books44 Chapter 259 The Palace Maid's Revenge and Sudden Wealth (3)
Chapter 259 The Palace Maid's Revenge and Sudden Wealth (3)
Su Dingding smiled at the Sixth Prince and made a heart shape with her hands in front of him.
Several disheveled, heavily made-up concubines surrounded the Sixth Prince.
"Your Majesty, I want a kiss..."
"Your Majesty, may I dance for you?"
"Your Majesty, you said my feet are the most beautiful..."
Suddenly, a foot that hadn't been washed for hundreds of years landed on the Sixth Prince's shoulder, making him pale with the smell.
“I am not the emperor, and besides, you... you are all my father’s concubines…”
"emperor!"
A woman who looked very old walked over shakily.
With tears in her eyes, she knelt at the feet of the Sixth Prince and hugged his leg tightly.
"Your Majesty, I miss you so much..."
The Sixth Prince swallowed hard. Could this be his grandfather's concubine?
I can't accept being made to kneel before me!
So the Sixth Prince hurriedly knelt back down, saying, "Please get up, please get up. If you kneel before me, I will lose a year of my lifespan."
"Your Majesty!" The old concubine hugged the Sixth Prince and wept bitterly.
The other mad concubines, dissatisfied, all crowded around to vie for the emperor's favor.
"Your Majesty, hold me!"
"His Majesty loves my feet the most..."
They pulled at the Fourth Prince, who was so frightened that he cried out, "Mother!"
Su Dingding couldn't help but laugh. After all, he was still young, and he would turn to his mother in a critical moment.
Unfortunately, your mother is in dire straits herself and can't save you!
The former steward of the Cold Palace had already left, and the remaining palace maids clearly disliked Su Dingding, standing aside whispering among themselves.
They would also abuse these unfavored concubines here on a daily basis.
After all, life in the cold palace was tough, so one had to do something to pass the time.
The new steward dared to tease the prince; he probably wouldn't last long. They were happy to watch the show.
"Chunying, I am the Sixth Prince! Why aren't you coming to save me?" The Sixth Prince pushes away one mad concubine, only to be entangled by another.
They would even tear at his clothes and grope him haphazardly.
"Sixth Prince, I'll tell you what to do." Su Dingding didn't care about him.
Finally, the Sixth Prince had no choice but to pretend to be the Emperor and angrily question them about their crimes!
Although the mad concubines were insane, they still respected the emperor deep down, so they all knelt down in fear.
The Sixth Prince hurriedly straightened his clothes and quickly climbed the high wall of the Cold Palace.
"Chunying, you just wait!"
After uttering those harsh words, the Sixth Prince left.
Su Dingding raised an eyebrow, deciding to wait.
"Your Majesty!" the mad concubines cried out, raising their hands in unison, "Your Majesty, we know we were wrong..."
Su Dingding looked at the gloating palace maids and said, "What are you all standing there for? Take them all back and keep a close eye on them."
These few mad concubines deserved to be banished to the cold palace. They were ruthless in their quest for the emperor's favor, and each of them had someone on their hands.
Several palace maids reluctantly came over and took the mad concubines away.
Su Dingding and Gangzi also created their own little world together.
Because Qi Pin and Su Xiang's wounds were not treated in time and their living conditions were very poor, they both began to become infected and suppurate.
Consort Qi suffered from a persistent fever and remained unconscious.
Su Xiang pounded on the door and shouted, "Chun Ying, the Empress has treated you well. Go quickly and fetch the imperial physician for her, or if the Empress dies, you will also be held responsible!"
Su Dingding sat on the swing chair, eating watermelon, pretending not to hear.
Before long, Su Xiang was too hungry to continue calling out.
It wasn't until noon that Su Dingding had two bowls of congee delivered to them.
"Chunying, is this all you're going to give us to eat?" Suxiang bit her lip angrily.
Su Dingding rushed in, "I'm doing this for your own good. You're injured, so your diet should be lighter. What's wrong with drinking porridge?"
"Porridge! Where's the rice in it?" Su Xiang retorted.
"How come there's no rice left!" Su Dingding went over and counted for her, "One, two, three, four, five... a total of twenty-eight grains of rice. If you don't want to eat them, then forget it!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Su Dingding poured both bowls of congee onto the ground.
The door was closed, and Su Xiang heard the sound of chains locking it. She broke down.
"Chunying, no..." She ran to the door and cried loudly, "Manager, you can't treat us like this..."
Su Dingding rolled her eyes. This was nothing; it was only the beginning.
After the Sixth Prince left the Cold Palace, he heard that no imperial physician had ever examined his mother's injuries, and he was worried.
But he knew that his father was still angry, so he could only go to his mother's father, Grand Tutor Song.
Grand Tutor Song had already pleaded for his daughter's life at the morning court session; the cat was the one who hurt her, and Consort Qi was also a victim.
He believed that someone must have framed him, and that the matter needed to be thoroughly investigated; the Emperor should not make hasty judgments.
Besides, the Fourth Prince is still fighting on the border, so we can't let him be distracted by this.
The emperor was displeased, but he didn't say anything more.
Grand Tutor Song was permitted to take the imperial physician to the Cold Palace to visit Consort Qi and thoroughly investigate the matter.
The gates of the Cold Palace opened, and Su Dingding was somewhat surprised to see a large group of people arriving.
This looks like they're here to destroy your house!
The Sixth Prince glared fiercely at Su Dingding and complained to Grand Tutor Song, "It's this dog of a servant who dared to disrespect me!"
"Oh, why is Sixth Prince biting people randomly? It's those crazy concubines who are disrespectful to you, what does it have to do with me?" Su Dingding rolled his eyes.
Grand Tutor Song, with a cold face, said in a relatively polite manner, "Head Nun, we have come to visit Consort Qi by imperial decree. Please do us a favor."
"The rule in our Cold Palace is that if you want to go anywhere, you have to pave the way with silver notes, and you can go wherever the pavement leads."
Su Dingding was deliberately trying to annoy people.
"What did you say?" This was the first time Grand Tutor Song had ever seen a palace maid so arrogant.
His face flushed red as he looked at the guards behind him.
"Meow..."
Suddenly, hundreds of large orange cats appeared on the walls of the Cold Palace, howling and staring at Grand Tutor Song and his entourage.
Grand Tutor Song was shocked and also felt a bit of fear towards Su Dingding.
"Do you own all these cats?"
"No, they are all descendants of the Empress's big orange cat," Su Dingding laughed.
Grand Tutor Song clenched his fist. He knew Su Dingding was lying, but as long as he caught a few of the culprits and pinned the blame on this hateful palace maid, the matter of Consort Qi would be over.
So he took a step back and shouted, "Catch the cat!"
A war between humans and cats is about to break out. Grand Tutor Song brought a lot of people, but they were no match for these cats.
Before long, Grand Tutor Song lay on the ground, stretching out his hand covered in scratches.
"Stop! Stop! We'll pave the way with silver notes!"
If they keep fighting, he'll lose his life.
The Sixth Prince was also in a terrible state; not only was his face ruined, but he had also lost several patches of hair.
Su Dingding waved his hand, and the orange cats jumped onto the high wall and disappeared.
Grand Tutor Song shakily took out a silver note and handed it to Su Dingding, "Is this enough?"
"I'm telling you to lay it on the ground and step over it. Those with silver notes can tiptoe over, but those without silver notes, stay here and don't take a single step in!"
"you!"
Grand Tutor Song did not expect Su Dingding to be so outrageous, but the place where he was scratched by the cat was very painful. Thinking of the suffering that Consort Qi was currently enduring, he had no choice but to endure it!