The Farm Girl's Charismatic Fortune-Chapter 296 - 292 The Rules of Xuanyuan Que

The Emperor spoke in a subdued voice, "What is the meaning of this, Empress?"

Hearing the familiar authoritative voice, the Empress’s heartbeat faltered for a moment, but she quickly regained her composure, turning around with a smile and elegantly kneeling, "This concubine greets The Emperor. To answer The Emperor, this concubine came to clean the Ninth Prince’s chambers."

Accompanied by a group of Palace Maids and eunuchs, they were so frightened that they knelt down in unison: "We greet The Emperor!"

"Rise," The Emperor was not one to trouble people over rituals, and after he had allowed them to stand, he continued, "I remember telling you before that without Xiaojiu’s permission, no one is allowed to enter his palace, including myself. I would not enter without Xiaojiu’s permission. Have you forgotten, Empress?"

Not the least bit afraid, the Empress had a perfectly reasonable excuse for coming: "To answer The Emperor, this concubine thought that since the Ninth Prince is soon to return, and his palace is understaffed, also having been uninhabited for many years, this concubine feared that the palace maids wouldn’t clean thoroughly on a regular basis. This concubine, as his mother, felt uneasy not checking. The Ninth Prince is still young, and it would be remiss not to look after him."

However, The Emperor seemed to disregard the Empress’s words, "Will the Empress discipline her people herself, or does she require my assistance?"

Empress: "..."

So, not only could she not offend the Ninth Prince, but she also couldn’t discipline his people, not even for a little reprimand?

The Empress felt a desolation in her heart. Besides the two sons left by the former Empress, was there anyone else in The Emperor’s heart?

The Empress said to her favored eunuch Little Yazi, "Little Yazi, give yourself a slap."

Little Yazi hastily knelt down and gave himself two harsh slaps across the face: "This servant deserves to die, this servant is willing to be punished!"

The Emperor was not satisfied, "The Empress seems to have forgotten Xiaojiu’s rules."

Empress: "..."

Xuanyuan Que’s rules?

What rules are these?

The Empress felt disgust. Xuanyuan Que was just a child of a few years old and had already set so many rules!

Far more than even The Emperor himself!

The Emperor turned to the eunuch of Xuanyang Palace, "Little Shizi, you haven’t forgotten your master’s rules, have you?"

Little Shizi, who had been kicked over earlier, had now gotten back up and was still kneeling. He replied, "This servant dares not forget."

The young master’s rule was, whoever bullies the people of Xuanyang Palace without reason will be bullied back tenfold.

"Very good, then do as your master commands," instructed The Emperor.

Empress: "..."

If The Emperor still wanted to impose Xuanyuan Que’s rules for the punishment, what was the point of asking her to punish just now?

Weren’t those two slaps for nothing?

"This servant obeys," said Little Shizi as he stood up and then kicked the Empress’s trusted eunuch down with his foot.

He kicked exactly in the chest, the same spot where he himself had been kicked earlier, without a trace of deviation, and the force was identical.

Little Shizi’s skills had been personally taught by Xuanyuan Que.

After kicking, Little Shizi addressed the pained Little Yazi on the ground, "Get up, there are nine more to go."

Little Yazi wore a face of terror.

He was to be kicked nine more times?

Wouldn’t that be the death of him?

Empress: "..."

She remembered now!

Shortly after she was conferred as Empress, her wet nurse accidentally bumped into a eunuch serving Xuanyuan Que in the Imperial Kitchen, who at that moment was holding a bowl of hot stew fresh from the pot. The stew spilled over the eunuch, scalding his hands.

Then Xuanyuan Que punished her wet nurse by having her hold a bowl of boiling water and being bumped into by that eunuch ten times!

After ten bumps, her wet nurse’s hands were scalded ten times by the hot water, the flesh cooked through.

After that incident, her wet nurse’s hands bore ugly scars, terrifying to look at, and since the palace didn’t keep anyone with ugly scars, she was sent out of the palace to retire.

The eunuch from back then was the very same eunuch in front of her now.

So the Empress especially hated him!

So the rule of Xuanyuan Que is to repay tenfold?!!!!!!

She forgot, he was extremely vicious at such a young age!

A clever and vicious child is too frightening!

The Empress grew increasingly determined to eliminate him and the Crown Prince, otherwise, once the Crown Prince ascended the throne, would her son still be alive?

Little Shizi kicked the Empress’s eunuch ten times in a row, and after enduring the series of kicks, the eunuch finally vomited blood and fainted.

The Empress’s face turned pale, whether from anger or fear, it was hard to tell.

The Emperor looked at the Empress, "Xiaojiu is calm and loves cleanliness, the Imperial Physician said he has a phobia of dirt, and someone with such a condition can’t bear others coming within half a step into his palace, otherwise, he would feel extremely uncomfortable. Since he can’t tolerate people stepping half a step into his palace, Empress should not make the same mistake in the future. It wasn’t easy for me to wait for the Empress Dowager and him to return to the palace. The Empress Dowager is getting on in years, and after her return this time, I do not wish for her to take Xiaojiu out of the palace again."

Having said that, the Emperor ordered Little Shizi to take him inside to have a look.

He paid no further attention to the Empress.

The Empress was nearly furious to death and had Little Yazi carried back to Kunning Palace, storming off herself in a rage.

What did the Empress Dowager leaving the palace with Xuanyuan Que’s strange habits have to do with her?

It was spoken as if she drove them out of the palace herself!

The most infuriating part was that despite the Empress’s immense frustration, after returning to Kunning Palace, she still had to arrange the welcome back ceremony for the Empress Dowager and personally draft the menu for the Empress Dowager’s welcome banquet.

The menu couldn’t contain any dishes disliked by the Emperor, disliked by the Empress Dowager, and most certainly none that Xuanyuan Que disliked!

The Empress was so agonized that she couldn’t sleep all night, yet the next day she still had to rise early, dress up, and leave the palace to welcome the Empress Dowager.

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Xuanyuan Que was unaware of the happenings in the palace.

At that moment, he was having dinner with the entire Ruo Family.

Just then, the Shopkeeper appeared at the door, and Aunt Yuhua, who was arranging dishes for the Empress Dowager, saw him and stepped outside.

The Shopkeeper whispered something to Aunt Yuhua, who then returned to the Empress Dowager’s side to inform her of the Crown Prince’s arrival.

The Empress Dowager chuckled, "Let him in quickly, add a pair of chopsticks."

Then the Empress Dowager said to the Ruo Family, "My eldest grandson learned of my return to the capital and specially came to the station to pick me up."

Granny Lei laughed, "This one seems to be another exceptionally filial child! Is he the Ninth Prince’s brother?"

"Correct, he is Xiaojiu’s brother. Xiaojiu, are you happy that your big brother is here?"

Xuanyuan Que said nothing, as he was busy peeling shrimp for a certain flower, and impassively nodded his head upon hearing the question.

Ruo Xuan placed a shrimp into his bowl and asked curiously, "Is Brother Xuanyuan as handsome as Brother Xuanyuan?"

The Empress Dowager laughed and said, "Haha, nearly! Xuanbao will see for herself! He’s here!"

As Xuanyuan Hao just entered and was about to bow, the Empress Dowager beckoned him, "Hao’er, come here, let Grandmother introduce you, this is the Ruo Family matriarch, this is the eldest son of the Ruo Family, Ruo Hai, General Ruo...." fɾēewebnσveℓ.com

The members of the Ruo Family stood up one after another, "We pay respect to Prince Xuanyuan."

Having spent quite some time together, the Ruo Family had come to know of the Empress Dowager’s identity.

The Empress Dowager hurriedly said, "Outside of home, we need not bother with so many formalities, sit down and eat! Hao’er, come sit by Grandmother!"

Aunt Yuhua had already added an extra stool beside the Empress Dowager.

Ruo Xuan glanced sideways and was nearly blinded by the radiance of the Crown Prince, surrounded by Dragon Qi—this brother was too stunning!

Ruo Xuan said to the Crown Prince, "Big brother, sit next to me!"

Then she nudged Xuanyuan Que, "Brother Xuanyuan, you sit on the other side!"

Xuanyuan Que: "..."