After the concubine ran away, the cold prince lost control

Chapter 463 This little princess has some skills
It was more than ten days after she was conferred the title of Princess that Qin Xiaoning went to see her own Princess Mansion.

This mansion is located in the southeast of the imperial city. The royal building is naturally extremely luxurious. All the furnishings in the mansion are for royal use. Even the servants are eunuchs and palace maids who have been carefully trained in the palace.

Seeing Qin Xiaoning coming over, a palace attendant came over to reply: "The Queen Mother said that the garden of this house is not spacious enough. The Ministry of Works will send people to expand and repair it in a while."

Qin Xiaoning heard this and said, "I think the garden is good enough. Why do we need to build a new one?"

The person in charge was an aunt, about 40 years old, decent and steady. She thought the little princess would be happy to hear about the expansion of the garden, but she didn't expect her to say this.

The person in charge was slightly stunned, then smiled and said, "The princess is of noble status, and is the only blood of the virtuous prince. The queen mother said that everything must be given to you with the best, and you cannot be wronged."

Qin Xiaoning smiled and replied, "I understand, but the garden is really good, there is really no need to waste time and money on it."

After that, she waved her hand at the person in charge and said, "You can go down first. I will go and talk to the Queen Mother about this matter myself."

Qin Xiaoning looked around her princess's mansion and had a rough idea in her mind. She went out and headed straight for the imperial city.

The empress dowager was the daughter of the Lu family, so she made special arrangements for the wives of the Lu family. The wives of the Lu family who had imperial edicts did not need to hand over a name card and wait to enter the palace. Therefore, when Qin Xiaoning entered the imperial city, she was directly invited into the Chonghua Palace by the empress dowager Lu.

"Princess, you've come at the right time. The Queen Mother hasn't been in good spirits these past two days, and was thinking of inviting you and the First Madam over to chat." said the palace servant who led Qin Xiaoning into the main hall.

None of the palace maids who can serve Empress Dowager Lu are simple. These women are all from prominent families and have the title of female officials. These women are not like the maids outside who talk nonsense for no reason.

The few words this female official said seemed to be casual conversation, but in fact she was revealing information to Qin Xiaoning. Qin Xiaoning was such a smart person, how could she not hear it?

Qin Xiaoning heard this and asked, "But what has happened in the palace recently that has troubled the Queen Mother?"

The female official said, "Your Majesty and the Queen had a quarrel a while ago. The Queen Mother was unhappy to see that the Queen was wronged. Also, Madam Li gave birth to a prince."

In just a few words, a lot of information was revealed, and every single one of them was closely related to the Lu family.

Qin Xiaoning didn't say anything more, but she already had a plan in mind.

When they entered the hall, Empress Dowager Lu was indeed leaning on the chaise longue in a sickly manner. When she saw Qin Xiaoning coming in, Empress Dowager Lu did not allow her to greet her, but asked her to sit down beside her, sighing, "You came at the right time, I'm just feeling depressed here."

Empress Dowager Lu was only about thirty-five or thirty-six years old, but she looked older than the average noblewoman, and there were even slight gray hairs on her temples.

Qin Xiaoning sighed: "Since my elder sister has become the Queen Mother, she no longer has to live the same exhausting life as before, but you look even more haggard than before."

Empress Dowager Lu smiled bitterly: "When the late emperor was alive, there were always disputes in the palace, but those disputes and fights were ultimately fights with others. Although they were tiring, they did not hurt feelings in the end."

You are right. The girl from the Xuan family, the girl from the Cao family, and even the late emperor Zhao Che who fell down, had no blood relationship with him after all. Compared with the open and secret struggles between her own son and her mother's family, the latter is naturally more distressing.

Qin Xiaoning didn't know how to comfort her.

Empress Dowager Lu sighed, "Sometimes I regret it. If we hadn't taken great pains to support Pan Er to become the emperor, would things have been better?"

Qin Xiaoning smiled faintly: "If your majesty fails, you and him may not even be able to save your lives." Empress Dowager Lu laughed when she heard this: "A Ning, you know, I like this most about you, you are smart, and you always see the problem directly."

Qin Xiaoning still smiled faintly.

Empress Dowager Lu felt upset, but she had no one to talk to. Only this smart sister-in-law from her natal family could understand her feelings, so she couldn't help but say, "I'm really afraid that one day Pan'er and the Lu family will become enemies."

Qi Xiaoning frowned and said truthfully: "At the moment, it seems that His Majesty no longer wants to tolerate the Lu family."

"He dares!" Empress Dowager Lu slammed the table in excitement and said, "As long as I am here, I will never allow this little bastard to harm the Lu family."

Glancing at Empress Dowager Lu's agitated expression, Qin Xiaoning calmed her down and said gently, "You are the one who is in charge. On one side is your son, and on the other side is your family. You are the eldest sister, stuck in the middle, and you are suffering the most."

This sentence made Empress Dowager Lu cry: "You are right. I feel bitter and worried. I don't know what to do."

Qin Xiaoning said, "Then let it be, let them fight. Since you can't do anything about it, just relax and take good care of yourself."

This sentence made Empress Dowager Lu laugh again: "You, you are so easy to say, but don't forget that you are also the daughter of the Zhao family and the daughter-in-law of the Lu family. If there is a quarrel between the two sides in the future, you will be stuck in the middle like me."

"I won't be embarrassed." Qin Xiaoning said, "If they really make a fuss, I will just make a choice according to my own heart."

Empress Dowager Lu couldn't help but ask, "So, do you choose the Zhao family or the Lu family?"

"I choose Lu Ji." Qin Xiaoning said firmly.

That evening, Lady Li received the imperial edict from Empress Dowager Lu.

Empress Dowager Lu spared her life but demoted her to the lowest rank of concubine. The prince she gave birth to was still raised by Empress Lu as usual.

Zhao Pan was conspiring with his confidants in the Qinzheng Hall. When he heard the old eunuch happily reporting the news, he was stunned.

"Why did the Queen Mother suddenly change her mind?" He was so confused that his brows twisted into a knot. "The Queen Mother hates Li Er so much. I begged her for so long, but she didn't take back the decree."

The old eunuch smiled and replied, "The Queen Mother was delighted to see her grandson, and her hatred towards Madam Li faded as well."

Zhao Pan smiled coldly: "My mother is not someone who will be easily soft-hearted."

"Who has the Queen Mother met in the past few days?" Zhao Pan asked.

The old eunuch racked his brains and thought about it, then replied: "I heard that the Regent Princess entered the palace today, and the Queen Mother seemed to have talked to her for a long time. Not long after she left, the decree to pardon Lady Li came down."

Zhao Pan was silent for a long time after hearing this, and said to himself: "I didn't realize that this little princess has some skills."

Seeing this, the emperor's confidant took the opportunity to ask, "Since the Queen Mother has pardoned Lady Li, should we continue with the assassination plan?"