latelenovela Chapter 587 Women are superior to men (3)
Chapter 587 Women are superior to men (3)
After Wangyou finished shopping, she instructed the shopkeeper to deliver the items directly to the Prince of Huai's residence, and then left with Xixuan.
"Greetings, Your Highness, may Your Highness live a thousand years." Zhao Ling hurriedly came over to pay his respects upon seeing Wangyou return to the residence.
"Attendant Zhao, what brings you here again? Didn't my mother chop off your heads?"
"Your Highness is joking." Zhao Ling's heart skipped a beat, then she continued, "Your Highness, His Majesty heard that you brought a man from Zuixiang Pavilion and wishes to meet you."
"I understand. I will go with you now." Wangyou nodded. She should indeed tell her mother and father.
"Qingzhu, please take good care of my little brother!"
"Your Highness, aren't you taking this servant with you to the palace?"
"I won't take it, it's too much trouble." Wangyou didn't even go inside her own house, and turned around and headed back to the palace. Zhao Ling quickly jogged to catch up.
"Mother Queen, what brings you here?"
"I heard that you took a man away from the Drunken Fragrance Pavilion."
"Mother Queen, please just say what you want to ask."
"I was just asking, I was curious how my daughter, who has never had a servant in her life, could suddenly become so perceptive." The Empress had an expression of anticipation for a good show.
“What are you thinking? That was the son of Prince Pingnan, but not anymore. He’s my younger brother now,” Wangyou said proudly.
"What? Your uncle, the Prince of Pingnan's, son? Which one?"
“The youngest one went missing three months ago. He was abducted by human traffickers and sold to Zuixianglou. I just happened to like him, so I bought him. When I checked, I found out he was my younger brother.”
"Wait, Wangyou, if Mother Empress remembers correctly, Xixuan is three years older than you, right?"
"Yes, is there a problem?"
"Then you have to call him brother."
“He is my younger brother, even Xi Xuan himself acknowledges it.”
"Wangyou, if you need a younger brother to play with, your mother has plenty of palace women. There's no need to turn your older brother into a younger one!"
"No, he is my brother, my only brother."
The Empress was speechless. Looking at her daughter's gaze, she could tell there was nothing wrong with it. Oh well, she couldn't win. It was just a younger brother; as long as she was happy.
"Alright, alright, your brother, here's what I'll do. I'll take care of the matter with the Prince of Pingnan for you. From now on, you'll be attending court."
"Mother, you make it sound like I can't handle Uncle Pingnan. Besides, Uncle Pingnan doesn't lack sons. What's the problem if he loses one? I don't attend court. Getting up so early is exhausting." Wangyou said nonchalantly.
"Then why did you get up in the middle of the night when you were learning martial arts? The morning court session was much later than that."
"Mother, what you're saying is nonsense. I learned martial arts to protect myself. Do you see me now that I've mastered it, do I still get up early?"
"Then why don't you help me?"
"With Her Highness the Crown Princess around, if I do too much, my eldest sister will think I'm plotting to usurp the throne!"
"I promise your eldest sister won't say anything. Look at my gray hair, can't you feel sorry for me?"
"Mother, don't lie to me. Look, your hair is even blacker than mine. You can work for at least another hundred years. I'm too delicate to do any work. Besides, going to court would disturb my retirement."
"You little brat, I haven't even mentioned taking care of you in your old age yet, and you've already started doing so!" The Empress threw a memorial at her in anger.
"Mother, look at you, why are you getting angry for no reason? Getting angry will make you age faster. I'm going to see my father. You can take your time, Mother." Wangyou grabbed the memorial, put it back to her mother, and then made a quick getaway.
An inkstone fell behind her, shattering into pieces, showing how much force the person who threw it used.
"Father, I've come to see you. How have you been lately?"
"If you get angry less often, I'll be much better off as your father."
"Hehe, Father, I've come today to bring you and Mother some good things."
"Oh, what good stuff?"
"This is the Longevity Pill. I used eighty-one kinds of rare medicinal herbs to refine it. I only managed to get three. I'll give one to you and one to Mother. But Mother was quite angry with me, and I forgot about it in my haste to leave. Father, please remember to give it to Mother." Wangyou solemnly took out two jade bottles and said.
"It must have cost a lot of money, right?"
"Of course, but it's worth it no matter how much it costs for Father and Mother. Father, please eat quickly, I'll stay with you," Wangyou said with a smile.
"Alright." The Queen did not doubt Wangyou, mainly because she couldn't bring herself to do so, since this girl, though mischievous, learned everything quickly, including medicine.
After the Queen took the pill, she felt a wave of drowsiness wash over her. Wangyou helped her lie down on the bed and then sat quietly outside waiting.
The palace servants of Shangyang Palace dared not neglect His Highness Prince Huai, and served him the best food and drink.
An hour later, the Queen woke up and looked at the person in the mirror who seemed to have become young again, her eyes full of smiles.
"You must keep your own one safe and not give it to anyone," the Queen patiently instructed.
"Father, I'm not stupid."
"Yeah, you're definitely not stupid, you're the smartest."
"Father, I'll leave the palace now if there's nothing else. I'll leave Mother's pill to you."
"Okay, go back now!"
After Wangyou left, the Empress looked at another jade bottle for a long time, and finally took the jade bottle with her and hurriedly went to the Imperial Study.
Seeing the change in the Queen, the Empress had no doubts and immediately swallowed the pill.
As for others, they certainly wouldn't receive this treatment, and besides, medicinal herbs are hard to come by.
The Empress's maternal family, the Chen family of the Duke of Fuguo, had an elderly matriarch whose health was already quite poor.
However, the Chen family doesn't have much contact with Wangyou, and since they are behind the Crown Princess, it's not advisable for them to get too close to Wangyou.
After thinking for a long time, the Queen still couldn't bring herself to speak to her daughter.
Wangyou was naturally unaware of these things, and even if she had known, she certainly wouldn't have given them to him. Although the Crown Princess had been established as the heir, the Empress kept mentioning wanting to replace her with Wangyou, so Wangyou and her elder sister didn't get along well.
Of course, even sisters don't have a life-or-death struggle; at most, they might occasionally tease each other. But if an outsider gets involved, the two sisters immediately unite against a common enemy.
Therefore, as long as Wangyou doesn't harbor any ill intentions, the position of the Crown Princess is very secure. On the one hand, the Crown Princess is quite capable, with both skill and magnanimity. On the other hand, with Wangyou still around, others may have the intention but not the power to do so.
Therefore, the other princesses initially wanted to kill Wangyou, but after suffering several losses, they turned to sowing discord between the two sisters.
Actually, the main purpose was to sow discord among the Crown Princess, because Wangyou simply wouldn't engage. But the Crown Princess wasn't stupid; it was one thing for her to have a bad relationship with her sister, but it wasn't up to outsiders to criticize her.
In addition, Her Majesty the Empress would occasionally nag about it, so it was normal for the Crown Princess to be occasionally emotionally unstable. Therefore, she would inevitably say a few words to Wangyou, but none of them were serious.
"Ninth Sister, if you're ever interested, I'll send you some clean ones. Don't bring just any Tom, Dick, or Harry to your residence," the Crown Princess said the next day when she visited.