bestfiction Chapter 352: Prince Guo Wants a Woman
Chapter 352: Prince Guo Wants a Woman
Prince Guo, who was in the thatched cottage, was always thinking about what happened after the fire in Shoukang Palace. He tossed and turned and couldn't fall asleep. He quietly got up, picked up the copper kettle on the stove and poured himself a glass of plain water.
"Master, you are thirsty, why don't you ask me to get up?"
"Ah Jin, I saw you were sound asleep, so I didn't call you. Go back to sleep, I'll sit for a while."
Prince Guo blew gently on the boiling white water.
He had something on his mind and couldn't sleep peacefully, so there was no need for Ah Jin to stay up late with him.
"Master, I overheard the imperial physician say that if drinking a lot of tea causes insomnia, soaking your feet can help. You have to go to Shoukang Palace to keep vigil tomorrow, so how about I help you soak your feet?"
A Jin suggested with concern.
The emperor called his master over in the name of dinner, but he didn't eat much of the dinner, but instead filled his stomach with tea.
The master went to the private room several times before going to bed, which attracted the attention of the guards at the Cining Gate.
It was a real suffering to run to the toilet in this freezing weather.
A Jin complained in his heart about the emperor's troubles.
"Then I'll have to trouble Ajin."
Prince Guo agreed with a smile.
He has important things to do tomorrow morning and really needs to get enough rest.
After soaking his feet, Prince Guo ran to the toilet again under the surprised eyes of the gate guards before he lay down obediently in the brocade quilt.
There was a curfew in the palace, so he had better abide by the rules.
As soon as the Cining Gate opened in the early morning, A Jin gently woke up Prince Guo who was still immersed in his sleep.
"Master, it's time to leave the bedroom!"
Prince Guo, who was still half-breathing, suddenly opened his cold eyes and stood up swiftly.
"Ah Jin, what time is it?"
"Master, it's only the beginning of the morning hour. The water for washing is ready. I will serve the meal right away."
This was the arrangement when traveling in the past. After Prince Guo agreed, A Jin trotted out the door.
The cold air in the air made Prince Guo dress faster. When he put the warm handkerchief on his face, he felt all the sleepiness disappear.
An Lingrong learned from Concubine Hua that there seemed to be trouble in Shoukang Palace last night, so she hurried over with her.
Unexpectedly, there was a long queue outside the thatched cottage which was deserted in the past.
Curious Concubine Hua randomly grabbed a lady and asked in confusion.
"What happened up ahead?"
The lady who was waiting in line complained without even turning her head.
"Hey! Why are you here just now? Prince Guo is personally pouring tea for the ladies of each family. This is a rare opportunity to chat with them. I heard that Prince Guo is gentle and suave. Doesn't your family have a princess waiting to be married? Come and get in line!"
As the rumors said, Prince Guo was indeed the first choice for ladies in the capital to choose a husband.
An Lingrong watched helplessly as the lady, who looked somewhat familiar, pulled Concubine Hua in front of her and then paid her respects in one breath.
"Your humble servant pays homage to Her Majesty, Concubine Hua, and begs for forgiveness!"
Concubine Hua gave An Lingrong a look for help. Who is this person?
She had no recollection of it at all.
An Lingrong reluctantly helped the man up and comforted him in a gentle voice.
"Madam, please get up quickly. Sister Hua Guifei has always been generous. There is no need for you to panic."
"Sister Shu Guifei is right. It's just that I recognized the wrong person. I am not such a mean person."
In order to increase the credibility of her words, Concubine Hua patted her hand comfortingly.
An Lingrong saw that the lady was shaking even more violently, and quickly pulled Concubine Hua away, and she whispered a warning.
"Sister Nian, the ladies have come to the palace to keep vigil for the Empress Dowager. It is not appropriate for them to gather in front of the Cining Gate like this."
Concubine Hua is in charge of the Phoenix Seal, so logically speaking, these ladies are temporarily under her jurisdiction.
If the emperor does not appoint a queen next year, all the ladies queuing here during the New Year holidays will have to go to the palace to pay their respects to her.
"You are right. The emperor has entrusted these ladies to my care. I cannot let him down."
After Concubine Hua finished speaking, she rushed towards the Cining Gate with full momentum and found the person who was pouring tea.
"Although you, Prince Guo, are the emperor's beloved younger brother, you must know your limits in this deep palace. Do not forget your status and do not do anything that goes beyond the rules."
Without waiting for Prince Guo to respond, she turned around and reminded him loudly.
"All of you ladies have come to the palace to mourn for the Empress Dowager, yet now you are gathered here to laugh and joke. If this matter were to reach the ears of the censors, it would undoubtedly affect your standing in the Emperor's heart."
"That's all I have to say. Please do as you please."
Concubine Hua walked into the Cining Gate with her head held high and a cold face, and An Lingrong followed her in with the support of Baoque.
"Hey! Lingrong, what do you think of my performance just now?"
An Lingrong nodded gravely, "Sister Nian is indeed worthy of being the holder of the Phoenix Seal. She exudes such a powerful aura that even I was almost stunned."
His words went straight to the point, revealing Prince Guo's ambition to make friends with the wife of an important official.
However, An Lingrong felt that Concubine Hua herself might not have thought of this at all.
Prince Guo has been acting irritatingly early in the morning, so we have to inform the Yangxin Palace about this matter.
An Lingrong smiled slightly and took a few steps towards Concubine Hua.
"Sister Nian, you've already ordered tea and snacks to be prepared in the east and west side halls of Shoukang Palace. Prince Guo set up a stove at the Cining Gate early in the morning to make tea for the ladies. What do you think he's trying to do?"
"Prince Guo is already quite old and still unmarried. Do you think he has his eye on a girl from a certain family but is too embarrassed to ask for her, so he's using the opportunity of mourning at Cining Gate to curry favor with his future mother-in-law?"
"Since ancient times, it has been said that pillow talk is the most powerful. If Prince Guo gets his wife's personal witness, wouldn't it be easy to take down his future father-in-law?"
The more Concubine Hua thought about it, the more it made sense.
Although her starting point for looking at things is different, the results don't seem to be much different.
Prince Guo was thinking about women while he was in mourning for the Empress Dowager. If this basin of dirty water was poured on him, he would definitely not be able to wash it off in a short time.
Concubine Hua, with shining eyes, is the most suitable person to expose him to the emperor.
An Lingrong pondered for a moment and spoke softly.
"Sister Nian, the Emperor has always been very concerned about the affairs of Prince Guo's wife. Although it is the mourning period now, you can mention it to the Emperor in advance."
"I'll take care of it."
Concubine Hua has always had good execution ability.
She was afraid that Prince Guo would do something weird again and implicate herself, so she took advantage of the emperor resting in the back hall and spoke directly to the point.
"Your Majesty, Prince Guo is thinking about women!"