Chapter 242: Doubting the Concubines 02

Chapter 242

Consort Hui did not want to take off her clothes, so no one could go up and strip her, right?

Therefore, no one forced her to do anything either.

Song Zhao also brought the topic back to the southern tour next spring.

In between, everyone was chatting and laughing, only Consort Hui was obviously a little restless from the heat.

However, Song Zhao pretended not to see it and said with a smile to Consort Hui:

"This southern tour will definitely be to the Jiang-Zhe region. Your mother's family is there, so His Majesty will definitely bring you along."

"Really?" Consort Hui's eyes lit up, first somewhat delighted, but soon, the sparkle in her eyes faded again, and the corners of her mouth drooped down, saying:

"But when I asked His Majesty yesterday, His Majesty didn't say he would bring me... It would be best if His Majesty could bring me along, I haven't seen my parents for a long time, and I miss them in my heart."

Her frown was full of childish naivete, she really didn't look like she was pretending at all.

Song Zhao consoled her, "Little sister, your thoughts are too simple, aren't they? The quota for the southern tour is limited. If His Majesty said yesterday that he would bring you with him, wouldn't that make the other consorts jealous for no reason?"

Consort Hui's black eyes rolled quickly in their sockets, "Mm... That makes sense."

Soon she smiled again, "Then that means His Majesty will bring me along, he just can't tell everyone to their face? Hehe~ That's good then! When the time comes, if I really get to go home, I'll have His Majesty and Sister Song stay at my house!"

She spread her arms wide and drew a big circle in the air, very proudly saying:

"My house is so big! Although not as big as the palace, but it can easily accommodate over a hundred people without feeling cramped at all."

Rongyue and Concubine Li were amused by her innocence and liveliness,

Song Zhao also said: "Then we'll wait for the southern tour, for little sister to show us around."

After chatting for a while longer,

Consort Hui suddenly pointed out the window and exclaimed joyfully: "Sister Song, look! It's snowing outside!"

She jumped up from her chair abruptly like a little rabbit, and hopped happily towards the outside,

while also turning back every three steps to say to Song Zhao: "Sister Song, come play in the snow with me!"

Song Zhao smiled and shook her head, "I won't go. I have to take care of Chengyu when he wakes up later."

"Oh..."

After hearing Song Zhao's words, Xiao Fu Zi pondered for a moment, then slowly said:

"So Mother feels that the Empress is deliberately trying to mislead you?

She wants you to think that everything is her doing, so that you focus all your attention on guarding against her and becoming enemies, thus overlooking the person right beside you who truly wants to harm you and the Crown Prince?"

"That's right." Song Zhao lightly concurred, then added: "I have always found it strange, if the Empress wanted to harm someone, it should be me instead of Chengyu. With her worn out body, she won't be able to bear children in the future, she can only keep her princess until her dying days.

If something were to happen to me, then she would become Chengyu's rightful mother, the most suitable person to raise Chengyu. Why would she harm Chengyu? The Empress herself said, she is the phoenix soaring in the ninth heaven. The phoenix has treasures everywhere, she would not do unrewarding things."

Song Zhao was silent for a moment, then suddenly looked up at Xiao Fu Zi, changing the subject:

"As for why I suspect Consort Hui... think carefully, has there been any disaster in this palace when she was not present? I don't know whether she is human or ghost, but I just feel that something is off about her."

The next day,

after noon when the snow had lightened up a bit, Song Zhao went to Zhaojun Palace.

When she arrived, Consort Hui happened to be building a snowman in the courtyard with Concubine Li and Rongyue.

Song Zhao smiled and said: "Yesterday little sister wanted me to play in the snow with you, but Chengyu was about to wake up so I had no time. Today I finally have some free time and came to have fun in the snow with little sister."

"Great!" Consort Hui clapped her hands happily, "With Sister Song here too, we'll be even more lively."

Rongyue suggested: "Why don't we have a snowball fight? The fresh snow is soft, so it won't hurt if it hits you. Isn't that right, Sister Li?"

As she spoke, somehow she had already rolled up a snowball and threw it at Concubine Li's waist.

Concubine Li, caught off guard by her "sneak attack", pretended to be angry and quickly made a snowball to retaliate.

In the midst of their playful fight, no one could tell who had thrown which snowball, but one of them happened to hit Consort Hui right on the neck.

At this moment, Rongyue just happened to be standing next to Consort Hui, so she quickly said:

"Oh dear, the snow is about to go down Consort's neck!"

As she spoke, she took the opportunity while Consort Hui had yet to react, and directly reached out and pulled off the fur collar wrapped around Consort Hui's neck.

"Ah!!!!"

Almost at the same time,

Concubine Li, who was standing directly opposite Consort Hui, screamed in fright

when she saw Consort Hui's jade-like neck...