"Esteemed Empress, that hymen said earlier that Esteemed Empress has matters to discuss with Yun Fei. What is it?"
The Empress must have predicted that Duan Yunfei wouldn't be able to come to the pepper house, so the important matters were merely an excuse. She didn't think about it too much.
Sure enough, just as Duan Yunfei had thought, the Queen did not answer him and kept silent.
Just then, Duan Yingluo, who had been quietly watching from the side, suddenly spoke up.
"Thirteenth Sister, today, when I came to pay my respects to mother, I ran into one of your concubines on the way here. He was holding a few sandbags in his hands, so I asked if it was interesting." So that was made by a palace maid in your palace, I wonder if I still have some? Elder sister wants some, but I don't know if it's convenient. "
Duan Yingluo's excuse was not clever, and could even be said to be filled with loopholes. At that time, there would naturally be all kinds of Warm Bag that would provide to her. There was no need to ask Duan Yunfei to come specially to ask for the Warm Bag that her palace maids made.
But now was not the time to fuss about who was right or wrong. Although he did not like being grounded, it was still better than staying in the pepper house with the Empress and Duan Yingluo to play word games. pepper house always gave Duan Yunfei a kind of suppressed feeling, Duan Yunfei just wanted to leave quickly.
"So that's how it is. When Yun Fei returns today, he will tell her about it and then send someone to deliver it to elder sister."
"Then I'll have to trouble you, little sister."
At this time, the Empress expressed her concern for Duan Yunfei once again. "Yun Fei, have you felt uncomfortable staying in the Red Luan Palace for the past few days?"
"That's only natural. By trapping you in pepper house for half a month, would you feel comfortable living such a comfortable life?" Duan Yunfei grumbled in her heart, but she said, "Esteemed Empress, it was Yun Fei who did the wrong thing back then. Yun Fei didn't feel uncomfortable with the empress's punishment."
Duan Yunfei was indeed someone who could yield and extend her strength, on this point, Duan Yingluo had no choice but to admire him. If she was framed and grounded, it would be impossible for Duan Yingluo to say such words in a calm and collected manner.
"That's good. You should also take advantage of this time to recuperate. I remember that you are prone to being cold in winter."
"Yun Fei remembers Empress's words. Esteemed Empress, Yun Fei is still under confinement. If Royal Father finds out that Yun Fei has been staying here for so long today, he might get angry. " At this time, moving out Yuwen Di was still the most effective thing, and looking at the empress like this, it did not seem like there was any intention to keep her, in any case, the empress and Duan Yingluo's plan had failed.
"Esteemed empress, look …"
After all, her goal was to catch Duan Yunfei disregarding her limitations to leave the Red Luan Palace. Since Duan Yunfei had come, it would be inappropriate to provoke him, so it would appear that the Empress was not very magnanimous.
"Since Ying Luo has already told you his request, then let's do it today. It's been hard on you to make this trip."
"Esteemed Empress sees an outsider. This was something Yun Fei should have done. Then Yun Fei will take his leave first. "
Just as Duan Yunfei had instructed her before she left the Red Luan Palace, she had already gone in and out of the room. It was most likely that Xiao Yang's tea should be ready by now. When she thought of this, Duan Yunfei wanted to immediately return to her warm and peaceful Red Luan Palace.
After Duan Yunfei left, the smile on Duan Yingluo's face disappeared, causing the palace maids beside him to feel afraid.
"This time, she escaped again."
"All of you can leave first." The Queen dismissed the palace maids in the room. This time, she was prepared to ask Duan Yingluo about her thoughts.
"Ying Luo, your mother has never asked you where your anger and resentment towards Duan Yunfei came from. Could it be that she is also like Duan Liusu, who snatched away the love that the Emperor had for you sisters? Ying Luo, your mother doesn't think that your ambitions are the same as Duan Liusu's. "
The reason why Duan Yingluo told the Queen about this matter was because she did not know that what she said at the time was true. Since the Empress had asked again, Duan Yingluo was not planning to hide it from her.
"Queen Mother, Ying Luo …" Ying Luo has feelings for the Young Prince Mu. "
If it was in the past, the empress would definitely think of a way to have Duan Yingluo marry Mu Chuyang. Not only would this help Duan Yingluo's relationship with Mu Chuyang, it would also greatly assist the Fifth Prince in his future success. But now that Yuwen Di had decided to marry Mu Chuyang, Duan Yingluo did not have any more chances.
The Empress walked towards Duan Yingluo and gently patted her shoulder. Ying Luo, why didn't you tell the Queen Mother about this earlier? If you had said it earlier, you wouldn't be like this right now. "
"It's not like that. Even if I did, the result wouldn't have changed. The most important thing to change is that Duan Yunfei shouldn't have been born." Duan Yingluo thought in her heart. Countless times she had thought that if Duan Yunfei wasn't one of those people in this world, then she would be the one who grew up with Mu Chuyang, and the only one who had been by Mu Chuyang's side all along. She would also be the one to marry Mu Chuyang.
But unfortunately, there was not only Duan Yingluo, there was also Duan Yunfei. In Mu Chuyang's eyes, there was no Duan Yingluo, only Duan Yunfei.
Even if the Queen had expressed her wish to have Yuwen Di marry Mu Chuyang, even if Yuwen Di had agreed willingly, even if the Prince Mu and the Prince Mu did not object, Mu Chuyang would not agree to the marriage.
"Queen Mother, what is worse than her? Why … Why is everyone looking at her?"
This was the first time Duan Yingluo had shown her weakness in front of the empress due to their relationship, and all this time, the empress's teaching had always been about becoming stronger. But she was tired, and what she wanted was not a strong future, but a shoulder that she could rely on.
"Ying Luo, remember, you are stronger than Duan Yunfei by a hundred times, she is not a threat at all. Alright, don't be like this. If you continue like this, Mother won't feel good looking at you. "
What she wanted was not a weak daughter, but a daughter like her, who was able to help the Fifth Prince ascend to the throne. This Duan Yingluo in front of her, who had a bitter look on his face, who had lost all color just for a Duan Yunfei or was unable to recover because of a period of relationship, was definitely not what the empress wanted.
"Muhou …" Duan Yingluo knew that the empress wasn't trying to console him at all. The empress's tone was filled with disappointment and severity.
So it turned out that compared to Duan Yunfei, she had always been missing a lot of things.