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Ye Yaoyao was a person with no memory. Before she was taken into the palace by Mo Rongzhan, she had been living in a muddle. She didn't know what she was living for. Every day, she had enough to eat and sleep. She was even an emotionless and timid person. When did she start to feel excited and jealous?
She didn't know how she had fallen in love with Mo Rongzhan. It was as if she had fallen in love with him the moment she laid eyes on him. In that small house, he had appeared like a god to save her, bringing her a different life. She had fallen in love with him and couldn't extricate herself. She had thought that he would like her beauty, but in his heart, there was only Lu Yaoyao.
Ye Yaoyao looked at the woman beside the Empress Dowager who was smiling like a flower. Lu Yaoyao was the most beautiful person she had ever seen. She was beautiful, intelligent, and had a glib tongue. Who wouldn't like such a beautiful woman? But she was jealous …
Why was Lu Yaoyao so good and able to get the emperor's wholehearted love?
"Empress Dowager, are your legs still sore recently? The colder the weather is, the better you must remember to soak your feet every night. " Ye Zhen and the Empress Dowager talked for a long time. Remembering that the Empress Dowager went to Chengde Villa to recuperate her legs, she was concerned about her recent situation.
The Empress Dowager said with a smile, "You have given me acupuncture several times before and personally made so many medicinal powders for me to soak my feet. Recently, not to mention soreness, even walking is more vigorous than before."
Ye Zhen pursed her lips and smiled, "That's good. I will make more medicinal powders for you. You must remember to soak your feet every day."
Aunt Cheng, who was next to her, covered her mouth and laughed, "Princess, rest assured, this slave remembers it all."
The Empress Dowager patted her hand and said, "In the future, when you enter the palace, you will come to remind me every day."
Ye Zhen was slightly startled, and the smile on her face was a little unnatural. She hadn't told the Empress Dowager about going to Dongqing yet.
Seeing Ye Zhen's reaction, the Empress Dowager's heart paused for a moment and she glanced sideways at Aunt Cheng.
Aunt Cheng knew that the Empress Dowager wanted to talk to the princess alone, but Ye Yaoyao didn't seem to notice at all. She still sat there without moving.
Dong Mei, who was standing behind Ye Yaoyao, saw the Empress Dowager's expression and lightly pulled on Ye Yaoyao's sleeve, "Niang niang, it's time for you to go back and take your medicine …"
Ye Yaoyao was deep in her own thoughts and didn't notice the Empress Dowager's glance. She only came back to her senses when Dong Mei pulled her. She smiled awkwardly and then stood up to bow to the Empress Dowager to leave.
The Empress Dowager looked at her warmly. "If your health isn't good, you don't need to come and pay your respects every day. Aijia knows that you have this filial piety."
"Empress Dowager, this concubine is not in the way." Ye Yaoyao hurriedly said. She was no longer liked by the Emperor. If even the Empress Dowager hated her, how could she survive in the palace?
"Alright, go back and rest." The Empress Dowager sighed in her heart. She felt pity for Ye Yaoyao and also advised the Emperor to treat her better. However, her son's heart seemed to be on Yaoyao. No matter how much she said, there was nothing she could do.
Ye Yaoyao raised her eyes and quickly glanced at Ye Zhen before bowing her head and leaving the Palace of Compassionate and Peaceful.
Only the Empress Dowager and Ye Zhen were left in the hall. Aunt Cheng tactfully went outside.
"Yaoyao, you … tell the truth to aijia, are you planning to leave the capital?" Although the Empress Dowager was not a particularly astute person, as a woman, she had a woman's sensitivity. Just now, Yaoyao's expression was too strange. She remembered that Ye Yiqing was still in the capital. When he left, he probably took his daughter with him.
Ye Zhen's eyes flashed with guilt. "Empress Dowager …"
"To this day, you still refuse to stay with the Emperor." The Empress Dowager's tone was a little angry. "If you leave, have you considered the Emperor's feelings?"
"He … he will understand." Ye Zhen whispered. She wanted to tell the Empress Dowager that she was only going to treat the Emperor of Dongqing, but yesterday her father specifically warned her not to tell the Emperor and Empress Dowager about it. No matter how much she wanted to speak, she could only hold back.
The Empress Dowager's heart was filled with indescribable disappointment. She knew that the Emperor had wronged Ye Zhen before, but he was sincere to Lu Yaoyao. He was even reluctant to make her unhappy. Why did Lu Yaoyao hurt him again and again?
"What do you want the Emperor to understand? Understand who you are hurting him for again? " The Empress Dowager questioned sharply. "Yao Yao, people's hearts are made of flesh. It's okay for you to feel wronged for your sister, but the Emperor has not wronged you. You can't hurt him again and again."
Ye Zhen hung her head. She felt terrible in her heart, but she couldn't explain the reason. The fact that the Emperor of Dongqing was sick was no small matter. Even if her father didn't tell her, she couldn't just say it out loud.
"Yao Yao, don't leave the Emperor again." The Empress Dowager looked at her and said softly.
"Empress Dowager, I must go to Dongqing with my father …" Ye Zhen looked at the Empress Dowager and whispered, "I will come back."
The Empress Dowager did not hear Ye Zhen's last words. She pointed to the door and said, "Go, Ai jia doesn't want to see you again."
Ye Zhen looked at her in astonishment. "Empress Dowager …"
The Empress Dowager turned her head and refused to look at her. She liked Yao Yao and could not bear to see her son hurt again and again.
"Empress Dowager, I … I am going to Dongqing with my father. There is a reason." Ye Zhen whispered, "Don't be angry."
"What reason is so important?" The Empress Dowager asked in a deep voice.
It's a reason that can't be said … Ye Zhen pursed her lips and looked at the Empress Dowager.
The Empress Dowager shook her head and sighed. "Ai jia understands. In your heart, there are probably many people more important than the Emperor. In that case, you can go."
Ye Zhen wanted to say something but stopped. She saw that the Empress Dowager had already got up and entered the bedroom. She really didn't want to see her.
"Empress Dowager, I'm leaving. You … take care." Ye Zhen kowtowed to the Empress Dowager's back and walked out of the Palace of Compassionate and Peaceful with a heavy heart.
Even the Empress Dowager had such a reaction when she knew that she was going to Dongqing. What if Mo Rongzhan knew?
Ye Zhen's nose was a little sour. Suddenly, she wanted to see Mo Rongzhan.
She quickened her pace and walked in the direction of the Palace of Heavenly Purity. Would he ignore her like the Empress Dowager did? Would he … drive her out as well?
"Yao Yao."
Ye Zhen hadn't walked far when she was passing the cobblestone path when she was stopped by Ye Yaoyao, who was coming from the other side.
"Imperial Concubine Yao, did you call me?" Ye Zhen suppressed the bitterness and discomfort in her heart and looked at Ye Yaoyao with a faint smile.
"Presumptuous! You don't even kneel and salute when you see Imperial Concubine Yao?" Chun Mei, who was behind Ye Yaoyao, glared at Ye Zhen and shouted.
Let her salute Ye Yaoyao? Ye Zhen looked at the little palace maid with a smile. "What if I don't salute?"
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