You Kouyi wanted to respond to Ximen Yourong's compliment, but Ximen Ruozun started to cry a little.
Ximen Yourong hugged the child and coaxed her, and then she asked Xiang Qing to take the child away and take care of it so as not to disturb her conversation with Concubine You.
You Kouyi had always noticed Ximen Yourong's thoughts on Ximen Ruozun, and she said casually:
"Your Majesty should not have much experience in raising children at your age, but I just saw that your Majesty is very good at taking care of children. This is really surprising!"
"I don't have anything handy. They take better care of him on weekdays. I just play with him occasionally. Recently, because of my wedding, I can't take care of Ruozun. Today I have time to take him with me to play with him.
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As Ximen Yourong spoke, she inadvertently saw the gift box that You Kouyi had just put aside. She said bluntly without any pretense:
"By the way, Concubine, is there something in this box for me?"
You Kouyi looked at the sandalwood box. She smiled and opened the box and said:
"Your Majesty, I forgot to mention it. I saw that Your Majesty seems to like to be modest, so I carefully selected a few pieces of jewelry that are practical and not ostentatious and gave them to Your Majesty. I hope that Your Majesty will not find them objectionable."
Ximen Yourong reached out and took the box, looking at the neatly placed pair of jade beads and a pair of icy earrings, she laughed to herself:
"Of course I won't dislike the imperial concubine's kindness, but I'm not afraid of the imperial concubine's jokes. I've searched all over here and can't find a return gift worthy of the imperial concubine, so I'm afraid that I'll get the imperial concubine's advantage in vain."
It seems that she usually dresses too plainly, or everyone knows that she came into the palace with nothing but Dongling Yuanyong, and Dongling Yuanyong didn't take care of her daily expenses, so she can be said to be extremely poor.
It's no wonder that Concubine Yi and You Kouyi thought of giving her gold and silver jewelry when they gave gifts.
When You Kouyi heard Ximen Yourong's joke, she naturally responded with some decent words.
What Ximen Yourong didn't expect was that after You Kouyi left, another person came outside the door to give her a big gift.
The person who came was Dongling Yuanhao, but the big gift he sent shocked Ximen Yourong.
When Xiang Qing also saw the "big gift" placed outside the palace, she stepped forward to take a look, and her reaction was much more violent than Ximen Yourong's.
"Miss, is it dead?"
Before Ximen Yourong could answer Xiang Qing, Dongling Yuanhao, who had brought the big gift, said it first.
"It's not dead yet, but it doesn't matter. As long as the emperor's wife likes it, I'm going to have its fox skin peeled off..."
"What? No!" Xiang Qing yelled at Dongling Yuanhao in an unruly manner.
Dongling Yuanhao was stunned by Xiang Qing's yelling, but he was not angry, he just said in confusion:
"You little girl, I'm not peeling off this fox skin just to do something idle. I'm doing it to make a coat for the emperor's wife to keep warm."
"That won't work. Even if my lady is cold to death, she can't make a coat out of Xue'er's fur."
"I'm not trying to skin Xue'er, I'm just skinning this fox."
"Xue'er is this fox." Xiang Qing roared at Dongling Yuanhao again.
"ah……?"
Dongling Yuanhao was stunned for a moment. He looked at the fox in the cage and saw that Ximen Yourong had already approached the cage, and she reached out to touch the fox.
The fox was originally limp and almost lifeless, but when Ximen Yourong came closer, it jumped up instantly...!
"Sister-in-law, be careful!"
Dongling Yuanhao thought that the fox was going to attack Ximen Yourong, but it turned out that it was not the case. The fox kept trying to get close to Ximen Yourong as if it knew Ximen Yourong. It also stretched out its head and rubbed Ximen Yourong's palm to feel her touch.
Soon, Dongling Yuanhao realized that he was worrying for nothing, so he asked someone to open the cage.
Seeing Ximen Yourong and Xiang Qing hugging the fox, everyone believed that the two people and the fox were really familiar with each other.
It turned out that "Xue'er" was a little fox that Ximen Yourong and Xiang Qing picked up in the snow when they were living in "Sheng Ci'an". "Xue'er" was dying at that time, but they rescued it and raised it for a while.
Then he put it back into the mountains.
However, within two days, "Xue'er" returned to "Shengci'an" by herself, and refused to leave once she arrived.
After that, they simply named it "Xue'er", and "Xue'er" lived with them for five years from then on.
It was not until Ximen Yourong left "Shengci'an" that "Xue'er" returned to the mountains and forests on her own.
I thought it would be difficult for them and "Xue'er" to meet again, but I didn't expect that they would meet again in this way.
After returning to the room and listening to the story, Dongling Yuanhao patted his heart and comforted himself:
"Fortunately, I thought this fox was as beautiful as one dropped from the sky. I couldn't bear the thought of peeling off its skin, so I sent it to the Queen's Wife first. I thought if the Queen's Wife would...
If I agree to peel off its skin, I won’t be so intolerant...!"
"Humph, it's a shame that Prince Hao didn't peel off Xue'er's skin first, otherwise I...!"
"Otherwise? Otherwise what will happen to you?"
Xiang Qing's disgusted and disrespectful face finally made Dongling Yuanhao a little unhappy.
"Otherwise I will fight you tooth and nail!"
Xiang Qing slapped the teacup in front of Dongling Yuanhao angrily. Before he could speak, Xiang Qing suddenly picked up the teacup that she had just put down and drank it in one gulp. In the end, she even put away the teacup.
Go away and ignore Dongling Yuanhao's anger at all.
Before leaving, she rolled her eyes at him. Dongling Yuanhao opened his mouth again and again, but in the end he couldn't utter a word.
Ximen Yourong watched his dignified prince being choked by Xiang Qing and became speechless. She chuckled softly:
"Prince Hao, Xiang Qing has always followed me unruly. Don't take it off. She just feels sorry for Xue'er who was shot by you."
"No, this girl not only has no rules and regulations, she is simply audacious and doesn't know how to live or die!"
Dongling Yuanhao slapped the table, and now he was really angry at Xiang Qing. He had never been choked by a servant like this in his life.
It was rare to see him angry, so Ximen Yourong chuckled again and said:
"Xue'er is both a pet and a caring friend to us. So, don't say that Xiang Qing is angry with you for hurting Xue'er. If you really skinned Xue'er, I will definitely be even more angry than Xiang Qing!"
"Ha... I wasn't thinking about making a coat for the emperor's sister-in-law. How did I know that the hunted fox and the emperor's sister-in-law were related to each other." Dongling Yuanhao smiled awkwardly!
However, Xueer was lucky enough to escape the disaster, and Ximen Yourong was actually grateful for this.
Her feelings for Xue'er are very profound. During the years when she was born in Ci'an, Xue'er was her natural heater, and her cold poison was much better because of Xue'er.
Now Xue'er has returned to her by some strange combination of circumstances. I just don't know how long Xue'er can stay by her side after this reunion!?
Lengyue Palace became much more lively because of Xue'er's arrival. The maids and eunuchs who served in Lengyue Palace were initially afraid that Xue'er would hurt others.
However, Xue'er is very well-behaved, especially when she is nestled in Ximen Yourong's arms, she is lazy and doesn't pay attention to other people at all.
Gradually, everyone likes to get close to it. The snow-white fox fur on its body is soft and warm. Not only does its fox fur have no fishy smell of beasts, but it also exudes a faint fragrance.
Ximen Yourong hugged Xueer almost day and night for several days, and even let him sleep next to her to keep warm at night.
It's a pity that Ximen could not enjoy this comfortable and comfortable life for a few more days.
Because the prince of Xiahou Kingdom arrived in the imperial city, Dongling Yuanyong ordered her to go to the "Longtai Palace" to take care of his injuries so that his injuries could heal faster and avoid keeping the prince of Xiahou Kingdom waiting!
Of course Ximen Yourong knew that Dongling Yuanyong did not need her "care" at all, but she did not know the true meaning of his will.
After arriving at Longtai Hall, Ximen Yourong bowed down to Dongling Yuan Yong who was lying on the bed in a decent manner.
Ximen Yourong's "proper" womanly virtue made Dongling Yuanyong feel a little depressed. He looked at her soft but unsmiling face and said half-coldly and half-hot:
"I heard that the queen has been enjoying herself these past few days, picking flowers and playing fox."
There is a fox in Lengyue Palace who makes Ximen Yourong hug him all day long. The news has spread throughout the palace.
Because it was sent by Dongling Yuanhao, and Dongling Yuanyong didn't say anything, no one in the palace dared to say anything unpleasant.
But this does not mean that Dongling Yuanyong really doesn't matter. At least now, Ximen Yourong could hear the dissatisfaction in his tone. In order to make herself feel better, she could only reply carefully:
"Reporting to Your Majesty, the last time I sent the pickled camellia to the concubine, the concubine ate it smoothly. Recently, someone came to ask me if I still have pickled camellia. But I have no pickled camellia here. It just so happens that plum blossoms are in bloom again recently.
After a while, I thought about using fresh plum blossoms to make some plum blossom stuffing for the concubine. As for Xueer... I can bring it with me to keep out the cold!"
"The queen is really busy. Not only does she have to make plum blossom wine for the concubine, but she also has to play with foxes." Dongling Yuanyong smiled coldly, paused for a while and then said:
"I heard that you took good care of the fox's arrow wound for a few days, and it started jumping around."
"Xue'er's arrow wound was just a scratch on the flesh, so it healed faster."
"A little flesh and arrow wound from an animal would hurt your heart and lungs. But the queen can't see or hear my wound, and her life is still enjoyable." Humph, that's simply heartless!
Ximen Yourong raised her eyes and looked at the unhappy person, and she said unhurriedly:
"Your Majesty, forgive me. When I learned that Your Majesty was injured, Your Majesty had ordered that no one be allowed to disturb you, so I..."
"As my queen, even if I give orders, you have to do what you are supposed to do. Otherwise, what kind of queen would you be?"
He ordered that no one be allowed to disturb him, but she actually didn't come even once, and even skipped her condolences. She was such a happy and relaxed queen, it was so disgusting!
"Then your Majesty means, can I disobey your Majesty's orders?"
"Of course not!"
"...?"
Ximen Yourong was speechless. This man was really difficult to understand. She was not a queen with real power. After learning that he was injured that day, she originally planned to at least do something.
But it was clearly his own grand order that no one should be seen and no one was allowed to visit. Of course she was happy...well, of course she didn't dare to disobey!
Why does it seem like he is blaming her for being indifferent to his injury?