Part 1 - Yu Nu Jiao / Jade Slave / Enslaved By Love

Chapter 120 The Queen Mother was Confused

When Xiao Baobao came to apologize, the Queen Mother was not surprised at all and did not let anyone in. She only asked the maid to pass the message and asked her to kneel outside to reflect. But not long after, Nanny Qin came to pass the message, saying that Madam Xiao had handed in a sign to ask for an audience in the palace.

The Queen Mother was still calm and even mocked: "The Xiao family should indeed apologize for raising such a waste. Concubine Zhuang was not so easy to pick on... Let her in."

Nanny Qin responded and asked the little maid to pass the message, but she looked at the Queen Mother and hesitated to speak.

The Queen Mother was a little disgusted: "You are so old, what storms have you not seen? Are you scared by a request for mercy from an imperial edict?"

Nanny Qin smiled bitterly: "I have been with the Queen Mother all day long. Not to mention the imperial edict, even the concubines are just like that. How can I be afraid? But this Madam Xiao came here crying. She has been crying since she was waiting at the palace gate. Many people saw it."

The Queen Mother was stunned: "Crying? What is there for her to cry about? Is it not for Yuepin to plead for mercy, but because she has suffered some grievances and wants me to help her?"

Nanny Qin's face became more and more strange: "She came to plead for Yuepin."

"Why is she crying for pleading? I didn't do anything to Yuepin..."

She shut up after saying that. The expression of victory that was originally sure of victory froze instantly, replaced by shock and anger after seeing through the cause and effect: "What is she going to do? Ah? If she comes here crying like this, how will outsiders see me?"

"That's what I'm worried about. Queen Mother, the most urgent thing is to comfort Madam Xiao."

Comfort?

But the Queen Mother now just wants to beat these two bitches to death! They are so bold that they dare to use this method to hold her hostage!

She was so angry that her face turned blue. She had lived a comfortable life for too long. She had forgotten how long it had been since she felt so aggrieved.

But no matter how aggrieved she was, she had to endure it temporarily. Others couldn't say anything about disciplining a concubine, but everything had to be done in moderation and with a good reason. If she crossed the line, even if she was the Queen Mother, she would be criticized. 

She smashed the teacup fiercely.

The maid was about to report that Madam Xiao had arrived, but she was startled by the broken teacup as soon as she entered the room. She knelt down quickly, her voice trembling: "Report, report to the Queen Mother, Madam Xiao has arrived."

The Queen Mother snorted coldly, and after a long while, she gritted her teeth and said: "Let her in!"

Her heart was beating violently, but when Madam Xiao came in, she was only kind-hearted. Seeing that she was about to kneel down to greet her, she quickly asked Nanny Qin to help her up: "We knew each other when we were in the boudoir, so there is no need to be polite."

Madam Xiao knelt on the ground and refused to get up: "I came here today for Concubine Yue. I heard that she often offended the Queen Mother recently. My husband and sister-in-law are not here. This is my responsibility. I did not teach Concubine Yue well. I feel guilty. Please punish her severely..."

She started crying again.

The Queen Mother tightly grasped her handkerchief. You made such a big noise when you entered the palace. If you were really punished, I don't know what kind of story people would tell me and the entire Xun family!

She was so angry that she wanted to grind her teeth, but she could only stand up and condescend to help Madam Xiao up. She also had to tell Nanny Qin: "Let Concubine Yue get up. After all, she just offended my name. We are all family. How can I bother with her? I just want her to remember this lesson and let her reflect on it."

Madam Xiao thanked her repeatedly and cried a few times from time to time. She cried so much that her head was throbbing. In the end, she rewarded her with a lot of things and hurriedly drove her out.

As soon as the people left, her face darkened: "Do you think you can stop like this? Concubine Yue has a brain like that. If you don't find out the mistakes, there will be a lot of mistakes. You just wait for me!"

She looked at Nanny Qin. Although she didn't say anything, her meaning was very obvious.

Nanny Qin quickly responded, "Don't worry, Queen Mother. If they dare to plot against you like this, I will not let them go even if you don't say anything. I will give the order right now and force her to give up the power of the palace."

The Queen Mother sneered and agreed.

Nanny Qin hurried down to give the order, and was determined to find faults, but she didn't expect that the people she sent out would report back that Concubine Yue had not given any new orders, and the matter of organizing the birthday banquet was temporarily put on hold.

Nanny Qin never expected to get such a result. After confirming it several times, she realized that it was not a joke. She went back to the Queen Mother to discuss it in a daze, but the Queen Mother was also stunned. She had never encountered such a situation.

The other party did nothing, how could she find faults?

In desperation, she could only use the dignity of the court and the majesty of the royal family to urge Concubine Yue to prepare as soon as possible.

Concubine Yue had promised well, but there was no movement after a few days. Seeing that the birthday was getting closer, the Queen Mother could not sit still and had to summon Concubine Yue. The news she got was that she was not in the palace and had gone to Shanglin Garden with the emperor.

She was really angry this time. What kind of daughter did the Xiao family raise? She didn't care about such an important thing as the birthday banquet. The day was coming soon, but she was only concerned about participating in the spring hunting and having fun.

It's simply, simply...

The more she thought about it, the angrier she got. But now she couldn't come back from outside, so she could only send someone to prepare it herself. What had been delayed for nearly a month was now completed in just a few days.

But that was a story for later. At this time, Xiao Baobao was pestering Yin Ji because Yin Ji didn't allow her to go to Shanglin Garden.

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