There is a black lotus in the deep palace

Chapter 28 She is also worthy of that woman?
Nong Cui Residence

When Xia Houjue arrived, Meng Yuyao was crouching in front of the window as a female celebrity.

She was wearing a homely and half-worn honey-colored long dress, her black hair was loosely tied behind her head, and she only wore two plain silver hairpins. The soft light shone on her smooth cheeks through the window lattice, making her look even more beautiful. The neck appears slender and slender.

She has a serious expression, her slender fingers deftly thread the needle, and her whole person is indescribably quiet and beautiful, so beautiful that Xia Houjue can't bear to disturb her.

Xia Houjue stood quietly at the door of the inner room, admiring this scene that was more beautiful than an ink painting.

Suddenly, Li Dequan behind him accidentally touched the door frame and made a 'bang' sound.

Meng Yuyao was startled, the needle in her hand trembled and pierced straight into her fingertip.

"what!"

She let out a cry of pain, turned her head and saw His Highness the Crown Prince standing at the door.

Not caring about the blood dripping from her fingertips, she put down the female red in her hand and hurriedly got up to greet her.

"His Royal Highness..."

Xia Houjue gave Li Dequan a hard look, and stepped forward to help her up.

"My concubine, you don't need to be too polite!"

He pulled up her injured finger and looked closely, and saw a bright red drop of blood emerging from her crystal clear fingertip.

"Why are you so careless?"

He pulled her to sit on the couch in front of the window, and was about to bandage her.

Meng Yuyao shyly withdrew her hand and said in a low voice with a blushing face.

"The concubine is stupid, and His Royal Highness laughed at me!"

As he spoke, he quickly lowered his head and sucked his finger, then wrapped it in a silk handkerchief and hid it in his sleeve.

Seeing her blushing face, Xia Houjue felt extremely happy.

Sure enough, she is a lady of everyone, her every move is so graceful and elegant, compared with that extremely vulgar northwest woman, she is nothing like nothing.

The palace servants presented fragrant tea at the right time, and Xia Houjue took it and leaned on the soft pillow, enjoying the tea while admiring the beauties, feeling comfortable physically and mentally.

His eyes fell on the female red needle thread on the kang table, and he asked casually.

"what is this?"

Meng Yuyao smiled shyly.

"This is a waist pad for the Empress!"

"The last time I went to Fengyang Palace to pay my respects, the empress said that my back often hurts. Although I am stupid, I am from the East Palace. I just want to...do my filial piety for His Highness!"

The soft light in Xia Houjue's eyes faded a little, and he raised his eyebrows.

"Did your mother ask you to do it?"

Meng Yuyao thought he had acquiesced, so she continued to claim credit.

"No, it's my concubine's own care!"

"The concubine's concubine must not be good at this. Naturally, this concubine has to share her worries and do my filial piety for His Royal Highness..."

The more she talked, the happier she felt, and she even began to yearn for His Royal Highness to praise her for being sensible, and then pampered herself to help her trample on the Empress Dowager.

It's a pity that not only did the prince not praise her, but he didn't even say a word, and his face turned cold.

"Your Highness... aren't you happy?" She was a little puzzled.

Xia Houjue curled his lips into a smile.

"No! Concubine Ai thinks too much!"

Meng Yuyao was puzzled and decided to change the subject.

She put the girl on the table aside and smiled.

"It's rare for Your Highness to come to the backyard to relax today. Why don't I cook a few home-cooked dishes for Your Highness to try?"

Looking at her delicate face, Xia Houjue suddenly felt a little scared.

"No need!" He stood up: "I have something to do, so I won't eat here!"

As he spoke, he got up and strode away without even looking back.

All this happened so suddenly that even Li Dequan outside the door was caught off guard.

Why? !Hasn't His Highness always cared about the side concubine, why did he suddenly leave now, and didn't even come here for lunch?

Meng Yuyao was even more depressed.

After reluctantly sending the prince away, she pulled her whole face down.

"What's the matter, Your Highness? You were fine when you came, why did you leave suddenly?!"

The grand lady Xueqin was also very puzzled.

"Yeah! Why did you just leave!"

"Go and find out where His Highness the Crown Prince went this morning? What happened?" Meng Yuyao ordered.

Xueqin said without thinking.

"My servant has checked it out a long time ago. His Highness only went to the Chaoluan Palace where the Crown Princess is. When he came out of the Chaoluan Palace, His Highness was all smiles. He was obviously very happy!"

"Then why are you suddenly unhappy when you come to our place?" Meng Yuyao frowned: "It's obvious that the problem lies with us, but what is wrong? Could it be these female celebrities?"

Xueqin shook her head.

"No way!"

"Your Highness is the crown prince of a country, and he will never be unhappy because we are a little bit popular!"

"Besides, this was made for the Empress. The Empress raised His Highness. The relationship between mother and child has always been harmonious. I haven't heard of any conflicts!"

"What would that be?"

"I don't know!" Xueqin shook her head.

The master and servant fell into confusion.

……

Coming out of Nongcui Residence, Xia Houjue suddenly didn't know where to go.

He stood by a pond in the back garden with his hands behind his back, looking at the shallow ripples in the water and the ruined lotus leaves, he was in a daze.

Thinking of Meng Yuyao telling him that all these things were made for the queen, he suddenly became irritable and his eyes froze instantly.

That woman...is she worthy?

As soon as the mother's queen died, the woman rushed to the throne.

If he said that the death of his mother had nothing to do with her, he would not believe it anyway, but suffered from the lack of evidence.

If one day let him find clues...

His eyes were cold, and his aura was cold and oppressive, reaching people's hearts.

Standing not far away, Li Dequan couldn't help shrunk his neck in the cold, and Monk Zhanger couldn't figure it out.

Why is it so good, His Royal Highness is in such a bad mood?Are you still in a good mood when you come out of Chaoluan Hall?

From this point of view...the Crown Princess is more favored.

Hi!He just said, is the concubine the concubine after all...

Just as she was thinking, she saw Concubine Liu, beautifully dressed, walking gracefully from the other side of the back garden.

She was wearing a water-green palace gown, a set of gemstones and emerald bead hairpins on her head, a fan in her hand, and a light fir shoe with pearls.

She took Nian Xia and Si Qing along the garden path for a slow stroll.

It has been more than a month since she was grounded last time, and she hasn't even seen the prince.

Falling out of favor, she was in a bad mood. She thought that the weather would be good today to try her luck, but she didn't expect that God would actually take care of her.

As soon as he turned a corner, he saw the prince.

Her eyes lit up, she lifted her skirt and walked over.

"Father!"

Concubine Liu Jiaojiao Qiaoqiao stepped forward to salute.

"Grandpa, why are you here!"

"It's so close to Furong Residence, why don't you come and see this concubine!"

Concubine Liu was not afraid of him, she just acted coquettishly.

(End of this chapter)