Chapter 362: Goal Achieved(1/2)
Concubine Xiao Huang is also the most noble woman in Lingxia Kingdom and the most beloved concubine of King Lingxia.
"I don't know, I don't know. The master just asked me to take the girl back. Maybe there are other matters. The empress also asked you to go to the snow mountain to find a Tianshan Snow Lotus and bring it back."
The man sounded a little scared.
"Qing'er, since my mother has called you, she must want to see you as soon as possible. You go back with him first. I will go back as soon as possible after I find Xuelian."
Mo Huai stroked Wen Qing's hair lovingly.
Looking at Wen Qing's leaving figure, Mo Huai had some worry on his face.
The empress was deposed, and Concubine Xiao took over the affairs of the Sixth Palace. However, she did not have a biological child, and he was just her adopted son. The two of them were just taking advantage of their relationship.
But why did she suddenly send someone to pick up Wen Qing? Her father was in danger, so she sent someone here rashly, probably to threaten herself when the time came.
In the magnificent palace, Wen Qing was brought to the main hall, her eyes not stopping for a moment.
Everyone says that the people of Lingxia have exquisite craftsmanship, and they are well-deserved.
Wen Qing dreams that one day she can sit in the main hall here and enjoy the adulation of everyone.
Unknowingly, she began to dream of becoming a queen.
"Are you the princess Huai'er brought from Feng Linguo?"
Concubine Xiao looked at Wen Qing on the chair suspiciously.
"What is the imperial concubine asking you?"
The voice next to Xing Si became louder, and Wen Qing came back to her senses.
"Your Majesty Wen Qing meets the Imperial Concubine."
Wen Qing was startled and knelt on the ground in panic.
"Xingsi, please help Qing'er up quickly. Why are you giving such a big gift to me for the first time?"
Concubine Xiao couldn't hide the smile on her face when she saw Wen Qing losing her composure.
"Gentle and virtuous, this is indeed a good name."
Concubine Xiao sat on the seat and picked up the teacup.
"Thank you very much, Imperial Concubine."
Wen Qing was secretly proud.
"It's really hard for you to come all the way to marry into our Lingxia Kingdom. However, Lingxia Kingdom has a lot of etiquette. I will pick you up early and let Xingsi teach you the rules of this palace. I hope you can learn it well."
Concubine Xiao winked at Xingsi, and Xingsi immediately understood the meaning.
"Thank you very much, ma'am."
Wen Qing bowed slightly.
"Xingsi, please take the princess to the side hall to rest. The princess must be tired after running around for a day. Prepare food, bath water and clothes for the princess. Don't lose etiquette."
After Concubine Xiao finished speaking, she went behind the screen.
Wen Qing discovered that this was the place she had always wanted to live. It was luxurious and luxurious, and even the table sides were made of the finest jade.
"Princess, this is the meal prepared by this slave for you. I hope you don't dislike it."
Xingsi took out a plate of pumpkin and a plate of rice from the lunch box.
"This, this is how you treat guests?"
Wen Qing's eyes widened. This meal was not as good as the food served by their servants.
"Because the girl came from far away from the south, the empress asked us to prepare southern dishes for you to welcome the wind and wash away the dust. This is our rule."
Xingsi laughed as he spoke.
"Thank you so much, Miss Xingsi."
Wen Qing rolled her eyes at Ling Si, and Ling Si lost interest.
Why break the rules and let people eat pumpkin and rice because they are also guests after all?
But after all, I am in a foreign country, so I might as well make do with it and do as the locals do.
Wen Qing complained that her stomach growled unsatisfactorily, and she picked up a piece of pumpkin in disgust.
When she was about to fill her mouth, she saw the bugs on the pumpkin pieces. She was so frightened that her hands shook and her chopsticks fell to the ground.
"What kind of food is this? How can people eat it if there are bugs in it? If it doesn't work, I have to reason about it."
Wen Qing threw down the bowl and ran out angrily.
"Your Majesty, this servant has already sent the food. She definitely can't bear it." Xingsi smiled and served Concubine Xiao.
"Well done, I want to see how powerful this princess from far away is."
Concubine Xiao raised the corners of her mouth and chewed the food in her mouth carefully.
"Empress, she is coming to you."
A palace maid hurriedly walked in.
"Xingsi, change my food to the same as hers, and put a plate of steamed buns on it."
Wen Qing came in angrily, with a distorted expression on her face.
"May the Emperor Xiao's noble concubine be safe."
Wen Qing bowed perfunctorily.
"Why are Princess Wen Qing here? Shouldn't you be having dinner at this hour? Please give me a seat quickly."
Concubine Xiao's smile was malicious.
"Your Majesty, I don't like the food here. I hope your Majesty can be accommodating."
Wen Qing saw that the food on Concubine Xiao's table was the same as hers, and her confidence seemed a little lacking.
"Why, I can't get used to the food here. I wonder what kind of food the princess likes to eat?"
Concubine Xiao put down the bowls and chopsticks in her hands and looked at Wen Qing with interest.
"My daughter likes to eat steamed buns."
Wen Qing was so hungry that she couldn't care less about her image and pointed at the steamed buns on the table.
"Here, princess, let's take it and eat it. I'd better follow the rules and eat pumpkin rice."
Concubine Xiao signaled to Xingsi to bring the steamed buns to Wen Qing.
"Thank you so much, ma'am."
"Did you remember it, Xingsi? The princess likes to eat steamed buns. If you need meals in the future, I will give her more steamed buns. Even if it's like food, the princess won't be used to it."
Concubine Xiao looked at Xing Si with a wicked smile, and the two of them quickly achieved their goal.
"I have made a note of it, and from now on I will only deliver steamed buns to the side hall."
Xingsi repeated it again, emphasizing the word "steamed buns".
"My maid disturbed my wife's meal, so I'll go down first."
Wen Qing ran away holding the bun in her arms.
After she went out, Concubine Xiao laughed loudly. She didn't expect that the princess who came from afar was so stupid and wanted to be the crown prince of Lingxia Kingdom.
With her little cleverness, she is not qualified. She is so stupid. How could Mo Huai fall in love with such a woman?
Wen Qing sat on the steps and ate steamed buns awkwardly, tears streaming down her face as she ate.
She misses her parents, she misses Su Jin who was killed by bandits for her, and she misses everything in Fenglin Empire.
She thought she was here to enjoy the blessings and that she had reached the sky in one step, but she didn't expect that before she could even reach the edge of the crown princess, she would end up looking like this pitiful figure.
If those people didn't laugh at me to death when they found out, I would have to live on steamed buns from now on, but I would never give up.
To the outside world, she is still the princess and their noble master. She must find a way out of the sea of misery. A few days have passed. Wen Qing has been eating white steamed buns for the past few days. Now she looks haggard.
She was listless and had to learn etiquette under the guidance of Xingsi.
"Princess, you have to take some time to walk. These shoes are a little difficult to get used to at first, but who hasn't walked here before?"
Xingsi looked at Wen Qing's uncomfortable expression with ridicule on her face.
"But these shoes pinch my feet too much. Can Auntie give me a new pair?"
Wen Qing already had several blisters on her feet. The shoes not only pinched her feet but also abraded them.
In addition, she hadn't eaten well and slept well these past few days, and her face became a little pale.
"That's not okay. The nobles in the palace all wear the same size. Only the palace maids and the thicker palace servants can wear flat shoes that fit their feet. Princess, please be patient. Today we have to practice walking in a straight line."
In the dark, Concubine Xiao looked at Wen Qing like an ugly duckling with a smile.
"That's okay."
Wen Qing completely lost her arrogance in front of Wen Wan. After hearing Xing Si's words, she felt that she had better endure it by herself, otherwise she would have to walk in someone else's shoes.
To be continued...