “You should drink.”
Yuan Qingling took a sip. She felt fine. It was sweet and had a little wine smell. For example, fruit wine should not have a high alcohol tolerance.
30 minutes later.
Servant Chang asked worriedly, “Retired emperor, what do you think we should do?”
The retired emperor was obviously frightened as well. “How would I know? It was you who brought the wine here.”
“It’s you who gave the order.” Servant Chang looked at him in surprise.
“Who asked you to give her too much drink?” The retired emperor was angry. He had wanted to get her half-drunk so that he could get some information out of her, but she was totally drunk.
“Too much? That’s osmanthus wine. It is okay for an ordinary person to drink half a kilogram, isn’t it? She just drank one cup.” The cup was not even half a tael.
The retired emperor had a headache and covered his ears. “Tell her to shut up. It’s so noisy.”
Servant Chang looked at Yuan Qingling, who was jumping on the table with her hands on her hips. She kept saying a lot of words, but he didn’t know what she was saying. She looked very excited.
Not only did she was scolding loudly, but she also smashed things. If it were not for the fact that the door of the hall was closed, many people would have squeezed in to watch.
“What on earth did she say? It doesn’t sound like the language of the North Tang.”
“The bird language!” The retired emperor verified.
“Hey, get her some sober-up soup and send her out quickly.” Servant Chang hurried to open the door of the hall and ordered the stunned palace servants to prepare the soup. The imperial palace servants left with astonishment. What happened inside? It sounded like a shrew scolding the street. Was it an illusion? Who dared to curse in the Qinkun Palace? Where did this shrew come from?
When the soup was served, Yuan Qingling’s voice was hoarse. She sat on the table, panting.
“Come on, continue to drink!” Servant Chang braced himself to go over. Why was she drinking capacity so bad? What a headache.
Yuan Qingling took the bowl with one hand and poured out the soup. However, she said boldly, “Drink, drink… why is the wine so hot?”
“The warm wine is strong.” Servant Chang said.
After finishing the wine in one breath, Yuan Qingling felt her stomach churning. She slowly climbed down and walked up to the retired emperor. She looked at him with a smile and said, “Old man, I want to vomit.”
“Get lost!” The retired emperor cursed in horror.
Don’t be rude, Your Highness! Servant Chang quickly shouted. How could she call the retired emperor an old man?
In a daze, Yuan Qingling turned around and grabbed servant Chang. Her smile deepened as she said, “Servant Chang, I want to… accidentally…”
Servant Chang looked at the sky in grief. The new silk that the retired emperor had bestowed him.
Gu Si was urgently summoned by Qinkun Palace and entrusted to complete the task.
Gu Si nervously ordered a cyan sedan chair to come out of the Qinkun Palace. The sedan chair driver walked very fast and almost trotted out. When he got out of the imperial palace, he changed into a carriage. Gu Si personally drove the carriage. A maid who was scared to death came out from the Qinkun Palace.
If the emperor knew that the princess was mad from drinking in the Qinkun Palace, everyone would suffer.