Chapter 106 : She is Different from the Princess Wei

“Is it them who defected?”

“It should be… I’m not sure either. After all, being in the palace means I hear very little news.”

Xue Qingyin became more curious: “Who is Prince Zhang? Can you tell me? If you can’t, then you don’t need to tell me.”

She would ask King Xuan when she returned.

To know these things, not a word was written about them in the original text!

But it really piqued her curiosity.

The Fourth Princess whispered to her: “Prince Zhang is the elder brother of His Majesty, born of the same mother. I don’t know what he looks like. He died before I was born. According to the rules, the Qinggui Army should have been reassigned to another unit. But it seems no one can command them…”

Xue Qingyin’s eyes flickered slightly, saying, “Perhaps because they are too loyal? They only obey the orders of their former master? When their former master died, they naturally stopped obeying?”

“Maybe. Some people also say that a general’s order can only be issued with the Tiger Tally, but Prince Zhang has been dead for many years, who knows where the Tiger Tally is? There’s a lot of speculation in the court. If not for the events from two years ago, no one would have brought them up again.”

“Since Prince Zhang died so early, they no longer followed orders back then, why not disband them? Or execute them?” Xue Qingyin thought this didn’t make sense.

The Fourth Princess responded, “Because the people of the Qinggui Army are not like those military households. They have a lot of influence.”

“Influence?”

“I can’t say for sure, but that’s how it’s generally talked about. Some also say His Majesty values talent, so he’s kept them under his command.”

Xue Qingyin thought that she hadn’t figured out the situation with the Princess Concubine  yet, and now this Qinggui Army piqued her curiosity even more.

Well, she would sort things out one by one.

…

Another guest arrived at the Eastern Palace.

When the Crown Prince was informed, he found it strange. He sneered and said, “Since when has the Eastern Palace been so lively?”

“Your Highness… should we let them in?”

“You mean the Fourth Princess, with King Xuan’s concubine?”

“Yes, Your Highness.”

The Crown Prince’s interest was piqued: “I want to see, now that King Xuan isn’t around, how brave his concubine is today. Does she still have the same boldness as before?”

Outside the door.

Xue Qingyin said to the Fourth Princess: “Have you thought of a good excuse? The Crown Prince will definitely be very curious as to why you suddenly came to visit.”

The Fourth Princess was stunned: “M-Me think of one?”

Xue Qingyin nodded: “This is to train the Princess in speaking appropriately to people, and saying whatever fits the situation.”

Well, it seemed like Xue Qingyin was putting a lot of effort into teaching her.

But after thinking for a moment, the Fourth Princess finally made a bitter face: “I… I can’t think of anything.”

Xue Qingyin instructed: “Then just cry.”

“Cry?”

“Yes, no need to say anything, just cry until you can’t catch your breath.”

The Fourth Princess hesitated for a moment, then asked: “I heard you have a brother.”

Xue Qingyin nodded: “Yes.”

The Fourth Princess asked: “Do you trick him like this too?”

Xue Qingyin: “…Exactly.”

The Fourth Princess immediately felt at ease.

The two of them met the palace attendants at the Eastern Palace.

The palace attendant led them inside.

The Crown Prince was sitting in his seat, but before he could say anything sarcastic, the Fourth Princess stepped forward, enduring the discomfort of the medicinal smell, and began to cry.

The Crown Prince: “…” Has my good father driven another person mad?

Xue Qingyin stepped forward, then retreated.

She repeated this, perfectly acting out the “hesitant to speak” scene.

In the end, Xue Qingyin sighed and turned to ask the palace attendants: “Where is the Princess Concubine ? I should go pay my respects to her. It wouldn’t be right to disturb the Crown Prince and the Fourth Princess while they talk about brother and sister matters.”

The palace attendants froze for a moment, wanting to say, “Our Crown Prince and the Fourth Princess don’t have such a deep sibling bond.”

To be accurate, there’s none at all.

The palace maid pursed her lips and said, “The Crown Princess is unwell and cannot see guests.”

Xue Qingyin’s face showed a look of indignation. “Oh, really? I heard that the Princess of Wei has already come to see her. She even received a reward from the Eastern Palace, didn’t she?”

The palace maid understood.

So it was a competition with the Princess of Wei.

The maid had no choice but to look at the older palace maid beside her.

The older maid squinted, staring at Xue Qingyin for a moment before saying, “Please follow me, Side Concubine .”

Xue Qingyin followed her and asked, “What is your name?”

The older maid replied, “Jiang Hua.”

Xue Qingyin asked again, “What is the temperament of the Crown Princess? Is she easy to get along with?”

The side Concubine  seemed to have no scheming at all. That day, she had been eloquent, but it was only because of the favor of the Prince of Xuan that she had become arrogant.

Jiang Hua asked suspiciously, “Why is the side Concubine accompanying the Fourth Princess today?”

“I used to be the Fourth Princess’s companion.”

Jiang Hua then smiled. “I see.”

At this moment, the little palace maid was, as usual, wandering around outside, acting foolishly.

When others saw her, they couldn’t help but show disdain.

But no one stopped her.

The little palace maid thought that she could not wait any longer.

Those people would never wait for her…

She had to find an opportunity herself and desperately run out, even if they pointed their long spears at her…

The little palace maid took a deep breath, turned around, and prepared herself.

Then, she saw a stunning beauty in a light pink dress, with a graceful figure, walking slowly towards her, accompanied by that wicked woman, Jiang Hua.

The little palace maid stood there in a daze.

She’s here!

She’s here again!

She wanted to cry, to cry with joy, but she didn’t dare.

At this moment, Xue Qingyin approached and said, “Why do you keep a fool in your palace? That day, she even offended me and His Highness the Prince of Xuan.”

The little palace maid’s heart chilled.

So she is the same as the Princess of Wei?

Would the Princess of Xuan have her beaten too?

“The Crown Princess is kind-hearted and didn’t drive her away, but who would have known that she caused trouble in the Eastern Palace, offending important people everywhere,” Jiang Hua said coldly, rolling up her sleeves, seemingly about to slap the little palace maid again.

But Xue Qingyin stretched out her hand first and grabbed the little maid’s chin. “What happened to your face? Who dared to strike someone from the Eastern Palace?”

Jiang Hua’s lips twitched, and she withdrew her hand, saying, “She offended the Princess of Wei, so I struck her.”

Xue Qingyin sneered. “The Princess of Wei…”

She pointed at the little palace maid and said, “Since she’s a fool, why not just send her to me?”

Jiang Hua felt a headache coming on.

So she really was competing with the Princess of Wei.

When the Princess of Wei got angry, she had to act like she was even kinder than her.

Who gave you the courage? You’re just a side Concubine !

No one knew that at this moment, the little palace maid’s heart was racing so fast that it almost leaped out of her chest.

She… she really came to save us!

She is different from the Princess of Wei!