“Princess Minghua does indeed have some misunderstandings about me. She is young, so I will not hold it against her. The Empress Dowager and His Majesty do not need to prevent the Princess from entering the palace for my sake.”
The Empress Dowager shook her head: “She is not young, but she is still immature. There is nothing we can do about it now. You don’t need to take it to heart or feel guilty. This is the idea of His Majesty and me. In addition, I will also find someone to keep an eye on Minghua to prevent her from doing anything reckless.”
The Empress Dowager was worried that, although Princess Minghua could not enter the palace, she could still order people around in the palace.
“I have already dispatched secret guards to keep an eye on Minghua, partly to protect her safety and partly to prevent her from doing anything reckless. If she harbors any harmful intentions, the secret guards will inform me immediately. My beloved consort and Mother, please rest assured.”
The Emperor and Empress Dowager are indeed mother and son; their thoughts are very similar.
So this also showed that it wasn’t that they couldn’t control Princess Minghua before, but that they didn’t want to and couldn’t bear to.
Now they were pinning their hopes on the child in her womb being a prince, and they valued her child the most.
They then became willing to control Princess Minghua, fearing that she would harm her child.
Xu Lingyi didn’t say anything more; she felt a sense of relief.
She had already anticipated that if Princess Minghua found out that the Empress Dowager would not only no longer protect her, but would even, like the Emperor, prevent her from entering the palace again.
Given her arrogant and disdainful attitude, she must be furious.
But this was just the beginning of her revenge against Princess Minghua.
Dealing with Gui Fei was easy, but Princess Minghua was, after all, the Emperor’s only daughter.
Xu Lingyi knew in her heart that it was impossible to kill Princess Minghua easily.
But she can take her time; she even enjoys this slow, deliberate process.
She enjoys the thrill of this revenge.
The first step now is simply to prevent her from entering the palace.
Princess Minghua will be confined to her residence from then on.
After that, she will ensure that Princess Minghua will never be allowed to return to the capital.
Once she’s driven out of the capital, it will be much easier to take action against her.
She won’t let Princess Minghua die easily. Letting her die like this will be too good for her. She will torture her slowly.
“The Emperor and I are of one mind: we should not announce your pregnancy yet.”
Xu Lingyi nodded: “Your Majesty, I understand. This is better for the child.”
The Empress Dowager nodded, feeling even more that she was sensible: “The Xu family has been loyal and virtuous for generations and has raised such a well-educated and reasonable daughter as you. I must thank your mother properly. Tomorrow, I will summon your mother and sisters-in-law to the palace so that your family can be reunited.”
“However, I am sorry to trouble you for the time being, as I cannot properly reward you and the Xu family. Many people outside the palace are eyeing the Emperor’s position, and people’s hearts are unpredictable. You can know a person’s face but not their heart. I can only wait until the child in your belly is three months old before I can speak about your pregnancy.”
Xu Lingyi nodded. She had heard before that it was common for women in ordinary families to keep their pregnancies secret until they were three months pregnant.
“Thank you, Your Majesty. After entering the palace, I no longer hoped to see my mother and sisters-in-law. I never expected you…you would be so kind to me…”
Xu Lingyi pretended to be extremely moved, her voice choked with emotion.
She originally thought that she would have to bring it up with the Emperor herself, but she didn’t expect that the Empress Dowager had already taken it into consideration.
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