webnovelfull Chapter 244 Farce
Chapter 244 Farce
Dugu Jingyao frowned, thinking hard for a long time, but she couldn't remember who this person named Qiuyu was. She shook her head, deciding to put the matter aside for now and turned her gaze to the person in front of her and asked, "I wonder what you want from me?"
Upon hearing this, Qiuyu hurriedly bowed again, then said respectfully, "My Lady, I have the audacity to ask you for a favor. When you enter your residence in the future, could you please grant me a status, even if it's just as a concubine..."
Dugu Jingyao pondered inwardly: What on earth is going on? I haven't even married yet, and someone is already eagerly coming to my door to ask for a higher status for me!
Thinking of this, she couldn't help but snort coldly, her face slightly darkening as she said, "Hmph, Qiuyu, is that so? Then this princess will teach you this truth today. You're truly unwise! Putting aside the fact that this princess hasn't married into the mansion yet, even if she does in the future, I'll still need to discuss this matter with His Highness before making any decisions. If you can serve diligently and perform well on a daily basis, I believe His Highness will see and remember this, and will certainly treat you well. But if you don't perform well, or even make mistakes, then even if I speak well of you in front of His Highness, I'm afraid His Highness won't grant you any official status. It might even affect the relationship between this princess and His Highness, causing a rift between us. So, you'd better think carefully about how to act."
After hearing this, Qiuyu was stunned for a moment, as if time had frozen in time. It took a long moment for her to come back to her senses, but then she began to kowtow loudly and rapidly, accompanied by tears pouring down like a flood.
She kowtowed vigorously, crying and saying, "Princess, you really misunderstood me! I definitely didn't mean that..."
Si Jian has always hated such pretentious people, and now seeing Qiu Yu acting so hypocritically, he was even more furious.
So, she sneered without any hesitation: "Humph, that's not what you mean? Then what exactly do you mean? Our princess has said it clearly. If you have the ability, go find the prince. What's the point of harassing our princess here?" Si Jian's voice was loud to begin with, and with his excitement, his voice became even higher and higher, and soon it was heard outside the house.
At that moment, a maid happened to pass by and overheard the conversation clearly. Not wanting to delay, she hurriedly turned and went to inform Zhang Deyu, the eunuch in the Guangping Palace. This eunuch was the palace's steward, handling all matters, big and small.
After hearing the maid's report, Zhang Deyu was terrified and pale, with cold sweat dripping down his forehead. He thought to himself, "Oh, what on earth is Qiuyu trying to do? Why would she go to the princess and tell her all this? If His Highness knew about this, the consequences would be unimaginable!"
Before Zhang Deyu had time to think about further countermeasures, he had already taken a frantic stride and hurriedly ran towards the main hall. His feet were like the wind, and he couldn't wait to fly to the scene.
When Zhang Deyu arrived, he saw Qiuyu kneeling alone on the cold ground, her tears as poignant and moving as a withered pear blossom in the rain. Dugu Jingyao, seated at the head of the table, frowned, her face thick with anger. Even Shijian and Sijian, standing by, looked indignant and resentful. Someone who didn't know better might have thought Dugu Jingyao had bullied Qiuyu.
Zhang Deyu panicked when he saw Dugu Jingyao. He hurried forward, bowed respectfully, and said in a flattering tone, "Your servant greets the princess!"
Dugu Jingyao's slightly furrowed brows relaxed slightly upon seeing Zhang Deyu, but her clear and melodious voice, which was also filled with a hint of chill, still rang out: "It turns out that it's Eunuch Zhang who has arrived. Please get up quickly!"
However, Zhang Deyu was a shrewd man. Even though Dugu Jingyao told him to stand up, he absolutely dared not do so. He only stole a sidelong glance at Qiuyu, who was kneeling beside him, and then kowtowed again, saying with deep fear, "Alas, it's all because of my poor supervision of my servants that this ignorant slave girl came to you and caused trouble, disturbing your leisure time. I truly deserve death!"
After hearing these words, Dugu Jingyao was still a little unhappy, but she thought that she had not yet officially become the Princess of Guangping, and Zhang Deyu in front of her was a person Li Chu had always relied on. If she criticized him too harshly at this moment, it would inevitably offend Li Chu.
After pondering this, Dugu Jingyao's tone softened a bit, and she slowly said, "Forget it, Eunuch Zhang, please get up first. This matter cannot be entirely blamed on you. The affairs of this palace are complicated and trivial. Even if you have three heads and six arms, it is difficult for you to take care of everything."
Hearing this, Zhang Deyu felt as if he had been pardoned. He quickly kowtowed and thanked the emperor, saying, "Oh, I am truly grateful. Thank you, Your Majesty, for your sympathy for my difficulties."
Then, he carefully got up from the ground. At this time, Dugu Jingyao seemed to remember something important and asked again: "I wonder where your prince went just now? Why is there no sign of him? When will he come back?"
Zhang Deyu glanced at the clock on the table and said softly, "He should be back soon. His Highness usually returns to the palace around this time."
Just then, as the saying goes, "Speak of the devil, he appears!" As the two of them were talking, they suddenly heard footsteps approaching from outside the door. Li Chu, feeling a little tired, suddenly felt like he had been given a shot of chicken blood. He immediately became energetic, a subtle smile crept onto the corner of his mouth, and then he strode towards the main hall.
However, the moment he stepped into the main hall, the scene before him left him dumbfounded, and his smile froze on his face as if by magic. Everyone in the hall was standing or standing, and the atmosphere was quite strange. Li Chu couldn't help but wonder in his heart, "What... is going on? Why is it like this?"
Meanwhile, Dugu Jingyao also noticed Li Chu's sudden pause. She couldn't help but be amused by his expression, so she chuckled softly. Then she stood up gracefully, bowed to Li Chu, and said in a sweet voice, "Your Highness Prince Guangping, you are finally back."
Li Chu finally came to his senses, as if awakened from a dream. He slowly took a few steps further in, and when he reached Dugu Jingyao, he gestured for her to take a seat. After they were both seated, Li Chu could no longer suppress his curiosity and confusion, and asked, "What exactly is going on? It seems I've missed something important."
Dugu Jingyao said sarcastically, "I really missed a good show! Your concubine came to me and hoped that I would help her improve her status after I marry her!"
Li Chu looked at Qiuyu in surprise when he heard this: I didn't expect that besides occasionally having sex with my mother, I would actually raise her heart?
Li Chu didn't want to ask more questions about this matter. He just said, "Zhang Deyu, why don't you take Qiuyu away and keep him under strict supervision?"
Zhang Deyu quickly agreed, and then said, "Qiuyu offended the future mistress of the palace. You will be confined to your house for one month and fined three months' salary. Go back and reflect on your mistakes!"
Qiuyu knelt on the ground, begging for mercy. Li Chu didn't want to hear her wailing, so he gave Zhang Deyu a look and called two people to drag Qiuyu out, and the farce ended.