Long Live the Empress

Chapter 202: Concubine Shu is rude

Zhenzhu hurriedly ran back to the front hall and knelt down in front of Aunt Su. "Aunt Su...something bad has happened!"

"Slap your face! Don't you see where this place is? How dare you say it's bad!" Aunt Su glared at Zhenzhu and shouted in a low voice.

"I didn't mean it! It really is... Aunt, you should go and take a look!" Zhenzhu was worried about Yue Jinghong being there alone, so she urged Aunt Su to go quickly.

Just because Yue Jinghao was conferred a title and was deeply loved by the emperor, how could Aunt Su be willing to leave at this moment when she was being flattered by those ladies? "That's enough! Just serve the Second Miss well! Don't worry about other things!"

Zhenzhu was so anxious that she leaned over to Aunt Su's ear and told her what had just happened, "The second young lady suspected that it was the eldest young lady, so she sent a servant back to call someone over!"

Aunt Su understood, her eyes immediately turned red, and she cried out in worry, "Are you saying that something happened to Princess Jing'an? Take me to see her!"

Aunt Su's voice was a little loud, and the ladies around her could hear it clearly.

"What? Something happened to Princess Jing'an? No way!"

"Look, the maids from Yue Mansion have come to report, so it must be correct! Why don't we follow them and take a look?"

"Yes, yes, yes! Maybe we can help out a little!"

The crowd's discussions grew louder and louder, until even the nobles on the stage could hear them.

"Silence!" With the eunuch's stern shout, the noise from the audience suddenly disappeared.

"If you want to make a noise, don't you look at the place? If anyone disturbs the emperor's mood, I will be the first one to not forgive her!" Shufei, who had not spoken for a long time, shouted angrily. She wanted to win the old emperor's praise, but unexpectedly caused the queen's dissatisfaction.

"Shufei, they just spoke a little loudly for a moment, just remind them, why do you have to be so harsh?" The Queen didn't even look at Shufei, and sneered, "It's so lively today, why didn't the Second Prince come?"

Concubine Shu was choked for a moment. Ever since the incident with the silver mine, the Second Prince had been behaving himself, refusing to attend any banquets or parties, no matter big or small, for fear of annoying the old Emperor.

"The Second Prince is not feeling well, so..."

"The Second Prince is unwell, but Concubine Shu still has the mind to scold others. I have to say that Concubine Shu is very generous!" The Queen never misses any opportunity to belittle Concubine Shu, especially at such a big banquet. The Queen would feel sorry for herself if she didn't let Concubine Shu lose face!

When Concubine Shu received Fan Changyue's gaze, she shut her mouth obediently!

Concubine Shu shut up, but the Queen was a little bit unwilling to give in, "Your Majesty, it is understandable that the Third Prince is traveling outside and can't come back, but the Second Prince is in the palace and doesn't even show up, which is really unacceptable! Besides, the eldest sister is here too, so she should at least come to greet her, right?"

The Second Prince and Consort Shu had long disappointed the old emperor. If they didn't come, he would be less bothered. However, the eldest princess rarely came to the palace, so it would be unreasonable for her not to come and pay her respects. "Come here, summon the Second Prince!"

Shufei and Fan Changyue were suddenly very nervous. They had no idea what the Queen and the Crown Prince were up to, so they could only act with caution!

Aunt Su was extremely anxious, fearing that if she arrived too late she would miss the show.

Just when Aunt Su was at a loss, someone came to report, "Your Majesty, the Second Prince fainted on the way here..."

"What?" Concubine Shu jumped up from her chair in shock. At such a big banquet, if people knew that the Second Prince had fainted, wouldn't that tell others that the Second Prince was weak? "The Second Prince must have caught a cold and had a fever! Take me to see him now!"

The princess disliked Concubine Shu, always thinking that she was too petty and unworthy of being on the stage. She also disliked the Second Prince, but now that she knew that the Second Prince had fainted, if she didn't go to check it out, she would probably be criticized! "Let's go check it out together!"

The eldest princess and the emperor had left, and it was not appropriate for the others to stay in the palace to chat, laugh and drink, so they followed them.

Coincidentally, the courtyard where the Second Prince was resting temporarily was right next to Wei Zilin's, so Zhenzhu secretly tugged at Aunt Su's sleeve and glanced at the courtyard. "Aunt, they are in that courtyard!"

Aunt Su twitched her lips and sneered. "God is really helping me!"

When everyone arrived, the imperial physician had already checked the pulse of the Second Prince. "Your Majesty, the Second Prince has caught a cold and has a fever, so he fainted! I have already fed him some pills, please rest assured!"

The old emperor nodded. Before he could say anything, Concubine Shu threw herself on the second prince and started crying, "My poor son! Wake up! Your father and your aunt are here to see you!"

The old emperor frowned at Concubine Shu's impoliteness, "Concubine Shu, where have your manners gone?"

Concubine Shu stopped crying immediately, and she sobbed, "Please forgive me, Your Majesty! I am so rude! I just feel sorry for the Second Prince..."

"I can understand that Concubine Shu feels sorry for the Second Prince! But you must also know the occasion and not bring shame to the royal family!" The Queen was very powerful today. Whenever she caught Concubine Shu making a mistake, she would scold her. This made Concubine Shu very unhappy!