Chapter 13: I am the best gift
The sky is getting brighter, the stars were shining last night, and it is also a sunny day today. But for the maid keeping watch at night, the mood is the opposite.
It was almost midnight, but there was no sign of the door opening, and there was no sound at all inside the house.
This is the fifth time Huan Sha has come to investigate, her face full of anxiety and worry.
She was responsible for keeping vigil last night, but she was awakened by the noise in the main house in the early morning. She originally thought it was the master giving some orders, but when she got closer, what she heard was Su Huaixiao's roar.
Huansha was frightened and was about to come to Zhuiyue and Caiyun to discuss the matter.
The three of them waited at the door for a while. Just when they couldn't help but want to invite Jiang Chen to come, the movement in the room disappeared again.
No one in Huansha or the others dared to make any inferences about the situation inside the house, let alone knock on the door to ask. They could only suppress their worries and go back to sleep.
"Sister, is the master up?"
Zhuiyue and Caiyun came together, interrupting Huansha's trance.
"Shh." Huansha made a silent gesture, "I just heard the sound of a wheelchair being moved. I must have woken up."
Zhuiyue felt strange, "Your Majesty, you always get up at every hour of the day, and you can't make a move. Why did you make an exception today?"
Caiyun asked with concern: "What about the princess? Is there any news about the princess?"
Huansha shook her head and was about to tell the two of them to go to the kitchen to heat up the breakfast again when there was a crunching sound behind her.
The three of them looked sideways at the same time and saw the door slowly opening from the inside.
The first thing that catches the eye is Su Huaixiao's handsome face as carved as a knife, and his iconic wheelchair.
Huansha didn't dare to look any further and immediately took the lead in saluting.
"My slave, please pay your respects to the prince!"
However, what they received was not Su Huaixiao's response, but a clear and gentle female voice.
"Why are you guarding the door?"
Huan Sha even thought she was hearing something, so she raised her head suddenly and saw An Yueli walking to the door one step behind, naturally holding onto Su Huaixiao's wheelchair.
"princess?"
Perhaps her expression was too surprised, and An Yueli couldn't help but chuckle.
"Why, are you surprised to see me?"
"Oh no!"
Huan Sha quickly lowered her head and said, "My servant has prepared breakfast. Please ask the prince and princess to move over."
"I understand, lead the way."
An Yueli responded casually and pushed Su Huaixiao out of the bedroom.
Her movements were skillful and natural, and there was no trace of restraint or nervousness on her face.
The three people outside the house were shocked to see it, and they felt that their souls were about to fly away from Tianling Gai.
You must know that Su Huaixiao's biggest taboo is for others to touch his wheelchair. In the entire palace, only the leader of the guards, Jiang Chen, is qualified to push him in and out.
An Yueli only came here for one night and was able to make Su Huaixiao let down his guard, which was unprecedented. This shows that his methods are brilliant and he will be favored very soon!
The three maids quietly exchanged glances, their admiration was beyond words, and they silently increased their loyalty to An Yueli from the previous five points to eight points.
At the dinner table, Su Huaixiao slowly ate bird's nest porridge.
Since he got an injection last night to stop the pain in his leg, he rarely had a good sleep. The consequence of relaxing was that he got up late, breaking the rules he had set when he was in the army.
"Where is Jiang Chen?"
"My lord, this is my humble duty."
Upon hearing the summons, Jiang Chen, who had been waiting silently outside the hall, immediately appeared.
Taking advantage of the break to greet him, he took a quick look at the situation inside the room.
An Yueli was eating her food wholeheartedly. There were no wounds on her body and her expression was natural and calm.
Look at Su Huaixiao again, holding a handkerchief and slowly wiping his fingers. Although he has no unnecessary expression, judging from his many years of service experience, he must be in a good mood.
"What are your orders, Your Majesty?"
Su Huaixiao threw the handkerchief and knocked on the armrest twice.
"Prepare carriages and horses to take the princess back to her home."
Jiang Chen thought he heard it wrong, and his reaction was half a beat slower than usual.
"Princess is going back to the palace?"
An Yueli nodded affirmatively upon hearing this, "Your Majesty is considerate and knows that I miss my parents' family as a new wife, so he specifically allowed me to return home to visit."
Jiang Chen half-opened his mouth, looking a little silly in surprise.
An Yueli asked, "Why, can't it be done?"
"Yes, of course!"
Jiang Chen came back to his senses and noticed Su Huaixiao's disgusted gaze on him. He quickly lowered his head and calmed down his emotions.
"Whenever the princess wants to go back, I will ask the butler to prepare gifts."
"No need." An Yueli sneered, "I am the best gift."
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Anguo Gongfu.
In the main hall, An Yurou was sitting next to Yue Shi, with an angry look on her face.
"That bitch An Yueli dared to drive Mr. Yin and I out of the palace in front of so many people yesterday. It was really unreasonable. When I thought about this, I was so angry that I couldn't sleep well all night.
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Yue took a sip of herbal tea, and a few wisps of evil flashed through her slender eyes.
"She is indeed audacious. She thinks that she will be able to stand up after entering the palace without even checking whether she is worthy or not."
As she said this, she glanced sideways at An Yurou and scolded her in the same way.
"You are also a failure! The reason why I asked you to attend the gift-giving ceremony on behalf of Duke Anguo's mansion is to show your face in front of all the aristocratic families.
It's a good thing that you caused such a big mess and asked the prince to return all the gifts. If I hadn't tried my best to persuade you in front of your father, you would have been punished too!"
An Yurou crushed the silk in her hand and retorted unwillingly.
"Mother, this was all deliberately framed by An Yueli! I think she knew she was dead, so she wanted to drag me into this before she died."
Speaking of this matter, the corners of Yue's mouth gradually curved into a sinister arc.
"It doesn't matter, even if you didn't sleep well last night, you're still not one ten thousandth as good as An Yueli. They say that Prince Xiao not only injured his leg, but also had a hidden disease, which is why he tortured and killed the nine princesses one after another.
An Yueli is already stupid and cowardly. She can't even please you and me, so how can she possibly coax Prince Xiao? Just wait and see, the news of her sudden death will come tonight at the latest."
Hearing what Yue said, An Yurou suddenly became energetic again.
After all, she made such a big mistake at the wedding banquet yesterday, and everyone in the capital used her matter as a topic of discussion after dinner. It would be difficult to understand the hatred in An Yueli's heart until she died!
"Mother, shouldn't we prepare for her funeral?"
Yue Shi picked up the tea cup again and said in a very cool tone.
"What are you ready for? Since she married into Prince Xiao's palace, she is no longer a member of our Duke Anguo's palace. Even if she is going to die, it won't be our turn to collect her body."
"In this case, she can only go to the mass grave and lie down."
While mother and daughter were chatting, An Yueli had already arrived at Anguo Gong's Mansion.
She opened the car curtain, and the dazzling sunlight shone down. Before she could raise her hand to block it, someone had already held up an umbrella.
"Princess, please get out of the car."
When leaving Prince Xiao's Mansion, Su Huaixiao specifically ordered Huan Sha and others to follow him.
Chapter completed!