Author: Gongsun Xiaoyue

"My slave is old and can't control the princess's palace."

Aunt Cui shook her head, slowly squatted down, and dragged out a large rosewood box from the bedside.

Ying Ning hurriedly stepped forward to help: "This is quite heavy. Aunt Cui, please leave it alone and I'll call someone to help you. Where do you want to move?"

Aunt Cui didn't say anything. She kept bending her waist to completely pull the box out, then let go of her hand and held her waist to catch her breath.

After she had regained her breath, she pointed to the box and said, "This box was left by the empress to the princess."

"Aunt gave it to me? When?" Yingning was surprised.

"It's been many years," Aunt Cui looked up and thought for a moment, then smiled, "Yes, not long after the princess was born, when the empress brought you to the palace to raise you, she prepared this box, saying that she wanted to

I’m saving a dowry for my daughter.”

Ying Ning was slightly startled.

A look of reminiscence appeared on Aunt Cui's face: "Princess, you don't know that you were weak when you were a child and fell ill every now and then. Sometimes you would suddenly have a high fever in the middle of the night and your whole body would be hot. Your Majesty would cry with distress. Every time the Princess recovered from her illness, your Majesty herself would

He also fell ill."

Ying Ning touched the smooth and warm box and said softly: "My aunt is so stupid. She has saved so little for so many years. Did she forget it later?"

Aunt Cui pursed her lips and said with a smile: "If there are ordinary dowries outside, are they still worth saving for your Majesty? My Majesty said that she despises ordinary things and is not worthy of being a dowry for the princess."

She took out a key, handed it to Ying Ning, and said, "Your Majesty is gone, and there is no way to save this dowry. Leave it to the princess. Your Majesty will not be able to see the day when the princess gets married, alas."

Yingning held the key.

"My slave has resigned."

"Aunt Cui, don't look elsewhere. Follow me to Jade Fortune Palace." Ying Ning pulled her, "You are the person next to my aunt. Although my aunt has been kind to others in recent years, it is difficult to protect her from vicious and jealous people.

If you were bullied, I'm sorry, aunt."

"My servant is so old, no one cares about me."

"Aunt Cui, please don't be stubborn with me. Would you rather serve others than follow the daughter of Imperial Concubine Shu?"

These words immediately touched Aunt Cui.

Her eyes were red, and she forced a smile and said: "Why wouldn't the slave be unwilling? When the princess was a child, the slave also carried her and brought her up... It's just that the slave is getting older and is afraid of dragging the princess down."

"What are you talking about? Did my aunt dislike you for being too old when she was here? Besides, you are not that old, you are still very young."

Ying Ning held her arm and said, "Auntie, be good, you go to Yufu Palace to rest first, and I will make arrangements for you when I get back."

"It's deserted here, why don't I stay here to accompany the princess?"

"I want to sit alone for a while and spend time with my aunt." Ying Ning said.

Aunt Cui sighed: "Princess, please don't be too sad. I see you have lost a lot of weight in the past few days... If the empress knew about it, I don't know how distressed she would be."

Ying Ning was silent for a while, then suddenly asked: "Aunt, today is my aunt's seventh birthday. Will my aunt come back?"

Aunt Cui shook her head silently and nodded again: "If the empress comes back, will the princess be afraid?"

"Of course I'm not afraid."

"That's good." Aunt Cui raised her hand to wipe her tears, "I'll go first."

Ying Ning warned her from behind: "We must go to Yufu Palace, even if my aunt doesn't agree!"

Aunt Cui turned back and smiled, "Don't worry, princess."

Seeing her staggering back out of sight, Ying Ning withdrew her gaze and looked at the big box on the ground.

She hesitated for a while, then picked up the key and opened the box.
Chapter completed!