Yun Shang didn't mean to be modest. Although the osmanthus wine tasted sweet, it had quite a kick. After half pot of wine, Yun Shang had no idea where she was. When she woke up again, it was already the noon of the second day. Yun Shang frowned and felt sore all over her body. She was very familiar with this feeling.
Yun Shang gritted her teeth. She was resentful that last night she hadn't recalled the time when they were still in the mansion that Luo Qingyan lured her into the lotus clusters and fool her around after a pot of peach blossom wine. She swore that she would never drink with Luo Qingyan again. It had only been a few months. She had forgotten the lesson at that time when peach blossom wine was replaced with the osmanthus wine.
Fortunately, she was the only one in his harem now, and no one would come to greet her in the morning. Otherwise, as the Empress, she might be laughed at by others if she slept in.
Yun Shang sat up. Although she didn't remember what happened, the pain all over her body indicated the madness last night.
Yun Shang buried her head in the quilt and felt ashamed to see anyone.
Hearing the noise, Qin Yi leaned in and asked softly, "Your Majesty, are you up?"
"Ah..." Yun Shang wailed in pain and murmured, "No, not yet."
Hearing this, Qin Yi couldn't help laughing. She went into the room, walked to the bedside, looked at Yun Shang, and said with a smile, "Your Majesty, if you don't get up now, you will miss the lunch. Lady Li came to visit you earlier, but you haven't got up yet. I had to tell her that you were not feeling well."
Yun Shang felt even more regretful. It was really humiliating.
Yun Shang didn't want to think about it anymore. After checking her underwear, she lifted the quilt and sat up.
"Get me dressed." Yun Shang stood up with a sigh and walked into the bathroom. Qin Yi followed her in and poured the water. Yun Shang washed herself up and went back to the inner hall.
After Qin Yi helped Yun Shang get dressed, Yun Shang looked up and asked, "Where are those four new servants? How come you are still working around alone? Why haven't I seen any of them? "
Qin Yi smiled and said, "Our palace hasn't been cleaned up properly yet. I ordered the servants to clean it up and asked them to oversee the work."
Yun Shang nodded, "Where is Bao'er?"
"Dr. Chen and the wet nurse have taken Bao'er to the Imperial Garden for a walk." Qin Yi smiled and said, "It's quite a nice day to take a walk, cloudless, cool, and not windy.
After helping Yun Shang make up, Qin Yi asked someone to bring some food here. Yun Shang ate some casually and was about to go out to look for Bao'er when she saw Pei Lan running over in a hurry. "Your Majesty, Dr. Chen had a quarrel with someone in the Imperial Garden."
Yun Shang frowned and asked, "What happened? Who did Dr. Chen quarrel with?"
Pei Lan said in a hurry, "I don't know. The eunuch who came to report only said that the woman holding Bao'er had a conflict with a master in the Palace.
Hearing this, Yun Shang hurried out of the door and headed for the Imperial Garden.
Upon arriving at the Imperial Garden, she caught sight of Chen Miaosi. Yun Shang looked for Bao'er subconsciously and felt relieved when she saw Bao'er was being held in the arms of the wet nurse who was standing not far behind Chen Miaosi. Chen Miaosi was holding a basket in her hand, opposite her stood a eleven or two years old girl who were staring at her fiercely with anger on her face.
Yun Shang heard the little girl speak louder and louder, "The chrysanthemums in the Palace are all famous varieties. How could a rude village woman like you afford them?"
Yun Shang stood in the distance and looked at the little girl. Pei Lan seemed to have recognized the little girl and quickly said, "It's the fifteenth Princess."
Yun Shang sighed. After the disappearance of Empress Hua, Xia Huanyu didn't miss any beauty selection held every three years to marry a lot of concubines to his harem. He has got a few princes and plenty of princesses these decades.
"Who is the fifteenth Princess's mother?" Yun Shang asked in a low voice.
Pei Lan hurriedly said, "It's Lady Cao, a low-ranked concubine of His Former Majesty."
"Lady Cao?" Yun Shang narrowed her eyes. She remembered that she had met Lady Cao before in Xiangzhu Palace. Lady Cao's father was just a sixth degree official, so she was looked down upon by many people in the Palace. However, she looked limpid and graceful, though she was not a type that could attract you at a glance. Moreover she was quiet and never said anything that would cause the least trouble. She was easy to get along with.
But how could her daughter, the fifteenth Princess, be so wild? As a noble princess, even if she hated someone, she shouldn't have shown it. It was really not appropriate for her to say that Chen Miaosi was a rude village woman.
Pei Lan seemed to know what Yun Shang was thinking, so she smiled and said, "Lady Cao hadn't been in good health since she gave birth to the fifteenth Princess. So the princess had been raised by the Empress for a few years. She had been molded into a bossy girl by Empress Su. She was even unwilling to speak to her own mother."
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